"Go watch over that person. Treat him well." Xumi ordered Pang Gu to quickly go downstairs to watch over Su Fang and Lan Haicheng.
Pang Gu rushed downstairs, his face covered in cold sweat.
Even now, he still didn't understand why the Elders would make such a big fuss when they saw that gem. Even the other Elders and patriarchs were startled.
"The Divine Image Jade Annulus is actually you!"
Xumi Elder sat down shakily, his eyes flickering with unease. "What will come will come. Whether it's a blessing or a disaster, we can't avoid it."
Buzz buzz.
Around half an incense stick's worth of time, a formation's power appeared in the hall he was in.
There were over a dozen old men. Xumi Elder bowed when he saw him. This was the Pang family's patriarch.
The other old men were all Calamity Realm giants. For the Pang family to have so many giants, they really couldn't be underestimated.
"This is …"
All the old men gathered around the table. As Xumi Elder activated the Primal Jade Stone, they all saw the Primal Jade Stone. They all saw the Divine Image Jade Annulus' four characters hidden within the stone.
"Pang Gu is only at the Yang Soul realm. He can only see that the stone is extraordinary, but he can't see the characters inside. That person said it was for my Pang family's upper echelon to see. When I saw those four characters, I felt like there was a pair of eyes staring at my entire Pang family."
Xumi Elder explained to the other old men. They were all pale and trembling.
"That's not right. The Divine Image Jade Annulus has been hidden in my family for over twenty thousand years."
"No one has discovered it for twenty thousand years. How could news of it suddenly appear now?"
"This treasure was left behind by my Pang family's patriarch. He told us to protect it because it's one of the three parts of a Dao item. If we obtain it, we have a chance of obtaining that Dao item. Then my Pang family will definitely become a true major power in the Wu Tan World. We won't have to hide in the Red Jade Forest for the Divine Image Jade Annulus. The patriarch's final words were for us to stay away from the Green Lotus Sword Sect."
"Patriarch, what will come will come. Perhaps they're just testing us. Let's see what their goal is. If we can kill them, we'll silence them."
"Yes, such a treasure can't be known to outsiders."
"Then have Pang Gu invite them over."
The patriarch nodded in the end.
He came to the center and sat down. The other elders sat on either side of him.
After a while, Pang Gu brought Su Fang and Lan Haicheng to the hall with a serious expression. When they saw that the strength of the people in front of them was close to the peak of the Catastrophe Realm, or even the peak of the Catastrophe Realm, the two of them were stunned.
For a clan to have so many big shots, it was indeed a force with a strong foundation.
"It's a Fourth Stage Yang Soul cultivator and a Fifth Stage Calamity cultivator. That woman's strength is very strong. She shouldn't be much weaker than us."
"I can't tell which faction they are from."
"Those who come have ill intentions, and those with good intentions will not come. Everyone, calm down!"
The dozen or so old men were secretly conversing with each other. The moment they saw the two of them, they were able to see through their cultivation levels.
The patriarch indicated for the two of them to sit down. "I am Pang Lu, the patriarch of the Pang family. May I ask what this gem is?"
He picked up the Origin Jade Stone, and after activating it, he could faintly see the words' Divine Image Jade Annulus'.
Lan Haicheng glanced at Su Fang, and the latter bowed confidently. "I'm just a nobody, and I don't belong to any big faction. I'm here for the four words in the gem, Divine Image Jade Annulus."
"Straightforward. I admire young people like you."
The old men were startled.
The patriarch suppressed the situation. Otherwise, these old men would have already attacked the two of them. They had to suppress them first.
The patriarch continued, "What is this Divine Image Jade Annulus? How come my Pang family has never heard of it? It seems that the Wu Tan World doesn't have such a thing. Little brother, you've come to the wrong place."
"Senior, we're all smart people. Why pretend to be dumb? This junior coming here means he's not an enemy."
"If he's not an enemy, then who is?"
An elder angrily retorted.
"Naturally, it's those people who are hiding in the shadows and are truly interested in the Divine Image Jade Annulus," Su Fang calmly replied.
The patriarch said, "Little brother, my Pang family doesn't have the Divine Image Jade Annulus. Your Yuan Jadestone might be a treasure, but my Pang family doesn't have such a gem."
"I'm not here for the Yuan Jadestone. Seniors, please calm down. I won't hide my goal from you. I truly am here for the Divine Image Jade Annulus. This treasure involves a Dao item, and there are a total of three of them. I trust everyone knows this."
"You!"
"Patriarch, he really is an evildoer who wants my Pang family's treasure."
"There's no time to lose. Capture him first."
They broke through the paper window.
All the elders released their auras. Each of them was sinister and murderous. They wanted to kill Su Fang on the spot.
They could kill him in an instant.
But in the face of so many old men, Su Fang and Lan Haicheng didn't show the slightest fear. They just sat there.
It was this kind of aura that made the Elders realize something.
That was right. Those who came with good intentions didn't come with good intentions.
Looking at how calm they were, they definitely had some tricks up their sleeves.
The patriarch nodded. "The Divine Image Jade Annulus. What is little brother's goal?"
Su Fang lowered his voice. "Let's not beat around the bush. I also have the Divine Image Jade Annulus, and I also know that the Wu Tan Realm's major powers, the grand Green Lotus Sword Sect, also has a Divine Image Jade Annulus."
"You also have a Divine Image Jade Annulus."
The old men's eyes widened. They really hadn't expected the treasure they had been waiting for twenty thousand years to be delivered to their doorstep.
"Then are you here to take the Divine Image Jade Annulus from my Pang family?" asked the patriarch.
"Seniors, don't you suspect how I know the Divine Image Jade Annulus is in your Pang family?"
"I do suspect that. Little brother, please explain in detail."
"I'm actually not a cultivator from the Wu Tan Realm, but from the Zhuo Tian Realm. Back then, I went to the ruins of the Spirit Sect to cultivate and obtained a piece of jade. Later, I researched it and found many incomplete books left behind by the Spirit Sect. Only then did I confirm that the jade was the Spirit Sect's strongest Dao item. As for the destruction of the Spirit Sect, I gradually found out that it was related to the Green Lotus Sword Sect. I just don't know if the destruction of the Spirit Sect was due to the Divine Image Jade Annulus."
"It seems little brother really came prepared. Little brother Zhuo Tian Realm's words are similar to the last words left behind by my ancestor."
"I also spent many years and a lot of effort to find out about the existence of the other two pieces of the Divine Image Jade Annulus. I heard that as long as two pieces fuse together, you can sense the location of the third piece. So I easily thought of the Green Lotus Sword Sect. They definitely have one."
"So I came to the Wu Tan Realm to inquire about the whereabouts of the Divine Image Jade Annulus. Who would have thought that not long ago, I accidentally learned that the second piece of the Divine Image Jade Annulus was in the Red Jade Forest of the Great Desolate Swamp, among the nobles?"
"Impossible. My Pang family has possessed the Divine Image Jade Annulus for twenty thousand years and it has never been discovered. We also haven't taken it out to study. How could you have learned about it so easily?"
When the elders heard Su Fang's explanation, they were all shocked.
But there were also some who doubted his words.
Su Fang explained again, "In fact, it wasn't me who first learned that your clan had the Divine Image Jade Annulus. It was the grand Green Lotus Sword Sect."
"Is that so?" In an instant, all the elders trembled.
The Green Lotus Sword Sect.
The Green Lotus Sword Sect actually knew about it.
But they still suppressed their shock and continued to wait for Su Fang to explain in more detail.
Su Fang murmured, "I secretly learned about it and also spent a lot of effort. I heard that your clan had a theft incident a long time ago. A great thief broke into the Pang family and was fortunate enough to see the Divine Image Jade Annulus. Of course, he didn't steal it, which means that the Divine Image Jade Annulus was sealed very well. And this news quietly spread in the Great Desolate Swamp. There are also spies of the Green Lotus Sword Sect here. Their merchant associations are everywhere. They have been secretly searching for the whereabouts of the Divine Image Jade Annulus, including in the Zhuo Tian Realm. The Green Lotus Sword Sect checked several times before finally confirming that the second piece of the Divine Image Jade Annulus was in the Pang family. But I was thinking, if the Green Lotus Sword Sect really obtained the Divine Image Jade Annulus from the Pang family and fused the two pieces, then how long can an ordinary cultivator like me live?"
Suddenly, an elder was furious. "Patriarch, you can't believe all of this brat's words. I feel that he's deliberately leading us around in circles. His true intention is to obtain the Divine Image Jade Annulus."
"Don't worry."
The Patriarch wouldn't easily sit down and make a decision. He calmed everyone down and looked at Su Fang again. "I find it hard to believe that you were able to obtain such confidential information from the Green Lotus Sword Sect. The Divine Image Jade Annulus is a Dao item. Do you know what a Dao item means to the Green Lotus Sword Sect?"
"I understand."
"What do you understand?"
"Patriarch, this brat is really arrogant. He swaggered in front of us just to cheat us of the Divine Image Jade Annulus."
"Kill!"
Many other elders were actually advocating for Su Fang to be killed at this time.
Their gazes were like thunder, as if they would explode at any moment.
"What should we do? If they really attack, the two of us aren't their match. We'll suffer a great loss."
Su Fang wasn't moved in the slightest.
But …
Lan Haicheng couldn't accept being controlled by so many big shots on the spot. He secretly communicated with Su Fang.
"If these people really attack, we're not afraid. At worst, we'll just fight to the death. Furthermore, I have a way to persuade them."
Even at this point, Su Fang was still full of confidence.
"Everyone, calm down. The news of the Divine Image Jade Annulus has already spread."
The Patriarch shouted domineeringly. Only then did the surrounding elders calm down, but their killing intent was still there.
He looked at Su Fang. "If the Green Lotus Sword Sect knows that we have the Divine Image Jade Annulus, do you know what they'll do? Young man, you won't be able to cheat the Divine Image Jade Annulus from my Pang family."
"Senior, do you think I'm joking and a liar? Then I'm really a liar who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, daring to lie in front of so many big shots? The Green Lotus Sword Sect has only recently confirmed that the Pang family has the Divine Image Jade Annulus, and they've already planted spies in the Pang family. They're already holding a meeting to discuss how to exterminate the Pang family. Your Pang family's ancestor was once a disciple of the Green Lotus Sword Sect. You should know the Green Lotus Sword Sect's Thunder methods."
"Are you serious?"
Not only the Patriarch, but the surrounding Elders were also shocked by those words.
That's right.
If the Green Lotus Sword Sect really knew, then the entire Pang family would be razed to the ground.
"Actually, it's very easy to prove my words. The Green Lotus Sword Sect's spies are hidden in the Pang family, and they're secretly observing everything. Patriarch and elders, as long as you use some small tricks to force them out, capture them, and interrogate them one by one, you'll understand. I can lie, but those spies are from the Green Lotus Sword Sect. They won't lie. They have the core of the Green Lotus Sword Sect in their bodies, as well as the aura of their divine abilities. I believe you all understand the Green Lotus Sword Sect better than I do. Once we capture them, everything will come to light."
"Alright."
The Patriarch stood up, his aura erupting.
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