Wasted Spiritual Root to Embark on Demonic Cultivation

Chapter 176

Things had gotten out of control.

Leaving aside her ugly expression, the cultivators outside were already eager to try all sorts of low-grade talismans, testing the defensive power of Golden Abundance Tower’s formation.

With tens of thousands of people here, even if each person did not use a talisman, sheer force alone could shatter the second-rank formation suppressing this place.

The Core Formation elder who had caused this huge disaster felt fear in his heart, yet his mouth still stiffened as he said: “Miss, Brother Zhou and I are both in late Core Formation. We can surely kill…”

“Kill your mother… kill… are you pig-brained!”

Jin Miaoshan’s anger, suppressed until now, finally erupted. The pavilion was filled with too many bullies relying on strength, completely blind to their own place.

That was the very reason why, in recent years, Golden Abundance Tower had been increasingly unable to match Treasure Heaven Pavilion.

“Opening doors for business should be based on harmony. Yet you open and close your mouth always talking of killing. Who dares do business with Golden Abundance Tower like this!”

“Miss…” The Core Formation elder looked somewhat wronged after being scolded.

But Jin Miaoshan’s words poured out like a storm. She had no intention of sparing him.“I just said Golden Abundance Tower values rules above all, and yet you openly threaten him in front of me. Are you trying to slap my face? Do you know what you are doing? Hm?!!

“Or do you think you are upholding my dignity? Since when were my matters for you to interfere with? Have I shown you too many good looks in daily life, allowing your grandson to disgust me without consequence?”

Perhaps it was years of restrained resentment toward powerful figures that had built up too much pressure inside her. Once it erupted, she could not stop.

Another Core Formation elder, Elder Zhou, who had hurried over, also remained silent. This was the first time he had seen his young lady in such a state.

After three breaths, perhaps having vented enough, Jin Miaoshan quickly calmed down.

“This matter cannot set such a precedent. If word spreads, Golden Abundance Tower’s reputation will be greatly damaged. Heaven Treasure Pavilion will surely take advantage of the situation to seize the market.”

Seeing that she was finally speaking about serious matters, Elder Zhou dared to open his mouth. His face was bitter, and his heart was heavy.

“People’s desires have been stirred up by that boy. Even if he regrets it and retracts his promise, it is useless. These people will inevitably launch an attack.”

Yes, nothing could undo it now.

How should this matter be resolved? Even Jin Miaoshan, who prided herself on unmatched cunning, had no solution.

At this moment, the elder who had just been scolded into stupidity suddenly spoke up.

“Jade Spirit Branch cannot be preserved. That boy will not get away with it either. The tower will never let him off. Why don’t I go and seize him…”

“Shut up!”

This time it was Elder Zhou who rebuked him. Seeing the young lady’s expression darken again, he hurried to save his old friend’s life.

“Brother Liu, why are you still so clueless? That is the City Lord of Jade Spirit City. This place is the territory of the Blood Reversal Sect!

“To kill their Law Enforcement Hall Master here on their own ground—are you insane? And what about the three Nascent Soul clans that boy called upon? Together they have over a dozen Nascent Soul ancestors. Will you take responsibility?”

“I… what if he was lying! Even if it is true, why would so many Nascent Soul ancestors seek justice for one dead man?”

“Heh.”

Jin Miaoshan shook her head, thoroughly disappointed with Old Liu. Her eyes turned icy cold.

“Does it matter whether they actually seek justice? If they use this as an excuse to extort a huge fortune from the tower, should the tower pay or not? If we do not, will we fight? If a Nascent Soul dies, will you bear the blame?

“And even if we step back ten thousand steps—what use is killing Wang Yu? Can that recover Golden Abundance Tower’s losses? Do you even know how much the credibility of a commercial firm is worth? It is a priceless treasure!”

Only then did Elder Liu realize the enormity of his mistake. His knees went weak, and he fell kneeling.

“Liu… Liu is willing to die in apology.”

“Die? That is too easy for you. We will deal with that after this matter is resolved.”

Jin Miaoshan gritted her teeth, flicked her finger, and sent a spirit pearl flying. The object immediately vanished into the air.

……

City Lord’s Mansion.

Wang Yu stood leisurely on a high platform, observing the surrounded Golden Abundance Tower. He truly had not expected matters to escalate to this point, but he was not the least bit flustered.

The whole reason he signed the contract with the three Young Masters of the Blood Reversal Sect was so that in moments like this, he could borrow the authority of their tiger skin. They could not deny it.

As for whether the trouble had grown too big—it seemed it had indeed grown somewhat large.

No matter. He would kill first and talk later. That old man had disgusted him too much. Not killing him on the spot left him unsettled. If not for the deathly aura trump card vanishing with the destruction of the corpse arm…

He would already have slapped that old bastard, letting him taste the death aura that shortens lifespan.

Just as malicious thoughts filled his heart, the space before him suddenly rippled. A translucent crystal pearl pierced through space and arrived before him. Wang Yu’s face changed drastically.

Several diamond chains, born of a third-rank formation, instantly wrapped the pearl tightly.

The next moment, Jin Miaoshan’s voice came from within, sounding gentle and amiable.

“Brother Wang, this matter was indeed handled poorly by Miaoshan. Do you have any way to disperse these greedy cultivators? Conditions are negotiable.”

She had no other choice. Since Wang Yu was able to immediately respond with such a resolute counterattack, perhaps he also had a backup plan for ending the matter? After all, it could not possibly head toward mutual destruction.

At this point, Golden Abundance Tower losses were already unavoidable. The urgent question was how to minimize those losses.

Especially considering the consequences this incident would bring.

The blow to Golden Abundance Tower’s credibility was too severe. Severe enough that, as a “candidate successor,” she would likely be stripped of her position, and not even a few Nascent Soul ancestors could protect her.

Because what had been harmed was the interest of the majority.

Wang Yu’s heart pounded violently a few times. He did indeed have a plan to conclude matters, but the success rate was only twenty percent. Once today’s events unfolded, he would return to the sect and become truly known as one of the “Four Wastes of Blood Reversal Sect.”

The price would be that before reaching Nascent Soul, he would not dare leave the sect, and his cultivation progress could only rely on Idle Slots to slowly grind forward.

If Jin Miaoshan brought this up, even if he were tempted he would not agree so easily. Otherwise, would that not show he was afraid?

"You are dreaming. This city lord would rather see you all die here."

At that moment, the mysterious pearl trembled slightly, as if turning to nothing, paying no heed to the diamond chain. It manifested a scene from the top floor of Jin Manlou.

The seated woman, the standing figure and the kneeling elder were all shown.

"This treasure is called the Void-Extending Pearl. It is a third-rank supreme artifact with the rare ability to traverse voids. If you cannot hold me here, perhaps you should ask for something that will be useful to you.

"If Golden Abundance Tower truly get's wipes out Jade Spirit City, even if you are right, no one can save you. Returning to hide in the Blood Reversal Sect will be of no use."

Wang Yu narrowed his eyes. Jin Miaoshan was deliberately trying to anger him.

Moreover, there was no need to manifest the surrounding scene when only the two of them were talking.

He found a blind spot.

The kneeling man was the Elder Deng who had been shouting that he wanted to kill him.

"Ha."

"If you want to negotiate, kill that kneeling old fellow and send his corpse to the city lord's mansion, then we will talk."

"Very well."

Jin Miaoshan agreed without hesitation. Before Wang Yu had finished speaking, she crushed a jade token.

"Miss!"

Old Zhou at the side had just shouted that title when he went weak and gave up. In the space of that single breath, Old Liu had already collapsed. His soul aura vanished, though a faint trace of life remained in his body.

He had become a top-tier material for crafting zombies.

A living corpse.

This was Golden Abundance Tower's Soul-Extinguishing Evil Seal, planted within the Niwan core palaces of outsiders like them.

Of course, such an "honor" was rare. It was only implanted in the guardian disciples who were heirs of major figures, meant to prevent the guardian from fleeing in times of life or death.

In theory, becoming a guardian disciple already required passing through many filters. The fates of the individual and their clan were tightly linked to the prodigy they protected.

But do not underestimate the code of conduct among demon cultivators. There was reason for such measures. One only needed to believe it.

"Now... can we talk?"

At these words, Wang Yu laughed madly, showing a reckless arrogance unlike his usual demeanor.

There was no choice. He was now playing the madman role. The wilder he acted, the better.

If he could gain more in negotiation, so much the better.

"Jin Miaoshan, you are more interesting than I thought."

"Hey, that old man over there.

"Your colleague's death is on your miss. She deliberately lured me into making this demand for vengeance. While I was absent, you had quite the performance over there, did you not."

Old Zhou closed his senses, pretending not to know by directing his attention inward.

Yet he had clawed his way up from the bottom. The social dealings and intrigues he had seen within the Jin clan's circles exceeded even the emperor's harem. He naturally understood the young lady's intentions.

But what could he do? The bloodline of the Zhou family remained in the Heavenly Pond Jin clan's blessed realm, both an honor and a constraint.

Sigh.

"Enough. Delay any longer and even if you come up with a solution it may not work."

Jin Miaoshan grew impatient, her tone increasingly urgent.

Seeing this, Wang Yu knew when to stop. He did not have absolute confidence, but recent favorable timing could be exploited.

"Tell me all information Golden Abundance Tower has related to the Eastern Extreme Capital. Everything."

Jin Miaoshan paused, then understood Wang Yu's plan.

"Can this really work?" she asked doubtfully.

"How would I know? You have to try to find out."

Wang Yu said carelessly.

"You already know the settlement plan. My compensation demands are not many. Give me those two Third-rank spirit materials, and I want two high-grade core-forming spirit relics, one with Yin attribute and one with Ice attribute."

"Impossible!"

Jin Miaoshan rejected the request without thinking, speaking sternly.

"Do you know how rare two core-forming spirit relics are, much less with fixed attributes? Once these treasures appear they are used immediately. Even Golden Abundance Tower has no channel to purchase them."

"I do not believe you."

Wang Yu openly expressed his doubt and sneered.

"Golden Abundance Tower is a giant trading organization spanning two domains. If you say they have no spare relics for forming nascent soul seeds I might believe that. But core-forming relics... come on, are you trying to fool me?"

"I—"

Seeing the other party hesitate, Wang Yu changed tactics.

"Not willing? Then give me the Everlasting Vitality Treasure Branch you hold."

"No! That is a supreme item."

"This is not acceptable, that is not acceptable, then we will all die together."

Wang Yu turned and left. Golden Abundance Tower could not help but repeatedly lower her demands.

"Wait. I will agree to your previous conditions, but I cannot guarantee fixed Yin and Ice attributes. The core-forming relics I can provide will only be ordinary grade."

Wang Yu had only one word for that.

"Get lost!"