“Did you take a look at the information in the jade pendant?” Kou Chongxue spoke the moment he saw Shang Xia. From the time Shang Xia left previously, it seemed as though the patriarch hadn’t moved a muscle.

With a weary heart, Shang Xia sighed, “Yeah, I saw it.” 

Kou Chongxue looked at the helpless expression on Shang Xia’s face and broke out into hysterical laughter. It was as though he was relishing in Shang Xia’s misfortune.

Glaring at the patriarch who was nearly doubled over in laughter, Shang Xia snapped, “Don’t tell me you called me here to laugh at me.”  

Waving his hands casually, a ray of light shot towards Shang Xia. 

He might not know what the item was, but he knew that Kou Chongxue wouldn’t actually harm him. Reaching out, the ray of light started to condense in his palm. “This…” 

Shang Xia looked at the cluster of soft light that had appeared in his hand and noticed that it was merely several specks that were emitting a soft glow. He felt a strange sense of attraction to it and something clicked in his mind. Excitement filled his heart as he raised his head to look at Kou Chongxue again.

“That’s right. This is Star Essence. It’s something that you need to repair your Abyssal Blade.”...