Sister, I don't want to be a furnace anymore. I'm about to become an immortal.

Chapter 73: Surrender

In the Lingjian Sect, Sect Master Ning Feiyang and a group of elders were extremely anxious in the main hall. Their sect was in great danger given the current situation.

At this moment, several people walked in from outside the hall. They were representatives from several sects that were temporarily cooperating with the Spirit Sword Sect. Ning Feiyang saw them and immediately stood up and asked, "How is it? Is there any news about that master?"

The person standing in the center was none other than Ling Wu from the Discipline Valley. He shook his head with a somewhat grim expression and said:

"We haven't received any news from that lord yet, but we heard from his servants that he might be trapped in that place."

Hearing this, Ning Feiyang's face nearly turned the color of pig liver. After a long while, he angrily said, "Why did you go at this time, not earlier? He was the one who planned this plan, and now he's gone. Without him in charge, and with the Xuanfeng Sect suddenly destroyed, we're practically on the hook now."

"Master Ning, please be careful with your words. There may be eavesdroppers on the other side of the wall." Ling Wu reminded.

"What the hell are you talking about being careful about? I shouldn't have believed your nonsense and got involved in this matter. And the adults from the Holy Alliance failed to deliver at the critical moment. My Lingjian Sect has been led into a trap by you this time." Ning Feiyang did not hesitate to let out all the resentment that had accumulated in the past few days in one breath.

Just at this moment, another disciple ran in from outside the hall and respectfully handed the letter in his hand to Ning Feiyang. When he took the envelope and opened it, his face immediately became even darker.

He flung the letter aside and said angrily, "People from the opposing sects have already assembled. They're planning to attack our Spirit Sword Sect first."

Ling Wu picked up the letter. It was a joint challenge letter from the five major sects including Qingfeng Pavilion. They would launch a general attack at the latest tomorrow morning.

"Master Ning, they may be watching your attitude. You must not back down at the critical moment. I believe that the adult will be able to escape and come back in no time. Now just do your best to delay him, and we will also provide assistance from the side." Ling Wu said.

"It's so easy for you to say that. What if you guessed wrong? What if they launch a large-scale attack on my Lingjian Sect early tomorrow morning? Everyone, go and have a rest first. I will find a way to deal with my Lingjian Sect's affairs." Ning Feiyang walked back to his seat above the hall angrily. Ling Wu and the others looked at each other and had to leave the hall in disappointment.

After the registrar left, Ning Feiyang called over a disciple and instructed:

"Send someone to negotiate immediately and find out what conditions they require in order to withdraw their troops. Tell them that the Spirit Sword Sect will completely withdraw from this matter."

"Yes." After receiving the order, the disciple ran out without looking back.

Not long after, he hurried back with five more letters in his hands. Ning Feiyang took them and read them one by one. Every time he opened a letter, his brows furrowed even more. Finally, he threw all the letters to the ground and said with gritted teeth:

"They are planning to empty out my Spirit Sword Sect."

An elder stepped forward, picked up the letter on the ground, and slowly looked through it. Looking at the densely written words on it, he didn't know what to do for a moment. If he really had to compensate the other party according to the amount on it, then their Lingjian Sect could be disbanded immediately.

At this moment, another elder standing nearby suddenly stepped forward and said, "Sect Master, why don't we secretly persuade one of them to withdraw? We can pay a higher price. As long as they lose one of their allies, the strength of both sides will return to what it was before. Then, they won't dare to act rashly."

Ning Feiyang rubbed his brows above. He had thought of this method, but he had never found a suitable target. After all, he didn't know whether the other party would go back on their word after accepting their compensation.

"I'm trying to figure out which company to contact. Do you have any suggestions?"

The same elder from before clasped his hands together and said, "I just looked at the compensation demands from the five major sects. Qingfeng Pavilion has included three hostages in the compensation. We can hand these three over first to stabilize them. As long as they agree not to get involved in this matter again, we can give them the remaining compensation afterwards. This way, if they agree, everyone will be happy. If they go back on their word, our losses won't be too great."

Hearing this, Ning Feiyang slowly walked up to the elder, took the letter from his hand, and after a closer look, he saw that there were indeed three names on it. He immediately asked the reason. Not long after, he understood why Qingfeng Pavilion wanted to rescue these three people.

Without much hesitation, he agreed to the proposal of the elder in front of him. After all, the role of these three people for the Lingjian Sect was just to obtain a magic weapon. Compared with a magic weapon and the sky-high compensation, he could still tell which was more important.

"Seventh Elder, then this matter will be handed over to you. If you can prevent Qingfeng Pavilion from getting involved in this, you will be a great contributor to the sect, and the sect will reward you afterwards." After saying that, he asked the Seventh Elder to withdraw and walked towards the courtyard where Ling Wu and others were to be received.

On the other side, inside the wooden house of the inn, Xuan Qing received news that the Spirit Sword Sect had secretly contacted them. He fiddled with the sound transmission stone in his hand and smiled at Xiao Yichen:

"See? I told you they couldn't hold their temper. Now they're here to help."

Hearing this, Xiao Yichen smiled and immediately walked out of the house, ready to call Ye Xingchen to go and pick up his relatives together.

Soon, he brought back Ye Xingchen with a happy face. As soon as he entered the house, Ye Xingchen ran to Xuanqing excitedly.

"Master, have they really agreed to release my parents and sister?"

Xuan Qing smiled and nodded, then said to him, "I asked you to come here to pick them up."

"What are you waiting for? Let's go." As he said that, he pulled Xuanqing up. Seeing his appearance, Xuanqing couldn't help but smile.

When they arrived at the agreed location, the seventh elder of the Lingjian Sect saw Xuanqing coming and greeted him politely. It was obvious that he had been waiting there for some time.

"Isn't this Brother Xuan? It's been a long time since we last met. How are you doing lately?"

As the saying goes, one should not hit a smiling person. Xuan Qing also made a few simple polite remarks, but did not chat too much and turned the topic to the business.

"I won't chat any more. Tell me, what do you, the Lingjian Sect, want to do by calling me here this time? You don't want to get rid of me secretly, do you?" Xuan Qing said indifferently.

Hearing this, the Seventh Elder smiled awkwardly and said, "How could that be? I invited you here just to discuss compensation. As long as you can convince Qingfeng Pavilion not to interfere in this matter, we will provide you with whatever your sect desires."

"Haha, give it to us afterwards? Do you believe this? Don't waste time. Either pay all the compensation now, or prepare for war." After saying that, Xuan Qing stood up and prepared to leave, and Xiao Yichen and the other two beside him followed closely behind.

The seventh elder was so anxious that he was sweating profusely because of their actions. He couldn't understand why the other party overturned the table with just one sentence. He had just said a few words in the agreed negotiation and was judged by the other party.

"Fellow Daoist, please stay and let's discuss this. We are sincere."