Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation
Chapter 1117 - Chapter 1117 Chapter 760 After the Success_2

Chapter 1117: Chapter 760 After the Success_2 Chapter 1117: Chapter 760 After the Success_2 “Although this method is quite time-consuming, for me, it is not much of an issue.”

“Thus, since there are other ways to handle this matter, and this method is not too difficult for me,”

“there is no need to go through with exterminating an entire family.”

“After all, it’s just a matter of paying some price, and it hasn’t reached the point of having to exterminate a family.”

“However, since I have promised you that I will intervene in this matter and make the Wu Family retreat,”

“I shall naturally keep my word.”

“As for you,”

“from now on, just focus on doing a good job for me.”

“I will not be stingy with rewards.”

“When I acquire that high-level tunneling skill, I will naturally give you plenty of benefits.”

Having said that, He Song looked at Zhou Ruo, whose expression had once again changed, and sighed slightly in his heart.

Since he began cultivating, He Song had killed many people over the hundreds of years,

but each one he had killed he deemed to be someone who deserved it.

These were people who either colluded with others to assassinate He Song for greater benefits,

or had conflicts with He Song and would surely seek revenge against him later on.

For He Song, the existence of these people was a threat.

In the face of such potential threats to his own life,

He Song’s only option was to send them to meet Yama.

Therefore,

it was not considered indiscriminate killing when He Song executed these individuals.

Even the low-ranked cultivators and mortals that He Song executed while eradicating a problem at its roots

were included in the category of potential threats to his life.

After all, “if the weeds are not eliminated root and branch, they will grow back with the spring breeze.”

He Song did not want to see the day when the descendants of his enemies would come out of the blue and strike him down.

This was something He Song absolutely did not wish to witness.

However,

like Zhou Ruo, who clearly had other methods that did not require much cost to obtain what he needed,

yet, due to his personal desires, he would annihilate an entire Foundation Establishment Clan that was completely unfamiliar to him and had no relation to He Song whatsoever.

He Song would definitely not be willing to do such a thing.

After all, the people of the Wu Family bore no grudge against He Song, and He Song had never even seen them.

The people of the Wu Family had likewise never seen He Song.

It was merely because the Wu Family might possess a high-level tunneling skill that He Song needed.

Under these circumstances, to rashly go and exterminate the Wu Family was not something he was prepared to do.

How would that be any different from those demonic cultivators who, out of personal greed, do not hesitate to slaughter countless mortals?

Moreover, such demonic cultivators who kill numerous mortals out of personal greed are actually rare even within the realm of diabolism.

Not every demonic cultivator can bring themselves to take such actions.

In light of this,

how could He Song stoop to doing things that were even below the acts of demonic cultivators?

And for this reason, when He Song verbally refused, he did not feel any psychological burden at all.

These were his most genuine thoughts.

At the same time,

this refusal also held another layer of consideration in He Song’s heart.

Effortlessly exterminating a Foundation Establishment Clan would indeed be extremely easy for He Song, now in the Later Stage of Golden Elixir.

However, whether that Foundation Establishment Clan had other powers behind it, He Song could not be certain.

If it turned out that behind this Foundation Establishment Clan lay a Golden Core Family, or even the backing of Spirit Wind Valley,

He Song feared that his actions would consequently incur a heavy price.

Although the cost would not be so great as to cause He Song to lose too much, it was still something that could not be taken lightly.

What if, what if there really was some power behind that Foundation Establishment Clan?

Once He Song took action, he feared that the gains would not be worth the losses.

Once a real problem arose, it would be quite troublesome for He Song.

In such a situation, naturally, He Song could not risk doing something he didn’t want to do in the first place, especially if the benefits for himself were not significant.

As for Zhou Ruo,

After hearing He Song’s refusal,

her expression changed again and again.

But in the end, after confirming that what He Song said was indeed true,

the look in Zhou Ruo’s eyes when she gazed at He Song also contained a hint of sentiment.

Just as He Song had previously praised Zhou Ruo for her ideas,

Now Zhou Ruo, having heard He Song’s words and realizing that what he said was genuine,

also felt a sense of sentiment towards He Song’s way of doing things.

In the Cultivation World, schemes and betrayals were countless, and even murder for treasure was a common sight.

And it was in such an environment that He Song outright rejected her earlier proposal and even explained the reason why.

This way of not killing indiscriminately, and being able to converse naturally with those around him, was quite rare in the Cultivation World.

And so, after hearing He Song’s words, Zhou Ruo did not harbor any different thoughts about his decision.

Instead, as soon as He Song finished speaking,

she immediately agreed with the plan He Song proposed in her heart.

“Since Sir already has a plan in mind, then I will not say any more,”

“But rest assured, Sir, although my Zhou Family is weak, we are not completely without the strength to strike back against the Wu Family.”

“Even against the two Foundation Establishment members of the Wu Family, my Zhou Family can still maintain.”

“And once Sir lends us support, the Wu Family will surely retreat.”

“There’s no need for Sir to do much, only to agree to this matter and just show your face, and the Wu Family will certainly not stir up any trouble.”

“I hope Sir is aware of this.”

Since He Song had already made his decision in his heart and did not need to wage a slaughter against the Wu Family,

then Zhou Ruo no longer had other concerns and directly discussed with He Song the following measures for dealing with the Wu Family.

The disputes between two Foundation Establishment Families often ended with the sudden increase in strength of one side.

And when a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator suddenly appeared in the weaker Zhou Family and became its guardian,

The Wu Family, whose strength was not much greater than the Zhou Family and who had no Foundation Establishment True Person capable of contending with He Song, naturally would no longer be able to cause any upheaval.

The strength He Song displayed, that of the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, was enough to make the Wu Family retreat.

Beyond that, He Song didn’t even need to take action.

He just needed to put the word out.

After learning all this from Zhou Ruo, He Song was not particularly surprised in his heart.

He had once served as a guardian in the Immortal Pavilions and Cities,

and was naturally quite familiar with the various families within those places.

In such a situation, as soon as He Song heard Zhou Ruo’s words, he immediately realized that he truly did not need to do anything this time.

Once the Zhou Family truly announced that they had a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator as their guardian,

and if that Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator was indeed quite familiar with Zhou Ruo of the Zhou Family,

then the outside world would probably not need to investigate too much.

There was no need for He Song to do anything.

The people outside would definitely see the relationship between them and realize that the Zhou Family had won the favor of a powerful ally.

Having thought through these things, He Song then nodded and quickly arranged many matters with Zhou Ruo,

and provided her with plenty of spirit stones to purchase information every few days from the Treasure Pavilion, as well as other rewards for Zhou Ruo,

and then sent Zhou Ruo away.

Since the matters of the outside world no longer required He Song’s concern,

and since He Song had also learned from the intelligence he previously bought from the Treasure Pavilion that there were no traces of advanced tunneling skills appearing in the vicinity for the coming period,

the next step

was naturally the time for someone like Zhou Ruo, who could put He Song’s mind at ease, to handle matters.

The reason He Song sought out Zhou Ruo was precisely so that he could engage in seclusive cultivation with peace of mind before he found an advanced tunneling skill, wasn’t it?