Published: December 28, 2024
The Elder's eyes flickered: “Today, seeing you in person, it's indeed true to your reputation. You are endowed with great fortune, and your cultivation is earth-shattering. With the talent you have displayed, it won't be long before you can become a high-ranking member of Tian Gong. If you can achieve victory in the upcoming trials of the heavenly realm and obtain some fortuitous encounters, you might even become the successor of the Tian Gong from Guang Han Mansion. I fear that in the future, you may have even more hope than I do to step into the realm of the Saint Master.”
The old man stared at Qin Chen, filled with emotion.
In his words, he had understood everything about Qin Chen clearly.
This was natural; Wan Gu Lou had previously been able to investigate information from Guang Han Mansion, and with the numerous disciples in Tian Gong, the conflict between Qin Chen and Xiang Wu Di was not a secret at all. It had naturally been conveyed and known by some people with intentions.
“I dare not claim to be invincible in front of the Elder; my cultivation is shallow. If I say such things, it would only be a laughingstock.” Qin Chen suddenly stood up from the grandmaster's chair, speaking naturally as if he had met an old friend, showing no restraint or hesitation, even in Wan Gu Lou.
In fact, Qin Chen did not believe that Wan Gu Lou would dare to make a move against him.
This made the Elder even more amazed. Indeed, as Qin Chen expected, regarding Qin Chen's identity, not to mention him, even the owner of Wan Gu Lou would not dare to easily suppress him for fear of bringing disaster upon themselves.
“Young man, I am already aware of your situation. In light of the injustice you have suffered in our Wan Gu Lou, we are willing to offer compensation and establish a good rapport with you. Here are four ancient holy veins of the Heaven Saint mid-grade; you can take these first.”
As the Elder spoke, four storage rings appeared in his hands and flew directly into Qin Chen's hands. Upon scanning with his divine sense, Qin Chen could feel the dense aura of the ancient holy veins. They were indeed of the Heaven Saint mid-grade.
These four ancient holy veins emitted a rich aura, identical to the three he had received at Tian Gong, all extremely complete. Each one was formidable, standing as top-quality among the ancient holy veins of Heaven Saint mid-grade.
“These four ancient holy veins were excavated recently from an ancient ruin by our Wan Gu Lou, and they are very complete, containing an astonishing ancient aura. I believe they will greatly aid in your cultivation.” The Elder said calmly, “Our Wan Gu Lou invested a significant amount of manpower and resources for these four ancient holy veins.”
“There are only four here; what about the last one?” Qin Chen put away the storage rings and nodded, then asked.
The Elder shook his head: “Because you need a complete ancient holy vein of Heaven Saint mid-grade, in our Wan Gu Lou's treasury, we indeed have only these four. However, we happen to have a Wan Huo Ling Mai, which was collected by a powerful figure of our Wan Gu Lou in an extremely dangerous place of fire. This Wan Huo Ling Mai has already become sentient, containing an exceedingly fierce flame energy, extremely violent. In terms of value, this Wan Huo Ling Mai is even above the ancient holy veins of Heaven Saint mid-grade.”
“I have heard that you also cultivate fire techniques, and I intend to use this Wan Huo Ling Mai to offset the last ancient holy vein of Heaven Saint mid-grade. However, the flame energy within is too ferocious. To absorb it, you must first subdue this flame energy. I wonder if young brother Qin Chen could handle it.”
“Oh? Wan Huo Ling Mai?”
When Qin Chen heard this, his eyes sparkled with interest.
He knew that between heaven and earth, besides ancient holy veins rich in holy energy, some holy veins formed in special locations, giving rise to unique spiritual veins, such as the demon veins in areas of demonic energy and the fire veins in flame areas. These spiritual veins were inherently powerful, containing terrifying heavenly and earthly holy energy, as well as astonishing laws, but were very difficult to refine, often impossible to absorb. Some spiritual veins contained strong evil energy; absorbing them could lead to demonic deviation and even death from fire poison.