28: Secret Realm Treasure Map, Open the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion

"Family Head, is that person really a Disciple of Tianji Sect?"

Elder Helian Hai raised a doubt, suspecting Jiang Yunfan was a fake Tianji Sect Disciple.

Helian Xiong calmly said, "Whether he is a Tianji Sect Disciple will be known tomorrow. Order someone to serve him well and not show the slightest neglect."

"As long as he can deduce the whereabouts of the rest of the treasure map, then my Helian Family will surely rise."

The map he asked Jiang Yunfan to deduce was the location of a Secret Realm.

Only a Saint could open up a Secret Realm.

This Secret Realm must contain a Saint's Legacy.

A thousand years ago, the treasure map was complete, but it was split into several pieces due to a great battle. The Helian Family obtained one of them, and the others were lost.

Jiang Yunfan did not wander around; he meditated and Cultivated in his room.

Suddenly, he remembered the broken pagoda he had acquired through a loophole.

He took out the broken pagoda from his storage ring.

He injected True Qi, trying to activate it, but there was no reaction at all.

"Is it because the artifact spirit is dormant?"

"Forget it, I'll study it slowly when I have time."

Putting the broken pagoda away, he continued to meditate and Cultivate.

The next day.

Jiang Yunfan had condensed another strand of Innate True Qi within him, reaching forty-one strands.

[Today's Intelligence (green): The Helian Family possesses a remnant map of a Sage's Secret Realm. Finding the other remnant maps will allow one to obtain the complete map, with a chance to acquire a Saint's Legacy.]

Jiang Yunfan had guessed that the remnant map Helian Xiong showed him was a treasure map, but he didn't expect it to be a map of a Sage's Secret Realm.

This was troublesome.

If he revealed the location of the other remnant maps, Helian Xiong would certainly not let him go and would definitely kill him to silence him.

He had to run quickly.

No.

If he ran, the ten million Spirit Stones would be gone.

The temptation of ten million Spirit Stones was considerable.

He also thought of a way to protect himself.

"System, give me intelligence on the other parts of the Helian Family's remnant map."

[Today's Intelligence (green): The map is divided into four parts. The Helian Family has one, Young Lord Ye Lingtian of the Ancient Desolate Family Ye Family has one, the Xue Family of Zixiao City has one, and the Nine Provinces Auction House in Tianshu City has one, which will be auctioned three days later.]

Jiang Yunfan did not harbor any covetous thoughts.

He only needed to directly obtain the intelligence of the Sage's Secret Realm from the System; why bother searching for the map?

At this moment, someone came outside the house.

"Young Master, the Family Head requests your presence."

Jiang Yunfan opened the door and came out.

"Please, Young Master."

Jiang Yunfan followed the servant.

He then arrived at the Helian Family's main hall.

Besides Helian Xiong, there were several Helian Family Elders.

Helian Xiong said, "Young Master, it's time to deduce the heavenly secrets today."

Jiang Yunfan nodded, pretending to deduce the heavenly secrets.

Immediately, his brows furrowed, looking as if the deduction was strenuous.

Helian Xiong and the others became nervous, fearing that Jiang Yunfan was too young and his Cultivation Level insufficient to deduce the whereabouts of the other remnant maps.

A moment later.

Jiang Yunfan let out a long breath.

Helian Xiong hurriedly said, "Young Master, have you deduced the whereabouts of the other remnant maps?"

Jiang Yunfan said, "I have deduced it, but my Cultivation Level is insufficient, so I only deduced the whereabouts of one remnant map."

"The other two remnant maps should be on powerful individuals; otherwise, I wouldn't have been unable to deduce them."

"I can only wait until my Cultivation Level improves before attempting further deductions."

Although he had only deduced the whereabouts of one remnant map, Helian Xiong was still overjoyed.

For a thousand years, the Helian Family had sent people to inquire about the whereabouts of the remnant maps everywhere without any trace, but now they had finally found the whereabouts of one remnant map.

"Where is the remnant map?"

"It's at the Nine Provinces Auction House in Tianshu City. Three days later, the Nine Provinces Auction House will auction a remnant map."

The reason he did not inform Helian Xiong of the complete whereabouts of the remnant maps was to prevent him from killing him to silence him.

Helian Xiong, unsure of the truth, then said, "Young Master, please go and rest first. Once I receive accurate information, I will present the ten million Spirit Stones with both hands."

Jiang Yunfan said coldly, "You don't believe me? We Tianji Sect Disciples are not rumor-mongers or swindlers. I don't want your ten million Spirit Stones, and don't come looking for me again. Farewell."

Helian Xiong hurriedly said, "Young Master, please calm your anger. It was my rashness. I apologize to Young Master."

He immediately took out ten million Spirit Stones from his storage ring, placed them in another storage ring, and personally handed the storage ring to Jiang Yunfan.

Jiang Yunfan took the storage ring, "I understand your concerns. Arrange a shop for me. I plan to open a Tianji Pavilion to tell fortunes. In three days, you will know if my deductions were wrong."

Helian Xiong said to Helian Hai, "Third Elder, you are to arrange it. Be sure to arrange the largest and best-located shop for Young Master."

Helian Hai said, "I'll go do it now."

Jiang Yunfan temporarily stayed at the Helian Family.

Helian Xiong, on the other hand, sent people to Tianshu City to inquire if there was a remnant map being auctioned.

An hour later.

Jiang Yunfan arrived at the shop under Helian Hai's guidance.

The shop's signboard had been installed, bearing the three large characters: Tianji Pavilion.

The interior decoration was also magnificent.

It was evident that the Helian Family had put a lot of thought into currying favor with him.

Many people gathered outside the Tianji Pavilion.

"It's him! He can deduce heavenly secrets!"

"This shop was arranged by the Helian Family. It seems he has already become a honored guest of the Helian Family."

Jiang Yunfan said, "Everyone, Tianji Pavilion opens today. Ten deductions per day, with a starting price of one million Spirit Stones."

"One million Spirit Stones? That's too much!"

"If you ask about good or bad fortune, you can avoid death. Do you all think your lives are only worth a mere million Spirit Stones? If you ask about Opportunity, some Opportunities are worth more than a million Spirit Stones. Those with fate, enter; those without, please return! Don't block my business."

After receiving ten million Spirit Stones from Helian Xiong, Jiang Yunfan became somewhat inflated. Previously, one deduction for ten thousand Spirit Stones was too cheap. Now that he had opened Tianji Pavilion, he had to raise the price to make it appear more prestigious.

Helian Hai said, "Everyone, disperse!"

The crowd scattered.

Tianji Pavilion immediately became deserted.

However, one person remained, standing still.

"Fang Ling, you haven't left yet."

The person who remained was none other than Fang Ling, a True Disciple of Mountain River Sect.

"Yes! I've been waiting for you."

"Waiting for me? Waiting for me to do what? You're not thinking of offering yourself to me because I saved you, are you? I'm a married man."

"What nonsense are you spouting? Who's offering themselves? You have a foul mouth."

Fang Ling was a little angry.

Jiang Yunfan smiled, "Good if not. Tell me! What are you waiting for me for? Are you wanting me to tell your fortune? I just said, one fortune starts at a million Spirit Stones."

Fang Ling said proudly, "I am a True Disciple of the Mountain River Sect. Although a million Spirit Stones is a lot, I can still afford it."

Jiang Yunfan said, "I didn't expect you to be a little rich woman. Come in with me!"

The two entered Tianji Pavilion.

Jiang Yunfan sat on a redwood chair, "Tell me! What do you want me to deduce?"

Fang Ling said, "I want to know the murderer who killed my father."

Jiang Yunfan knew that Fang Ling was the Young Miss of the Fang Family in Qianji City. Her father's identity was not simple, and the person who killed her father had an extremely high Cultivation Level.

"System, give me intelligence on the murder of Fang Ling's father."

[Today's Intelligence (red): Fang Yunshan was killed by an assassin hired by his Elder brother, Fang Baichuan, with a hefty sum from the Seven Kill Tower.]

Brother killing brother.

It seemed it was for the family fortune.

"I've deduced it."

"Who is it?"

"Someone you wouldn't expect. The murderer was an assassin hired by your eldest uncle, Fang Baichuan, from the Seven Kill Tower."

Upon hearing that the murderer was her eldest uncle, Fang Ling immediately denied it, "Impossible! Eldest Uncle is my father's biological brother. Eldest Uncle is very good to me; he would never hire an assassin to kill my father."

Jiang Yunfan said, "Do I have a reason to lie to you? There's only one thing that can make brothers turn against each other, and that's profit and power. Your eldest uncle probably hired the assassin to kill your father for the position of Fang Family Head."

Fang Ling's delicate body trembled.

"Why would it be him?"

Fang Ling couldn't accept this cruel reality for a while.

After her father's death, her eldest uncle became the Fang Family Head. Eldest Uncle treated her like his own daughter and constantly sent people to search for her father's killer.

Now, she learned that her eldest uncle was the murderer of her father.

Everything her eldest uncle did was fake.

Fang Ling immediately left Tianji Pavilion.

"Wait."

Jiang Yunfan stopped Fang Ling.

Fang Ling then realized she had forgotten to pay the Spirit Stones. "Open the storage ring."

Jiang Yunfan opened his storage ring, and Spirit Stones flew out of Fang Ling's storage ring into his.

Jiang Yunfan said, "Are you rushing back to the Fang Family to question your eldest uncle? Do you think he'll admit it? If you expose the truth, your life will be in danger."

"You come with me to the Fang Family. I'll take you to my grandfather. My grandfather will definitely uphold justice for my father."

"Don't be foolish. Even if your grandfather knows the murderer is your eldest uncle, he won't uphold justice for you. Would your grandfather kill his own son? If your eldest uncle dies, the Fang Family will fall into chaos. Your grandfather will never uphold justice for you for the sake of the bigger picture."

"This is cruel to you, but it's an undeniable fact. If you want revenge, you can only become stronger yourself and personally kill your eldest uncle."

Fang Ling's jade hands clenched. She hated, hated her own incompetence. She knew who the murderer was but couldn't avenge her father.