An Ultimate Martial Art

Even though Qiao Shan was just a small character, he could only operate within a three thousand mile radius of Ancient Fan City after forming a private pair. Moreover, he was not the kind of person who could do as he pleased without fear.    

The news between the looters was very well-informed.    

Through his interaction with Qiao Shan, Su Ye quickly found out about the aftermath of what happened on the banks of the Blackwater River.    

The result of that matter was not much different from Su Ye's prediction.    

Facing the furious Demon Elder Hei Ying, the guards of the Illusory Ancient Pass had no choice but to report this matter to the Wan Yu Union Headquarters. For this reason, the Wan Yu Union Headquarters specially sent out a Demon Elder Primal Chaos. However, when the Wan Yu Union's Chaos Demon Elder arrived at the Illusory Ancient Pass, he still bowed his head to Demon Marshall Hei Ying as usual.    

So, in the end, the Blackwater River didn't clash with the Illusory Ancient Pass, but the Illusory Ancient Pass' contribution changed from once every thirty years to once every ten years. The total value of the treasures and resources received must be at least thirty million spirit coins.    

One must know that every thirty years, the Illusory Ancient Pass would pay the Blackwater a tribute of around thirty million spirit coins.    

This meant that in the future, the tribute given to the Blackwater s by the Illusory Ancient Pass would be three times greater than before. Such a large amount of wealth naturally couldn't really be paid for by the large cities of the Illusionary Ancient Pass; it could only be shared among the cultivators that lived in the Illusionary Ancient Pass.    

In just a short month, the Illusory Ancient Pass had quickly come up with a series of new rules and set up all kinds of new rules, specifically designed to take advantage of the cultivators who were living in the Illusionary Ancient Pass. Just the cost of exiting the city was ten times more than what it used to be.    

Because of this, the looters in the Illusionary Ancient Pass complained. But facing the strong and oppressive Illusory Ancient Pass and Wan Yu Union, no one could do anything about it.    

Many of the raiders felt that they couldn't handle this kind of exploitation and decided to just leave the Illusionary Ancient Pass. According to the news, after the Illusionary Ancient Pass had enacted a series of new rules, the number of looters in the area had been reduced by at least thirty percent.    

This was a very scary number.    

One had to know that although the looters were not favored by the normal cultivators and thought that the looters were the accomplices or dog slaves that the guards of the Illusionary Ancient Pass stole benefits from, they had to admit that the looters were a huge force, and their existence was also an important reason to protect the safety of the Illusionary Ancient Pass to the greatest extent.    

But now, in the short span of less than three months, a large amount of private raiders had been killed, causing many cultivators in the Illusory Ancient Pass to feel flustered. There were even rumors that the celestial race was about to fight their way here, that everyone was terrified.    

With regards to the above, Su Ye had already anticipated that the Black Victory Demon Elder would use a projection to publicly threaten to slaughter the Illusory Ancient Pass, and guessed that the Illusory Ancient Pass and even the Wan Yu Union would still lower their heads to the Blackwater to settle this issue.    

According to Wan Yu Union's personality, lowering one's head was just a way to compensate and increase the tribute.    

What he did not expect was that in order to give Demon Elder Hei Sheng an answer, the Illusory Ancient Pass had still found a scapegoat. This scapegoat was none other than the Blood Mist Demon General that had already mysteriously disappeared long ago.    

Regardless of whether the Blackwater or the Dark Wing Demon Elder believed it or not, the current Blood Mist Demon General had already become the bandit wanted by both the Illusory Ancient Pass and the Blackwater.    

Su Ye didn't know what to say anymore.    

The Blood Mist Demon General was long dead, and it was completely and thoroughly an energy that had been deduced from the Heavenly Passage World in his body. So what if the bounty was high?    

"Alright, thank you for your information. Take away that Seven Stars Painting. You can leave now." After obtaining the information he wanted, Su Ye did not keep Qiao Shan.    

Qiao Shan, on the other hand, was pleasantly surprised. He had originally thought that the appearance of Su Ye's group of people would have already caused him to lose all relations with the Seven Stars Painting. After all, not only did Su Ye's group possess peerless tyrannical strength, they had also saved their lives from the hands of the celestial race.    

Who would have thought that Su Ye didn't plan to devour that Seven Stars Painting, and even allowed him to take it away.    

He subconsciously wanted to thank her, then take away the Seven Star Prints and quickly leave.    

But he suddenly thought of something. Although this Seven Star Emblem was precious, how could it compare with the favor of a Demon General of Primal Chaos?    

Moreover, after his previous battle with the celestial race, the Iron Spear Rangers that he painstakingly established had suffered heavy losses. If he wanted to continue to stay in the Ancient Fan City area, it would only become more difficult, so he might as well use this Seven Star Seal as a stepping stone.    

Immediately, Qiao Shan withdrew his foot and knelt down on one knee. "Sir, I know that my strength is insignificant and inconsequential, but I still wish to boldly request that you give me a chance and allow me to submit to you. I am willing to go through fire and water for you and serve you."    

"Surrender to me?"    

Su Ye slightly froze; he really didn't expect Qiao Shan to have such a request. He narrowed his eyes and said, "You don't even know my identity, yet you want to rely on me? Aren't you afraid of causing yourself big trouble?"    

Qiao Shan was momentarily stunned and secretly alarmed. He felt that this demon general seemed to have a hidden meaning and could not help but feel regret.    

He was probably a bit too impulsive this time. Ever since the other party had appeared, he had never revealed his name or where he came from. Just based on the fact that the other party was a Chaos Demon General, he would be in a hurry to submit. If the other party really had a sensitive identity, then he would be dragged under his command and would be implicated.    

But since he had already said it, wouldn't it be too capricious to take it back now? He was not a capricious man, he thought, and he could not do such a capricious thing. Besides, what if this was just a test?    

When he thought of this, Qiao Shan gritted his teeth. He wanted to die. Anyways, he had had enough of his days in the Ancient Fan City, so he might as well give it his all. If he could get half a life worth of wealth in exchange, even death would be worth it.    

"Lord, regardless of your identity, you have saved the lives of my brothers and mine. As such, I am my savior. I want to submit to my lord, no matter what the consequences. " Qiao Shan said with a resolute expression.    

"Alright, since this is your own choice, I'll accept all of you. Since you have followed me, then I hope to betray you. Otherwise, even if you escape to the Fiendgod Primordial Chaos's side, I will definitely kill you, understand? "    

Su Ye's eyes suddenly became stern. Although loyalty was never something that could be exchanged with a few threatening words, but he had to say the consequences clearly in advance, in case something bad really happened in the future, and it would make him feel awkward.    

Qiao Shan's expression was one of fright as he hurriedly patted his chest in promise.    

Su Ye's expression slightly lightened up, and he suddenly changed the topic: "Of course, if you follow me, you might have to bear some risks, but very quickly, you will realize that the risks you all have to bear compared to the benefits you can bear, are simply not worth mentioning."    

His confident words immediately caused Qiao Shan to be pleasantly surprised. Even though he wasn't really a big shot, he had experienced countless hardships and met all kinds of people. His eyesight was extremely sharp, and he could feel that Su Ye's self-confidence was truly unprecedented.    

Because of this, he faintly felt that he might really have met a noble, and quickly took the chance to request, hoping to gather all the members of the Iron Spear Rangers.    

Su Ye originally wanted to organize a group of Rangers, but he was lacking in manpower. Furthermore, he was not too far away from the Gold Jade City, if there were no surprises, he could reach there in a month's time. Although the Iron Spear Rangers was not some powerful expert, he was still considered experienced. To be able to gather all of them, of course he would not reject.    

As long as he was loyal, it was fine as long as he was not strong enough. At worst, he could just spend some resources to cultivate it. The experts that he trained with were always much more reliable than the experts that he brought in from the outside.    

Therefore, Su Ye agreed to Qiao Shan's request and told Qiao Shan to gather the subordinates of his subordinate, while he himself stayed at the same place to rest.    

Qiao Shan returned a day later. Including the twenty odd members who had survived a while ago, there were a total of one hundred and forty-four Iron Spear Rangers members who would follow Qiao Shan and submit to Su Ye.    

"Master, they have all been brought back. "It's just that some of my brothers are used to this part of the Ancient Fan City and don't want to leave, so …"    

Qiao Shan said awkwardly.    

"No problem, everyone has their own aspirations, there's no need to force it." Su Ye laughed faintly, he did not care at all. He was not a three year old child, how could he believe that those members of the Iron Spear Rangers who were unwilling to submit with Qiao Shan were unwilling to leave because they were used to staying near Ancient Fan City.    

He simply weighed the pros and cons and felt that following Qiao Shan to serve a Chaos Demon General of unknown origins was not necessarily a bright future. Qiao Shan missed old times and was worried that he would be angered because of this, so he said it in one go.    

But, how could Su Ye care?    

He was lacking in manpower, but he wasn't lacking in manpower to force others to submit to him. Some people were unwilling to submit to him now, but it would not be so simple if they wanted to submit to him in the future.    

Even if the Chaos Demon Sovereign took the initiative to plead with him, it would still depend on whether he was happy or not.    

In a day, Su Ye and the rest had had enough rest. Now that his condition had been restored to its peak, those who were willing to submit to him had also come. There was nothing left for him to delay any longer. He immediately continued on his way.    

It was just that with more people, their speed would not be as light. In order to take care of the members of the Iron Spear Rangers, Su Ye's group had no choice but to take the initiative and slow down.    

All of this was nothing. Even if they were able to arrive at the Jade Gold City the next day, it was impossible for them to immediately enter the Nine Layer Golden Pagoda. Arriving one month earlier or a month later would be meaningless.    

The problem was that their group of more than a hundred people had to travel through mountains and rivers, and their goal was much bigger than before. Unknowingly, they would face some trouble …