"I wouldn't dare. I'm merely speaking the truth!" Zhu Fancheng said, suppressing a trace of fear and unease.
Huo Lian still put tremendous pressure on him. If Huo Lian truly turned hostile, Leng Guhan might be able to escape, but Zhu Fancheng was weaker than Leng Guhan and would have no chance of escaping Huo Lian.
"If I said I wanted the Heavenly Evil Sect's Evil Daoist Canon, would you give it to me or not?" Huo Lian asked, staring at Zhu Fancheng.
Zhu Fancheng shook his head outright. "That is impossible. It is the foundation of our Three Great Families and the Heavenly Evil Sect."
"The Three Great Families have countless other cultivation methods. Senior, even though you were once the Demon Hall Master and have seen and learned much, you may not have seen some of the Three Great Families' core cultivation methods from back then. Apart from the Evil Daoist Canon, everything else is negotiable. Brother Fan Cheng, wouldn't you agree?" Leng Guhan hurriedly said.
He feared that Zhu Fancheng's blunt refusal would anger Huo Lian, so he hastily spoke up.
"Indeed. On this visit, I can promise to give you any cultivation method other than the Evil Daoist Canon, Senior," Zhu Fancheng said.
"Everything about this remains uncertain. First, we must break through the formation around the Evil Water Region. Then there are the other descendants of your Three Great Families within the Evil Water Region. When the time comes, will your promise alone still count? I would be providing the Evil Blades, yet I might end up with nothing. Isn't that rather too great a risk?" Huo Lian asked.
Huo Lian's words left both Leng Guhan and Zhu Fancheng momentarily stunned. Of course, in Zhu Fancheng's case, the change was only inward; his gaunt, rigid