Changqing Immortal Sect had already beco penniless, a fact that Lu Yuan was clear about.
But no matter how poor the other party was, they had a foundational strength, and even a broken ship could squeeze out a few nails.
His goal was to strike a deal, allowing the disciples under his sect to explore treasures in the Changqing Domain by getting the Changqing Immortal Sect to lift its ban.
Currently, nearly two-thirds of Changqing Domain was occupied by Changqing Immortal Sect, and these areas were all sealed off, forbidding outsiders from entering.
Such a huge benefit lay right under his nose, yet he couldn’t touch it; you can imagine how uncomfortable Lu Yuan felt.
Hence, he took advantage of this opportunity to negotiate closeness with Taiping Dao by using the condition of lifting the Changqing Immortal Sect’s seal in exchange.
Seeing Yang Jihua soften, Lu Yuan imdiately said with joy, "Taoist friend, you are really too polite. Our two sects have a relationship and should naturally interact more, how could it be tainted by re gifts?
However, since Taoist friend has been so generous, as the School Leader, I cannot neglect my disciples’ fortune and will shalessly accept it first.
Next ti, Taoist friend should also bring your disciples and followers to my Mi Yun Mountain. At that ti, I will prepare a generous gift in return and ensure it reaches the Changqing disciples without letting Taoist friend suffer a loss."
Once he had the bamboo rod in hand, Lu Yuan’s attitude improved markedly.
The other side had already apologized and promised to lift the ban; they had conceded.
Since he had achieved his goal, there was no need to linger; it was better to wrap things up while ahead.
As for the reciprocity he had promised, those were just words. Could they really be the sa as actions?
If Changqing Immortal Sect was sensible, they should realize that this was about buying friendship with money and that there would be a cost.
Now, by spending so money in exchange for friendship with Taiping Dao and the School Leader, was it not the other side that gained?
"Taoist Lu is too courteous. Since it’s said to be a gift for the younger generation upon eting, then it remains a gift. Once given, there is no logic in taking it back. Although Changqing Immortal Sect is strapped for cash these days, we’re not lacking to the extent that we miss a few coins. Taoist friend, please accept it with ease."
Yang Jihua looked at the face of Taiping Dao’s new School Leader, who longed for wealth, and couldn’t help but smile bitterly in his heart, knowing that this ti he had truly bled money.
In the past two hundred years, despite Changqing Immortal Sect’s efforts to amass wealth, their gains were modest.
Even though they occupied most of the Changqing Domain, all the revenue combined was only barely enough to create two or three Lower Grade Immortal Artifacts.
Now that he had agreed to Taiping Dao’s terms, he reckoned he would have to spit out half of these gains.
Had he known this would happen, he would have been better off not imposing a ban in the first place, allowing outsiders to co and search freely.
By letting outsiders search, they could also get a share.
Moreover, with their ho advantage, outsiders might not necessarily be more successful than them in their own territory.
Instead, now, attempting to steal chickens only to lose rice, they hadn’t gained much benefit but turned themselves into sothing both people and dogs despised; why bother with such a hassle?
Well, it was ti to let it go.
The short-sightedness of the past could only be compensated now by paying double.
Fortunately, anding it now was not too late.
The previous School Leader of Taiping Dao had retired, and while the incumbent had not been in contact for long, from the limited understanding so far, he seed to be quite a greedy person.
A greedy person is generally soone with fewer principles.
However, at the sa ti, having no principles also ant there was an absolute bottom line.
As long as he was well-fed, he would fall to that side.
Although this kind of relationship sustained by benefits is often criticized and not considered truly sincere or reliable,
Once the benefit disappears, the relationship also vanishes.
But no one can refute that as long as the benefit persists, the relationship also continues.
As long as Changqing Immortal Sect can keep delivering benefits to Taiping Dao, winning over this greedy hound, then they can turn it into a loyal friend, ready to serve them.
Though the consumption is significant, it is straightforward.
With so giving, they could win the friendship of Taiping Dao.
As for whether Taiping Dao, being unrestrained by principles, might be bought over by the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate and turn against them,
Ha!...
Yang Jihua scoffed inwardly.
It wasn’t that he was arrogant but rather that he couldn’t see how the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate, with territory left in only six nations, could compete with Changqing Immortal Sect, which had twenty-three nations.
Such a vast gap in scale dood the fact that he could offer more to Taiping Dao.
With underlying wealth, they could use money to hamr Taiping Dao down on their side, turning it into one of their own.
If Jiuzhou Immortal Gate didn’t vie with them for Taiping Dao, all the better.
If they did co forward, it would be playing right into Changqing Immortal Sect’s wishes.
Given Jiuzhou’s current destitute appearance, their limited resources would need to be used to compete for Taiping Dao. Then, the savings they had to recover their strength would diminish even further.
With their loss and his gain, it would take Jiuzhou even longer to recover its strength.
After several hundred years, Changqing Immortal Sect could drag Jiuzhou Immortal Gate down.
As for whether catering to Taiping Dao by both sides might lead to fattening it up,
That was a concern, but overall, Changqing Immortal Sect could still accept it.
Taiping Dao’s foundational strength was clear for all to see, and even if fattened by both sides, it had its limits - it could never surpass Changqing Immortal Sect.
At most, in a few thousand years, with the support of both Immortal Sects, Taiping Dao could stand equal to Changqing Immortal Sect.
After that period, once the benefits transferred from both sides were used up, Taiping Dao would decline again, reverting to its forr status.
Moreover, Taiping Dao and Jiuzhou Immortal Gate were different; there were no fundantal conflicts with Changqing Immortal Sect. Although there were so conflicts of interest, they could coexist in the sa realm.
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