Yan Yongqi took Tang Yan's patter for the truth.
For inner sect disciples, sect stipends were tight and their income meager. Even a single low-grade spirit stone was a decent cultivation resource.
Since points were of little use to them, Tang Yan's proposal seemed very "fair-minded."
He glanced at Chen Xiaojun and suggested, "Brother Chen, why don't we sell them to our junior brother? We can split the spirit stones afterward. It'll benefit everyone's cultivation."
Chen Xiaojun had some reservations. "I'm afraid it won't look good if word gets out!"
Tang Yan raised his hand at just the right moment and swore, "I swear on my divine soul that I will never breathe a word of today's transaction!
"Senior brothers, you swear too!"
Sun Long and the other two immediately swore.
Tang Yan looked at the others. "Everyone swear an oath. Life as an inner sect disciple is too damn hard. Saving up some spirit stones to cultivate and improve your strength matters more than anything!"
The transaction benefited everyone, so no one refused. They all swore oaths.
Tang Yan asked again, "Do you have any other medicinal herbs? You can give those to me too. I'll buy them at eighty percent of market price!"
Yan Yongqi and Chen Xiaojun really did have some.
Their assignment was to gather a batch of medicinal herbs and return to the starting point on the final day, handing them over to their peaks' overall leaders to boost their points.
Tang Yan had already determined through the Heaven-Earth Creation Cauldron that they had goods on them. He urged, "A horse won't grow fat without night grazing. If you keep following every rule, when will you ever get ahead?
"With meager strength, even if your hearts are set on serving the sect, you won't have