Xu Yi had only just glanced at Guo Rui when Guo Rui went limp. His voice hoarse, he was about to speak when Xu Yi tossed over a bottle of fruit wine. "Li Zhao, pour it down Young Master Guo's throat."
"Don't trouble Brother Li. I'll drink it myself," Guo Rui hurriedly said.
Li Zhao ignored him completely and darted over in a few quick strides. Xu Yi's voice came from behind him. "All right, let him drink it himself."
Li Zhao shot Guo Rui a glance, shoved the fruit wine into his hand, and stepped away.
After draining a gourd of wine, Guo Rui's throat felt much better. He quickly said, "Establishing a sect is actually easy. Pay a one-time fee worth fifty Gold Coins, and you can claim a sect token. Once you have the token, drip your blood on it and enter the sect's name, and the sect is officially established. Of course, no one would ever establish a sect that way."
"Oh? Explain in more detail."
Xu Yi sized up the contents of his pockets. He had just enough to exchange for one sect master position, and he had already decided to claim it.
No matter how many restrictions there were, raising his status first couldn't hurt.
If it became too much, he could always run.
Guo Rui said, "As the master of a sect, especially one serving as an extension of the Black and White Mansions' power, you're naturally subject to their control, so there are bound to be rules and restrictions. Broadly speaking, the matter can be divided into two parts: authority and responsibility. The main privileges are as follows."
"First, you can receive a considerable degree of protection from the Two Mansions. If sects affiliated with the same mansion get into a dispute,