Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Whether or Not Your Zhang Family Agrees, You Must Sell!
"Old Master!"
Upon seeing the two figures within the Escape Light, Zhang Chengkong was instantly delighted.
Without saying a word, he hurriedly bowed and paid his respects.
The two were none other than Zhang Mingze and Zhang Mingyuan of the Zhang Family.
At this moment, the eyes of both were fixed on the fire cloud not far from them, their gaze sharply focused.
"Haoyuan..."
"Haha, my two friends from the Zhang Family, I trust you’ve been well."
Ji Haoyuan then revealed himself, looking at the two before him with a smile that was both amused and not amused.
This caused the Zhang Family Brothers to furrow their brows slightly, instinctively feeling that Ji Haoyuan’s visit might harbor ill intentions.
Yet, they responded courteously, "Haoyuan, we haven’t seen you for many days, and your elegance seems to have surpassed the past.
Just wondering if there’s anything important you need at our Zhang Family’s Taiping Mountain?"
"Haha, nothing particularly important."
Ji Haoyuan chuckled nonchalantly.
"Just wish to buy back this Taiping Mountain."
"What?"
Upon hearing Ji Haoyuan’s words, Zhang Mingze and Zhang Mingyuan were taken aback.
Zhang Chengkong below felt a wrenching sensation in his heart, instinctively sensing something was amiss.
Then Zhang Mingyuan suddenly spoke, "Haoyuan, you’re joking, right?
Taiping Mountain is our Zhang Family’s Spirit Mountain; how could it be sold externally?
Please don’t joke about such matters.
Taiping Mountain, our Zhang Family will never sell it under any circumstances."
Once his words fell, the atmosphere on the scene abruptly turned silent.
Zhang Mingze’s heart tightened slightly.
He, like Zhang Chengkong below, smelled a sense of foreboding.
Sure enough.
Ji Haoyuan’s smile slowly faded, replaced by a cold demeanor as he looked at Zhang Mingyuan, his tone mild:
"Perhaps you didn’t hear clearly what I said earlier?
Also, on what basis do you think I’m negotiating or asking you?"
"What do you mean?"
Zhang Mingyuan’s expression changed instantly, unable to suppress a thread of anger emerging in his eyes.
"Isn’t the meaning obvious enough?"
Ji Haoyuan remained emotionless, "It means that today, this Taiping Mountain, whether your Zhang Family is willing or not, has to be sold."
"You..."
Zhang Mingyuan became furiously enraged.
Beside him, Zhang Mingze also had a stern face.
Indeed, the man’s attitude was too arrogant and domineering.
Clearly ignoring their Zhang Family entirely.
"Ji Haoyuan, don’t go too far!"
Zhang Mingyuan shouted angrily.
"If I don’t sell, what will you do?"
"Not sell?"
Ji Haoyuan suddenly lifted his gaze, lightly threw out a sentence.
"You have no choice."
As soon as the words fell, suddenly in the sky, a rolling firecloud condensed, transforming into meteors plummeting towards Zhang Mingyuan.
Zhang Mingyuan never expected that Ji Haoyuan would choose to act directly without a moment’s hesitation.
The most terrifying aspect was that the falling fire meteors seemed nourished by the Fire Spirit Qi, expanding nearly instantly and tripling in power.
"Watch out!"
Zhang Mingze obviously noticed this.
With a gesture, a silver jewel instantly emitted a gleaming white light, enveloping him and Zhang Mingyuan within it.
Boom, boom, boom!
Simultaneously, the fire meteors collided with the light emitted by the silver jewel.
In an instant, the silver jewel trembled violently.
Zhang Mingze and Zhang Mingyuan only heard a cracking sound near their ears.
Immediately after, they were shocked to see the protective light around them shattered like foam.
Boom!
The air suddenly lit up with an extreme blue blade glow.
But the blue blade glow quickly faded like melting snow, disappearing without a trace.
Simultaneously, two columns of smoke and dust rose from below.
Black smoke intertwined.
When Zhang Chengkong and the other Zhang Family cultivators looked on, they were astounded to find that Zhang Mingyuan and Zhang Mingze, seen as pillars of their family, were charred all over, their clothes tattered, their vitality diminished immensely.
"This... How is this possible?"
Zhang Chengkong and others found it hard to believe.
Whoosh—
Just at this moment, Ji Haoyuan appeared in front of the Zhang Family Brothers.
With a detached expression, he looked down at them.
"Now, can your Zhang Family sell this Taiping Mountain?"
"You... bully us too much!"
Zhang Mingyuan spoke hatefully.
Ji Haoyuan, however, ignored him and glanced towards Zhang Mingze.
"Mingze, what do you think?"
Zhang Mingze remained silent.
Clearly, he was very reluctant to accept Ji Haoyuan’s actions.
After all, the value of Taiping Mountain was substantial.
Besides harboring a tier-one superior Fire Element Spirit Vein, the mountain’s numerous mineral deposits and Spiritual Objects brought vast amounts of Spirit Stone annually to their Zhang Family.
This was the main reason for their reluctance to let it go.
Seeing this, Ji Haoyuan’s eyes narrowed deeply, his voice suddenly carrying a sinister tone.
"Do you think that your family having a Celestial Spirit Root, apprentice to a Golden Core True Man, means I don’t dare do anything to your Zhang Family?
Or do you believe I truly wouldn’t dare kill you?"
As he spoke these words, Ji Haoyuan’s eyes flared with two crimson flames.
The Crimson Flame Patterned Spear, now upgraded to a tier-two superior Spiritual Artifact, suddenly hovered in mid-air.
The spear radiated killing intent.
This time, the Zhang Family Brothers’ faces changed drastically.
For they could clearly sense the killing intent from Ji Haoyuan was no joke.
He was genuinely contemplating murder.
This man...
Truly dared to make a move on them!
A cold sweat broke out on their backs.
Fortunately, at this moment, a sigh sounded suddenly in the scene.
Then an elder appeared among them with white hair and a noticeably aged face.
Judging by the aura he emitted, he was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
However, the elder exuded a heavy air of decay, indicating he likely didn’t have much lifespan left.
"Uncle!"
Upon seeing the elder, Zhang Mingyuan and Zhang Mingze were very surprised.
They never expected their family’s last cultivator in seclusion, the elder before them, Zhang Xingde, would appear here.
Zhang Xingde was the oldest and most advanced cultivator in the Zhang Family.
Yet, at this point, he didn’t respond to the greetings of the Zhang Family Brothers, instead directing his gaze to Ji Haoyuan, with a hint of apology in his demeanor:
"Friend of Ji Family, regarding the issue you brought up earlier, I, the old man, shall make the decision and agree."