Chapter 384 Back to Shore
Originally, I had some ideas to break it, but now I don't know what to do.
And if I continue to stay here to study, it will take more time. I haven't figured it out yet, and I have to go back to the shore. Who knows what will happen when I come back. Even if it doesn't change, it will take time to break the formation, and they can't stay under the cold pond for too long.
Isn't this unsolvable?
Clan leader Chen was very confused.
"Why can Su Zhan move freely under the cold pond."
"This formation is getting more and more complicated, proving that he has not left at all."
"And we haven't seen him, he should be behind this stone door."
"As soon as we left, he appeared and reinforced this formation, so that we couldn't open this door."
"But why didn't he leave directly? Did he think we would deal with him when we returned to the shore? But if he stayed here, he couldn't leave?"
Su Zhan nodded secretly.
There are still smart people, that is, the other party has not completely refined the Cold Water Pearl King, and should not know that he can come and go freely in the water, and even hide himself.
Even if he feels something is wrong, he can't guess what's going on.
As expected, Patriarch Chen had no doubt that Su Zhan was watching him not far away, and was still wondering why Su Zhan was not affected under the cold pond. He had also obtained the King of Cold Water Pearls, and it was impossible for him to stay underwater for too long. As for the complete refining, he had never experienced it, so he naturally didn't know.
Others couldn't figure out why Su Zhan didn't leave here. Could he hold on here?
Some people doubted.
"Is it behind the stone gate that can actually keep the cultivators from being disturbed by the cold pond?"
This guess was quickly supported.
After all, it seems to be the case.
Su Zhan came out to set up the formation after they left, and then he was still not affected under the cold pond. It is very likely that there is something fishy in the stone gate, and it is very likely that he was not affected by staying inside. Therefore, when setting up the formation, if he couldn't hold on, he would go back. It is better than them. After all, he didn't stay in the cold pond as long as they did.
And he can rest at any time, which naturally makes people jealous.
"He is really lucky to find such a place."
"Is the King of Cold Water Pearls also in it?"
"Even if he is, it will be very dangerous. Tong Feng died because of the King of Cold Water Pearls."
"Now we must break the formation to know if it is true."
"But how to break the formation?"
The monks all frowned. Breaking the formation is really a difficult problem.
Clan leader Chen did not think they were right. After all, he had been behind the stone gate before. There was no difference between the inside and the outside. Although there was no water from the cold pond, it was as cold as the cold pond. It was impossible to rest inside.
But Clan leader Chen could not say it. Otherwise, how could he explain how he knew it?
"After talking about it, no one said how to break the formation. If this goes on, when can Su Zhan come out?"
Clan leader Chen was a little impatient.
Others were naturally not in a good mood either.
"You just ask questions, what should we do?"
"You just ask us like a boss."
"Chief Chen, what do you think? Tell us."
"You had a lot of ideas before, and you almost killed us. Now you have no ideas?"
Everyone began to vent their anger on Chief Chen.
Clan Chief Chen was even more angry.
"Humph, I really have one."
"Let's set up the formation together. Will Su Zhan be able to do anything? Can't we?"
"If he doesn't come out, then don't come out. As long as we trap him, and he begs us, I don't believe he really has the ability to live here for a lifetime."
As soon as these words came out.
Everyone's eyes lit up immediately.
Yes, Su Zhan set up the formation to embarrass them, and they can also set up the formation to embarrass Su Zhan. There is nothing wrong with it. As long as Su Zhan is trapped, are they afraid that they can't threaten him?
"Patriarch Chen, you really have some brains."
"You are worthy of being able to trick us, and you are also a master at tricking Su Zhan."
"Just do it as Patriarch Chen does, and see how arrogant Su Zhan is."
"Humph, I can't wait to see how Su Zhan begs us."
The crowd didn't discuss much, and decided directly.
The person who is best at setting up the formation will set up the formation, and the others will help.
Patriarch Chen didn't take action, and the others didn't believe him at all.
They were all worried that he would do something, and he was happy to be idle.
When they completed the formation, it was already the limit, so they returned to the shore immediately. Patriarch Chen returned earlier. Anyway, he didn't need to do anything, so he naturally came back to rest early.
Now, the shore is full of people.
"I didn't find Hun Tianlong."
"I don't know where he went."
"Otherwise, we can use him to threaten Su Zhan."
"What a pity."
The monks searched for Hun Tianlong everywhere.
It's a pity that they couldn't find it after searching for several times.
They had to give up.
Seeing the heads of the sects and clan leaders emerge from the water, they all gathered together. Before they could speak, someone told them their plan. After resting, they would go into the water again. Naturally, they would have a chance to threaten Su Zhan.
The monks were very happy.
"He hid deep enough."
"But there will be no chance later. Humph, Su Zhan is really abominable for playing tricks on us like this."
"In fact, if he had appeared earlier and handed over the King of Cold Water Pearl, everything would have been fine."
"Su Zhan caused this mess himself."
In fact, everyone still remembered that Su Zhan had helped them before.
Now if they want to target Su Zhan, they can only say that it is Su Zhan's own fault.
Otherwise, wouldn't it make him look like a nobody?
In the face of interests, previous help can be forgotten.
Even if I admired Su Zhan before, I can forget it and pretend that nothing happened.
After Patriarch Chen and the others had a good rest, they went down to the cold pond again.
This time, they were still a little impatient, hoping that Su Zhan had begged for mercy inside.
Then there was still no movement after going down, and Patriarch Chen was the first to speak.
"Su Zhan, I know you are in there, and you don't have to pretend you are not there now."
"We don't believe you at all, you are behind the stone gate at all."
"Now we don't need you to do anything, and we can even not pursue you for anything."
"Just hand over the King of Cold Water Pearls."
"You can't refine it. That thing is not something that ordinary people can refine. If you continue to try, you are likely to be backfired, and we won't let you out. You just have to agree to hand it over now, and you can leave."
Although the others were not satisfied with Patriarch Chen being the first to speak, they did intend to say so, so that Su Zhan would hand over the King of Cold Water Pearls first. This was their ultimate goal. As for Su Zhan's life and death, it was actually better not to do anything under the water. Everyone left together and talked about it later.
Although they didn't have to get rid of Su Zhan, if Su Zhan held a grudge and they thought he was a hidden danger, then it would be bad to keep him.
But no matter what they thought, they couldn't say it now.
Let Su Zhan come out from behind the stone gate first.
However, there was no response from behind the stone gate.
At this moment, Su Zhan himself was still watching them from behind.
"Su Zhan, don't be ignorant. We have given you a chance."
"Why do you have to hide inside? You can't hide behind the stone gate forever."
"We won't do anything to you. We just want you to hand over the King of Cold Water Pearls."
"It's so simple, can't you agree? I really don't know what to say. We are already very tolerant."
Seeing that Su Zhan didn't say anything, they kept persuading him.
But after talking for a long time, they couldn't hold on in the water anymore and had to leave.
Su Zhan thought they were really stupid, but they were also stupid in an interesting way.
But it would be boring if they continued like this. He thought about it and followed them up.
He looked at Patriarch Chen and others on the surface of the cold pond.
Suddenly he spoke.
"What should we do if Su Zhan refuses to cooperate?"
His voice was very vague, as if it came from any direction, and no one went to investigate who said it. Clan leader Chen looked at the other leading monks and saw them speak.
"Originally, I wanted to wait for Su Zhan to come out and get rid of him, but now I want him to fall in there."
"I want to, but it's not easy, after all, he's hiding in there."
"Can we use the big formation to get rid of Su Zhan in there?"
"That takes too much time to set up the formation, so we should let Su Zhan walk out from behind the stone gate first, and then get rid of him."
They talked for a while.
No one said they wanted to spare Su Zhan's life.
Su Zhan turned around and returned to the bottom of the cold pond. Using the cold water bead king, he passed through the wall and appeared in the stone chamber like a stream of water. The formation outside was just the entrance, not blocking the entire cold pond.
Su Zhan sat on the stone bench, waiting for Clan leader Chen and others to appear again.
When they began to persuade, Su Zhan spoke.
"Want the Cold Water Pearl King?"
The people outside were overjoyed when they heard it.
Su Zhan finally responded.
But some people felt something was wrong.
"This voice is a bit strange, hoarse and low, it's not Su Zhan's voice."
"Maybe it was affected by the cold pond, or it's like this after passing through the stone gate."
"Don't worry about it, it must be Su Zhan."
"Su Zhan is willing to discuss with us."
The monks were very excited.
They didn't think much about the wrong things.
"We want the Cold Water Pearl King, who doesn't want it?"
"You came to find the Cold Water Pearl King yourself, which is a bit too much."
"Don't say it's not in your hands, it must be there, otherwise you wouldn't hide."
"Hand it over, we'll let you leave, you helped us before, we still remember it."
The monks spoke one after another.
What they said was so natural.
It seemed that letting Su Zhan leave alive was a blessing.
Su Zhan shouldn't ask for more.
Su Zhan sneered and spoke.
"The King of Cold Water Pearls is indeed with me, but I can't give it to you for free."
"You have to exchange with me and ask the Chen family to hand over the storage treasures and things inside of the long-dead cultivators they had obtained before. You must also each take out things of corresponding value, and it must not be less than what the Chen clan leader took out."
"Otherwise, I will not hand over the King of Cold Water Pearls. At worst, we will break up. Maybe I can really refine it, and I will have a chance to get out in the future. At that time, you all wait for death."
After these words came out.
Clan leader Chen was the first to speak.
"Impossible, we didn't get anything."
"I won't let Su Zhan threaten me either. Are you willing to be threatened by Su Zhan?"
"If you are really so generous, then I have nothing to say."
Clan leader Chen expected that they would not pay a huge price.
As expected, no one was willing.
"Indeed, we will not be threatened by you."
"You are trapped by us now, don't be too outrageous."
"Dare to threaten us?"
"You are so funny."
No one took Su Zhan's words seriously.
However, Su Zhan only said one sentence.
"Either do it, or just wait like this, I don't care."
After saying that, no matter what the other party said, Su Zhan didn't say a word.
Clan leader Chen and his men soon couldn't hold on. Every time they came down, it was harder to hold on than before. They could only return to the shore and then come down again. Su Zhan still didn't say a word.
This repeated many times. Clan leader Chen and his men really couldn't hold on, and they couldn't threaten Su Zhan. Su Zhan really didn't care at all, at least that's what he showed.
"Su Zhan, if you really don't listen to my advice, we won't come down, we'll wait for you up there."
"That's right, if you have the ability, go up. If you don't have the ability, you may die before we come down to let you out."
"At that time, it will be too late for you to regret it."
"This is our last chance for you, I hope you cherish it."
Clan leader Chen and his men kept persuading, but Su Zhan still didn't say anything, as if he didn't hear it.
They had no choice but to go back, and they really didn't go down to the cold pond again.
It wasn't until half a month later that they went down to the cold pond.
At this time, they were actually not sure whether Su Zhan was still alive.
They didn't know whether it was better for Su Zhan to die or to stay alive.
After all, they could try to break the formation, but they didn't know if they could.
"Aren't you guys not coming down?"
Before everyone could speak, Su Zhan spoke first.
This was a reminder to them that he was still fine and full of energy.
This made Patriarch Chen and others wonder whether they should be happy.
But they were also relieved for some reason, and they subconsciously didn't have much confidence in breaking the formation.
But then, no matter how they threatened, Su Zhan didn't say anything.
It was clear that Su Zhan was just reminding them that he was still alive and had no intention of compromising, not at all.
There was no point in the stalemate.
Everyone was thinking in their hearts whether the value of the Cold Water Pearl King was worth it for them to do what Su Zhan said, and they all subconsciously looked at Patriarch Chen.
After all, they didn't know what Patriarch Chen had gotten.
Some of the storage treasures of those cultivators might have disappeared with the collapse of the space, but there should be some left.
Su Zhan seemed to be able to see their actions and spoke immediately.
"If you plan to do what I say, you must make Patriarch Chen swear a heart-demon oath when he takes it out, saying that what he takes out is all he gets, so that he won't cheat me."
After this, Patriarch Chen, who was about to do something fancy, suddenly had a gloomy face.
After all, no one was willing to take out all, but the other cultivators were watching him, and there was a grudge between him and Patriarch Chen before. If he said no, he might not be able to do it.
Patriarch Chen still asked a question first.
"If I take it out, we will also exchange for the King of Cold Water Pearls. How do you plan to divide it?"
Everyone naturally hopes that they can get it, but they also know that others must think so.
Before they can figure out anything, Su Zhan spoke.
"You can use the King of Cold Water Pearls to open up a cold pond in a hidden place. At that time, the cold water pearls will appear continuously, and you will make a lot of money. It just takes some time, but it is definitely enough to divide."