Primordial Era: A God-Level Choice, Possessing Zhao Gongming at the Start.

Chapter 288 An exorbitant demand leads to massive losses for the West

Seeing that Jieyin had also arrived, Nuwa could not help but stop, and her beautiful face turned frosty as she destroyed billions of years of cultivation.

"Ask your good junior brother what exactly happened. But, Senior Brother Jieyin, you must have been involved in this as well, right?"

The two Western Saints, though not blood brothers, have a relationship even better than that of blood brothers.

Who would believe they don't share a pair of pants?

When he was exposed, Jieyin's face turned awkward. Knowing that he couldn't hide it from Nuwa, he gave an embarrassed smile.

"It was indeed our fault in this matter, and we apologize to our junior sister Nuwa."

As he spoke, he glared fiercely at Zhunti. Zhunti felt extremely wronged, as he had acted with utmost secrecy and without any flaws.

Furthermore, since the heavens were not in the open at this time, how could his whereabouts be exposed?

Could it be that Nuwa truly possesses all-powerful abilities, comparable to her teacher?

But since things had come to this, and faced with Nuwa's unquenchable anger, the two could only bow and apologize, "Junior Sister Nuwa, it was all our fault. Please forgive us, Junior Sister Nuwa. A magnanimous person doesn't hold grudges against petty people. Please forgive us."

Nuwa sneered, "In this world, the human race should prosper. You have defied the world's condemnation by attacking the Human Emperor, committing a grave error. How can a mere apology suffice to forgive it?"

"So, what does Junior Sister Nuwa mean?"

Zhunti and Jieyin's expressions turned unfriendly. Nuwa, don't go too far. These two brothers are not easily threatened.

Just then, the void suddenly rippled and was instantly torn in two, from which two figures stepped out.

A man in green robes and a man in white robes stepped out, and the moment they did, a terrifying aura of sainthood swept across the heavens and the earth, and the four seas and eight wastelands.

It was precisely because she feared that the two Western Saints would not be martial and that if they fought against her two against one, Nuwa would not be a match for them.

Therefore, they hurriedly went to Jin'ao Island to invite Zhao Gongming and Tongtian Jiaozhu.

"Senior Brother Tongtian."

Nuwa greeted Tongtian first, and then smiled at Zhao Gongming.

My own nephew is truly thoughtful.

"Senior Brother Tongtian."

Zhunti and Jieyin quickly smiled at Tongtian Jiaozhu, but their expressions turned grim. With the combined strength of the two brothers, they could easily overpower Nuwa, but what if Tongtian were added to the mix?

That's a long shot. Tongtian alone could probably easily defeat both of them.

Not to mention adding Nuwa to the mix, how could they possibly be a match for her!

The Tongtian Sect Leader glanced indifferently at the two Western Saints, then walked to Nuwa's side and spoke first, "I have come here on behalf of the human race to demand an explanation from the West."

Upon hearing this, Zhunti and Jieyin exchanged a glance, their faces turning pale instantly. They managed to maintain their smiles, "Brother Tongtian, please speak."

"You took advantage of the great calamity to attack the Human Emperor, causing extremely bad consequences, and you must pay compensation."

Tongtian stood with his hands behind his back and said with great determination.

"Oh, compensation?"

Zhunti and Jieyin's faces immediately fell, a hint of distress appearing on their expressions. However, looking at the imposing Tongtian Jiaozhu, Nuwa still patiently asked, "May I ask, Senior Brother Tongtian, how much compensation do you desire?"

This time, they were caught red-handed. Zhunti and Jieyin accepted it, thinking they could just consider it a loss to avoid further trouble.

Tongtian pondered for a moment, then said seriously, "One high-grade innate spiritual treasure, three mid-grade innate spiritual treasures, five low-grade innate spiritual treasures, plus twenty mid-grade innate spiritual roots—let's pretend this matter was never discovered."

"What? That's impossible!"

Upon hearing this, Zhunti and Jieyin nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. This was outrageous!

If he really gave it to Tongtian as he said, his Western Treasury would be truly empty, and what would his disciples need for cultivation in the future?

Zhunti and Jieyin's faces immediately turned sorrowful. "Senior Brother Tongtian, in the ancient war between the Dao and the Demon, our Western spiritual veins were shattered. There is no place in the prehistoric world more barren than our West. What you want is truly beyond the capabilities of our Western Sect."

As they spoke, their eyes reddened, and they looked as if they were about to shed tears at any moment.

Tongtian countered, "Then how much can your West accept?"

Zhunti blurted out, "How about ten mid-grade acquired spiritual treasures and ten mid-grade acquired spiritual roots?"

Tongtian sneered, "You think you can give a beggar this little bit of stuff? Absolutely not."

Helpless, Zhunti could only add some more weight, but Tongtian still shook his head after hearing it. A few strands of sword energy appeared on his body at some point. "If my two junior brothers are so insincere, then I don't want compensation. I will personally go to Mount Sumeru and cut off the thousand-zhang peak of your Mount Sumeru."

Tongtian spoke calmly, but Zhunti and Jieyin's faces turned deathly pale, and they were in even greater distress. Mount Sumeru was the only remaining spiritual vein in the West. If it were to be cut off by a thousand feet, it would be rendered useless.

Nuwa and Zhao Gongming smiled slightly. To deal with shameless people like Zhunti and Jieyin, one must be even more shameless than them.

Seeing this, Zhunti and Jieyin exhaled a breath of turbid air and continued to discuss with Tongtian. In the end, the three of them made a decision.

For this attack on the Human Emperor by the West, compensation must be paid for one mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, two low-grade innate spiritual treasures, ten mid-grade innate spiritual roots, and five low-grade innate spiritual roots.

These things were not given to Tongtian himself as compensation, but were all transferred to the human race by Tongtian.

"Junior brother, we're outmatched, so let's see what we've got."

Jieyin suppressed his heartache and said.

"Yes, senior brother."

Zhunti clutched his chest, reluctantly handing over all his spiritual treasures and roots to Tongtian. "Senior Brother Tongtian, are you satisfied now?"

Tongtian glanced at the spiritual treasure with his eyes and nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad. Then I, your senior brother, will accept it on behalf of the human race."

Zhunti and Jieyin refused to say another word to Tongtian. After giving Zhao Gongming a final, fierce glare, they transformed into two streaks of light and flew westward.

Tongtian weighed the spiritual treasures and spiritual roots in his hand and laughed, "It's really not easy to seize so many spiritual treasures from the two Western Saints this time and make them bleed a lot."

Nuwa smiled. "If they weren't feeling guilty, how could they have gotten us to make compensation so easily?"

After Nuwa finished speaking, she glanced thoughtfully at Zhao Gongming. "Nephew Gongming, I'm afraid this time, the incense offering at Nuwa Palace wasn't at the invitation of the Human Emperor, but rather a scheme you set up to make me witness all of this?"

Zhao Gongming smiled brightly, "It is indeed my aunt Nuwa who is so clever, she saw through my insignificant little scheme at a glance."

"How did you know that the two Western Saints would cause trouble on the day they were offering incense at the Nuwa Palace?"

Nuwa asked again.

"It was just a guess. Before the Great Calamity arose, the heavenly secrets indicated that the fate of the Great Shang Dynasty was about to end. In addition, the Heavenly Court needed to confer titles upon the gods. Given the nature of my two Western uncles, they would naturally want to interfere. And offering incense at Nuwa Palace was the most important event for the Great Shang Dynasty. I guessed that they would definitely make a move, and I didn't expect that I would actually guess right."

Zhao Gongming made it up on the spot.

(End of this chapter)