Chapter 195: Chapter 130: 300 Seedlings, A Huge Racket_4
Taoist Longshan pondered slightly:
"Wentian, write two letters in the name of the True Martial Sect Leader, condemning them for sending spies. Let’s take the moral high ground first. If they want this matter to blow over, they must bleed heavily."
Luo Wentian’s eyes lit up, nodding repeatedly:
"That’s right, that’s exactly how it should be. The Formless Sect used to be the ninth Taoism, and they have plenty of Taoist Scriptures. If we don’t demand more this time, how can they compensate for the losses to our True Martial Sect?"
"And as for the Inquiring Sword Pavilion, they have just recruited three hundred young disciples. How can they not contribute a few Treasure Swords and Sword Manuals?"
He became excited, already planning how to make both factions bleed.
Of course, relying on just this wouldn’t be enough to destroy the two factions, but neither could they be let off so easily. Both sides must feel the pain deeply for the strategy to work!
However,
he furrowed his brows and said:
"If we adopt a tough stance with the Formless Sect, it should be fine; they fear Jiu. But with the Inquiring Sword Pavilion, there’s the Heart Inquiry Sword Gu Changhe, ranked fourteenth on the Celestial Being List, who might not agree so easily."
Ning Qi merely smiled faintly and said nothing.
Seeing this, Luo Wentian was secretly taken aback but reassured himself.
If Ning Qi could remain so calm in the face of someone ranked fourteenth on the Celestial Being List, what was there for him to worry about?
Even his apprehension towards the Demon Sect and the Southern Border Alliance had lessened considerably.
That evening,
Luo Wentian wrote two letters vigorously, denouncing the immoral actions of the Formless Sect and the Inquiring Sword Pavilion, who appeared to be peeking at the True Martial inheritance. He subtly mentioned some dissatisfaction from True Man Tianjian, fully setting the stage.
He then hinted at conditions.
Naturally, he told the Formless Sect that the True Martial Sect’s foundation was shallow, lacking some Taoist Scripture collections, particularly rare solitary editions, and the more, the better.
To the Inquiring Sword Pavilion, he mentioned that the True Martial Sect’s newly recruited three hundred young disciples were without swords, making it difficult to continue, and said that True Man Tianjian was interested in the Inquiring Sword Pavilion’s unmatched Sword Manuals, suggesting they send over two.
Of course, some Spiritual Medicines and Treasures were also available for their careful consideration.
In short, quelling the True Martial’s anger without bleeding was impossible.
And then,
these letters were sent overnight to the two factions.
Not only that, but Luo Wentian also had people secretly spread the word about the Formless Sect and the Inquiring Sword Pavilion’s sending spies into the True Martial Sect, creating momentum.
After Ning Qi learned of the letter’s content, he couldn’t help but smile wryly, realizing his senior brother could be quite cunning at times.
As for whether the Formless Sect and the Inquiring Sword Pavilion would agree, he wasn’t worried.
Not because he thought they would comply willingly, but because he had confidence in his own strength.
In the end, they would all agree, though the process might be somewhat convoluted.
Ning Qi gazed at the increasingly vibrant peach blossoms outside the courtyard and glanced down at the few tender leaves sprouting from the Enlightenment Tea tree, feeling his heart gradually calm.
Just some trivial side notes.
He began to operate the Refining Spirit with full focus, the Heaven and Earth Grinding Wheel appeared beside him, vaguely emitting a rumbling sound. This was his creation, the Great Refining Spirit Technique, based on the Quenching Gang Technique, but the foundation differed. The Quenching Gang Technique primarily relied on the Power of Heaven and Earth, while the Refining Spirit Technique used the Power of Heaven and Earth as an aid, relying mainly on the Primordial Core for feedback.
Because the ’God’ is relatively fragile and cannot withstand the violent Power of Heaven and Earth.
Now, Ning Qi had already achieved preliminary success, the ’God’ growing stronger, which was particularly evident in the Celestial Being Unity Secret Technique, and his strength was also increasing, not stagnating.
As time slowly passed,
seven days later,
it was actually the Formless Sect, far away in the Tao State, that replied first.
The Formless Sect’s attitude of admitting wrong was good.
The events that had transpired at the True Martial Mountain had naturally reached their ears. Knowing that their spies had been apprehended on the spot, even if they wanted to deny it, there was no way to do so. Their hearts felt bitter; they had initially thought it was a flawless plan but had greatly underestimated the capabilities of the True Martial Sect.
But now, they could only try their best to make amends.
They had originally already agreed upon some compensation.
Unexpectedly, Luo Wentian’s ’greetings’ arrived right after.
After the Formless Sect members read through the letters, they wished they could curse aloud, their hearts bleeding.
It was too ruthless!
They wanted to withstand it and be tough, but they didn’t dare.
The power of True Man Tianjian was still vivid in their minds, not to mention they were the guilty party. Nowadays, the True Martial Sect stands as the ninth largest sect in the lands. Those top sects would only support the True Martial Sect, not them. In fact, several top sects had already begun to exert pressure.
This made the Formless Sect swallow the bitter pill, losing both their wife and soldiers this time for real.
After discussion,
they replied with a kind letter of apology and prepared a compensation list.
They offered 1,500 volumes of Taoist Scriptures, a hundred rare solitary editions, various Spiritual Medicines and Treasures, Exotic Beast Inner Cores, and Martial Arts Secret Manuals, all of good quality.
Luo Wentian saw it and grinned ear to ear.
Having just recruited three hundred young disciples and sixteen guardians, they urgently needed a plethora of resources. Now, a batch had been immediately replenished.
He exclaimed that the Formless Sect people were wonderful.
Even lamented repeatedly that if only more sects tried to send spies during the entrance examination!
This made Ning Qi shake his head and smile.
However,
the compensation matters weren’t going so smoothly.
For instance, though the Formless Sect, far away in the Tao State, had already replied and shown their stance, the Inquiring Sword Pavilion, close in the Chu State, had remained silent.