Chapter 314: Give it a Try, Don't be Afraid
Chapter 314: Give it a Try, Don't be Afraid
The seven elders remained silent.
Outside the wooden house, the numerous Xu family members were even more perplexed.
A Qing and Xu Wanwen were both surprised by the other's choice, and now they had to involve themselves as well?
With so many eyes fixed on him, Shen Yi seemed unaffected, and he slowly walked up to the old lady, "As the temple guardian, I invite all of you to accompany me to Da Qian to set up a spell array for the Nine Provinces."
Before anyone else could speak, the old lady chuckled, "Those words sound familiar. The Mystic Light Cave also wanted to do this, but they weren't as polite as you. Is this the so-called reward from Lord Shen?"
Seeing the anger rising in the eyes of the Xu family members, Xu Hongde, as the clan leader, finally stepped forward and said, "If Lord Shen isn't intentionally trying to provoke us, then just say what you have to say. Asking us to work for Da Qian is not a reward, what can we gain from it?"
Although his tone seemed low, he was actually trying to help Shen Yi, who had directly entered the cave earlier.
"You can gain my promise."
Shen Yi glanced sideways, "I will do my best to protect you all as I travel through the world."
"Hmph." The old lady laughed again, but this time with a hint of anger that was difficult to detect, "May I ask, who are you?"
A mere child, how dare he be so disrespectful.
Oh no! Sensing the old lady's displeasure, Xu Wanwen secretly thought this was not good.
Don't underestimate the Fifth Ancestor just because she is a woman; her words held the most weight among the seven clan elders.
Offending her was almost like offending the entire Xu family.
Xu Wanwen couldn't understand why Shen Yi suddenly seemed like a different person. Could it be that after overcoming the tribulation, he decided to turn his back on them? That's impossible.
But she knew that with his temperament, he would never back down.
After all, this was the person who had taken the tailbone of the Dark Tail Demon Sovereign without a second thought.
"Erm."
A Qing also didn't expect the atmosphere to suddenly become tense.
For a moment, he didn't know what to do.
Just then, Shen Yi became even more calm, his voice steady, "Please choose three people to come with me, and I will let the Xu family know who I am."
"If you still find my promise useful then."
"Please bring your spirit roots and your clansmen to form an alliance with Da Qian."
Upon hearing this, everyone else was stunned for a moment.
Only the old lady's smile grew wider, "Are you asking us to inspect the goods first? Aren't you afraid that we might discover that Da Qian is all show and has already declined?"
The other clan elders had previously expressed similar doubts.
With her sudden question, she was trying to probe Shen Yi's true intentions.
"..."
Unexpectedly, Shen Yi showed no signs of being affected and calmly said, "Give it a try, don't be afraid."
The old lady was stunned for a moment before realizing his meaning, "Am I afraid to go out?"
"Then choose the people, as quickly as possible, I'm in a hurry."
Shen Yi took a step towards the door.
Leaving behind the elders, who glanced at each other, as this small trick of provocation had no effect on them.
However, the confidence displayed by this youth left no trace of pretense.
"Stop."
The old lady suddenly called out to him, and Shen Yi turned back in confusion. She continued, "Give me some proof, and I'll give you a generous gift."
Before she could finish her sentence, Shen Yi waved his hand, and a straight spear appeared, swirling like a dragon emerging from the sea within the house, before retreating into a storage artifact.
Like a glimpse of a startled swan, everyone fell silent.
The Dark Tail Spear recognized its master, and this weapon alone was no weaker than a mid-stage Divination Transformation Cultivator.
But what was even more terrifying was that just a few dozen days ago, he had been deeply influenced by the Dark Tail Demon Sovereign.
In a short time, not only had he healed his injuries, but he had also subdued this divine spear.
What kind of skill was this!
Xu Hongde swallowed his dry throat. To possess such a treasure, to him, a Supreme Spirit Root tainted by impurities, seemed not to be a precious item.
But... the situation with the Xu Clan's Spirit Root was different.
"Good, good!"
The Elder Lady abruptly stood up, walked past Shen Yi, and headed towards the door. She then made a hand gesture and said, "Behold the Xu Clan's grand gift to you."
In an instant, the entire sky darkened.
A colossal black giant tree stood in the distance, its vast canopy dominating the view. Black branches and leaves hung down, intertwining to form this sky.
It gave off an incredibly oppressive feeling.
"This is the Xu Clan's Supreme Spirit Root."
"Can you refine it?"
After a long time, it had grown into a unique existence, no longer a Spirit Root that could be absorbed into a cultivator's Qi Sea.
To be precise, the Xu Clan had been able to remain in seclusion until now because of its discovery.
The Elder Lady put away her smile and took out a plain box from a storage artifact. Inside was a round object like black mist.
"This is the fruit it bore, just this one."
"I've always considered it useless."
"Clearly, it's the essence condensed from a Supreme Spirit Root, but it's also a malevolent object, which is a pity... You really don't plan to form an affinity family with my Xu Clan?"
The Elder Lady shook the box.
Shen Yi casually took it and put it into his storage artifact, "I don't plan to."
Killing demons and cultivating was not for the sake of marrying into a family; it was too embarrassing.
"You still took it even though you don't plan to."
The Elder Lady glared at him, but she obviously wasn't truly angry, "Fine, it's time for the young ones to go out and explore."
In fact, she trusted Shen Yi quite a bit.
The reason was simple.
The little fool A Qing had almost exposed all of the Xu Clan's secrets, not to mention her own abilities.
No force would let go of such an Array Formation treasure repository.
Her value was far greater than any Spirit Root.
Yet, Shen Yi had brought this little fool back to the Xu Clan completely unharmed.
It was impossible to entrust the lives of his clan members to him, but sending a few people out to travel wasn't a big deal.
"I'll have them wait for you outside the village tomorrow," the Elder Lady nodded, agreeing to the matter.
As soon as she spoke, the surrounding Xu Clan members became noisy, pushing forward desperately to get a better look at the Fifth Ancestor.
Obviously, keeping a group of people confined and yet providing them with an incredibly rich collection of books to broaden their horizons was a torment not limited to just the aunt and nephew.
After Shen Yi left,
Xu Hongde said indifferently, "I'll go too. I'm still not at ease with letting a few of the young ones go out."
"..." Xu Wanwen looked at her brother with suspicion.
"Me too!" A Qing raised her hand forcefully.
The Elder Lady pressed down her hand and mocked, "With your thoughts, what can you see? Can you speak a few words of truth after you return?"
She turned around and found several clan elders staring at her in silence, saying nothing, yet it was as if they had said everything.
"..."
"Alright, I have my own arrangements."
The Elder Lady waved her hand to stop the crowd's conversation.
(End of Chapter)
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