"Will there still be benefits for us three months from now?" Demon Phoenix asked.
"You want benefits?" Huo Lian stared at Demon Phoenix. "Then you'll have to fight for them yourselves. I can tell you this much in advance: I already obtained Dragon Fang on this trip, this old man did."
"What? You obtained the Ancient Evil Blade, Dragon Fang?" Demon Phoenix exclaimed.
Huang Xiao's eyes widened too, his gaze fixed on Huo Lian.
This was too astonishing. He had never expected his patriarch to obtain it so quickly.
"Patriarch, are you preparing to break through the Grand Formation of the Evil Water Region?" Huang Xiao asked.
"It should be sometime soon," Huo Lian said. "Another storm is bound to follow. Only a Jianghu like that can temper a person further. If everything were as placid as water, what would be the point?"
"So you'll let us out when you break the Evil Water Region's Grand Formation?" Demon Phoenix asked. "That's how you'll temper us? How many experts will be there?"
"Otherwise, how would it count as tempering?" Huo Lian said. "If you don't want to die, you'd best keep improving your strength during this time. If you want benefits, go kill people and fight for them yourselves. With strength, you can have everything. Without it, you're nothing but meat on someone else's chopping block. I've already laid a formation around this place. No one will disturb you. Any other questions?"
Huang Xiao and Demon Phoenix exchanged a glance, checked with each other, then both shook their heads.
Huo Lian said nothing more. He turned and left.
After waiting a while and confirming that Huo Lian had left, Demon Phoenix let out a long breath. "We can finally breathe easy."
"How can we breathe easy?" Huang Xiao said, shaking his