Chapter 138: Bargaining

“Is this the information released by the Great Yan's Founding Emperor himself?”
Wei Ziyu was taken aback for a moment, and then countless conspiracy theories quickly flashed through his mind.
```htmlFor example, the martial world is unruly, and the Great Yan's founding emperor deliberately attracted these experts to eliminate them in order to stabilize the realm.
Alternatively, the secrets within the Sky Tower require blood sacrifices to be revealed. The Great Yan's founding emperor lured them here to use their blood to open the Sky Tower.```
Such thoughts floated in Wei Ziyu's mind many times.
Monk Yunze didn’t know what Wei Ziyu was thinking. He spoke with a somewhat complex tone: “Are you surprised? The messages that those people painstakingly brought out were actually released by Emperor Taizu himself.”
"Understood."
Wei Ziyu quietly nodded. In fact, he wanted to say that he wasn't surprised at all; he just felt a bit reluctant to disrupt Yunze and the monk's emotional moment.
After all, Yunzhe and the monk are clearly easy targets; for easy targets, he should show a bit more patience and tolerance.
Thus, he cooperatively prompted, "What happened next?"
"And then?"
允泽和尚摇了摇头，说道：“后来进入天龙寺的高手，一个都没能走出去。”
"Meanwhile, the founding emperor took advantage of this opportunity to ride across the rivers and lakes, attacking mountains and temples."
“Regardless of whether they are humans, ghosts, demons, or gods, anyone who does not obey the rule of the Great Yan Dynasty has been thoroughly purged from top to bottom.”
“Since then, the Great Yan has entered an unprecedented peak, becoming one of the strongest dynasties in history.”
After listening to this, Wei Ziyu couldn't help but silently sigh in his heart that this Emperor of Dayan is truly ruthless, with a heavy scheme and harsh methods, deserving of being the founding emperor.
However, seeing Yunze the monk in such a predicament, Wei Ziyu couldn't help but ask, "So you were also tricked over by Dayan Taizu back in the day?"
"Of course not."
Yunze shook his head, denying Wei Ziyu's speculation, "Back then, Emperor Taizong sought to pacify the world, and two powerful beings on the Heavenly Stair were forcefully killed by him."
“I am merely an ordinary lower-tier, if I had been born in that era, I would probably have been crushed to death by Emperor Taizong.”
Monk Yunzhe candidly expressed his strength and then continued, “By the time I was born, Emperor Taizu had already passed away many years ago, and the secrets of the Heavenly Dragon Temple had long been buried in history, known by few.”
"Yes?"
Wei Ziyu slightly frowned, feeling somewhat puzzled. Since Yun Ze is not a person from the Great Yan Taizu's era, why is he talking so much to her?
Yun Ze, the monk, noticed Wei Ziyu's confusion but did not explain. Instead, he continued to speak to himself: “After the Taizu passed away, due to his cleansing of the world, there has been a discontinuity in strength, with each generation being weaker than the last.”
“By the time of my era, the strongest martial artist in the world was merely at the Earth rank.”
As he said this, the monk Yunze's tone began to turn a bit resentful; he almost shouted, “He unified the Great Yan, and I truly admire him, but in order to stabilize his reign, not only did he kill all the strong warriors across the land, but he also severed the path of martial artists to advance!!!”
Listening to Yunzhe's intense tone, Wei Ziyu realized that the person he was referring to was the founding emperor of the Great Yan. For a moment, he was at a loss for words. After a while, Wei Ziyu finally asked, "So, you came to Tianlong Temple to seek another path for the martial artists of the world?"
“It's somewhat true, but not entirely.”
Yun Ze took a deep breath, regaining his composure. He looked at Wei Zi Yu and said, “I am the chief elder of the Discipline Institute of Tianlong Temple, and I have been stuck at the Earth Stage for a full fifty years, unable to make any progress.”
“I originally thought it was my own problem, but later, when I discovered this tower that reaches the heavens, I realized that ever since the death of the revered Emperor, this world has already changed.”
“The culprit behind the great changes in this world is none other than the founding emperor of that time. He used the corpses of countless high monks to build the entrance of this Tower of Heaven, and he dug up graves and excavated tombs to forcibly construct burial towers for those powerful monks who had once lived.”
“In this way, using both methods, they directly suppressed the Tower of Babel.”
“Many years ago, I, the poor monk, wanted to break this seal, but I didn’t expect that the founding emperor had already made preparations. I was unable to do anything to this great formation, and instead, I was pinned here by the then abbot of the Heavenly Dragon and sealed away.”
Speaking of which, Yunze looked at Wei Ziyu with an excited gaze and said, "Now that you've arrived, it is truly a stroke of fortune."
"I hope that, for the sake of all martial artists, you can lend this monk a helping hand."
"Don't help."
```htmlSeeing the emotionally agitated Yunzhe monk pressuring him with righteousness, Wei Ziyu decisively refused, "What does it have to do with me, a martial artist in the world?"
"You're so strong and you still ended up pinned here. If I dare to help you, my consequences will definitely be worse than yours. I don't want to be pinned here for decades."```
“Well, I guess I'll just honestly listen to you and go then. As for the iron shovel I helped you remove, you don't need to be grateful to me or give me any benefits. You don't need to give me any skills or anything like that; just consider it me being unable to hold back.”
Having said this, Wei Ziyu turned around without hesitation, but in the moment he turned, he began to silently count in his heart, "One, two..."
"Young friend, please wait!!!"
Wei Ziyu hadn't even counted to two when he heard the anxious voice of Monk Yunzhe trying to keep him from leaving.
Wei Ziyu's last words were so clear that if Monk Yunzhe still didn't understand, he had lived his long life in vain.
Therefore, he directly said, "Young friend, you took the risk of your life to come and rescue this poor monk. If I let you leave empty-handed, wouldn’t it make me seem too stingy?"
“Please, young friend, stay for a moment. I have a few martial arts techniques here that are very suitable for you. If you are interested, you can learn them before you leave.”
“In that case, it can be regarded as me expressing my gratitude for your help, as a small token of my appreciation.”
“Is this appropriate?”
Wei Ziyu turned around, hesitating as she looked at the monk Yunze, but in her heart, she was full of disdain for him.
If only it had been like this earlier. From what Yunze had said before, it was clear that this old monk was not a good person. The reasons for being stuck here were definitely not as simple as he claimed.
Since both sides have ulterior motives and are like thousand-year-old foxes, what’s the point of playing the game of fantasy tales?
Why not just state the price directly instead of talking about world martial artists and grand ideals? Do they really think I’m so young that I can be easily fooled?
“Perfect, this matter is just perfect.”
Seeing Wei Ziyu turn around, Yunze and the monk couldn't help but feel a sigh of relief. Although he had other methods to force Wei Ziyu to comply, for now, he still needed her cooperation; he would try his best to avoid any confrontation.
Listening to Wei Ziyu, it seems he only needs a bit of cultivation technique; for him, as the chief elder of the Discipline Academy, this is hardly a big deal.
If he wants it, then I’ll just give it to him. As long as he can help me do my work well, I can satisfy him even if he wants more cultivation techniques.