The thought of leaving his perfectly good Heavenly Dipper Sect to join Giant Spirit Son in his madness and come to the Origin Sect to throw his life away made Xiang Hongfei so frustrated he wanted to cough up blood.
Now look where that had gotten him.
Not only had he paid out thirty-two spirit stones, but he would also have to hand over a portion of the Heavenly Dipper Sect's future earnings to the Origin Sect.
Although the agreed share was forty percent, the Heavenly Dipper Sect could fiddle with the figures to reduce it somewhat.
But no matter how much they reduced it,
they could not reduce it by too much.
Even after trimming that forty percent, they would still have to hand over around thirty percent of their earnings.
If the discrepancy was too large,
the Origin Sect would certainly notice something amiss.
So even their deductions would have to stay within reason.
Thinking about it left Xiang Hongfei frustrated all over again.
But refusing at the time had clearly been impossible.
It would have been one thing if Qin Shujian had said nothing. Once he spoke, refusing would effectively offend the Origin Sect.
However—
Xiang Hongfei had his own considerations when he agreed.
For the Heavenly Dipper Sect as it stood, producing those resources would naturally be difficult.
But once the routes to the Three Great Continents opened, things would be different.
The Three Great Continents were still inaccessible.
But judging from the Eastern Continent, he could make a fair guess at what the other Three Great Continents were like.
Whatever else might be there,
they would at least be overflowing with resources.
If the Heavenly Dipper Sect could get involved and claim a share, it would certainly earn a great deal.
Afterward,
Xiang Hongfei and