Treasure

Shen Ming slightly nodded. This Nie Li had exposed the Sacred Family on the matter of the Scarlet Sunburst Inscription, causing the reputation of the Sacred Family to be greatly affected. They definitely had to teach him a lesson. This martial arts tournament would be led by the Sacred Family and the people of the Divine Family and the Snow Wind Family wouldn't be there. With Shen Ning and Shen Xiao, their win was already guaranteed. Adding Shen Fei wouldn't harm them.

"This martial arts tournament concerns the face of our Sacred Family. Therefore, we will host a bet. The various Patriarchs from the various families will also bet." Shen Ming said, "Regarding this matter, it's very crucial. It cannot have a flaw in it. Otherwise, when the Patriarch returns from his isolation training, you two will know of the consequences!"

Shen Ming's gaze swept Shen Ning and Shen Xiao. He didn't care if Shen Fei messed around, but if Shen Ning and Shen Xiao were to have problems, their punishments would definitely be severe.

Shen Ning and Shen Xiao were a little anxious. They hurriedly bent their bodies and said, "Yes, Main Affairs Elder. We will definitely do our best!"

Shen Fei's prideful gaze swept past Shen Ning and Shen Xiao. Although they were unhappy with Shen Fei, they were only members of a branch of the Sacred Family, they did not dare to voice out their misgivings. They obviously had higher cultivation levels compared to Shen Fei, however they were not treated fairly. How could they feel balanced in their hearts?

'In recent times, because they've been sheltered by the Alchemist Association, the Heavenly Marks Family has not put us in their eyes anymore. When the Patriarch returns, we'll show them a good time!' Shen Ming thought. The Patriarch of the Sacred Family, Shen Hong, was already at the peak of the Black Gold rank. Everyone wondered when he would be able to breakthrough into the Legend rank.

Once Shen Hong managed to break through the bottleneck into Legend rank, the standing of the Sacred Family would instantly no longer be the same. They would even be able to make some decisions regarding some of Glory City's matters. Even the City Lord would have to take the opinion of the Sacred Family seriously. At that time, what ripple could the Heavenly Marks Family cause?

'I heard that the Heavenly Marks family has been recruiting a large amount of experts and spent tens of millions in the process. Where did all that money come from? It seems this matter must be connected to the Alchemist Association! Is the Alchemist Association determined to nurture the Heavenly Marks Family?' Shen Ming thought to himself. The Alchemist Association had been repeatedly going against the Sacred Family to protect the Heavenly Marks Family. Furthermore, they had been secretly checking up on the Sacred Family. Could it be that the Alchemist Association had found something out?

The collusion between the Sacred Family and the Dark Guild could not be found out! Shen Ming had been very careful when handling these matters. He would not let the Alchemist Association catch them by the tail. Once the Patriarch returned from his isolation, he would definitely have to report to the Patriarch about this matter.

It did not matter if the Alchemist Association was sheltering the Heavenly Marks Family. This time, they had to show the Heavenly Marks Family some colours, otherwise, how could the prestige of the Sacred Family remain?

--- The territory of Heavenly Marks Family ---

Nie Li had been locking himself up, bitterly training while acquiring demon spirits. He was refining a God level growth rate Snow Wind Demon Spirit for Ye Ziyun and a Lightning Demon Spirit for Xiao Ning'er. Furthermore, he still had three other God level growth rate demon spirits which were of the God attribute, Sacred Flame attribute and the Holy attribute which had been prepared for Wei Nan, Zhu Xiangjun and Zhang Ming respectively.

In recent times, Nie Li had been busy with his integration with the Fanged Panda and raising his cultivation. He hadn't had the chance to go into the treasury of the Heavenly Marks Family, until now. Under Nie Hai's lead, they entered into a secret passage behind the Patriarch mansion. They passed through layers of thick defenses, and arrived at the treasury of the Heavenly Marks Family.

--- Treasury of the Heavenly Marks Family ---

Nie Hai was a little embarrassed. He pointed towards the stone chamber and said, "This is the treasury of the Heavenly Marks Family!"

Hearing Nie Hai's words, Nie Li's gaze swept through the stone chamber. The walls of the stone chamber were filled with hooks, however, there were only around one or two hundred items. Nie Li's gaze fiercely glanced at Nie Hai, and heartlessly said, "Patriarch, are you sure that this is the treasury of the Heavenly Marks Family?"

"Of course!" Nie Hai's cheeks were slightly hot as he nodded.

"Why are there so few items in the treasury of the Heavenly Marks Family?" Nie Li glanced at Nie Hai from up to down and said, "Patriarch, it couldn't be that the items in this treasury have been emptied out by you, right?"

"No such thing!" Nie Hai's face instantly reddened and said, "Everything within the treasury is registered. If one wanted to take an item out, it would have to pass through the agreement of all the elders. During these recent years, the Heavenly Marks Family has been strapped for cash. In order to ensure the development of the family, we've had no choice but to take some of the treasures out to exchange for money. Only by doing that were we able to maintain the Heavenly Marks Family until now!"

"I'm only casually saying. Why is Patriarch getting so agitated?" Nie Li shrugged, walking forward.

Watching Nie Li's back figure, Nie Hai was dazed. How had Nie Li's brain developed? It was basically no different from an adult's. He actually played around with him, causing Nie Hai to feel a sense of powerlessness.

"The treasures that we sold were those that were able to bought in the market. There are still some goods within the treasury whose uses are unknown, therefore, we did not dare to sell them recklessly." Nie Hai continued.

"Probably these treasures with unknown usage couldn't fetch much of a price, right?" Nie Li lightly glanced at Nie Hai.

"You... Xiao Li, can't you save some face for me? Now that it's only the two of us, it's fine. But when there are outsiders….. after all, I'm still the Patriarch." Nie Hai was depressed. As a Patriarch, he was actually rendered speechless by Nie Li. However, he couldn't get angry towards Nie Li because the rising of the Heavenly Marks Family heavily relied on Nie Li.

"Of course. When we are outside, I'll definitely save some face for you." Nie Li said, nodding his head.

Hearing Nie Li's words, Nie Hai was slightly stunned for a moment, then bitterly smiled. What Nie Li meant was that, when there were no outsiders, he would not save any face for him.

Nie Li looked at the various treasures hanging on the walls. Although the Heavenly Marks Family had declined, it was still a big family that had been passed down since the Snow Wind Empire Era, and so they still did have some good treasures. The treasures that Nie Hai knew of had basically all been sold off. However the items that were left over were the real treasures.

"These last couple hundred treasures, I don't know any of their uses nor power." Nie Hai said, bitterly smiling as he looked at all the dazzling treasures.

It was normal for Nie Hai not to know what these treasures could do. The majority of these treasures were from way before the Sacred Empire Era. Nie Li knew over ninety percent of them and the usage of each one. As for the left over ten percent, even Nie Li wasn't sure of their usage!