Chapter 512: Chapter 500: Cultivators Exist (Two-in-One)_2
"They have nuclear weapons."
"That’s my concern. You only need to agree or disagree."
Xu Lingjun said bluntly, "If you don’t agree, I don’t mind. Nuclear weapons may destroy your environment, but they can’t destroy spirit stones. Since we already know the truth... we don’t mind if the crane and the clam fight and the fisherman benefits. After both sides are severely weakened or defeated, we’ll come out and reap the final reward."
The Ancient Tree fell into silence for a long while.
She said, "This is no longer a decision I can make alone; I need to discuss it with the other Demon Beasts."
"That’s fine. The Baoxue Empire has just been defeated, and it will probably take some time for them to recover. You have enough time to discuss it slowly. As for this spirit stone..."
"No matter what, you’ve helped us win this battle, so this spirit stone is yours."
As she spoke, her branches extended, plucked the spirit stone down, and handed it to Xu Lingjun.
"Thank you."
Xu Lingjun took the spirit stone, about the size of a fist, and holding it in his hand, he felt as if he had the whole world in his grasp.
"Xiaoyun, arrange a clean cave for these two."
"Yes."
The giant leopard Xiaoyun coiled in the tree responded, leaped down easily from the tree, and said, "Follow me."
With that, she led the two deeper into the woods.
She chose a fairly spacious cave.
Xiaoyun said, "This was where Bear Two lived before. It died in the recent battle, so it’s empty for now. You can stay here. By the way, without my guidance, it’s best not to go out easily... To those Demon Beasts that aren’t too intelligent, they’ve just fought humans, and they will attack without hesitation if they see humans again."
"I understand."
Xu Lingjun nodded and said, "Get back to me as soon as possible. If it works, it works; if not, we’ll leave."
"Just wait."
Xiaoyun looked deeply at Xu Lingjun and said, "I smell a scent of laziness on you."
"What?"
"Not you, literally. I smell the scent of my own kind on you. A lazy, silly scent. But you’ve definitely been in contact with my kind, and I have a good impression of you. I hope they agree."
Xiaoyun said, "Wait patiently."
With that, she turned and left.
Han Yun City marveled that as expected, as long as it was female, it wouldn’t have a bad impression of this Old Xu.
He had been holding back many words, but it wasn’t good to undermine his own in front of outsiders.
Seeing Xiaoyun leave, he couldn’t hold back any longer and frowned, saying, "Old Xu, aren’t your actions a bit hasty?"
"Hasty?!"
Xu Lingjun fixed his gaze on the spirit stone in his hand and sighed, "But I only feel grateful."
"What do you mean?"
"I’m suddenly very grateful that I didn’t continue fighting that Grandmaster from the Baoxue Empire. Had I broken through to the Grandmaster Realm at that time, I might have regretted it for a lifetime."
Han Yun City asked, "Are these spirit stones very precious?!"
Xu Lingjun said, "Old City, have you read the records from my Dragon Gate Examination?"
"The written test?"
"Yes."
Han Yun City said, "In the world, there is growth and decline, life and death, humane principles, and natural order. There are also cultivators who defy the heavens, absorb the Creation of heaven and earth, capture the essence of the sun and moon, and live for a thousand years, eternal and immortal. Cultivators absorb the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into the body, refine spiritual power, gain divine sense, and can traverse the cosmos with their physical body, extinguishing the heavens with a hand."
He shook his head and said, "I initially approached it with the thought of understanding my enemy, but even though I harbored hostility towards you back then, I couldn’t help but be fascinated by your description... It’s so magical."
"Cultivators really exist."
Xu Lingjun said, "I can’t tell you where I got my information, but I know cultivators use spirit stones to enhance their cultivation, much like how Demon Beasts, despite not mastering technology, can rely on their own strength to traverse the cosmos. Doesn’t this resemble what I said about cultivators? Especially that tree, she said she could watch over the entire Secret Realm through other trees. Don’t you think that’s very similar to what my records mentioned as spiritual sense?!"
"This..."
Han Yun City hadn’t thought of this before, but after Xu Lingjun’s hint, he realized it.
He looked at Xu Lingjun in shock and said, "Are you saying that just possessing spirit stones could..."
"At least it’s a direction."
"So, these spirit stones are something we must obtain..."
Han Yun City’s pupils suddenly shrank as he realized.
"If they agree, we’ll ally with these Demon Beasts. You know, the Baoxue Empire colluded with the mysterious races of the heavens. Who knows if they would allow them to enter Blue Star... If the worst happens, neither Demon Beasts nor humans will survive. Only by uniting can we have a chance at survival."
Han Yun City asked, "So this cooperation you’re talking about is really more about preparing for the future crisis on Blue Star?"
"After all, I am the Commander in Chief of the Polar Star Battlefield. I have to be responsible for all of Blue Star, and Demon Beasts are also part of Blue Star. We may have our differences, but we still need to unite against external threats."
Xu Lingjun said, "So I must obtain the spirit stone, but the support of the Demon Beasts is also very important."
Han Yun City asked, "But if they don’t agree..."
