"Definitely not." The king of the Qiangan Kingdom sternly said, "The owner of the dwelling was an Imperial Protector of our Qiangan Kingdom several thousand years ago. In the end, he reached the end of his life, so he passed away in his own dwelling. In order to prevent people from disturbing him in his final years, he cast down a powerful formation outside the dwelling before he passed away. In the past several thousand years, no one has been able to enter."
Jianchen fell silent. The light in his eyes flickered as he hesitated. The news from the king of the Qiangan Kingdom was very tempting to him. If this really was the dwelling of a Saint Ruler, he was certain that there would be a Saint Ruler's skeleton or a Ruler's Armament inside.
This was because these two items were items that every Saint Ruler who had passed away would leave behind. Saint Rulers below the Ninth Heavenly Layer would leave behind a powerful skeleton, while Saint Rulers above the Ninth Heavenly Layer would leave behind their Saint Weapons. Both of them were priceless treasures on the Tian Yuan Continent, enough to make all the peak clans on the Tian Yuan Continent drool.
However, although the king of the Qiangan Kingdom had sworn that the dwelling was blocked by a powerful formation, preventing anyone from entering, Jianchen could not guarantee that the dwelling was still the same as before after all this time. If a supreme expert entered and took away all the valuable items, he would end up with nothing.
The king knew that Jianchen was tempted when he saw the hesitation on Jianchen's face. He immediately became nervous. Whether or not they could protect the Qiangan Kingdom today would depend on whether the Saint Ruler's dwelling could attract this young expert.
"Senior, you must know better than me just how valuable a complete Saint Ruler's dwelling is. I can use this secret to exchange for the safety of the Qiangan Kingdom, so you won't lose anything. Moreover, only the imperial ancestor and I know about this secret in the Qiangan Kingdom. If you kill us, you won't be able to learn where the dwelling is." The king struck while the iron was hot as he attempted to convince Jianchen.
Jian Chen stood there and hesitated for a very long time. In the end, he could not resist the temptation of the Saint Ruler's dwelling and agreed to the king's suggestion. He said, "If the dwelling you speak of really is complete, I can spare your Qiangan Kingdom."
"Senior, you must promise that you will not use this matter as an excuse to make things difficult for my Qiangan Kingdom in the future. Only when my Qiangan Kingdom is truly safe will I tell you the dwelling's location." The king of the Qiangan Kingdom was not an idiot. He immediately voiced his concerns. He was also worried that Jianchen would use other excuses to deal with the Qiangan Kingdom after obtaining what was in the dwelling.
Jian Chen naturally understood what the Qiangan Kingdom was worried about. He nodded without any hesitation, "I can promise you that."
The king of the Qiangan Kingdom immediately let out a sigh of relief. Although the secret of the Saint Ruler's dwelling was very important, there was no point in keeping it a secret if he lost his life and the kingdom. Moreover, the protective formation outside the dwelling was extremely powerful. Qian Yun had been there several times and failed to break in. To them, the secret was just a treasure box that could not be opened. Although they had it, they could not obtain the things inside. They could not obtain any benefits, so there was no point in keeping it a secret. They could use it to protect the Qiangan Kingdom.
Next, the king of the Qiangan Kingdom invited Jianchen to his study. He took out a map and handed it to Jianchen. He said, "Senior, this is where the dwelling is located. There is a protective formation outside. You can only enter through the formation. I will give you this map now. I hope you can keep your promise."
Jianchen took the map and opened it. He gave it a rough glance and discovered that the dwelling was not in the Qiangan Kingdom. Instead, it was in a primitive mountain range a hundred thousand kilometers to the southwest of the Qiangan Kingdom.
Jianchen put the map away and said, "I hope you are not lying to me. If I find out that this map is fake, I will not spare you."
"Senior, don't worry. This map is absolutely real. There is indeed a Saint King Cave there. My Imperial Ancestor has been there several times, but he was not strong enough to enter." The King of the Qiangan Kingdom said solemnly.
Jianchen did not say anything else. He turned around and left. He had benefited greatly from this trip to the Qiangan Kingdom. He had never thought that the Qiangan Kingdom would have such a secret. The dwelling of a Saint Ruler was a treasure that would cause the peak clans of the Tian Yuan Continent to fight over.
After Jianchen left, the pale-faced Qian Yun walked in from outside. He seemed to be in an extremely horrible shape. He was covered in blood and his hair was disheveled. He did not seem like a sage at all.
The king of the Qiangan Kingdom immediately went up to support Qian Yun. He asked in concern, "Ancestor, are you alright? Are you heavily injured?"
Qian Yun sat down in a chair with the help of the king. His face was gloomy, "Sigh, this is all my fault. I have dragged the kingdom down."
"Ancestor, don't say that. It's all our fault for not being strong enough," the king comforted him.
Qian Yun let out a long sigh, "Qian Feng, since senior Kennatta's dwelling has already been leaked, there's no need for us to keep it a secret any longer. The dwelling is protected by a powerful formation. Even a Sixth Cycle Heaven Saint Master would find it difficult to enter. We can't just let the people of the Gesun Kingdom take advantage of us. Once I've recovered, I'll tell the other peak clans about this."
"Ancestor, won't that anger that expert?" The king of the Qiangan Kingdom was rather worried.
A cold light flashed through Qian Yun's eyes when he heard that. He said, "I won't tell the peak clans about this secret for nothing. I will use this secret to exchange for that person's life."
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Jianchen had already left the imperial palace of the Qiangan Kingdom. He returned to the Kingdom of Gesun the same way he had come. Although his original plan of destroying the Qiangan Kingdom's imperial palace had failed, he had obtained even greater benefits. He was in a rather good mood on his way back.
An hour later, a small city appeared in front of him. It was the class 2 city that Jianchen had stayed in the night before.
Looking at the class 2 city, Jianchen could not help but think about the appearance of the waiter in the inn. When he first saw the waiter's appearance, he immediately connected him to a person. Although their appearances were very different, Jianchen was still able to see some similarities.
When Jianchen arrived above the class 2 city, he could not help but descend. He landed on a bustling street that was filled with people.
The bustling street immediately fell silent. The arrival of a Heaven Saint Master had stunned everyone on the street. All the passersby stared at Jianchen with gazes of admiration and respect. The Qiangan Kingdom had a population of over seven hundred million, but there were only eight Heaven Saint Masters. Every single one of them possessed great statuses and rarely ventured out. Regular mercenaries would not even see one in their entire lives. The chances of an expert like that coming to a class 2 city was extremely low. It was so low that they would not even see one in a hundred years. Now that a living Heaven Saint Master had appeared before them, everyone on the street became stunned.
Jianchen glanced around and frowned slightly. A layer of faint wind energy enveloped his body as he turned into a faint azure streak of light and immediately vanished. He left the street.
It had only been over two hours since Jianchen had left the city in the morning. Jianchen passed through two streets and finally returned to the inconspicuous inn that he had stayed in before.
As soon as Jianchen set foot in the inn, he suddenly became stunned. The inn was in a mess. All the tables and chairs had been knocked over and many of them had been shattered. There were even some bloodstains on the ground. In front of the counter, the owner of the inn was crying with her head buried in the ground. Her clothes were covered in footprints.
Jianchen gently made his way over and crouched down in front of the owner. He asked, "Owner, may I ask what happened here? Why has it become like this?"
The owner of the inn raised her head. Her face was already covered in tears and her eyes were red and swollen. When she saw that it was Jianchen, her expression immediately changed. Anger immediately appeared in her eyes, but she suppressed it very quickly. She immediately knelt down in front of Jianchen and constantly kowtowed, "Young master, I beg you. You must save my third son. You must save my third son."
Jianchen helped the owner of the inn up and asked, "Owner, what is going on?"
"Young master, all of this was done by Yangji Zong. Last night, Yangji Zong's people were bullied in our inn. Early this morning, they came with a large group of people to take revenge. They smashed my inn to this state. My third son was beaten up because he tried to stop them and was taken away." The owner of the inn said while crying. She was very sad.
Hearing this, Jianchen's expression also changed. Now he also understood that all of this was caused by him. This inn was just implicated.
"My third son, I feel sorry for him. You must be fine. You are my flesh and blood. If something bad happens to you, I don't want to live anymore. Kendall, you damn Kendall, where the hell did you go? You left for several years and didn't come back. Now my third son was taken away by Yangji Zong's people. You heartless Kendall, if you don't come back, you will never see us again." The owner of the inn wailed with a helpless look on her face.
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