"Seven Stars Soul Return Needle Manual..." Le Tong was quite speechless about this.
He said he could not confirm whether the information from Red Leaf Ridge was true. Even if it was, finding the secret manual would not be easy.
The Golden Core Realm cultivator who had asked Wu Laoliu to appraise the manual had already gone to Central Province, making contact extremely inconvenient.
As for the five thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, that pained him just as much.
Most importantly, he was different from Zeng Jiarui. The latter was the Old Ancestor of the Zeng Family and could mobilize the resources of the entire family.
Le Tong himself was merely a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator of the Seven Stars Sect.
He could decide the use of many sect resources, but using too many sect resources to ransom himself was truly inappropriate.
A sect was a massive conglomerate of interests, and balance had to be maintained in every aspect.
It was unlike a family, a tightly united organization where one suffered, all suffered; one prospered, all prospered.
Even if he could borrow some spirit stones from the sect, they would be put on his account, and he would have to repay them sooner or later.
After hearing his answer, Jia Shuiqing expressionlessly stated, "This is not a negotiation. I am merely informing you! If you cannot do it, then stay as a guest at Red Leaf Ridge for now. We will release you whenever you manage it."
"You can be one-sided toward Red Leaf Ridge, and we can treat you the same way... The affairs of this world should still be fair."
Le Tong fell silent at those words. Only after a long while did he sigh. "Then what about my Immortal Binding Rope?"
"That is our spoils of war..." Jia