Ning Fa furrowed his brow slightly. The conditions were too harsh; he did not have thirty years to squander here.
Qiu Ruhe carefully observed Ning Fa's expression, then suddenly smiled. "But it is not entirely without hope.
"As it happens, the amount of Mirage Thunder Cloud Crystal our guild obtained from Thunder Abyss last time was somewhat greater than usual.
"And Fellow Daoist Meng is no ordinary cultivator. I will report this to the guild's upper management and see whether there is room for flexibility, so that Fellow Daoist Meng may receive special consideration."
At those words, Ning Fa immediately revealed a delighted expression.
At the same time, a trace of vigilance quietly rose in his heart. Qiu Ruhe really was being a little too enthusiastic.
But no matter what, he could not give up on the Mirage Thunder Cloud Crystal.
"Good. Then I shall await good news from Fellow Daoist Qiu."
As he spoke, he extended his right index finger. Spiritual light flickered at its tip as he used spiritual power to write the names of numerous spiritual materials in the air, all of which had been listed in the Jade Slip Qiu Ruhe had just given him.
Ning Fa said, "I need these spiritual materials as well."
Although the items he wanted were rather precious and numerous, he had already asked for those three valuable treasures earlier, so Qiu Ruhe did not appear particularly surprised.
"Very well. Please wait a moment, Fellow Daoist Meng. Our shop happens to have these items in stock."
Qiu Ruhe rose and departed. Before long, he returned with a bulging Storage Bag and handed it to Ning Fa.
"These spiritual materials come to a total of one million seventy thousand spirit stones. However, Fellow Daoist Meng is a distinguished guest of our guild