“Mister Ge, what request do you have? I’ll fulfill it as long as it is within my power.” Shang Xia calmed himself down as he spoke.

A satisfied look appeared on Ge Qingzhu’s face and he muttered, “Actually, I do have something I need your help with. However, now isn’t the time.” 

Seeing the look of surprise on Shang Xia’s face, he added another explanation, “I’m afraid you need to be in the Martial Extermination Realm before you can help me with it. It might not pose any danger to you, but you might find it a little difficult to accomplish. You might even need to use a lot of time to complete it.” 

With things progressing up to that point, Shang Xia couldn’t say anything else. In order to obtain the Nine Leaf Lotus, he had to agree.

Making a promise to Ge Qingzhu, he received Ge Qingzhu’s agreement to bring him to the pool of lotuses the moment Summer arrived.

With the arrangement with Ge Qingzhu, Shang Xia realized that the Tongyou Institution managed to gain control of the lotus pool Ge Qingzhu discovered. However, the new Martial Extermination Realm expert seemed to be in control of the allocation of resources there.

Even though there was still some time before he could get his hands on the Nine Leaf Lotus, Shang Xia was still pretty pumped. 

With the issue of the Nine Leaf Lotus dealt with, Shang Xia could only wait for Yan Qi...