Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate - Chapter 68

Chapter 68: Jiang Chen’s Proposal for Cooperation Chapter 68: Jiang Chen’s Proposal for Cooperation ‘Jiang Chen!!!’ Ye Fan thought to himself.

‘It has to be him, Jiang Xingyang’s son!

He’s actually made it into this Cave Heaven Secret Realm.’ ‘Late-stage Spiritual Awakening realm, right?’ he pondered with a smirk.

‘Perfect!

Jiang Xingyang, today marks the beginning of my quest for vengeance.

Taking your son’s life is the perfect opening.’ ‘Still, I can’t just recklessly go after Jiang Chen now.

His fighting abilities might be as hidden as mine, and he’s got a lot of allies around him.

I need to watch him closely and wait for the perfect moment to make my move.’ With these thoughts racing through his mind, Ye Fan’s murderous intent withdrew, like a sword returning to its scabbard.

Simultaneously, within the Azure Jade Sect, another grim-faced man occasionally glanced at Ye Fan.

His name was Li Teng.

During the sect’s combat trials, Ye Fan had mercilessly embarrassed him.

So now, under the guise of the Cave Heaven Secret Realm, Li Teng was determined to get his revenge.

‘Ye Fan, you’re going to regret crossing me!’ Li Teng mused to himself, then scoffed at Jiang Chen with disdain, ‘What a joke!

The nerve to ask us to stop?’ Just then, Jiang Chen spoke up again, “Listen up, everyone!

I have important information about the opportunities we can grab here.” Hearing this, those who were about to ignore Jiang Chen and continue their search for treasures suddenly became interested, their eyes sharpening.

Duan Ziming, Xia Ding, Nie Wei, and other disciples from the Starry Abyss Sect looked at Jiang Chen with growing curiosity.

“Junior Brother Jiang Chen, what are you talking about?” asked Duan Ziming, puzzled.

“How come we didn’t know you had such important information?” inquired Xia Ding, surprised.

“Exactly, if you have such crucial news, why not tell us privately instead of announcing it publicly?” Nie Wei questioned, skeptical.

“Senior Brother Jiang Chen, no more stalling.

What’s this information you’re talking about?” urged another disciple, eagerly.

“…” Seeing their reactions, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but think to himself, ‘Man, if I weren’t the villain but the protagonist instead, I’d probably be ridiculed by the whole sect, only to come back strong and shut everyone up!’ ‘But here I am, the villain, with a tight-knit group of brothers and sisters.

I have to admit, they really do treat me well,’ he mused, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.

During this Cave Heaven Secret Realm mission, Jiang Chen planned to do his best to protect them if he could spare the effort.

But if he found himself unable to even ensure his own safety, then he’d have no choice but to drop that idea.

Just then, a Peak-stage Spiritual Awakening realm disciple from another sect called out, “Hey, Jiang Chen, right?

What’s this information you’re talking about?

Out with it!

If we find out you’re messing with us, we won’t think twice about skinning you alive!” “Exactly, if you’ve got something to say, spit it out!” another disciple added sharply.

“…” All around, people were getting visibly restless, their patience wearing thin.

Information about the Cave Heaven Secret Realm was incredibly valuable.

Why would someone share it in the open?

It seemed likely that Jiang Chen was just playing games with them.

If not for the enticing prospect of learning about the Cave Heaven Secret Realm, they wouldn’t have even bothered listening.

From the Starry Abyss Sect’s side, Jiang Chen first turned to Duan Ziming and the others, saying softly, “Fellow brothers and sisters, I have my reasons for doing this, just watch.” He then raised his voice to address the other sects, “I’m Jiang Chen from the Starry Abyss Sect, and I have a special ability for detecting spiritual plants.

The higher their rank, the easier it is for me to find them.” Pausing for a moment, he continued, “Logically, I should keep this skill to myself and hoard all the natural treasures.

But the Cave Heaven Secret Realm is full of dangers, and I wouldn’t dare go in alone to collect spiritual plants.

Even if all of us from the Starry Abyss Sect teamed up, I’m not confident.” “Let me be clear, it’s not that our Starry Abyss Sect isn’t strong, but the risks are just too great, and taking such a risk just doesn’t seem worth it,” Jiang Chen added, explaining his rationale.

In the Cave Heaven Secret Realm, if anyone claimed it was safe, Jiang Chen wouldn’t buy it for a second, not even if his life depended on it.

The dangers there had to be enormous, enough to wipe out even a cultivator at the Mysterious Platform realm with ease.

Meanwhile, the disciples from various sects had mixed reactions to Jiang Chen’s announcement.

“What?!

Jiang Chen says he can sense spiritual plants!” one disciple exclaimed in disbelief.

“No way,” another scoffed, “does he think he’s a treasure-hunting spirit rat?!” “But wait, Jiang Chen’s making such a bold claim publicly; he must have some real skill!” a third disciple reasoned.

“Exactly, he’s saying the Cave Heaven Secret Realm is too risky!

They don’t want to go it alone, so they’re looking to team up!” “I’m not sure if that’s true, or maybe he just wants to show off?” “Idiot, nobody would show off like that.

He’s not some rich playboy trying to impress people!” “…” The crowd murmured among themselves, debating Jiang Chen’s intentions, before turning their attention back to him.

“Ahem!” Jiang Chen cleared his throat, channeled his Origin Power, and called out loudly, “Listen up, everyone!

This Cave Heaven Secret Realm is huge, and it’s bound to be full of opportunities.

But think about it-if there are a lot of low-level opportunities, doesn’t it make sense that there would be plenty of high-level ones too?!” “Right?!” he continued, “But those better chances are probably packed with hidden dangers.

None of our sects is incredibly powerful on its own.

Plus, we’re on a tight schedule, making it tough to grab the best opportunities in such a short time!” “However, if we join forces, we can make headway together.

Facing dangers as a group, we’re more likely to survive.

And when we score these opportunities, we can share them based on what each of us contributes €“ the more you put in, the more you get out.

Sounds good, doesn’t it?!” Jiang Chen proposed, his voice full of enthusiasm.

After hearing Jiang Chen’s proposal, everyone glanced around at each other.

It was true: the Cave Heaven Secret Realm was filled with treasures, but they weren’t all of equal worth; they varied in rank.

With the limited time they had, only securing the higher-ranked treasures would really count as a win!

The problem, though, was that this was the first time anyone had set foot in the Cave Heaven Secret Realm, so there was no intel on where the treasures were.

Basically, they were in the dark about everything.

In such a situation, it was tough to intentionally go after the top-tier natural treasures.

Plus, they had to consider the unexpected dangers that could pop up.

Thinking it over, the disciples from the different sects quickly came to see that Jiang Chen’s suggestion actually made a lot of sense.

“Jiang Chen’s got a point!” exclaimed Mu Tao, the Floating Spirit Sect’s chief disciple, a stunning and curvaceous female cultivator.

Her sect, being from the same continent as the Starry Abyss Sect, had a friendly relationship with them.

“I think we should team up and explore this realm full of treasures together.

It’s better to make the most of our time here, focusing on the bigger prizes rather than wasting it on the small stuff,” she suggested, nodding confidently.

“Yeah, I agree with Jiang Chen from the Starry Abyss Sect,” chimed in Miao Xiaorui, another chief disciple from the Ice Heart School on the Snowy Wind Continent, also gorgeous in appearance.

“We can form a temporary alliance.

Sure, he can only sense spiritual plants, but that’s enough to make sure we come back loaded with treasures.

Plus, we can look for other chances while we’re at it, especially to face dangers as a group,” she added, reinforcing the idea.

The two beauties agreed at the same time.

Immediately, others started wondering if they were captivated by Jiang Chen’s charm.

It wasn’t an unreasonable thought-after all, Jiang Chen was undeniably handsome and had a lot of charisma, especially since he acquired the Burning World Red Lotus and went through a transformation.

Jiang Chen glanced over at Ye Fan.

Usually, the protagonist was often good-looking and popular with beautiful women.

Ye Fan, though, looked pretty average.

He seemed more like the type who’d end up with just one love interest, or maybe none at all.

Even though the two chief female disciples were stunning, they were just supporting characters and didn’t show any interest in Ye Fan.