"Back then, when my clan was annihilated, I survived by the skin of my teeth and came to Great Shang.
In the end, by a twist of fate, I joined the Shinguang Sect."
Withered Wood True Lord's tone was calm, as if he were speaking from a third-party perspective.
Listening, Qi Yuan felt that this so-called twist of fate had probably been Withered Wood True Lord being captured by the Demonic Desire Sect and sent into the Shinguang Sect as a spy.
"With my clan wiped out and my people dead, one of my clan's treasures was also scattered abroad and became a prize for the top hundred of the Eastern Lands Pride Ranking.
Four years from now will be the final ranking of the Eastern Lands Pride Ranking.
I need you to enter the top hundred and retrieve my clan's treasure."
Withered Wood True Lord told Qi Yuan more details.
The rewards for the top hundred of the Eastern Lands Pride Ranking were exceedingly generous, even including an opportunity to step into the Purple Mansion Realm.
Among them, those ranked higher could choose their treasures first.
Withered Wood True Lord's clan treasure was extraordinarily special. Though it had been lost outside, outsiders did not know its true value and merely regarded it as an ordinary precious treasure, including it among the treasures of the Eastern Lands Pride Ranking.
"Top hundred, no problem. Sect Master, what exactly is this great opportunity you mentioned?" Qi Yuan had never stopped thinking about that great opportunity.
At his words, a trace of heartache appeared in Withered Wood True Lord's ancient-well-still eyes. "This item is called Void Bright Soul Wood. Below the Purple Mansion Realm, consuming it can raise the strength of one's divine soul by a minor stage."
This was undoubtedly a true