Chapter 3327

Chapter 3263: The Ji Clan’s Grand Qian Venerable! I Don’t Buy Empty Promises! The Great Qian Empire’s Biggest Secret!

“Let’s start with the Ji Clan.”

Roundy’s eyes darted around, and he chuckled.

“Are you trying to stir up trouble?”

Wang Teng glanced at Roundy and said calmly.

Roundy undoubtedly knew his relationship with the eight royal families better than anyone else.

After all, this guy had been following him from beginning to end, and he was absolutely familiar with his interactions with those royal families.

As for Wang Teng’s relationship with the Ji Clan, it wasn’t the worst, but it was at least the second worst.

There was no need to talk to the Parax family, which was the worst.

Roundy was going to directly give him the second worst one. Was this something a human would do?

Unbelievable!

Wang Teng realized that Roundy really understood him, even how to disgust him.

But Wang Teng wasn’t intimidated. The Ji Clan was nothing to him.

“Connect!” he said calmly.

“Alright!” Roundy knew Wang Teng wouldn’t back down, and a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes as he immediately responded.

Soon, the communication was established with the Ji royal family, and a light screen appeared.

Within it was the figure of a middle-aged man, possessing a handsome, middle-aged charm, clad in golden armor, exuding an imposing aura.

Wang Teng immediately recognized this man as an Immortal-level Venerable, whose strength was undoubtedly extremely formidable.

“It seems this must be the patriarch of the Ji royal family!”

This thought flashed through his mind.

It was clear that these royal families truly valued him; otherwise, the patriarch wouldn’t have personally come.

“Wang Teng!”

The middle-aged man spoke first, his gaze seemingly sizing up Wang Teng.

“And who is this senior?” Wang Teng feigned ignorance and asked.

“I am the patriarch of the Ji royal family, named Ji Juqian. Outsiders call me Venerable Juqian,” the middle-aged man said calmly.

Although the other party’s tone was calm, Wang Teng still detected a hint of arrogant superiority in it.

Perhaps it was because he had stood in that position for too long that he naturally possessed that aura.

It wasn’t directed at any one person, but rather at everyone equally.

Unfortunately, in Wang Teng’s eyes, this attitude seemed somewhat ridiculous.

He had seen too many Immortal-level Venerables, and even True God-level beings, all equally powerful and equally aloof.

But none of them displayed arrogance as openly as this ancestor of the Ji Clan!

Yes, openly!

In his view, this was utterly undisguised.

The other party might think he hadn’t fully revealed his arrogance, but who couldn’t see it?

Especially someone as knowledgeable as Wang Teng.

Wang Teng didn’t take it to heart, simply smiling faintly, and said, “So it’s Venerable Juqian, I’ve heard so much about you!”

Venerable Juqian frowned slightly; he didn’t sense much respect from Wang Teng.

The manner was more like a greeting between peers.

This made him somewhat displeased.

Although Wang Teng was personally granted the title of king by the king and possessed extraordinary talent,

his series of victories were indeed astonishing.

However, he didn’t believe that Wang Teng, a mere domain lord-level martial artist, could compare to these deeply rooted royal families.

Besides, shouldn’t a domain lord-level martial artist show a certain degree of respect when facing an immortal-level Venerable?

It was a matter of mindset.

In fact, Wang Teng had already shown enough respect, just not as servile as ordinary domain lord-level martial artists.

Was being neither humble nor arrogant wrong?

Unfortunately, this Venerable Juqian was already accustomed to being high and mighty and couldn’t stand a low-level martial artist being humble and arrogant towards him.

Wang Teng also sensed the change in the other party’s attitude, and sneered inwardly, showing no fear whatsoever.

He wanted to see how this patriarch of the Ji royal family would treat him.

Don’t forget, these royal families had taken the initiative to come to him.

The initiative was in his hands.

The Venerable Juqian clearly understood his purpose as well. His eyes flashed, his brows relaxed, and he said directly and calmly, “Do you know that by bestowing upon you the title of King by the King, you will be standing against the eight great royal families?”

Wang Teng raised an eyebrow, thinking, “That’s it?

Is this Venerable Juqian underestimating me?

Does he really think I can’t see the situation?”

“Senior, not all eight great royal families are necessarily on my side,”

Wang Teng said with a faint smile, seemingly unconcerned.

The Venerable Juqian stared intently at Wang Teng, somewhat surprised. He hadn’t expected to be fooled.

He thought this kid was just a Domain Lord-level martial artist who couldn’t understand the situation in the Great Qian Empire.

Now it seemed he had underestimated him.

“Oh?”

However, the Venerable Juqian’s face didn’t show any change. He calmly asked, “Are you sure?”

“Of course!” Wang Teng said with extreme confidence.

“Are you sure who’s on your side and who’s on your side?”

Venerable Juqian sneered, countering with a question.

“This junior doesn’t need to be sure, only to see sincerity,” Wang Teng chuckled, his gaze meeting Wang Teng’s without flinching.

Venerable Juqian was even more surprised; this kid seemed rather slippery.

“I heard the Kalandish family has already contacted you?”

he asked, changing the subject.

“That’s right!” Wang Teng didn’t hide anything, nodding slightly.

“What kind of sincerity did they offer you?” Venerable Juqian’s eyes flashed as he asked.

“That’s not convenient to tell you, senior,” Wang Teng smiled.

Venerable Juqian frowned. He now realized that this kid was like an eel, incredibly slippery.

He had already inquired about the Kalandish family’s situation, but to no avail.

That’s why he wanted to get some useful information from Wang Teng.

Unfortunately, this guy’s slipperiness was no less than that of those immortal-level beings.

This is somewhat troublesome.

Venerable Juqian had no choice but to change his strategy, saying, “The sincerity you desire, our Ji royal family can also provide.”

“As long as you become a king and become an ally of our Ji royal family.”

Wang Teng said noncommittally, “I don’t believe in empty promises.”

Venerable Juqian’s eye twitched, and he said, “We can sign a soul contract!”

Wang Teng’s eyes flashed, somewhat surprised, and he asked, “Then, what do I need to do?”

“It’s very simple, you only need to become an ally of our Ji royal family, and in terms of interests, we will be one.”

Venerable Juqian said, “We will also strive for more benefits for you.” “

To become a royal, one must occupy more territory and power, only in this way can one increase one’s own foundation.”

“You have just become a royal, and for the time being, you cannot catch up with the eight great royal families, but if you become an ally of our Ji royal family—”

At this point, he paused, seemingly observing Wang Teng’s reaction.

But Wang Teng’s expression did not change much, so he could only continue, “With the help of our Ji royal family, your family will grow very quickly, and establishing a foothold in the Great Qian Empire will not be a problem at all.”

“Perhaps in just a few hundred years, we can rival the other major royal families.”

Wang Teng glanced at the other party.

Although the Juqian Venerable’s tone was a bit arrogant, he felt that the other party might not actually be bragging.

The information he had previously found showed that the Ji royal family’s power ranked second in the Great Qian Empire.

Even though the geniuses of this royal family were not particularly outstanding in the Genius Competition, their foundation was there.

This was indeed something that the less powerful royal families could not compare to. After all

, in terms of geniuses, the geniuses of these royal families seemed to be about the same.

In any case, in Wang Teng’s opinion, none of them could be considered top-tier.

Only Yu Yunxian of the royal family could barely catch his eye.

However, on the other hand, this Juqian Venerable of the Ji royal family seemed a bit—direct?!

Was the other party deliberately putting on this act to mislead him?

Or was this his true personality and style?

Wang Teng was suspicious, but his expression remained unchanged. He said calmly, “To be honest, senior, the sincerity you’ve shown is something the Kalandish family could also offer.”

The Venerable Juqian frowned, his tone becoming somewhat impatient, but he still said, “The Kalandish family’s strength is inferior to my Ji royal family.”

“I admit that!” Wang Teng nodded, then countered, “But within the Great Qian Empire, can any powerful force surpass the Great Qian Empire itself?”

He was testing the other party, wanting to see his reaction to this question.

This Venerable Juqian seemed to think he was the most powerful person in the world, but who knew if he was just pretending? The Venerable Juqian’s

expression changed slightly, clearly not expecting Wang Teng to mention the Great Qian Empire’s royal family. He stared at Wang Teng and said, “It seems you know quite a bit.”

“To become royalty, one naturally needs to know something,” Wang Teng didn’t deny it.

“Since you know that the power within the Great Qian Empire is limited, you should understand even more clearly that only by cooperating with my Ji Clan can we

possibly snatch resources and power from the tiger’s mouth and seize them from other royal families,” Venerable Juqian said in a deep voice.

Wang Teng was truly confused now. He felt that Venerable Juqian was genuinely that audacious.

The other party probably hadn’t thought that far ahead at all.

Compared to the previous Venerable Silver Knife, he suddenly found Venerable Juqian somewhat adorably naive.

Cooperating with such a person, there shouldn’t be any worry about being schemed against too much, right?

“No! No! Sometimes a foolish teammate’s sudden inspiration can be more terrifying than a villain’s elaborate schemes,”

Wang Teng shook his head inwardly.

To be honest, he really didn’t dare entrust his back to such a teammate.

However, he could feign cooperation with them and seek benefits from it.

As for the soul contract?

Was that even a matter?

Perhaps there would be some restrictions, but wasn’t his forte finding a breakthrough within those restrictions?

“Anything else?”

So Wang Teng asked again.

Venerable Juqian was silent for a moment.

He always felt this guy was making exorbitant demands, but he had no proof.

Could it be that the Kalandish royal family really promised him so many benefits?

It wasn’t impossible.

Everyone knew that Wang Teng had the best relationship with the Kalandish royal family, and their connection was likely very close.

Precisely because of this, the Kalandish royal family was more likely to offer Wang Teng even more benefits.

Venerable Juqian suddenly recalled his previous meeting with Venerable Silver Knife, the patriarch of the Kalandish royal family. That old fox seemed to have a sure-fire way of thinking.

Now that he thought about it, the other party might have already received Wang Teng’s promise of an alliance.

“You’ve already allied with the Kalandish royal family?”

Venerable Juqian stared at Wang Teng and suddenly asked.

Wang Teng’s face remained unchanged as he said, “I can’t comment on that for now.”

“Actually, even if you ally with the Kalandish royal family, it won’t affect your alliance with my Ji clan royal family,” Venerable Juqian said, becoming increasingly certain.

“Oh?” Wang Teng asked curiously, “What do you mean?”

“The Kalandish royal family has always maintained a relatively neutral stance, keeping a low profile. An alliance with them would also benefit my Ji royal family,” said Venerable Juqian.

Wang Teng nodded thoughtfully, seemingly understanding the other’s thoughts.

Compared to the more powerful royal families, the Kalandish royal family posed far less of a threat to the Ji royal family.

Perhaps Venerable Juqian felt that the Kalandish royal family had no intention of vying for more power.

Therefore, an alliance with the Kalandish royal family would naturally eliminate any worries about them turning against them.

“If Senior’s sincerity is only this much, then let’s stop here for today. I still need to contact several other royal families,” Wang Teng said without any hesitation.

“The other major royal families have contacted you too?!” Venerable Juqian was startled.

“Except for the Parax family, the other major royal families have all contacted me,” Wang Teng said, not minding revealing some information.

“!!!”

Venerable Juqian couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

He guessed that many royal families would come to Wang Teng, their purpose naturally the same as his.

But he never expected that, apart from the Parax family, they all came.

They all wanted to win over Wang Teng?!

Wolfish ambitions!

They were all wolfish ambitions!

A sense of urgency suddenly arose in the heart of Venerable Juqian. He realized that the conditions he offered might not be enough to attract Wang Teng

. There was no other reason!

This guy had too many choices, not just the Ji royal family.

The relationship between the Ji royal family and Wang Teng wasn’t good to begin with; if they didn’t show enough sincerity, he would definitely not choose them.

“Wang Teng, do you know what the greatest secret of the Great Qian Empire is?”

Thinking of this, Venerable Juqian gritted his teeth, finally steeling himself and asking.

“The greatest secret of the Great Qian Empire?!”

Wang Teng’s heart skipped a beat, suddenly puzzled.

Why was Venerable Juqian suddenly bringing up such a distant topic?

Could he be using the greatest secret of the Great Qian Empire as a bargaining chip?

“Roundball, do you know?” Wang Teng asked in his heart.

“I don’t know,” the round, chubby boy answered readily.

The Great Qian Empire’s biggest secret—this sounded utterly absurd. Could the Venerable Juqian be lying to Wang Teng?

Full of suspicion, he reminded Wang Teng.

Wang Teng nodded to himself before saying to the Venerable Juqian, “This junior doesn’t know; please enlighten me, senior.”

Seeing that he had finally piqued Wang Teng’s interest, the Venerable Juqian’s lips unconsciously curled into a slight smile, but he still kept him in suspense, saying, “The Great Qian Empire’s biggest secret is related to the national guardian beast, the Kunwu Beast.”

“The Kunwu Beast!” Wang Teng’s spirits lifted; this time, he was genuinely interested. It was

actually related to the Kunwu Beast!

Then he had no choice but to listen, albeit reluctantly.