Jianchen was greatly disappointed when he heard Fairy Haoyue's explanation. Originally, he had thought that the treasure of the Lu family would be something extremely impressive. Even if it was useless to him, its value would be unfathomable. He could sell it for a large amount of divine crystals. These were all cultivation resources that could allow Shen Jian to break through quickly. However, he had never thought that the so-called treasure of the Lu family would only be a piece of broken jade. Even though it was extremely likely for the jade to be the key to the Divine King's dwelling, it would be useless if he did not collect all the pieces.
Moreover, even if he did collect all the pieces, he still needed to know the exact location of the Divine King's dwelling. Otherwise, it would still be useless.
As a result, the piece of jade was equivalent to a useless rock in Jianchen's eyes. Even if he auctioned it off, he probably would not be able to get a good price.
"Esteemed senior Shen Jian, the patriarch and elder Xi Yu have come to visit." At this moment, a guard's polite voice rang out from outside the hall.
Shen Jian immediately removed the formations in the surroundings, while Jianchen dismissed his thoughts as well. He quickly placed the jade back into the box and stowed it away in his Space Ring.
Only after doing that did Shen Jian and Jianchen make their way out. They personally invited the patriarch and elder Xi Yu into the hall. They were extremely polite. After all, the two of them were in the patriarch's territory right now. The patriarch had already shown them enough respect by getting a guard to report his visit.
"May I ask if brother Shen Jian is used to living here? If there's anything that displeases brother Shen Jian, please don't hold back. Just tell me directly, and I'll get someone to correct it immediately. " The patriarch clasped his hands at Shen Jian and Jianchen and smiled. He did not put on any airs of a patriarch at all.
"Thank you for your hospitality, Manor Head. We are very satisfied with this place," Shen Jian replied politely.
After exchanging some pleasantries, a long, wooden box appeared in the patriarch's hand. The box was protected by layers of formations and pulsed with powerful energy from time to time. Even ignoring the fact that the item in the box was definitely extraordinary, just the box itself was made from an extremely precious type of wood. It was priceless.
"I've specially prepared this for brother Jianchen. May I ask if you like it, brother Jianchen?" The patriarch passed the box to Jianchen and smiled.
"The Mo clan, this …" Jianchen hesitated as he stared at the wooden box that was pushed to his chest. Although he was unable to see what was inside due to the protection of formations, he found it rather inappropriate to accept a gift from someone else after just a few days in the Mo clan.
Although he knew that the patriarch was trying to rope in him and Shen Jian, he did not plan on staying in the Mo clan for long.
Seeing how Jianchen hesitated, the patriarch removed the formations on the box casually and directly pushed it into Jianchen's hands.
He smiled, "Brother Jianchen, you better open it first."
After a moment of hesitation, Jianchen made up his mind and opened the box decisively. Immediately, a hazy, white glow emerged from the box, and a four-meter-long flying sword lay inside.
"This is the Flying Snow sword of the Maple Leaf Pavilion!" Jianchen's eyes narrowed.
The patriarch chuckled aloud, "The Maple Leaf Pavilion is the property of the city lord of Maple Leaf City, and I'm good friends with the city lord. I learnt that brother Jianchen had taken a fancy to the Flying Snow sword, so I bought it and gave it to brother Jianchen as a gift. I hope brother Jianchen likes it."
Jianchen remained calm. He slowly closed the wooden box and pushed the Flying Snow sword back to the patriarch. He said, "Patriarch, this gift is far too valuable. Please forgive me for not accepting it."
"Thank you for your gift, patriarch. I'll accept it for Jianchen," however, as soon as Jianchen finished speaking, Shen Jian snatched the wooden box away.
Jianchen was surprised. He looked at Shen Jian and seemed rather troubled.
The patriarch was in a great mood after giving away the gift. He stayed behind to chat with Jianchen and Shen Jian for a very long time before leaving with Xi Yu. Although the patriarch had never mentioned anything about roping in Jianchen and Shen Jian, they all understood many things. They just did not say it aloud.
Jianchen and Shen Jian learnt a lot more about the region from the patriarch. In particular, they gained a more detailed understanding of the strength of the four great clans in the region. They knew how many Godhood elders there were in the four great clans as well as some information about them. Jianchen and Shen Jian even gained a rough understanding of the Dong 'an province, but they did not know the details.
"Jianchen, take the Flying Snow sword. Let's not worry about whether we owe them a favor for now. The matter at hand is to increase our strength as quickly as possible so that we can deal with the ancestor of the Lu family. As for the favor we owe the Mo clan, we can use the territory of the Lu family to pay it back," said Shen Jian. Once the ancestor of the Lu family was killed, the Lu family would no longer be able to maintain their status as one of the four great clans without a God. With the assistance of Shen Jian and Jianchen, it would be a piece of cake for the Mo clan to take over the territory of the Lu family perfectly.
Jianchen hesitated for a while before accepting the Flying Snow sword in the end. He was unable to use the Azulet swords, so his strength was greatly affected. Now that he had the Flying Snow sword, his battle prowess would return to his peak condition.
"The Lu Clan is also in charge of a divine essence mine. Every year, the Lu Clan can mine a lot of divine essences from this mine. Shen Jian, you can cultivate with the hundreds of thousands of divine essences you have. I will go out and find some divine essences for you.
Once you reach mid Deity, we'll immediately move against the Lu family, "Jianchen said to Shen Jian. His voice was filled with heavy killing intent.
Shen Jian stared at Jianchen strangely. He smiled gently, "Jianchen, are you planning on targeting the divine crystal mine of the Lu family?"
The corner of Jianchen's lips curled slightly. He smiled mysteriously and said, "Once the ancestor of the Lu family dies anyway, the wealth of the Lu family will all belong to us. I'm just taking back a little earlier."
"Then be careful. Don't forget that you still have some problems."
"Don't worry. Unless a God personally comes, no one can force me to that point. The ancestor of the Lu family shouldn't be able to recover so quickly. Even if he recovers, he'll be heavily injured if I use my Profound Sword Qi. He won't have the strength to chase after me." Jianchen sighed gently when he reached there, "It's a pity that I almost killed the ancestor of the Lu family last time."
The Dark Cloud Mountains were located within the territory of the Lu family. The mountains were called this because they were enveloped by a layer of thick, dark clouds all year round. Although the Dark Cloud Mountains seemed extremely ordinary from the outside, where there was nothing special about it apart from the origin energy that was a little denser, the Lu family had sent a large number of people to guard this place. Basically, a quarter of the Lu family's forces had been gathered there. There would even be Godhood elders who would patrol the place from time to time. Clearly, they placed great importance on this place.
This was because there was a divine crystal mine deep beneath the Dark Cloud Mountains. Even though it was only a small, low grade divine crystal mine, it was still an extremely great fortune to the Lu family. As a result, the security of the Dark Cloud Mountains was extremely tight.
At the center of the Black Cloud Mountain Range, there was a massive underground abyss. At the bottom of this abyss, there was a flat piece of land. On this land, there were large and small stone houses that were arranged in an orderly manner. Many bare-chested cultivators were shuttling back and forth, adding a touch of vitality to this abyss that was shrouded in darkness all year round.
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