Hence, an immense amount of conflict and dissent quickly rose up between the Plant Spirits, the Weapons Spirits, and the Beast Spirits.
Among the rocky mountain range with its jagged peaks, countless Beast Spirits were gathered outside the Flame Dragon’s cave. They came in large groups and gathered together there, incessant bestial roars rising up towards the clouds, all their protests exceptionally unified in one direction, only about the fourth Serene Spirit Tower!
The Flame Dragon stood outside its cave, its deep dragon eyes looking at its fellow Beast Spirits voicing their protest continuously.
“Lord Flame Dragon! Since Wu Jiu has already agreed to yield out the fourth Serene Spirit Tower, isn’t it the best time for us, the Beast Spirits to rise? Even those weak and helpless human spirits were able to gain so much progress in the Serene Spirit Tower, if we are to go in there, we will become more powerful than them!” A black bear with a feisty temper stood with its enormous body erect and let out a roar, its voice filled with an insuppressible excitement.
They yearned to become stronger. The existence of the previous three Serene Spirit Towers had already proven how useful they were. They had enabled the far inferior human spirits to gradually catch up to them and in their envy, the Beast Spirits had also grown somewhat nervous. The Beast Spirits were afterall the greatest in number in the Spirit World and before the Serene Spirit Towers were built, the human spirits could not even be compared to them in the slightest. But after the three Serene Spirit Towers were built in quick succession, the human spirits were showing signs of overtaking them!
But among all the excited voices, voices also rose up in skepticism.
“Wu Jiu has always been crafty, shielding the human spirits. When the three Serene Spirit Towers were built before, it wasn’t as if we had not made requests just like this, but we had always been rejected. But now, he is suddenly giving up the fourth Serene Spirit Tower. Could things really be just so simple?” A large python coiled up upon a rock said with a hiss, spitting its red forked tongue.
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“That’s right! There must be something in the Serene Spirit Tower that’s harmful to non human spirits. Who knows what kind of intentions Wu Jiu is hiding?” Another Beast Spirit piped in.
“That was the case for the three Serene Spirit Towers from before. Didn’t Wu Jiu already remind all the other spirit races to not unilaterally go close to the Serene Spirit Tower from a long time ago? He had not been completely vicious as he had at least told us of the danger then. Isn’t that right?” Obsessed with gaining strength, the black bear continued to persist.
“I heard that Wu Jiu had said that regardless of which spirit race the fourth Serene Spirit Tower goes to, he would be able to modify it to make it suitable place for that race to cultivate. It would then no longer cause us any harm wouldn’t it?”
“Just because he says it and you believe?”
The entire canyon was filled with voices raised in heated debate and the Beast Spirits who wanted to gain more power argued vehemently with the more conservative faction. All those stinging loud roars reached the Flame Dragon’s ears which caused a sliver of impatience to gradually show in its eyes.
The Flame Dragon naturally knew of the advantages of Serene Spirit Tower but the kind of harm that the Serene Spirit Tower inflicted upon non human spirits made many others fear it.
“Alright, all of you shut up. In regards to this matter, I will invite the Spirit Master Wu Jiu, together with the leaders of the Plant Spirits and the Weapons Spirits to meet for a discussion. All this incessant quarrelling among all of you here is uncalled for!” The Flame Dragon stood up straight, its booming voice reaching the ears of every single Beast Spirit there. With both its gigantic body and immense power, they posed to be a fine weapon against any dissent. Under the Flame Dragon’s booming roar, the entire canyon fell silent in that instant. All the Beast Spirits immediately clamped their mouths shut nervously, not daring to say another word.
The same thing also happened at the place where the Weapons Spirits gathered.
The thing that was different from the Beast Spirits’ side was that the intelliogence of the Weapons Spirits had not fully developed. Though Weapon Spirits had lived through hundreds and thousands of years in the world, unless they possessed sufficient spiritual consciousness, they would still not be able to come into the Spirit World after they were destroyed. And for the entire period before they came into the Spirit World, they would only merely be weapons with spiritual consciousness, but not yet capable of independent thought.
Only the reactions of Plant Spirits were slightly calmer. The Plant Spirits number the least in the Spirit World and the personalities of Plants Spirits were all eccentric, who preferred quiet solace, seldom gathering together in a group. Hence when the issue regarding the rights of attribution of the fourth Serene Spirit Tower came about, the reaction from the Plant Spirits was slightly smaller, but were relatively similar to that of the other spirit races.
Because Plant Spirits number the least and they were unable to stand against the other spirit races through numbers, they focused a lot more on individual strength. Hence, the desire for the fourth Serene Spirit Tower was stronger.
Only about ten days had passed and the originally quiet and tranquil Spirit World suddenly became rather different. Between the various spirit races, things had actually been largely harmonious and seldom were instances of conflict seen in the streets downtown. But not long after the news about the fourth Serene Spirit Tower came out, numerous arguments occurred and even fists were raised in disgusting fights and scuffles throughout the Spirit World.
The various spirit races who originally only went against the human spirits unanimously were now opposing each other everywhere, fighting to win for themselves the right to use the fourth Serene Spirit Tower with conflicts between the different spirit races continuing to rise. From initially rejecting the human spirits to become on friendly terms now, it had only taken a blink.
All the spirits yearned for their own spirit race to win the right to use the fourth Serene Spirit Tower, in order for them to gain the chance to grow stronger.
The struggle and conflict gradually turned white hot, with chaos growing with more and more spirits getting into physical fights.
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Throughout the constant fighting, it was inevitable that some spirits would lose their heads and instances where injuries were so severe that deaths occurred began to happen. The conflicts that had started barely just for two days grew more and more complicated.
In that period, the Flame Dragon had already extended an invitation to Wu Jiu, and similarly invited the leaders of the Plant Spirits and Weapons Spirits, to come together and discuss about the fourth Serene Spirit Tower.
Wu Jiu dragged his feet on it for a few days before he finally agreed to meet. At the moment that the conflict between the three big spirit races had reached its peak, he accepted the Flame Dragon’s invitation and brought only Jiang Yun Long with him to go to where the Flame Dragon resided.
Among the mountainous peaks and within the rocky canyon, the caves of Beast Spirits were everywhere. A scattering of several Beast Spirits walked past by the mountain stream and at the moment they saw Wu Jiu and Jiang Yun Long, their faces lit up with traces of joy and not with animosity and enmity like in the past.
They could not help but start to guess whether Wu Jiu presence here could mean that the fourth Serene Spirit Tower was going to be handed over to the Beast Spirits.
Jiang Yun Long followed at Wu Jiu’s side as he looked at the group of Beast Spirits they were passing right by their shoulders and his eyes flashed with a moment of mirth. He then said softly right by Wu Jiu’s side:
“Master’s plan has succeeded as expected. The Plant Spirits, Beast Spirits and Weapon Spirits are locked in endless conflict and your disciple even heard that two Weapon Spirits were attacked till their spirits scattered and it is feared that the Weapon Spirits are now highly displeased with the Beast Spirits. But….. there hasn’t been much of a reaction from the Plant Spirits and Poison Ivy has not even shown himself…..”
With just one Serene Spirit Tower, they had successfully diverted away the enmity that had originally fallen upon the human spirits and thrown the harmonious three great spirit races into chaos.
“It would naturally have to succeed. Even if the Flame Dragon and the other leaders were to smell a rat, but before the irresistible allure of mighty power, how many spirits could resist that kind of temptation? Even if they are not willing to accept that fact, they would have no choice but to accept the opinions of their race.” Wu Jiu’s effeminate face was tinged with a malicious smile. Ever since he had released the news of the fourth Serene Spirit Tower, things had remained highly stable for him and he had just sat back to watch the great show unfolding.
Jiang Yun Long then sneered: “How could all those fellas be a match for Master at all? It had only taken a simple ploy from Master and it has already caused them to start strangling each other. Now, they have already had blood spilled and heads broken over the Serene Spirit Tower and even if they wanted to stop, they wouldn’t be able to anymore.”
Wu Jiu snickered, but his face did not not show the slightest bit of glee on the surface.
“But….. Master, with the three great spirit races going at each other’s throats now, isn’t it still a little too early for you to accept the Flame Dragon’s invitation to come? Why not wait till their fighting gets them more desperate first? It still wouldn’t be too late for you step up at that time.” Jiang Yun Long said, the thought in his head highly vicious. Though the Plants Spirits were least in numbers, but among the four spirit races, they were strongest in terms of individual might. The Beast Spirits were most numerous while the Weapon Spirits were most connected and cohesive, their steel bodies incomparably tough. But for the human spirits, in all these aspects, they could not compare to the other spirit races.
But with the appearance of the Serene Spirit Tower, it had allowed the human spirits who had been oppressed by the other three spirit races to gradually rise, to the extent that they had already shaping up to emerge above the three great races.
If they were able to make good use of this opportunity presented to them by the fourth Serene Spirit Tower and let it cause the three great spirit races to lose more of their numbers, it would naturally be a good thing to the human spirits.
As Wu Jiu’s First Disciple, Jiang Yun Long was naturally highly valued by Wu Jiu, enjoying the status of reigning above all and subservient only to one among the human spirits. With the growing might of human spirits, it also meant that the power and authority Jiang Yun Long enjoyed would grow as well, so how could he not look forward to that?
Wu Jiu threw Jiang Yun Long a glance. How could he not understand what Jiang Yun Long was thinking?
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Wu Jiu’s eyes flashed with a sneering glint. Jiang Yun Long’s high ambition was clear to him but Wu Jiu did not show it in the slightest but to merely say nonchalantly.
“Flame Dragon, Poison Ivy and Soul Slayer are not morons. Although fights among the three great spirit races are happening frequently, but they are still within a controllable scale and is merely something they are concerned about. Not to mention the harm that the Serene Spirit Tower could bring to non human spirits, just my decision to assign the fourth Serene Spirit Tower to one spirit race would already have caused the three of them to be on their guard. Even if I do not agree to come, and let all of them continue to fight, it still wouldn’t create all that big of a stir, and that is not what I want to see.” The corners of Wu Jiu’s mouth curled up into a sneer, as he looked at the Beast Spirits passing at the sides.
In the past, these Beast Spirits would be glaring balefully at him when they met, but today, he had instead seen traces of servility in their eyes.
That change, caused the mirth in Wu Jiu’s eyes to deepen.
This was the result he was seeking.
He did not believe that any spirit could be absolutely pure in this world, who did not long for any power, and did not yearn to possess any authority. They had all been so at peace only because they had not been presented with an opportunity before their eyes. If they were given a better choice, it would then elicit the dark side buried deep within one’s soul.
Jiang Yun Long was slightly startled, as he came to understand what Wu Jiu’s intentions were, and his eyes widened as he stared.
“Master is indeed one of surpassing intelligence! Your disciple has been too narrow sighted.”
Wu Jiu gave a dismissive wave of his hand. Towards Jiang Yun Long’s compliment, he was not flattered.
After Wu Jiu and Jiang Yun Long walked for a while, they finally came to the front of Flame Dragon’s cave. And right outside the cave, there were two figures already there.
The cold and enchanting Poison Ivy was languishing upon a chair formed with vines when he suddenly saw Wu Jiu appear. There wasn’t the slightest bit of surprise in his eyes but rather an appraising look in them as his emotionless eyes swept over the figure of Wu Jiu.
Standing right opposite Poison Ivy, a large black sword towered at the side, the large sword jet black throughout, but glowing with a cold metallic sheen. Upon the great blade, there was a faintly discernible dragon motif, its hilt a depiction of a black dragon, its eyes two embedded red rubies, the contrast of the blood red stones against the black making it look more majestic!
Soul Slayer, the leader of all the Weapons Spirits. According to rumours, before the Soul Slayer was destroyed, it was once the supreme divine artifact, possessing the power to slay a soul completely. Even when it came to the Spirit World, it still reigned supreme among the Weapon Spirits, with none of the spirits daring to antagonize the Soul Slayer in the slightest. Even though it had become a spirit body, the blade of the Soul Slayer was still able to make any spirit disperse and scatter in an instant, and it could very well be said that the Soul Slayer was the very nemesis against spirits!
And because the Soul Slayer sat at the top, the Weapon Spirits had shone brilliantly for a time.
The metallic humming resonance sounded out from the Soul Slayer, the pair of blood red rubies glinting with a scintillating lustre, like a pair of eyes, that surveyed everything around it.
Accompanying that humming resonance, the ground beneath Wu Jiu and Jiang Yun Long rumbled as they gigantic Flame Dragon came walking slowly out from its cave, its immense body seemingly that of an absolute ruler, reigning supreme over all, majestic and resplendent.
“Everyone’s here.” The Flame Dragon said as it came out of its cave, its immense size allowing it to look down from height, at the “guests” it had invited.
Jiang Yun Long stood behind Wu Jiu, his heart secretly filled with terror as he looked at the leaders of the three great spirit races before his eyes, the aura emanating from their bodies something not something he could readily withstand.
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“Flame Dragon, exactly for what have you invited all of us here?” A strange voice sounded out from the Soul Slayer. The voice was neither male nor female, a sound that was a metallic resonance with every word spat out, the voice seemingly passing through the ears and straight into the brain.
“I have naturally invited thee here regarding the matter of the fourth Serene Spirit Tower.” The Flame Dragon’s deep booming voice rang out suddenly. It then turned its head slightly to look at Wu Jiu standing at the fron
t and paused a moment before it said: “Because, recently, with the construction of the fourth Serene Spirit Tower being completed, it was accompanied by news that it would be handed out. I am of the thought that as the possessor of the Serene Spirit Tower, Wu Jiu, isn’t an explanation due to all of us here?”
Flame Dragon went straight to the point to voice out his doubt. In the recent period, quite a number of incidents had sprung up among the Beast Spirits. Although Flame Dragon had quickly suppressed them, it was not able to prevent all of those incidents from happening. As long as the right to possess the fourth Serene Spirit Tower was not certain, then such situations would only continue to worsen by the day.
Flame Dragon’s question was coincidentally what Soul Slayer had wanted to ask, and the pair of blood red rubies seemed to be looking at Wu Jiu.
Only Poison Ivy, merely swept a fleeting glance over Wu Jiu.
Wu Jiu gave a faint smile, the smile blossoming on that good looking and effeminate face. There was an unspeakable allure, that though beautiful, made others feel a chill run through them.
“So that’s what this is all about. I had wondered what was the matter. The fourth Serene Spirit Tower was one I appealed to the Spirit Lord to build. Because after the previous three Serene Spirit Towers were built, the results were remarkable, and hence I built the fourth Serene Spirit Tower. As for the results the Serene Spirit Towers give, I am sure it is clear for the three of you to see. It can elevate the cultivation of spirits which is such a great thing. I, Wu Jiu, do not dare to horde something that great for myself and have hence decided to give up possession of the fourth Serene Spirit Tower, wishing only that the benefits of the Serene Spirit Tower do not only go to the human spirits alone, as it should belong to the entire Spirit World, to belong to all the spirit races of the Spirit World.
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