Princess Rakshasa smiled cheekily, her snow-white and delicate chin nodded and said, “That’s right, as long as we co-operate with the Great Demon Ten Directions Realm, just the streams of the Blade Prison Realm and the Purple Mansion Realm won’t be able to turn up any big waves at all.”
Chu Siyuan didn’t expect to wait for such an answer from Zhang Ruochen, and was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, saying, “You …… were at least once a member of the Kunlun Realm, for the sake of a demonic woman, have you forgotten your roots so quickly?”
Zhang Ruochen did not say a word and was indifferent.
The Sacred Book Talented Maiden’s pair of eyes stared tightly at Zhang Ruochen, knowing that Zhang Ruochen definitely hadn’t changed, only that he had been subjected to too much oppression, abuse, deception, and aggravation in the Kunlun Realm, and that’s why he was so resistant to the Kunlun Realm.
Deep in his heart, he might not really not want to help the Kunlun Realm.
When the Canglan Martial Saint saw Zhang Ruochen and the Rakshasa Princess getting all mushy, he was very upset and turned around abruptly, ready to leave, ”Forget it, since he doesn’t want to co-operate with us, let’s leave now, what’s the point of talking more? Zhang Ruochen, when we meet next, it will be a battle of life and death.”
“Wait.”
The Sacred Book Talented Lady stepped out and said to Zhang Ruochen, “Let’s talk alone?”
“Good.”Zhang Ruochen said.
Zhang Ruochen and the Sacred Book Talented Maiden walked side by side, one in battle armour, the other in white Confucian clothes, one rigid and one soft, walking on top of the scarlet fallen leaves, a bright landscape.
The Sacred Book Talented Woman was gentle and elegant, clear and graceful, pondering for a moment before she was saying, “Merit value, it is related to the life and death of a great world, if we are really forced to have no way back, the Kunlun Realm, Blade Prison Realm, and Tiam Realm, the three great worlds with weaker strengths, will definitely fight to the death to compete for the wall of the book of merit. At that time, even if the Great Demon Ten Directions Realm is strong, it will still suffer heavy losses.”
“The Daemon Ten Square Realm is the most powerful among the seven realms of Shadrach, so there’s no need to worry about being at the bottom of the list, even if they rank last in the Saints’ Merit Book War, they’ll still be able to win back in the other three major battlefields. In this way, once the losses are too great, they will definitely not continue to co-operate with the Guanghan Realm. At that time, you and the Broad Cold Realm will most likely be in a situation where you are alone.”
Zhang Ruochen said, “I understand.”
The Sacred Book Talent Maiden stopped in her tracks, her two rows of fine eyelashes lifting upwards as she stared at Zhang Ruochen’s well-defined face, saying, “Given the current situation, unless you hand over the Wall of Merit Books, no great world would dare to co-operate with you. Even if it’s a Saint of the Guanghan Realm, once they come out to protect you, they will suffer extinction.”
There was nothing that was not negotiable in front of the Sacred Book Talented Maiden, and Zhang Ruochen’s expression became relatively serious as he said, “I feel a great crisis, you should have sensed it as well, right?”
The Sacred Book Talented Lady nodded gently and said, “The Rakshasa Clan.”
“That’s right.”
Zhang Ruochen continued, “Even with all the arguments and fights, our true enemy must be the Rakshasa Clan. One big reason why I snatched the Wall of Merit Books was because I didn’t want to see the Saints of the Shadrachian Seven Realms kill each other in a bloodbath. In the end, only to be wiped out by the Rakshasa clan.”
The Sacred Book Talented Lady said, “The Rakshasa Clan destroyed the other three pieces of the Book of Merits Wall and left this one in the Phoenix Nest alone, originally wanting to make us suffer internal conflict.”
Zhang Ruochen said, “If I agreed to co-operate with the Kunlun Realm, even if the Kunlun Realm was able to redeem a large amount of Merit Value, in the end, it would definitely be surrounded by several other realms, with numerous deaths and injuries, and its vitality would be greatly damaged. Is such a co-operation meaningful?”
The Sacred Book Talented Maiden now knew the situation better than anyone else and didn’t need her reminder at all, so she asked, “Then what are you going to do?”
Zhang Ruochen said, “Right now, the only way for me to live is to dominate the entire Saints’ Merit War with my own strength.”
“Are you serious?”The Sacred Book Talent Maiden was a bit surprised.
Zhang Ruochen said, “Do you think I’m joking?”
The Sacred Book Talented Woman gently pursed her lips and pondered carefully before her eyes suddenly lit up, somewhat understanding Zhang Ruochen’s intentions, and said, “The Merit Book Wall is a hot potato, and at the same time, it is also the most important card in your hand. As long as it is utilised well, it is not certain that you will be able to really dominate the entire Saint Merit War.”
Zhang Ruochen said, “Therefore, the people I want to co-operate with are not just the Kunlun Realm. There’s also the Great Demon Ten Directions Realm, the Tianmu Realm, and the Eight Divisions Realm. At the same time, it is also necessary to select the objects that are at the bottom of the list, such as the Blade Prison Realm and the Violet Mansion Realm.”
The Sacred Book Talent Maiden was extremely intelligent and understood Zhang Ruochen’s purpose in doing so.
Firstly, according to a normal Saint Merit War, it was almost impossible for the Blade Prison Realm and the Violet Mansion Realm to pad the bottom. In that case, the Kunlun Realm and Tianmu Realm, which were likely to be at the bottom of the list, would then choose to co-operate with Zhang Ruochen and work together to suppress the Blade Prison Realm and the Violet Mansion Realm.
Secondly, if the Great Demon Ten Directions Realm, the Guanghan Realm, the Kunlun Realm, and the Tianmu Realm were already on the same page, how could the Eight Divisions Realm not understand how to choose? Plus, with Crazy Demon helping to contact them, the Eight Sect Realm would most likely co-operate with Zhang Ruochen as well.
With all five worlds on a united front, leaving only the Violet Mansion Realm and the Blade Prison Realm behind, even if they were no longer willing to do so, with such a huge disparity in power, I’m afraid that they wouldn’t dare to go to war against the five worlds.
This path that Zhang Ruochen was going to take would avoid internal conflict amongst the seven worlds and benefit from it at the same time.
Sacred Book Talent Maiden said, ”Theoretically, it is feasible, however, there are too many variables and too much difficulty in implementing it, and it is full of dangers, one wrong step, and you will never be able to recover. That Spirit Flame Demon Princess is a huge variable. On top of that, the Eight Divisions Realm is powerful and may not be willing to be used by you.”
Zhang Ruochen raised his head and looked at the sunlight that poured down from the gaps in the leaves and said, “In this battlefield of crises, how can there be any perfect strategy? If you can have a path to take, you should give it a try. Let’s go, let’s go back.”
The Sacred Book Talent Maiden pondered for a moment, seemingly pondering something, and said, “Did you know? Yellow Smoke has disappeared!”
“Hmm.”Zhang Ruochen said.
Seeing that Zhang Ruochen’s eyes were indifferent, the Sacred Book Talented Lady asked, “Don’t you want to know where she went? Is she still alive?”
“It doesn’t matter anymore.”Zhang Ruochen said.
The Sacred Book Talent Maiden said, “Does it really not matter?”
“Let’s not talk about this matter, let’s go.”
Zhang Ruochen carried his hands behind his back and walked back.
Seeing Zhang Ruochen and the Sacred Book Talented Girl return, the Canglan Martial Saint’s gaze fixed on the Sacred Book Talented Girl, revealing an inquiring expression. The Sacred Book Talented Maiden merely nodded with a smile, giving her a response.
Zhang Ruochen said, “Miss Nalan and I have already discussed this, and in fact, it is not impossible to co-operate with the Kunlun Realm. However, if the Kunlun Realm wants to exchange merit values with me, it must share 30% with me.”
Chu Si Yuan said, “Thirty percent? The merit value that we have worked so hard and fought so hard to obtain, you don’t put in a single cent of effort and you want to take away 30% of the merit value? You’re too black, aren’t you?”
Zhang Ruochen said, “It’s fine if you don’t want to, there are always other worlds that are willing to co-operate with me.”
“Wait a minute.”
Chu Siyuan stroked his beard, his eyes twirled, and said, “How about 20%?”
Zhang Ruochen said, “Anyway, as long as the Guanghan Realm’s merit value reaches number one in the Saint’s Merit Battlefield, I will destroy the Merit Book Wall. At that time, even if you guys have more Rakshasa blood and remnants of souls, you will never be able to exchange them for merit values.”
“Okay, promise.”Chu Siyuan said in a hurry.
After negotiating this cooperation, Chu Siyuan and the Nine Heavenly Xuan Maiden then took out all the Rakshasa blood and remnant souls they had on them and divided one third of them to Zhang Ruochen.
Even if it was only one third, it still allowed Zhang Ruochen to exchange five million merit values, making the Guanghan Realm’s merit value reach over 93 million.
The Kunlun Realm’s merit value, on the other hand, reached more than 42 million, raising its ranking on the wall of the Book of Merits by one more place, passing the Sword Prison Realm and ranking fifth.
After exchanging the merit value, the Nine Heavenly Xuan Maiden and Chu Siyuan immediately left and went to look for other Kunlun Realm Saints, ready to carry more Rakshasa blood and remnant souls to exchange with Zhang Ruochen.
The Rakshasa Princess calmly watched until the Nine Heavenly Xuan Maidens and Chu Siyuan were far away, then she was to say, “The Kunlun Realm can’t possibly allow you to be slaughtered like this, and will surely take some action. What if they rush over with a large number of experts next time and suddenly make it difficult to snatch the Wall of Merit Book?”
Zhang Ruochen issued an order to Han Qiu and Demonic Voice, saying, “The two of you spread the news with the fastest possible speed. The Kunlun Realm, Tianmu Realm, Eight Sect Realm, and Great Devil Ten Sect Realm, as long as they share a small amount of a little bit of their benefits, they can exchange their merit values with Zhang Ruochen. As for the Blade Prison Realm and the Violet Mansion Realm, because they have a life and death feud with Zhang Ruochen, Zhang Ruochen refuses to co-operate with them.”
Han Qiu and Demonic Voice smiled at each other, both understanding Zhang Ruochen’s intentions, and then, transforming into two ghostly shadows, they disappeared into the dense forest.
Princess Rakshasa awoke with a sudden start and said, “You want to make the Kunlun Realm, the Tianm Realm, the Eight Realms, and the Great Devil Ten Realms hold each other back, and then, deliberately suppress the Blade Prison Realm and the Violet Mansion Realm, so that the other realms would develop a sense of superiority and compete to be the first to co-operate with you and the other realms. The tactics are very clever, but aren’t you afraid of a backlash?”
“Afraid, how can I not be? Therefore, one must be incredibly careful and prudent in order to do so, and first, one would need to choose a safe place to trade.”Zhang Ruochen said.
“Is there still a safe location?”Princess Rakshasa said.
Zhang Ruochen’s finger, pointing to the depths of the ninety-nine holy mountains, said, “The most dangerous place is the safest place. The deepest part of the Phoenix Nest must be incomparably dangerous, and there would be very few Saints who could enter. In this way, I at least won’t be in a desperate situation where I’m surrounded by tens of thousands of saints.”
Once Han Qiu and Demonic Voice spread the news out, it would definitely cause a huge shock, and it was expected that many people would be furious, as well as feel that Zhang Ruochen was arrogant and greedy. In particular, the Blade Prison Realm and the Violet Mansion Realm would definitely be furious.
At that time, it was estimated that many people would take action.
Therefore, Zhang Ruochen didn’t dare to continue staying in the dense forest and immediately headed into the depths of the ninety-nine sacred mountains.
When Crazy Demon learnt of Zhang Ruochen’s plan, he was afraid that Zhang Ruochen would destroy the Wall of Merits after the Guanghan Realm became number one. Thus, he hurriedly rushed to contact the Saints of the Eight Divisions Realm, ready to convince them to co-operate with Zhang Ruochen.
Of course, for Crazy Demon, this was also an opportunity to reap benefits.
