"Hehe~" Xiao Hua nodded slightly without replying.
Zhong Tianyao tactfully extended his hand, untied a storage bag, and handed it to Xiao Hua. "Fellow Daoist Xiao, this is what Third Brother obtained at the Bidding Convention in Haicheng City. It also contains the seven rare materials you took out last time."
"Oh~" Xiao Hua accepted it, swept it with his divine sense, then took out a jade slip and smiled. "And what is this?"
"Hehe, naturally, it is the refining method for that magic artifact of my Zhong Family. If Fellow Daoist wishes to help this poor Daoist repair the magic artifact, you cannot do without this!" Zhong Tianyao said with a smile.
Xiao Hua frowned slightly. Rather than examining it, he tested the waters. "Could the Zhong Family's magic artifact be damaged this severely?"
"What does Fellow Daoist Xiao think?" Zhong Tianyao gave an exceedingly crafty smile, then patted his hand again and took out a magic artifact resembling a bamboo staff. Atop the bamboo staff sat an immortal bird much like a dove.
Xiao Hua swept it with his divine sense and immediately saw that a deep crack ran through the bamboo rod, penetrating far within. Half of the immortal bird was also missing, exposing the inside of its body at a glance.
"Alas, no wonder it requires so many rare materials!" Xiao Hua sighed. The artifact was damaged far more severely than he had imagined. From the look of it, even the arrays within the artifact would need repairing!
"Fellow Daoist Zhong, this Xiao has been somewhat overconfident!" Xiao Hua said with a smile. "If this poor Daoist cannot repair it, Fellow Daoist Zhong must not blame this Xiao!"
"Not at all!" Zhong Tianyao said apologetically. "To be honest with Fellow Daoist Xiao, although this old man