Chapter Eleven: Negotiation for Collaboration

Heh, then I assume you already have a good remedy for such injuries, Mr. Shi?” Tang Yi retorted, matching Shi Bushi’s tone. Shi Bushi was rendered speechless, and Bai Jiegan hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over.

“Heh, Shi’s just concerned about these wounded, so he’s a bit anxious,” Bai Jiegan said with a chuckle.

“Haha, I understand that. But right now, there are some matters I need to discuss seriously with the five of you. Please follow me to the VIP lounge,” Tang Yi laughed, thinking it was a good opportunity to resolve the issue of Zhang Sanfeng as well, decisively breaking the five men’s lingering hopes. Tang Yi could tell they would soon ascend to the heavens. Since the last collective upgrade of superpowers, Tang Yi had discovered he could now see through any cultivator’s cultivation level in the cultivation world. In fact, he often used this ability, and now it allowed him to see through the cultivation of immortals below the Celestial Immortal level.

Tang Yi privately met with the five late-stage Grandmaster experts in the VIP lounge for a confidential discussion. The meeting lasted just over an hour. When Tang Yi emerged, he was still smiling, but except for Yi Mishui, the faces of the other four looked rather grim.

“Ruoxue, why are you out? Didn’t you say you wouldn’t come outside anymore?” Tang Yi called out when he saw Hua Ruoxue wandering the spaceship.

“No, Tang, I just didn’t want to see those disgusting things,” Hua Ruoxue replied playfully.

“Heh, Ruoxue, come here. Do me a favor. Please take these guests to their rooms to rest. I need to deal with the saliva issue from the Ten-Not-Alike. Okay?” Tang Yi lightly brushed Hua Ruoxue’s nose.

She wrinkled her nose and replied, “No problem, go handle your business! I’ll entertain these guests. There won’t be any issues.” With that, Hua Ruoxue led Yi Mishui and the others to their rooms and began chatting with them. Even from a distance, Tang Yi could hear their laughter.

“Heh, who would’ve thought Ruoxue still has such an effect on old men?” Tang Yi mused, amused.

Tang Yi entered the captain’s cabin in the spaceship’s control room, which was on the right side. The room was very simple, just a desk with a laptop computer on it.

“Jet, have all the data been transmitted?” Tang Yi asked after opening the laptop screen.

“Captain, the data transmission is complete. A total of eighteen scanning methods were used, and the data length reaches five stars!” Jet replied.

“Damn, five stars indeed—it’s so long!” Tang Yi exclaimed at the screen, but he still had to read it all. “Well, I’ll just treat it like reading a novel,” he said, stretching and twisting his neck to prepare for the lengthy task. After much effort, Tang Yi finally finished reading all the data.

“Phew, so that’s how it is. I need to think carefully about this—it’s troublesome!” Tang Yi went over the key points again and began considering solutions.

“In theory, everything can be divided into yin and yang. That is, every thing must have its opposite, a counterpart. This virus should also have something that can completely neutralize it. Unfortunately, I can only replicate things I’ve come into contact with, not their opposites. This is really a headache!” Tang Yi muttered, tapping his head.

“Jet, have you finished the light simulation chamber?” Tang Yi asked, remembering something useful.

“Captain, since you only provided a theoretical concept, there’s been no substantive breakthrough so far,” Jet replied.

“Never mind, carry on with your work. I’ll do more research myself,” Tang Yi said helplessly.

“Oh, Jet, use beam isolation to thoroughly quarantine the Ten-Not-Alike’s area below. Make sure not a single one gets out. Heh, I can use this to squeeze some spirit stones from those old guys. I hear that in the Immortal Realm, spirit stones aren’t used, only immortal stones. After they ascend, they won’t need them anyway. Heh!” Tang Yi snickered.

“Captain, your current emotional state is highly excited. Please maintain emotional stability!” Jet’s familiar voice sounded.

“Uh, Jet, turn off this feature for now. Reactivate it when I instruct you,” Tang Yi was struck by the real-time emotional detection program he had installed for fun.

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“Elder Lu, I have good news for you: those five old men have agreed to my proposal. You can begin mobilizing on your end,” Ling Ren said, using the video communicator to speak with Lu Changsheng.

“Oh, really? That’s great! But why did they agree now? Weren’t they absolutely unwilling before?” Lu Changsheng asked, puzzled.

“There are two reasons. One is that the strange creatures on Horse Tail Star are increasing. I fear they won’t hold out much longer. The other is that they’re about to ascend. After a thousand years, no matter how they suppress their cultivation, they’re nearing their limit,” Ling Ren speculated.

“Very well, after so many years of rivalry, it’s time for peace,” Lu Changsheng sighed. “I’ll discuss with the others, and you hurry up and mobilize as well. We’ll talk again soon.” With that, he ended the call.

“A thousand years… this won’t be easy,” Lu Changsheng shook his head. The ten-year war had dragged on for over a thousand years, with more than a hundred battles. Now, the two sides sought peace, which was no simple matter. Still, the principle of mutual dependence was generally understood, so there was hope for success.

Lu Changsheng notified not only the heads of the five major sects but also the leaders of smaller sects and families. Since Tang Yi’s mobile communicator had dropped significantly in price and several low-cost, low-fee models had been launched, anyone on Earth with some spirit stones bought a device. This greatly facilitated communication among cultivators.

Five days later, delegations from both the Solar System and Pegasus Star System arrived on Saturn’s moon, which featured a free trade market, to begin negotiations for cooperation. The Solar System’s representatives were led by Lu Changsheng, Li Xianyun, and the other heads of the six major sects, while the Pegasus Star System delegation was led by Alliance Leader Ling Ren and several prominent sect masters, including Hua Fengtian of the Mysterious Sound Sect.

On Horse Tail Star, Tang Yi’s spaceship had hovered above the ancient teleportation array for several days, preventing the ghostly creatures of the Fairy Star System from escaping the ship’s control range. This allowed the stationed cultivators to take a break and brought Tang Yi a wealth of spirit stones, which he extracted from the Pegasus Star System cultivators. These defenders were all loaded with riches, some even possessing supreme spirit stones, and Tang Yi acquired quite a few, making him grin from ear to ear.

But business still needed to be handled. Tang Yi had just developed a preliminary potion and was preparing for clinical trials…