Leisure Cloud Mountain Villa, Floating Pavilion.
"The Ruthless Sect has never owed anyone a favor, nor do we care to do others' bidding... I'm afraid I must disappoint you."
The white-haired old woman regarded the members of the Illusion Alliance with sharp eyes and spoke coolly.
Heart Demon took his time removing a pinkish-white crystal from his Storage Ring and placed it before her.
"This is what the Ruthless Sect needs... the Mortal Tears Crystal."
Heart Demon nudged the Mortal Tears Crystal toward her.
A rare flicker passed through the old woman's impassive eyes.
The Mortal Tears Crystal.
It formed from a powerful cultivator who had been ensnared by worldly attachments and ultimately failed to ascend.
For cultivators of the Dao of Ruthlessness, the myriad emotions and regrets contained within it made it an exceedingly rare treasure.
The old woman was Guo Yunfeng, the Ruthless Sect's current grand elder. She had long since severed her Seven Emotions and Six Desires.
She had no need of the Mortal Tears Crystal to help her advance in her cultivation, but the young woman beside her did.
"So this is the Mortal Tears Crystal? Once I refine it, I can break through to the Nascent Soul Realm?"
The sweet-looking young woman blinked in puzzlement.
Her name was Liu Mengli, the Ruthless Sect's current Sect Saint.
The Ruthless Sect entered the Dao through emotion, and the Nascent Soul Realm was its hardest threshold to cross.
Liu Mengli had a special constitution. Without the Mortal Tears Crystal's aid, breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm would be several times harder for her than for other cultivators.
"Tell me what you want."
Guo Yunfeng's gaze settled back into calm as she looked at Heart Demon.
"Simple. We only need two small favors."
Heart Demon raised two fingers.