Qing Chen's voice turned cold and hard again. "These points are not negotiable."
Xue Wuming's expression changed in fury at his words, but Carefree Spirit Venerable did not immediately lose his temper.
For even as Qing Chen spoke those words openly, his divine sense had already used the Mystic Womb Demon Lotus as cover to send a secret voice transmission into Carefree Spirit Venerable's and Dugu Yifang's seas of consciousness.
"Qin Wujiang need not die."
"The Dugu Household's affected disciples and business interests can all be restored as well."
"You can gain even greater profits than before!"
Dugu Yifang did not understand.
Carefree Spirit Venerable's expression remained unchanged. "On what grounds? The Persian Kingdom in the Western Regions? You want my Blood God Sect to take orders from your Origin-Initial Devil Sect?"
A hint of amusement entered Qing Chen's voice transmission. "That won't be necessary. I merely wish to offer you two a business deal several times larger than before."
"In the past, those provincial governor army commanders you supported in the Northwestern Circuit merely smuggled some spirit iron, formation plates, war spiritwood, and treasure ship keels through Yanmen Pass, then traded them to the Golden Tent Khanate for demon horses, beast bones, and grassland spiritual materials."
"With the Iron Household of the Northern Borderlands Circuit around, how much could you earn a year while risking charges of colluding with the enemy and betraying the country? Two or three hundred million low-grade spirit stones per faction was already the ceiling."
The Carefree Marquis did not respond.
Dugu Yifang also waited for him to continue.
"I intend to open a new route." After saying this, Qing Chen did not rush to explain.
He raised his hand and lightly pointed toward Yanmen Pass behind him. A continuous rumble immediately sounded from deep