Sun Ke paused. If he remembered correctly, Xu Yang had only comprehended Wind-Thunder Force after entering the Violet Sun Gate. He did not know how long it had taken, but someone who comprehended Wind-Thunder Force after a year and a half of martial training might well make the Top Ten Heroes Ranking, provided there were not too many geniuses in that cohort.
Even if she failed to rank among the Ten Elites, she would have a strong chance of reaching marrow cleansing in the future.
That talent was already above average-one could call it upper-middle tier.
Sun Ke had no idea that Xu Qing's comprehension of Wind-Thunder Force was entirely thanks to Xu Yang. On her own, she might not have comprehended it even after another year of practice. "Her talent is quite good. I can help keep an eye out and arrange something, but she hasn't arrived yet, so I can't assign her a suitable mission even if one comes up. Once she arrives at the Violet Sun Gate, we can discuss the details. How does that sound?
"We'll count this money as a deposit. Once you decide what sort of mission you want arranged for her, we can discuss the price," Sun Ke said with a smile.
In truth, he had already decided to do Xu Yang this favor even if Xu Qing's talent proved genuinely poor.
After all, Xu Yang was one of the Ten Elites. Although luck had helped him secure that place, he had reached astral qi mastery within two years of joining the sect. As long as he did not perish, reaching marrow cleansing should pose little problem.
A future Marrow-Cleansing Martial Artist was worth doing a favor for.
There was another reason. As a steward of the Task Hall, he had long since