"When my clan was destroyed, I barely escaped with my life, and fled to Great Shang. By coincidence, I ended up joining the Divine Radiance Sect," Lord Withered Tree said in a calm, detached tone, as though recounting another man's story.0

Qi Yuan couldn't help thinking that "by coincidence", the sect master was referring to how he'd been captured by the Demonic Desire Sect, and was planted into the Divine Radiances Sect as a spy.0

"My clan was wiped out, and a treasure of my clan was lost. It eventually became one of the prizes for those who make it into the top hundred of the Eastern Lands' Prodigy Ranking. Four years from now, when the ranking is finalized, I need you to enter the top hundred and retrieve that treasure for me."0

Then, Lord Withered Tree explained the details. The Eastern Lands' Prodigy Ranking offered tremendous rewards...3