Free Web NovelChapter 1223: Chapter 945: Sooner or Later, You Pay for What You Owe
Du Li’s mood was complicated. Originally, he came to the banquet eagerly, but didn’t expect to encounter such a thorny problem.
Although he understood very well that Mr. Jiang’s proposal was the most gentle and effective way to save the current Wilderness World. Yet, he still felt the crisis everywhere, and the thought of handing over the Wilderness to the Human Race in the future left him with unspeakable feelings.
Coming down from the Menghua Treasure Ship, he saw his clone Qu Luming circling around the little Fox Spirit, and Du Li rolled his eyes — it was unbearable to watch!
However, that little Fox Spirit was indeed alluring without being demonish, fresh and unique, and after watching for a while, he couldn’t bring himself to dislike her. He thought, no wonder the clone insists on staying in the small courtyard, not only for the many benefits but also because he can’t bear to part with such a beauty. Forget it, let him be; if he truly can pursue and win her heart, it’s his skill;
After scanning around again, Du Li discovered the newly acquired Spirit Pet, obediently sitting in the corner of the Jade Platform drinking tea quietly, occasionally whispering words to the Little Rabbit Demon next to him, both demeanor and expressions very restrained, which comforted him greatly.
He hadn’t expected any changes earlier and had worried about not having time to teach the Iron Armor Lion Demon rules, thinking it might cause jokes everywhere, but now it seemed unnecessary to worry.
"Clone, come!" Du Li stood with his hands behind his back, calling out to Qu Luming not far away.
There was no need for words between the main body and the clone; the former occupied a strong position, and a thought would make the latter sense and obey, acting immediately.
However, the previously simplest and most useful Clone Summoning Technique was without any effect now, making him frown.
"Qu Luming!" After several unsuccessful attempts, Du Li was exasperated and shouted directly. He thought, did he go out without consulting the calendar today, why was nothing going smoothly?
Upon hearing the call, Qu Luming, though reluctant to part with Miss Hu Jiu, gritted his teeth and flew over to Du Li’s side, impatiently saying, "Can’t you see I’m busy? If you have something to say, hurry up. I was thinking of inviting Miss Hu Jiu to go out and play; she is in a good mood today, she might agree!"
"Look at you, acting so useless." Du Li rolled his eyes at him, used Secret Communication to briefly share what happened earlier, and asked, "You’ve spent quite a bit of time in that small courtyard, in your opinion, how should we respond?"
Qu Luming was stunned; with a confused look, he said, "Respond? Do you mean you don’t plan to cooperate? Isn’t this a good thing? It saves the endangered Wilderness World without requiring any sacrifice from the Demon Realm Alliance. Mr. Jiang is contributing the worlds he discovered, this is a righteous act!"
"You haven’t figured out the trick behind this. Once this matter succeeds, at first it is indeed about sending away the extra Demon Beasts, everyone rejoices. But when it involves the Ancient Ten Great Sects, would they stop when the number of Demon Beasts reaches balance?"
Du Li’s expression turned serious as he used Secret Communication to say, "Absolutely not! At the very least, the Ancient Ten Great Sects would spare no effort to forcibly relocate more Demon Beasts away from the Wilderness.
Moreover, the world is so big, and there are so many Demon Beasts, how many need to migrate to reach balance? Is there an accurate number? I worry that once the migration starts, it can’t be controlled anymore.
One of the most important industries in the current Wilderness World is the hunting and selling of Demon Cores, as well as Demon Beast skins, bones, meat, etc. When the number of Demon Beasts decreases sharply, unable to maintain balance, the livelihood of many cities and Demon Cultivators will be shaken.
With reduced resources, numerous Demon Cultivators originally not belonging to the Wilderness may consider migrating again; those unwilling to leave but lacking enough resources for cultivation will cause internal disputes, leading to the Wilderness World surely falling into turmoil again."
"Hmm, you’re concerned that the Ancient Ten Great Sects will take advantage of the chaos to sweep up, completely driving Demon Cultivators out of the Wilderness World?" Qu Luming smirked and said, "At first, when the Demon Race invaded the Wilderness, the strategy used was top against top, middle against middle, and both sides were evenly matched;
The Demon Race secretly constructed numerous Teleportation Arrays, bringing countless Demon Beasts. As a result, the lower tier overwhelmed mortals, annihilating countless innocent lives overnight.
Then the middle and upper tiers were constantly delaying time, using mortal lives to restrain the upper tier of Human Race Cultivators. Either they continued fighting until mortals were wiped out, or surrendered and allowed mortals to migrate, handing over the Wilderness for Demon Race’s use.
Nowadays, there’s no longer any mortals to restrain the Ancient Ten Great Sects. Mr. Jiang, being of the Human Race, uses a more gentle method to solve the root of the conflict, how could you still be unwilling?
Do you really want to wait until Human Race Cultivators can’t bear it any longer, come out in full force, indiscriminately slaughter like the initial Demon Race invasion until they are willing to return, and then feel at ease?"
He mimicked Jiang Yuan’s tone again, adding, "In the world, debts must be repaid eventually. Wilderness was originally seized by force, occupied by the Demon Race, if Human Race Cultivators don’t take it back, they’ll stand crooked without vertebrae. Haven’t you figured that out after all these years of cultivation? The Natural Daoist Technique can’t be forced.
Previously, I said you are meddlesome and taking unnecessary concern; the Wilderness World is not yours to save, didn’t I hit the nail on the head? It’s Mr. Jiang who is the true Savior of this situation. You’ve been clamoring daily without any rescue, now people are genuinely saving it, yet you’re still displeased.
I say Mr. Jiang is too kind-hearted, he actually still informed you, discussing amicably with you.
If I had someone else’s capability, oh no, even if I had half the capability, my nose would be in the air, and whoever wanted to could do so. Would I need to speak with you? I would do as I please, what could you do?"
The words distressed Du Li so much his face turned green.
