Actually, if it had been any other day, Xiao Hua could have waved it off, denied it, and treated it as a joke. He had only been needling that fellow just now, yet who would have thought the man would seize upon his words? Now he had made things difficult for himself!
What a joke. Having slain late Foundation Establishment cultivators, who would have the patience to compete with a Qi Cultivation cultivator? Even an early Foundation Establishment cultivator held no interest for Xiao Hua.
Yet Qian Tian, a late Golden Core cultivator, was present. Xiao Hua probably could not go back on his word. Hearing Yan Xuefeng agree with near-defiant determination, Xiao Hua could only smile bitterly.
"Excellent!" Qian Tian laughed. "When this old man was young and hot-blooded, I was just as impulsive! Ah, youth truly is wonderful!" From the look of things, Qian Diheng's temperament of never fearing trouble came entirely from Qian Tian.
"However..." Seeing Qian Tian's delight, Yan Xuefeng gathered his courage and said, "Since we are going to the Thunder Competition Ground, then... this junior has a condition as well?"
"Mm, go on. Let this old man hear it!" Having encountered another matter this entertaining, Qian Tian was highly interested.
"I heard that Senior Brother Xiao obtained a divine artifact from beyond the heavens at the last Feathered Immortal Convention. This junior wishes to ask... could that item serve as the wager? If this junior were fortunate enough to win, would Senior Brother Xiao be willing to part with it?" Yan Xuefeng seemed to have rehearsed these words countless times, speaking them without the slightest hesitation. Even Zhen Weisheng was taken aback.
"Now this is interesting!" Qian Tian seemed to have heard of the Prajna Heavy Sword as well. Turning his head, he asked,