Wei Que of the Cloud River Level 9 had a cultivation reserve of spirit force much greater than Feng Yuechan. Had he not been driven to desperation, he wouldn't have resorted to using the broken arrow.
Firstly, each use of this exotic treasure brought it closer to complete destruction, which Wei Que was usually reluctant to use; secondly, the consumption was too great—once used, it was either the enemy dies, or I perish.
However, no matter what, he had never expected that even being forced to use this exotic treasure, he would still end up dead.
Lu Ye's cultivation was even lower than Feng Yuechan's, and under normal circumstances, he should not have been able to activate this exotic treasure. However, he still wore a spirit energy-storing ring on his hand, which he had specifically purchased for the Fire Phoenix Spirit Runes. Over many days, the spirit force stored in the ring had become remarkably considerable, enough to activate the broken arrow's power once.