newbobooks Chapter 86 News of the Primordial Spirit Fragment
Chapter 86 News of the Primordial Spirit Fragment
Chapter 86 News of the Primordial Spirit Fragment
The door was closed, and Dongfang Ke'er stuck out her tongue at the door, saying in a spoiled manner, "You insist on taking someone as your disciple, don't you know they like you? A master-disciple relationship, let's see if you can handle it!"
With her lips pouting, she had no interest in practicing her skills and soon drifted into daydreams.
On the first floor of the villa, the old butler stood guard at the back door, silently watching the workers tending to the back garden.
Zhuo Yang walked to his side and said calmly, "Old Butler, I have to go to Nanmen City early the day after tomorrow. Please prepare a car for me."
With Dongfang Jiye gone, consulting the old steward is definitely the right thing to do.
The old butler turned around and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhuo, don't worry about this small matter. I will make sure to give the proper instructions and pick you up from Penglai Pavilion on time the day after tomorrow. By the way, is there anything I can help you with?"
“Perfect.” Zhuo Yang’s eyes lit up. “Also, book me a ticket for the Perfume Cruise. To be honest, I don’t even know where to buy cruise tickets.”
"Is it the perfume shop that's going to Nanmen City the day after tomorrow?" the old butler asked in surprise.
"Yes, you know too?" Zhuo Yang was even more surprised.
"Our master is also planning to go. He heard there's an auction, and he wants to buy some things for Miss to use in her cultivation." The old butler smiled happily. With Zhuo Yang going along, there was no need to worry about the master's safety.
Zhuo Yang remained silent.
The old butler frowned and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Zhuo, is there any danger on the cruise ship?"
Zhuo Yang nodded: "I don't know if it's dangerous if I don't go, but it will definitely be dangerous if I go!"
"..."
The old butler was immediately taken aback. So you realize you're a troublemaker!
He gave a wry smile and shook his head, saying, "I understand what Mr. Zhuo means. I will tell the master not to go. I will arrange the car, please rest assured."
"Okay." Zhuo Yang smiled. "I will prepare the materials that Ke'er needs for cultivation. Mr. Dongfang doesn't need to worry about that. When you have time, help me find a few profitable investment projects. I can partner with him or invest in him to help me manage them. No problem!"
The old butler was both amused and exasperated, thinking to himself, "Are you trying to steal the master's daughter away from him?!"
Unnecessary matters are not the butler's responsibility. He shook his head, chatted with Zhuo Yang for a few more minutes, and then busied himself directing the workers to repair the back garden.
Zhuo Yang set up a small fog formation at the Dongfang family's residence. He wrote down the method for activating the formation and how to hide within it on a piece of paper, and had the old butler give it to Ke'er. After that, he went to the city alone.
In the bank's safe deposit box, Zhuo Yang found the safe left by Fu Yayue, and then found a leather suitcase containing a cloth bag, an envelope, and a glass bottle.
The bag contained hundreds of diamonds over one carat each, the envelope contained two UBS bank drafts worth one hundred million US dollars, and the glass bottle contained an unknown gray powder.
The first two items cost money, but Zhuo Yang actually sensed a strong, chilling aura emanating from the bottle of powder.
"It should be something used by ghost cultivators. Yu Bao is currently in seclusion, so I'll give it to her when she wakes up." Zhuo Yang put the item away and left the bank.
He then went to a private room in a tea restaurant and found Pan Jianbo and Feng Rong waiting for him there.
"Master!" Pan Jianbo poured tea for Zhuo Yang eagerly. "Good news! I sold the things I got from the ancient tomb to a wealthy businessman for over three million. I'll transfer the money to you in a bit."
Zhuo Yang smiled and said, "Keep it yourselves as travel expenses for helping me find the things."
Pan Jianbo nodded, then suddenly lowered his voice: "Master, I think I've found what you're looking for, look!"
He took out his phone and showed Zhuo Yang a photo.
With just one glance, Zhuo Yang sensed the fluctuations of the Demon Lord's primordial spirit. They were extremely slight, but they were his own primordial spirit, which he could sense even when it was attached to an object and photographed.
The object in the photo is a blue and white porcelain vase, encased in a glass case, seemingly in the possession of a collector or in a museum.
Zhuo Yang thought carefully for a while before he remembered that the vase was his favorite thing in a previous life.
Putting down the photo, Zhuo Yang asked in a deep voice, "Where is the thing?"
Pan Jianbo immediately dropped his obsequiousness and lowered his voice to reply, "Master, this blue and white porcelain vase is said to belong to a wealthy businessman who wants to put it up for auction. I've asked a friend..."
"Where is it?" Zhuo Yang interrupted him, his expression growing increasingly serious.
Pan Jianbo was immediately taken aback and, not daring to waste any words, quickly said, "The seller plans to auction it off on the Perfume Cruise Ship. The Perfume Cruise Ship will stop at Nanmen City for a few hours the day after tomorrow to allow passengers to disembark and embark!"
"Very good, you did a great job!" Zhuo Yang praised.
As the leader, you can't be too good to your underlings, nor can you be too bad to them. Being too close will make them lose their sense of propriety, while being too distant will make them feel unimportant. So, the best strategy is a carrot and stick approach.
"This is the cultivation method for you, take a look!"
Zhuo Yang placed a thin notebook on the table and pushed it in front of Pan Jianbo.
After being hit with a stick, this is the sweet date.
Pan Jianbo's eyes were shining as he looked at the notebook.
As a tomb raider, the cultivation techniques he practiced were scavenged from ancient tombs, and his current level of skill already demonstrated his considerable talent. It was inevitable that he would be excited when he obtained a genuine cultivation technique.
Feng Rong, who was standing next to him, was also very excited, but he didn't try to grab it. Instead, he knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Thank you so much, Master!" He wanted to kowtow again.
Zhuo Yang helped him up and said with a smile, "Don't rush to kowtow. It's not too late to acknowledge me as your master after you've completed the Foundation Establishment stage!"
“Yes, Master!” Regardless of the form of address, Feng Rongcai, with tears in his eyes, was convinced that Zhuo Yang was his master.
Upon seeing this, Pan Jianbo also knelt down, and was helped up by Zhuo Yang.
"Go back and intensify your training." Zhuo Yang smiled faintly. "I have made annotations for the parts that you should pay attention to. If you still have any questions, contact me using this."
Two jade pendants for communication, one for each person.
Feng Rong was annoyed. He nodded and put the jade pendant away. Pan Jianbo then showered him with flattery.
"Master, there's another piece of news, it must be very important."
Pan Jianbo hesitated for a moment, but still said, "There's an auction on the Perfume Ship the day after tomorrow, and Master will definitely be there. I heard from my colleagues that many organizations are eyeing the treasures on the ship."
"What kinds of organizations are there?" Zhuo Yang frowned.
The fragments of the primordial spirit are very important and must be retrieved. Zhou Hanxiao also requested to go to the Perfume Ship. The process of retrieving the treasure will definitely not be simple. If other organizations also join the treasure-hunting team, things will become troublesome.
"Master, have you heard of Phoenix Pavilion?" Pan Jianbo asked in a deep voice.
Zhuo Yang shook his head, and Pan Jianbo quickly explained, "The Phoenix Pavilion is a very mysterious organization. It only appeared suddenly two or three months ago. Wherever there are newly discovered ancient tombs or secret realms, you will find them."
"The members of Phoenix Pavilion are all mysterious and their cultivation levels are not weak."
Zhuo Yang nodded and then asked, "Are there any other organizations?"