Red Dragon seeks his position in both realms.

Dragons are very greedy creatures.

Dragons love gems, gold, and everything of value.

Dragons store anything of value in their most secret treasure trove.

Winters' hostility lessened considerably after Elder's apology.

Firstly, the other party was a master invited by the Great Tree Sage to deal with the Abyss Rift, so they were not enemies but friends;

Secondly, for a powerful Saint Realm expert to lower himself to apologize to him shows considerable sincerity.

Furthermore, the other party mentioned their own background: the Church of Light, whose background and influence are extremely powerful, so there is no need to needlessly incur hatred.

But the disappearance of hostility does not mean that Winters has forgiven.

The disappearance of hostility does not equate to forgiveness; it's an inequality.

"We can't handle the Pleiades's magical power!"

He immediately realized that even if this Saint-level expert used the power of his domain, he would not be able to resolve the Pleiades magic power that was corroding Ella's body.

They wanted to rely on the original owner, Winters, to resolve the issue.

Could a few apologies be enough to make him take action?

impossible!

Winters needs to extort some money from them.

Opportunities to extort powerhouses from Saint-level experts are rare.

Winters lowered his head, his crimson-gold vertical pupils fixed on the powerful old man before him, revealing two rows of sharp dragon fangs, and sneered:

  

"So this is how the human race's powerful warriors are..."

If you hadn't told me, I would have thought I'd encountered some kind of evil monster, acting entirely on its own whims and injuring the dragon at will!

Elder remained silent and did not refute.

There's a saying in the cultivation world: "A gentleman may be honest, but he can be deceived."

In the context of Western fantasy, this would also be acceptable.

Winters was in the right, while Elder was not, so Winters had the upper hand.

The advantage lies with me!

But Ella was still in pain, so Elder could only apologize to the red dragon Winters:

"Your Excellency Red Dragon, I am truly sorry for this matter. I offer my sincerest apologies."

As he spoke, Elder bowed again, seemingly trying to express his sincerity through this action.

Then Elder said with a serious expression:

"My disciple is in great pain right now. I beg Your Excellency Red Dragon to spare her and give her a chance to repent and start anew."

Winters listened to this, looked at Ella who was still breaking out on the ground, and nodded.

"Indeed, your apprentice is in great pain."

After saying that, Winters shut his mouth, showing no intention of making any further moves.

The more anxious Elder was, the less anxious Winters became, and they just waited and saw who could outlast whom.

Time was not on his side, but on Winters' side.

"Ouch! That hurts!"

Even Ella, who was usually able to endure pain, couldn't take it anymore and screamed at the top of her lungs.

Seeing his apprentice becoming increasingly frantic, Elder grew truly anxious and opened his mouth to speak.

They wanted the red dragon Winters to hurry up and save the people.

Winters, however, spoke first, asking him:

"I'd like to ask, where did the Great Tree Sage go? You said that the Great Tree Sage invited you to help deal with the Abyss Rift."

But now I don't even know where the Great Tree Sage has gone. Is that reasonable?

According to Winters's perception, none of the ancient trees around him possessed the aura of a great tree sage, not even the largest ancient tree in the middle.

Winters wanted to stall for time with questions; the longer the delay, the better for him.

He was determined to extort them thoroughly.

At the same time, Winters slowly controlled the Pleiades' power in his mind, preventing it from excessively pressing inward.

Instead, it keeps moving around and darting back and forth on the surface.

This way, the disciple of the Saint-level expert will not be harmed, and the Saint-level expert will also be prevented from retaliating in a berserk manner.

This could intensify Ella's apparent pain!

Sure enough, Ella's screams became even sharper, and her expression grew more ferocious.

Hearing his beloved student's painful cries, Elder's heart was filled with even greater torment.

"The Great Tree Sage has shifted his mind to a place a thousand miles away. He is contacting the strong in the wilderness to gather them together to resist the abyssal rift."

Elder answered Winters' question at an extremely fast pace.

"Red Dragon..."

Elder opened his mouth.

"Um, I have another question. Is the Abyss Rift still three years away?"

Winters continued to ask questions.

"After 2.5 normal years, you fell into a deep sleep for half a year!"

Elder responded quickly once again.

Eld realized that the young red dragon in front of him had no intention of helping his beloved disciple.

It's obvious they're trying to stall for time, but my beloved disciple simply can't afford to delay any longer.

Just as Winters was about to ask another question, Elder spoke up seriously:

"Your Excellency Red Dragon, I deeply apologize for my disciple's attack on you."

But she has already suffered enough! Please, Your Excellency, cease your torment of her!

His tone was very firm, leaving no room for negotiation.

"You may request any compensation you wish for, as long as it is reasonable, just, and does not violate morality, I will absolutely not refuse."

That's exactly what I've been waiting to hear!

Winters was immediately in a difficult position:

"This... human powerhouse, you actually think of me as this kind of dragon?"

"To tell you the truth, the dragon breath I exhaled contained too much domineering energy. Even I couldn't completely eliminate it, and it also consumed a lot of my own energy!"

"After that, I'll need to use my own expertise to carry out a long-term restoration!"

Winters explained the pros and cons, then flicked his tail to express his helplessness.

"Eliminate as many as you can, Lord Red Dragon, hurry up and make a move, or my disciple won't be able to hold on."

Please feel free to name your desired reward.

Elder urged Winters on.

"I want three thousand pounds of gold, twenty-four magic gems, a level ten magic ring with invisibility, thirty high-grade blank scrolls, and fifty bottles of life-restoring potions."

Winters finally dropped the pretense and started negotiating.

The price offered was astronomical.

"I am an ascetic monk of the Church of Light. I have no treasures, magic gems, magic scrolls, or life potions, and your price is simply unreasonable."

Elder answered in a deep voice.

Winters didn't mind either:

"What will I get in return?"

Even if you're an ascetic monk, you still have to squeeze a few drops of oil out of me.

Elder closed his eyes and said helplessly:

"Provided that it does not violate the eight precepts, the nine moral standards, or the principles of fairness and justice, I can help you once."

A Saint-level expert has only one chance to act!

Even if there are limitations, they are still incredibly precious.

"Thirty times!"

Winters made a decisive bargain, greed welling up inside him.

"No, hurry! My apprentice is about to give up!"

Elder could no longer tolerate it. Winters was too greedy, and his apprentice was still there wailing in pain, which really broke his heart.

His hands started itching; he couldn't wait to teach Winters a lesson.

"Human powerhouse, as I said before, even if I were to eliminate it, it would consume a significant amount of my vital energy. How about this, we each compromise, three times in total?"

Winters feigned heartache and raised his dragon wings high, signaling to Elder to agree.

Elder responded with silence.

Sometimes silence means refusal, and sometimes silence means agreement.

Winters immediately flew to Ella and opened his dragon mouth.

"suck!"

Winters absorbed most of the Pleiades magic that was wreaking havoc inside Ella's body in one go.

But he deliberately kept a small portion as a backup plan.

The moment it was drawn out, Ella's complexion improved significantly, and her wailing stopped abruptly.

Elder used his domain to sense Ayra's condition and finally felt relieved.

Just then, the voice of the Great Tree Sage suddenly rang out.

"Winters, you've finally arrived."

Winters looked back and saw that the giant tree in the very center of the forest had somehow revealed a tree face, which was none other than the Tree Sage.

"Wait, what did you just do?"

The Great Tree Sage, who had just appeared, keenly sensed that something was amiss in the atmosphere around him.

Winters said with a smile:

"I just played around with the disciple of a Saint-level expert for a while, and there were no problems."

"Great Tree Sage, why don't you tell me why you sent me here?"

The wise tree sage skipped over the matter and answered:

"That's right, we invited you here to share the profits."

"Profit sharing?"

Winters was puzzled.

"Regarding the distribution of profits from the Abyssal Rift."

The wise man of the great tree spoke in a mysterious manner.