Martial Cultivator

Xu Wei seemed to sense that faint trace of killing intent and smiled, “Is Lord Warden Commander considering whether to kill this old man?”

Chen Chao smiled, “Why would it come to that? “Senior is highly respected. How could this junior possibly harbor malicious thoughts at the slightest provocation?”

Xu Wei nodded and smiled, “Indeed. When I heard the rumors from beyond the world before, this old man already felt that they could not possibly be true. How could Lord Warden Commander be someone who thirsts for blood?”

Chen Chao nodded solemnly. “Rumors in this world are mostly passed along and distorted. This official has also suffered greatly from them!”

Xu Wei was taken aback. Having lived for several hundred years, had his old bones really spent too little time walking through the world? Had he simply met too few people? How was it that the young Lord Warden Commander before him seemed to have actually taken his casual pleasantry seriously?

Or, to put it another way, could it really be that this young man before him was simply inexperienced in worldly affairs and pure by nature?

But as soon as this thought arose, Xu Wei dismissed it. If that were really the case, the rumors from beyond the world would never have portrayed him as a true fiend who slaughtered people like flies.

“Since Senior has followed this official here, what exactly is it that you wish to discuss? This official’s time is short, I’m afraid I won’t be able to exchange too many pleasantries with Senior.”

Chen Chao’s voice sounded out, suddenly pulling the old man’s thoughts back on track.

Xu Wei coughed dryly and smiled, “Since Lord Warden Commander is being this straightforward, then this old man won’t beat around the bush either. May I ask Lord Warden Commander, will there be further wars after the Northern Frontier?”

Chen Chao nodded. The demon race had massed troops in the desolate north, this was no secret. The fact that there would be another great battle had long since been an open secret.

Moreover, the next battle would be even more difficult. In the eyes of anyone with discernment, none of this was a secret.

Xu Wei said softly, “Actually, when the two sides engage in fierce battle, aside from the matters on the surface, there is also a struggle between fortunes. The qi refiner lineage happens to be exceptionally skilled in this. We can help Great Liang seize the demon race’s fortune and stabilize Great Liang’s fortune. I won’t say that we can definitely help Great Liang win, but there will certainly be some benefit. At certain times, it may even prove immensely useful. As one side diminishes while the other grows, over time, the demon race will inevitably decline day by day, until they can no longer contend with Great Liang.”

Chen Chao furrowed his brows slightly.

Seeing this, Xu Wei continued, “Even if this time ultimately ends with Great Liang and the demon race making peace, in the days afterward, the demon race’s fortune will certainly continue to diminish, while Great Liang’s fortune will continue to flourish. The demon race is formidable when it comes to valor and fighting, but when it comes to this sort of thing, give them a hundred years and they may not necessarily be able to match us.”

Chen Chao smiled. “With such a good thing, have the emperors of all the dynasties throughout history never tried it?”

Xu Wei looked awkward. “It isn’t something that only Great Liang can do. If one attempts this when the disparity between the two sides is too great, it will have the opposite effect. Before Great Liang, when has there ever been a dynasty capable of achieving this sort of parity with the demon race?”

Chen Chao smiled and instead asked, “Then what payment does Senior Xu want?”

This was how doing business worked. It was useless to make everything sound like flowers cascading from the skies beforehand. In the end, it still came down to the price.

Xu Wei gave a dry laugh. “Lord Warden Commander, don’t misunderstand. I’ve heard about the matter in Tianqing County. At this point, who in the world would still dare set their sights on Great Liang’s national fortune?”

Chen Chao did not speak.

Xu Wei sighed inwardly. Someone like him was treated with utmost respect by every disciple of Sanxu Mountain. Even after leaving Sanxu Mountain, within the qi refiner lineage, he was still a senior whom others had to respect. Yet at this moment, before this man, he seemed to have no choice but to be humble...

Originally, he had not intended to come personally this time. But after thinking it over again and again, he truly felt that if he did not come himself, no one else would be able to accomplish such a thing.

“Great Liang and the demon race are constantly at war, so there will certainly be many soldiers killed or wounded. This old man happens to possess a secret technique that can gather those heroic spirits. This old man has cultivated bitterly for many years and has already placed one foot into Fuyun, but no matter what, I cannot put the other foot in. That is why I came up with such a method, but in truth, it benefits both sides...”

Before he could finish speaking, a vast aura suddenly erupted in front of this ancestor of the qi refiners. A fist aura exploded, and the terrifying force swept toward Xu Wei like a violent storm!

Xu Wei was stunned. By the time he reacted, he was completely unable to stop that fist aura. His entire body was sent flying backward hundreds of feet in an instant, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. The qi within his entire body could no longer gather.

After coming to a stop in the distance, the side of Xu Wei’s face, beneath his graying hair, was burning with pain.

Only then did he realize that just now, the other man had not thrown a punch. He just merely gave him a slap.

But this only made it all the more humiliating.

“Why did Lord Warden Commander do this?!”

Xu Wei looked at Chen Chao with some anger.

“Those soldiers are dead anyway. At most, what this old man does would merely deprive them of the chance to reincarnate. After a person dies, they have to undergo the Three Calamities and Six Tribulations in the first place. Even without me, they wouldn’t have it any better!”

“Using the dead to exchange for some practical benefits, is Lord Warden Commander unwilling to make that trade?”

Chen Chao looked at this old man who had no idea how many hundreds of years he had lived, narrowing his eyes, his gaze filled with coldness, ”Whether others would make that trade or not, this official doesn’t know, but for you to say such things in front of this official, this official can only give you a slap.” ”There is one more thing. Remember this: whether it is you, Sanxu Mountain, the qi refiners of the Desolate North, or the entire qi refiner lineage, if anyone does something like this and this official finds out, then there will be no need for them to remain alive.”

Chen Chao looked at Xu Wei before him and said coldly, “This official can’t be bothered to lecture you about any principles, nor can this official be bothered to waste words with you. You only need to remember one thing: this official is not afraid of committing any so-called unforgivable offense against the world, and this official has never cared about what the people of the world think. Those who deserve to die will all die. Not a single one will escape.”

”You...”

Xu Wei still wanted to say something, but he could not finish, because Chen Chao across from him had already coldly uttered a single word.

”Scram.”

Xu Wei did not hesitate any longer and immediately transformed into a streak of flowing light before disappearing.

Because just now, he had clearly sensed the intense killing intent from the young martial artist before him, completely undisguised.

If it had been someone else, he might not have been so afraid, but who was the person before him? The very man who had genuinely driven the Demon Emperor out of Great Liang’s borders.

Betting his life against him? That would be insanity!

Chen Chao walked to the edge of the cliff and exhaled a breath of stale air somewhat irritatedly.

Sometimes he would be very disappointed in this world, but when he saw the Danxiao City before him, with some of its lights still lit, hope returned to his body.

There are some things in the human world that are not lovable; it is only a temporary matter.

Look a little more.