Even with the Spiritking's mental fortitude, he could not help but gasp when he reached this conclusion. Jianchen's strength had increased so quickly that even he felt shocked. It had to be mentioned that this was a lower world where origin energy was thin. Once one reached the Origin realm, it would be extremely difficult to make any further breakthroughs. It would take several times more time and effort, and it was even impossible to reach Godhood due to the laws of the lower world. Although the Spiritking was unable to see through Jianchen's exact strength due to his cultivation method, he could still roughly sense it. Even if Jianchen had not reached peak Reciprocity, he was not far from it. After reaching such a high level of strength, every single bit of improvement would be extremely difficult because the lower world would struggle to satisfy the cultivation requirements of Reciprocity. However, Jianchen had managed to make quite a bit of progress in just twenty short years. The Spiritking could not help but sigh in amazement at his speed and talent.
With the Spiritking seated, the other Origin realm experts from the World of Forsaken Saints all hurried to the city lord's estate. They all glanced at Jianchen with mixed feelings and reverence before silently sitting to the two sides of the Spiritking.
The Spiritking had not been present during the negotiations last time, so Xiong Zhong had been the strongest representative from the World of Forsaken Saints. Everything had been decided by Xiong Zhong, but now that the Spiritking was personally present, all the elders and protectors from the World of Forsaken Saints who were revered as sovereigns on the Tian Yuan Continent immediately shut their mouths obediently. They dared not say anything more.
"Let's talk about the issue of territory now. Our World of Forsaken Saints has already decided on a region during the negotiations last time. The size of the region will be based on the total area of your four races. We've taken a quarter of the Tian Yuan Continent, the sea realm, the Beast Race, and the Hundred Races. That way, our World of Forsaken Saints will possess the same amount of land as your four races. What do you think?" He stared at Jianchen in interest. He completely ignored the other Origin realm experts who sat beside Jianchen.
This was because everyone knew that there were only two main characters in this negotiation, the Spiritking and Jianchen. The other Origin realm experts could not interfere at all because this was a world where strength reigned supreme. The person with the biggest fist would always be the one with the biggest fist. If Jianchen was not present in this world to keep the Spiritking busy, the World of Forsaken Saints and the Tian Yuan Continent would not have needed to resolve their problems through negotiations.
Jianchen gently shook his head when he heard what the Spiritking had said. He said, "Shen Jian, I won't agree to your plan."
"Then tell me your plan." The Spiritking's expression did not change as he spoke nonchalantly. He seemed to have expected that Jianchen would not agree so readily.
After pausing for a moment, the Spiritking added, "In order to fend off the crisis of the world, our World of Forsaken Saints has made a very great sacrifice. We've paid a very great price. If we can't reach a peaceful agreement, I can't guarantee that our World of Forsaken Saints won't use force to resolve the issue." The Spiritking's words contained some threat. If the Tian Yuan Continent's plan did not satisfy them, their World of Forsaken Saints would start another war.
The expressions of many Origin realm experts on the side of the Tian Yuan Continent changed slightly. With the current strength of the Tian Yuan Continent, they were not afraid of starting a war with the World of Forsaken Saints. However, once a war broke out, it would be devastating. Even the shattered Tian Yuan Continent would be reduced to nothingness.
After all, once someone reached the Origin realm, the shockwaves of battle would be devastating to the entire world. In the past, when Jian Chen and the Spiritking fought in outer space, they had forcefully split the moon in half. As a result, whenever night fell, countless people would see two crescent moons in the sky. They did not wish for the home planet that had nurtured them to become a second crescent moon.
On the other hand, the Origin realm experts from the World of Forsaken Saints all felt proud of the Spiritking's power. They had even straightened their backs unknowingly. Due to their fear for Shangguan Mu 'er last time, they had to be cautious no matter what they did. They were unable to act freely, so all of them felt extremely wronged. Now that the Spiritking was personally watching over them, they immediately regained the feeling of power they had in the past.
Jianchen did not become angered at all by the Spiritking's threat. This was because the World of Forsaken Saints no longer possessed the strength to start a war with the Tian Yuan Continent. Once a war broke out between the two worlds, the World of Forsaken Saints would definitely be defeated. This was because his Chaotic Force had reached the ninth layer. Even though a crack had appeared on his chaotic neidan and he could only use eighty percent of the ninth layer's strength at most, it would still be far more powerful than when he was at the eighth layer.
"That's right. Your World of Forsaken Saints has played an important role in stopping the crisis of the world. If it were not for your assistance, our world might have been wiped out already. When the cultivators from your world willingly gave up their lives, I, Jianchen, promised that I would complete their final wishes and allow them to rest in peace, "Jianchen said calmly. At the same time, a map appeared in his hand. He laid it flat on the table, and to no surprise, the map of the world was drawn on it.
Jianchen stared at the map for a while before saying, "If I want to give you a piece of land, many of the people who originally lived there won't agree. After all, that piece of land is their foundation, and it's the ancestral ground of many people. It holds extraordinary significance and is even more important than their lives. Getting them to leave is even more difficult than killing them. There have even been many clans and a few kingdoms that have formed an alliance. If you want to live in that piece of land, they'll fight to the death. Although their strength is insignificant, there are several billion people in total. As a result, if we directly divide the land according to your suggestion, several billion people in our world will die in battle to protect their homeland. I can't let that happen."
The Spiritking frowned and asked, "Then how do you plan on dealing with this matter?"
Jianchen tapped the table with his fingers. After a moment of thought, he said, "I have indeed thought of a way to deal with this matter, which is to connect our two worlds. We'll abandon the prejudice of different territories and races and formally become one."
"Connect our two worlds?" The Spiritking murmured. He was surprised. Jianchen's suggestion had completely exceeded his expectations. After all, the Tian Yuan Continent and the World of Forsaken Saints were from two different worlds. In particular, the people of the two worlds had fought in the beginning, so they had accumulated some grievances. The Tian Yuan Continent had even been torn to pieces because of this.
"That's right. Connect our two worlds. Our world won't give you any land. If your World of Forsaken Saints wants to obtain land that belongs to you, you'll have to use an equivalent amount of wealth to exchange for it. Although money is meaningless in our eyes, there are still many people in the mortal world who are willing to sell their land for some money." Jianchen said sternly. This was the only method he could think of that could satisfy the World of Forsaken Saints without harming their interests.
After all, wealth could be described as omnipotent in the mortal world. Buying land was obviously nothing difficult. If the World of Forsaken Saints was willing to pay the price, the amount of land they could buy in this world would far exceed what they had expected.
The light in the Spiritking's eyes flickered. He was rather tempted by Jianchen's suggestion as well. Although they would have to pay a certain amount of wealth if they wanted to obtain land, the World of Forsaken Saints had existed for countless years, and they were ruled by kings. Just the annual tribute was astronomical, so the Sacred Spirit Hall had accumulated a tremendous amount of wealth. Losing a few resources would not affect the Sacred Spirit Hall at all. On the other hand, they would be able to purchase land from the people of the four races through various resources. The land they would obtain in the end would be far greater than what they could obtain through negotiations, but that was only if the negotiations went smoothly.
However, directly dividing up the land would affect the lives of several billion people.
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