Seeing that the blue-haired old man remained silent, Chen Changsheng smacked his lips, lifted his teacup again, took a slurp, and said,
"What, you object to me taking him as my disciple?"
"Hahaha!"
"Why would I?"
"A famous master matched with an outstanding disciple—this is simply a match made in heaven."
"But what I'm curious about is, what do you have to offer in cooperation with us? Without the Lu Family's support, I don't think this can succeed."
Glancing at the smiling blue-haired old man, Chen Changsheng said blandly,
"Let's speak plainly. The only thing I can provide you with is an opportunity."
"I can't provide anything else, nor am I interested in doing so."
"Of course, if I'm in a good mood, I might give you some guidance."
"But if I'm in a bad mood, then you'll have to figure things out yourselves."
Hearing this, the blue-haired old man likewise lifted his teacup and slowly took a drink.
"Fellow Daoist, I admit that what you described is highly enticing, but this concerns the survival of an entire race."
"Isn't it somewhat inappropriate to expect us to act based on nothing but words?"
"It's true that the Beast Race has conflicts with the Beast Taming Lineage, and it's also true that we wish to reform."
"But the Beast Race's current situation is not yet that dire. Delaying for another one or two hundred thousand years would not be much of a problem. There seems to be no need for us to be so hasty."
At this, Chen Changsheng glanced at the blue-haired old man, then casually tossed something onto the table.
The moment this item appeared, the expressions of everyone present changed twice.
First came confusion, followed immediately by incomparable shock.
"Th-this is a Dragon Pearl?"
Picking up the pearl