Not long afterward, Xiaoyao Dao Venerable could no longer hold himself back and once again arrived at Wuliang Dao Palace.
He also presented his terms.
"This humble Daoist knows that Your Majesty will soon leave office, but I can guarantee Your Majesty that the legacy you leave in the Profound Cavern Realm will never be harmed. On the contrary, it will continue to flourish—unless one day they betray the Profound Cavern Realm!"
Within the Dao Palace, Yang Huai wore imperial robes and sat with a calm expression. He glanced at Xiaoyao Dao Venerable, then shook his head.
"Heavenly Dao Venerable controlled thirty percent of the Profound Cavern Realm's world-origin and held three great Origin Forbidden Lands in his hand. Surely that was worth more than this!"
The three Origin Forbidden Lands originally controlled by Heavenly Dao Venerable were the Firmament Forbidden Land, the Chaos Origin Sea Forbidden Land, and the Three Origins Forbidden Land.
Yang Huai controlled these three Origin Forbidden Lands. Aside from making it easier for him to command the Profound Cavern Realm's world-origin and derive his own Wuliang Root-Origin Ancestral Qi from it, they also produced countless special heavenly treasures and earthly materials at regular intervals.
He had no use for these heavenly treasures and earthly materials containing world-origin qi at present, but that did not mean they were not wealth.
With benefits like these, how could he simply hand them over to Xiaoyao Dao Venerable for nothing?
Even if Xiaoyao Dao Venerable was a disciple of the Purple Emperor Saint Venerable.
After a slight pause, Yang Huai added,
"Besides, Fellow Daoist arrived one step too late. Only two great Origin Forbidden Lands remain in my hands now!"
At this, Xiaoyao Dao Venerable's expression darkened.
Holy Mother Biyi had moved with astonishing speed.
Yang Huai glanced at