As long as he judged the limits properly, what was a little bargaining?
Zhang Yuan was a chess piece on the board now, not the East Sea Dragon Lord's puppet on a string. As long as his heart-mind remained uncontrolled, he retained a measure of autonomy.
"You have a point."
The East Sea Dragon Lord was not annoyed. He nodded with a smile, then asked, "How much more are you asking for, young friend?"
Seeing that he had an opening, Zhang Yuan raised an eyebrow and began, "This journey is dangerous. If you send seventy or eighty Celestial Person Perfection cultivators to meet us, Dragon Lord, we can forget about the extra payment."
He had summoned the East Sea Dragon Lord's incarnation this time not primarily for extra payment, but to get a clear answer.
Was the East Sea Dragon Clan's failure to send anyone to meet them deliberate on the East Sea Dragon Lord's part, or was it beyond his control?
"That is not possible." The East Sea Dragon Lord shook his head.
Seventy or eighty Celestial Person Perfection cultivators? You certainly dare to ask. Where would I find that many for you? Forget seventy or eighty-I cannot even send a single True Dragon at Celestial Person Perfection right now.
Seeing Zhang Yuan frown,
the East Sea Dragon Lord explained, "My East Sea Dragon Clan is the target of every arrow. Not only are True Dragons forbidden to come ashore, even Dragonkind at Celestial Person Perfection must undergo River-Path Ascension into the East Sea and cannot remain on land. This is dictated by the Heavenly Laws. Even I can do nothing about it."
Zhang Yuan nodded in understanding without asking for the specific reason. Knowing that the East Sea Dragon Clan had no choice was enough. He then said: