Si Koulie finished the sentence for him. "Then, you snuck into Heavenly Saints City and found me, hoping that I could help you pin Xiao Xuance to death with the evidence?
"It's a fascinating story, but there is one loophole. ←.
"If you did have solid evidence, why didn't you just stuff it into your Cosmos Ring and mail it to me together with the Great Goose VII communicator?
"Or maybe, the evidence you mentioned is all false and just a trick?"
The man suspected to be Bai Xinghe chuckled creepily. "The evidence is of paramount importance. It is my life's work. Of course, it cannot be delivered. Who knows if it will be intercepted halfway?
"Besides …"
He paused for a moment and said unhurriedly, "We haven't even reached an agreement. How can I give you all the evidence?"
Si Koulie smiled. "Do you need to negotiate with me to avenge your parents?"
The man suspected to be Bai Xinghe replied, "There's no need to be sarcastic. You are too smart to realize that if Xiao Xuance was truly capable of slaughtering a starship of innocent people a hundred and twenty years ago, his mentality is no different from that of the Immortal Cultivators. The odds that he is an Immortal Cultivator will be much higher!
"If Xiao Xuance is really an Immortal Cultivator, the battle on Spider Den to come is very likely to be a great scheme that will overturn the entire world of Cultivators!
"Even if you are selfless and honorable and never want to overthrow Xiao Xuance for your own interests, at the very least, you don't want the Flying Star Sector to be overturned and ruled by the Immortal Cultivators, do you?"
"I don't care! Even if the Immortal Cultivators do gain power, I am all by myself right now, and I have changed my appearance. I can live a comfortable life wherever I go!
"But you are different. The Star Fighters' Alliance is too prosperous and has nowhere to run. Besides, your ideology is the opposite of the Immortal Cultivators'. The two of you will certainly fight each other to the death for the truth!
"Therefore, the evidence is much more important for you than it is for me.
"If you are unwilling to make a deal, we can always part ways. I'll leave right now and wait to see how the Cultivators are going to die in the battle on Spider Den! "
Si Koulie was silent for a moment. "Your terms?"
The man suspected to be Bai Xinghe said, "Firstly, abandon the investigation and search for Bai Xinghe forever. Bai Xinghe is truly dead. When a person dies, all the sins that he committed should be forgotten. I am not Bai Xinghe. "
Si Koulie said, "So that's how it is. You've come back to life in a different body!"
The man suspected to be Bai Xinghe replied casually, "That's what you said. I didn't, and I will never admit that I am Bai Xinghe."
"In a few more years, my soul and flesh will be stabilized, and there won't be any evidence. You can accuse me of being Bai Xinghe. "
"I can swear a Heart Demon Blood Oath to you. I have no other intentions. I just don't want to be a space pirate anymore. I want to change my identity and live a peaceful life. "
Si Koulie asked, "What else?"
The man suspected to be Bai Xinghe smiled and said, "Secondly, I'm all by myself right now with nothing in my hands. You don't want to return to your old profession. Then, for a great devil like me who gave up the darkness and ran for the light, your cultivation world will have to give up on you. Don't you think that you should provide me with a sum of money to maintain the peace of our society? "
"How much do you want?" Si Koulie asked.
The man suspected to be Bai Xinghe replied, "Money? What kind of person do you think I am? At our level, isn't it too vulgar to talk about money? "
"I don't want a single cent. I only want the ownership of some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, resources, real estate, natural paradises, and mother lodes of crystals. The general idea is as follows …"
He gave a series of astronomical figures.
Both Si Koulie in the Star Fighters' Plaza and the Immortal Cultivators on Heavenly Phantom were shocked by the figures!
Si Koulie raised his voice and shouted, "You're out of your mind!"
The man suspected to be Bai Xinghe chuckled. "Si Koulie, you must know that the evidence I'm going to give you is very likely to save the entire Flying Star Sector. Is it not worth that much? It seems that you do not value the Flying Star Sector highly enough! "
"It's not about the price," Si Koulie said solemnly. "The morale-raising rally will take place tomorrow. Even if I agree to it, it will be impossible for me to raise so many things in such a short time!"
The man suspected to be Bai Xinghe replied, "It doesn't matter. As long as you agree to it, I can trust your promise.
However … "He went on." I want you to go to an unfinished building named 'Complex Star Plaza' in the northwest district of the tenth space ring in one and a half hours.
"I have set up a 'Spiritual Horn Soul-Slaying True Nether Array' there. As long as you are in the array and swear a Blood Oath with me, such an oath will be a hundred times more powerful than a normal Blood Oath. Even a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator would not be able to withstand the backlash.
"I will swear that all the evidence I give you is real, and I will wash my hands of the Flying Star Sector from now on. I will not cause any damage to the Flying Star Sector, nor will I kill any innocent people.
"In the meantime, you will swear that you will find a way to cancel all the charges and hunt against Bai Xinghe. You will also transfer everything I want to me bit by bit in a legal way within ten years.
"There will be no space for space pirates in the Flying Star Sector in the future. With so many resources in my hands, there is no reason for me to resume my old trade.
"But if you break your oath, you will suffer the recoil first. Then, I will annihilate your entire family one by one!
"Hehehehe. Si Koulie, I am much younger than you right now! You are old and weak in the first place. With the recoil of the strengthened Blood Oath, you will not live for more than ten years! After you die, I will have plenty of time to send your children and grandchildren down to the Yellow Springs to accompany you! "
"Therefore, with such a guarantee, I don't think the two of us will break our oath, will we?"
Si Koulie was not infuriated. He replied calmly, "How do I know that this is not a trap? Chances are that I will be assassinated by you the moment I reach the tenth space ring!
"We are both Yuanying experts, but you are a battle-type expert. I am no match for you."
The man suspected to be Bai Xinghe said, "What's in it for me to kill you?
"If everything I said is a lie and a scheme of the Temple of Immortals, killing you will not help at all. After all, you are just the No. 2 guy in the world of Cultivators. Above you is Xiao Xuance!
"Killing you will only infuriate the Cultivators. It will not stop the final battle."
Si Koulie pondered for a long time and said, "Alright. I agree. But I will not come alone. I will bring four bodyguards with me."
"Don't get me wrong. It's not that I don't trust you. I'm just worried that assassins of the Temple of Immortals are lurking in Heavenly Saints City."
The man suspected to be Bai Xinghe said, "Alright. Four bodyguards. But you cannot bring 'Su Changhe'. He is an expert in mental warfare. I don't want an expert of mental warfare to come close to me. Bring another one!
"Also, you cannot tell your bodyguards your real purpose. You cannot reveal our conversation to anyone, either.
"The more people who know, the more danger they will be in. I don't trust anybody, not even you!
"If a third person learns of this, I will leave immediately and hide in an absolutely safe place. I will watch the army of Cultivators being annihilated on Spider Den in silence!"
"There's no need to be alarmist," Si Koulie said. "I will judge whether or not what you said is true after I see the evidence!"
The man suspected to be Bai Xinghe sneered and cut off the communication.
On Heavenly Phantom, the highest command center of the Immortal Cultivators was in dead silence.
On the light beam, a 3D portrait of Bai Xinghe appeared.
Thanks to the efforts of the facial analysis specialists and the modeling specialists, the wrinkles on the portrait were gradually disappearing. The skin was smoother and younger.
In the end, it turned into the face of a boy around eight years old.
"This is what Bai Xinghe looked like when he was seven or eight years old!"
Xiao Xuance stared at the face and was deep in thought.
"CEO!"
An Immortal Cultivator stood up and asked solemnly, "Is what Bai Xinghe said true?"
Xiao Xuance nodded slowly and said solemnly, "It's true. I know the face. There was indeed such a boy on the starship years ago. I thought that he had been killed in the big explosion. I didn't know that he had escaped and even became the Pirate Potentate!"
The Immortal Cultivators immediately whispered to each other.
The Immortal Cultivator continued asking, "Then, theoretically speaking, is it possible that Bai Xinghe has collected unquestionable evidence about the incident years ago?"
Xiao Xuance lowered his head. After pondering for ten seconds, he struggled to nod his head. "If Bai Xinghe says that he has evidence that proves that I am the Lotus King, it is absolutely impossible. It must be a trap!
"However, when the incident happened, I was not the leader of the Feathered Snakes Brotherhood yet, nor was I the CEO of the Grand Illusionary Group. The second Imperium was far from being established, too. The resources under my absolute control were few.
"Theoretically speaking, it is indeed possible that Bai Xinghe has found some evidence. Although it may not be enough to convict me, it will be enough to raise the suspicion of Si Koulie, the leadership of the six sects of Heavenly Saints City, and other Cultivators!"
The Immortal Cultivator raised a third question. "Therefore, once they complete the deal and Si Koulie throws out all the evidence in front of thousands of Cultivators in the morale-boosting rally, it is very likely that our plan will be disrupted, right?"
"Yes," Xiao Xuance replied.
All the Immortal Cultivators were silent for three seconds. Then, they burst out in a frenzy a hundred times more intense than before.
The command center seemed to have turned into a hornet's nest. Every Immortal Cultivator was shouting at the top of their lungs.
"Kill them!"
"Right now, the incident hasn't spread out yet. Kill them, and everything will be settled. As long as we can stall for a few days, when the army of Cultivators and the Grand Illusionary Soldiers jump to the Spider Den Space Zone, there will be nothing to be scared of!"
"Exactly. But we will not take action until the two of them meet in the tenth space ring and present decisive evidence!"
"Right now, the central area of Heavenly Saints City is crowded with Cultivators from various sects. It is heavily guarded. It is difficult for us to attack them."
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