What You Call Being Afraid of Death? (First Update of April, Asking for Guaranteed Monthly Votes)

Among these seventeen patients affected by Stubborn Devil Qi, there was also a hierarchy. Divided further, there were five or six levels.

Simply put, there was one and only one cultivator in the first tier: Gao Qingyang, the Gao Family's sole Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.

He was the one who had provided the Rule Item. He could receive treatment exclusively, and if anyone else wanted to benefit alongside him, they naturally had to pay him.

That was only right and proper. Even One Palace Four Sages Mountain could not interfere. So long as he refused, Red Leaf Ridge would absolutely support him.

However, among those seeking treatment, there truly were both rich and poor. That went without saying.

Gao Qingyang had to treat everyone fairly, or he would offend people. But what if someone genuinely could not afford the fee? No problem. Plenty of people were willing to lend money—as long as there was profit to be made, someone would do even a business that risked execution!

So some of those receiving treatment arrived carrying enormous debts. That also went without saying.

As for Red Leaf Ridge's promise, that was another matter, though it was also connected to borrowing money.

Jing Yuexin publicly announced that if anyone voluntarily became a test subject during treatment, all treatment fees would be waived!

—No matter how much money you had borrowed before, as long as you were willing to cooperate with our experiments, Red Leaf Ridge would cover the cost!

Experiments naturally carried risks. The odds of dying were high, and even after undergoing an experiment, there was no guarantee the Demonic Qi would be completely removed! In the end, Red Leaf Ridge had some other intentions, but they would not force patients. Those willing could take the bait! Gao Qingyang was especially