Chapter 2724
by“Wait a moment, wait a moment!” Seeing the three great Demon Kings pounce towards him, Mi Qi promptly raised his hand and shouted.
“Hold on！” Yang Kai also shouted loudly.
The three great Demon Kings suddenly stopped their figures, but surrounded Li Jiao and Mi Qi tightly with the Demon Yuan covering them, not giving them any space to escape at all.
Cold sweat slid down the cheeks and dripped onto the ground, making a clear sound.
Yang Kai stared at the two of them and said, “What last words does Sect Master Mi have to say？ This Palace Master is very kind-hearted and will allow you to survive for a few breaths of time！”
So it’s time to say his last words… Mi Qi had a black line on his face. Suppressing the nervousness in his heart, he said nervously, “Palace Master Yang, Brother Li and I are not trying to renege on the debt, nor do we plan not to fulfill this bet. It’s true that we don’t have that much bet and really shouldn’t have made such a big bet with Palace Master Yang, but now that things have come to this, even if you kill us, there’s no benefit.”
“Yeah, that’s right. If you kill us, the five billion source crystals will really be gone, and you will also make a mortal enemy of my Li Long Palace and Mi Tian Zong.”
I was able to exterminate the Wen Qing Sect. Do I still be afraid of your Li Long Palace and Mi Tian Zong? Yang Kai sneered, extremely disdainful, but still stroked his chin, looking like he was seriously thinking. After a long while he nodded and said, “But what you said is right. Keep talking. Whether you can live or not depends on your mouths.”
Mi Qi let out a long sigh of relief, knowing that his life was temporarily safe for the time being, but he also knew that if he couldn’t persuade Yang Kai to let the two of them go, the two of them would surely lose their lives here today.
After pondering for a while and organizing his words, he said, “Although Brother Li and I can’t come up with that many source crystals for the time being, we can still scrape together a part.”
“How much？” Yang Kai asked in a deep voice.
“Five… five billion？” Mi Qi asked tentatively.
Li Jiao nodded： “Five billion is okay.”
Are you trying to send a beggar? Yang Kai snorted coldly. “The number of source crystals I found in the warehouse of the Wen Qing Sect is more than five billion! If you dare to mention five billion again, I will kill you right now. At worst, I won’t want those fifty billion source crystals.”
“Ten billion, ten billion！” Mi Qi quickly changed his words, and then said, “It can’t be any more. If it’s any more, I really can’t take it out.”
This was already the bottom line of his Mitian Sect. To come up with one billion, he might even have to sell off some things.
“Does Palace Master Li also mean the same？” Yang Kai looked coldly at Li Jiao.
Li Jiao said nervously, “Yes, yes, at most we can only come up with one billion.”
“One billion huh…” Yang Kai paced back and forth. After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, “One billion is also okay.”
Li Jiao and Mi Qi were overjoyed when they heard this.
Before they could speak, Yang Kai added, “But there is still a shortfall of one hundred and fifty million. How do the two of you plan to repay it？”
“This…” Li Jiao and Mi Qi were at a loss for words for a moment and didn’t know how to answer.
Yang Kai said, “This Palace Master has a way. I wonder if the two of you are willing to listen.”
“Please enlighten us, Palace Master Yang！” Li Jiao and Mi Qi looked at Yang Kai together.
“If there are not enough Source Crystals, then use treasures to make up for it. I believe that there should be many rare treasures in the storerooms of your two sects. And my Lingxiao Palace has just been established and is in urgent need of a large amount of cultivation resources. I will calculate one Emperor Treasure as ten million high-grade Source Crystals. For one hundred and fifty million, that’s one hundred and fifty pieces.”
“One hundred and fifty Emperor Treasures！”
“One Emperor Treasure is only ten million high-grade Source Crystals？”
Mi Qi and Li Jiao both exclaimed in unison and cursed in their hearts. Although they had long known that Yang Kai would definitely take the opportunity to slaughter them, they didn’t expect to be so severely screwed over. This was simply robbery.
What imperial treasure is only worth ten million top-grade source crystals? Even the worst imperial treasure couldn’t be just this amount. Moreover, the quantity of one hundred and fifty imperial treasures is too terrifying. Even if the two great sects, they still couldn’t find so many imperial treasures.
“If there are no imperial treasures, dao source-level secret treasures and false king-level secret treasures are also acceptable. In addition, all kinds of spiritual flowers and strange grasses, rare minerals, as long as they are cultivation resources, this palace master will happily accept them all.” Yang Kai waved his big hand, looking very easy to talk to.
The complexions of Li Jiao and Mi Qi were as black as the bottom of a pot. If it was really as Yang Kai said, wouldn’t the two great sects be emptied by him？ What would the disciples do for their cultivation then？ How could they have the face to face the many elders and disciples in the sects？
“This won’t do, this won’t do…” Li Jiao was almost crying. “Palace Master Yang, please be merciful.”
Mi Qi also said, “Palace Master Yang, you are trying to take away the foundation and destroy our two great sects.”
Yang Kai’s complexion turned cold. “This palace master has already given you a chance, but you don’t cherish it. Now you still want to blame me？”
Both Mi Qi and Li Jiao were somewhat at a loss for words.
Sighing, Yang Kai said, “As Brother Ji said before, we are all martial artists in the Northern Territory. We will meet each other often in the future. If I do something too excessive, this palace master will also feel embarrassed.”
You would also be embarrassed？ Mi Qi and Li Jiao silently scoffed in their hearts.
“Well, this Lord here has another proposal. If this still doesn’t work, then the two of you will stay here today and let your sects come and ransom you. I will release you when you have gathered enough Source Crystals.”
“Please tell us, Palace Master Yang.”
Although they knew that Yang Kai’s idea definitely wasn’t a good one, it was still better than him using force directly. It wouldn’t hurt to listen.
“You all first gather one billion Source Crystals, and for the remaining one and a half billion… pay it in installments.” Yang Kai waved his hand and said.
“Pay in installments？” When Li Jiao and Mi Qi heard this, they exchanged a glance and cautiously asked, “I wonder how to pay in installments？”
Yang Kai said, “The two of your sects have large families and great undertakings, and also have a lot of income every year. In the future, a portion of this income will be handed over to my Ling Xiao Palace every year. When the remaining debt is paid off that’s when it’s over. What do the two of you think of this proposal?
Mi Qi joyfully said, “Palace Master Yang’s proposal is not bad. Let’s pay in installments.”
Li Jiao also nodded and said, “Good, good, good. Palace Master Yang is truly intelligent. Such an idea can also be thought of.”
“You all also think it’s good.” Yang Kai smiled slightly. “Since you think it’s good, then that’s it. However, the details need to be carefully discussed.”
“That’s right, that’s right.” Mi Qi continuously nodded.
Yang Kai said, “I calculate that the annual income of the two of your sects is fifty million High-Grade Source Crystals. Is this correct？”
“Almost this number.” Mi Qi and Li Jiao both nodded. Such a number was simply terrifying for those small and medium-sized sects. You should know that when participating in the auction in Liuying City before, those Emperor Venerable Realms emptied the accumulations of their respective sects for many years and only managed to gather 10 or 20 million high-grade source crystals. But here in Li Longgong and Mi Tianzong, the annual income was 50 million.
In contrast, the difference was huge.
“I don’t want 50 million from you either. As long as you hand over 40 million to my Lingxiao Palace every year！” Yang Kai looked at the two and asked.
Mi Qi and Li Jiao’s faces twitched. If it was 40 million every year, that meant only 10 million was left for their own sects. This number was greatly reduced, and the days of the two major sects might not be easy in the future.
However, if they wanted to pay off the debt, they had to do so.
They nodded dejectedly and agreed one after another.
“After paying for 50 years, we’ll be clear.” Yang Kai said seriously.
When Mi Qi and Li Jiao heard this, they both frowned. The former said, “Palace Master Yang, the number of years… is not right.”
Li Jiao also said, “Yes, Palace Master Yang, did you miscalculate？ Brother Mi and I each have a bet of 2.5 billion. We first gathered 1 billion for you, and there are still 1.5 billion left. If we hand over 40 million to you every year, no matter how you calculate it, it doesn’t need 50 years.”
If it was really calculated as Yang Kai said, then the total amount that the two great sects would give to Lingxiao Palace would be three billion high-grade source crystals, which was a full five hundred million more than the bet.
Yang Kai sneered： “Don’t the two of you count the interest？”
“In… interest！” Mi Qi and Li Jiao were dumbfounded.
What kind of interest was so much? Five hundred million high-grade source crystals was the total income of each sect for ten years.
Only at this moment did the two people understand Yang Kai’s sinister intentions. What was the installment payment? They originally thought that he had a conscience, but who knew that he had dug a big pit and lured them to jump down.
“Two methods, you choose for yourselves.” Yang Kai looked at them impatiently. “Either gather two and a half billion source crystal materials and send them to my Lingxiao Palace within a month, or gather one billion first and repay for fifty years！”
“Palace Master Yang…”
“If you bargain with me again, do you think that this palace master really can’t destroy your two great sects？” Yang Kai’s expression turned fierce.
Mi Qi and Li Jiao immediately fell silent, looking terrified.
They could also see that Yang Kai’s patience was almost worn out. If they continued to pester, it would still be themselves who suffered losses.
Looking at each other, Mi Qi helplessly sighed： “Let’s do the installment payment.”
Although this will require an additional repayment of 500 million, and it will also be very painful, at least it won’t damage the foundation. If they were really asked to come up with 2.5 billion within a month, it would definitely cause the two sects to suffer a great loss of vitality and it would be impossible to recover within a hundred years.
However, in this way, within fifty years, I’m afraid that both the Li Dragon Palace and the Mi Tianzong will have to follow the lead of the Ling Xiao Palace and the disciples of the two sects will also not be able to hold their heads up in front of the disciples of the Ling Xiao Palace.
Li Jiao’s expression was gloomy as he said, “I will also pay in installments.”
“Good！” Yang Kai clapped his hands and laughed. “Both of you are straightforward people. Since this is the case, then please go back first. One month later, this palace master wants to see your one billion source crystals, and the rest will be collected annually. There is no time to waste. This palace master will not keep the two of you any longer. Please！”
Mi Qi and Li Jiao feebly clasped their fists and turned to walk outside.
Unlike when they came here full of excitement, at this moment they were both downcast.
Whoever encounters such a thing is afraid that they won’t be happy either, and how to tell the senior management of the sect about this matter after going back is also a trouble. Their lifetimes of great reputations have all been ruined today！ Both of them were filled with remorse in their hearts, and they were calculating in their hearts whether they should just renege on the debt as soon as they walked out of this door…
“Palace Master Li, please wait a moment.”
Before the two of them could walk out of the great hall, Ji Ying suddenly spoke.
Hearing this, Li Jiao stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Ji Ying： “What instructions does Master Ji have？”
“Instruction dare not be said.” Ji Ying replied lightly, and with a flick of his hand, a wooden box flew towards Li Jiao. “I, Ji, am not good at learning skills and am afraid of failing to live up to the entrustment of Palace Master Li. This Dragon Blood Flower will be returned to Palace Master Li. Please Palace Master Li find someone else.”
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