That battle had shaken the Central Region to its core.
Later, countless people searched for that Xiang Family expert, only to find a withered skeleton.
That arrow had drained everything from him.
"Not bad!"
Xiang Chao nodded, then shook his head. "Unfortunately, I did not receive my ancestor's true inheritance. It is merely a remnant technique. With the vitality of my Blazing Sun Bloodline, after firing one arrow, I still need a great many life-restoring treasures to replenish my foundation. It would take at least ten years to make up the deficit."
"And if I fired three arrows in succession, I too would become a withered skeleton like my ancestor."
Zhan Wu and Wu Jie both fell silent.
The cost was so immense, yet its power was absolutely unparalleled. At that moment, both of them gained a trace of wariness toward Xiang Chao.
Fortunately, Xiang Chao had come to join them.
"What does the benefactor wish to obtain?"
Interests came first—this was an iron law of the Azure Cloud Realm. Wu Jie quickly asked the question.
Zhan Wu also looked at Xiang Chao, his gaze carrying a questioning intent.
Xiang Chao did not beat around the bush and said directly, "The Supreme Yang Immortal Scripture."
"Lin Xuan broke through the Nine-Layer Yin-Yang Heaven. My Xiang Family ancestor's inheritance must have fallen into his hands. The other things are useless to my Xiang Family."
"What an appetite. Aren't you afraid we will refuse?"
A fierce light flashed through Zhan Wu's eyes.
"Hehe..."
Xiang Chao smiled. "The two of you do not know whether I held anything back, do you?"
Xiang Chao smiled, and that calm, cloud-light smile made both Wu Jie and Zhan Wu's hearts tighten.
"The benefactor is quite confident!"
"Fine, then we shall act together. As for the spoils,