Lingzhang

Chapter 800 Debt Collection

In the ancient battlefield.

As the initial frenzy of exchanging for the Six Dragons Robe subsided, Yue Hanzhang announced a temporary shutdown, displaying the King's Decree.

The ancestral kings then entered a period of reflection following the fervor.

However, the popularity of the ancient battlefield has not diminished.

On the contrary.

The intensity of the bloody battle continues to escalate.

As more and more ancestral kings began to enter the ancient battlefield, they used bloody battles to hone and improve themselves, striving to finally seize the qualification to exchange for the Six Dragons Robe.

The battles between the kings in the later stages of the outdoor filming were reduced somewhat.

However, beneath this surface, the bloody battles among the ancestral kings were escalating rapidly.

Even for a very long time.

The demons seemed somewhat caught off guard.

Or perhaps the demon race's resources were simply insufficient to cope with such a bloody battle.

In short, they did not keep up with the "increased efforts" of the Dao Alliance's human ancestors and kings, nor did they send more of their ancestors and kings to invade this ancient battlefield.

For a while.

From the very beginning of the war, the most obvious disparities in strength and advantage were clearly revealed on the ancient battlefield.

This appears to be a positive change for the Dao Alliance's human cultivators as they bask in the golden age, a situation that is very gratifying for the entire Dao Alliance.

However, when it comes to each individual aristocratic family, some are happy while others are sad.

Just like at this moment, the Sang family head's face became increasingly sorrowful.

In the "rear" area behind the human defense line where they successively took up their posts, it was almost the distant area of ​​the third defense line where Yue Hanzhang once took up his post.

Under the cover of a desolate star.

In a shadowy valley somewhere on the great star.

One by one, the divine radiance of the Outer Realm Venerable Kings descended in a restrained and inward manner, then successively supported by the Daoist aura of kings, finally revealing the illusory outlines of the Venerable Kings.

The head of the Sang family was among them.

He glanced at the Jiang family head to the side, and finally, with a sorrowful and serious look, he turned his gaze to the Tao family head and the others on the other side.

Since King He dared to be the first, he completely opened the door for stubborn aristocratic families to exchange for the Six Dragons Gauze Robe.

This provides a way to back down.

The heads of the conservative families also readily accepted the good advice.

They had already taken up positions in the ancient battlefield during the ten-month exchange frenzy, just like the top kings of the moderate families before them, and were stationed at the rear defense line.

At this moment, as soon as they appeared, the top Venerable Kings of the various stubborn aristocratic families exchanged silent glances, and then quietly stood behind the head of the Tao family.

Meanwhile, the Tao family head remained silent, observing the sorrowful and serious expression on the Sang family head's face.

He was waiting for the head of the Sang family to speak first.

The gaze directed at the Sang family head even revealed a rare hint of hostility.

This brief moment of silence was suffocating.

But a moment later.

Clearly, the Sang family head, who was "asking for a favor," took a deep breath and then decisively took the initiative to speak.

"I asked Brother Jiang to invite all of you fellow Daoists to this meeting today because I feel that some things have reached a point where they must be discussed."

"On the ancient battlefield today, the demon race seems to be gradually weakening, while our people, having mastered the Dragon-Scented Gauze Robe and with the support of their profound Taoist magic, are becoming stronger and stronger in battle."

"This should have been a joyous occasion."

"However, with the number of demon cultivators decreasing, and given the current situation of strength and weakness, it is very possible that, by chance, two or three, or even more, people could forcibly seize a demon cultivator."

"Once there is a dispute, friction between the parties is inevitable."

“Originally, minor frictions should not have caused, nor should they have caused, me, the head of the family, to have any violent reaction.”

"Moreover, the demon race has not yet reached the point of desperation. For some reason, the ancestral demon king who is in charge on the other side has been distracted and has not been able to deploy troops in time to deal with the changes in the battle situation."

"But as long as they don't collapse in an instant, there will always be time to react. At that time, the demons will swarm in, and with their numbers against the quality of us cultivators, the ancient battlefield will appear to be evenly matched."

"By then, this little bit of discord and friction might be gone."

"What I fear is that the friction will not only not disappear, but because there are more ancestral kings of the demon race, the bloody battle will become more brutal, and more similar opportunistic things will happen!"

“I am a useless patriarch. Without the blessing of the Starry Sky Rune Array, I am no match for many others.”

"It's embarrassing to admit, but the most famous member of the Sang family today is Ming Qiong, who is the Daoist partner of King Lingye."

“A few days ago, she took turns with the King of Beihai and King Ye Zun to go to Tiandu Sacred Realm to serve King Lingye.”

"They've only been gone a few days?"

"Because of this so-called friction, more than thirty members of my Sang family have perished, including the Dragon Chart Ancestor and more than ten ordinary Venerable Kings. In addition, the only remaining Venerable King of the secret path also nearly lost his life!"

"Such a terrifying number would be enough for two powerful families to fight a small-scale bloodbath under any other circumstances!"

"And in the entire ancient battlefield, perhaps only my Sang family has suffered such a tragic loss!"

"Everyone!"

"There are some things that I know you're upset about."

"The story of the Wang family of Kexi Pass should not be repeated, should it?!" These words were already a display of the Sang family head's utmost rhetoric.

The matter was laid bare, and it was pointed out that the Sang family's true reliance was Sang Mingqiong, and behind Sang Mingqiong stood the current leader of the Dao Alliance, Lingye Wang Yue Hanzhang!

When I heard him say those words.

The head of the Tao family remained silent and expressionless throughout.

Until the end.

When the Sang family head mentioned the Wang family of Xiguan, the Tao family head's eyebrows suddenly twitched, his expression changing drastically as if he were somewhat stressed.

"To be frank, this isn't about the Jiang family head's face. We didn't have much of a relationship with Brother Jiang in the past. We're here to see you today because of the face of Jiang Lingxiu, the master of the Lingdu Sacred Realm in Yanzhou, the Venerable King Jiang."

"As for some things, since you already know we're angry, how dare you expect us to let it go with just a few words?"

To put it bluntly...

"Today, all the cultivators from my stubborn sect have come out in full force to fight a bloody battle on the ancient battlefield."

"It's because King Lingye didn't let go of what happened in the past!"

"We're still carrying the debt of bloodshed from internal strife!"

"On that gauze robe, the image of a dragon is a supreme scripture of secret Daoist teachings!"

"Patriarch Sang, you've counted heads so precisely. Then tell me, how many early-stage Outer Realm Venerable Kings, how many mid-stage Outer Realm Venerable Kings, and how many late-stage Outer Realm Venerable Kings does my stubborn clan have now?"

"How many one-dragon gauze robes, how many three-dragon gauze robes, how many six-dragon gauze robes are there?"

"This is the legacy of so many ancestors!"

“King Lingye believes this is a blood debt we must bear, and we dare not say much. But when this debt makes our hearts bleed, then we have no choice but to consider that your Sang family also bears a share of this debt!”

"Debts must be repaid, no matter how far the fight goes, even up to the Inner Realm Dao Lord!"

"Ah--"

"As for the story of the Wang family of Xiguan..."

"It's not that I, Tao, look down on you, but do you really think that every family has that kind of madness in the bones of the Wang family of Xiguan, and that kind of blood and courage where the whole family is united as one?"

"Moreover."

"Using the Wang family of Xiguan to threaten us? Even in their madness, they've only managed to reduce four powerful families in Zhenzhou to ordinary state-level families."

"But the Wang family of Xiguan no longer exists!"

"If you want to do something for a moment's pleasure without considering the long-term consequences, no one will stop you!"

"Moreover, the reason why King Lingye held us accountable for what happened in the past was because it was an open and straightforward internal strife and bloody battle that caused the Dao Alliance to lose both face and substance."

"But what happened today, no matter how you look at it, is just a friction from a bloody battle on an ancient battlefield!"

"With this cover-up, a second story like the Wang family of Xiguan could not have developed!"

"Sometimes, don't say or do things that show off your strength. Otherwise, you'll find that what seems like an impregnable clan is actually nothing more than a pile of loose sand with its people scattered inside!"

"This statement doesn't just apply to you; it also applies to ourselves!"

"Do you really think that Tao is unwilling to discuss this matter openly, and instead wants to extort a large sum of money from your Sang family?"

"Ever since King Lingye revealed the dragon-patterned gauze robe, we, the heads and elders of noble families, have been roasted over a barrage of angry public opinion!"

"If we could still control them as we did in the past, then today, not one of the stubborn ancestral kings would be wearing a dragon-patterned robe!"

"It is their common will to collect this debt from you."

"We simply had no choice but to open up the exchange channels, but exchanging for the supreme scriptures of the secret path from within the clan would come at a price that could be described as crippling!"

"Thus, we, the patriarchs and elders who were put on the hot seat, had no choice but to become their spokespeople once again!"

"This is something that is beyond our control!"

"Tao put it even more bluntly."

“You shouldn’t have come to us; you should have gone to King Lingye.”

"If he can forgive the debt of the handling fee owed to my stubborn clan's ancestors, then I, Tao, will have the confidence to forcibly suppress and subdue my bloodline descendants, and I can even let bygones be bygones with your Sang family!"

"Otherwise, your Sang family will pay for those supreme scriptures of secret cultivation paths that we have to give up?"

Upon hearing these words...

The head of the Sang family remained silent for a moment.

He was certainly not as mad as the Wang family of Xiguan, and he knew he wouldn't dare to start a bloody war.

So, after this layer of threat is removed...

The two paths offered by the Tao family head were both ones that the Sang family head could not take.

Go find Yue Hanzhang? The matter of the leaked secrets from the past hasn't been clarified yet! How could Patriarch Sang possibly bring up such a thing!
The price of paying the fees for the stubborn aristocratic families' cultivators?
Who doesn't cherish the legacy left by their ancestors?
Seeing that the Sang family head remained silent, the Tao family head merely sneered.

"Fellow Daoist Sang is unwilling to do this, yet is willing to come to me, Tao?"

"How unreasonable! This is far too condescending to our noble families!"

"in the end."

"On the contrary, we have accepted the punishment we deserve."

"How long are you going to hold out for the mistakes your Sang family has made?"

(End of this chapter)