The Chief Elder pondered for a moment, then said through gritted teeth,
"Fine! In consideration of the centuries of friendship between our two sects, I agree to your terms!"
Sect Leader Chu's expression brightened.
The Chief Elder added, "However, you can only look at this Formation Diagram here in the Formation Pavilion, and you can only look for one day. You may not take it away."
Sect Leader Chu frowned, "What can one discern in just one day?"
Though it was only First Grade, it was still a Large Formation after all...
The Formation Patterns were complex, the Formation Pivot profound, and the Single Formations numerous.
Even though he was of the Golden Core Realm, he was merely a High-Grade Second Rank Formation Master and did not have much confidence that he could master the intricacies of a First Grade Large Formation within a single day.
After thinking it over, Sect Leader Chu felt not that he didn't have much confidence, but rather, he had no confidence at all...
"Three days!"
Sect Leader Chu said, "Give me three days just to look at this Large Formation Diagram!"
The Chief Elder cursed inwardly.
Three days?
Was that what one called a glance?
That seemed an extraordinarily long time for just 'a look'.
"Two days!" the Chief Elder said.
Sect Leader Chu immediately tried to push his luck further. "Two and a half days!"
The Chief Elder firmly replied, "Two days is it! If that doesn't work for you, then forget it. I will find someone else..."
"Fine!" Sect Leader Chu readily agreed, "Two days! Just two days!"
The Old Ancestor of the Shen Family could not stand it any longer, speaking in a tone that was neither salty nor light,
"We are Golden Core Cultivators and leaders of our sects, not peddlers in a market town haggling over every trifle, squabbling over petty profits..."
Though his voice carried a strange tone, in his heart, he regretted immensely.
If only he had known, he would have bargained as well!
All under heaven are bustling for profit.
All hustle and bustle draw them to gain.
For the sake of Spirit Stones, it's not demeaning.
To take this opportunity and use some glib words to gain more benefits was better than anything else.
How regrettable, it was too late...
He couldn't very well go back and renegotiate the terms after agreeing to them.
One might shamelessly break one's word, but there are limits to such shamelessness...
The Old Ancestor of the Shen Family sighed.
He was also somewhat curious; Sect Leader Chu, in exchange for a sizable amount of Spirit Stones, went for two days of looking at a First Grade Five Elements Mountain Guarding Formation. What was he really up to?
The Old Ancestor of the Shen Family looked at Sect Leader Chu with an inscrutable gaze but did not pursue the matter further.
Now that the matters of interest were settled, the Chief Elder began discussing the next arrangements,
"That person has a total of three disciples."
"Among them, the youngest disciple is already a First Grade Formation Master at a tender age."
"The other two are siblings with astonishing talent; their depths are unfathomable, and their level of skill in formations is unknown, but since they are the senior disciples, they are undoubtedly even more mysterious than the little student."
"At the very least, they are also First Grade!"
"And they must be seasoned First Grade Formation Masters!"
The Chief Elder was somewhat reluctant to admit it, but still said,
"Now, that Junior Formation Master, with the strength of our Five Elements Sect, we can still manage."
"But those two, with their shockingly brilliant abilities, we are out of our depth..."
The Chief Elder saluted Sect Leader Chu and the Old Ancestor of the Shen Family with a cupped fist gesture and said,
"I must request assistance from the Formation Mysterious Sect and the esteemed Proud Sons of Heaven from the Shen Family to take action and help us win the formation matchup, ensuring the inheritance of our Five Elements Sect!"
Sect Leader Chu nodded and said, "Of course."
He too wanted to use this opportunity to showcase the Formation Mysterious Sect's prowess in formations.
Let everyone know that the Five Elements Sect had not fallen behind, but it was their Formation Mysterious Sect that truly stood at the pinnacle of Formations.
The Five Elements Sect sets the stage, and they would perform the play.
It couldn't be more perfect.
The Old Ancestor of the Shen Family, remembering the large sum of Spirit Stones and the First Grade Five Elements Mountain Guarding Formation Diagram, yet somewhat puzzled, asked the Chief Elder with a frown,