This Great General, with his robust aura, is like a wild ox.
It seems the Immortal Dragon Emperor has made thorough preparations for the negotiations.
This is good; Lu Changsheng’s safety is also ensured.
The Jiuyou Forbidden Land is a space-time rift connected to the Netherworld, from which evil spirits continuously emerge, creating a haven where Chi Mei and Wang Liang run rampant.
However, to Lu Changsheng and his party, the Chi Mei and Wang Liang of Jiuyou are like ants, scurrying away.
Even such evil creatures have the instinct of the survival of the fittest.
The Immortal Dragon Emperor and the others can eradicate them with a simple gesture.
In the Nine Nether Abyss, a group of powerful beings from the Demon Realm have long been waiting, emanating a sky-high Demonic Qi, making even the specters formed from evil spirits avoid them.
The towering figure of Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable stands in the center, surrounded by Great Demons like stars around the moon.
“Master, they are here.”
A man in black sensed a group of powerful auras approaching the Nine Nether Abyss.
“This lad indeed has guts, he really dares come to me demanding treasures, pity he’s not one of us.”
Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable is increasingly appreciative of Lu Changsheng.
Geniuses from the Immortal Realm fear and avoid him, but Lu dares to extort him with his daughter.
This aligns with the customs of the people from the Demon Realm.
The man in black sees his master’s growing admiration for Lu Changsheng, his eyes filling with resentment.
His master has never given him such an evaluation.
“Hallucinatory Dark has also been very cautious, bringing so many subordinates.”
The Immortal Dragon Emperor and his people can already see the figures of Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable and other strong beings from the Demon Realm.
The Demon Generals brought by Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable number in the hundreds, which speaks to his status and position in the Demon Realm.
Lu Changsheng feels the overwhelming Demonic Qi of Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable and his subordinates, all of whom are evil people to the core.
The two groups meet near the Nine Nether Abyss; if either side causes trouble, they can retreat in full force at the first sign of danger.
“Hallucinatory Dark, causing havoc in my territory last time was not very courteous of you.”
The Immortal Dragon Emperor and Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable are wary of each other, with the former letting out a cold snort.
Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable and other Demon Lords attacked the Confucian Sect’s meeting, which was being held in the Immortal Dynasty, and with Sage Chen of Weilong Academy fallen, it was a significant loss of face for the Immortal Dragon Emperor.
“In the future, there will be many more inconsiderate acts, but let’s spare the chatter. I’ve brought the person you want, where is my daughter?”
Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable signaled with his eyes, and his disciple brought forth the Ninth Prince.
“Father, save me!”
The hollow eyes of the Ninth Prince began to glimmer upon seeing the Immortal Dragon Emperor.
The Ninth Prince appeared gaunt and was on his last breath, almost tormented beyond human recognition.
Lu Changsheng saw the Ninth Prince at the Confucian Sect’s meeting before, but he wasn’t like this; it’s unimaginable what kind of inhumane treatment the Ninth Prince has endured.
“Hallucinatory Dark, haven’t you gone too far? Lu didn’t mistreat your daughter!”
The Immortal Dragon Emperor, in a fury, defended his son.
Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable replied indifferently: “When I sent someone to Cold Bone’s place, he was already like this. You should thank me; otherwise, given Cold Bone’s character, your son would have been made into medicine.”
The Immortal Dragon Emperor’s face turned grim.
Cold Bone Demon Venerable was always ruthless, especially employing living people, especially strong individuals from the Immortal Realm, for his Demon Pill trials.
The ordeal of the Ninth Prince was evident of this.
Nobody in the Immortal Realm was truly capable of handling someone as powerful and cunning as Cold Bone Demon Venerable.
“You brat, you can release my daughter now, can’t you?”
Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable looked towards Lu Changsheng.
This wasn’t the first time he had captured Dantai Meng.
“Hold on, the Ninth Prince is the Immortal Dragon Emperor’s condition, and this is mine. If you can meet these conditions, I will naturally release her.”
Lu Changsheng threw out a list that stretched two to three meters long, with an extensive array of 9,999 types of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures unique to the Demon Realm, ranging from thirteen-grade to twenty-grade.
Lu Changsheng had thought it through; he already possessed treasures like the Human Sovereign Cauldron and the Mountain and Rivers Chart, so demanding Magical Treasures from the Demon Realm would not significantly enhance his own power.
Why not ask the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable for the rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures of the Demon Realm, and then bestow these treasures upon my disciples; the system might return some top-quality Demon Realm treasures.
Lu Changsheng wasn’t a greedy person; he didn’t want any Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures above Twenty-Grade; he would only accept up to Twenty-Grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
Lu Changsheng browsed through the records to find the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that were missing in the Immortal Realm and listed them.
“There shouldn’t be too many…”
Lu Changsheng felt somewhat guilty.
“How audacious, to actually demand so many treasures!”
“Brat, you are too arrogant, your greed knows no bounds – like a snake trying to swallow an elephant!”
“It’s one thing to exchange hostages, but why do you want so much more? Why not just ask for 99,999 kinds while you’re at it!”
“Devil-nettle Grass – this is a Twenty-Grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure!”
“Demon Venerable, why not let us swarm him and chop this greedy brat into mincemeat!”
The subordinates of the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable were passionately incensed, filled with righteous indignation.
They had never seen such shameless impudence before.
Who is really from the Demon Realm here?
Even the Immortal Dragon Emperor felt somewhat embarrassed.
He thought that Lu Changsheng would just ask the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable for a few Dao Artifacts or dozens of Divine Pills at most, but Lu Changsheng ended up asking for the sky, demanding 9,999 kinds of the Demon Realm’s Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, with all sorts of varieties; it’s unclear what Lu Changsheng even needed them all for.
The Immortal Dragon Emperor pondered that Lu Changsheng wasn’t an alchemist.
The Princess and Qingyue Fairy, who followed in secret, were equally astounded.
How dare Lu Changsheng.
The other party is the Demon Lord of the Demon Realm, not just a Sect Leader from the Holy Land; angering him could result in a volatile reaction at any moment.
“Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable, your daughter should be more precious than all these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures combined, shouldn’t she? I didn’t even ask for Twenty-First Grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and that’s already giving you a discount.”
Seeing the Great Demon Heads under the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable getting riled up, Lu Changsheng also worried about irritating them, thus he provided the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable an opportunity to step down.
Unexpectedly, this made the subordinates of the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable even more enraged.
This is a discount?
If there were no discount, would Lu Changsheng expect the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable to go bankrupt before he would agree to release Dantai Meng?
“Master, I see him making exorbitant demands, clearly showing no respect for you. Let me kill him and save my sister disciple.”
The man dressed in black was murderous and ready to summon his Magical Treasure at any moment.
The Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable gestured to stop him: “Even if all these treasures were combined and multiplied by ten, they wouldn’t be worth a fraction of my daughter. I agree to your terms. However, some of the odd items you ask for, I do not possess. Here are over six thousand treasures, take these first, and later I’ll have them search everywhere. If we find the rest, we will send them to you. If we can’t find them, then let it be; you can’t blame me.”
The Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable’s left hand opened, revealing a Space Ring in his palm.
“Fine.”
Lu Changsheng had simply listed 9,999 kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures based on the records.
Some of these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures might even be extinct in the Demon Realm; it was quite normal for the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable not to have them.
This time, to be able to swindle over six thousand kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable, without paying almost any price, was almost too good for Lu Changsheng – all he had to do was return Dantai Meng.
The Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable released the Ninth Prince, and the Space Ring filled with Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures fell into Lu Changsheng’s hands, while Lu Changsheng summoned the Mountain and Rivers Chart and released Dantai Meng.
“Welcome back, young lady!”
“For the young lady to escape from the clutches of that scoundrel is truly a tremendous fortune!”
“We must celebrate this properly!”
“Long live!”
The subordinates of the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable were jubilant.
Dantai Meng’s pretty face blushed slightly.
How come her being captured and returned seemed like an honorable ordeal?
The Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable spoke affectionately, “Meng’er, you must have suffered a lot.”
“…”
Dantai Meng hadn’t really suffered much; in fact, during the years she was trapped in the Mountain and Rivers Chart, she was well fed and watered, with no shortage of cultivation resources.
In the eyes of the Hallucinatory Dark Demon Venerable, Lu Changsheng must have been bullying his daughter all the time, and she must have been tormented so much that she became… rather more radiant?