So Zhu Fanjiang and the other two each fetched paper and a brush, thought for a while, and wrote down the cultivation methods they felt they could leave to Leng Guhan as a form of payment.
Soon, the three compared the cultivation methods they had written down. Some had been mentioned by all three, while others had been mentioned by two of them.
There were a dozen or so cultivation methods in all.
Looking at their names, Zhu Fanjiang knitted his brows tightly.
It was not that he felt they were giving too much, but that deep down, all three of them still resisted teaching the Heavenly Evil Sect's cultivation methods to outsiders.
"It's not enough," Zhu Fanjiang said with a soft sigh. "Cultivation methods like these aren't enough. Even if we doubled the number, Leng Guhan wouldn't be satisfied."
"Who cares whether he's satisfied?" Wang Mizong barked. "Leaving him these already gives him plenty of face. What more does he want?"
"You can't put it that way. Either we leave nothing, or we leave something suitable. At the very least, we should make Leng Guhan feel grateful," Fan Xiu said.
"Make Leng Guhan grateful?" Wang Mizong sneered. "By your reasoning, the best way would be to teach him the Evil Daoist Canon."
"Third Brother, stop talking nonsense," Zhu Fanjiang snapped. "The Evil Daoist Canon is the foundation of our Heavenly Evil Sect. Under no circumstances can we teach it to anyone. I was wondering whether we should leave behind the 'First Part' of the Heavenly Evil Imperishable Art."
"No!" Fan Xiu and Wang Mizong shouted in unison.
"Why not?" Zhu Fanjiang asked with a frown. "This isn't a cultivation method forbidden to outsiders. For that matter, we've already passed it on to an outsider-we've already taught it to Huo