"Family Head Zuo, you're too kind. I'll do everything in my power to help you!" Qiu Yuan hurriedly returned the courtesy. He knew how serious the matter was.
"Sorry for the trouble!"
Zuo Hong nodded firmly.
Qin Hao and Zuo Yichuan stood to one side. Zuo Yichuan's breathing had quickened too, but he said nothing. A damaged True Treasure like the Immortal-Devouring Staff was no longer something he had any say in.
It was bound to become the prize every major Lineage fought over!
"The Immortal-Devouring Staff will be ours. The Xu Family will see to that!"
In a private room, Xu Batian sat in the seat of honor, with a number of outstanding young men standing on either side of him. Mo Hong, Chu Yu, and Wei Ranxuan were among them.
As for Ge Tao...
Without a Dantian, he had long since been cast out of their ranks.
"With the Immortal-Devouring Staff, I could defeat Duanmu Xuan—and even have a chance of reaching the top hundred at the Azure Flame Grand Tournament!"
A brilliant light flashed in Xu Batian's eyes, and his breathing grew a little hurried. "Even if I don't use it myself, giving it to my father would bring enormous benefits to the Xu Family."
It would be tantamount to gaining a Venerable outright. How could the Xu Family not covet it?
Xu Batian swept his gaze over everyone in the Hidden Dragon Hall through the large glass window ahead. "Most of the Lineages and forces attending the Hidden Dragon Convention aren't particularly powerful. I doubt many can produce a billion Low-Grade Spirit Stones. The Lineages and forces that truly pose a threat to me..."
"The Zuo Family, the Liu Family, and the Chu Family all count!"
"But the Liu Family and the Chu Family won't