Of course, being able to pick up a bit of profit on the side was also not bad. Even if Lu Xiaotian wanted to get into the good graces of Chuyun Sword Lord and the Jade Pure Immortal Palace, he still needed to strike the right posture and avoid cozying up too obviously, lest others suspect he harbored ulterior motives.
"I wonder what price this old man must pay to retain Fellow Daoist Xiang's services for a move?" Chuyun Sword Lord smiled upon hearing this. As long as the price was negotiable, that was fine.
"That depends on the specific circumstances. Just tagging along for a trip around the Blazing Rock Island area will cost three hundred thousand lower-grade spirit crystals. If fighting is required, fifty thousand. If it comes to sparring with an Integrated Body Late Stage fiend, the starting bid is at least one million spirit crystals," Lu Xiaotian stated bluntly.
"The price asked for Fellow Daoist Xiang's hand is certainly not low." No joy or anger could be discerned on Chuyun Sword Lord's face.
Wang Yan and the other Body Integration Cultivators from Azure Rain Zhai clicked their tongues in astonishment. Just making a trip was worth three hundred thousand lower-grade spirit crystals—this was even faster than plundering spirit crystals. The one making the offer was none other than Chuyun Sword Lord, and behind him stood the Jade Pure Immortal Palace; yet this Lu Xiaotian of unknown origin actually dared to make such a demand.
"It is easy enough to hire a Body Integration Realm cultivator, but finding one capable of trading blows with an Integrated Body Late Stage fiend is rather difficult. I have already fought the Saber-Toothed Bear Fiend previously and have yet to fully recover. If Chuyun Sword Lord had not spoken up, I