"You want to keep us here?" Wu Qing could not help smiling at Fang Qianyuan's words.
"Young friend Fang, you certainly have a fiery temper. Still, having killed Dongfang Zhi of the Eastern Sea, you truly deserve your peerless reputation. Old relics like us are already far from being your match."
"The members of the Demon Alliance have made a serious, thorough assessment of your strength. If rogue cultivators like us appeared before you alone, we would likely meet disaster rather than good fortune. That is why we came together."
"This time, however, we have no wish to oppose you. We have come in good faith to propose a transaction."
"As far as I know, Grand Elder Tian Heng of the Spirit Taming Sect has also sent someone here. Whatever he can offer you, we may well be able to offer too."
Wu Qing spoke confidently before Fang Qianyuan, displaying the bearing befitting a mighty overlord of the grassroots.
Fang Qianyuan watched him quietly, his eyes dark and fathomless, like an abyss in the silent depths of night.
Wu Qing's smile stiffened slightly, but he continued, "Power, reputation, wealth, status-you already possess them all. What you seek now can only be the secret of immortality. As it happens, most of us Heaven Tier Spirit Tamers in the Demon Alliance pursue that very same goal."
"Until the ancient Hidden Treasury of the Supreme Heaven Sect emerges and the light of dawn returns to the world, our goals and interests can almost be called identical. That is the foundation for cooperation."
Yet Fang Qianyuan remained indifferent, staring at him without expression.
That gaze, as though he were looking at a dead man, made even Wu Qing-a ruthless overlord whose name could silence a child's cries at night-feel his skin crawl.
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