Sovereign of the Three Realms - Chapter 1832

Chapter 1832: 1832

The Vermilion Bird would’ve scoffed at another human youth, but Jiang Chen’s words rang in its ears . The bird couldn’t help but take them seriously .

“I agree with young master Chen, Old Brother Vermilion,” Long Xiaoxuan observed from the side . “I also think your behavior’s been a bit abnormal lately . ”

The divine spirit creature broke out in a cold sweat . “I have been too hasty, then,” it nodded .

Jiang Chen chuckled, then snapped a finger . “Don’t let that get you down, friend . We have a vault to raid . Come on, let’s see what goodies there are for us to take . ”

The Eternal Sacred Land’s vaults were incredibly well stocked . Their splendor was almost dizzying to the eye .

Having seen spirit herb vaults ten times richer in his previous life, Jiang Chen was the calmest of the trio . Conversely, Long Xiaoxuan was the most excited . The dragon’s eyes lit up . “Young master Chen, can we really take anything here?”

Dragons were naturally inclined to hoard treasure . It was an instinct down to their bones . Long Xiaoxuan was no different: his blood told him to take everything he saw .

“Brother Long, I know you’re a true dragon, but you can’t just indiscriminately grab everything . ”

The Vermilion Bird laughed . “You dragons really do get fixated on treasure, huh!”

Long Xiaoxuan snorted softly, but didn’t answer . The bright glint in his eyes signified his significant interest in the cache before him .

Jiang Chen was much pickier than that . Though he was in the best vault in Eternal Divine Nation, not everything was enough to catch his eye . Some was worthy enough to be in his collection, but he didn’t move to take them . His one rule was to be not greedy; he would grab only what he needed the most .

Things of only ordinary usefulness were ignored .

A stroll through the vault found Long Xiaoxuan burdened with a plethora of miscellaneous valuables . The Vermilion Bird took advantage as well, but Jiang Chen hadn’t taken a single thing just yet . None of the items he’d seen were particularly necessary .

However, when he came to another area, a pile of a certain substance piqued his interest . It was a kind of sand .

Jiang Chen knew of it from his previous life: Moon Lake Silversand, and a premium material for etching formations . It unconditionally increased the strength of any formation it was used in by thirty percent . If the formation in question was perfectly drawn and infused, it would be amplified by as much as a hundred percent .

Moon Lake Silversand was a wonderful substance, something he had dreamed of getting his hands on .

The True Spirit Post that Jiang Chen had acquired from the Primosanct Sect had lain unused all this time . The brush was one of the best tools in the world for drawing up formations .

Combined, the True Spirit Post and the Moon Lake Silversand could improve the power of the most ordinary of formations by a minimum of eighty percent . Used effectively, they could multiply a formation’s strength several times over .

Jiang Chen was a bit surprised at the sheer volume of the sand in the vault . The glistening grains piled up into small hills . He unceremoniously filled several flasks with the thing . When it came to real treasures, there was no such thing as too much of them .

However, the young man was far from insatiable . He took less than a hundredth of the hills of silvery sand . The Moon Lake Silversand itself made his entire trip worthwhile .

Jiang Chen didn’t leave just yet, though . The venerated forefather had personally promised him free access to anything in the vault . Technically, he could take as much as he wished .

Though he wasn’t haphazard about his acquisitions, he’d only been through half the vault .

Jiang Chen picked several more items up in the latter half of the vault, most of them cultivation related . He also pulled a set of talismans which were rather practical for combat usage . Everything else, he left untouched .

Under several pointed suggestions from his human friend, Long Xiaoxuan finally managed to repress his desire to thoroughly plunder the vault . He returned with a vast pile of treasure, but most were cultivation related and non-unique . The Eternal Sacred Land wouldn’t see much of a real loss .

The Vermilion Bird’s standards were much higher . Even the stores of the Eternal Sacred Land were largely uninteresting to it . The items it took away were extremely limited by their excellence .

All in all, each raider was pleased with his hefty haul .

Not long after Jiang Chen and company left, the venerated forefather came to visit the vault . The guard there reported the details of the youth’s visit to him .

The venerated forefather smiled . “I thought that kid would ransack the place, but he has much more restraint than I expected . A young man who is both courteous and adroit, I see . Interesting young people like him are becoming harder and harder to find . ”

“Forefather, Sir Jiang Chen didn’t take much, but he brought two companions with him . One of them took quite a few spirit herbs for cultivation . ”

The forefather smiled faintly . “If you knew who they were, perhaps you wouldn’t mention that . Anyway, the things they took won’t hurt us . ”

The forefather had much more vision than his underlings . He knew that Jiang Chen had with him a vermilion bird and a true dragon .

A combination like that was impossible to find anywhere, even if one searched high and low . The Eternal Sacred Land was fortunate to be graced with their presences .

Were they supposed to be faulted with taking too much in light of that? Rather, the forefather hoped they would take even more .

The more the sacred beasts received, the more they would remember the favor owed . The help they offered in the future would far outweigh what they had taken .

Even if the true dragon and the vermilion bird weren’t grateful to the Eternal Sacred Land, they would be grateful to Jiang Chen . Would they refuse a request for help from the youth?

It was a worthwhile investment in the end .

The venerated forefather was all the more impressed with the young man .

After returning to his residence, he decided to make for Martial Divine Nation after only a brief respite . The trip was necessary; he’d given his promise .

He didn’t expect the venerated forefather to make such a visit so soon, though .

“Jiang Chen, it seems you’re planning to leave soon?”

“Tomorrow, I think,” Jiang Chen answered briskly .

“Alright . I haven’t forgotten my part of the bargain . Here are a few talismans that may be useful in saving your life . These are offensive and defensive talismans, as well as escape glyphs . The offensive talismans will allow you to use attacks that are seventy to eighty percent of my strength for a short time, and the defensive ones will help you deal with many unforeseen circumstances . ”

The venerated forefather was banking a lot on this venture .

Jiang Chen accepted every gift that was given . What the forefather saw worthy to give was undoubtedly valuable . He didn’t want to waste the goodwill .

“Jiang Chen, I haven’t had such high hopes for a young man in a very long time . I look forward to hearing the reports of your success,” the venerated forefather encouraged .

“Venerated forefather, I can only promise to give it my all . If the task seems impossible, I won’t place myself into extreme danger . After all, I owe my allegiance to the Eternal Sacred Land . It would be irresponsible for me to put my life on the line for the Martial one . ”

The venerated forefather waved a hand . “I’ve never cared for empty words of courtesy . I want to mention only one thing . If your trip succeeds, you will have won the goodwill of the Martial Sacred Land . That sacred land is known for its great generosity . ”

“I see . I’ll take that to heart,” Jiang Chen smiled .

He rested in his own residence that night . The second morning, he sought out his disciple, Hua Ming . The boy had been established in the capital, and Jiang Chen had always had precious little time to teach him .

Thankfully, Hua Ming was talented enough to understand the essence of Jiang Chen’s tutelage with only a little guiding . He was a natural for cultivation, and had improved at incredible speed .

“Hua Ming, the entire divine nation knows who I am now . There’s no need to hide our relationship anymore . I am now a disciple of the sacred land, with a personal residence there . I’d like to take you in as well . You can cultivate inside my residence to break through that much quicker . ”

Hua Ming was bizarrely ecstatic . He rarely saw his master, and knew even less about his master’s identity . However, he had witnessed Jiang Chen’s incredible performance in the rebellion . He was proud that he had such a great master from the bottom of his heart – the greatest, in fact!

Because of this, he was very anxious of this all turning out to be a dream .  

Only when Jiang Chen brought him back to his own residence did Hua Ming feel relieved once more . His master was as pleased with his behavior as ever .

“Where are you going now, master?”

“My destination is a secret, don’t ask . If someone comes to look for trouble or pick a fight, go find Elder Ziju… or the three primes themselves, if you prefer . Our residence will not suffer the misbehavior of another!”

“Yes, master!” Hua Ming’s eyes brightened . The uncertainty in his heart mostly faded away .

After settling Hua Ming in, Jiang Chen departed the Eternal Sacred Land quietly . His destination: Martial Divine Nation .

There was an ongoing rebellion there as well . The nation was still being ravaged by the fires of war . It had faced the worst of the ten sacred lands’ respective rebellions .