Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate Chapter 2198: 1124: Nascent Soul Self-Detonation
Previously on Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate...
Right now, Song Chufeng gazed at Lin Tianming, his face slowly regaining a bit of color.
Right after, Song Chufeng spoke in a tentative tone: “Friend Lin, please show mercy!”
“Show mercy?”
“Heh… You beg for mercy at this moment!”
“What a joke…”
Lin Tianming mocked sarcastically, appearing utterly unshaken.
These words made Song Chufeng's expression shift slightly, though he struggled to keep up a composed appearance.
Song Chufeng went on: “Friend Lin, it’s not too late to listen to a few words from this old man before you strike…”
“Friend Lin, while there are indeed some grudges between your Lin Family and my Blood Red Alliance, they haven't reached the level of an irreconcilable life-or-death feud.”
“From this old man's view, your Lin Family has endured tremendous pressure from the Blood Red Alliance for many years.”
“That's how our paths crossed.”
“Yet I confess, to this day, no member of the Lin Family has perished by the hands of our Blood Red Alliance.”
“This old man guarantees that within the Blood Red Alliance, we haven't spilled a drop of Lin Family blood.”
“Friend Lin, with your talent and far-reaching insight, you surely grasp the truth in my words.”
“On the flip side, numerous Golden Core Stage experts from our side have fallen to Lin Family cultivators over the years.”
“As for those with weaker cultivation, countless Blood Red Alliance members have died by the Lin Family's hand.”
“Beyond that, this old man once took heavy wounds from you, barely managing to heal back to peak condition.”
“Thus, in all clashes between our factions, it's always been my Blood Red Alliance bearing the losses.”
“Yet now, Friend Lin, you've advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage, joining this old man as one of Qingzhou's rare peak powerhouses.”
“At our realm, be it the Blood Red Alliance or Lin Family, losing a handful of mid or low-tier cultivators barely dents the overall power or roots.”
“The same holds true inside my Blood Red Alliance.”
“Hence, with your breakthrough, though my Blood Red Alliance harbors grudges from before, we're now rethinking the Lin Family—and you, Friend Lin.”
With genuine intent in his words, Song Chufeng pressed on persuasively: “In this old man's opinion, from the standpoint of both sides, ongoing enmity between our forces benefits neither.”
“At minimum, the Lin Family surely doesn't want to clash with the mightier Blood Red Alliance if it can be avoided.”
“Likewise, unless forced, my Blood Red Alliance avoids gaining another Nascent Soul powerhouse as an enemy.”
“So, as fellow Nascent Soul cultivators each leading mighty organizations, this old man proposes we end the conflict and make peace.”
“Let bygones be bygones from here on, and leave each other alone.”
“Speaking for the Blood Red Alliance, I assure Friend Lin that we'll drop all past grievances moving forward and won't harass the Lin Family again.”
“This old man will also keep the alliance in check, ensuring not a single Lin Family member suffers harm.”
After these words, Song Chufeng's expression brimmed with sincerity as he cupped his hands respectfully toward Lin Tianming, pleading earnestly.
“Friend Lin, for the sake of your tens of thousands of Lin Family clansmen, please weigh this old man's proposal carefully.”
Hearing this lengthy plea, Lin Tianming gave a faint smile, chuckling to himself inside.
To him, Song Chufeng came across as rather naive.
True enough, Song Chufeng's points held some validity—no Lin Family cultivator had died to the Blood Red Alliance.
Still, every cultivator in Qingzhou knew the Blood Red Alliance's ruthless reputation.
Furthermore, before Lin Tianming appeared, Song Chufeng's assault on the Lin Family Clan Grounds had been ruthless, bent on destroying them utterly.
Now that tides had turned, he flipped his stance, humbling himself shamelessly.
This revealed Song Chufeng's knack for bending and enduring.
Nevertheless, Lin Tianming had no intention of agreeing to Song Chufeng's offer.
For he saw the Blood Red Alliance's habitual treachery as utterly untrustworthy.
A schemer like Song Chufeng might sound convincing now, but if the Lin Family ever weakened badly, the Blood Red Alliance would surely strike to wipe them out.
Trusting such foes or words would only invite bigger dangers for the Lin Family.
Besides, though the Lin Family's total might still lagged behind the Blood Red Alliance's.
Lin Tianming knew full well his clan was thriving, united as one, surging forward in growth for the past century.
Currently, the Lin Family brimmed with explosive potential.
Its Golden Core Stage powerhouses were all youthful and full of promise, each poised for major advances.
Even more crucially, the Lin Family held multiple Nascent Soul Spiritual Items, with several clansmen on the cusp of Nascent Soul breakthroughs.
Given a few more decades on this trajectory, even at a mere thirty percent success rate, the Lin Family could birth two or three Nascent Soul experts.
With three or four Nascent Soul powerhouses—all early stage—the Lin Family's strength would rival the Blood Red Alliance's, matching any top force in Qingzhou.