Yu Tianxiao and his group consisted of three people, and the other two were the two Golden Sword Elders from the Holy Land Academy.
But Shi Yi did not come with him.
"Oh! It's Dean Yu. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person. I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person!"
As soon as he entered the Yunmeng Palace, Yun Hongzhuo greeted him with a look of surprise. Although his cultivation level was higher than the other party, he did not look down on the other party at all.
"It's been decades since we last met. It seems the Master of the Yun Family has reached a higher level of cultivation. I, the younger generation, am left far behind!"
Yu Tianxiao and others also greeted him.
"Haha, Master Yu, you are a well-known genius! It's just a matter of time before you catch up with us! Besides, your holy land is a perfect place for cultivation."
"Hey! Master Yun, no matter how good the paradise is, it will be useless without good elixirs!"
Yu Tianxiao shook his head bitterly, and calmly brought the topic back to the main purpose of his visit today.
"Mr. Yu, you're too modest. It's just a mere elixir. How could the Holy Land possibly be short of it? Isn't Mr. Yu busy with the Holy Light Ceremony? Is it over?"
Yun Hongzhuo, however, shot Xu Huang and wanted to pass by directly.
When Yu Tianxiao heard this, he cursed in his heart. This old fox wanted to change the subject as soon as he mentioned the elixir.
"I rushed here right after the Holy Light Ceremony ended. The demons have been increasingly active in the outer battlefields lately, and my holy land has suffered heavy losses in resisting them!"
"Oh! Is this true?" Yun Hongzhuo was instantly surprised.
"Yes! In the past, your Yun family shared some of the pressure, but now it's only my Holy Land that's struggling to hold on!"
"Ah! That can't be helped. You know, after the disaster my Yun family suffered, we simply couldn't spare any manpower! We need people in all aspects, so even the trials of our disciples going to the outer battlefields have all been stopped!"
Yun Hongzhuo also explained this in detail.
"Yes! I can understand this point. So, for the sake of motivation, our holy land is really short of elixirs!"
"It's difficult! It seems that everyone has a hard time!" Yun Hongzhuo also shook his head helplessly.
"Speaking of the past, I heard that your Yun family has launched several high-level elixirs in succession...even the Heaven-Blocking Pill occasionally appears. Could it be that Grandmaster Ning is collaborating with your Yun family?"
At this moment, Yu Tianxiao suddenly turned his gaze and brought the topic back to the elixir.
"Those are just rumors! Mr. Yu, you must not believe in those groundless rumors!" Yun Hongzhuo denied them immediately after hearing them.
"To be honest with you, Patriarch Yun, I came here to discuss cooperation on elixirs."
Yu Tianxiao struck while the iron was hot and simply stated his purpose.
When Yun Hongzhuo heard this, he frowned slightly. After thinking for a while, he said solemnly.
"Speaking of this, it's not that my Yun family is ungrateful and doesn't want to cooperate with your Holy Land, but rather that my Yun family simply can't produce enough elixirs! We don't have enough to support it. If we produce even a small amount, I'm afraid it will only be a drop in the bucket for your Holy Land!"
As he said this, he seemed to have thought of something and asked back with a puzzled look on his face.
"Huh? By the way, haven't you always been cooperating with the Gu family before? Could it be that now..."
"Master Yun, we have always had cooperation with the Gu family. However, you may not know that, as mentioned before, the demons have gone crazy for some reason, leading to a sharp increase in the demand for elixirs. The elixirs provided by the Gu family are no longer enough."
Yu Tianxiao then stretched his head forward and continued in a low voice.
"Besides, the quality of your Yun family's elixirs is much better. Also, don't think I don't know, your Yun family's elixir production is 20% to 30% higher than before..."
"Mr. Yu! It seems that you have already found out everything about my Yun family before you came here!"
Yun Hongzhuo was stunned for a moment and said helplessly.
Yu Tianxiao first smiled, then spoke with a serious expression.
"Master Yun, our Holy Land has fought for the entire cultivation world against the invasion of the demons, and has suffered heavy casualties. We have no regrets about this. I won't say much else. I only hope that Master Yun can consider the interests of the people of the world and allocate at least some of his share to our Holy Land. What do you think..."
When Yun Hongzhuo heard this, his face became extremely heavy and he began to fall into deep thought.
He seemed to think carefully for a long time before looking up and speaking.
"Actually, you don't need to tell me. Zang Haokuo and Daoist Zang from the Cultivation Alliance also told me before that even the independent cultivators from the Cultivation Alliance are responsible for the logistics of their trips to the outer battlefields. It's really not easy for you guys!"
As he spoke, Yun Hongzhuo seemed to have made up his mind and said with a serious face.
"To be honest with you! I really want to cooperate with you, but right now, my Yun family has too many partners. If I give you my share, they will inevitably have objections. My Yun family cannot afford to offend those businesses. That would be like cutting off my family's livelihood!"
"This..." Yu Tianxiao saw the other party's sincerity and felt that what he said was true, and he became embarrassed for a moment.
But at this moment, his mind changed, and he remembered the instructions given by the Great Elder before this trip, which was to obtain cooperation at all costs. Suddenly, he had an idea.
"Master Yun, if those merchants have no objections, can they cooperate with me?"
"Of course! Cooperation is beneficial to our Yun family. If we can contribute to our fellow cultivators, that would be great!"
As Yun Hongzhuo was speaking, he was suddenly startled and his expression changed slightly.
"However, let me be frank. If you are resorting to forceful measures, then forget it. That is not the original intention of my Yun family!"
"Haha! What the hell is Master Yun thinking! How could our Holy Land do such a despicable thing!"
Yu Tianxiao burst into laughter instantly, and even the two Golden Sword Elders beside him were smiling.
"Oh? Then I hope Mr. Yu can explain it clearly..." Yun Hongzhuo looked at the other party with a puzzled look.
"Since you wish to cooperate, then we must do so in an upright manner. Our Holy Land is willing to increase the price of the original elixir by 20%! What do you think?"
"This... 20%!" Yun Hongzhuo was slightly surprised.
Most of the previous ones were just performances, but this time it was really surprising.
Twenty percent may not seem like a lot, but when the amount increases, it becomes a huge amount of spirit stones.
"That way, you don't have to worry about the merchants you're working with complaining. After all, everyone's trying to make some spirit stones, so naturally, the highest bidder wins!"
Seeing the other person's expression, Yu Tianxiao felt relieved.
"Mr. Yu, what you said makes sense!"
Yun Hongzhuo nodded thoughtfully, ready to quit while he was ahead.
After all, I want to cooperate with the other party more at this time.
