Cao Tianyou truly understood what Xiang Yi meant.
He also understood Xiang Yi's difficulties.
He was, after all, the captain of a bounty hunter squad and a Gang Jin expert. If he had come to the Five Elements Sect with such fanfare only to leave empty-handed, he would lose all face as well.
Although Li Pin had emerged unexpectedly in the Five Elements Sect, and Cao Tianyou had even invited Zhu Congwu to step in...
They might as well give him some money to send off a beggar.
"We are also deeply sorry about Martial Master Mo Sha. If we could have sat down and talked things over properly beforehand, matters would not have escalated to this point..."
After weighing his words, he said, "A treasure like Star Origin Water is something one may encounter but cannot seek. Even with sufficient funds gathered, one might not have a channel through which to buy it. I think eight million worth of Purple Light Profound Crystal is more reliable instead."
"Purple Light Profound Crystal?"
Thirty million had become eight million?
Xiang Yi was unwilling to give ground so easily. "Sect Master Cao, that is not appropriate..."
At once, Li Pin sat up a little straighter.
Had the negotiations broken down!?
Xiang Yi was not an elderly Grandmaster like Cao Tianyou or Jiang Qingyue!
He was a Gang Jin expert in the prime of his life!
And a particularly formidable one at that!
If he could fight another Gang Jin expert like this...
The time he needed to train his internal strength and Gang Jin would probably be greatly reduced.
For a moment, his gaze upon Xiang Yi grew even brighter.
And it was precisely that gaze...
That made Xiang Yi shudder. He immediately said, "I do not have any channel for purchasing