True Immortal Chaosheng's eyes immediately lit up when he heard True Immortal Cang Jing. "You respect our sovereignty?"
Elder Cang Jing nodded. "A certain degree of respect is necessary."
"A certain degree?" True Immortal Chaosheng understood the implication and gave a bitter smile. "Sorry, but I must strive for the best terms."
Elder Cang Jing realized how her bargaining position had changed and naturally knew how to keep things within bounds. "Know when to stop!"
She stated calmly, "I am conceding part of the benefits so that the two sects can cooperate better and establish a shared understanding regarding sovereignty over fundamental resources. This is not an invitation for you to haggle."
Since she had opened the door, True Immortal Chaosheng naturally pressed in. His demand was not "high"—he wanted thirty percent of the shares.
If not for the backing from Yi Jue and Feng Jun, and if there had been no dry shares involved, Elder Cang Jing would have found thirty percent perfectly acceptable. Aside from the issue of sovereignty over fundamental resources, the local tyrant that was the Grand Void Sect could help fend off many unnecessary troubles.
As the saying went, the Mysterious Water Sect was not afraid of trouble, but it did not like trouble either. After all, a cultivator's main task was cultivation.
But now, she had already given out seven percentage points in dry shares: two to the Golden Crow Sect, three to Feng Jun, and two to Yi Jue. Moreover, all three had demonstrated that they had the strength to serve as backing. Naturally, she refused and countered with ten percent.
In the end, both sides settled on fifteen percent. Including the dry shares held by Feng Jun and the others, the Mysterious Water Sect would effectively control seventy-eight percent of the shares.