Chapter 289.2: 'Traitor Treasure' Talks The Spirit Relics Around! Lu Changsheng Collects Thirteen Spirit Relics! (II)

For a while, countless cultivators of the Mountain River Sect were filled with righteous fury, saying they would charge and fight to the death. However, it was all talk. In the end, not a single cultivator actually charged up to fight. Who had the guts?! That was a spirit relic they were talking about!

Cultivators feared spirit relics down to their bones, and they naturally knew how terrifying one was. Only a spirit relic could stand against another spirit relic. Anyone else who so much as grazed one would be badly hurt if not killed.

The Mountain-Moving Seal especially was a fearsome spirit relic whose offensive power ranked among the top five in all of the Primal World. Who would dare go up against it?

"What do we do now?"

"Sect Master, it's your decision. What should we do?"

Many of them turned their eyes to the Sect Master.

The current sect master of the Mountain River Sect was a woman. For a female cultivator to lead a holy land and become its master, she had to be extraordinary, and extraordinary she was! Her talent, cultivation, and temperament all placed her at the very top among the sect masters of the holy lands. She was even a Deity Transformation cultivator herself!

Many holy lands' sect masters were only Nascent Soul cultivators, and very few had reached Deity Transformation. The Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect, however, had achieved it. Had she not reached Deity Transformation, she could not have become the Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect.

Even so, a sect master like her still wore a solemn look with her brow knitted tightly. "That's enough, I'll go and speak with the Divine Sword Manor. Let's see whether they truly intend to wipe out our Mountain River Sect."

With that, the Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect flew up into the sky. With her controlling the large formation, it could hold off the Mountain-Moving Seal's attacks for now. However, if the attacks kept coming, it would not last long. That was a spirit relic's attack, after all!

Having the Mountain River Map take in and suppress the Mountain-Moving Seal would be extremely difficult. One slip and the Mountain River Map itself could be damaged, so unless she had no other choice, she did not want to pit the Mountain River Map head-on against the Mountain-Moving Seal.

Whoosh!

The Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect appeared in the sky. Through the black and white light, she could faintly make out a figure standing in front of her. It was a man with a terrifying presence. He simply stood quietly in the sky, yet he seemed to have boundless strength.

The Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect spoke up, "Fellow Daoist, would you be the Flesh and Blood Grand Elder of the Divine Sword Manor, Lu Changsheng?"

"Hmm? That's right. Are you the Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect?" Lu Changsheng answered casually.

Upon seeing the Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect, he was rather surprised. He had not known beforehand that she was a woman. In Lu Changsheng's eyes, she had a peerless grace and gave off a sacred aura. Of course, that was all on the surface. Lu Changsheng had long since cultivated past the stage of caring about appearances.

What he noticed was that she was a Deity Transformation cultivator! In addition, a hidden fluctuation of power on par with the Mountain-Moving Seal seemed to be coming from her. Clearly, the Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect was carrying the Mountain River Map spirit relic.

The Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect drew a deep breath and spoke in a low voice, "Fellow Daoist Lu, your Divine Sword Manor is relentless. Do you truly mean to leave us no way out?"

Lu Changsheng did not get angry. Instead, he calmly answered, "I'll naturally leave your sect a way out. As long as your sect doesn't stop people from converting into blood descendants freely, there's no problem.

"The Divine Sword Manor won't personally get involved in conversions either. Ordinary people can choose for themselves. How about it?"

The Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect naturally knew about blood descendants, especially the insane speed at which they spread. Still, Lu Changsheng's offer was a blessing amid misfortune. As long as the Divine Sword Manor stayed out of it, many people would choose to become blood descendants, but those with spirit roots could still choose to become Immortal Dao cultivators. This way, their lineage would carry on.

The Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect agreed. "No problem."

"Then, there's only one last condition. I need your sect's spirit relic, the Mountain River Map. If your sect can part with it and hand over the Mountain River Map, I'll leave everything here untouched."

Lu Changsheng's words made the Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect's face change drastically, and she decisively refused. "You want the Mountain River Map? That's absolutely out of the question! Without the Mountain River Map, would the Mountain River Sect still exist?"

It was the Mountain River Sect's guardian treasure. How could she simply hand it over?

"Is that so? Without the Mountain River Map, the Mountain River Sect can at least still exist. Its lineage will still carry on, and its gate will still stand. It just won't be a holy land anymore.

"Don't worry, though. When the Mountain River Sect loses its spirit relic, the other immortal sects won't keep theirs either. I'll pay each of them a visit in turn. If your sect won't part with it, I'll just have to take it myself!"

Lu Changsheng's words left the Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect momentarily stunned. From what he had said, he intended to sweep up every spirit relic in the Primal World? Then wouldn't every holy land be left without a spirit relic? Everyone would be in the same boat! For a moment, the Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect fell into deep consideration.

"This matter is too important. I need to go back and discuss it with the others."

Lu Changsheng stood with his hands clasped behind his back and calmly said, "You have two hours."

He did not want to waste too much time.

The Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect returned to the sect to discuss it with the Deity Transformation grand elders. At once, the grand elders reacted fiercely.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Wanting our Mountain River Sect's guardian spirit relic is like cutting out our sect's very roots!"

That was as far as it went, though. Some reacted fiercely, but the majority of them stayed silent.

"Elder Liu, if you think that won't do, then why not go fight Lu Changsheng yourself?" the Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect asked coldly.

"That..." Elder Liu's face flushed red, but in the end, he did not dare take her up on it. Was she joking? Lu Changsheng was a ruthless man who had wiped out the Kunyu Immortal Sect single-handedly. Going up against him alone would be suicide.

For a while, no one said anything more. All of them fell silent.

"Silence means agreement! Let's be real here. We call this a discussion, but has Lu Changsheng given us anything to discuss? This is an ultimatum. In two hours, whether we agree or not, he'll take the Mountain River Map. The only difference is that if we don't agree, he'll trample the Mountain River Sect. That's all."

The Sect Master's words turned many of the Deity Transformation grand elders' faces pale. They had never imagined that a proud holy land would one day be pushed so far, to the point that they had to meekly hand over its guardian spirit relic.

However, a man living under someone else's roof kept his head down. The Kunyu Immortal Sect had been the last to refuse to bow its head, and the weeds on its grave had already grown tall. The sect had been wiped out, and its gate had been reduced to ruins. Did they still dare resist? It would be nothing short of suicide!

"That's enough. Sect Master, agree to Lu Changsheng's terms."

"Exactly, we'll agree to whatever he asks. Preserving the Mountain River Sect's lineage is what matters."

"Besides, we're not the only ones losing a spirit relic. Soon, no holy land in the Primal World will have one."

At last, all the elders resigned themselves to it.

With that, the Sect Master of the Mountain River Sect didn't hesitate any longer. She flew straight up into the sky to see Lu Changsheng again, and without a word, she took out a scroll. It was the Mountain River Map!

"Go." With a wave of her hand, she sent the Mountain River Map straight into Lu Changsheng's palm.

Lu Changsheng caught hold of it easily. "So this is the Mountain River Map?"

The Mountain River Map was still shaking violently, as though it wanted to resist.

Just then, the Mountain-Moving Seal's artifact spirit showed itself and spoke to the Mountain River Map.

"Stop resisting. Our Master is no ordinary person, and if you make Master angry, he can destroy you. We're both spirit relics, and gaining sentience wasn't easy for either of us, so why waste your loyalty on someone else? You'd be better off following Master and becoming an impressive figure. Besides, our other brothers and sisters will be joining us soon. Come on, let me tell you all about the perks of following Master..."