Starting My Cultivation With Time Management-Chapter 755 - 89: The Barbaric and Crude Asura Path

Chapter 755: Chapter 89: The Barbaric and Crude Asura Path

“The risk is simply too great for us at Iron City Mountain, given our proximity to the Kunlun frontlines,” Demon Sky elder said with a worried frown. “There were already complaints within our sect when we agreed to cooperate with you.”

“You must understand that the Asura Path’s sphere of influence centers on the plateau. Even if the Guanzhong Area falls into the hands of the Six Paths, it would not benefit the Asura Path in the slightest…”

“May I ask the senior,” Wen Yang interjected unsparingly, “the reward discussed with your sect previously was divided into two types, one being the goods delivered in two batches which include Spirit Stones, Spirit Grass, Spiritual Objects, and so on; the other being partial ownership of resource points on the western side of the Qinling Mountains.”

“Given that the Asura Path manages to gain benefits on the western side of the Qinling Mountains, why then say there is nothing gained? I am not smart enough to understand, please enlighten me, senior.”

Demon Sky elder was inwardly annoyed at being interrupted but, given that she was a favorite disciple of the Honored White Bone, it wasn’t appropriate to offend her outright, and all he could do was say brusquely:

“When it comes to benefits, what the Asura Path gains doesn’t even compare to a fraction of what your faction receives, yet we must bear the greatest risks. How could that be fair to all?”

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His gaze swept quickly around the room, and he heard the Sect Leader of the Eastern Emperor Path, Shi Yao, speak indifferently:

“This does seem to have some truth to it.”

Wei Dongliu watched coolly from the side, thinking this Jiaolong master sure is busy, shuttling between the Mortal Realm and the Eastern Emperor Realm.

Wasn’t it said that the impassable Boundary Gate between the Eastern Emperor Realm and the Mortal Realm was sealed by the fiery sword of Sun True Obscure Sword wielded by Long Hu’s grandfather? So how exactly does Shi Yao manage to traverse it?

Wait, if I remember correctly, Long Hu’s aunt, the Marquis of Mount Tu, seems to be on good terms with Shi Yao…

Oh, so it’s the aunt route. It seems that neither humans nor monsters are allowed to pass, but it’s hard to stop an aunt.

Clever, senior! You really have your ways!

While Wei Dongliu was lost in thought, the dispute between Wen Yang and Demon Sky elder was swiftly heating up.

“I don’t understand and kindly ask for the master’s guidance,” Wen Yang struggled to contain her anger and spoke coldly, “The Asura Path claims the risk is too great, yet from the military structure of each sect, the troops fielded by the Asura Path don’t even rank in the top three. Where, then, is this risk coming from? If proximity to Kunlun is considered a risk, then Iron City Mountain has always been sandwiched between Kunlun and Shushan and remains unscathed to this day. Doesn’t this prove the alleged risks to be mere speculation?”

“Real Person Lianshan is truly naive,” Demon Sky elder laughed loudly. “It is precisely because we are stuck between Kunlun and Shushan that we must tread carefully, like walking on thin ice. If any Tom, Dick, or Harry calls for battle, and we Asura Path blindly follow, I’m afraid our lineage would have been long gone.”

This ‘any Tom, Dick, or Harry’—it was unclear whether he was insulting Wen Yang or someone else who proposed the strategic concept, causing Wei Dongliu to be unable to remain silent and hold back his laughter as he asked:

“Is the Asura Path contemplating withdrawing from the siege on Kunlun?”

“It has not been decided yet,” Demon Sky elder craftily stated. “If the subsequent price negotiations are suitable, our Iron City Mountain is not averse to leading the charge for the Six Paths, putting forth all of our strength in battle against Kunlun.”

“But if we stick to the original terms, I am afraid my sect is willing but unable.”

“I see,” Wei Dongliu maintained his composure and chuckled, “Then if Kunlun actively attacks the Asura Path, and we send reinforcements to Iron City Mountain, would that not be considered putting your sect at risk?”

“Of course not,” Demon Sky elder said dismissively. “But the Kunlun Taiqing Sect has always been conservative and rigid, so how can they possibly take the initiative to attack Iron City Mountain? At most, they might do as Shushan does, engaging in hunts near the plateau, where cultivators from both sides fight and kill each other.”

Suddenly, he quickly came to his senses and said with a mocking laugh:

“Alliance Leader Wei sure has a cunning way with calculations. This so-called ‘reinforcement’ naturally requires a ‘call for help’ to precede the ‘assistance’.”

“If the Asura Path has never sought help from all of you, Alliance Leader Wei could not use the guise of assistance as a pretext for proactively sending troops to Iron City Mountain. Otherwise, turning up uninvited would make you unwelcome guests, and naturally, the Asura Path could not just swallow the insult in silence.”

“Very well!” Wei Dongliu brushed his sleeve and rose to his feet, “Then this venerable self shall wait for the senior to personally come and ask for help!”

He coldly dropped a harsh sentence and then lifted his strides to leave, departing from the main hall.

It wasn’t that he was angered by the Demonic Void senior, but rather that he could hardly hold back his laughter anymore.

The moment Wei Dongliu left, the conference site immediately burst into an uproar.

The first to be dumbfounded was the Sect Leader of the Nether Ghost Path, Fu Xie. His original intention was to have Wen Yang play the role of the bad cop to test out where the Asura Path’s bottom line was.

If the asking price’s bottom line was somewhat reasonable, then he would come out playing the good cop and agree to it—after all, matters of the military ultimately must prioritize the big picture, and you can’t just fall out with allies over some minor disagreements.

But who could have expected that the Demonic Void senior would suddenly mock Wei Dongliu?

Now with the Mortal Life Path Sect Leader having stormed off, the conference simply couldn’t proceed. Whatever you all negotiate afterwards, the Mortal Life Path definitely won’t acknowledge it.

After much thought, the only thing Sect Leader Fu Xie could do was to sigh deeply and urgently send Wen Yang to use her charms to persuade the departed Alliance Leader Wei to come back.

The Demonic Void senior was also a bit embarrassed: he originally intended to demonstrate a tough stance to increase his asking price later, which is why he purposefully provoked Wen Yang, but he carelessly ended up offending Wei Dongliu as well.

Now that he had come to his senses and the other party had already left in a huff, the Demonic Void senior could do nothing but sit back down in his original seat, remaining silent, adopting a calm and unruffled attitude.

Hmph, it’s nothing but a Golden Core junior who, relying on the Blood Sea Ancestor’s favor, dares to play tough with us Nascent Soul venerable teachers?

Thinking this, the Demonic Void senior’s heart was filled with cold laughter as he turned to look at Sect Leader Fu Xie across from him.

In his view, even though Wei Dongliu was the Alliance Leader, it was still the intentions of the Nether Ghost Path that truly mattered.

When Sect Leader Fu Xie saw that look from the Demonic Void senior, how could he not understand the other’s meaning? He coughed and said:

“Alliance Leader Wei left in a hurry and has yet to discuss this month’s early gains with everyone. Let me share with you all…”

As the subject of wartime gains was brought up, all the cultivators immediately perked up, and the previously tense and rigid atmosphere quickly eased.

Meanwhile, Wei Dongliu left the main hall to take a short walk outside, dispelling the strange emotions in his heart.

One could only say that under Qiu Changtian’s leadership, Kunlun had significantly enhanced its tactical awareness and strategic vision, while the Asura Path was still stuck in old- fashioned notions of the past, so it was quite normal that they hadn’t expected Kunlun’s attack.

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However, this old ghost actually dared to mock him, clearly not taking him, the Alliance Leader, seriously at heart.

If he could not use the Asura Path to establish his authority this time, how could the Eastern Emperor Path, Nether Ghost Path, Heavenly Demon Path, and the like be willing to submit? And how could he, the Six Paths Alliance Leader, truly act with ease?

Still, it was best to wait until Changgeng True Person severely beat the Asura Path, then we could settle the score properly!

Just as he was thinking this, suddenly a fragrant breeze hit his face; it was Wen Yang catching up from behind.

“Alliance Leader Wei, why leave the session early?” she gently and graciously urged, “This is the home ground of Mortal Life Path, if the host leaves in anger, how can we guests sit comfortably?”

“Guests themselves can be good or troublesome,” Wei Dongliu said with a cold laugh.