"Senior, you're a master who can attack from eight or nine zhang away. Could you be a Fourth-Rank Realm expert?" Li Wu stepped forward, cupped his fists, and bowed.
"Heh, of course I can help you. But I never help anyone raise their cultivation for free," Yan Beitian grunted.
"Master, give me a hand. Once I reach the sixth rank, I, Li Wu, will belong to the Gui Family. Whatever happens, I'll protect the Gui Family even at the cost of my life," Li Wu said.
"How about this, my lord? Sell me one of your High-Grade Qi Condensation Pills and ask Senior Yan to help," Gui Wusong asked.
"I can help. I don't ask much-five thousand taels of silver," Yan Beitian said.
"Five thousand taels?" Gui Wusong nearly jumped, his eyes bulging so wide they almost fell to the floor.
"Six thousand taels to create an expert. You couldn't find such a wonderful deal even with a lantern.
"Think carefully. Doesn't the Gui Family have enemies?
"When your entire family is facing extermination, never mind six thousand taels-you'd have to pay hundreds of thousands," Tang Wen said.
"Patriarch, we lack experts. If that person returns, we'll be in trouble. The Gui Family could run with rivers of blood," Gui Qingshou said after some thought.
"One sixth-rank expert won't be enough. We'll probably need several to protect our Gui Family. That person was vicious before leaving. Terrifying," said Gui Yuan, the Gui Family's grand elder.
"Several of my subordinates are close to seventh-rank perfection too. With a push, they should all have a chance of reaching the sixth rank. At the very least, they should reach the half-step sixth-rank realm," Li Wu said.
"Six thousand taels each-won't that mean tens of thousands?" Gui Wusong counted on his fingers and immediately