"cooperate?"

Gu Qingze looked at the man in front of him, feeling the faint fluctuations of spiritual power emanating from his body, and guessed that his cultivation was probably in the late stage of foundation building.

It seems that the strength of this group is quite balanced, the weakest is in the early stage of foundation building, and the strongest is in the late stage of foundation building.

Gu Qingze felt a little scared. If he had not just taken out the Spirit Storage Pearl with the strength of the late Jindan stage, they might not be afraid of him.

"Little brother, I am the leader here, my name is Rolness."

The man stretched out his rough big hand to Gu Qingze.

"Qingyun City Academy, Gu Qingze."

Gu Qingze gave him a standard smile, shook hands with him, and then took his hand back.

This person's hands are covered with calluses. Since there were no firearms in that era, Gu Qingze speculated that it was caused by frequent use of knives. It seems that this person is extremely skilled in knife skills.

Rolnis was slightly surprised when he heard Gu Qingze's words.

"Your last name is Gu, so do you know Gu Hongjing?"

Although I don't know why this person suddenly asked this, I have the Spirit Storage Pearl in my hand now, so they shouldn't dare to launch a surprise attack.

"...It's my father. Are you familiar with him?"

Hearing Gu Qingze's words, Rolnis smiled, and the look he gave him became kind and revealed a nostalgic expression.

"Not very well, just a brief acquaintance. He once did me a favor when I was young."

Gu Qingze regrets it very much now. If he had known that mentioning the Gu family would be effective, he wouldn't have to go through so much trouble and wouldn't even have to take out the spirit storage beads.

"Even so, there's nothing I can do to help you. I'm just an ordinary cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building. If I can't even solve the problem for you, then there's nothing I can do."

Gu Qingze shook his head. Although he didn't know the specific content of the cooperation, he didn't want to go at all.

Firstly, there were so many people who knew his father's name. Who knew if what Rolness had just said was true or not? What if he was trying to establish a relationship with them and steal the Soul Storage Pearl that could threaten them while he was off guard?

Secondly, even if what he said was true, the content of the cooperation should be inseparable from the business he was in. Think about it, people who do this kind of business are not very clean and have too many grudges. If he is involved in it for no reason, he will be in big trouble.

Again, what if something unexpected happens during the cooperation with him? Safety is the most important thing, so it is better not to get involved in dangerous things.

Finally, even if the cooperation with him is completed smoothly, if he ends up doing some thankless work and the remuneration he gets is totally disproportionate to his hard work, wouldn't he be a fool to go? He is not short of money, he can just tell his family if he wants to buy something.

When Rolnis saw Gu Qingze's refusal, he looked around and lowered his voice and spoke.

"Little brother, to be honest, the reason I suddenly want to cooperate with you is because I saw that you have the Spirit Storage Pearl in your hand."

"A few days ago, while we were searching for prey, we happened to come across a valley that was full of good things."

Gu Qingze had a blank expression on his face, as if he was completely uninterested.

Seeing this, Rolness knew that this young man was not easy to fool, so he spoke in more specific terms.

“We found a fully grown Holy Spirit tree there.”

Holy Spirit Tree?

The Holy Spirit Tree only bears fruit once every ten thousand years, and only nine Holy Spirit Fruits each time. If a cultivator below the Golden Core stage consumes it, he will be promoted to the next level without any side effects, and his foundation will not be unstable at all. It is extremely rare and precious.

Gu Qingze then showed a hint of interest. This thing was in high demand and there were many wealthy families in the world. The Gu family had no chance of getting it.

"A mature Holy Spirit tree? Has it produced Holy Spirit fruit?"

This fruit will only be effective if taken by those below the Jindan stage. He just meets the requirements now. Getting this fruit will be of great help to his cultivation and can save a lot of time.

"Although it hasn't gotten close yet, we sent people to observe it and found that the Holy Spirit Fruit is fully mature."

Rolness looked at him and didn't keep him in suspense.

"I observed it but didn't take it off. I guess there must be a guardian spirit beast around."

Gu Qingze stared at him, looking as if he saw through him.

"Sure enough, I can't hide it from my little brother."

Rolness gave a wry smile and made a helpless expression.

"There are nearly a hundred wood monkeys nearby, and the most troublesome thing is that there is a wood monkey king, who has reached the level of a mid-level spirit beast and is even stronger than me."

If he is stronger than him, then he has at least reached the Jindan stage, and he also has hundreds of low-level spirit beasts. No wonder he needs his spirit storage beads to help.

"You should know that the most difficult thing about the Wood Ape King is not his strength, but his ability to command other Wood Apes."

Gu Qingze said softly, "Low-level spirit beasts are generally unintelligent, like a pile of loose sand. While it's not easy to deal with them, it's manageable with effort. But with the command of the Wood Ape King, the situation becomes completely different. Mid-level spirit beasts already possess a certain level of intelligence, though not complete, but already very powerful."

Rolnis looked at Gu Qingze in surprise. He didn't expect that he knew this too. He even knew the habits of spiritual beasts better than those of them who had lived here for many years.

Gu Qingze could tell what he was thinking at a glance and was speechless. This knowledge was all recorded in the library of the academy. Although he didn't have as much practical experience as them, knowing this was nothing to be surprised about.

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