Fairy Nishang saw the situation clearly. It was not that Lin He was unwilling to fight; otherwise, he would never have asked Hongfu to gather everyone for a discussion.
"I have two conditions. First, I need quite a few materials, some of which are rather rare. I'll need the Seven Sects' help finding them. Of course, I'll pay the full market price, so none of you will lose out."
Lin He took out his list of materials and handed it to Fairy Nishang. She was startled when she read it. She passed it around to the others, and only after seeing that no one had any objections did she say,
"We have some of these materials on hand and can give them to you immediately. Others are indeed rare and hard to find, but the Seven Sects should still be able to locate them. It will just take some time."
Sure enough, many hands made light work. Several Core Formation Stage Cultivators immediately produced materials Lin He needed, and in considerable quantities, too.
Lin He had obtained a large sum of spirit stones from killing so many Foundation Establishment cultivators. He also had an enormous fortune from Green Spirit Island that he had yet to touch, so he readily paid them.
Everyone was quite surprised. They had not expected a Foundation Establishment cultivator like Lin He to be a wealthy young fellow with such substantial assets. Still, considering that he had killed more than three hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, it hardly seemed strange.
"And your second condition?" Fairy Nishang asked.
"As for the second, I'd like to borrow treasures from you!" Seeing everyone frown, Lin He continued,
"If I take part in this battle, there's a very real chance that several Core Formation Stage Cultivators will surround and attack me.