Chapter 245: Chapter 184: Why Would a Daoist Master of a Daoist Temple Want an Entire Province? (Part 2)

Looking at Lu Jun, who suddenly seemed a bit excited, Ning An’s gaze was somewhat surprised.

Lu Jun also realized his gaffe at this moment, and gave an awkward smile: "To be honest, Daoist Master, I’m actually a fan of yours myself, so naturally I hope to become colleagues with you."

"I’ll think about it, consider it some more."

After several more rounds of persuasion, no matter what Lu Jun said or what conditions he offered, Ning An cheerfully said there was no rush and he would think about it.

And Lu Jun, apart from sighing, wasn’t too disappointed, after all, this situation had been anticipated by his superiors.

The condition given by his superiors was that as long as Ning An agreed, he could immediately be given the position of section chief, and a special team would be formed, responsible only to the main bureau.

Even if there were no issues within three years, Ning An could be exceptionally promoted to deputy director.

The Supernatural Bureau itself was directly under the military, and starting from the deputy director, it would be accountable only to the top military leadership!

In other words, in the entire Dragon Country, apart from those few people, Ning An would be the most powerful!

This treatment could be described as a meteoric rise.

Lu Jun wasn’t in a hurry either and continued to bicker with Ning An. Negotiations, after all, often work this way; the real negotiation only happens in those last few minutes.

Just as Lu Jun was preparing to think about how to persuade Ning An again, he heard Ning An say:

"Major Lu, I don’t think we need to waste any more time on this. You’re not that kind of person either, let’s get straight to the point."

Lu Jun gave another awkward laugh; he really wasn’t good at this, and if he was, he wouldn’t have been sent for this task.

"Daoist Master Ning, straightforward!"

Leaning forward slightly, Lu Jun said solemnly, "Daoist Master, please state your terms."

Ning An nodded; this was the sincerity needed for negotiation, rather than dragging things out.

And letting him state the terms was understandable, after all, Lu Jun represented the Dragon Country and naturally wouldn’t offer his bargaining chips first.

Ning An smiled with his eyes: "I have just one condition, I want Qilian Mountain."

Qilian Mountain was the mountain Lin Yanke had taken Ning An to in Y City, later directly controlled by the military due to the whole Quan Xiaobai zombie incident.

Ning An didn’t want Qilian Mountain for himself, but for Changchun Temple.

His cultivation depended entirely on hanging out, so the Grotto Heaven Blessed Land wasn’t a big temptation for him, but for other cultivators without such luck, it was a huge boon!

According to the experts his master had found while traveling over the years, the Grotto Heaven Blessed Land on Qilian Mountain was the largest and most potent he had encountered!

Even if it wasn’t for his master and junior sister, for himself, Changchun Temple had to have a Grotto Heaven Blessed Land.

Previously, his rapid progress in cultivation was mostly unnoticed, but over time, this issue would surface.

It was foreseeable that more and more people would cultivate in the future, and eventually, someone would be able to see through his cultivation level.

Without the backing of a Grotto Heaven Blessed Land, his cultivation progress was akin to a rocket taking off – how could he explain that?

Demonic Cultivation Technique, Human Emperor Banner, or claim he was an evil spirit from the Outer Realm?

Surely he can’t actually withstand a nuclear bomb and experience what it’s like to become a saint through physical trials.

This was why Ning An asked for a mountain from the start, and it was the only condition.

"Qilian Mountain?"

Hearing Ning An’s condition, Lu Jun, who had been quite unsettled all along, now had an even more rigid expression.

After all, his contingency plans didn’t include this.

This condition felt like staking a claim to a territory, after all, asking for a mountain was too vague, there were many rights to a mountain, and he couldn’t grasp what exactly Ning An wanted.

Surely it wasn’t the ownership of the entire mountain?

"Daoist Master Ning, it’s now the era of people’s authority, trying to claim a mountain doesn’t work..."

"Stop, stop, stop, what are you thinking."

Just as Lu Jun was hurriedly explaining, Ning An rudely interrupted, saying, "I’m a native Dragon Country person too, wouldn’t think of claiming a mountain as a king, put that idea out of your mind."

"That’s my condition, but feel free to tell me yours, negotiation is a mutual adjustment process."

Lu Jun finally breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "We need all the information you have on cultivation."

At this moment, the negotiation truly began.

You present your terms, I present my chips, if it seems suitable, then the transaction begins, if it seems passable, then there’s partial transaction, if it’s unsuitable, then we part ways.

Throughout history, negotiations have always been like this, a mere exchange of interests, reaching a relatively satisfying balance for both parties.

Ning An raised his tea cup, took a sip of tea, and asked: "Before that, I want to know, how far have your studies in this area progressed."

Lu Jun answered crisply: "I don’t know!"

Then he added in a somewhat guilty small voice: "Daoist Master Ning, I’m not intentionally hiding anything, it’s just that if I really knew, they wouldn’t have sent me to negotiate with you."

Cautious!

Ning An’s evaluation of the Dragon Country’s top ranks rose another notch.

But regarding these, Ning An didn’t mind much, smiling as he said: "No problem, that can be understood. How about I make a bold guess?"

"Please do, Daoist Master."

"Since the founding of the Dragon Country, various cultivation techniques from afar have been collected, and the land is enriched with the four essentials of cultivation: wealth, companionship, law, and land, naturally not lacking in wealth, companionship, and law."

Ning An stared unblinkingly at the other party, saying: "The only possible issue, naturally could only be the land! After all, with the recent revival of spiritual qi, even with ancient maps of mountains and rivers, the vicissitudes of time have likely rendered most unusable.