155: Countless treasures and shocking secrets!

“Traveling the world,” Wang Teng exclaimed.

In fact, many Immortal Sect True Inheritances, or direct descendants of Immortal Families, more or less had this position.

This position was equivalent to the face of an Immortal Family.

The face of an Immortal Lineage.

This meant that the young Cultivator holding this position would inevitably bear immense pressure!

Pressure from the outside world.

This was truly sharing honor and disgrace with the Family!

Generally, Families valued their prestige and status highly and would not easily hand over this identity to a young Qi Refining Disciple within the Family.

Unexpectedly, it was now given to Shen Li.

One could imagine the overwhelming support from the Shen Family.

However, it also indirectly confirmed... some ominous news.

Shen Li was not carried away by the identity of Traveling the World; he merely said gently to Wang Teng,

“Brother Wang, I need to discuss urgent Family matters with my Uncle. Would you mind excusing yourself?”

Wang Teng nodded and quickly left.

Seeing Second Master Shen still smiling, Shen Li directly saw through Second Master Shen’s false smile and sighed, saying,

“Uncle, why are you hiding things from me here?”

“What?” Second Master Shen was startled, seemingly not understanding what Shen Li was saying.

Shen Li went straight to the point, saying,

“The ‘material resources’ the Family is giving me haven't been mentioned yet, but just by looking at this ‘authority’ and ‘destiny,’ I can infer a thing or two.”

“I am still very young; representing the Family so rashly will certainly face many obstacles.”

“Being so urgent, on the contrary, reveals the somewhat dangerous situation the Family is in.”

“Uncle, since I am a member of the Shen Family, you know I always think a lot. Why not be more frank?”

Second Master Shen was stunned, then looked at Shen Li with a complicated expression, but did not immediately get to the main topic.

He sighed, saying,

“Too much wisdom can break a person, child.”

Second Master Shen still did not explain immediately; he merely took out all the support items from his Storage Pouch.

“A ninth-grade Spiritual Vein. I arrived a few days early this time. Later, Cultivators from the ‘Heavenly Secret Pavilion’ will place the Spiritual Vein onto the corresponding Earth Vein. I know this place is remote and that your Realm cultivation is very fast, so the Family has invested heavily.”

“This Spiritual Vein, rooted in the Earth Vein, will transform into an eighth-grade one in just ten years. In the future, when you achieve the Dao Foundation Realm, you can also use it for cultivation, so you won’t be as hard-pressed as before.”

Shen Li’s heart sank.

He then saw Second Master Shen continue to point at a miniature bamboo forest, saying,

“The Bitter Bamboo Forest, when combined, is eighth-grade. This item was used by the Great Ancestor. It was once said that one should examine oneself thrice daily. The purpose of this Bitter Bamboo Forest is to keep oneself clear-headed and dispel mental miasma.”

“This item is a rare Five Elements object. Gathering all Five Elements will also be of great benefit to your future cultivation after achieving the Dao Foundation.”

“Wind, Wood, Water, Earth... and Metal, Fire.”

“Bitter bamboo itself carries Metal, and as for Fire, it comes from a tea table within that Bitter Bamboo Forest.”

Seeing this, Shen Li interrupted, asking,

“This item is too precious.”

Before he could finish, Second Master Shen interrupted, saying,

“This item belongs to the Great Ancestor; you don’t need to worry. This is given to you by the Great Ancestor; it’s not considered public property of the Family.”

Seeing this, Shen Li could only sigh.

“Thirty-eight Qing He Cows, among which the breeding bull is ninth-grade and can reproduce on its own.”

“One ninth-grade sea buckthorn fruit tree.”

“Fifty thousand Spirit Stones.”

“One Art of War Platform.”

“Art of War Platform?”

Shen Li looked on curiously, only to see Second Master Shen smile and say,

“The Yuting Guard is indeed good, and its compatibility with you is also excellent, but its quality is not high, and its upper limit is not high. In the future, it will definitely become a mere convenience.”

“So I found this item. You can use this method to draw upon the attributes of your Spiritual Root, comprehend the Yuting Guard, and thereby become perfectly integrated, becoming the master of the Yuting Guard, mutually assisting each other.”

“It can be considered the best reward for you at this current stage.”

“Many thanks for the Family’s reward!!”

Shen Li quickly stood up and bowed, only to see Second Master Shen continue, saying,

“The last part concerns talent.”

“Accountant Zhao Bu’er.”

A sharp-eyed, even somewhat shifty-eyed middle-aged man respectfully said,

“Greetings, Young Master!”

“You usually put too much effort into miscellaneous affairs. Some basic things, your Dao Protector can’t do well either, and you probably wouldn’t trust outsiders, so this time I brought someone, named Wei Niang.”

A graceful figure with lingering charm slightly bowed.

“Greetings, Young Master!”

Second Master continued, saying,

“I know you are recruiting some Geniuses as subordinates, leading them onto the path of cultivation. As for loyalty, you need to ensure it.”

Shen Li nodded.

“They are naturally loyal to me.”

Second Master Shen seemed not to have heard the underlying meaning, merely smiling and saying,

“That’s good then.”

“Mr. Li.”

Then an elderly figure in a gray robe came forward. His appearance was ordinary, his build was ordinary, everything about him was incredibly ordinary.

Old and hunched, yet his entire being exuded an aura of profound knowledge.

Full of scholarly air.

“Greetings, Young Master.”

Shen Li, however, went forward with an uneasy expression, helping Mr. Li up.

This Mr. Li was a person of great background. When he went to the Shen Family’s scripture pavilion to cultivate and search for techniques, this Mr. Li was a revered Cultivator who managed the scripture pavilion.

His status in the Shen Family was quite high! And honorable!

If there were any difficult points in certain techniques, others might not know, but the various sirs in the scripture pavilion would certainly know a thing or two.

One must know, they were equivalent to research scholars.

Old scholars.

Grand Academicians!

Seeing this, how could Shen Li not understand what Second Master had asked earlier?

It was clear now that permissions had been opened, allowing him to fully train Cultivators.

At all costs.

He sighed, saying,

“Long time no see, Mr. Li.”

The hunched figure revealed a smile, then said,

“Young Master’s techniques are pure, and there’s even an extremely vast and complex system of techniques. I imagine you must have endured quite a bit of hardship?”

“Hardship...” Shen Li shook his head, not saying much more.

He merely sent people to settle these individuals, no longer concerning himself with spiritual plant seeds or the like.

He just turned around and asked,

“Now, Second Master, can you tell me?”

Second Master Shen dismissed everyone around them, then sat on the chair for a long time without speaking.

Shen Li was not anxious; he just waited patiently.

After a full incense stick of time, Second Master Shen finally spoke.

“Our Great Ancestor... is about to Breakthrough to the Great True Person Realm.”

Shen Li was not surprised; he merely asked,

“This celebration, is the Great Ancestor the main character?”

“And two or three other Immortal Sect main characters.”

“They seek the position of a Great True Person?”

“It is the merit of the Loulan Ancient Kingdom, which can only grant the position of a Great True Person from the ‘Court’.”

“Our Family is not skilled in combat... one Immortal Master per sect, it’s inevitably a bit...”

“Therefore, the Family made plans early, starting anew in the Yellow Sand Plains, for unforeseen circumstances.”

“If the Old Ancestor proclaims himself a Purple Mansion, our Family also needs to expand rapidly.”

“If forced, the Family also needs to find another path, at least to maintain the positions of two Immortal Masters.”

“Therefore, the chips... have been placed on you.”

“Shen Li, this is both a necessity and the best choice.”

Shen Li took a deep breath, then respectfully said,

“Yes, a gamble with destiny!”