"Talk."
Seeing Chen Sheng relent, Ancestor Hongjun's expression softened somewhat, and he continued.
"Daoist friend, look at how powerful you are. Staying with the Human Race is beneath you! Why not... abandon your protection of the Human Race and cooperate with me and the Heavenly Dao? I can grant you supreme authority and status!"
"I can even grant you a glorious future... If you're willing to cooperate with us and abandon the Human Race, name whatever conditions you like. Everything is open for discussion!"
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng raised an eyebrow and let out a meaningful, mocking laugh.
Ancestor Hongjun was using the guise of cooperation to poach him!
Did he really take Chen Sheng for a fool?
Abandon the Human Race and follow the Heavenly Dao? Wouldn't that be courting death?
Who didn't know that, in the Primordial World, the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun were the ones most skilled at scheming and manipulating others?
Cooperate with them? Hah. By then, Chen Sheng wouldn't even know how he had died!
Chen Sheng was clearly sneering, but Ancestor Hongjun mistakenly thought he had been moved and was relenting. He continued to press his advantage.
"Daoist friend, I hope you'll consider this carefully! After all, following the Heavenly Dao means an infinitely bright future!"
"You don't need to oppose the Heavenly Dao and throw away your future for a mere Human Race, do you? That would be a terrible loss..."
Ancestor Hongjun truly deserved his years of experience surviving in the Primordial World. His gift for persuasion was genuinely impressive.
It had to be said that every word he spoke was deeply stirring, and the conditions he offered were extremely generous.
If it had been anyone else, they might have agreed long ago. After all, the offer included both a