"What? Is what you're saying true?" Hearing that the person they considered their "backer" was already dead, Xiang Ning finally couldn't hold back and spun around.
"No, that doesn't make sense! If the Blood Abyss really has all those things you mentioned... how could you possibly have found out?"
Chu Yuan thought to himself, Because I can fly, and I have Spiritual Sense...
"I have my own methods. Believe me or don't." He paused, then continued, "The resources Tian Tian and the others have collected may be considerable in quantity, but their total value really isn't high.
"They're not even as valuable as a single Spirit Nourishing Pill!
"If I didn't need them for the array, why would I bother?"
"You may be a little stronger than me, but you're still just a student... You know how to set up an array too?" Xiang Ning remained skeptical.
Chu Yuan didn't explain further. Instead, he asked, "I imagine even your Blood-Qi Realm classmates can't understand how you manage to do this or that, can they?"
Xiang Ning's face darkened. What was that supposed to mean? Was he implying Xiang Ning was beneath him?
"Why are you telling me all this?"
Chu Yuan smiled. "You're sitting around with nothing to do. Why not help me collect resources?"
"..." Xiang Ning looked at the ring on Chu Yuan's hand, incredulous. "Dude, do you even remember what just happened?"
"Of course." Chu Yuan rubbed the ring. "I took your Storage Ring, but you were the one who attacked first."
"And now you're asking me to help you collect resources?"
"One thing at a time... Besides, what do you mean, help me?
"Once the array is set up, I won't be the only one using it. Don't you want to live?"
"Fair point... But there's