Martial Master

"What?"

Ge Pu was momentarily stunned, and the words of persuasion that followed all stuck in his throat, making his old face flush red with discomfort.

"First, bring me one million silver coins." Qin Chen extended his hand with a smile.

Staring intently into Qin Chen's eyes, Ge Pu suddenly realized that he had been tricked by this kid. He probably decided to agree long ago, and in his eagerness, he fell into the trap.

In his frustration, he nearly spat blood.

"What? Are you backing out again?" Noticing Ge Pu's lack of response, Qin Chen frowned.

"I'll give it! I'll give it!"

Ge Pu took out a stack of banknotes, his heart aching.

"This damned kid is simply too clever."

"Hehe, then I’ll go in. Are there any precautions?" Qin Chen said with a smile as he took the banknotes.

"No, just follow this jade stone path inside."

Ge Pu’s expression turned grim, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Qin Chen nodded and walked along the jade stone path toward the jade structure.

Buzz!

An invisible force instantly enveloped his body.

"Eh!"

Qin Chen was momentarily taken aback. At first, he didn’t feel much, but upon closer inspection, he discovered that there was a very subtle formation here. The jade stones scattered among the trees, including the jade stone path beneath his feet, were all part of this formation.

However, this formation was neither an attacking formation nor a defensive or confusion formation, but rather a nurturing grand formation.

Moreover, the closer he got to the jade structure, the stronger the power nourishing his soul became.

"Interesting."

Qin Chen’s heart stirred as he stepped into the jade structure.

As soon as Qin Chen's figure disappeared, several elders of the Ge family sneered.

Ge Xun scoffed, "This Qin Chen is too confident. Does he really think he can pass the assessment of my Ge family’s ancestors?"

"Hehe, that method of assessment cannot be passed by anyone other than the descendants of my Ge family. No matter how high Qin Chen’s talent is, he can’t possibly obtain the Spirit-Consolidating Jade."

"He’s really quite foolish."

The group returned to their original expressions, their eyes filled with disdain.

"Enough! You still have the face to say that. If it weren’t for your inability to hide, I wouldn’t have had to cough up that one million silver coins at all."

Ge Pu couldn't help but shout angrily, his face dark as thunder.

These guys were too incompetent at covering up; otherwise, how could he have been tricked out of a million silver coins?

The elders were speechless. If it weren’t for your son causing trouble, how would the Ge family have to deal with this mess?

"Alright, this guy should fail and come out soon. Everyone keep it down, and let’s hurry up and send him away."

Waving his hand, Ge Pu displayed a lack of interest, his face full of worry.

The Ge family had never encountered such a situation before, but facing someone whom even the bloodline sacred land's President Dongfang Qing had to apologize to, what could they do?

On the other side.

As Qin Chen stepped into the jade structure, he immediately felt a chilling sensation wash over him, as if he had been drenched in cold water.

At the same time, his soul felt even more comfortable, as if he had arrived at a nurturing place for the soul.

"Eh, this feeling... the Spirit-Consolidating Jade can only refine mental strength, but I’ve never heard of it nourishing the soul. Could it be that this place has some treasure capable of nurturing soul power?"

Mental strength is different from soul power. The warriors of the Five Nations in the Northwest might not realize this, but Qin Chen was well aware.

With doubts in his heart, Qin Chen continued walking inward.

Before long, he arrived inside the structure, where a milky white light barrier appeared in front of him, blocking his path.

Qin Chen observed for a moment and found the arrangement here to be quite peculiar, exuding an ancient aura, as if it had endured countless years.

"This jade quality?"

Touching the surface of the jade structure, Qin Chen was slightly lost in thought. The breath emitted from this ancient jade did not seem like it was established a few hundred years ago; rather, it felt like it had experienced endless years, at least thousands or even tens of thousands of years of history.