Chapter 1418: Chapter 685: Trading with the Demigod!_2

The Prayers to the Cyan Deer Clan indeed had other powerful individuals besides myself, but like me, they are all old-timers.

The Prayers to the Cyan Deer Clan is currently in a transitional phase where the old and new generations fail to connect, which is exactly why Miss Qi Yue endures the pain of her soul being eroded by Dead Qi every day, yet she still insists on living.

Fang Mu treated me with such sincerity and kindness, and Miss Qi Yue also became candid in her speech.

“My lifespan should have been exhausted six years ago, at which point I should have become a pile of dry bones.”

“I am indeed prolonging my life through special means. Contract Garden once launched a list of precious resources, where the heartwood of the Endless Wood ranked third among treasures of the Wood property.”

“Initially, a Federation with two Grandmaster Creators prepared to act against the Endless Wood to take its heartwood.”

“The Endless Wood was planted within the territory of the Qi Tian Pale Deer clan, and our Cyan Deer Tribe managed to protect the heartwood of the Endless Wood, but the Endless Wood itself was deprived of its vitality.”

“My life is hanging by a thread bound to the heartwood of the Endless Wood, but it won’t last for more than a few years.”

Fang Mu was aware of the list of spiritual treasures released by Contract Garden, as each of the famous materials listed could truly be described as a treasure.

Humans and the Emperor Beast Court had signed an agreement, reducing conflicts between the two sides.

The incident Miss Qi Yue mentioned must have taken place before the agreement was signed.

If the heartwood of the Endless Wood could indeed sustain the life of someone whose lifespan is coming to an end.

The fact that it could only extend Miss Qi Yue’s life by a few years has a lot to do with her strength.

For a Sequential Rank creature, the heartwood of the Endless Wood could even prolong life by hundreds of years.

With such candid disclosure from Miss Qi Yue, Fang Mu realized that she understood his intentions.

Fang Mu spoke very seriously.

“Miss Qi Yue, are you aware of the blow that would be dealt to the Prayers to the Cyan Deer Clan should your lifespan come to an end? The few years of life you have will hardly allow you to accomplish much.”

“Take our humans, for example; those noble families that have carried on for tens of thousands of years would see their families fall into decline with the death of their strongest members.”

“Do you, Miss Qi Yue, have any plans in place for the future of the Prayers to the Cyan Deer Clan?”

Fang Mu asked about the difficulties faced by the Qi Tian Pale Deer clan and the problems that troubled Miss Qi Yue the most.

With a desolate expression, Miss Qi Yue said.

“Of course, plans must be made, but even my plans may not be able to change the dilemma faced by the Cyan Deer Tribe.”

Even Miss Qi Yue, a powerhouse at the Peak of Order, has deeply realized that human effort has its limits.

In the few remaining years of her life, she truly cannot cultivate someone within the Prayers to the Cyan Deer Clan to take over.

Miss Qi Yue had already made up her mind while revealing the situation of the Prayers to the Cyan Deer Clan to Fang Mu.

That is, if Fang Mu deceives her and cannot restore her lifespan, she would never allow the Prayers to the Cyan Deer Clan to cooperate with him.

If they continue with such cooperation, the Prayers to the Cyan Deer Clan would definitely become puppets controlled by Qixing after her death.

As for threatening or taking revenge on Fang Mu, Miss Qi Yue did not dare to entertain such thoughts.

Fang Mu was merely a spokesperson for Qixing, and threatening him was pointless.

If any problems arose during Fang Mu’s interactions with her, the wrath of Qixing would certainly fall upon the Prayers to the Cyan Deer Clan.

The Bamboo Green Pale Deer lineage had gained great benefits from cooperating with Qixing, and now they were highly dependent on Qixing.

The other three lineages of the Cyan Deer Tribe were constantly suppressed by the Prayers to the Cyan Deer Clan, and internal strife would most likely arise first within the Cyan Deer Tribe after her death.

Jun Feng was someone Fang Mu could trust, and Lu Ke had already been controlled by Fang Mu.

With no outsiders present, Fang Mu spoke directly to Miss Qi Yue.

“The Dead Qi that has accumulated in your soul over these years has already eroded your spirit. Only you can find a way to expel the Dead Qi from your soul, but my master can restore a full thousand years of your lifespan, allowing you to develop the Prayers to the Cyan Deer Clan for another nine hundred years or so.”

“You are well aware of how precious a thousand years of lifespan is, Miss Qi Yue. In this world, there are no benefits without cost.”

Fang Mu initially thought of interacting with Qi Yue in the same way he did with Lian Dai, ultimately turning Qi Yue into a role similar to his own Dao Protector.

But Fang Mu quickly abandoned the idea.

Qi Yue’s hostility towards humans also targeted himself, which meant that Fang Mu could not appeal to personal feelings with Qi Yue; they could only discuss transactions.

Therefore, Fang Mu’s attitude towards Qi Yue was now completely that of discussing a trade.

Fang Mu’s words shocked Qi Yue so much that her pupils dilated slightly.

A thousand years of longevity! When Qi Yue heard Fang Mu speak, she almost thought she had heard it wrong.

Qi Yue scrutinized Fang Mu, staring at him for a long time without seeing any hint of mockery in Fang Mu’s eyes.

Even though Qixing is a Saint Creator, Qi Yue still had her doubts about the truthfulness of Fang Mu’s words.

If she really could gain a thousand-year lifespan, allowing her to develop the Qi Tian Pale Deer Clan for over nine hundred more years.

Then the successor of the Qi Tian Pale Deer Clan would certainly have been nurtured!

In those thousand years, she would also have the opportunity to break through again and become a genuine God Territory Powerhouse.

By then, the lifespan she would gain would be far more than a thousand years!?

Jun Feng’s lifespan had been increased by Fang Mu; at the time, Fang Mu had extended Jun Feng’s lifespan by a hundred years.

After Fang Mu granted Jun Feng a hundred more years, he mentioned the possibility of adding over a thousand years to one’s lifespan.

Now that Jun Feng was certain Qixing indeed had a way to add a thousand years to his lifespan, as a member of Qixing’s force, Qixing would most likely replenish his life when it ran out.

By then, his lifespan could last a thousand years.

Jun Feng was very excited inside, among the four people present, only one person had complicated thoughts because of Fang Mu’s words, and that person was Lu Ke!

The Bamboo Cyan Deer lineage and the Qi Tian Pale Deer Clan were in competition, especially under the situation where both had pledged allegiance to Qixing.

If Qixing were to restore a thousand years of lifespan to Qi Yue, the High Priest of the Qi Tian Pale Deer Clan, the Bamboo Cyan Deer lineage would have no chance of coming to the forefront no matter how it developed.

However, fortunately, the Qi Tian Pale Deer Clan and Bamboo Cyan Deer lineage both belonged to the Cyan Deer Tribe, a shared community of interest.

Lu Ke planned to inform the Clan Leader of the Bamboo Cyan Deer lineage of what he learned today, so the Bamboo Cyan Deer lineage would no longer compete with the Qi Tian Pale Deer Clan.

Qi Yue said in an extremely serious tone.

“If you really can increase my lifespan by a thousand years, allowing me to continue guarding the Qi Tian Pale Deer clan.”

“As long as it does not harm the interests of the Cang Lu tribe, I can agree to anything you ask.”

As the High Priest of the Qi Tian Pale Deer Clan, Qi Yue was concerned not only with the Qi Tian Pale Deer Clan but also the entire Cyan Deer Tribe.

The interests of the Cyan Deer Tribe were the bottom line for Qi Yue.

Qi Yue did not mention the Beast Controlling Force, as in her heart what Qixing did for her was enough for Qi Yue to give up her fixation with the Beast Controlling Force, and willing to work for Qixing within the Beast Controlling Force.

As for what specific tasks Qixing wanted her to do, as long as it did not break Qi Yue’s bottom line, it was already unimportant.

Fang Mu smiled and reached out his hand.

“Since that’s the case, welcome Miss Qi Yue to join the ranks of my force!”

Seeing Fang Mu extending his hand, Qi Yue reached out and shook hands with Fang Mu, well aware that this handshake would change the destiny of both herself and the Cyan Deer Tribe.

After shaking hands with Qi Yue, Fang Mu spoke in an extremely solemn tone.

“My master will pay a great price to increase your lifespan by a thousand years, Miss Qi Yue, after all, what we’re doing is something difficult even for the cores of a hundred trees of Endless Wood.”

“And such an increase in lifespan does not even require any price from you, Miss Qi Yue.”

“So, Miss Qi Yue, I hope you can cast your Qi Tian Pale Deer Clan’s unique Pray for Sky Covenant on me, which will also facilitate our subsequent cooperation.”

“Let the master be able to invest resources without worry to help strengthen the Qi Tian Pale Deer Clan!”