How could they give in so easily

"Oh?" Su Ji raised an eyebrow. "Are you saying that your First Elder's soul imprint is fake?"

"Or is it that you, a mere Third Elder, want to renege on this debt on behalf of your First Elder?"

Su Ji deliberately emphasized the words "mere Third Elder."

Tang Silang's face instantly turned a livid purplish-red.

He trembled with anger, unable to utter a single word.

Beside them, Lin Ranyue was completely dumbfounded.

Watching this dramatic scene unfold before her eyes, she felt her brain short-circuiting.

This guy who spouted nonsense and looked incredibly unreliable...

Was actually the new sect master of the Xiangsi Sect?

And he had even beaten up the First Elder of the Kuitian Sacred Land?

Just as the atmosphere reached a stalemate, the charming woman suddenly took a step forward and offered a graceful bow to Su Ji.

"I am the Second Elder of the Kuitian Sacred Land. Greetings, Sect Master Su."

Her bow left Tang Silang and the disciples behind him completely stunned.

Was the Second Elder... conceding?

The woman ignored them and spoke directly to Su Ji, "There might be some misunderstanding regarding the First Elder. Once we return to the Sacred Land and investigate the matter, we will certainly give Sect Master Su a proper explanation."

She paused, changing the subject.

"It's just that right now, this Lightning Fire Flood Dragon..."

"An explanation?" Su Ji sneered, cutting her off directly.

"You can give an explanation, sure."

"But first, pay back the spirit stones you owe me."

The expressions on the faces of the people from the Kuitian Sacred Land were quite a spectacle.

They had seen arrogant people before, but never someone this arrogant.

The charming Second Elder's smile stiffened. For the first time, a hint of astonishment appeared in her soul-stealing eyes.

She had thought that by lowering her stance, the other party would naturally take the out she offered.

After all, they were the Kuitian Sacred Land.

A Sacred Land was not to be insulted!

Who knew this kid wouldn't play by the rules at all.

"Boy, do not push your luck!"

Tang Silang, also known as Third Elder Tang, could finally no longer suppress the anger in his heart and shouted sternly.

The aura of his peak Golden Core realm violently erupted, stirring the air within the lava cave until it felt thick and viscous.

"Do you really think we're afraid of you?"

Su Ji, however, acted as if he didn't feel the oppressive pressure at all. He turned his head to look at Tang Silang, his smile unchanging.

"Look, you're getting agitated again."

"Paying back debts is perfectly justified. How does it become me pushing my luck when it comes to your Sacred Land?"

"Is your Sacred Land really this unreasonable?"

"Or is it just you, Third Elder Tang, who is this shameless?"

Su Ji's words directly choked back whatever Tang Silang was about to say next.

When had he, Third Elder Tang, ever reasoned with anyone?

The Second Elder took a deep breath and forced a smile, though her voice had lost its previous softness and gained a bit of cold hardness.

"One million top-grade spirit stones is not a small sum. We do not carry such a massive fortune on us."

Su Ji dragged out his tone, looking as if he had suddenly realized something.

"So you just didn't bring enough money."

"You should have said so earlier."

He nodded understandingly.

"That's fine."

"Do you have anything valuable on you? Use it as collateral for thirty to fifty thousand top-grade spirit stones. I'll treat it as your deposit and reluctantly accept it."

Third Elder Tang trembled with rage.

As the dignified Third Elder of the Kuitian Sacred Land, a cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core realm, he was revered wherever he went. When had he ever suffered such face-to-face humiliation?

What was even more infuriating was that the other party was merely a junior in the Foundation Establishment realm!

A majestic killing intent spilled uncontrollably from his body.

"Third Elder Tang."

A soft voice rang out beside his ear right on time.

The charming Second Elder had somehow arrived at his side. A soft, seemingly boneless little hand rested gently on his arm. It looked like a comforting gesture, but it actually contained an irresistible force that forcefully suppressed his about-to-erupt spiritual energy.

Third Elder Tang snapped his head around, his eyes full of brutality.

The Second Elder, however, shook her head slightly at him, her soul-stealing eyes flashing with calculation.

She quickly sent a voice transmission using a volume only the two of them could hear.

"Don't be impulsive. This kid is weird; there's no need to waste time with him here."

Third Elder Tang retorted, "If he really had that kind of strength, why wouldn't he just attack directly instead of bargaining with us here?"

"Our main business is more important!" The Second Elder emphasized her tone. "That true dragon is our target! Don't delay our grand plan over a petty dispute!"

"Once we obtain the true dragon, this kid's belongings, as well as his life, will sooner or later be ours."

"Just think of it as... letting him hold onto them for us for a few days."

These words were like a basin of cold water, extinguishing the anger in Third Elder Tang's heart.

He forcefully suppressed his surging killing intent, though his expression as he looked at Su Ji grew increasingly gloomy and cold.

Su Ji took in all of their little movements, sneering inwardly.

He didn't expose them, but merely let out a lazy yawn, looking impatient.

"Are you done discussing?"

"Are you going to pay or not? If not, I'm going to make a move. I'm not a very patient person."

The Second Elder piled the charming smile back onto her face and gave Su Ji another graceful bow.

"Sect Master Su must be joking."

"Paying back debts is perfectly justified. My Kuitian Sacred Land has stood for ten thousand years; naturally, we wouldn't renege on such a small amount of money."

As she spoke, she pulled a bulging storage bag from her cleavage and casually tossed it to Su Ji.

"Here is a top-grade storage bag and ten thousand top-grade spirit stones. Consider it a token of our sincerity. Please accept it, Sect Master Su."

"As for the rest, once we return to the Sacred Land, we will definitely offer it in full."

Su Ji caught the storage bag, weighed it in his hand, and curled his lip.

"Only ten thousand?"

"Are you trying to dismiss a beggar?"

Su Ji held up five fingers and waved them in front of the man and woman.

"Fifty thousand."

"If you're short even a single stone, this matter won't be settled today."

"You..." Third Elder Tang's fists clenched once again.

The Second Elder's smile was also slipping. She gritted her silver teeth and finally squeezed out a single word from between them.

"Fine!"

Extremely reluctantly, she pulled two more storage bags from her bosom and fiercely threw them over.

This left Su Ji dumbfounded.

Good heavens, storage bags could be packed like that?

Was she really that capable of stuffing them in, or was she using them as padding, and her entire chest was actually just made of storage bags?

"Alright, you can go now."

Su Ji waved his hand, as if shooing away flies.

Third Elder Tang shot Su Ji a venomous glare, and without saying a word, turned and walked away.

The Second Elder, on the other hand, gave Su Ji a charming smile. Her gaze was like a poisoned hook.

"Sect Master Su, we shall meet again."

With that, she led the rest of the group and left without looking back.

Lin Ranyue watched the retreating backs of the Sacred Land cultivators scurrying away, feeling as if she were dreaming.

It was... over, just like that?

She looked at Su Ji, her expression complicated to the extreme.

"They just left like that?"

"What else?" Su Ji spread his hands. "Paying back debts is completely normal, isn't it?"

Lin Ranyue: "..."

She felt as if she was about to forget the meaning of the word "normal."

"Something's not right." Su Ji suddenly frowned.

Lin Ranyue's heart tightened. "What's wrong?"

"This went way too smoothly." Su Ji stroked his chin, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. "Those guys don't exactly look like saints. There is no way they would just roll over and yield that easily."

Good grief... so you do realize it went too smoothly...

Does he truly not have a death wish?

As it turned out, Su Ji followed up with something even more suicidal: "Whenever things are this abnormal, there is bound to be a demon at work."

"I need to follow them and see exactly what they are plotting."

With that said, he completely concealed his aura.