Seeing the Holy Land stepping forward, the disciples of the Azure Blade Sect all straightened their backs.
Their tones were full of instigation.
"Elder, look! Even the Holy Land has intervened. This is the perfect opportunity for us to vent our anger!"
"That's right! That Su Ji humiliated you so badly just now. Now that we have the Holy Land backing us, we must make him pay in blood!"
A young disciple was so excited that his face flushed red.
"A man's dignity is worth its weight in gold! He actually forced you to kneel in public. This grudge is irreconcilable!"
"Elder, just give the order! We'll fight him to the death!"
However, the Azure Blade Sect Elder surrounded by them, who should have been the most humiliated and furious person in the entire venue, reacted in a way that made their jaws drop.
The Elder was neither furious nor indignant. Not even a trace of resentment could be seen on his face.
He simply waved his hand, signaling the disciples to be quiet. Then, he picked up the teacup from the table and gulped it down, as if he had been thirsty for a long time.
With such a leisurely and contented appearance, how did he look like someone who had just suffered a terrible humiliation?
One disciple was even more confused and couldn't help but speak again.
"Elder, you..."
"Shut up."
The Elder put down his teacup and gave him an indifferent glance.
"Just watch the show."
Watch the show?
The disciples looked at each other, completely baffled.
At a time like this, what show was there to watch?
Their sect's reputation was about to be trampled into the mud!
Seeing his disciples' aggrieved expressions of mourning his misfortune and angering at his lack of fight, the Elder finally couldn't hold back and spoke irritably.
"Fight to the death? With what?"
"With you Foundation Establishment stage brats, or with my old bones?"
"Elder, we..."
"Enough, this is not something you should know about."
At this time, a younger disciple tugged at his sleeve: "Grandpa, stop keeping us in suspense and tell your grandson."
"Anyway, no one is paying attention to us right now."
The Elder impatiently interrupted him: "Alright, alright, gather around."
He leaned closer and even vigilantly used spiritual energy to transmit his voice: "Do you know what worldly wisdom is?"
The disciples looked blank.
The Elder sighed and lowered his voice in disappointment.
"Did you think those hundred kowtows just now were for nothing?"
"The Lovesick Sect offered me a high price of one thousand top-grade spirit stones just to help stir up the atmosphere."
What?!
One thousand top-grade spirit stones?!
Stir up the atmosphere?!
These words exploded in the disciples' minds like a bolt from the blue.
They were all dumbfounded, their mouths wide open. Their expressions were even more spectacular than when they saw their Elder forced to his knees by spiritual pressure.
"El... Elder... you... you mean..."
"What else?"
The Elder rolled his eyes self-righteously.
"Did you think I was actually stupid? No one wanted to be the first to stick their neck out, so why would I foolishly push forward just to get slapped in the face?"
"The Sixth Elder of the Lovesick Sect, Li Xianxian, do you know him? Forget it, you don't."
"I had some friendship with him back in the day, and we discussed swordsmanship together. Before the ceremony, he privately sent a message to me..."
At this point, a hint of smugness appeared on the Elder's face.
"A hundred kowtows in exchange for a thousand top-grade spirit stones. You couldn't find a deal like this even if you searched with a lantern!"
"As for dignity, as for face..."
The Elder curled his lips disdainfully.
"Can that stuff be exchanged for spirit stones? Can it help us break through?"
"You kids are just too young."
The disciples of the Azure Blade Sect were completely dumbfounded.
They felt like their brains couldn't process this.
After all that, their Elder wasn't a victim, but... a shill?
Then didn't their righteous indignation and shared hatred just now make them look like total idiots?
The Elder looked at their expressions of doubting life itself, picked up his teacup, and took a calm sip.
"Learn from this."
"Today, this Lovesick Sect is a dragon's pool and a tiger's den. We small fry shouldn't jump around blindly."
"Just quietly watch the show."
"No matter which side wins, our Azure Blade Sect can safely stay out of it."
"Who said sword cultivators are all straightforward idiots?"
"Stereotypes will be the death of you."
...
Up on the high platform.
Facing the Second Elder's aggressive three conditions and the echoing responses from the crowd below.
Su Ji's face didn't show the slightest panic; instead, a brilliant smile appeared.
He had been worried these people wouldn't take the bait.
They were surprisingly cooperative.
He even slowly started to clap.
Clap, clap, clap...
The crisp applause seemed particularly abrupt in the noisy plaza, instantly overpowering all the clamoring and agreeing shouts.
Everyone froze, looking at him in confusion.
"Well said! Exceptionally well said!"
Su Ji stood up and gave the Second Elder a thumbs-up, his face brimming with undeniable admiration.
"The conditions were laid out logically, and your attitude was perfectly arrogant and domineering. Especially those last two million top-grade spirit stones, that was simply a stroke of genius! It thoroughly exposed the greedy and hypocritical true colors of your Puppet Heaven Holy Land!"
"I am in awe!"
The cold sneer on the Second Elder's face stiffened.
The crowd below was also dumbfounded.
Su Ji ignored everyone's astonishment. He turned around and cast his gaze toward the representatives of the Blood Fiend Sect, the Joyous Union Sect, and the other sects that had been clamoring the loudest.
"And you all."
He pointed at the group and spoke with a grin.
"Every single one of you. Your expressions of kicking a man while he's down and bullying others with your power just now were also profound and vivid."
"Not bad, not bad at all. You all have bright futures ahead of you."
At this point, everyone finally understood.
This brat surnamed Su was mocking them!
"Su Ji! Stop your arrogance!"
The red-haired middle-aged man from the Blood Fiend Sect was the first to jump in anger, pointing at Su Ji and roaring.
"With the Holy Land here, you are already a turtle in a jar, yet you still dare to spout such wild words!"
"Exactly! Sect Master Su, you had better hurry up and figure out how to scrape together those two million top-grade spirit stones!"
The demoness from the Joyous Union Sect covered her mouth and giggled, her tone full of schadenfreude.
Hearing this, the smile on Su Ji's face grew even wider.
He turned his head back and looked at the Second Elder, whose expression was constantly changing, and spoke unhurriedly.
"Two million?"
"Do you think people like you are even worthy?"
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
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with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
