79: The Wei family's heirloom, a fourth-order array diagram

Shen Yuanmo’s words instantly silenced the entire main hall.

Everyone froze in place, their fervent expressions not yet faded, all wondering if they had misheard.

Spirit Stones piled into small mountains, countless Magic Treasures and Medicinal Pills, wealth enough to buy ten Linjiang Cities.

It was just... an appetizer?

Then what exactly was the true treasure?

Shen Qiming and Shen Zongdao exchanged glances, both seeing undisguised shock on each other's tense faces.

Shen Zongdao realized that this descendant of his always had methods that surpassed imagination.

Under everyone’s gaze, Shen Yuanmo’s finger swept across Wei Qianshan’s storage ring, and three items appeared on the table.

The first was an earthy yellow Jade Slip, ancient in texture.

The second was a folded beast hide, looking somewhat damaged.

The third was a fist-sized black token; as soon as it appeared, the surrounding air seemed to grow several degrees colder.

“Yuan Mo, this is...” Shen Qiming’s voice tightened.

Shen Yuanmo didn't answer, first picking up the earthy yellow Jade Slip.

A cluster of golden flames rose at his fingertips, and with just a light touch, Wei Qianshan’s Divine Sense imprint on the Jade Slip turned into green smoke, vanishing without a trace.

He probed it with his Divine Sense.

A few breaths later, Shen Yuanmo withdrew his Divine Sense, a look of understanding on his face.

“Father, Old Ancestor, Elders.”

He handed the Jade Slip to Shen Qiming.

“This Jade Slip records the Wei Family’s core Cultivation Technique, the ‘Thick Earth Art’, as well as all the Cultivation insights of the Wei Family’s past Golden Core Cultivators and Wei Qianshan himself. From Foundation Establishment to Golden Core Stage, nothing is missing.”

He paused, then added.

“Inside, there are also the complete process and lessons from the Wei Family ancestors’ failed attempts to break through to Nascent Soul.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Zongdao and Shen Qiming’s hearts clenched fiercely!

Cultivation insights from the Late Golden Core Stage, and failed experiences of breaking through to Nascent Soul.

Cultivation Techniques are easy to find, but this kind of experience, gained by high-level Cultivators at the cost of their lives, is a supreme treasure that cannot be bought with any amount of Spirit Stones!

This could help future generations avoid so many fatal detours!

Shen Zongdao’s hands trembled uncontrollably. He took the Jade Slip from Shen Qiming, his movements careful, as if it were not a Jade Slip but a fragile treasure.

He had been stuck in the Early Foundation Establishment Stage for many years, and the Core Formation bottleneck seemed distant and formidable to him. He understood the value of this Jade Slip more than anyone!

“This... this...” Shen Zongdao’s lips trembled, unable to form a complete word.

“This is just the first item.”

Shen Yuanmo smiled, picked up the tattered beast hide, and slowly unfolded it on the table.

The moment the beast hide unfolded, a heavy, ancient aura suddenly spread out.

The Spiritual Qi in the hall instantly stagnated, and everyone felt their shoulders sink, as if an invisible mountain was pressing down, making even breathing difficult.

On the beast hide was a diagram drawn with peculiar golden patterns, so intricate that a single glance made one dizzy.

At the center of the diagram was a phantom of a majestic divine mountain, surrounded by earth fire, water, and wind, adorned with sun, moon, and stars, seemingly forming a world of its own.

“Fourth-tier Formation, the ‘Myriad Peaks Suppressing Dragon Formation’.”

Shen Yuanmo uttered these words, his voice carrying a hint of fluctuation.

“Fourth-tier Formation?!”

Shen Zongdao and Shen Qiming’s minds went blank, almost unable to stand steady.

A peak third-tier Formation could withstand an attack from a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

What kind of concept was a fourth-tier Formation?

It could probably even block some Nascent Soul True Lords who were not skilled in Formations, until the Formation’s spiritual power was exhausted!

How could such a legendary item appear in the small Wei Family!

“Impossible!” an Elder blurted out, his voice sharp.

“How could the Wei Family possess such a divine artifact!”

“They certainly don’t deserve it.” Shen Yuanmo twitched his lips.

“The Jade Slip records that this Formation Diagram was picked up by a Wei Family ancestor several hundred years ago from an ancient ruin. Unfortunately, it’s only an Incomplete Manual.”

He pointed to several obvious breaks and blank spaces on the beast hide.

“Moreover, setting up this Formation requires extremely stringent Materials, and the Formation core needs at least a third-tier or higher earth pulse. The Wei Family studied it for hundreds of years but could only stare at it, eventually treating it like an ancestral tablet.”

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief; so it was an Incomplete Manual.

But this thought had just arisen when it was suppressed again.

Even if it was an Incomplete Manual, it was still a fourth-tier Formation! Its value simply couldn’t be calculated with Spirit Stones!

“Yuan Mo, do you mean...”

Shen Zongdao suddenly looked up, a possibility coming to mind, and his heart began to pound.

“That’s right.” Shen Yuanmo’s lips curved into a confident arc.

“This Formation Diagram is waste paper in the Wei Family’s hands, but not necessarily in mine.”

What he was best at was deduction and completion.

This incomplete fourth-tier Formation Diagram was a treasure mountain waiting to be excavated!

“As long as I’m given enough time and Materials, I am confident I can repair it, and even... make its power stronger!”

By then, the Shen Family would possess a true fortress capable of suppressing everything!

Looking at the unquestionable confidence on Shen Yuanmo’s face, the Shen Family members were utterly speechless.

After the shock came numbness.

They felt they had experienced more impact today than in the past few decades combined.

Shen Yuanmo didn't give them time to process their emotions, casually picking up the last dark token.

“As for this...”

He tossed the token, his movements playful.

“This thing is even more interesting.”

He showed the token to everyone.

“This token comes from a Demonic Path organization called Netherworld Path. The Wei Family cooperated with them, offering large amounts of resources annually, and in return, Netherworld Path provided some unsavory assistance to the Wei Family.”

Shen Yuanmo’s fingertip traced the cold surface of the token.

“For example, assassination.”

“Netherworld Path?” Shen Zongdao frowned tightly; he had some impression of this name.

“A killer organization spanning several prefectures, they take money to do business, their methods are vicious, and they have a very bad reputation in the Cultivation world,” Shen Yuanmo explained.

“This token is the token of communication between the Wei Family and them.”

“The Wei Family actually colluded with the Demonic Path!” Shen Qiming slammed his palm on the table, his face full of rage.

“What’s so strange about that.” Shen Yuanmo shook his head.

“For profit, the distinction between righteous and evil is worthless in the eyes of these aristocratic families.”

He weighed the token in his hand and smiled.

“But now, this thing belongs to us. Perhaps at some point in the future, it can serve an unexpected purpose.”

The three most prized treasures had all been displayed.

The main hall once again fell into a long silence.

Cultivation insights from the Late Golden Core Stage.

An incomplete diagram of a fourth-tier grand Formation.

A token that could contact a massive killer organization.

Any one of these three items, if leaked, would be enough to cause a huge stir in Baiyue Prefecture City.

Now, they all belonged to the Shen Family.

After a long while, Shen Qiming finally let out a turbid breath, looking at his son with an extremely complex expression.

“Yuan Mo, you... what do you plan to do with these things?” His voice was a bit dry.

Everyone’s attention was focused on Shen Yuanmo.

Shen Yuanmo put away the three items one by one, scanned the crowd, and on his calm face, finally revealed a hint of sharpness.

“No matter how good treasures are, they are merely external objects.”

“Only by turning them into our own strength can we truly be powerful.”

“Father, Old Ancestor, next, I need the Family’s full cooperation.”

He looked at Shen Qiming and Shen Zongdao, his tone brooking no argument.

“I will enter secluded cultivation!”