Qin Tianyi's smile looked worse than a grimace as he said stiffly:
"Brother Zhang, I'm only at the celestial person early stage. I'm no match for them. Going along would only get in your way, so perhaps I should sit this one out..."
Zhang Yuan smiled amiably. "Come now, Brother Qin, what are you saying? You already have a mystic wonder at the celestial person early stage. In my opinion, even someone at celestial person perfection would have to think twice before facing you."
He meant every word.
Mystic wonders were rare among Celestial Persons to begin with. For Qin Tianyi to possess an excellent mystic wonder like [Thunder Rumbles] at the celestial person early stage made him as rare as a phoenix feather or a unicorn horn. Even though [Thunder Rumbles] lacked offensive power, it could keep Qin Tianyi undefeated against someone at the late celestial person stage.
He was unfamiliar with the other Foundation Establishment Celestials he had rescued, which made them awkward to command. Qin Tianyi, however, had worked with him several times and was a solid fighting force.
Qin Tianyi could leave if he wanted-after repaying the karmic debt of being rescued.
Qin Tianyi appeared to heave sigh after sigh, but his eyes darted about as he silently weighed his options.
Being rescued by Zhang Yuan this time had clearly left him with a substantial karmic debt. If he did not repay it now, doing so next time would not be so easy.
He did not even need to think about it. Given that brat Zhang Yuan's ways, if he refused now, Zhang Yuan would surely make him repay both principal and interest next time, with his entire fortune and life thrown in for good measure.
Still, Lu Qingwu was at celestial person perfection, so the