True Immortal Zhi Shui laughed instead when he heard Elder Qing Huang's words. "Fellow Daoist Qing Huang, you finally decided to show yourself? Of course I considered the consequences, but on further thought, this hardly counts as a threat... See? You're willing to discuss terms with me now."
"You Chess Dao people are all full of schemes!" Elder Qing Huang snorted. Truthfully, if it came to fighting, he was not afraid of Chess Dao cultivators at all. But when it came to plotting, his head ached.
"Not schemes, merely an open strategy," True Immortal Zhi Shui replied leisurely. "This knowledge did not originate with your Golden Crow Sect, and you obtained it easily. Surely you would not mind gaining some benefits from our Chess Dao in return. Wasn't that easy to foresee?"
Elder Qing Huang disliked dealing with Chess Dao people precisely because he could not stand this manner of theirs. "Since you're so good at calculating, then calculate how much your side must pay to obtain what you want from us."
"That really cannot be calculated," True Immortal Zhi Shui answered readily. "I'll wait for Fellow Daoist Qing Huang to name your price."
"I won't name one." True Immortal Qing Huang gave a cold laugh. "You name it yourself. Put forth the price you believe is sufficiently sincere..."
"Remember, you only have one chance. If you cannot satisfy me, then forgive me... I truly gave you an opportunity!"
Clearly, Elder Qing Huang was no weakling who could be manipulated at will. Having lived for nearly two thousand years, he was an old hand. With the initiative in his grasp, how could he not know how to apply some pressure?
Yet to Chess Dao cultivators, this truly did not matter. As long as they could obtain even a fragment of