Wu Shattered Star River

Pei Yuanan's tone was very arrogant, and hearing him constantly refer to "Ancestor Jiang" infuriated many strong individuals. The hall stirred once again, with many members of the Kan race erupting in curses.

Kan Wuyu's face was gloomy, and he remained silent, his gaze fixed on Kan Qi, a Kan race Dao Ancestor Realm level nine expert.

The latter understood, raising his hand to suppress the clamor within the hall. He said, "What about war, and what about peace?"

Pei Yuanan said, "We've already discussed war. If you want to continue fighting, then our Domain Ancestor and Ancestor Jiang will continue to slaughter until they've exterminated all the clans of your Dark Dao."

Pei Yuanan said lightly, "First, you have an island on the edge of the East Sea called Phoenix Plume Island? My Ancestor Jiang is very fond of the scenery on this island. You will gift this island to my Ancestor Jiang."

"Second, there's a young lady in your clan named Kan Ling'er? Ancestor Jiang has spoken, requesting that Kan Ling'er marry him as a concubine."

"Third, you will compensate us with a batch of spirit materials; here is the list. As long as these three conditions are met, we can withdraw our troops and even sign a contract guaranteeing no invasion of the Dark Dao within a year!"

Pei Yuanan's words caused an uproar in the hall. Several Kan race experts' faces turned livid, and one expert, brandishing a blade, was about to strike, only to be restrained by another nearby expert.

Ceding territory, a marriage alliance, and reparations!

These three conditions represented three kinds of humiliation. Since the rise of the Kan race, when had they ever suffered such humiliation?

They were usually the ones bullying other races. Now, someone was actually standing on their heads, defecating? How could they possibly tolerate this?

After speaking, Pei Yuanan ignored the angry curses of the experts in the hall and tossed the list to Kan Qi.

Kan Qi scanned it, his expression darkening. He handed the list to Kan Wuyu.

Kan Wuyu glanced at it, slammed the table, and roared, "You dare to ask for so much? Do you really think our Kan race is a soft persimmon that can be easily manipulated?"

"Do you believe that we'll risk everything and send all our experts to the Light Dao? You can slaughter our clansmen, but can't we slaughter yours? At worst, we'll fight to the death!"

"That's right, let's all go to the Light Dao and fight them!"

"Clan King, let's not negotiate. Tear these two bastards apart, and we'll call on the Ice Snow race and fight the Light Dao!"

"Fight! Fight!"

"A bloody battle to the end!"

A group of experts shouted one after another. Pei Yuanxu was somewhat flustered, but Pei Yuanan remained very calm.

If Kan Wuyu really wanted to fight, he wouldn't be wasting his breath; he would have slapped them to death with a single palm.

After the group of Kan race experts had shouted for a while, Pei Yuanan said, "How about this, for the sake of Clan King Kan, we'll forgo Phoenix Plume Island. The other two conditions are non-negotiable!"

Phoenix Plume Island was a top-tier resource island, producing astronomical amounts of resources each year. Pei Yuanan was deliberately saying this.

Occupying this island wasn't realistic because it bordered the Dark Dao's territory. Even if they occupied it, the Dark Dao could reclaim it at any time.

Kan Qi glanced at Kan Wuyu's expression and said, "It's impossible for Kan Ling'er to marry out, let alone become Jiang Han's concubine. Don't even think about it!"

Kan Ling'er was Kan Wuyu's favorite descendant, the little princess of the Kan race. Becoming Jiang Han's concubine?

This would be the greatest humiliation to the entire Kan race. Therefore, Kan Qi directly rejected this condition. He could tell that Kan Wuyu wanted to negotiate, so he naturally spoke on Kan Wuyu's behalf to bargain.

A hint of difficulty appeared on Pei Yuanan's face, and he hesitated before saying, "How about becoming the first wife? My Ancestor Jiang has truly admired Miss Ling'er for a long time!"

"Absolutely impossible!" Kan Qi immediately replied, "Don't even think about it!"

Whether as the first wife or a concubine, the Kan race princess marrying Jiang Han would be a huge blow to the Kan race's prestige.

A marriage alliance was something only small clans did, representing the Kan race bowing their heads and yielding to Jiang Han.

Pei Yuanan seemed somewhat unwilling and said again, "How about choosing another princess?"

"Impossible!" Kan Qi said decisively, "It's impossible for a Kan race miss to marry out. There's no need to discuss this!"

"Alright!"

Pei Yuanan said, "Then you can compensate us with some spirit materials. Not a single item on the list can be missing. If you don't compensate, then just kill us!"

The spirit materials on the list not only included those Jiang Han wanted but also some that the Pei family had given Jiang Han. In total, over thirty kinds of top-tier spirit materials were listed, priceless and estimated to be worth more than the profits of a six-star power for ten thousand years combined.

Pei Yuanan was making outrageous demands; even Kan Wuyu's eyelids twitched at the sight of the list!

Kan Qi glanced at Kan Wuyu, and Kan Wuyu coldly snorted and said, "Jiang Han really dares to ask for so much. Is he driven mad by poverty? Wanting so many spirit materials, isn't he afraid of bursting?"

After speaking, Kan Wuyu angrily flung his sleeves and left!

With Kan Wuyu gone, Pei Yuanxu felt somewhat flustered, but a smile appeared on Pei Yuanan's face.

Kan Wuyu's departure meant that he had approved of the compensation of spirit materials. He was simply unwilling to lose face by haggling here and had handed the matter over to Kan Qi to negotiate.

Some spirit materials were nothing; the Kan race had a large family and a great enterprise. Kan Wuyu was willing to give them.

If Jiang Han and the others continued to slaughter, more and more cultivators would be killed, and more and more clans would defect. At that point, the foundation of the Kan race's rule would be shaken.

Therefore, a temporary truce was a good thing; it could buy time until the Dark Supreme God returned.

With Kan Wuyu setting the tone, Kan Qi began to negotiate. He first said, "One year without invasion is too short. The batch of spirit materials you want is too precious. You must promise not to invade for a hundred years!"

"A hundred years? What are you dreaming of? Impossible!"

"At least eighty years!"

"Impossible. Three years, and that's under the premise that you don't provoke us!"

"Fifty years. That's our bottom line!"

"Four years. That's our bottom line!"

"Thirty years should be possible, right? If you don't agree, then there's no need to talk!"

"Four years and one month!"

"Damn your grandpa, you little bastard. Who negotiates like that?"

"Old thing, don't be disrespectful to your elders. We're negotiating, so why are you cursing my grandpa?"

Pei Yuanan and Kan Qi went back and forth, negotiating for a long time, and finally, the time was set at eight years.

During these eight years, as long as the Dark Dao didn't provoke them, Jiang Han and the Light Dao couldn't actively invade the Dark Dao.

"There are too many spirit materials on your list. Many of them we don't have in the Dark Dao. We can only give you the first three types..."

"I'll give you your grandpa. We've already compromised on the time, and you actually want to reduce the spirit materials? If you're not sincere, then there's no need to talk?"

"You dare to curse me?"

"You just cursed my grandpa. What's wrong with me cursing you? If you don't want to talk, then just slap me to death!"

The two sides went back and forth again. This time, Pei Yuanan held his ground. Not a single spirit material that Jiang Han needed could be missing. As for the rest, it depended on how much he could extort.

"Awesome..."

Although Pei Yuanxu didn't say anything, he watched Pei Yuanan's verbal sparring from the side, secretly feeling great.

He was somewhat dazed. He had never imagined that he would have such a glorious moment in his life...