"You crazy old man!"
Upon hearing Frank Fan's nearly insane declaration, the faces of the Blood Demon Trio changed drastically, and they cursed loudly!
Cultivators, especially rogue cultivators and demonic cultivators, why do they compete and kill each other?
Isn't it all for benefits and resources?
If the cost outweighs the gain, who would be foolish enough to continue fighting?
Yet, they had indeed encountered such a fool.
As a powerful rogue cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining, he wasn't after benefits or won, but solely focused on perishing together with them?
What kind of nonsense is this? It's even crazier than demonic cultivators!
If Frank Fan were to self-destruct in an open area, the three might not be so afraid, but the exit of the quiet room was sealed, and the walls were deep underground, which would exponentially increase the power of the self-destruction.
Even if the three of them joined forces to resist, facing such terrifying self-destruction, they would be severely injured if not killed!
Hiding in the shadows, Brandon Jiang's thoughts were surprisingly aligned with those of the Blood Demon Trio! What on earth was this old man Frank Fan thinking?!
If he really self-destructed, Brandon himself would be severely affected!
Facing the ever-possible self-destruction of Frank Fan, the Blood Demon Trio's fighting spirit quietly diminished.
Deputy Hall Master Jia's expression changed repeatedly before he finally stepped forward and said:
"Old Hall Master Fan! We don't have to fight to the death."
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"How about this, if you agree to hand over the Brotherhood Hall to us and leave Spirit Wave City, we three will definitely not trouble you anymore."
"We live our lives to climb the path of immortality and enjoy wealth and glory, don't we?"
"If you lack resources, you can take any of the A-grade sacrificial furnaces at the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining from the hall! The value of these high-grade furnaces is no less than the total inco of the Brotherhood Hall for several years, so you wouldn't be at a loss."
After a brief hesitation, the other two also echoed, hoping Frank Fan would accept the condition.
This condition was not a temporary expedient but a serious offer.
As long as Frank Fan was willing to pack up and leave, they would be happy to see it.
After all, even if Frank Fan didn't self-destruct, a real fight would result in significant losses.
If one or two of them accidentally died, even selling Frank Fan's eighth-level Qi Refining corpse wouldn't be worth it.
This is the philosophy of rogue cultivators: if they can sit down and talk, they absolutely won't fight.
Only by calculating ticulously can they climb higher step by step.
The three were confident that Frank Fan would agree to this condition. After all, compared to mutual destruction, retreating with great benefits was clearly more advantageous.
However, Frank Fan's response greatly exceeded the expectations of the Blood Demon Trio and even Brandon Jiang.
Frank Fan silently shook his head and seriously said:
"Your proposal is good, but if I really wanted to do that, I could have done it at any ti before."
"My only goal is to send you three to your deaths here, nothing more. There's no need for more words."
The trio's faces changed, but imdiately, Hall Master Zheng shouted angrily:
"Old thing, don't be ungrateful! Don't think we don't know your plan. You ticulously designed this cage-like environnt just to negotiate terms, didn't you?"
Deputy Hall Master Jia snorted coldly:
"Raising the price, huh? I've been roaming the world for so many years, and I won't fall for your tricks. We'll just wait here and see how long you can hold out! There will co a day when you give in!"
Deputy Hall Master Fu's eyes were cold as he said:
"People like you, the older you get, the more you fear death. You wouldn't dare to self-destruct. The so-called self-destruction is just a negotiation ploy, isn't it?"
However, no matter what the three said, Frank Fan just shook his head lightly and said:
"You're mistaken. I won't accept any conditions!"
At this point, he paused, and his murky eyes suddenly beca deep:
"Do you know why I must kill you three and not choose to leave?"
"Why?"
The three were stunned.
Frank Fan said word by word:
"Because I want to protect the mbers of the Brotherhood Hall and the thousands of mortals in Spirit Wave City."
"They are not livestock! They are not anyone's sacrificial furnaces! They are my friends, juniors, and innocent people!"
"Your presence has turned the Brotherhood Hall and Spirit Wave City into a ss, and you have hard countless innocent lives!"
"I am old and unable to stop your atrocities. I can only sacrifice this decaying life to bury you with !"
"What!!!"
These words left the Blood Demon Trio in shock!
"You're crazy! You're crazy!"
Hall Master Zheng shouted in disbelief:
"You are a cultivator! How can a cultivator think like this! How can you protect mortals! How can you truly care for those weaker than yourself!"
"How can you think of living equally with mortals and the weak! You defy the natural order, you violate the principles!"
Deputy Hall Master Jia held his head, feeling his understanding of the world was being shattered. He stared at Frank Fan like a monster and scread:
"I never thought you were such a madman! You are not a cultivator; you are a mortal, an ignorant mortal!"
Deputy Hall Master Fu's hands trembled slightly, but his tone remained firm as he shouted:
"You're lying to us, you're talking nonsense!"
As he spoke, he suddenly thought of sothing and sneered:
"Old thing, what you said doesn't hold water! You are already at the eighth level of Qi Refining! To cultivate to this level, how many people have you killed, how many innocents have you slain!"
"Your hands are stained with blood, you've devoured countless power and fortune, and now you speak these righteous words. Don't you find it laughable?"
Frank Fan's expression remained calm:
"You are right; I have killed people and absorbed their power."
"But I can tell you with a clear conscience that those I killed were all bad people, demonic cultivators!"
"I don't believe it! We don't believe it! You've absorbed them, and now you say this, who can testify for you?"
Deputy Hall Master Fu laughed, but the next second, he couldn't laugh anymore.
Frank Fan slowly said:
"When I was young, I tested my aptitude at the Five Elents Sect, one of the ten righteous sects. My aptitude was A-grade top quality."
The trio was stunned. A-grade top quality aptitude, and he was admitted to one of the ten righteous sects!!!
Wasn't Frank Fan an old thing who had lived for over 160 years without breaking through to Foundation Establishnt? How could his aptitude be so high?!
Before they could react, Frank Fan continued:
"In the Five Elents Sect, I discovered that everything needed for cultivation required human materials, treating them as sacrificial furnaces."
"I couldn't understand this, so I left the Five Elents Sect and was hunted down."
"To escape the pursuit, I had no choice but to start cultivating. I dug up mortal graves, extracted life force from decaying flesh, and slowly improved my cultivation, escaping the Five Elents Sect's pursuit and becoming a rogue cultivator, collecting dead flesh for cultivation."
"After wandering for over a hundred years, I ca to Spirit Wave City. Seeing the city full of mortals, I decided to do sothing."
"I established the Brotherhood Hall to restrain rogue cultivators from doing evil and to maintain the peace of Spirit Wave City."
"For decades, Spirit Wave City faced crisis after crisis, and I stepped up ti and again to fight demonic cultivators and righteous sect mbers. Except for needing a few sacrificial furnaces to recover from injuries and spiritual power, I never killed, only absorbing the power of slain demonic cultivators."
"Even when I was severely injured and bedridden, facing unbeatable enemies, I would still get up and fight with my old life. This is how I spent my old age."
"Until... you three arrived."
Frank Fan looked at the shocked Blood Demon Trio and said wearily:
"The combined strength of you three is too strong. I am powerless against you and can only temporarily deceive you."
"Perhaps leaving you here is the last thing I can do for the Brotherhood Hall and Spirit Wave City."
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