"Both fellow Daoists are also aware of the power of time and space. That's fine — the reason I, Han, am willing to cease fighting needs no further explanation." Han Li swept his gaze over Xue Ran and the other, his expression unchanged as he spoke.
Xue Ran and Hei Lin's expressions turned exceptionally grave. The two exchanged a glance before Xue Ran continued: "This girl has actually comprehended the power of the laws of time and space. She's certainly not someone to provoke lightly. Let's hear what she has to say for now. But if we cannot achieve our goal this time, my brother and I absolutely will not let this go easily."
"You heard what my companion said. I can give you a chance, but if what you offer fails to satisfy us, even if you manage to escape, the rest of your clan will certainly not get away." Han Li nodded, then turned his head to address the young woman with a calm, detached tone.
"Hmph, from the way you speak, it sounds as though you've already decided the fate of our clan. If we continue fighting, the outcome is far from certain." The woman on the city wall heard this, and her face immediately darkened.
"Is that so? Shall we continue fighting and find out?" Hei Lin rolled his eyes and said with a cold laugh.
"Fellow Daoist, Mother, there's no need to keep arguing. I heard what all of you said earlier — you entered this realm for the crystal cores of our clan. Is that true? If you obtain the crystal cores, will you obediently leave this realm?" The blood-robed young woman raised her hand to stop the dispute and calmly addressed Han Li.
"That's right. But we can only use the crystal cores of adults — the cores of others are useless to us. Earlier, you sent a voice transmission saying this demand could be met. Has your clan reconsidered and decided to hand over your own crystal cores voluntarily?" Han Li narrowed his eyes slightly and asked without showing any emotion.
The woman and the surrounding Shura Spider clan members all subtly changed expressions upon hearing this.
For their clan, losing their crystal cores wouldn't mean death on the spot, but at best it would severely damage their vitality, and at worst bring endless future troubles.
"Asking me and the other clan members to hand over our crystal cores is naturally out of the question. However, our clan has existed in this realm for quite some time, and we have managed to keep a few crystal cores from other adult clan members on hand. It's not out of the question to give you a few." The blood-robed young woman smiled brightly and replied.
"What! That won't do! Those crystal cores need to be kept for a great purpose!" Before Han Li and the others could even show a hint of joy, the Shura Spider clan matriarch suddenly cried out.
The young woman furrowed her brow slightly, her lips moving imperceptibly as she transmitted her voice.
"Mother, I've already comprehended the power of time and space, and I'll have a way to pass this law power on to you later, so these crystal cores aren't strictly necessary anymore. Besides, I never said I'd give them away for free."
"Ying'er, you mean..." The woman's expression shifted, as though something had suddenly come to mind.
"Mother, have you forgotten about that sacred artifact of the Kongyu clan? Haven't we always been unable to retrieve it because we lacked the manpower? If we could get our hands on it, wouldn't that be far more valuable than letting those crystal cores sit idle? Don't forget — of the two types of law, spatial power is the one our clan needs to comprehend more urgently." The blood-robed young woman sent another voice transmission.
"If we can obtain this item, are you confident you'll be able to further comprehend the subtleties of spatial power?" After her expression shifted several times, the woman finally asked with a trace of hesitation.
"Rest assured, Mother. I was already stuck at a bottleneck on the path of the laws of time and space. Once I refine and absorb that old man's Nascent Soul to nourish my Primordial Spirit, and add this sacred artifact, the breakthrough will be virtually certain." The blood-robed young woman replied without hesitation.
"Fine. Since you're confident, I won't stand in your way any longer." The Shura Spider clan matriarch finally made up her mind.
The blood-robed young woman chuckled softly, clearly having anticipated this decision well in advance.
On the other side, Han Li and the others naturally detected the secret voice transmission between the young woman and the Shura Spider clan matriarch.
So once it appeared they had reached an agreement, Xue Ran hurriedly asked first: "If you can produce the crystal cores, then naturally there's no need for us to keep fighting. But how many can you offer? If it's too few, there's no point in continuing this discussion."
"How many do you fellow Daoists intend to ask for?" The young woman replied with a noncommittal counter-question.
"With so many of us entering this realm this time, we need at least thirty to forty cores," Xue Ran said without hesitation.
"Thirty to forty? You really are making an outrageous demand! Setting aside the fact that many of our cores have already been consumed by the clan, we never had that many in the first place." The blood-robed young woman sneered.
"Oh? How many can your clan actually provide?" Xue Ran did not grow angry upon hearing this; instead, he calmly asked.
"Eight at most. That should be enough for you." The blood-robed young woman's eyes darted about a few times before she said in an unhurried tone.