"Cooperation? There's nothing to discuss. I will never submit to you!"
The Undying Demoness spoke coldly.
"Then we need to renegotiate the terms of our cooperation!"
The Ancestor of Myriad Immortals turned to the Void Sect Master. "Zhong Taixu, do not attack her. I want to speak with her alone!"
"Yes!"
The Void Sect Master nodded, though a storm of shock surged through his heart. He had never seen the Ancestor of Myriad Immortals take such an attitude.
With a sweep of his hand, the Ancestor of Myriad Immortals drew the Undying Demoness into a strange space.
"Undying Demoness, we can cooperate as equals."
The Ancestor of Myriad Immortals spoke evenly.
"As equals?"
The Undying Demoness was startled.
"Yes. Since you know I'm gravely wounded, you must understand my situation. The Gu Dao, Demon Dao, Yao Dao, Buddhist Dao, and others are eyeing my Immortal Dao like tigers watching their prey. I can help you establish the Path of Severing Emotions and Annihilation, even help you create a Great World and condense a Great Dao Origin. In return, you must help me resist the other great powers!"
The Ancestor of Myriad Immortals watched her.
"No one would refuse what you're offering," the Undying Demoness said. "But you must have another condition, don't you?"
Though she had already cultivated the Path of Severing Emotions and Annihilation to the realm of Dao Birth and Dao Death, establishing a Great Dao and condensing its origin were no easy feats. Other Great Dao powers might even attack her.
After all, if the Undying Demoness established a new Great Dao, they would gain another rival. Many cultivators who had severed their emotions would choose to cultivate the Path of Severed Emotions and Annihilation.
Yet the Ancestor of Myriad Immortals was offering to help her accomplish