Negotiation

Iron Bone Town, Luxury Mansion.

Li Qingyang and the others stood outside, maintaining a tight guard.

Inside the hall, Jun Changxiao sat in the seat of honor at the round table, his hands clasped together and an utterly harmless smile on his face.

Behind him, Ding Xingwang stood with his arms folded, faint Evil Qi wafting around him as though telling the world that he could make a move at any moment.

The Haoguang Sacred Sect's Vice Sect Master and He Qingxuan sat opposite them.

Both wore extremely grave expressions, but what they felt more than anything was rage.

Never had they imagined that one day, they would sit down to discuss matters with the master of a fifth-rate sect.

This was simply... too humiliating!

"Gentlemen." Jun Changxiao said earnestly, "If sitting down can resolve the problem, I have never liked using violence."

Who would believe that?

"Then let us talk properly," the Vice Sect Master said.

Jun Changxiao said, "Since we are talking, we should first reason things out. What do you two think?"

"..." The corners of their mouths twitched.

If we did not intend to reason things out, why would we have sat down?

Jun Changxiao tapped the table with his hand and said, "As the old saying goes, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures belong to no one; all those with fate may obtain them. Do you two agree?"

"... We agree," the Vice Sect Master said.

Jun Changxiao said, "The Spirit Stone Mine that appeared in the valley originally belonged to no one. What was wrong with my Eternal Sect occupying it?"

"Nothing," the Vice Hall Master said.

"Of course."

Jun Changxiao leaned back strategically and said, "After I occupied the mine, you could attack it, because that was your right."

The Vice Sect Master and