Chapter 761 – Rumors And Secrets

With Lian Dajian’s decision made, the elders didn’t question it and went along with it. To them if the patriarch had made this decision, he probably had additional plans to deal with it if things went south.

Additionally, there was still Elder Ruanjian accompanying Lian Xiaojian thus the concern of the elders was reduced even more.

Elder Ruanjian was an accomplished elder and was the younger half brother of the patriarch. He was among the few of his half siblings that had managed to survive the fight for the seat of the patriarch in the last generation.

And this was only because Lian Ruanjian had chosen to come under Lina Dajian in the very start of his career. This had not only allowed him to survive all these years, but he had also managed to gain a lot of fortune.

This was not to say that he had gained all by simply sticking to the patriarch, either. The man himself had quite good business acumen and his personal cultivation was not lacking either, being at the Dao Shell realm.

He held a decent amount of businesses under him and his own children were rather decent too. Because of it all, his line of the clan had an overall good reputation. While he may not be the strongest or the best at business among the elders, he was probably the best for the job, bringing a balance of both.

“I shall do as the patriarch decrees.” Elder Ruanjian cupped his hands in agreement.

“Good.” Lian Dajian nodded his head. 

He then took out something from his spatial storage treasure and threw it towards Lian Xiaojian. The fat man caught it with astonishing agility, and his eyes glinted with joy. He knew exactly what it was the moment it appeared in his father’s hands.

“Take that, and get whatever you need from the repositories. Prepare well… I do not want to be disappointed again.” Lina Dajian said in a straight tone.

“I’ll try not to do that, father.” Lian Xiaojian said while cupping his hands and bowing his head.

“Go now! Don’t waste anymore time.” The patriarch urged.

“Yes, father!” Lian Xiaojian quickly ran away at an even faster speed than at which he had entered.

It was still no less comical and his footsteps echoed in the corridor for long. Once he was gone the doors of the hall closed behind him and a momentary silence descended in the hall.

~Sigh~

Lian Dajian let out a rare sigh and closed his eyes for a bit. And when he opened, he looked towards Elder Ruanjian.

“Watch him, little brother. I still feel like he can do a lot… at least I hope so.” The Patriarch requested.

“Of course, elder brother. You can count on me.” Elder Ruanjian replied.

Lian Dajian’s eyes went back to the scroll for a few seconds and his eyes scanned over a sentence.

“Also… keep an eye out for that inheritance in the forest. I do not think that things will go as easy as we are thinking.” The Patriarch spoke.

This aroused the elder’s interest and some of them couldn’t help but ask more.

“Do you know something about the Millennium forest that we don’t patriarch?” Elder Ko asked.

“I don’t know if it is true… but there were some old records that I’ve read in the past. They were incomplete so I do not know to trust them completely or not… but they did mention some surprising things.” The patriarch replied.

The brows of the elders were raised as this was the first time they were hearing about this. They had of course, known quite a bit about the millennium forest. After all, the millennium forest was a source of a lot of resource.

Even if it was just one among the hundred others, a source of profit was still that. 

But the elders didn’t put the millennium forest that high up in their eyes even if it might have been ruled by five Nascent soul realm beasts in the past and now a Dao Shell realm beast.

There were many other places that had stronger beasts, after all.

But hearing that there was more to the millennium forest, they were intrigued.

“Is it perhaps linked to the inheritance ground that was in the report?” Elder Ko asked.

“It could be related.” The patriarch spoke.

“What exactly was that you read, patriarch?” Elder Ruanjian asked. “I think it’s important to know, even if it is just false information or a rumor. After all… there is always a hint of truth to a rumor. Who knows if it would help us later?” He added.

“Hmm… in one of the records I read, the Millennium forest had a different name.” The patriarch spoke. “In one of them, it was called as the Dark Celestial’s Tomb.” He revealed.

“The Dark Celestial’s tomb?” The elders repeated in confusion.

They had never heard a name such as this before. Though from the name, they could tell that whoever this tomb belonged to must have been strong. Or… it might have been some self-proclaimed expert that named it so and left behind a fake legend.

There was no lack of such ‘experts’. After all, many people wanted to be famous, even if it was after their death. Some even went so far as to fake their own deaths and make tombs and leave behind inheritances.

These people would then hide and watch from the shadows. Sometimes they would even participate in the inheritance trials themselves and win it to gain more fame. 

It was very shameless, and yet it could bring quite a lot of fortune. After all, not all those that participated in the trials would win and many would die too. This would leave behind resources that the owner of the tomb would make use of.

“Yes… the Dark Celestial’s tomb. Though in another record, it was also called as the Fool’s Grave.” The patriarch added.

Hearing this, a few elders couldn’t help but chuckle.