Chapter 5323: What If I Refuse?

"Brother Cheng, I admire you too. Come, cheers." Xiao Fan laughed.

After Xiao Fan and Cheng Yushi caught up for a while, Cheng Yushi began to ask Xiao Fan what exactly had happened.

Xiao Fan did not hide anything and told Cheng Yushi everything exactly as it happened.

"This place is called Tianming Holy Land, and I am currently the master of Tianming Holy Land…" Xiao Fan laughed, recounting the events to Cheng Yushi in detail.

Of course, regarding Kongchen Holy Land, Xiao Fan did not mention a single word.

Cheng Yushi was curious about how Xiao Fan's strength had improved.

"In Ancient Burial Holy Land, there are still Opportunities… I was lucky enough to go to the Ancient Burial Pill Mansion, so I…" Xiao Fan smiled, stopping mid-sentence.

Hearing this, Cheng Yushi and Guan Lan exchanged glances.

Judging by Xiao Fan's meaning, he had obtained a great Opportunity in Ancient Burial Holy Land, causing his Realm to advance by leaps and bounds, reaching the Ninth Layer of the Emperor Realm.

Since Xiao Fan did not want to say more, Cheng Yushi found it difficult to ask further.

As for Guan Lan, he was not familiar with Xiao Fan and had no right to interrupt.

"I see… Brother Xiao, Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao is not dead yet, right?" Cheng Yushi laughed.

"Not dead." Xiao Fan laughed: "How did you know?"

"Heh… To express his loyalty, Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao offered his soul blood. We have Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao's soul lamp in our Shengtian Mansion. Since his soul lamp has not extinguished, he must still be alive." Cheng Yushi laughed.

"I see." Xiao Fan nodded: "It's truly unexpected. Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao is actually so loyal to your Shengtian Mansion."

"That is only natural… Who would dare to have ulterior motives when pledging loyalty to Shengtian Mansion?" Guan Lan interjected smugly.

"Ulterior motives? Heh heh… Ridiculous." Xiao Fan shook his head.

"What do you mean by that?!" Guan Lan was stunned.

"What do I mean? The fact that Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao and Di Yingtian joined forces is something your Shengtian Mansion doesn't even know about; you've been kept in the dark. What do you think?" Xiao Fan raised an eyebrow.

"You mean… Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao and Di Yingtian joined forces?!"

"Brother Xiao, are these words… true?!" Cheng Yushi asked.

"That's right, it's true." Xiao Fan nodded: "I am now the master of Tianming Holy Land and know many secrets. Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao's cooperation with your Shengtian Mansion was not at all for the sake of loyalty to you."

"This… Then what was he doing it for?!" Guan Lan asked.

"I'm not telling you."

Guan Lan: "…"

"Brother Xiao, I am also very curious. What was Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao doing it for?" Cheng Yushi asked.

"Heh heh… Our Tianming Holy Land has sealed a monster. They were doing it for power." Xiao Fan smiled, not hiding anything from Cheng Yushi.

"A monster?!"

Guan Lan and Cheng Yushi were stunned, evidently unaware of the history regarding the predecessor of Tianming Holy Land.

Xiao Fan did not say much more; after all, this was a top secret of Tianming Holy Land.

During the subsequent conversation, Cheng Yushi mentioned that Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao had notified them that their Nether Ghost Mansion had encountered a great disaster and hoped that Shengtian Mansion would send reinforcements.

Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao did not say it directly, but the great disaster he encountered was actually Xiao Fan.

Shengtian Mansion had thought it was a counterattack from the Heavenly Court…

"Heh heh… This Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao is really interesting." Xiao Fan laughed.

"Indeed, this Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao, sigh…" Cheng Yushi shook his head: "Brother Xiao, what are your plans for the future?"

"Plans? Brother Cheng, what do you mean?" Xiao Fan laughed.

"Well… Brother Xiao, the condition for the previous cooperation between Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao and our Shengtian Mansion was that Tianming Holy Land would belong to our Shengtian Mansion. We would provide Cultivation Techniques, and Tianming Holy Land would still be ruled by Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao… You would also be under the protection of our Shengtian Mansion, and the two Holy Lands could interact with each other. What do you think?" Cheng Yushi laughed.

Now that Nether Ghost Mansion and the Heavenly Court were gone, Xiao Fan was the sole power in Tianming Holy Land, and he was also the Holy Lord of Tianming Holy Land.

If Shengtian Mansion wanted to turn Tianming Holy Land into a vassal, they had to get Xiao Fan's consent.

"Xiao Fan, this is of great benefit to you… Although you have reached the Ninth Layer of the Emperor Realm, how easy is it to break through to the Universe Emperor Realm? Even if you are lucky enough to reach the Universe Emperor Realm, don't you want to break through to the Ancient Emperor Realm? If you stay in Tianming Holy Land, you will never be able to break through to the Ancient Emperor Realm!" Guan Lan spoke slowly: "Become a vassal of our Shengtian Mansion, and you will still be the Holy Lord of Tianming Holy Land. Later, you can go to Shengtian Mansion to Cultivate the most profound Cultivation Techniques, and our Shengtian Mansion will also help you become a powerhouse of the Ancient Emperor Realm!"

"Heh heh… Is this the condition you previously negotiated with Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao?" Xiao Fan laughed.

"That's right." Cheng Yushi nodded.

To show his sincerity, Cheng Yushi did not hide anything and revealed the content of the negotiations between Shengtian Mansion and Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao at that time.

The Holy Land would be renamed, become a vassal of Shengtian Mansion, and pay tribute a large amount of resources annually. Shengtian Mansion would provide Cultivation Techniques to help Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao break through to the Ancient Emperor Realm, after which Ghost Lord Ming Jiudao would remain the Holy Lord of the new Holy Land.

"Xiao Fan, this condition is very good. You have no reason to refuse." Guan Lan laughed.

"Heh heh… What if I refuse?"