Published: December 25, 2024
Although Qin Chen's heart was filled with coldness, he did not intend to kill these people.
The Tianwu Continent was originally a place where the weak were preyed upon by the strong. The Daqian Dynasty was one of the seven superior dynasties in the Hundred Dynasties, and all major dynasties relied on the influence of the seven superior dynasties. At such times, it was entirely normal to speak on behalf of the Daqian Dynasty.
Moreover, even if he killed those before him, it would not change the fact that the Tianwu Continent was a place where the weak were preyed upon by the strong. The next time something like this happened, the vast majority of martial artists would still stand on the side of the Daqian Dynasty.
Furthermore, the people present were the top geniuses from various dynasties, cultivated with all their strength. Having just wiped out so many from the Daqian Dynasty, if he were to kill the geniuses from so many other dynasties as well, it would undoubtedly provoke a huge upheaval in the entire Hundred Dynasties.
The Chen Di Pavilion also needed to operate in the Hundred Dynasties. If it sparked a rebellion across the entire Hundred Dynasties, that would not be a good thing.
Although Qin Chen thought this way, his expression did not betray it. He looked as if he was truly furious and could strike at any moment.
"Qin Shaoxia, we only acted under the tyranny of the Daqian Dynasty. You know the Daqian Dynasty's nature; if we did not comply with their wishes, we would surely fall into danger, so..."
"Yes, please understand, Qin Shaoxia."
The many geniuses on the scene spoke one after another.
At this moment, the black slave suddenly stepped forward and said, "Young Master Chen, we discovered this valley first while fleeing. When we entered, there were quite a few spirit herbs here, many of which were of very high quality. Most of them were taken by the martial artists of the Daqian Dynasty, and some fell into the hands of these people, which is why they stand with the Daqian Dynasty."
The martial artists present were already sweating profusely, and now, after hearing the black slave, their faces turned pale.
Before Qin Chen could speak, You Qianxue also said, "Qin Chen is right. This was originally a medicinal garden. When we escaped here, there were spirit herbs everywhere, but later, they were all picked by the Daqian Dynasty and these people present. Among them, there were even quite a few seventh-tier spirit herbs."
"Is that so?" Qin Chen coldly replied, his killing intent once again boiling. At this moment, the nearly one hundred people in the valley felt like a small, rootless boat under this dense killing aura.
However, they did not dare to resist, fearing that if they did, it would provoke Qin Chen to act.
Qin Chen did not kill them because the Tianwu Continent was a place where the weak were preyed upon by the strong. Others were not obligated to help the black slave and his group, and if these people colluded with the Daqian Dynasty for spirit herbs, then he could not be blamed for being ungracious.
"Qin Shaoxia, please calm your anger. When we first entered, we did indeed find many spirit herbs here, but at that time, this valley was already controlled by the people of the Daqian Dynasty. We only obtained some rights to pick spirit herbs after arguing with them, and most of them were taken by the people of the Daqian Dynasty. If we had known that this valley was first discovered by the disciples of the Dawei Dynasty, we would certainly not have acted this way."
"That's right! If we had known that the spirit herbs here were discovered by the people of the Dawei Dynasty, we would have definitely sought permission from them before picking spirit herbs."
"But it’s not too late now. We are willing to present all the spirit herbs we picked earlier to Qin Shaoxia."
Seeing that Qin Chen's killing intent was growing stronger, they no longer dared to hesitate.
One by one, they took out spirit herbs from their bodies and handed them over.