One of the Ten Great Ancient Bans, a long-lost ancient formation so resilient that brute force would take months to break; it requires eight cultivators with exceptionally powerful divine senses to dissolve it via divine sense manifestation.
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One of the Ten Great Ancient Bans, a long-lost ancient formation so resilient that brute force would take months to break; it requires eight cultivators with exceptionally powerful divine senses to dissolve it via divine sense manifestation.
This chapter is a pure negotiation tabletop—no blows, no chases, just eight Nascent Soul monsters sitting in a hall, each weighing risk against greed while the hosts dangle a legend. Nanlong Hou and the white-robed elder reveal their hand: they found the secret cave of the fabled Grand Scatter Deity, a mad cultivator from five thousand years ago who supposedly did the impossible—survived the Fallen Devil Valley. The catch? The cave is on the edge of the Moulan Plains, currently crawling with hostile Dharma Warriors. The second catch? The cave is locked behind an ancient ban called the Supreme Mystery Divine Ban, which requires eight cultivators with exceptionally powerful divine senses to unlock. Han Li sits quietly, watching, calculating, and asking exactly one question that cuts to the structural heart of the deal.
This chapter is a masterclass in Dark-Forest negotiation. Every sentence carries subtext: the cold-faced cultivator’s objection is a probe, not a refusal. Wang Tiangu’s casual recognition of the ancient ban is a quiet flex. Nanlong Hou’s offer is wrapped in calculated transparency—he reveals the risk honestly because it makes the reward seem more credible. And Han Li’s single question—“Why us?”—is the one that matters. It cuts straight to the hosts’ unspoken power calculus: they need strong enough allies to break the ban, but not strong enough to dominate the loot table. If you’re reading this as a writer, watch how every character’s position is defined not by what they say, but by what they choose *not* to object to. That silence is the true negotiation.
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