"That's right. If possible, I would also like the sect to help me gather Spirit Creatures and cultivation methods."
Fang Qianyuan weighed his words, seemingly considering how best to persuade Jin Lu.
"I originally thought my current Spirit Creatures would be enough, but my battle with Golden Toad True Person exposed quite a few problems. If I had possessed the appropriate Water Dao methods then, perhaps I could have won even more easily."
Jin Lu smiled wryly. "I see."
For anyone else, defeating a Renowned Master would have been a tremendous achievement worth boasting about. Fang Qianyuan, however, was thinking about his remaining shortcomings and how to become stronger.
Fang Qianyuan added, "Besides Spirit Creatures, I would also like to hire an elder from the Heavenly Observation Court who specializes in the Water Dao to teach me the relevant introductory methods."
Jin Lu said, "That won't be a problem. Once I report this, someone will make the arrangements. However, the sect won't provide you with Spirit Creatures free of charge, nor will an elder of the Heavenly Observation Court teach you Secret Arts without compensation. You'll need to prepare sufficient payment yourself."
Fang Qianyuan said, "I understand."
Jin Lu immediately handled the matter on his behalf. The next day, the sect sent its reply: among the inheritance Jiang Yunfeng had left behind were three Earth Rank Spirit Creatures, and one of them happened to be precisely the Water Dao Spirit Creature Fang Qianyuan now sought!
Jiang Yunfeng had primarily cultivated the Thunder Dao and had little experience with the Water Dao. Thus, after obtaining it, he had not formed a spiritual bond with it or raised it himself, but had kept it instead.
Originally, Fang Qianyuan would have needed to reach Seven Turns and apply to the sect before he