188: Chapter 188 Mineral Vein? A Grand Project!

Chapter 188: A Mineral Vein? A Grand Gesture! Palace Master Yu Canglan gave a dry cough and rubbed his hands together, his face showing a hint of awkwardness.

"Patriarch Shen, to be honest, the reason I have come this time is, firstly, to apologize."

"Apologize?" Patriarch Shen Tianze raised an eyebrow.

Palace Master Yu Canglan nodded and recounted the incident where Young Palace Master Yu Wushuang had led people to break into the Yinxian Village branch courtyard, attacked members of the Shen Family, and was subsequently killed by Great Elder Yun Zhongzi.

"My son was blind and failed to recognize Mount Tai, offending the distinguished guests of the Shen Family. I have failed to discipline him properly and am truly ashamed."

He stood up and bowed deeply to Patriarch Shen Tianze.

"Patriarch Shen, I offer my apologies to the Shen Family here."

Patriarch Shen Tianze was silent for a moment. He had heard about the Tiangang Sect incident from Shen Yuanshan, but he had not expected that Xuanyu Palace would be so terrified that even Palace Master Yu Canglan would personally pay a visit.

After pondering for a moment, he waved his hand, "Palace Master Yu, you are being too polite. Your son's affair was of his own doing; it has nothing to do with you, Palace Master Yu."

Palace Master Yu Canglan breathed a sigh of relief and sat back down in his chair.

"And the second matter?" Patriarch Shen Tianze asked.

Palace Master Yu Canglan took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "I wish to establish a favorable relationship with the Shen Family."

"A favorable relationship?"

"Yes." Palace Master Yu Canglan nodded, his gaze landing on Patriarch Shen Tianze's face, his eyes full of sincerity. "My Xuanyu Palace has discovered a Red Sun Stone mineral vein in Dragon Yang Mountain, and we wish to develop it together with the Shen Family. We will split the profits fifty-fifty between our two families."

Patriarch Shen Tianze held his teacup, his gaze fixed on Palace Master Yu Canglan's extremely sincere face, as thoughts raced through his mind.

A Red Sun Stone mineral vein.

This thing is not an ordinary Spirit Stone mineral vein.

Red Sun Stone is an extremely rare type of Artifact Refining material; it contains a trace of True Sun Fire power and is one of the core Materials for refining fire-attribute Magic Treasures.

A piece of Red Sun Stone the size of a fingernail is worth over a thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones on the black market, and it is rare to find one even with money.

A Red Sun Stone mineral vein, even a small one, has an immeasurable value.

Xuanyu Palace discovered a Red Sun Stone mineral vein in Dragon Yang Mountain, yet instead of quietly making a fortune, they proactively came to the door to split it fifty-fifty with the Shen Family?

Palace Master Yu Canglan is really pulling out all the stops.

Patriarch Shen Tianze knew clearly that Palace Master Yu Canglan's action was, firstly, to apologize, and secondly, to build a good relationship with the Shen Family.

After all, even Yinxian Village valued the Shen Family so highly, and Great Elder Yun Zhongzi had even destroyed the Tiangang Sect and killed the Young Palace Master of Xuanyu Palace because of the Shen Family's affairs.

Even if Palace Master Yu Canglan were stupid, he could still see that the Shen Family was not simple.

What's more, this old fox is very shrewd.

"Patriarch Shen, what do you think?" Palace Master Yu Canglan, seeing Patriarch Shen Tianze silent for a long time, asked tentatively, his tone carrying a hint of anxiety.

Patriarch Shen Tianze put down his teacup, looked at him, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

"Palace Master Yu, you and I both know the value of a Red Sun Stone mineral vein. A fifty-fifty split means your Xuanyu Palace is taking a huge loss."

Palace Master Yu Canglan quickly waved his hands, the smile on his face becoming even more obsequious, "Not a loss, not a loss! Being able to establish a favorable relationship with the Shen Family is a blessing for our Xuanyu Palace."

Patriarch Shen Tianze did not stand on ceremony and nodded, "Since that is the case, then I, Shen, will not decline."

Palace Master Yu Canglan was overjoyed, the wrinkles on his face blooming with smiles, "Thank you, Patriarch Shen! Thank you, Patriarch Shen!"

He took out a Jade Slip he had prepared long ago from his sleeve and presented it to Patriarch Shen Tianze with both hands.

"Patriarch Shen, this contains the specific location of the mineral vein and the mining plan. Please take a look."

Patriarch Shen Tianze took the Jade Slip and probed it with his Divine Thought.

A moment later, he nodded slightly.

Dragon Yang Mountain is located eight hundred miles north of Guangnan City, situated at the boundary between Guangnan City and the sphere of influence of Xuanyu Palace; its geographical location is excellent.

The scale of the mineral vein is not small; preliminary surveys indicate it can be mined for at least a hundred years.

According to the fifty-fifty split, the Shen Family can obtain hundreds of thousands of High-Grade Spirit Stones in revenue from this mineral vein every year.

This is just the value of the Ore itself; if the Red Sun Stone is processed into finished products, the profits could increase several times over.

"Palace Master Yu, happy cooperation." Patriarch Shen Tianze put away the Jade Slip and picked up his teacup.

Palace Master Yu Canglan quickly picked up his teacup, clinked it against Patriarch Shen Tianze's, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Happy cooperation!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, each harboring their own thoughts.

Palace Master Yu Canglan put down his teacup, chatted for a few more moments, and then stood up to take his leave.

Patriarch Shen Tianze walked him to the door, watched the Xuanyu Palace group disappear around the street corner, and only then turned back into the hall.

He stood in the center of the Main Hall with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed on the map on the wall, remaining silent for a long time.

Dragon Yang Mountain.

Red Sun Stone mineral vein.

Fifty-fifty split.

"Palace Master Yu Canglan, this old fox, certainly knows how to conduct himself." Patriarch Shen Tianze muttered to himself, a cold smile curling the corners of his mouth.

He certainly knew that Palace Master Yu Canglan's action was by no means as simple as just apologizing and building a good relationship.

The deeper purpose was to establish a connection with the existence behind the Shen Family.

After all, the Shen Family had Yinxian Village behind them, and that unfathomable Xiao Jiu.

If Xuanyu Palace could establish a relationship with the Shen Family, it would be equivalent to indirectly establishing a relationship with Yinxian Village and that mysterious powerhouse.

In the current turbulent situation in the Southern Region, this was no different from gaining an extra life-saving talisman.

"However... I would be a fool not to take advantage of this benefit."

The Shen Family needed to develop, so he would naturally not pass up these free resources.

"Lieyang Sect..." He muttered to himself, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

The Lieyang Sect.

One of the major powers in the Southern Region, ranked among the top of the many Sects in the Southern Region. Although it cannot compare to the Seven Great Sects, it still has the foundation of a ten-thousand-year Legacy, with an Asking Dao Realm Old Ancestor presiding over the Sect, and dozens of powerhouses in the Primal Chaos Realm and Void Piercing Realm.

In the past, the Shen Family certainly would not have dared to provoke them. But now?

Patriarch Shen Tianze's mouth curled into a cold smile. The Shen Family alone had over a dozen powerhouses at or above the Primal Chaos Realm, and even two in the Asking Dao Realm!

Not to mention that unfathomable existence, Xiao Jiu!

A mere Lieyang Sect, how dare they act arrogantly in front of the Shen Family?

"Come here!" Patriarch Shen Tianze shouted in a low voice.

A moment later, a member of the Shen Family walked quickly into the Main Hall and bowed, "Patriarch, what are your orders?"

"Go, invite the Third Elder, the Sixth Elder, and the Seventh Elder to come over."

"Yes!" The disciple turned and walked away quickly.

Not long after, Shen Yuanshan, Shen Yuanhe, and Seventh Elder Shen Yuanlin stepped into the Main Hall.

"Tianze, what's the matter?" Shen Yuanshan sat down carelessly in a chair, picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup, and gulped down a large mouthful.

Shen Yuanhe also sat down, his gaze landing on Patriarch Shen Tianze's face, "Is it about the Lieyang Sect?"

Patriarch Shen Tianze nodded and recounted the incident where Jin Dali had just come to threaten them.

"The Lieyang Sect wants to annex our Shen Family, saying they will give us three days to consider."

"Bang!" Shen Yuanhe slammed his palm on the table, his face turning livid, "What is the Lieyang Sect? How dare they come to my Shen Family to act wildly?"

Cold light flickered in Shen Yuanshan's eyes, "Tianze, what do you intend to do?"

Patriarch Shen Tianze picked up his teacup and took a sip, his tone indifferent, "First, capture everyone from the Lieyang Sect who came to Guangnan City this time and throw them into the Xuantian Secret Realm to farm!"