Chapter 593: Ancestral Vein (2/2)
When one turned their thoughts to the two saints themselves, why, those two were personages who’d intimidated the entire world together. Nephrite Major remained safe under their guardianship, further proof of their identity.
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“Alright, this matter has been settled. It’s time for me to take my leave.” Lu Yun raised a cupped fist salute at the two saints, placed the giant turtle back in the water jar, and was about to leave when the Nephrite imperial uncle stopped him.
“A moment! Please accept this, master of Dusk Province.” A palm-sized orb of golden light was presented, within which lay a small, slumbering golden dragon.
“A dragon vein? No, an ancestral vein!” Lu Yun was shocked to see the small dragon. Ancestral veins were higher level than even dragon veins!
Earthen veins were where the energy of the world was nurtured, giving rise to heavenly and immortal qi. Various immortal materials, spirit veins, and crystal mines were born of them as well.
That was why Dusk Province had become so impoverished after the layout of Enneawyrm Coffinbearers scattered its earthen veins. Ancestral veins were the most sophisticated category of earthen veins, outranking dragon veins, as their value was beyond the imagination of regular people.
The nine majors, ten lands, and four immortal seas were built upon their ancestral veins. These twenty-three heavenly courts were able to stand firm and superior to everything else precisely because of those twenty-three ancestral veins.
Among the other factions in the world of immortals, not even the East Sea court, who proclaimed themselves the most powerful of the world, possessed an ancestral vein. If they did, they wouldn’t fear the yin spirits rushing out of the underworld.
Witherdew Major had become a chaotic battlefield not only because of its natural resources or the great fortunes left by the top clans, but also because of its ancestral vein. And now, Nephrite’s imperial uncle, a peak arcane dao immortal, was simply handing over Nephrite’s ancestral vein!
Rooted to the spot, Lu Yun stared unblinkingly at the ancestral vein kept in the palm-sized ball of light. It was a rare occasion when he was overtaken by greed, but the fluctuation in emotion was quickly burned away by hellfire and his clarity restored.
“That will not do!”
“Imperial uncle, you can’t do this!”
Before Lu Yun could say anything, the other immortals of the major voiced their disapproval with great urgency. This was the ancestral vein of the Nephrite court, the foundation upon which everything was built! Its importance was greater than even the heavenly mandate of the Nephrite celestial emperor.
Ashu stayed silent by Lu Yun’s side, while Art and Zither Saint wordlessly collected the Path of Ingress.
“Shut up!” snapped the imperial uncle, keeping the arcane dao immortals in the room under control with a surge of great power.
“Nephrite Major is unstable, Lu Yun! Elites of the world of immortals have gathered to bicker over Witherdew Major, but who knows when they’ll set their eyes on us in turn!
“We cannot retain the ancestral vein in this state! If you still feel any gratitude for what Emperor Zhao Fengyang has done for you, accept the ancestral vein and leave us with a sliver of hope.”
Thud!
The imperial uncle knelt down before Lu Yun, presenting the ancestral vein to him with both hands.
Brooding, Lu Yun glared at the old man with murderous intent in his eyes. He’d publicly offered Lu Yun this treasure so that trouble would be diverted to his doorstep instead!