When Wood Virtue Star Lord, acting on behalf of the Heavenly Gate, expressed their willingness to share their cultivation system without hoarding it exclusively, the roles initially played by both parties changed.
If one said before that there was a high chance the parties could become enemies, now, everyone could be considered potential partners for negotiation and cooperation.
From nothing to something, from non-existent to existent, this was a completely different attitude.
The envoys from the Holy Lands of the Imperial Dynasty continually proposed terms that each could tolerate. At the same time, they also made demands, needing the Heavenly Gate to first show sincerity as a basis for cooperation.
However, this was directly and decisively refused. Although they were now engaged in a transaction, the Heavenly Gate was conducting exclusive business—they controlled something unique, with no competitors, and thus had the standing to set terms.