Upon receiving the divine sense transmission, Zhang Tao reacted even more calmly than expected, a look of confirmation flashing through his eyes.
Eight years ago, during the mission to receive Guo Poyun, Liu Yu had requested a second-grade spirit flame as his reward.
Since it was for a cultivation method or secret art, he naturally would not remain stagnant. He would need to advance further.
He had needed a second-grade spirit flame before. Would he need a third-grade spirit flame later?
After learning of Liu Yu's identity as an Alchemy Master and seeing him display strength far beyond others of his rank, Zhang Tao had decided that he was the most suitable master for Zhang Yi.
Thus, he had visited an elder and contacted several members of his lineage, staking his old reputation to scrape together this lavish apprenticeship gift.
As for Liu Yu's character, after eight years of contact and the two major events of "escorting the treasure" and the Battle of Lingwu City, he believed he understood him well enough.
The man's moral boundaries were indeed rather "flexible."
But he still honored his most basic promises. At the very least, he was not someone given to unpredictable fits of temper, or someone who harmed others without benefiting himself.
There was no reason for him to sabotage something that benefited everyone, was there?
Of course, his profound mastery of fire was also an enormous point in his favor.
With these thoughts in mind, Zhang Tao did not hesitate at Liu Yu's words. His Storage Ring glimmered faintly.
An ink-black Jade Box bearing a Spirit-Sealing Talisman appeared in his hand, then drifted gently toward the man opposite him.
Perhaps he had not even realized that Liu Yu's identity as the Southern Heaven Envoy had given him a favorable impression of