C2396 Before the war
"Elder Blue, are we really going to fight?" A few elders had always been against this. They felt that this battle was unfathomable, and that it shouldn't be fought.
"I have the final say, that Sheng Ze just came back and wanted to climb onto my head. Who gave him the authority, I will definitely let him have a good look at who is the Vermillion Bird First Elder!" Lan Yuan had yet to recover from his anger, he was not saying it verbally this time. He was saying that he had to force Sheng Ze to retreat, and that he had to stay in the Vermillion Bird forbidden area no matter what.
"But we are at a disadvantage, if Sheng Ze uses this as an excuse to get more clan elders, then we will be at a disadvantage." There were still some elders who disagreed. They didn't have much of an opinion towards Sheng Ze, and never thought about fighting him.
"You're a coward and a coward. Let me warn you, the things that I've decided on will not change. Could it be that you're afraid of him?!" Lan Yuan decided to use this elder as an example to make the elders take a look at his attitude.
"No, no, that's not what I meant, but Elder Blue, Elder Sheng Ze didn't do anything wrong. He had already done a lot of good deeds for us in the Vermillion Bird forbidden zone, and now, he's going against him for such a small matter. I think ?"
Seeing that Lan Yuan's face was growing worse, the elder did not dare to continue.
"I understand what you mean, so your heart is with Sheng Ze, then I don't need you, scram." Lan Yuan said coldly, and told the guards to drag him down as well.
"No, Elder Blue, listen to me. I definitely didn't mean it that way. I'm doing this for you, Elder Blue. Let me go ?" Two Hidden Guard caught him and dragged him outside.
This branch of his had always been loyal to Lan Yuan, and all his subordinates were all under him. Now that he had kicked him out, what was wrong with it?
The elders continued to plead for mercy, but Lan Yuan refused to listen. Seeing Lan Yuan's determination, the other elders did not dare to persuade him anymore.
Waiting until everything quieted down after the elder was dragged out, Lan Yuan then said, "You all have seen it too, if you don't listen to my words, then this is the outcome. Go wherever you wish, go to Sheng Ze, or go establish your own sect. I don't mind doing that, but in the future, if I see you all again in the Vermillion Bird restricted region, I won't be able to leave this place unscathed! "
These words were a naked threat, but when paired with Lan Yuan's gloomy face, it really made people tremble.
"Elder Blue, we understand. We'll listen to you." The few elders who had objected earlier did not dare to speak anymore. They could only kneel down like the clouds.
"That's more like it. Now get down to business, report one by one, how many Heaven's Pride can your bloodline produce."
"40..."
"120 ?"
"56 ?"
The elders said one by one, hearing that Lan Yuan's face did not look too good.
"Just these people?"
"Elder Blue, you also know that the Heaven's Pride s under us, as long as they have high aptitudes, have all been placed into your lineage. It's not easy for us to gather these people now."
Speaking till here, Lan Yuan did not speak anymore. He had indeed taken in quite a number of Heaven's Pride s from these elders half-forcefully, but more than half of them were not for his use, but for other uses. Of course, he could not say it out loud, or else he would be done for.
"Forget it, some useless things can only be used on my people." Lan Yuan had not wanted to use his own Hidden Guard at first, but he had carefully chosen to cultivate all these with great uses. Now, he could only concoct them again.
As for Sheng Ze, he was also trying to rope in his subordinates. He had met with every one of Qi Tianyu's elders once, and other than those who had already become Lan Yuan's subordinates long ago and were not allowed to meet with him, the other elders were all willing to meet with them once.
However, after this search, Qi Tianyu realized that there were not many people who could use it, which was strange. He still remembered that when she first entered the Vermillion Bird forbidden area, the people on the streets were all Immortal King s.
Now that they were really employing someone, the Heaven's Pride was nowhere to be seen.
"Sigh ?" General Sheng and Emperor Zhu Tian didn't know that ever since Lan Yuan became the sole boss, he had gathered a lot of Heaven's Pride s under his banner. Naturally, many Heaven's Pride s would be happy to be able to become the First Elder's subordinate, but in the past few years, they have not done much, to the point where most of them have disappeared without a trace. " The Heaven's Pride s that were taken away were the most numerous in his bloodline, and even his biological son had long ago become Lan Yuan's family.
"Looks like this battle will end soon ?" Sheng Ze felt that since there were no other people on his side, Lan Yuan's side would naturally not have more.
"That might not be the case. Have you forgotten about the Hidden Guard that he cultivated all these years?" Qi Tianyu frowned.
"So what? He has his own Hidden Guard, because I have mine too, don't tell me those brothers of mine in my Cold Pond can't compare to Lan Yuan's thief's Hidden Guard! "
"General Sheng, that is naturally not what I meant. I believe in your ability to lead troops, but as you know, all of his Hidden Guard were struck by his Soul-taking Arts, and he is willing to sacrifice his life for it."
"It's alright, my brothers also came because of rain and blood, they might not fall short of his Hidden Guard, which doesn't fear death." Since Sheng Ze had already said it, Qi Tianyu could not say anything else. Seems like he had the victory in his hands, and felt that he would win for sure, but Qi Tianyu was not as optimistic.0
This battle had to be fought, but it had to be meaningful. He definitely had to capture Lan Yuan, so he definitely had to break that Soul-taking Arts of his.
When he thought about how he looked when he met Chen Mo today, Qi Tianyu felt that breaking through the Soul-taking Arts was a bit worrisome. Did he really have to kill Chen Mo to make progress?
Just as Qi Tianyu was thinking about this, Fang Min was worrying about this too. Although he was being half-imprisoned here by Elder Blue, he had already heard about such a huge piece of news. Fang Feng had already used Fang Feng when he was being called away by Elder Blue's people, so he couldn't care less about her.
She couldn't just wait here. She had to do something. He had to find an opportunity to call Chen Mo back, or else at that time, he would only be able to support Qi Tianyu and kill him.
The two of them thought of something, but they didn't know if they could do it.
Fang Min shut his eyes tightly, wanting to rest for a while. He had not been able to sleep well these few days, and ever since he had stopped eating the medicine, he could only rely on his own Spiritual Energy to suppress the movement of his body. However, the control over his body was getting weaker and weaker, she was afraid that he would not be able to hold on much longer.
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