Splitting the Heavens

Chapter 1425: Compromise and Unease

The Spirit Luxuriant World already had a sixth tier True Immortal!

The impact of the revelation was no weaker than that of the existence of Beast Warriors in the Heaven Observation Field.

After a moment of silence, the True Immortals of the other worlds offered their congratulations to Shang Xia, be it sincere or not.

Shang Xia thanked them all before turning to stare at the members of the Star Origin Lord Manor. Finally, he spoke, “True Immortal Pei, what do you think we should do to settle this then?”

Now that he had spoken, Kou Chongxue sank into the background and no longer interfered.

From the very start, only 1 person would speak for the Spirit Luxuriant World. Now that Shang Xia had said something, Kou Chongxue wouldn’t speak against him or offer differing opinions when faced with members of other worlds or powers. It had been the case, and no matter who was present, Zhang Xuansheng, or otherwise, would act the same.

Ordinarily speaking, Kou Chongxue would be representing the Spirit Luxuriant World. Shang Xia had always respected the patriarch and he knew that the patriarch was a lot more experienced in dealing with matters like that. As such, he never took the initiative to speak.

Unfortunately, in the vast sea of stars, strength ruled supreme. With the revelation that Shang Xia was a sixth tier True Immortal, everyone couldn’t help but hold his words with a little more weight than Kou Chongxue.

If Kou Chongxue continued to speak on behalf of the Spirit Luxuriant World, the others would definitely start to feel that he was overstepping his boundaries. That was why Shang Xia simply took over the role of the spokesperson of the Spirit Luxuriant World after Pei Lu pointed out his cultivation again. Kou Chongxue also understood his reason behind it and thus stopped speaking.

With the situation in its current state, both sides were clearly not going to be able to reach an agreement. The Star Origin Dao Field was on the weaker side and Pei Lu also gave the other side a way out by pointing out the threat of mutual destruction, giving them ample leeway to diffuse the situation.

Pei Lu didn’t immediately respond to Shang Xia’s question. Instead, she remained silent as the experts of the Star Origin Lord Manor communicated with each other. After some time, she finally spoke, “Even though our Star Origin Lord Manor didn’t know anything about Dou Jie’s actions, and we don’t agree with them, we are willing to make amends for the losses suffered by your Spirit Luxuriant World. As for what we’re willing to provide... We will give you 3 sets of rank six advancement medicine, and 1 set of Martial Void Realm inheritance that includes a set of martial art, secret art, and records of cultivation experience. What do you think about that?”

“Hehe. Looks like the life of a fifth tier True Immortal is only worth that much.” Before Shang Xia could say anything, True Immortal Shao snorted at the side.

Even though the matter was between the Star Origin Dao Field and the Spirit Luxuriant World, True Immoral Shao speaking out at that time naturally gained Shang Xia’s goodwill.

After more discussion, Pei Lu added, “Fine. We’ll provide 5 sets of advancement medicine and 2 inheritances. How about that?”

Shang Xia suddenly chuckled in amusement. “True Immortal Pei, seems like we have some misunderstandings. True Immortal Dou Jie spread a technique in our world that hurt every single cultivator. In order to destroy the Yuhai Sect, everyone in the Spirit Luxuriant World played a part. No matter what you wish to give, you better make sure you can benefit the cultivators of my Spirit Luxuriant World. You can forget about stuff like advancement medicines. Let’s change the 5 sets of advancement medicine to 3 sets of advancement formulas.”

“Impossible!” Before Pei Lu could say anything, Yuan Yan roared.

Providing sets of advancement medicines made it look like they were paying a huge price, but once those medicines were used, they would be gone forever. It seemed good if one thought about how they would be able to save a bunch of spiritual herbs and the effort required to craft it, and they didn’t have to care about the success rate of its creation, but if they thought through it, allocating the sets of advancement medicine would be a problem.

If they obtained advancement formulas, they would be able to produce endless sets of advancement medicine.

As for gathering the spiritual herbs required... That was a problem for another day.

Shang Xia wasn’t surprised by their rejection. He simply continued to mumble softly, “If I’m not mistaken, a Martial Void Realm inheritance will also contain the corresponding advancement formula... Maybe our world messed up and that classification only works here, but whatever...”

Yuan Yan was about to start yelling, but Pei Lu spoke before him, “Alright, let’s call it that then. We’ll provide the full Martial Void Realm inheritance with the corresponding advancement formula. However, we will only give you 1 inheritance and nothing else.”

“2.” Shang Xia growled. “The path of cultivation is vast and not everyone is suited to walk down the same path. We need more choices.”

Pei Lu suddenly broke out laughing, “True Immortal Shang, you sound like you’re going to share the inheritance with the other cultivators of the Spirit Luxuriant World. Since that’s the case, what’s the difference between 1 inheritance and 2 inheritances? If you’re going to share them, you might as well spread the inheritances of the various factions to the rest.”

Sharing their inheritances was naturally impossible. However, they could most certainly share the inheritance provided by the Star Origin Dao Field.

Shang Xia didn’t care and shifted the topic expertly. “Since your Star Origin Lord Manor only wishes to bring out a single complete set of Martial Void Realm inheritance for Dou Jie’s freedom, let’s talk about the damages caused by the Yuhai Sect he created and the matter of reparations.”

Yuan Yan couldn’t hold back any longer and he rose slightly higher where he was standing. “Members of the Spirit Luxuriant World, you better not go too far!”

Pei Lu also frowned with displeasure, “True Immortal Shang, what’s the meaning of this? Are you really planning to mess with us any way you can?”

“Nonsense. Every crime has its charge. You can buy Dou Jie’s freedom, but you still have to pay for the damages caused as you so graciously said earlier.” Shang Xia smiled. But as he continued, he didn’t bother hiding the mockery in his voice, “Or do you really think a single Martial Void Realm inheritance is enough to sweep this matter under the rug entirely? In the years the Yuhai Sect ran rampant in our world, hundreds of cultivators lost their lives. We used up a bunch of resources while we were at it. A single Martial Void Realm inheritance... Hehehe...”

The True Immortals of the other Spirit Worlds thought that Shang Xia was merely putting up a strong front and was already willing to back down after they promised to give a Martial Void Realm inheritance. They thought that he was a newbie at dealing with such matters, but they finally realized what he was doing. He was playing the long con!

Pei Lu’s expression turned frosty and she growled, “What do you want?”

Raising his chin slightly, Shang Xia answered in a similarly cold voice, “Not much. It has to be something that can benefit my world as well. A world fragment of 30,000 miles should do the trick.”

“Fuck! What’s the point of negotiating further? Let’s just start fighting then?” As the person controlling the Seven Stars Seven Tribulation battle formation, he prepared for battle the moment he heard Shang Xia’s condition.

A world fragment that was 30,000 miles!

How dare the Spirit Luxuriant World come up with such terms?!

The experts of the Spirit Abundance World and Spirit Mammoth World gawked at the side. If they were in Yuan Yan’s shoes, they would also reject the condition and fight to the death.

However... That was if they were in the Star Origin Dao Field’s shoes. If the deal really went through, things would get interesting.

With their strength and presence, if they were able to get their hands on a portion of the world fragment, they would be able to push their world into a state of perfection. When that happened, they would be able to ascend to become an Essence World. Perhaps the only thing left would be for them to birth their Martial Emptiness Realm Sage!

Facing the threat of the Seven Stars Seven Tribulation battle formation, Shang Xia didn’t show any signs of backing down. Instead, he once again released his aura, establishing the might of a sixth tier True Immortal.

His actions quickly drew the support of the high-level True Immortals of the Spirit Thistle World and Spirit Tinkle World. The experts of the Spirit Mammoth World and Spirit Abundance World also joined them as they directed their animosity at the Star Origin Lord Manor.

A soft sigh came from their battle formation all of a sudden, “Sigh... As they say, ask for sky-high prices and meet in the middle. True Immortal Shang, if you’re sincere about resolving this issue with Dou Jie and getting us to make up for the damages, you shouldn’t come up with such an unreasonable price. Moreover, our Star Origin Dao Field is just a mere Dao Field. Where are we supposed to get a world fragment?”

Shang Xia chuckled softly in amusement, “Alright, we’ll show our sincerity and reduce the size to 20,000 miles. As for where you get the world fragment... I’m sure it won’t pose a problem for you. Do you really think your Land of Star origin is such a simple region of barren land?”

“In the past 1,000 years or so, your Star Origin Guards patrolled the Heaven Observation Field all the time. Did you only clear out the outsiders who entered and Beast Warriors’ presence?” Shang Xia concluded.

The experts of the Star Origin Lord Manor fell into silence and Shang Xia waited calmly for their answer.

It was then that the experts of the Spirit Mammoth World and Spirit Abundance World started to communicate with each other.

“This seems weird. Don’t you guys think their negotiations are a little too childish?” True Immortal Hong Xian mentioned.

“The Spirit Luxuriant World is still trying to probe out the Star Origin Dao Field. However, no matter how I look at it, this seems a little weird.” True Immortal Xiong Hu also looked confused.

They weren’t the only ones. The experts of the other Spirit Worlds felt the same.

As Pei Lu spoke again, the situation changed, “10,000 miles.”

Pei Lu spoke casually, and she didn’t seem as resistant to conceding to Shang Xia’s requests.

“Alright, but it has to be a world fragment!” Shang Xia insisted.

The reason he wanted a world fragment was because he also wanted the World Origin Source and World’s Will that came along with it.

“Fine.” Pei Lu agreed indifferently before she continued, “Since you obtained the ransom for Dou Jie and the compensation for the damages to your world, you should be coming up with your next request, right?”

“True Immortal Pei really understands the situation. Since we called the experts of the other Spirit Worlds over, we naturally need to show them our thanks.” Shang Xia laughed.

“That’s your Spirit Luxuriant World’s problem!” Pei Lu snorted coldly.

Ignoring her, Shang Xia continued, “The Star Origin Dao Field has been in control of the Heaven Observation Field for so long and your Star Origin Guards have been patrolling every region of space. You should know the Heaven Observation Field well and I’ll speak on behalf of everyone here. We wanted a complete map of the Heaven Observation Field.”

Since Shang Xia was asking for benefits on their behalf, the experts of the Spirit Mammoth World and Spirit Abundance World revealed strange looks on their faces. They felt that Shang Xia had overstepped his boundaries and was overestimating himself after he broke through to the sixth tier.

Of course, his allies were also shocked by his sudden request, but they couldn’t help but praise his farsightedness.

Pei Lu’s tone was icy as she continued, “All of your worlds are also exploring the Heaven Observation Field. Why should we tell you what we know?”

“Your Star Origin Dao Field’s records are definitely the most complete. Our worlds might be exploring the region of space, but we can save a lot of time with your input.” Shang Xia grinned.

Pei Lu didn’t bother communicating with Yuan Yan this time and she replied instantly, “Deal. However, the locations of spatial storms, the location of some Earth Stars, and asteroid belts won’t be constant all the time. We won’t provide you with a fake map either, but you can’t blame us if it differs from what you see. We have to make this point clear before I hand over the map.”

Shang Xia looked at the True Immortals of the other Spirit Worlds before chuckling softly, “Of course we understand. However, since you already mentioned it, I have something else I need to make clear.”

“What?” Pei Lu replied cautiously, clearly about to lose her patience.

“The gaps in the Star Curtain.” Shang Xia’s condition caused chaos to break out but he didn’t care. “You need to mark out the gaps in the Star Curtain on the map. As long as there's a gap in the Star Curtain you discovered, you can’t miss out on a single one.”

Shang Xia could tell that Pei Lu was about to start talking, and he quickly continued before the words could leave her lips, “Wait. Listen to me first. Every single gap in the Star Curtain might become a spatial tunnel that we can use to access the sea of stars, but you have to admit that it is also a hidden threat to our Heaven Observation Field.”

“With the destruction of the Star Curtain imminent, there will only be more gaps in the Star Curtain. The various powers outside have already been staring us down, ready to make their move. Under such circumstances, those gaps will be a massive weakness of our Heaven Observation Field. I believe your Star Origin Dao Field isn’t enough to secure them all by yourselves, right?”

A deep grunt came from behind the experts of the Star Origin Lord Manor suddenly, “Give it to them.”

The True Immortals of the Spirit Mammoth World and Spirit Abundance World seemed to realize something as they stared at each other in shock.

“Shang Xia probably already concluded his exchange with Zhuo Gudao before we arrived!”

“There’s only 1 possibility... Zhuo Gudao failed to gain the advantage!”