chapter 2171-2180


    Chapter 2171


    Jackie’s room was on the west side hall. This used to be a storage space for misceneous items, but


    everything had been cleaned out and the space was nicely tidied.


    After the runner disciple left, Jackie poured a pot of tea for Noel and Brook, who bade him goodbye after


    spending half a day talking to them.


    With that, Jackie was the only one left in the west side hall after sending Brook and Noel away. Jackie


    sighed helplessly as he stood alone in the empty side hall. He thought that Elder Godfrey would ask him


    toe after he had arrived. Unexpectedly, he had been ignored.


    After sitting in the side hall for another hour, he became utterly bored and could not reign his thoughts.


    He then opened the side hall’s door and walked out of the west side hall. Jackie had just stepped on the


    green stone path when he saw a man In formal elder clothing sitting in the gazebo. The man had his


    back facing Jackie and seemed to be enjoying his tea.


    Jackie’s tension ebbed away when he saw that person’s back figure. He walked steadily toward the


    gazebo that was situated in the middle. The surrounding nts were incredibly lush, which would


    obstruct one’s view densely. He moved the leaves away as he slowly walked inside.


    Elder Godfrey slowly looked up and nced at Jackie who arrived in the gazebo.


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    Jackie’s expression seemed a little bitter. Although he had be Elder Godfrey’sst disciple, Jackie’s


    mood was still slightly terrible. He sat down opposite Elder Godfrey impolitely before he took another


    jade teacup from the table to pour himself a cup of tea. The delicate fragrance of the tea leaves assailed


    his nostrils. He had never drunk such tea, but he knew that this was a type of spirited tea that could clear


    one’s mind with its fragrance.


    Elder Godrey’s mouth curled upward as a significant smile appeared on his face. He did not waste time


    on other irrelevant things as he said straightforwardly,” You can ask anything you wish to know, and I’ll


    tell you everything I know without reservation.“


    Jackie scoffed lightly. He initially held respect for this formal elder, but what he did previously had


    stripped off all the respect Jackie had for him.


    Jackie replied in a slightly low voice, “I feel that the Eleventh Elder should give me an exnation. You


    didn’t give me any hint before suddenly announcing me as yourst disciple in front of everyone, causing


    everyone to target me. I had no idea that the Eleventh Elder was so confident in me and knew that I was


    capable of settling this dispute without seeing me in action.”


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    Elder Godfrey chuckled when he heard this. He did not get angry because of Jackie’s angry tone. The


    elder picked up his cup and took a sip. “I know that you’re not amoner, and this can be considered


    my test to you. If you pass the challenge, it proves that you’re capable of bing myst disciple. The


    news I’ve dered is true as myst disciple has to be excellent in every aspect.”


    Jackie was furious when he heard this. This meant that Elder Godfrey only had a brief understanding


    about Jackie, and he did not consider things on his behalf when he decided to do so. If Jackie was


    capable of suppressing the matter, it meant that Jackie was qualified to be hisst disciple. If Jackie


    failed, he would follow the First and Second Elders’ opinion and choose ast disciple among those


    three disciples.


    Chapter 2172


    Regardless, the Eleventh Elder was not at a loss and Jackie was the only one who would suffer.


    Jackie glowered at the elder, though not as intensely, but his response was curt as he spoke, “You truly


    are amazing at calcting such matters, Elder Godfrey. Compared to you, my schemes seem to be


    nothing important.”


    Elder Godfrey naturally understood Jackie’s hidden sarcasm. He put down the teacup in his hand and


    looked up at Jackie. “You don’t need to be so angry. We’re fated, and I have to thank you for rescuing me


    out of Mount Beasts. I owe you for your kindness, and I naturally won’t ignore you when you’re in trouble.


    It was indeed rash of me to suddenly announce this back then, but I won’t abandon you even if you’re


    unable to defeat any of those three disciples.”


    The elder’s words might have seemed pleasant, but Jackie was not a three-year-old child. He chuckled


    and spoke softly, “You have to understand that I’ll face the danger of failing once I get onto the battle


    stage. You announced me as yourst disciple previously, and they’ll naturally target me. If they attack


    me fatally, I may lose my hands or legs by then.”


    Elder Godfrey said, “I know that you aren’t an ordinary person, and you won’t put yourself in such


    danger. If you truly feel that your strength is iparable to them, you won’t join them on the battle


    tform. I know this clearly.”


    Jackie snorted and did not respond. He only turned to one side and looked at the dense trees


    surrounding them.


    Elder Godfrey was not displeased because of Jackie’s attitude. He ignored Jackie and continued


    speaking,” Right now, you are already myst disciple. To put things simply, we are on the same boat.


    Don’t let these grievances affect our rtionship.”


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    Jackie’s mouth twitched as he itched to say something terrible. However, he also understood that what


    Elder Godfrey said was true, and the two of them were in the same boat. It was best for them to not


    speak so harshly and cause their rtionship to be in a deadlock as he would also suffer because of


    that. He had no choice but to nod. “You’re right. However, you’ve refuted the First and Second Elder by


    doing this. Aren’t you afraid that the two of them will cause you trouble in the future? Even a newly


    recruited informal disciple who doesn’t care about the world also knows that the biggest issue in the sect


    right now is the battle for the position of sect master. No matter who will be the sect master in the


    future, it’ll be a battle between the First and Second Elder. It’s unwise of you to offend the two of them at


    once.”


    Jackie did not purposely say this to disgust Elder Godfrey. Instead, he felt that Elder Godfrey had


    completely offended those two elders by doing what he did. Both the elders were not people that could


    be easily dealt with, especially the Second Elder. He was a gloomy, extremely shrewd person. Once he


    had his eyes fixated on a person, that person’s life would not be easy in the future.


    Elder Godfrey chuckled and replied nonchntly, “We have many days ahead, and even if the sect


    master wishes to abdicate his position, it’ll take him two to three years to do so. Who will know how the


    situation is in two or three years? On top of that, will they let go of me easily even if I didn’t offend them?


    The others might not know this, but you know what I went through before. I was framed by others, and I


    found out that those two elders made a pact together to lure me into Mount Beasts after I did my


    investigation.”


    Jackie’s expression stiffened when he heard this. He had never imagined that this was the case. He


    naturally understood that Elder Godfrey was framed by others to appear at Mount Beasts at that time.


    Chapter 2173


    However, Jackie did not expect that the people who framed Elder Godfrey were the First and Second


    Elders. The two of them were ipatible during any other day, and Jackie was rather surprised by the


    fact that they would temporarily join forces to frame Elder Godfrey


    Elder Godfrey exhaled deeply. “I’ve already figured a way out for myself, and I’ve also thought about the


    way out for you. Some things are unavoidable even if I wish to avoid them. As the results will be the


    same, it’s better to live happily than living a vexed life.”


    Jackie nodded deeply as he agreed with what Elder Godfrey said. Elder Godfrey chuckled, shook his


    head, and said solemnly, “Let’s not talk about these misceneous matters. I have something important


    to tell you right now.”


    “The spot to enter the Secret ce for Resources, yes?” Jackie blurted out without waiting for Elder


    Godfrey to continue speaking.


    Elder Godfrey raised his brows and nced at Jackie in surprise. “How did you learn about that? I’ve just


    learned about this recently, and ording to those people’s virtue, they would’ve asked their


    subordinates to keep it a secret. Surprisingly, news of this has been spread, it seems.”


    Jackie’s lips twitched reluctantly before he simply described what he experienced before he entered the


    Mysterious Green Hall to Elder Godfrey.


    Elder Godfrey sneered coldly after he heard what happened. “So it was Griffin Olsen. He’s always been


    like that; acting domineeringly due to the fact that he was a chosen disciple. His characteristics and your


    temperament would definitely end badly sooner orter. Since he said that he won’t let you off the hook,


    you should do the same.”


    Jackie smiled helplessly when he heard this. Usually, would the support not stand forth and protect those


    under their care from harm? It looked like Elder Godfrey did not n to do so.


    Elder Godfrey seemed to be oblivious about Jackie’s struggle as he continued, “I’ve finally understood


    the stories behind some of the things that happened, and I’ve made my guesses as to why the Thousand


    Leaves Pavilion would act as if they didn’t see the members of the Corpse Pavilion. The Thousand


    Leaves Pavilion is carrying out a chest game, and every step they take is a gamble with much to lose.”


    Jackie shot up upon hearing Elder Godfrey’s meaningful words.


    The elder continued, “The reason they allowed the Corpse Pavilion toe to the North is due to their


    inability to take over the entire resources by themselves. Hence, they needed more people to share the


    Secret ce for Resources.”


    Jackie was slightly confused by this and could not help but ask, “Since they can’t take over the entire


    area, they can just do it slowly. After all, the Secret ce for Resources is located on our North side. As


    long as we don’t disclose the news and keep our guards up, we can slowly harvest the secret ce. That


    would’ve solved the problem, wouldn’t it?”


    Elder Godfrey sighed and said helplessly, “It’d be great if matters were as simple as you’ve mentioned.


    The upper management of the Thousand Leaves Pavilion definitely have thought about this as even you


    were able toe up with this idea. After I dug deep into things, I discovered that the news regarding


    the Secret ce for Resources had been spread by the Thousand Leaves Pavilion. They personally


    informed the Corpse Pavilion about it.”


    Jackie’s expression turned into a solemn one when he heard this. At this moment, he had gradually


    understood some things that made no sense in the past. If the Thousand Leaves Pavilion personally


    informed the Corpse Pavilion about this, they must have done it to gain the Corpse Pavilion’s corporation


    or they wished to achieve some goals by using the Corpse Pavilion. In that case, the upper management


    of the Thousand Leaves Pavilion would ignore the Corpse Pavilion’s petty actions in Mount Beasts.


    Chapter 2174 “Why would the Thousand Leaves Pavilion do so? What difficulties are they facing that


    require the cooperation of the Corpse Pavilion? Are they hoping that the Corpse Pavilion will spearhead


    the matter? Those in the Corpse Pavilion aren’t fools, though, and they’ll also notice issues if they


    investigate the matter. Once they discover the issues, the Corpse Pavilion won’t cooperate obediently


    with the Thousand Leaves Pavilion,” spoke Jackie rather excitedly


    Elder Godfrey nodded. “You’ve gotten to the most important point. In fact, I can’t make out the reasons


    for these questions right now. I only know that the news was spread by the Thousand Leaves Pavilion


    themselves, but I’m not sure why they did it.”


    Elder Godfrey paused before he continued, “Look, even you have thought of these questions. I believe


    the old fellows definitely have thought about them, too. Nheless, I’m sure they have their own


    reasons to insist on doing this. The Secret ce for Resources isn’t a ce we can enter as we like.


    Every sect has its corresponding quota, and that’s why Griffin would snatch the position from you for his


    brother.”


    Jackie thought about it for some time and did not immediately continue the conversation. He finally


    spoke after some time, “What’s inside the Secret ce for Resources? In the beginning, our sect is


    fighting with the Muddled Origin n for the secret ce. After that, the Thousand Leaves Pavilion


    discovered something, so we stopped the battle between us and the Muddled Origin n to take over


    the secret ce.”


    Elder Godfrey was slightly stunned after he heard |Jackie’s inquiries. He raised his hand to pour himself


    another cup of tea. “ording to the situation I inquired about, the Secret ce for Resources was


    passed down by an ancient master. On top of that, it’s highly likely that this ancient master isn’t from our


    Hestia Continent. I think the Secret ce for Resources has been passed down by a master from a


    world that is far more developed in terms of their martial art culturepared to our Hestia Continent.”


    Elder Godfrey looked up toward Jackie after he finished speaking. He originally thought that Jackie


    would be greatly shocked by what he said. After all, even he was shocked and could not control his


    expression upon learning how the secret ce was passed down by an ancient master. However, Elder


    Godfrey was stunned when he saw Jackie’s facial expression; he was not even shocked in the slightest.


    Instead, Jackie’s face was filled with curiosity.


    What was he curious about? Was he wondering about the ancient master’s name? Should he not have


    been shocked when he heard the news?


    Elder Godfrey coughed softly and interrupted Jackie’s rampantly running, causing Jackie to snap out of it


    and looking rather sheepish. “You mean that this Secret ce for Resources was passed on by an


    ancient master who’s much stronger than the masters of our Hestia Continent?”


    Elder Godfrey nodded.


    Jackie’s eyes nced around as what he encountered at Mount Beasts shed past his thoughts. He


    was forced to jump down from the Cliff of Sorrows, was trapped in the Ten Absolutes Trap Array, and


    encountered the skeleton covered in robes after he escaped the Ten Absolutes Trap Array.


    At that time, Jackie inferred that the skeleton did not belong to the West Cercei State or even the Hestia


    Continent, especially when the person had the Ancient Eclipse Dragon’s blood in his hand and the


    Shattered Soul Crystals scattered around his right hand. These items did not belong to the Hestia


    Continent, and they were incredibly precious even in first-grade worlds.


    Oh top of that, the Ten Absolutes Trap Array that contained them also did not belong to this world. These


    questions had long been raised in his heart, but all this while, he temporarily suppressed these doubts as


    he did not receive further information.


    However, he knew in his heart that something huge must have happened in the West Cercei State a long


    time ago, causing things that should not have appeared in this ce to constantly appear.


    Chapter 2175 The corners of Elder Godfrey’s mouth slightly twitched as he tapped on the table with his


    fingers.” What are you thinking of? What is that weird expression for?”


    Jackie snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Elder Godfrey sid. He coughed softly and touched his


    nose to hide his slightly embarrassed expression again. “It’s nothing. I’m just wondering why something


    like this was left behind by ancient masters in the West Cercei State.”


    Elder Godfrey raised his brows. “You’re not the only one troubled by this as everybody who knew about


    this matter wondered about it. Something huge must’ve happened at the West Cercei State a long time


    ago and caused the master to pass down his inheritance here.”


    Jackie nodded and asked with a hint of surprise in his voice, “Since this is an inherited ce, why is it


    addressed as the Secret ce for Resources? Does the upper management of the Thousand Leaves


    Pavilion n to confuse others with the name?”


    Elder Godfrey nced at Jackie and simply shook his head. “That’s not the case. In fact, both the upper


    management of the Thousand Leaves Pavilion and the elders of our Dual Sovereign Pavilion have no


    idea why the Secret ce for Resources was left behind. Some people said that this used to be the


    residence of the ancient master, while others said that the ancient master did this to search for a suitable


    inheritor to take over his powers. There are all sorts of interpretations, but I think that this is the


    inheritance left behind by the ancient masters.”


    Jackie nodded and did not press on with his questions regarding this matter, to which Elder Godfrey


    looked at Jackie in surprise.


    Others would have continued asking questions until they got to the bottom of things, but Jackie seemed


    like he was not interested in the matter. “Aren’t you curious as to why I fought for a spot on your behalf?”


    Jackie nodded. He was certainly curious, but there were so many questions running in his mind that he


    did not have time to think about this issue. He was focused on other issues, too. Since Elder Godfrey


    had brought up the matter, he naturally went with the flow and asked, “I am, actually, and I am waiting for


    you to continue talking about it.”


    Elder Godfrey could not help but roll his eyes at Jackie, not believing in his response. However, he did


    not wish to make a fuss over this with Jackie. When he was about to continue speaking, Jackie suddenly


    looked up as if he had a sudden realization. “Since this Secret ce for Resources is left behind by


    ancient masters, there must be lots of precious items inside. No matter how much the upper


    management cares about the sect’s disciples, none of them would be able to consider their disciples


    when facing such precious items.”


    Jackie spoke tactfully, but he actually wanted to ask why they were allowed to enter the Secret ce for


    Resources. After all, this was something left behind by ancient masters, and they were considered


    precious items to the masters of the West Cercei State. Should the elders not take over the area by


    themselves?


    Elder Godfrey raised his brows and nced at Jackie praisingly. Jackie was a smart young man,


    indeed.” You are right. If the old men were able to obtain the items by themselves, there wouldn’t be


    anything left for you people. The reason they are in such a hurry to arrange for disciples to enter the


    Secret ce for Resources was that it isn’t a ce everybody could enter. There are many limitations in


    that ce, and we’re not allowed to enter the secret ce.”


    Jackie was even more puzzled when he heard this. Elder Godfrey was not someone who would withhold


    information. He would naturally exin things to Jackie, since they were already at this point of the


    conversation.


    Chapter 2176 “There’s a limitation of realms for those who wish to enter the Secret ce for Resources.


    Those with a fighting prowess higher than the final stage of innate level will be blocked outside the secret


    ce. Only martial artists in the final stage of innate level or lower are allowed into the Secret ce for


    Resources. On top of that, those who wish to enter the secret ce need to have the entry token.


    Nobody can enter the secret ce without the entry token, and that’s why there’s a restriction on the


    quota. I fought a spot for you, and I hope you won’t let it go to waste.”


    This excited Jackie, and a radiant look shed past his eyes after he heard Elder Godfrey’s description.


    If there was a limitation on their fighting prowess, he would not be in such great danger after he entered


    the secret ce. The only problems he might face might be from the secret ce itself.


    He could not help but sit up straight when he thought of this. His eyes were fixated on the camphor


    behind Elder Godfrey, and Elder Godfrey could not help but chuckle when he saw Jackie’s expression.


    He pushed the cup of tea toward Jackie and wanted him to drink the tea. “Drink some tea and calm


    down. I know that you’re thinking about how you’ll be able to have great achievements in the Secret


    ce for Resources after you hear about this limitation. However, I have to advise you to remain calm no


    matter where you’re heading next.”


    Jackie lifted the teacup and took a huge sip. He exhaled deeply before he suddenly said, “I believe that


    the Thousand Leaves Pavilion had sent someone, at least, to check the danger inside.”


    Elder Godfrey’s eyes lit up. “You are quite smart. Since they’re sending their excellent disciples into the


    secret ce, they’ll definitely check the area to ensure the safety of these disciples. In total, the Muddled


    Origin n, Dual Sovereign Pavilion, and the Thousand Leaves Pavilion sent a hundred puppets in the


    intermediate stage of innate level into the Secret ce for Resources. Out of the hundred puppets, more


    than seventy of them came back, which means that the depreciation rate is around thirty percent. The


    disciples we send are naturally excellent disciples of our sect. They’re much stronger than the puppets in


    the intermediate stage o finnate level. Your depreciation rate will also be about ten to twenty percent


    lower. This means that most of you will return. I’ve arranged for you to go in because it’s extremely safe.”


    Jackie blinked as he relished what the Elder Godfrey had said. A depreciation rate of 10 to 20 percent


    was impressively low. So long as he kept himself disciplined and avoid being cannon fodder after he


    went in, he should be able to leave the ce safely. The Secret ce for Resources was truly a great


    ce for Jackie.


    Elder Godfrey frowned. “Don’t think that the Secret ce for Resources is paradise and you can run


    around because of the low depreciation rate, still. More than seventy of the puppets were able to return


    because their mission was to investigate what’s inside the secret ce. After you and the other disciples


    go in, you may just end up in an extremely dangerous spot because of the precious treasures inside. You


    mustn’t actpulsively and end up dying.”


    Jackie nodded. He knew that Elder Godfrey was saying this for his own good. The elder was afraid that


    Jackie would act impulsively and put himself in danger. However, Jackie was not the kind of person who


    would endanger himself for some small benefits.


    Jackie frowned and asked, “How many quotas did our sect obtain? Who’s going?”


    Elder Godfrey replied, “Third-grade sects were given twenty spots. The Thousand Leaves Pavilion was


    given fifty spots, and the Corpse Pavilion also has fifty spots.”


    Jackie was slightly stunned when he heard this. “The Corpse Pavilion also has fifty spots? You


    mentioned that the entry tokens are required to enter the Secret ce for Resources. Was the Corpse


    Pavilion also given entry tokens?”


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    Chapter 2177 “If these entry tokens were given to the Corpse Pavilion by the Thousand Leaves Pavilion,


    does this mean that both sects have alreadye to some sort of agreement?”


    Elder Godfrey nodded, and there was a weird expression on his face. He seemed to bementing and,


    at the same time, tongue-tied. “You thought right. The Thousand Leaves Pavilion was the one who gave


    the entry token to the Corpse Pavilion. The hrious part is that not only was the Corpse Pavilion given


    50 spots…, but those two third-grade sects in the south under the Corpse Pavilion’s control also have 20


    spots like us. This means that the sects from the north and south have the same number of spots.”


    Jackie’s expression morphed into one that could not be read upon hearing this. He obviously did not


    understand what the Thousand Leaves Pavilion had In mind based on their actions. Didn’t they know


    that doing this wasuding the enemy’s spirit and belittling their own? They distributed the resources so


    averagely, and nobody was at an advantage.


    Elder Godfrey chuckled softly. “Are you unable to understand what’s going on? I was just as puzzled


    when I first received the news. I couldn’t understand what the old men from the Thousand Leaves


    Pavilion were thinking. Didn’t they know that they’ll lose the restriction once they enter the Secret ce


    for Resources, that they’ll be killing disciples recklessly? Disciples from the south won’t hold back when


    going against our disciples from the north. Arge number of our people might just die in that secret


    ce.”


    Jackie nodded. “You’re right. Not only will we lose the restrictions once we enter the Secret ce for


    Resources, but we’ll get into bigger battles when fighting for precious items because we belong to


    different sects, too. There aren’t any benefits of allowing them into the secret ce. However, I don’t


    think there’s anything wrong with the upper management of the Thousand Leaves Pavilion, and I’m sure


    they have their reason for doing so.”


    Elder Godfrey sighed softly, picked up his cup, and took a sip of his tea. Jackie nced at Elder Godfrey


    and asked, “You still haven’t told me who from our sect is going.”


    Elder Godfrey chuckled before replying to Jackie’s question, “We’re sending three chosen disciples,


    eleven elder disciples, and six formal disciples in the top six positions.”


    Jackie blinked in surprise when he heard this. “We’re only sending three chosen disciples into the


    ce?” Jackie was surprised by what he heard. After all, the Secret ce for Resources was a ce


    with a low level of danger, and there would definitely be great items inside. It was possible that this ce


    was left behind by the ancient master in search of people to inherit the things he left behind.


    In that case, they should have reserved ten spots and sent all the chosen disciples into the secret ce.


    Why did they only send three chosen disciples?


    Elder Godfrey nced at Jackie. “The chosen disciples are extremely important to a sect, and there


    might be several future formal or informal elders among those ten chosen disciples. Although this ce


    looks promising, we can’t send so many chosen disciples into the area as nobody knows how the ce


    is. Only you will be the judge of that ce after you enter.”


    Jackie’s expression darkened when he heard this. In fact, the consideration of the sect’s upper


    management was correct. Although they proved how dangerous the ce was with puppets, they could


    not draw conclusions just from this. Although the Secret ce for Resources seemed to be a safe ce,


    chosen disciples were the lifeline of a sect, and the upper management naturally could not use them as


    subjects in the experience.


    Losing too many chosen disciples in the secret ce would absolutely be irreparable bad news to a sect


    Chapter 2178 Jackie raised his brows and suddenly felt like he had been subjected to an experiment like


    ab rat. The 20 people chosen were quite strong, and they were not chosen disciples, so they could be


    chosen as the guinea pigs for this experiment. The remaining seven chosen disciples might enter the


    Secret ce for Resources sooner orter. However, these people might enter the secret ce after


    they had left the ce.


    At this moment, Jackie suddenly remembered diffin, who came to Jackie because of the quota. He


    wanted Jackie to give up entering the Secret ce for Resources and gave the spot to his younger


    brother.


    Jackie suddenly asked, “Is Griffin’s brother in seventh ce among the formal disciples?


    Elder Godfrey chuckled and nodded, “You’re quite sharp. Griffin’s brother, Howard Olsen, is in seventh


    ce among the formal disciples. Without you, there will be seven quotas for the formal disciples to


    enter the Secret ce for Resources. However, since you became myst disciples, I’d fight for a


    position for you. After all, you’re an elder disciple now, and all the other elders fought for a spot for their


    disciples. Since you obtained a position, the number of formal disciples would be one less.”


    Jackie nodded. He finally understood what was happening.


    Elder Godfrey chuckled and added, “Every formal elder will send one of their elder disciples into the


    Secret ce for Resources. I’m sure you know that the formal elders have more than one elder disciple.


    However, I only recruited you, so I can only send you.”


    Jackie nodded and did not continue arguing on the matter. Instead, he asked something else, “In that


    case, will Griffin enter the secret ce?”


    Elder Godfrey focused his gaze on Jackie. “He’ll be there, yes. Although I don’t know much about the


    disciples in our sect, I have some impressions about Griffin as he’s apetitive person who bullies the


    weak. He’d surely fight for such a great opportunity.”


    Jackie nodded. Griffin was a blunt person, and his character was apparent in just a short conversation. If


    he did not have the support of his own talents, he would have died a long time ago. Sometimes, there


    was no need to pay too much attention to people like him. The more troublesome people were the


    Second Elder and Elder Sayer.


    Jackie had only met the Second Elder once. The First and Second Elders had lengthy conversations on


    the round tform the other day. Theypletely ignored the people present andundred their


    interaction in front of all the disciples. Although the First Elder had his prestige as the First Elder, Jackie


    felt that the Second Elder was the most troublesome among them.


    The First Elder said such insulting words, but the Second Elder waspletely unfazed by what he


    heard. The Second Elder seemed like a crafty person as he was able to control his emotions, speak


    justifiably, and act tactically.


    If the First Elder was a fierce tiger in the mountains, the Second Elder was a venomous snake hidden in


    the darkness. One only needed to be smart and have the correct weapons when facing a fierce tiger, but


    one would never know when the venomous snake would lunge and bite. Its poison would kill a person at


    any time.


    Jackie frowned as he slightly turned pale.


    Elder Godfrey looked at Jackie in a slightly surprised manner. “Don’t tell me that you’re actually afraid of


    Griffin.”


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    Jackie chuckled as he slightly raised his chin. “What’s so frightening about a person who only knows how


    to parade his power and fight without converging his thoughts?”


    Elder Godfrey nodded at Jackie’sments about Griffin; they were no doubt urate. “In that case,


    why do you look rather troubled? Is something upying you?”


    Jackie did not hide his thoughts and nodded. “My thoughts went to the Second Elder because of Griffin.


    What the Second Elder said on the round tform has left a deep impression, and I feel that it’d be


    difficult to handle him. I didn’t say this in hopes of causing you trouble. I just think that it’s rather unwise


    for you to offend both elders at the same time. The First Elder is fine, but the Second Elder is difficult to


    handle.”


    Jackie spoke with such sincerity that Elder Godfrey nodded. He naturally took what Jackie said into his


    heart. He moved over and looked at Jackie before stretching out his hand to slightly pat Jackie on his


    shoulder. “I know you mean well with what you said. In fact, I’ve already made the necessary


    considerations and you’re right. Compared to the First Elder, it’s much more difficult to handle the


    Second Elder. However, I’m really unlucky. As the Eleventh Elder, I’m a person who’s capable of


    disturbing the peace. The Second Elder will still do something against me if he isn’tpletely certain


    that he can gain my support. If so, then I have nothing to worry about. Since the two of them will do


    something to me sooner orter, why should I bend to their will?”


    Jackie nodded softly. His eyes flickered as a hesitant expression appeared on his face.


    Elder Godfrey nced at him and said softly, “I know what you’re thinking, but I don’t wish to be ackey.


    I didn’t practice martial arts to listen to others. If I choose a side now and be ackey to one of


    those two, that’d be going against my way of practicing martial arts. This is something I can never do.”


    A slightly imposing look appeared in Jackie’s eyes. He admired how Elder Godfrey handled things. He


    would rather be their enemy or hide far away instead of bing theirckey and do things for


    them.


    Elder Godfrey sighed softly. “I’ve involved you in this matter by epting you as myst disciple, but I


    have no choice but to do this as our rtionships might be discovered sooner orter. Instead of waiting


    for them to take action against you by then, I’d rather take you in earlier. This can be considered as


    providing you with protection, and I can help you gain lots of benefits.”


    Elder Godfrey smiled bitterly and continued, “I know that my actions might bring disaster, but I no longer


    care about that right now. Once I think that I’m unable to stay here, I will leave the Dual Sovereign


    Pavilion. I investigated you as a person, and I know you’re rather like my character.”


    Jackie nodded at that. “I’ll follow you if you truly leave the Dual Sovereign Pavilion,” he dered, and


    Elder Godfrey nodded gratifyingly.


    The two of them picked up their respective cups and took a sip. Jackieughed bitterly and shook his


    head as if he had remembered something.


    Elder Godfrey nced at Jackie in surprise and asked, “What are youughing at?”


    Jackie answered, “I’m thinking of how the Thousand Leaves Pavilion and Corpse Pavilion’s upper


    management will react when they meet each other on the day we enter the Secret ce for Resources.


    That’d be very memorable, I’ll say. The enemies meet one another, but they can’t do anything about it.


    They can only hold all their anger in their hearts…”


    Elder Godfrey arched his brow and slightly thought about it. He ced the teacup down and said


    seriously, “You’re wrong; we won’t be meeting one another.”


    Chapter 2180


    Jackie arched his brow in surprise when he heard this. Since they were entering the Secret ce for


    Resources together, they had to wait together at the location where the secret ce was to be activated.


    By then, elders or sect heads would inevitably be visiting the ce together with them.


    Elder Godfrey knew that Jackie had the wrong idea in mind just by looking at his expression. He


    chuckled and exined, “The method of us entering the Secret ce for Resources is different from


    what you think it is. We don’t need to gather on one spot to activate the Secret ce for Resources.


    Instead, we can enter at will as long as we own the entry token.”


    This was out of Jackie’s understanding, Jackie had assumed that the activation of all secret ces


    required arge number of spirited stones or spirited crystals. The space cave required the support of


    sufficient energy to allow entry for those who wished to enter.


    Elder Godfrey started exining to Jackie in a good tempered manner, “This Secret ce for Resources


    Is quite special as it’s located at the northwest corner of the West Cercei State. This secret ce is


    separated from our space, and one has to go through the space cave if they wish to enter the area.


    There are a couple hundred space caves within a ten-meter radius of a specific location. You only need


    to have the entry token to enter the space cave. Of course, those who wish to enter have to fulfill the


    restriction of fighting prowess. If not, one can never enter the secret ce, even if he owned an entry


    token.”


    This gave Jackie a general understanding of what was happening. This meant that the Secret ce for


    Resources was invisible to the human eye unless one entered the area. As the secret ce was an


    individual space, they had to search for space caves at the specific location and enter the space cave


    with the entry token.


    Still, questions rose within Jackie. “Those who own the entry token are able to enter the Secret ce for


    Resources through the space cave. If so, who made these entry tokens? Could it be a powerful master


    from the Thousand Leaves Pavilion of sorts? If they’re able to create these entry tokens, why don’t they


    make more, and they wouldn’t need to restrict the number of people entering the area.”


    Elder Godfrey spoke helplessly, “You’re considering It too simply. If it’s really just like what you said, there


    won’t be anything worth worrying about as all the sects can create the entry tokens. In that way, we can


    send as many people into the secret ce and spend as much time inside. There won’t be any limitation


    on time and number of people.”


    Jackie could not help but frown when he heard this.” Then who created the entry tokens? Is it the Corpse


    Pavilion?!”


    Upon saying that, Jackie felt likeughing at himself and immediately shook his head to reject the idea.”


    It’s not the Corpse Pavilion, for sure, or the Thousand Leaves Pavilion would’ve lost their position a long


    time ago if that’s the case. Are you trying to say that the masters of the fourth-grade sects are incapable


    of creating the entry tokens?”


    Elder Godfrey nodded and did not continue wasting time on nonsense with Jackie. He straightforwardly


    answered, “The entry tokens aren’t created by anybody; it’s proactively released by the Secret ce for


    Resources.”


    Jackie was stunned when he heard what the elder said. The Secret ce for Resources was capable of


    releasing items? The more he listened to it, the more bizarre things seemed to be.


    Elder Godfrey knew what Jackie was thinking about when he saw the look in Jackie’s eyes.


    Elder Godfrey chuckled and picked up his teacup to sip at his tea. “I was just as surprised when I heard


    the news, but this is the truth. Our elders personally saw these entry tokens being released from the


    nearby space caves when we discovered the Secret ce for Resources. It rushed outward so abruptly,


    as if somebody was throwing them out.”


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