"Oh?" Fang Yuan's words made Xue Qinghe's eyes light up. "How do you propose we exchange it?"
This was precisely what troubled him.
Earlier, he had already persuaded Xue Ye to gift Fang Yuan a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone as a political gesture of goodwill.
And afterward, Fang Yuan had indeed reciprocated, bringing the Tang Sect and Heaven and Earth One Family Great Love Academy to the Heaven Dou Empire.
But this time, Fang Yuan had taken the initiative to ask for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which made Xue Qinghe hesitate somewhat. Although he wanted to befriend Fang Yuan, he could not simply let Fang Yuan take whatever he wanted.
Otherwise, if Fang Yuan asked for him, would he have to give himself to Fang Yuan as well?
As the saying went, what I grant you is yours; what I do not grant, you cannot take.
Giving something to Fang Yuan voluntarily was called winning him over. Having it demanded away was called compromise. Xue Qinghe understood that distinction clearly.
But if Fang Yuan proposed an exchange, that was another matter entirely.
As long as Fang Yuan gave something in return, Xue Qinghe would not be handing it over for nothing, and the political pressure he had to bear would be practically nonexistent. Then it would become a simple favor.
And Fang Yuan's offer truly tempted him.
"I am willing to offer six Eighth-Level Fixed-Mounted Soul Cannon Shells in exchange for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud." Fang Yuan looked somewhat hesitant, but he ultimately voiced the proposal.
"Six Eighth-Level Fixed-Mounted Soul Cannon Shells?" Xue Qinghe raised a brow and began considering it carefully.
As the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, he had gained a certain understanding of Soul Tools over the years.
The destructive power of