This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 562 - 49: The Calamity of Sacrificial Spirit_2
Chapter 562: Chapter 49: The Calamity of Sacrificial Spirit_2
The scolding came to an abrupt halt when he noticed “Youxiong Hao” subtly moving his hand as if to raise his sword.
He wouldn’t kill me, would he?
Since when did this barbarian start learning swordsmanship? Don’t our barbarians always use their fists? Why use a sword?
You really stand out!
Lu Qingshan sneered as he toyed with the Storage Ring he had taken from Youxiong Jin. “Toiling for centuries with blood and sweat? Then, take a good look at how your revered priest has been toiling for the You Xiong Tribe!”
Clank, clank.
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The hearts of the You Xiong cultivators trembled violently.
A flash of gray light.
A scroll of beast skin was taken out by Lu Qingshan from the Storage Ring of Youxiong Jin and hovered in front of the cultivators.
The You Xiong cultivators who were still scolding Lu Qingshan wore hesitant expressions on their faces, feeling a foreboding sense.
They hurriedly took the scroll, and after thoroughly reading the message on it, their expressions changed drastically.
Because, this beast skin scroll was actually a secret letter from the priest of the Giant Deer Clan to Youxiong Jin. The content of the secret letter was simple, an agreement.
An equal exchange. Youxiong Jin persuaded the Bear Clan to agree to the conditions proposed by the Giant Deer Clan. In return, the priest of the Giant Deer Clan would gift Youxiong Jin a 3000-year-old ginseng that could extend his life by a hundred years and ensure strong support for Youxiong Jin’s only heir, allowing him to become the next priest of the You Xiong Tribe.
—Youxiong Jin had his child at an old age, and he doted on him greatly.
But now that his son had just started his Qi Refinement and his own term of life was nearing its end, he could not protect his son’s path.
No wonder the priest of the Giant Deer was using this as a condition to negotiate with Youxiong Jin.
This was grasping Youxiong Jin’s lifeblood.
Genuine betrayal for glory!
“Youxiong Hao, did you already know the priest was colluding with the Giant Deer, betraying the tribe for glory?” someone asked, his face showing difficulty.
Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.
Of course, he was just nodding without basis.
He had only arrived at the You Xiong Tribe a day ago. How could he know the secrets between Youxiong Jin and the priest of the Giant Deer?
It was only his speculation.
Youxiong Jin was old and nearing his end of life. If it weren’t for some irresistible benefits from the Giant Deer, would Youxiong Jin be so resolute in seeking peace, pushing himself into a corner?
The guessing was simple, but it was not groundless.
What if the guess was wrong?
Killing the priest without a valid reason would definitely incite rage among the people.
If it was wrong, then it was wrong!
To kill a priest of the You Xiong was a simple matter of one sword strike, and Lu Qingshan considered the other inferior clans even less.
If the peace advocates could be pressured into submission by the Giant Deer Clan, he could naturally convince others with “reason.”
Moreover, the faction favoring war was led by the You Xiong Clan Leader, who had personally invited him. He was even more fearless.
…
After his manipulations, though the body of Youxiong Jin was still not cold, the once dominant voice for peace had already lost its momentum.
“Then, how should we deal with it?”
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Someone asked timidly.
“We fight, what does my You Xiong Tribe have to fear?” Lu Qingshan declared righteously.
The You Xiong Clan Leader couldn’t help but give him another sidelong glance.
This lord, how could he speak so smoothly as if ‘my You Xiong Tribe’ this and ‘my You Xiong Tribe’ that?
If it weren’t for the fact that you were invited by me, I would have thought you were my own brother, born and bred!
“The Sacrificial Spirit is seriously injured, and the priest has…” the speaker timidly glanced at “Youxiong Hao” holding the sword and prudently skipped over this detail, the understanding ones would know.
“The overall strength of the Giant Deer Clan is stronger than ours by a margin. Even in our prime, our You Xiong Tribe has never been a match for them. Now with our strength greatly reduced, how can we fight? How do we fight?”
“Would the Giant Deer Clan afford to lose more than fifty percent of their elite?” Lu Qingshan scoffed, turning around to challenge, “As long as we fight fearlessly, showing our resolve to resist, the Giant Deer will naturally fear us.
If they weren’t afraid of losses, they would have directly attacked us, so why all this deceit and even clandestine dealings with the priest?
You have been too comfortable in the tribe for too long, lacking any courage or vigor, allowing others to manipulate you!”
Lu Qingshan’s gaze swept across the faces of the people.
Those who were caught by his gaze couldn’t bear to meet his eyes for long, quickly lowering their heads as soon as they made contact.
“We are not without courage, it’s just that the gap at the top-tier level is too large.
The Divine Deer of the Giant Deer Clan is a peak Fifth Grade Spirit, while our Sacrificial Spirit’s life is on the verge of ending.
Besides, both the leader and the priest of the Giant Deer Clan are Void Refining Cultivators, whereas on our side, only the Clan Leader is present; it’s literally like using an arm to stop a cart,” someone softly retorted.
What was said was indeed true. With the fifth-grade peak capability of the Giant Deer’s Sacrificial Spirit, how could the Youxiong Clan Leader hope to compare?
Lu Qingshan’s expression remained calm, “This matter is easy to handle. The Sacrificial Spirit and priest of the Giant Deer Clan are my responsibility; the rest are yours to deal with. With this arrangement, do you still have any objections?”
“The Sacrificial Spirit and priest are your responsibility?” The Youxiong cultivator thought he misheard and repeated it, seeing disbelief on the faces of those around him as well, he then realized Lu Qingshan had really said that.
“Could it be, Youxiong Hao, that you…”
Of course, Youxiong Hao wouldn’t lead his clan to a gratuitous destruction, but such extravagant declarations could mean only one thing… unless Youxiong Hao had encountered some extraordinary fortuitous event during a century away from the clan, greatly improving his cultivation!
With this thought, everyone hastily scrutinized “Youxiong Hao,” only to find that his aura was elusive, making it impossible to discern his actual cultivation level.
Lu Qingshan did not confirm or deny, “If there are no objections, then disperse and prepare for a battle to the death with the Giant Deer. If there are any objections…”
As he spoke, Lu Qingshan’s wrist moved subtly, and the Dragon Sparrow Sword in his hand reflected a streak of cold light, “then bring them up now, and we’ll discuss further.”
