Lu Fan suppressed his shock and looked at Gu Chen.
At this moment, how could he not understand the meaning behind Gu Chen's words? In short, it was: Are you worthy?
Although he understood the meaning behind Gu Chen's words, he couldn't understand why he had mentioned making friends earlier. After several changes in expression, he finally said, "Senior, this junior is foolish and would appreciate your guidance."
His attitude was even better than before, after all, there were not just one Revolving Illumination Realm in front of him, but two Grandmaster!
Gu Chen's strength is more likely to have reached the mid-to-late stage of the Revolving Illumination Realm. In their Water Cloud Sect, only a sect leader or someone of similar caliber could probably contend with him.
"When I say making friends, I mean making friends with your Water Cloud Sect."
Gu Chen said calmly, "Steward Lu, do you understand what I mean?"
Gu Chen's change in address, coupled with the sudden shift in his tone, immediately made Lu Fan's heart skip a beat. He asked, "May I ask, senior, which sect do you come from?"
"Heavenly Pivot Sect!" Gu Chen said, enunciating each word clearly, exuding an imposing aura.
Heavenly Pivot Sect?
Lu Fan racked his brains for countless ideas, but still couldn't find a sect that matched his choice. You see, he had heard of most of the sects in Huaxia, and if the Heavenly Pivot Sect was famous, he couldn't possibly not have heard of it.
But at this moment, he dared not question Gu Chen's words, after all, he was facing two Grandmaster Realm martial artists!
"I don't know how to be friends with someone, senior?" Lu Fan asked cautiously.
"You can't make this decision yourself," Gu Chen said calmly. "But my Heavenly Pivot Sect currently has no foothold in Zhou City and is planning to borrow your black market's premises. I wonder if you mind?"
"Borrow the venue?" Lu Fan was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"
"You should be familiar with these three underground boxers, Ma Gang, Zhu Jun, and Jiang Qi. They've started to show their talent these past few days," Gu Chen said. "In the next three days, I want you to provide them with the best life-or-death matches. I want them to achieve a twenty-win streak!"
Because one of the underground boxers we hired earlier has died in the last few days, there are only three left.
Three days?!
Lu Fan gave a wry smile and said, "Senior, you know how strong Ma Gang and the others are. How could they possibly achieve a twenty-game winning streak in just three days? Back in the day, it took me more than half a year, including time to recover, before I finally achieved a twenty-game winning streak and became famous overnight."
"I'll count on whatever winning streak I can achieve, but for the next three days, I'll need to borrow your people and the facilities here. Is that difficult?" Gu Chen said calmly. "Of course. As payment, I won't treat you unfairly. Here are some pills from my Heavenly Pivot Sect; you can try them."
After speaking, Gu Chen placed a Luo Heaven Pill on the table.
A top-grade Luo Heaven Pill is a rare treasure for martial artists. The moment it is released, its fragrance is overwhelming. Just by smelling it, Lu Fan knows that this pill is extraordinary.
Seeing that he was staring intently at the pill, Gu Chen said calmly, "Steward Lu, you may examine it as you see fit."
Lu Fan nodded and immediately took the pill in his hand.
After all, Lu Fan was also a disciple of the Water Cloud Sect and a martial artist in the Mid-stage Bone Forging Realm. He was naturally familiar with pills from a young age, and he could easily tell the quality of pills.
"This pill is called the Luo Heaven Pill?" Lu Fan looked up at Gu Chen in surprise. "A grade three pill?!"
In the martial arts world, even second-grade pills are priceless, let alone third-grade pills!
After all, elixirs are extremely rare in this world.
"It's yours." Gu Chen said calmly, "I can't guarantee that Steward Lu will improve his cultivation by one level, but it will at least improve it to some extent."
"Thank you!" Lu Fan was now completely convinced, and at the same time, he maintained a mysterious awe towards Gu Chen and the Heavenly Pivot Sect, which he had never heard of before! After all, someone who could casually give away a third-grade pill was definitely from a much stronger background than their Water Cloud Sect!
After carefully putting away the pills, Lu Fan said, "Senior, if you need to borrow manpower or facilities, please do so."
"Then I'm relieved." Gu Chen smiled faintly and said, "By the way, I have another question. I'm new here, and although I've reunited with my disciples, I wonder if there are any other famous experts in Zhou City?"
"Zhou City is too small, and there aren't many experts there." Lu Fan thought for a moment and said, "However, the Zhou Family has an advisor. I met him once. It seems that he was sent by a sect that the Zhou Family is affiliated with, specifically to guard the area."
"The Zhou Family?" Gu Chen's eyes narrowed. "What is their cultivation level?"
"Perhaps the Great Perfection Bone-Forge Realm," Lu Fan pondered for a moment, then continued, "In short, when we first met, I felt his strength should surpass mine."
Gu Chen nodded, finally understanding why the Zhou Family had the ambition to dominate the world. It turned out that in addition to their overt power, Zhou Nanfeng had actually secured the support of a sect!
They also have experts at the Great Perfection Bone-Forge Realm guarding them!
"No wonder," Gu Chen muttered to himself.
"No wonder?" Lu Fan was taken aback.
"It's alright." Gu Chen waved his hand and said, "You probably can't make the decision regarding the negotiations between our Heavenly Pivot Sect and your Water Cloud Sect. Let's discuss it again after you report back. In the meantime, I need to train my disciples, so go and make the preparations."
"Yes!" Lu Fan nodded, turned around and left.
Ma Gang and his two companions had already been led to the entrance of the VIP room, and when Lu Fan came out, they were already stunned.
In their minds, even if Zhao Bo and Gu Chen were strong, they were probably only at the Bone-Forge Realm, far inferior to Lu Fan, a well-established figure. But after witnessing the scene outside and seeing Lu Fan's current trembling attitude, they realized that Gu Chen far surpassed Lu Fan in both strength and status!
Gu Chen glanced at them and said calmly, "Each of you will receive one of these pills!"
After saying that, he tossed it to Ma Gang and the others.
Ma Gang and the others had noticed Lu Fan's ecstatic joy earlier and knew that this pill was no ordinary one. They were immediately overjoyed and said, "Thank you, boss!"
"Go and prepare. The black market will be cleared out soon. I'll personally supervise you for the next couple of days!"
Gu Chen's voice was icy cold. Ma Gang and the others could almost foresee the hellish training that was about to begin, and they couldn't help but shiver.
However, they dared not say anything more, and after taking the pills, they withdrew.
When only Gu Chen and Zhao Bo remained in the room, Zhao Bo looked at Gu Chen and respectfully said, "Master, I only just realized you come from a major sect. However, I wonder when the Heavenly Pivot Sect was founded and where its foundation lies. Now that I'm following you, should I return to the sect to pay homage to our ancestral ancestors?"
"No need," Gu Chen said calmly. "It's normal that you haven't heard of this sect, because it's newly established, and right now, it's just the two of us."
Zhao Bo was stunned, and his face immediately turned horrified!
Gu Chen actually founded his own sect?!