Chapter 249 Reach an agreement

　　The latterly arrived elder was named Liu Teng, a lifelong friend of both He Gongzuo and Bu Xinchang. Among the trio, he was the youngest, at the age of sixty-nine, while Bu Xinchang was the eldest, a full seventy-five years old.　　All three men hailed from distinguished lineages, descendants of generals under the patronage of the Sage of Witchcraft and the Sage of Enchantments. However, in terms of kinship, Liu Teng shared the closest bond with Bu Xinchang.　　Liu Teng resided in the Jinxiao Cave to the north, a simple home shared by two generations.　　Bu Xinchang was renowned for his Divine Transforming Fist, while He Gongzuo excelled in the art of Extracting Soldiers and Borrowing Armor. Liu Teng, too, possessed a unique skill—the ability to craft Fusion Demon Dispelling Talismans, potent against demonic creatures and beasts but ineffectual against humans.　　Fang Changheng's recommendation of He Gongzuo and Bu Xinchang was strategic, aiming to ultimately secure Liu Teng's participation in confronting Zhou Ge's Servitude Drive. Upon arriving at the camp, Fang had learned fr