There were five of them in total.
Three men and two women.
The one leading was a young man in a white robe with a bamboo stick in one hand and long hair. He glanced at Su Chen, then cast a covert, deeper look at Jun Luoying before saying, "I am Yu Tai from the True Immortal Dynasty."
Then, the other four people around him introduced themselves in turn:
Su Chen and his three companions nodded slightly, acknowledging the introductions.
Su Chen gave Yu Tai a deep look. This man was very strong! Judging from his aura, he was possibly only second to Yu Qingrou. Su Chen estimated that even a Martial Cultivator at the seventh or eighth layer of the Heavenly Fate Realm wouldn’t be his opponent.
Moreover, Su Chen could tell that Yu Tai’s original Realm was very high.
It seemed he had deliberately dissipated his power to fall back to the Half-Step Heavenly Fate Realm, apparently for the purpose of entering the Qiu Qing Ancient Ruins.
Once inside, Yu Tai most likely had a method to immediately return to his original Realm.
Next, the geniuses from the Zhengwu Dynasty approached as well, numbering only three.
Su Chen didn’t pay much attention to these three because from their auras, they were at the level of Xuu Jian or just slightly stronger. Even any one of them placed among the seven from the Wanlong Dynasty would be at the very bottom.
After everyone had introduced themselves,
Yu Tai was the first to speak, "Now that we’re all here, let’s discuss how we’ll handle things after entering the Ruins! After all, it’s not just us going in, but also those damned Demon Beasts!"
At Yu Tai’s words, the others from the True Immortal Dynasty nodded vehemently.
The few from the Zhengwu Dynasty nodded just as emphatically; like the Xuanfeng Dynasty, they were weak and without much say, nor did they dare to offend anyone.
As for the Wanlong Dynasty, each kept silent, all eyes on Yu Qingrou; clearly, they took orders only from her.
However, Su Chen spoke up, "What exactly does Brother Yu want to discuss?"
Yu Qingrou also looked at Yu Tai with an intrigued expression.
"I believe that since we’re all human and come from the same South E Ancient Country, we are one entity. Our only enemy is the Demon Beasts!" Yu Tai spoke earnestly, "Once we enter the Ruins, we should not discriminate among ourselves, but act in unity, moving together purposefully!"
After Yu Tai finished, Woo Xiang of the Wanlong Dynasty spoke up, "And how shall the spoils be divided when we find them?"
Woo Xiang was the second strongest among the seven from the Wanlong Dynasty, and he held only Yu Qingrou in high regard, indifferent to the others, including Yu Tai.
There was a hint of sarcasm in Woo Xiang’s voice.
The others nodded firmly in agreement.
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But what about the benefits?
You all didn’t come here and risk your lives for nothing, did you? Isn’t it for the treasures within the Ruins?
"Miss Yu, what do you think about the division?" Yu Tai smiled and looked at Yu Qingrou.
"What does Brother Su think?" Yu Qingrou glanced at Su Chen with a playful look, finding him quite interesting. Among those present today, only Su Chen had the best concentration, which piqued her interest a little, including Yu Tai. Despite his appearance of a gentleman, he sneaked a few glances at her, and Yu Qingrou was well aware of it.
"As long as it’s fair!" Su Chen also smiled.
The moment he said that, it was obvious that Yu Tai’s expression flickered, and Woo Xiang and others sneered at this notion.
Fair? Dividing the benefits into four equal parts? How naive!
"How does Brother Su define ’fair’?" Yu Qingrou continued to ask.
"Based on headcount!" Su Chen added, with no intention of profiteering. Moreover, he had his own plans. After entering the Ruins, he definitely needed to act alone, for he needed the Ancient Breath.
Getting a share of the benefits was enough for him, as he was unconcerned about the treasures inside the Ruins.
As soon as the word ’fair’ left Su Chen’s mouth, Zhang Luan from the Wanlong Dynasty spoke up loudly, "Bullshit!!! By headcount? Among those present, should some even be counted as a head? Yes, I’m talking about you, the kid named Su Chen! All of us here are at the Half-Step Heavenly Fate Realm, and only you are a piece of trash at the third level of the Divine Power Realm! Don’t tell me you consider yourself to count as a head?"
"That’s right! A kid at the third level of the Divine Power Realm, heh..." Woo Xiang also laughed, and the other people from the Wanlong Dynasty, except Yu Qingrou, sneered disparagingly.
Yu Tai gave Su Chen a meaningful look, "Brother Su, I think it’s okay to calculate based on headcount. However, the headcount from your Xuanfeng Dynasty can only count as half."
Saying this, Yu Tai then glanced at the three people from the Zhengwu Dynasty, "You too should be reduced by half, counting as one and a half."
Finally, Yu Tai turned to Yu Qingrou, "Miss Yu, the rest of us will count one head per person."
Woo Xiang and others were somewhat displeased. Yu Tai meant that the five people from the True Immortal Dynasty counted as five heads, and the seven from the Wanlong Dynasty counted as seven heads. How arrogant!
Since when were the True Immortal Dynasty and the Wanlong Dynasty on the same level?
Even though they were irritated, they didn’t say anything and waited for Yu Qingrou to speak.
"Brother Su, what do you think?" Yu Qingrou did not agree or reject outright but looked at Su Chen instead.
"I don’t mind!" Su Chen smiled. Indeed, he didn’t mind. Discussing this now was all nonsense. Who knew how many would make it out alive? It was possible that the True Immortal Dynasty’s five might be completely wiped out.
Yu Qingrou then looked at Jun Luoying, Yao Xi, and Xuu Jian.
"Su Chen will represent us!" Jun Luoying said indifferently, and Xuu Jian and Yao Xi nodded without any dissatisfaction.
Yu Qingrou’s beautiful eyes twinkled, finding it quite strange that they were truly taking Su Chen’s lead willingly.
And Su Chen was only at the third level of the Divine Power Realm.
"Then let’s decide on that happily!" Yu Qingrou took a deep look at Su Chen and nodded.
Obvious joy appeared on Yu Tai’s face.
After obtaining the benefits, the Wanlong Dynasty could take forty percent, and the True Immortal Dynasty would take thirty-five percent. Combined, the Xuanfeng Dynasty and Zhengwu Dynasty would only get twenty-five percent.
It was indeed a favorable outcome.
The key was, once they entered the Ruins, if they acted together, they could use these fools as cannon fodder.
"Senior Zhou, when do we enter the Ruins?" Then, Su Chen suddenly looked towards Zhou Zheng in the distance, who had been silent and uninvolved from the beginning to the end.
"We will go when the Monster Beast Clan arrives!" Zhou Zheng spoke indifferently, "Just a reminder, the Monster Beast Clan is exceptionally brutal, especially their geniuses with extremely strong personal strength! It’s best if you can unite."
Yu Tai felt another surge of pleasure, his earlier suggestion was exactly aligned with the call for unity, wasn’t it?