Remnants of the Yuansheng Clan?

Chen Lu glanced at the time and, to avoid any unforeseen circumstances, went to a nearby teahouse ahead of time.

He stepped inside around noon.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Chen Lu, the shopkeeper immediately smiled, put down what he was carrying, and greeted him with a smile:

"Hey! Brother Chen! How's the stuff I bought from you last time?"

"Yeah, it works well." Chen Lu didn't want to talk about himself anymore.

He glanced around and, seeing no one else was there, leaned closer to the counter and whispered:

"Shopkeeper, I'm here to repay a loan. Do you think you can take this Yuansheng Sect's Sky-Piercing Bow?"

Although the Yuansheng Sect was nominally wiped out, it did not mean that all its disciples died along with it.

Although this item is in short supply in the market, that is only true for large trading companies or Lingbao Pavilion.

They are not afraid of anyone's retaliation and will keep customer information absolutely confidential. Apart from selling to customers at a slightly lower price, they have almost no drawbacks.

However, this Minghui Lingbao Pavilion is not large in scale, with only one floor and an area of ​​about 200 square meters. For the business of selling magical artifacts, it can be said to be one of the smallest shops.

Therefore, he had some doubts about the strength of this shop.

The divination indicates that there is no risk in purchasing an alchemy furnace at a low price.

However, it did not say that selling Yuanshengmen's products would be risk-free.

He must be cautious in this matter and ask questions carefully before proceeding.

When the shopkeeper heard the words "Yuanshengmen," he suddenly froze. When he saw the bow clearly, his pupils contracted sharply, and he was somewhat shocked.

"Brother Chen, please come with me to the back room for a chat."

Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected bonus?

It seems that this shopkeeper has some connection with Yuanshengmen, or knows something about them.

Sure enough, the divination had a purpose in guiding me here.

Originally, his plan was to sell the Sky-Piercing Bow and the manual together to the largest spirit treasure pavilion in Maple Forest, and then use the spirit stones to repay the loan.

Although I earn less, at least it's safe.

He would never risk going to a small shop just to earn an extra ten percent of spirit stones.

After instructing the shopkeeper to temporarily close the shop, he took Chen Lu to the backyard.

The shopkeeper came to the tea room and brewed a pot of hot tea.

"Could I take another look at that Sky-Piercing Bow?"

"it is good."

The shopkeeper took the bow, placed his finger on the bowstring, and pulled it a few times, a smile of excitement appearing on his lips.

They quickly gathered up the items and placed them on the tea table.

The shopkeeper, as if recalling a memory, slowly said:

"My grandfather was once a cultivator of the Yuansheng Sect, a Foundation Establishment cultivator! One of the sect leader's personal disciples!"

His eyes were full of pride.

None of those who can open shops selling magical artifacts are simple people; they must have powerful backers or elders behind them.

Otherwise, how could anyone open such a profitable business?

"When I was little, I often saw my grandfather holding this kind of bow."

He said that only disciples on whom the Yuansheng Sect placed high hopes were qualified to possess this bow, and that was his proudest achievement.

Later, for some unknown reason, he was suddenly expelled from Yuansheng Sect, and the Void-Breaking Bow was also taken back.

Fortunately, his network of connections was not broken. With his Foundation Establishment cultivation and the spirit stones he had accumulated over the years, he opened the Minghui Spirit Treasure Pavilion.

However, being expelled from the Yuansheng Sect greatly damaged him, almost shattering his Dao heart. He barely managed to survive for many years thanks to his Foundation Establishment cultivation.

He didn't breathe his last until he saw my father advance to the Foundation Establishment stage.

The shopkeeper's eyes reddened as he spoke, and after composing himself, he continued:

"When I was a child, I always said that when I grew up, I would go to Yuanshengmen and demand an explanation for my grandfather."

Grandpa was very happy and changed the shop's name to mine, saying it was a welcome gift for me when I entered the family.

But I am not qualified. My grandfather was still very happy when he found out, but I was sad for a long time.

Later, I heard that something happened at Yuanshengmen, and this kind of bow also appeared in those large Lingbao Pavilions.

I've always wanted to buy one to fulfill my grandfather's wish, but after going to the Lingbao Pavilion where they sell these things, I knew I wouldn't be able to buy it.

Chen Lu frowned slightly and asked the question that had been bothering him: "Why can't you buy it?"

The shopkeeper sighed and lamented, "These magical artifacts are all sold by the cultivators of the Yuansheng Sect themselves, who then buy them back for themselves."

This created the illusion that the disciples of Yuansheng Sect were almost all dead.

Their methods are very sophisticated; many people who trade in ritual implements can't tell the difference. Only those who have inherited this trade from a family line can discern the truth.

Chen Lu was somewhat surprised and didn't know why.

The shopkeeper noticed his confusion, scratched his head, and said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Hehe, the competition in Lingbao Pavilion is fierce, especially for a Foundation Establishment cultivator with little background, there is almost no chance of winning."

If you can't beat them openly, you can only resort to underhanded tactics.

After doing it a lot, you'll understand the ins and outs of it.

Those shopkeepers were hired by the owner and weren't strictly speaking his own people.

Telling them about those sordid things is like handing them ammunition against you.

"Oh." Chen Lu nodded thoughtfully.

"So, you're saying that many disciples of the Yuansheng Sect didn't actually die? They were just hidden, or... cleared their names?"

"I'm not sure about that, but judging from their behavior of reselling magical artifacts, it should be true. Moreover, they have powerful forces helping them, at least no less powerful than the Wang family of Fenglinfang."

After all, a destroyed sect could never accomplish those things.

The shopkeeper waved his hand dismissively. Apart from his grandfather, he had no connection with Yuanshengmen and didn't want to know anything about it.

He only wanted to buy the bow and place it in his grandfather's grave, to fulfill his unfulfilled wish and hope that his grandfather's spirit could rest in peace.

But then he remembered the origin of the Sky-Piercing Bow and hurriedly asked:

"Brother Chen, how...how did you get this Sky-Piercing Bow?"

Chen Lu suddenly had some bad thoughts.

If he has been exonerated, it means that the rival escort agency, or someone else, has many Yuansheng Sect cultivators behind him.

Even if the cultivation levels are the same, there are still differences in strength between independent cultivators and disciples of sects and sects.

This is not only about the quality of techniques and secret arts, but also about the inheritance of experience.

Independent practitioners need to figure things out on their own, and they will take many detours, often spending several years or even more than ten years to get on the right path.

They, on the other hand, have their elders personally guiding them, allowing them to directly access the path to success without taking any detours.

They have more time and more resources to spend on the next way to improve their strength horizontally, and so on, accumulating continuously!

He was now somewhat worried, as he had initially thought that only a few of the Yuansheng Sect cultivators on the wanted list were opposing the escort agency, not all of them.

After all, with the sect gone, the disciples will naturally scatter like monkeys in a collapsing tree, and there will be no possibility of unity.

Having dealt with four, the remaining two will fall apart on their own and there's absolutely no need to worry.

However, it seems that the remaining cultivators of Yuansheng Sect have been integrated by certain forces.

Who knows when or how they will retaliate in the future?

He regretted not listening to what they wanted to discuss with him.

"All I can say is that we had some minor skirmishes with them, and our relationship is still okay. Nothing else will involve anyone else."