Reborn Heiress: Seeking Revenge

Chapter 356 The Whereabouts of the Gold Spiritual Bead (5)_1

THUD, THUD, THUD. Three figures crashed heavily onto the ground."I know the whereabouts of the Gold Spiritual Bead!"

Shangguan You’s retreating silhouette halted at Zhuge Yang’s words. Elder Shi, upon hearing this, fainted dead away. Four Spiritual Pearls are already this formidable, he must have thought. If she gets all five, we’ll be no match for her at all!

"You know?" Shangguan You arched an eyebrow, her voice laced with skepticism. How could he know and not try to seize it himself? And why would he be kind enough to tell me? What’s the catch?

"Yes, I know," Zhuge Yang confirmed. "Just promise me one thing, Senior, and I will tell you."

"Let’s hear it." Shangguan You settled mid-air once more, her eyes gleaming with anticipation as she watched Zhuge Yang. Let’s see what conditions he proposes.

"I only want the cultivation technique that Senior practices," Zhuge Yang revealed, his eyes brimming with greed. Shangguan You is so powerful; she must possess a remarkable cultivation technique.

"My cultivation technique is the same as yours. Do you have any idea how old I am? Choose something else." Shangguan You smirked coldly. The Medicine King Canon? He can dream on! Zhuge Yang’s face flashed with disappointment. However, upon seeing Shangguan You’s expansive black robe, he abandoned the idea, his eyes quickly glinting with calculation once more.

"Well, in that case, Senior must have Spirit Gathering Pills, right? Just give me a bottle, and I’ll tell you where the Gold Spiritual Bead is."

"Spirit Gathering Pills? How did you know about them?" Shangguan You’s brows furrowed. I only ever gave them to Ye Sanchao; how could Zhuge Yang possibly know?

"I recently happened to witness members of the Ye Family in action. When their Spiritual Energy was depleted, they took Spirit Gathering Pills. If the Ye Family possesses such treasures, surely Senior would have them too." Zhuge Yang smiled calculatingly, his eyes full of avarice.

"Fine. Where is the Gold Spiritual Bead?" Shangguan You sneered, retrieving a bottle of Spirit Gathering Pills from her storage space and tossing it to him. It contained a full twenty pills, more than enough for his use. These are useless to me, but to others, they are priceless treasures.

It was precisely because of her generosity at this moment, and her ignorance of the true importance of these items, that this elixir would later bring her endless trouble.

"It really is Spirit Gathering Pills!" Zhuge Yang caught the bottle, uncorked it, and sniffed it a few times. With extreme caution, he took out one pill and fed it directly to Elder Shi.

Shangguan You watched with a cold gaze. Go ahead, test its effects. It makes no difference to me. They’ll talk eventually.

No sooner had Elder Shi ingested the pill than his pale face began to regain a healthy flush. The surrounding Spiritual Energy visibly converged, flowing into his body at a noticeable rate.

"Senior is an alchemist too? You can refine Spirit Gathering Pills yourself?" Zhuge Yang exclaimed in amazement. I only intended for Elder Meihua to snatch them from Ye Sanchao. I never imagined she possessed them herself! If I had known, I would have asked for several more bottles.

"Spirit Gathering Pills... you can refine them?" Elder Shi mumbled as he slowly regained consciousness, feeling the Spiritual Energy gradually accumulating within him and overhearing their conversation.

"Naturally," Shangguan You’s voice turned cold. "Enough idle chatter. Tell me the whereabouts of the Gold Spiritual Bead now, or don’t blame this old man for what happens next. Since this old man can concoct medicine, naturally, this old man can also concoct poison."

The word "poison" sent a shiver down Zhuge Ao’s spine; the poison in his system had yet to be cured.

"The Gold Spiritual Bead... is in Beijing, with the Shangguan Family... in the hands of Shangguan Zhi," Zhuge Yang murmured, clutching the bottle of Spirit Gathering Pills tightly and tucking it securely away before speaking.

"What?!" Shangguan You exclaimed in shock.

Even now, I don’t understand. Why would the Gold Spiritual Bead be in Grandfather’s hands? And why would these Hidden World Families just watch and not try to seize it?

Shangguan You’s incredulous exclamation made Zhuge Yang flinch. Sensing her disbelief, he quickly began to explain.

"It’s true, Lord Meihua. The Shangguan Family, though now less prominent, was once a force to be reckoned with among the Hidden World Families, their strength comparable to the current Ye Family. The Shangguan family members achieved such a pinnacle of existence due to their inherent formidable strength and the Five Spirit Pearls passed down through generations within their family."

Zhuge Yang, noticing Shangguan You listening intently, continued, This isn’t exactly a secret; anyone from a Hidden World Family knows about the Shangguan Family and uses them as a cautionary tale. It’s truly unthinkable that this old ghost, Meihua, has never heard of it. What kind of strange creature is he, and where did he crawl out from?

"However, as Senior also knows, the larger a family, the more varied its members. The immense power of the Five Spirit Pearls naturally stirred covetous desires within certain individuals in the family. Coupled with covert assistance from other families, this led to a massive internal conflict within the Shangguan Family two hundred years ago.

"During that conflict, many families joined the fray to seize the Five Spirit Pearls. All of the Shangguan Family’s gifted talents, their rising stars, indeed, every single member of the family, perished in the battle. Shangguan Zeming, the Family Head at the time, was devastated to see his family destroyed at his own hands. In a fit of rage, he forcibly expelled the Five Spirit Pearls from his body to repel their assailants. Subsequently, depleted of Spiritual Power, he too met an untimely end. It was due to Shangguan Zeming’s desperate final act that the Five Spirit Pearls were scattered far and wide.

"After that, the Shangguan Family was officially removed from the ranks of the Hidden World Families. The only survivors were the branch of Shangguan Zhi’s grandfather. From then on, the Shangguan Family completely withdrew from the Cultivation World and integrated into secular society. Over the following two hundred years, under Shangguan Zhi’s leadership, the family gradually ventured into the political arena, and he rose to become a preeminent military official.

"His two sons also successfully entered military and political circles. Although the Shangguan Family withdrew from the Cultivation World, they managed to forge a significant reputation for themselves in the secular world.

"Get to the point," Shangguan You interjected, suppressing the shock in her heart, her voice turning frigid. "If they withdrew from the Cultivation World, then why is the Gold Spiritual Bead in Shangguan Zhi’s possession? And if all of you know it’s with him, why haven’t you seized it? Moreover, why are you paying such close attention to the Shangguan Family? What is your motive?"

"The Gold Spiritual Bead is the foremost of the Five Spirit Pearls. Even if the other Spiritual Pearls are scattered, the Gold Spiritual Bead will never abandon its master; it automatically binds itself to a member of the Shangguan lineage. Wherever someone from the Shangguan Family is, the Gold Spiritual Bead will be there. Only the Gold Spiritual Bead can locate the other four Spiritual Pearls. And critically, only a member of the Shangguan Family possesses the ability to gather all five Spiritual Pearls and unleash their ultimate power."