Perfected Lord Erlang was dumbfounded. He had seen shameless people before, but never anyone this shameless.
Weren't you the one insisting you had come to forge a good karmic bond with me? Now you're asking why you should break the formation? Are you messing with me?
"Then what do you want?"
"If I break the formation for you, what reward can you offer me?" Shen Bing asked, utterly unapologetic.
Perfected Lord Erlang stared blankly. Damn it! A moment ago, you were acting like a venerable expert, and now you're openly demanding payment. Is that really appropriate?
Although the Immortal Realm placed great importance on karmic obligations, and receiving someone's help meant he would have to give something in return.
But they were all accomplished cultivators. What they gave in return should not be called payment, but destiny: this item was fated to belong to you.
Just listen to how refined that sounds! You keep talking about payment. How vulgar!
If a chat emoji could have captured Perfected Lord Erlang's expression at that moment, it would have been the one with an arrow through its chest.
Still, however aggrieved he felt, he could not ignore the demand. "Rest assured. As long as you break the formation, I will reward you handsomely."
"Let's settle the terms first so there's no trouble later!" Shen Bing refused to budge.
Shen Bing could hardly be blamed for being petty. He and Perfected Lord Erlang were not exactly on good terms. If he broke the formation only for the fellow to cut his reward, wouldn't he lose out?
Perfected Lord Erlang was utterly flustered. This fellow called himself a Reverend, yet he had all the mercenary pettiness of a servant.
"Hmph! There's no harm in telling you beforehand. The question is whether you have the ability