My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 1760

The phantom figure sighed softly. "I sense the presence of an Eastern Ancient Immortal in this space. If I act rashly, it'll only draw that immortal out. My divine body was destroyed, and my current strength is less than even a ten-thousandth of my peak. Dealing with that Ancient Immortal will be difficult."

Though it was somewhat embarrassing to admit, it was the truth. The Twilight War and the Ancient Immortals had left an indelible mark on Frey's psyche.

Bobbit asked quietly, "What if that Ancient Immortal attacks us?"

The phantom figure shook his head. "Her aura is very weak, but she can sense my presence. She won’t make a move so easily as long as I don’t either.”

With these words, Frey's figure slowly disappeared.

Bobbit turned to Maidee. "Maidee, since the god has given us a mandate, we must obtain the sword!"

"I think we should first negotiate with the Eastern cultivators,” Maidee suggested.

"Negotiate? How?" Bobbit asked, puzzled.

"We'll make a guarantee to them not to touch treasures that belong to the East, and in return, they must not take treasures that belong to the West," Maidee explained.

"Will they accept it, though?" Bobbit doubted the Easterners would agree to such terms, given their superior strength.

If he were in their shoes, he would not accept negotiation either. Survival of the fittest was a truth in the law of the jungle.

Helpless, Maidee asked, "Do you have a better plan, then?" Bobbit shook his head.

Maidee pondered for a moment, "I'll go talk to them. If the negotiation fails, we'll think of something else." Seeing that Maidee had volunteered himself, Bobbit guessed that the man was trying to obtain the sword on his own.