The First Clan Chief drew a deep breath, looked at Huo Lian, and said, "All right, but this condition needs some changes."
"Hmm? What changes?" Huo Lian asked with a frown. "There is no way this old man will give up the Soaring Immortal Grass and Soaring Immortal Fruit."
"We cannot guarantee who will obtain the Soaring Immortal Fruit once it ripens. Even if we obtain it, we may not be able to hold on to it. That will also depend on whether you arrive in time. Quite a few powers in the Jianghu know about the Soaring Immortal Land. So our condition is this: if there really is any, we will do our utmost to protect it and wait for you to arrive. If anything goes wrong in the meantime, you will have only yourself to blame," the First Clan Chief said.
"Do your utmost? That is far too vague," Huo Lian said with a slight frown.
The Divine Beast Clan could simply hold back, then offer that excuse when the time came. Would he not be left with no recourse?
"We cannot guarantee that we will obtain the Soaring Immortal Grass and Soaring Immortal Fruit. If we promised you now that we could obtain them, would you really believe us?" the First Clan Chief countered.
"Fine, consider it agreed. If they are not in your hands when the time comes, this old man will seize them himself." Huo Lian pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Can you take this old man to the Soaring Immortal Land now?"
He stopped quibbling. Even if they kept talking, he could not make them give any guarantees. After all, such things truly could not be guaranteed.
The First Clan Chief nodded, then rose. "We will take you there now."
"Someone come and