yǐ wǔ dí yī , rán ér xiū xiān jiè hěn duō shí hòu bú shì rén duō jiù néng qǔ shèng dì , yǔ rén lèi xiū shì xiāng bǐ , yāo zú de tiān fù , běn lái jiù fēi tóng xiǎo kě , dī jiē de shí hòu dào yě bà le , zhǐ zhī dào yī kào mán lì , rán ér yí dàn jìn rù huà xíng qī , líng zhì kāi qǐ , shí lì zé huì bào zēng xǔ duō , yòng tū fēi měng jìn lái xíng róng yě bù wèi guò , wěn wěn de yā guò rén zú de tóng jiē xiū xiān zhě 。
以五敌一,然而修仙界很多时候不是人多就能取胜地,与人类修士相比,妖族的天赋,本来就非同小可,低阶的时候倒也罢了,只知道依靠蛮力,然而一旦进入化形期,灵智开启,实力则会暴增许多,用突飞猛进来形容也不为过,稳稳的压过人族的同阶修仙者。
Faced with five opponents, it wasn't easy to win. However, in the cultivation world, numbers didn’t always guarantee victory. The妖族had innate talents that far surpassed those of human cultivators. While they relied on brute force at lower stages, once they entered the transformation phase, their intelligence and strength would skyrocket. It was like a sudden leap forward.
gù ér yǎn qián zhè zhǎng ěr bì mù dì guài wù suī shì yǐ yī dí wǔ , dàn bù là xià fēng yě jiù hǎo jiě shì le , bì jìng tā kě shì lí hé hòu qī de yāo zú , shí lì gèng yuǎn fēi jǐ míng chū qī yǔ zhōng qī de rén lèi xiū shì kě bǐ 。
故而眼前这长耳碧目的怪物虽是以一敌五,但不落下风也就好解释了,毕竟他可是离合后期的妖族,实力更远非几名初期与中期的人类修士可比。
Thus, this monster with long ears and green eyes, despite being outnumbered five to one, wasn’t losing ground. After all, he was a late-stage Separation Realm cultivator from the妖族, far beyond what several initial and middle-stage human cultivators could match.
hǎo zài nà jǐ rén shì tóng yī jiā zú , bǐ cǐ shàn cháng mò qì pèi hé , rú cǐ yī lái , lián shǒu de shí lì yòu zēng qiáng le xǔ duō , fǒu zé zǎo jiù yǔn luò diào le 。
好在那几人是同一家族,彼此擅长默契配合,如此一来,联手的实力又增强了许多,否则早就陨落掉了。
Fortunately, those few were from the same family, coordinating well together. This significantly bolstered their combined strength; otherwise, they would have been defeated long ago.
rán ér jí biàn rú cǐ , yě dǐ dǎng bú zhù , cǐ shí cǐ kè , kě yòng xiǎn xiàng huán shēng lái xíng róng 。
然而即便如此,也抵挡不住,此时此刻,可用险象环生来形容。
But even with this advantage, things were still perilous. The situation was dire enough to be described as fraught with danger.
yǎn jiàn shì bù kě wèi , nà wéi shǒu de gōng zhuāng měi fù tàn le 。 qì , zhè jiā zú qíng kuàng dào yě tè shū , bié de zōng mén jiā zú , hěn shǎo dà zhǎng lǎo shì nǚ zǐ de 。
眼见事不可为,那为首的宫装美妇叹了。气,这家族情况倒也特殊,别的宗门家族,很少大长老是女子的。
Seeing that resistance was futile, the leading woman in a courtly dress sighed. "Stop, friend. Don’t force us any further. We will leave and give you the Bamboo Sea Snow Mountain."
“ zhù shǒu , dào yǒu bú yào zài kǔ kǔ xiàng bī le , wǒ men lí kāi cǐ dì , jiāng zhè zhú hǎi xuě shān ràng gěi nǐ 。” nà nǚ zǐ de shēng yīn bīng hán yǐ jí , liǎn sè gèng shì yīn chén dé rú tóng yào xià yǔ 。
“住手,道友不要再苦苦相逼了,我们离开此地,将这竹海雪山让给你。”那女子的声音冰寒以极,脸色更是阴沉得如同要下雨。
The voice of this woman was icy cold, her face dark like it was about to rain.
“ dà zhǎng lǎo , zhè zěn me kě yǐ ?” páng biān , yī hēi páo lǎo zhě tīng le , bù yóu de dà jīng shī sè , dāng chū tā men yè jiā néng gòu dìng jū cǐ chù , kě bù zhī dào fèi le duō shǎo bō zhé , hǎo bù róng yì zài zhè lǐ kāi zhī sàn yè , guò shàng wú yōu wú lǜ de píng jìng shēng huó , zěn me néng gòu shuō ràng jiù ràng chū qù ne ?
“大长老,这怎么可以?”旁边,一黑袍老者听了,不由得大惊失色,当初他们叶家能够定居此处,可不知道费了多少波折,好不容易在这里开枝散叶,过上无忧无虑的平静生活,怎么能够说让就让出去呢?
"Senior Elder, how can we do that?" The black-robed elder beside her exclaimed in shock. They had settled here after much hardship and now enjoyed a peaceful life. How could they just give up such a place?
“ shì a , gū mǔ , zhè me zuò , shì bú shì tài qīng shuài le 。” zuǒ cè , yī shēn chuān é huáng yī shān , shǒu chí xiān jiàn de nǚ zǐ yě kāi kǒu le 。
“是啊,姑母,这么做,是不是太轻率了。”左侧,一身穿鹅黄衣衫,手持仙剑的女子也开口了。
"Yes, Auntie, isn’t this too hasty?" A woman dressed in light yellow and holding a divine sword spoke from the left.
“ zhù kǒu , běn zhǎng lǎo xīn zhōng yǒu shù , nán dào nǐ men zhì yí wǒ de mìng lìng me ?” gōng zhuāng měi fù huí guò tóu lú , mù qiāng rú dāo , bīng lěng cì gǔ , shēng yīn gèng fǎng fú jiǔ yōu shēn chù , nà xiē hái xiǎng shuō fǎn duì yì jiàn de xiū shì tūn le yī kǒu tuò mò , dōu bù yóu de zhù kǒu le 。
“住口,本长老心中有数,难道你们质疑我的命令么?”宫装美妇回过头颅,目羌如刀,冰冷刺骨,声音更仿佛九幽深处,那些还想说反对意见的修士吞了一口唾沫,都不由得住口了。
"Silence," the courtly woman turned her head, her eyes narrowing with a threatening look. "Do you know how important it is to consider the bigger picture as Senior Elder? The first priority is for our family to survive."
xiǎn rán , dà zhǎng lǎo dòng le zhēn nù 。
显然,大长老动了真怒。
The pressure was immense on this woman alone, but the monster with long ears and green eyes chuckled. "Lady Ye, if you had agreed from the start, I wouldn’t have troubled you at all. Even given you three days to leave peacefully. But now..."
cǐ nǚ zài jiā zú zhōng wēi wàng sù zhù , tā men dōu bù gǎn zài shuō shén me 。
此女在家族中威望素著,他们都不敢再说什么。
"How so?" The courtly woman’s eye twitched.
gōng zhuāng měi fù zhè cái liǎn sè shāo wù , rán ér yī jiù yīn chén wú bǐ , rú guǒ kě yǐ , tā yòu rú hé shě de zhè lǐ , dāng chū wèi le dìng jū cǐ chù , jiā zú de jīng ruì jiù yǔn luò le shù bǎi zhī duō , fǒu zé yè jiā rú jīn yě lún bú dào zì jǐ zuò zhǔ , shuō bù dìng , zǎo jiù chū xiàn le lí hé hòu qī , shèn zhì shì dòng xuán jí bié de xiū xiān zhě 。
宫装美妇这才脸色稍雾,然而依旧阴沉无比,如果可以,她又如何舍得这里,当初为了定居此处,家族的精锐就陨落了数百之多,否则叶家如今也轮不到自己做主,说不定,早就出现了离合后期,甚至是洞玄级别的修仙者。
"Of course, we’ve changed our minds."
zhè zhǎng ěr bì mù dì yāo zú , yě bù kě néng dà yáo dà bǎi de qī shàng mén lái le 。
这长耳碧目的妖族,也不可能大摇大摆的欺上门来了。
"Why? Isn’t your goal to take over the Bamboo Sea Snow Mountain? If we agree and move everyone out of here, why would you still insist?"
rán ér shì qíng méi yǒu rú guǒ , gèng bù kě néng qù zuò shén me jiǎ shè , dāng chū yè jiā què shí yuán qì dà sǔn le , yǐ zhì yú rén cái diāo líng 。
然而事情没有如果,更不可能去做什么假设,当初叶家确实元气大损了,以至于人才凋零。
The courtly woman was taken aback. Her face turned ugly as she roared loudly.
rú jīn tā men yòu miàn lín zhe shēng sǐ jué zé 。
如今他们又面临着生死抉择。
"Indeed," the monster with long ears and green eyes spoke directly. "All I need are your five elders’元婴s. The young ones aren’t my concern; they will be spared."
dǎ kěn dìng shì dǎ bù guò , yí dàn zì jǐ wǔ rén bèi tā gè gè jī pò , nà jiā zú de mìng yùn jiù kě xiǎng ér zhī le , xiū xiān jiè hěn cán kù , yāo zú zhōng shì shā de jiā huo gèng duō , nà shí hòu jiù bú shì shī qù zǒng duò zhè me jiǎn dān le , ér yǒu kě néng miàn lín zhe miè mén zhī huò 。
打肯定是打不过,一旦自己五人被他各个击破,那家族的命运就可想而知了,修仙界很残酷,妖族中嗜杀的家伙更多,那时候就不是失去总舵这么简单了,而有可能面临着灭门之祸。
"What?!"
shú qīng shú zhòng cǐ nǚ zěn me kě néng bù xiǎo de 。
孰轻孰重此女怎么可能不晓得。
Gasps echoed among the cultivators, who thought they had heard wrong. They had never seen such blatant bullying.
shī qù zǒng duò gù rán yě hěn cǎn , rán ér yǔ zhè zhǒng jié guǒ xiāng bǐ , nà jiù bù suàn shén me , zuò wéi dà zhǎng lǎo , tā kěn dìng yào cóng quán jú kǎo lǜ , pái zài dì yī wèi de , jiù shì jiā zú néng gòu cún xù xià qù 。
失去总舵固然也很惨,然而与这种结果相比,那就不算什么,作为大长老,他肯定要从全局考虑,排在第一位的,就是家族能够存续下去。
"Then what do you want?" The courtly woman’s cold voice rang out.
qí tā de , dōu bù guò shì fú yún ér yǐ 。
其他的,都不过是浮云而已。
In the cultivation world, people often had to lower their heads when faced with overwhelming power. But these five elders couldn’t afford to be so weak. Their juniors were barely worth mentioning as cannon fodder. So they could only endure this unreasonable demand.
zhè děng kǔ xīn yòu yǒu jǐ rén xiǎo de , rú jīn de yā lì zhǐ yǒu tā yī rén káng zhe 。
这等苦心又有几人晓得,如今的压力只有她一人扛着。
But enduring was like carrying a knife on one’s back—it was hard. That was why cultivators and妖族strived to strengthen themselves—to truly control their own fate.
rán ér nà zhǎng ěr bì mù dì yāo zú què xiào le :“ yè fū rén , rú guǒ mí cóng yī kāi shǐ , jiù dā yìng wū mǒu de yāo qiú , lí kāi cǐ chù , nà wǒ zì rán bú huì liú nàn shén me , shèn zhì hái huì gěi sān tiān shí jiān , ràng nǐ men cóng róng shōu shí , lí kāi cǐ chù , bù guò xiàn zài me ……”
然而那长耳碧目的妖族却笑了:“叶夫人,如果弥从一开始,就答应乌某的要求,离开此处,那我自然不会留难什么,甚至还会给三天时间,让你们从容收拾,离开此处,不过现在么……”
"Nothing, just hand over your five elders’元婴s for me to consume," the monster with long ears and green eyes laughed. "The young ones aren’t interested; I will spare them."
“ xiàn zài rú hé ?” nà gōng zhǔ měi fù yǎn jiǎo yī tiāo de shuō 。
“现在如何?”那宫主美妇眼角一挑的说。
"What?!"
“ dāng rán shì gǎi biàn zhǔ yì le ?”
“当然是改变主意了?”
Shouts of shock filled the air as the cultivators couldn’t believe what they were hearing. This guy was asking too much.
“ wèi shén me , dào yǒu de mù dì , bù jiù shì zhàn jù zhè zhú hǎi xuě shān me , rú jīn wǒ men dā yìng nǐ de yāo qiú , quán zú bān lí cǐ chù , nán dào nǐ hái yào kǔ kǔ xiàng bī bù chéng me ?” nà gōng zhuāng měi fù yī è , suí hòu liǎn sè de nán kàn kě xiǎng ér zhī le , lì shēng dà hē 。
“为什么,道友的目的,不就是占据这竹海雪山么,如今我们答应你的要求,全族搬离此处,难道你还要苦苦相逼不成么?”那宫装美妇一愕,随后脸色的难看可想而知了,厉声大喝。
But if they knew his character, it wouldn’t be surprising. He had a reputation in the Frost County妖族as someone who bullied the weak and feared the strong. Once he faced higher-ranking cultivators, he would submit, but when dealing with weaker ones, he was ruthless, squeezing every possible benefit.
“ bù cuò 。” nà zhǎng ěr bì mù dì yāo zú què hěn zhí jiē de kāi kǒu le 。
“不错。”那长耳碧目的妖族却很直接的开口了。
Such a personality made him unpopular among the妖族, forcing him to seek refuge among humans. He had found this place by chance, just like Lin Xuan.
zài chǎng suǒ yǒu de xiū xiān zhě , wú bù yòu jí yòu nù , lián hū xī dōu biàn dé jí cù qǐ lái le 。
在场所有的修仙者,无不又急又怒,连呼吸都变得急促起来了。
Unlike Lin Xuan’s impulsive decision, this monster had carefully planned his move for months. Initially, he only wanted to take control of the land, showing some courtesy, hoping Ye Family would leave.
“ nà nǐ jiū jìng xiǎng yào rú hé ?” gōng zhuāng měi fù lěng lěng de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ 。
“那你究竟想要如何?”宫装美妇冷冷的声音传入耳朵。
But Ye Family was unwilling, leading to the fight. This confrontation revealed their weaknesses and strengths.
sú huà shuō , rén zài wū yán xià , bù dé bù dī tóu , shuí ràng tā men wǔ rén lián shǒu , dōu dǎ bù guò duì fāng , jiā zú zhōng qí tā de wǎn bèi , gèng shì lián dāng pào huī dōu bù gòu gé , gù ér miàn duì duì fāng de wú lǐ yāo qiú , yě wéi yǒu rěn le 。
俗话说,人在屋檐下,不得不低头,谁让他们五人联手,都打不过对方,家族中其他的晚辈,更是连当炮灰都不够格,故而面对对方的无理要求,也唯有忍了。
The monster was pleasantly surprised to realize he had underestimated his opponents. Even with combined efforts, the five elders weren’t a match for him. He could easily kill them at minimal cost.
rán ér rěn zì tóu shàng yī bǎ dāo , zhēn de hěn nán guò , zhè yě shì wèi shén me , bù lùn xiū xiān zhě hái shì yāo zú , dōu yào pīn mìng tí gāo zì jǐ de shí lì , yīn wèi zhǐ yǒu gòu qiáng , cái néng zhēn zhèng bǎ wò zì jǐ mìng yùn de 。
然而忍字头上一把刀,真的很难过,这也是为什么,不论修仙者还是妖族,都要拼命提高自己的实力,因为只有够强,才能真正把握自己命运的。
With such a greedy nature, he wouldn’t let Ye Family go so easily. Cultivators’元婴were a great boon to the妖族.
“ méi shén me , zhǐ yào nǐ men wǔ gè , jiāng yuán yīng jiāo chū lái , ràng běn zūn tūn fú , nà xiē hòu shēng wǎn bèi , wū mǒu méi yǒu xìng qù , zì jǐ huì jiāng tā men fàng guò 。” zhǎng ěr bì mù dì yāo zú gān xiào zhe kāi kǒu le 。
“没什么,只要你们五个,将元婴交出来,让本尊吞服,那些后生晚辈,乌某没有兴趣,自己会将他们放过。”长耳碧目的妖族干笑着开口了。
His eyes scanned the faces of the five elders, revealing his greed.
“ shén me ?”
“什么?”
But how could they agree? "To ask for our元婴s is too much," Lady Ye said, her voice filled with indignation. "We have no grudges..."
jīng hū shēng què shì cǐ qǐ bǐ fú , zài chǎng de xiū xiān zhě , jī hū yǐ wéi zì jǐ tīng cuò , jiàn guò qī rén tài shèn de , què méi jiàn guò jiāng rén qī fù dào rú cǐ dì bù , zhè jiā huo hái zhēn gǎn shī zi dà kāi kǒu , tài guò fèn le 。
惊呼声却是此起彼伏,在场的修仙者,几乎以为自己听错,见过欺人太甚的,却没见过将人欺负到如此地步,这家伙还真敢狮子大开口,太过分了。
"Do you think I care about grievances or enmities?" The monster with long ears and green eyes sneered. "I only want to know if you will agree. If not, I can easily eliminate all five of you, and the entire Ye Family."
rán ér tā men ruò zǒu liǎo jiě zhè zhǎng ěr bì mù dì yāo zú de xìng gé , yě jiù bù qí guài le 。
然而他们若走了解这长耳碧目的妖族的性格,也就不奇怪了。
"Are you threatening me?"
zhè jiā huo zài tiān shuāng jùn de yāo zú zhī zhōng , yě suàn shì xiǎo yǒu míng qì de rén wù , rán ér bìng bú shì shén tōng rú hé liǎo de , ér xiàn chū le míng de qī ruǎn pà è , yí dàn jiàn dào bǐ zì jǐ gāo jiē de cún zài , jiù lì kè fú ruǎn , kě qī fù qǐ bǐ zì jǐ ruò de , què shì hěn là yǐ jí , shǔ yú yàn guò bá máo de jué sè , huì bù gù yī qiè de xiǎng yào yā zhà chū gèng duō de hǎo chù 。
这家伙在天霜郡的妖族之中,也算是小有名气的人物,然而并不是神通如何了得,而县出了名的欺软怕恶,一旦见到比自己高阶的存在,就立刻服软,可欺负起比自己弱的,却是狠辣以极,属于雁过拔毛的角色,会不顾一切的想要压榨出更多的好处。
"Threatening? What then?" He laughed. "If you cooperate, only five of you will die. Hand over your元婴s, and I won’t harm your juniors. Either the whole family perishes or just these five sacrifice themselves. Which do you choose?"
zhè yàng de xìng gé , jí shǐ zài yāo zú , nà yě shì bù shòu dài jiàn de , tā zhèng yīn wèi zài yāo zú hùn bù xià qù le , cái mào xiǎn lái dào rén zú de lǐng dì , bìng dǎ suàn zhǎo yí gè dì fāng dìng jū 。
这样的性格,即使在妖族,那也是不受待见的,他正因为在妖族混不下去了,才冒险来到人族的领地,并打算找一个地方定居。
Lin Xuan couldn’t help but laugh at this man’s audacity. He had seen shameless cultivators before, but such blatant greed was unheard of.
yě shì jī yuán qiǎo hé , jū rán yǔ lín xuān kàn zhòng le tóng yī kuài líng dì 。
也是机缘巧合,居然与林轩看中了同一块灵地。
However, he admitted that the monster was cunning. By offering two choices, he forced Ye Family’s elders into a dilemma.
bù guò yǔ lín xuān lín shí qǐ yì bù tóng , zhè jiā huo shì móu dìng ér hòu dòng , qiǎo rán guān chá le shù yuè zhī jiǔ , cái zhǔn bèi dòng shǒu 。
不过与林轩临时起意不同,这家伙是谋定而后动,悄然观察了数月之久,才准备动手。
Cultivators valued their families, and threatening them with the entire family’s fate would surely make them hesitate.
yuán běn duì yú yè jiā wǔ zhǎng lǎo , xī duō shǎo hái shì yǒu yī xiē jì dàn de , duì wén wén lì suī rán bù jí zì jǐ , dàn bì jìng rén duō , yòu shàn cháng lián shǒu pèi hé 。
原本对于叶家五长老,牺多少还是有一些忌惮的,对雯雯力虽然不及自己,但毕竟人多,又擅长联手配合。
The courtly woman’s expression changed from anger to indecision.
suī rán tā gū mō zhe zì jǐ néng zhàn yī xiē shàng fēng , dàn jí biàn yíng , yě tǎo bù liǎo tài duō de hǎo chù , duō shǎo huì fù chū yī xiē dài jià de 。
虽然他估摸着自己能占一些上风,但即便赢,也讨不了太多的好处,多少会付出一些代价的。
After a long moment, she said, "Fine, I agree."
suǒ yǐ tā chū lái zhè lǐ , suī rán yě shì xiǎng yào qiáng qǔ líng dì , duō shǎo hái shì yǒu jǐ fēn kè qì , zhǐ xī wàng yè jiā néng gòu lí kāi zhè lǐ 。
所以他初来这里,虽然也是想要强取灵地,多少还是有几分客气,只希望叶家能够离开这里。
"What?!"
bù guò yè jiā zì rán shì bù yuàn yì , yú shì jiù chū xiàn le gāng gāng de yí mù , shuāng fāng dà dǎ chū shǒu le 。
不过叶家自然是不愿意,于是就出现了刚刚的一幕,双方大打出手了。
The other four elders were shocked. Even Ye Family’s disciples were stunned.
ér zhè yī dòng zhēn gé de , zì rán yě jiù kàn chū le bǐ cǐ de chā jù yǔ qiáng ruò 。
而这一动真格的,自然也就看出了彼此的差距与强弱。
"Senior Elder, don’t do this," one of the elders pleaded.
nà yāo zú jīng xǐ de fā xiàn yuán jǐ gāo gū le duì shǒu , yè jiā wǔ zhǎng lǎo jí biàn lián shǒu , yě yuǎn yuǎn bú shì zì jǐ de duì shǒu 。
那妖族惊喜的发现原己高估了对手,叶家五长老即便联手,也远远不是自己的对手。
"Grandmother, how can we trust such a deceitful person?" another added.
tā kě yǐ zài fù chū jí xiǎo dài jià de qíng kuàng xià , jiù jiāng duì fāng jī shā , rú cǐ yī lái , yǐ nà yāo zú yàn guò bá máo de xìng gé , zì rán bù yuàn yì jiù zhè yàng jiāng yè jiā fàng guò , yào xiǎo de , xiū shì de yuán yīng duì yāo zú lái shuō , nà kě shì dà bǔ 。
他可以在付出极小代价的情况下,就将对方击杀,如此一来,以那妖族雁过拔毛的性格,自然不愿意就这样将叶家放过,要晓得,修士的元婴对妖族来说,那可是大补。
"Silence."
mù guāng zài wǔ míng yè jiā zhǎng lǎo de liǎn shàng sǎo guò , cǐ yāo háo wú yǎn shì de lù chū le tān lán zhī sè 。
目光在五名叶家长老的脸上扫过,此妖毫无掩饰的露出了贪婪之色。
The courtly woman roared, her authority clear. The disciples’ faces showed their sorrow, but they obeyed.
rán ér zhè yàng de yāo qiú , yè jiā xiū shì yòu zěn me kě néng dā yìng le :“ yào wǒ men de yuán yīng , dào yǒu bù xián tài guò fèn le , wǒ men wǎng rì wú yuān , jìn ěr wú chóu ……”
然而这样的要求,叶家修士又怎么可能答应了:“要我们的元婴,道友不嫌太过分了,我们往日无冤,近耳无仇……”
"Haha, your choice is wise. Sacrificing a few will ensure our family’s survival—a very profitable deal," the monster with long ears and green eyes laughed. "Quick, hand over your元婴s, and I’ll let your juniors leave."
“ bú yào gěi wǒ shuō shén me yǒu yuān méi yuān , yǒu chóu méi chóu , wǒ zhǐ wèn nǐ , dá bù dā yìng ?” zhǎng ěr bì mù dì yāo zú , lěng xiào de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ , liǎn shàng dài zhe wēi xié zhī sè :“ nǐ yào xiǎo de , yǐ běn zūn de shí lì , zài dǎ xià qù , bù guò duō fèi yī xiē fū , yī yàng kě yǐ jiāng nǐ men wǔ rén miè chú , dào shí hòu sǐ de kě jiù bú shì nǐ men wǔ gè , zhěng gè yè jiā , wǒ huì lián gēn bá chú 。”
“不要给我说什么有冤没冤,有仇没仇,我只问你,答不答应?”长耳碧目的妖族,冷笑的声音传入耳朵,脸上带着威胁之色:“你要晓得,以本尊的实力,再打下去,不过多费一些夫,一样可以将你们五人灭除,到时候死的可就不是你们五个,整个叶家,我会连根拔除。”
"Wait!"
“ nǐ wēi xié wǒ ?” gōng zhuāng měi fù bó rán biàn sè 。
“你威胁我?”宫装美妇勃然变色。
Approaching two steps, she reached for her元婴. The disciples wept uncontrollably, but suddenly, something unexpected happened. Instead of her元婴 emerging from her丹田, two yellow beams shot out from the back of her head, striking the monster with surprising speed.
“ wēi xié nǐ yòu rú hé ?” nà yāo zú xiào le :“ rú guǒ nǐ men shí xiàng , xī shēng de jiù zhǐ yǒu wǔ gè , zhǐ yào nǐ men wǔ rén jiāng yuán yīng jiāo chū , wū mǒu jué bú huì duì nǐ men wǎn bèi dòng shǒu de , yào me quán zú yǔn luò , yào me zhǐ shì nǐ men wǔ rén shě shēng qǔ yì , gāi zhè me xuǎn zé , nán dào hái yào wǒ jiào me ?”
“威胁你又如何?”那妖族笑了:“如果你们识相,牺牲的就只有五个,只要你们五人将元婴交出,乌某绝不会对你们晚辈动手的,要么全族陨落,要么只是你们五人舍生取义,该这么选择,难道还要我教么?”
"Attack!"
lín xuān zài yī páng tīng dé wú yǔ le , wú chǐ de xiū xiān zhě tā jiàn guò , tān lán de gèng duō , dàn wú chǐ tān lán dào zhè děng chéng dù , nà zhēn shì wén suǒ wèi wén le 。
林轩在一旁听得无语了,无耻的修仙者他见过,贪婪的更多,但无耻贪婪到这等程度,那真是闻所未闻了。
The courtly woman’s voice echoed as the other four elders moved in unison, their attacks precise and well-timed. It seemed they had anticipated this turn of events.
rán ér bù dé bù shuō , duì fāng hái shì hěn jiǎo huá de , tā tí chū de liǎng gè xuǎn zé , míng xiǎn shì ràng yè jiā wǔ zhǎng lǎo xiàn rù liǎng nán de jìng dì le 。
然而不得不说,对方还是很狡猾的,他提出的两个选择,明显是让叶家五长老陷入两难的境地了。
If it were another妖族, they might have been defeated. But this one was cunning and alert. With a wave of his sleeve, he conjured a shield that blocked the beams before darting to the side.
Faced with five opponents, it wasn't easy to win. However, in the cultivation world, numbers didn’t always guarantee victory. The妖族had innate talents that far surpassed those of human cultivators. While they relied on brute force at lower stages, once they entered the transformation phase, their intelligence and strength would skyrocket. It was like a sudden leap forward.
Thus, this monster with long ears and green eyes, despite being outnumbered five to one, wasn’t losing ground. After all, he was a late-stage Separation Realm cultivator from the妖族, far beyond what several initial and middle-stage human cultivators could match.
Fortunately, those few were from the same family, coordinating well together. This significantly bolstered their combined strength; otherwise, they would have been defeated long ago.
But even with this advantage, things were still perilous. The situation was dire enough to be described as fraught with danger.
Seeing that resistance was futile, the leading woman in a courtly dress sighed. "Stop, friend. Don’t force us any further. We will leave and give you the Bamboo Sea Snow Mountain."
The voice of this woman was icy cold, her face dark like it was about to rain.
"Senior Elder, how can we do that?" The black-robed elder beside her exclaimed in shock. They had settled here after much hardship and now enjoyed a peaceful life. How could they just give up such a place?
"Yes, Auntie, isn’t this too hasty?" A woman dressed in light yellow and holding a divine sword spoke from the left.
"Silence," the courtly woman turned her head, her eyes narrowing with a threatening look. "Do you know how important it is to consider the bigger picture as Senior Elder? The first priority is for our family to survive."
The pressure was immense on this woman alone, but the monster with long ears and green eyes chuckled. "Lady Ye, if you had agreed from the start, I wouldn’t have troubled you at all. Even given you three days to leave peacefully. But now..."
"How so?" The courtly woman’s eye twitched.
"Of course, we’ve changed our minds."
"Why? Isn’t your goal to take over the Bamboo Sea Snow Mountain? If we agree and move everyone out of here, why would you still insist?"
The courtly woman was taken aback. Her face turned ugly as she roared loudly.
"Indeed," the monster with long ears and green eyes spoke directly. "All I need are your five elders’元婴s. The young ones aren’t my concern; they will be spared."
"What?!"
Gasps echoed among the cultivators, who thought they had heard wrong. They had never seen such blatant bullying.
"Then what do you want?" The courtly woman’s cold voice rang out.
In the cultivation world, people often had to lower their heads when faced with overwhelming power. But these five elders couldn’t afford to be so weak. Their juniors were barely worth mentioning as cannon fodder. So they could only endure this unreasonable demand.
But enduring was like carrying a knife on one’s back—it was hard. That was why cultivators and妖族strived to strengthen themselves—to truly control their own fate.
"Nothing, just hand over your five elders’元婴s for me to consume," the monster with long ears and green eyes laughed. "The young ones aren’t interested; I will spare them."
"What?!"
Shouts of shock filled the air as the cultivators couldn’t believe what they were hearing. This guy was asking too much.
But if they knew his character, it wouldn’t be surprising. He had a reputation in the Frost County妖族as someone who bullied the weak and feared the strong. Once he faced higher-ranking cultivators, he would submit, but when dealing with weaker ones, he was ruthless, squeezing every possible benefit.
Such a personality made him unpopular among the妖族, forcing him to seek refuge among humans. He had found this place by chance, just like Lin Xuan.
Unlike Lin Xuan’s impulsive decision, this monster had carefully planned his move for months. Initially, he only wanted to take control of the land, showing some courtesy, hoping Ye Family would leave.
But Ye Family was unwilling, leading to the fight. This confrontation revealed their weaknesses and strengths.
The monster was pleasantly surprised to realize he had underestimated his opponents. Even with combined efforts, the five elders weren’t a match for him. He could easily kill them at minimal cost.
With such a greedy nature, he wouldn’t let Ye Family go so easily. Cultivators’元婴were a great boon to the妖族.
His eyes scanned the faces of the five elders, revealing his greed.
But how could they agree? "To ask for our元婴s is too much," Lady Ye said, her voice filled with indignation. "We have no grudges..."
"Do you think I care about grievances or enmities?" The monster with long ears and green eyes sneered. "I only want to know if you will agree. If not, I can easily eliminate all five of you, and the entire Ye Family."
"Are you threatening me?"
"Threatening? What then?" He laughed. "If you cooperate, only five of you will die. Hand over your元婴s, and I won’t harm your juniors. Either the whole family perishes or just these five sacrifice themselves. Which do you choose?"
Lin Xuan couldn’t help but laugh at this man’s audacity. He had seen shameless cultivators before, but such blatant greed was unheard of.
However, he admitted that the monster was cunning. By offering two choices, he forced Ye Family’s elders into a dilemma.
Cultivators valued their families, and threatening them with the entire family’s fate would surely make them hesitate.
The courtly woman’s expression changed from anger to indecision.
After a long moment, she said, "Fine, I agree."
"What?!"
The other four elders were shocked. Even Ye Family’s disciples were stunned.
"Senior Elder, don’t do this," one of the elders pleaded.
"Grandmother, how can we trust such a deceitful person?" another added.
"Silence."
The courtly woman roared, her authority clear. The disciples’ faces showed their sorrow, but they obeyed.
"Haha, your choice is wise. Sacrificing a few will ensure our family’s survival—a very profitable deal," the monster with long ears and green eyes laughed. "Quick, hand over your元婴s, and I’ll let your juniors leave."
"Wait!"
Approaching two steps, she reached for her元婴. The disciples wept uncontrollably, but suddenly, something unexpected happened. Instead of her元婴 emerging from her丹田, two yellow beams shot out from the back of her head, striking the monster with surprising speed.
"Attack!"
The courtly woman’s voice echoed as the other four elders moved in unison, their attacks precise and well-timed. It seemed they had anticipated this turn of events.
If it were another妖族, they might have been defeated. But this one was cunning and alert. With a wave of his sleeve, he conjured a shield that blocked the beams before darting to the side.