Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal

Chapter 284 The Truth

Panlong Island?

Alkaid had some impression of it.

A major power within the Sea of Turmoil with a Hollow Void War Immortal stationed there.

It was considered one of the overtly dominant forces of the Sea of Turmoil.

As for their modus operandi...

Having made it to the Sea of Turmoil, could they possibly be any sort of righteous power?

Without any discussion, they conferred the "own people" title upon themselves, dragging them into this conflict.

Then they revealed their identity, promising a thousand Pure Yang Great Pills as incentive, while simultaneously pointing out that Panlong Island would not abandon the pursuit as a threat.

Plus, the one who came was a female cultivator with quite a bit of charm, who seemed to practice the Art of Enchantment...

They had utilized almost every factor to the utmost.

Unfortunately...

This was the Northern Sea.

There was no one worth trusting.

This female cultivator was so daring as to ask for help from him, a Blazing White Golden Core...

Wait!

He had been maintaining the same flight speed as Xu Nianhua to look after him, the same as a newly advanced Crimson Red Golden Core, which was why they dared to draw trouble to them?

Alkaid pondered and glanced at Xu Nianhua, who appeared even more "green" than himself and had an idea. He exclaimed in realization, "To think it's the True Transmission of Panlong Island!"

He seemed to have a hint of apprehension, and followed up quickly, "If we assist you, are you truly willing to offer a thousand Pure Yang Great Pills?"

"I, Zhou Xueyan, swear in the name of Panlong Island that once we weather this crisis, a thousand Pure Yang Great Pills will definitely be delivered," the female cultivator promised without any hesitation.

"Good," Alkaid said and gestured to Xu Nianhua with a wave of his hand.

Xu Nianhua, having heard from the likes of Li Hanqiu and Li Qingshan that the Northern Star was fraught with peril and not to cause any trouble when out, instinctively felt something was amiss about agreeing to this.

But he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.

Moreover, since Alkaid had already given the order, he no longer hesitated. He swiftly controlled his sword to descend, joining the fray.

Seeing Xu Nianhua enter the fight, a Golden Core from the Black Shark Thieves immediately broke away to intercept with his sword drawn, "Who are you!? Don't meddle in other people's business! I know you have no ties with the Zhou family. Leave quickly, and I will let bygones be bygones! Otherwise, having offended us, the Black Dragon Thieves, you can forget about leaving the Sea of Turmoil alive!"

The Crimson Red Golden Core from the Zhou family shouted, revealing the true identities of these people, "Black Dragon Thieves!? You're just one of the hundreds of small fry thieves gathered by the Outer Chief to serve as cannon fodder. Do you really have the gall to flaunt the name of the Black Dragon Thieves and aggrandize yourselves!?"

"Heh, doesn't your Zhou family also live off Panlong Island? Don't you also flaunt Panlong Island's banner in your daily exploits?"

"I am Zhou Wenxian of Zhou Family, the True Transmission of Panlong Island. How could I not use Panlong Island's banner!?" retorted the Crimson Red Golden Core from the Zhou family, waving to Alkaid and Xu Nianhua, "You two, don't give them any more time to argue their case. Let us join forces and fight side by side to exterminate these scourges of the Sea of Turmoil! All spoils of war from defeating this Black Shark Island gang will be ceded to you by the Zhou family!"

Thereupon, Alkaid, maintaining the battle strength of a Crimson Red Golden Core, controlled the You Long Sword to charge towards the intercepting Crimson Red Golden Core from the Black Shark Thieves.

Together, they entangled him.

Seizing this opportunity, the Golden Cores of the Zhou family and others erupted with all their might, growing increasingly valiant in the fight, causing the situation on the field to gradually tilt in their favor.

Realizing that the situation was beyond salvage, the leading Crimson Red Golden Core from the Black Shark Thieves glared at Alkaid with resentment, "Having offended the Black Dragon Thieves, no matter where you flee to, you will not escape death. Just you wait, no one will be able to save you!"

Having said this, he waved his hand fiercely, "Retreat!"

At once, more than a dozen Constant Light, leading hundreds of Heavenly Fire and Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, quickly retreated back to their respective warships.

The Zhou family members also didn't dare to pursue, only to let these Black Shark Thieves leave.

Otherwise, if they had really fought to the death, even if they could come out victorious, the loss of a dozen Constant Light and several hundreds of Heavenly Fire and Nascent Souls would have been substantial, resulting in both sides suffering great damage.

"Count the materials, and let's get out of here," ordered the leading Crimson Red Golden Core of the Zhou family.

Instantly, the massive ship was restarted, steering in the direction of Panlong Island.

Seizing this opportunity, this Golden Core, with a smile plastered on his face, bowed to Alkaid and Xu Nianhua, "Thank you both for your righteous assistance. The Zhou family is extremely grateful. Please accompany us back to Panlong Island. I will inform the Family Head of this incident. He will definitely host a banquet to personally express his gratitude to both of you and present a generous reward."

"No need, the Black Shark Thieves have retreated. Please hand over the reward of a thousand Pure Yang Great Pills to us," Alkaid said directly.

Upon hearing this, the expression of the Zhou family's Golden Core darkened subtly.

A thousand Pure Yang Great Pills!?

What does this mean!?

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In the Sea of Turmoil, many Sunburst Golden Core level masters have bounties for this price.

At the time, in order to persuade Alkaid and Xu Nianhua, two Crimson Red Golden Core cultivators, they blurted out this irresistible price; now, to actually have them come up with a thousand Pure Yang Great Pills...

This Golden Core cultivator's thoughts were in turmoil, but his expression did not show any anomalies, as he continued to maintain a smile and said, "No problem, since we promised the two of you a reward of a thousand Pure Yang Great Pills, we will definitely not break our promise. However, such a large sum of money is not something we carry on us at all times... It so happens that our family is sure to wish to host a grand feast for the two of you, so how about we deliver it to you then?"

"What, you want to default?"

Xu Nianhua frowned from the side.

He had long heard that the people from Northern Sea Star have no credibility, ethics, or bottom line, and now...

Was he about to witness it?

"How could that be possible? We have absolutely no intention of defaulting. The Zhou family, as a member of Panlong Island, and our prodigy who is a True Transmission of Panlong Island, having cultivated to the Sunburst Golden Core level, how could they destroy the Zhou's reputation in the Sea of Turmoil for a mere thousand Pure Yang Great Pills? The truth is that we simply cannot take out so many Pure Yang Great Pills right now, we can only arrange for the payment after returning to the Zhou family. Please rest assured, the promised reward will certainly be delivered to you."

This Zhou family Golden Core cultivator swore earnestly.

"Since you can't produce so many elixirs, compensating with goods is also acceptable. I see that this ship's cargo, if exchanged for Pure Yang Great Pills, would probably be worth a thousand or two thousand; we can simply take half as compensation for our reward."

At this time, Alkaid spoke again.

"Impossible."

The Zhou family Golden Core hastened to respond.

Then, feeling that his response was somewhat hasty, he added, "Most of the cargo we have purchased is necessary for Panlong Island. If there is any loss, we will face severe punishment. If things go wrong, everyone on this ship could die for the loss of the cargo. Therefore, using goods to repay debts is absolutely not possible."

Zhou Xueyan could not help but interject at this point, "True Persons, we really want to pay the reward immediately, but we really can't produce a thousand Pure Yang Great Pills right now. We can only fulfill the payment after returning to our family. If the two True Persons are truly too busy to travel to Panlong Island, maybe we can write you an IOU, and whenever the two of you have free time, you can come to Panlong Island to claim it from our Zhou family. How about that?"

"Not how about that."

Alkaid said, "We had just agreed on this, and now you want to go back on your word? Is the Zhou family's reputation just a piece of waste paper? Now, you either give me a thousand Pure Yang Great Pills or goods worth a thousand Pure Yang Great Pills... or... we take it ourselves."

Upon saying this, the Zhou family Golden Core's complexion changed as well, his smile slightly fading: "What do you mean by this? Are you trying to emulate the Black Shark Thieves? I advise you to think thrice before you act; Panlong Island is not easily bullied."

In the meantime, without any need for him to give the order, a dozen or so cultivators at the Constant Light level and hundreds at the Heavenly Fire Realm from the Zhou family, each holding treasures, gradually surrounded them, their gazes turning cold.

Just now, Alkaid had made a casual move, and the main struggle against the Black Shark Thieves had been Xu Nianhua's.

As a Crimson Red Golden Core who was newly promoted, Xu Nianhua also lacked ample fighting experience, and the Zhou family Golden Core was confident that he was more than capable of dealing with him.

Moreover, with a dozen Constant Light and hundreds of Heavenly Fire cultivators swarming him, they might well manage to surround and kill a newly promoted Crimson Red Golden Core.

It was just that they didn't want to cause significant casualties.

"I am merely claiming the reward that rightfully belongs to us according to our agreement, nothing more."

Alkaid said.

"According to the agreement..."

Zhou Xueyan suddenly interjected, "According to the agreement, we were to pay you a thousand Pure Yang Great Pills after we've overcome the crisis, but even though the Black Shark Thieves have been repelled now, who can say whether we won't encounter other dangers on the way back to Panlong Island? In other words, the crisis hasn't been completely averted. Since the crisis is not over, naturally, we cannot pay the reward to you first."

"Our Fourteenth Miss is right; the two True Persons haven't yet fulfilled our agreement to help us cross the crisis. Naturally, we cannot give you the thousand Pure Yang Great Pills."

The Zhou family Golden Core said sternly, "This True Person obviously hasn't fulfilled the agreement but is first to slander our family's reputation. I'm afraid you need to give us an explanation."

"You..."

Xu Nianhua, hearing the Zhou family Golden Core's clearly inching words, immediately changed his expression: "Do we now have to compensate you!? How can you be so brazen..."

"Because we are reasoning with them."

Alkaid spoke calmly, "When we reason with them, in their eyes, it's as though we are starting to show weakness, or rather... we've been talking to them for so long, and their tone becomes a little more unreasonable by the moment, yet we have always refrained from becoming enraged and killing them. This is a sign that we are outwardly strong but inwardly weak. Next, they will naturally feel encouraged to go further, to manipulate us at will."

Contacting step by step, communicating step by step, probing step by step, and then inching forward bit by bit, this kind of thinking has already become an instinct for the cultivators from Northern Sea Star.

He glanced at Xu Nianhua: "Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. Without truly experiencing the real environment of Northern Sea Star, we will never know how vile human nature can be."

Xu Nianhua was stunned for a moment and quickly realized that the reason Alkaid had not yet displayed the power of a Blazing White Golden Core was to teach him a lesson using the "real" Northern Sea Star.

Perhaps...

It was also a lesson for himself.

"I have recognized the true face of the Northern Sea Star," Xu Nianhua said in a deep voice.

The Golden Core of the Zhou family, hearing the two men's words, felt something was amiss and quickly changed his tune, "The two of you, I don't mean to ask you to provide compensation, I was just too anxious to protect the family's reputation, that's why..."

"It's not important."

With a wave of Alkaid's hand, the next moment, the Blazing White Golden Core operated, and dazzling sword lights burst forth from his hand, instantaneously transforming into four hundred and thirty-eight strands of Sword Qi. Like a storm, they aimed to mangle the various surrounding cultivators who wielded swords and held no good intentions, those at the Constant Light Realm, Heavenly Fire Realm, and Core Formation Realm.

"It's over."