Chapter 291.2: Word of the Spirit Relics Leaks Out! Lu Changsheng Is Furious! One Slap Crushes an Earthly Saint Dao Body! (II)

After handing the Heavenly River Heavy Water Pearl over to the Secret World Pavilion, Lu Changsheng returned to Hundred Flowers Sect.

The days went by one after another. However, before the month was even up, Divine Sword Manor sent a messenger to deliver an invitation to Lu Changsheng.

"What does Manor Lord Xiahou want?" Lu Changsheng asked.

"I don't know. The manor lord only said you'd understand once you got there, Senior Lu."

Lu Changsheng frowned slightly. He had finished his business with Divine Sword Manor and had nothing more to do with them. Why had they suddenly invited him? He could not shake the feeling that something was wrong.

"I'm about to go into seclusion now. I'll visit Manor Lord Xiahou once I come out. Go and tell him that."

Having said that, Lu Changsheng turned and left without another word.

Truthfully, he had no desire to visit the manor. He only wanted to wait for the auction at the Secret World Pavilion and get his Martial Dao fragments. Once he had them, he would stand a chance of advancing to Heavenly Saint, and as a Heavenly Saint, there would be little left for him to fear.

This matter was of utmost importance, and he was not about to let any complications sprout up.

However , only three days passed before the manor lord, Xiahou Puyu, arrived at the Hundred Flowers Sect with a group of the manor's people to call on Lu Changsheng in person. Zhang Ling, the master of the Hundred Flowers Sect, had no choice but to report it to him.

Lu Changsheng frowned. "Xiahou Puyu came in person?"

"Yes."

"Who else is with him?"

Zhang Ling paused for a moment before saying, "It seems to be some Earthly Saints. Not many, only seven or eight in all."

Lu Changsheng was still weighing the situation. However, the man had already arrived; he had come specifically to call on him. Given that they had worked together before, refusing to see him wouldn't be right.

"Fine, take them to the main hall. I'll be there shortly. Let's see what Xiahou Puyu wants."

There was no point in trying to avoid them.

Lu Changsheng went to the main hall of the Hundred Flowers Sect and spotted Xiahou Puyu right away. His party were all familiar faces except for one individual.

Lu Changsheng spoke up at once. "Manor Lord Xiahou, if you needed anything, a message would have sufficed. Why trouble yourself to come all this way in person? I've been very busy lately, so please forgive me if I've been a poor host."

Xiahou Puyu forced a smile. "Not at all, Fellow Daoist Lu. We're the ones intruding. Honestly, it's not me who came looking for you this time. It's Fellow Daoist Chen Guang."

As he spoke, Xiahou Puyu turned slightly to one side.

Lu Changsheng followed Xiahou Puyu's gaze to a middle-aged man standing beside him. His aura was unmistakably that of an Earthly Saint, yet his face was unfamiliar.

"Fellow Daoist Chen Guang?" Lu Changsheng truly had no memory of him. He was quite sure they had never met.

Zhang Ling immediately sent him a telepathic message. Supreme Elder Lu, Chen Guang should be from the Chen Clan of Sacred Star City. They have a Heavenly Saint lineage! The Chen Clan's Heavenly Saint grand elder is still alive to this day...

Though Lu Changsheng did not know Chen Guang, Zhang Ling had heard about him. The moment Xiahou Puyu introduced him, she realized he was from the Chen Clan.

Lu Changsheng's eyes narrowed slightly. The Chen Clan, a Heavenly Saint lineage?

His gaze swept back and forth between Chen Guang and Xiahou Puyu when something seemed to dawn on him. His gaze turned cold.

What he had feared most had happened after all. The secret of Divine Sword Manor's spirit relic had leaked. Worse still, the one who had come was from the Chen Clan, which had a Heavenly Saint lineage, and Divine Sword Manor had been in no position to refuse.

Lu Changsheng gave a cold laugh. His tone was anything but polite. "How nice of you, Divine Sword Manor! Manor Lord Xiahou, I still remember every solemn promise you made. What's this, then? Better if your Fellow Daoist dies than you?

Xiahou Puyu's face flushed red. He was deeply ashamed, but what could he have done? He had planned for everything and sworn the whole Divine Sword Manor to silence. Who could have known the secret would still get out in the end?

Truthfully, the Chen Clan had been watching Divine Sword Manor ever since they had obtained the coordinates for the secret world. After all, a Deity Transformation-level secret world was very valuable. It was only out of concern for appearances and some unspoken rules in Sacred Star City that the Chen Clan held back from moving against the Divine Sword Manor. However, once it learned the manor had obtained a spirit relic, the Chen Clan could no longer stand idle.

The clan did have a Heavenly Saint lineage, and its Heavenly Saint grand elder was still alive, but it did not possess a spirit relic. The fact that the Chen Clan had decided to act showed just how precious spirit relics truly were. Now that Divine Sword Manor, which did not even have a Heavenly Saint, had gotten its hands on one, how could the Chen Clan not be tempted?

Just like that, the Chen Clan had gone to Divine Sword Manor and threatened them with everything they had. Xiahou Puyu could not hold out, and in the end, he had no choice but to tell them everything.

Truthfully, Lu Changsheng had seen it coming. Sealing off the news and having people swear to secrecy was not going to keep the spirit relic a secret forever. However, he had not expected the secret to leak so fast. Only a few months had passed since the completion of the Primal World mission, and people had already found out about the spirit relic.

And just like that, a clan with a Heavenly Saint lineage had come knocking on Lu Changsheng's door.

Chen Guang finally spoke up, looking perfectly at ease. "Fellow Daoist Lu, you should still have a few spirit relics on you. My clan won't ask for much. Three spirit relics will do. Rest assured we intend to buy them, so name your price."

He had the air of a man with plenty of money to burn. However, anyone who asked for three spirit relics right off the bat hardly seemed interested in actually making a purchase.

Lu Changsheng snorted. "Is that so? I don't have three spirit relics to spare. I can only do one, and for that I'll need half of a secret world's complete set of Martial Saint-level fragments. I don't suppose that would be a problem for a clan like yours, would it?"

His words froze Chen Guang's smile.

Lu Changsheng did not like being threatened, especially in such situations. If the Chen Clan really could produce the Martial Dao fragments, he would not mind selling them a spirit relic. However, judging by Chen Guang's expression, that was unlikely to happen.

Chen Guang took a deep breath. "Do you know how precious Martial Dao fragments are? Forget Martial Saint-level fragments, the Chen Clan can't even give you Divine Ability-level ones. With all due respect, please don't ask for the moon.

"Why don't we trade in deity fragments instead? My Chen Clan is willing to pay a hundred deity fragments for one of your spirit relics. For three spirit relics, that's three hundred deity fragments! If you agree, we can make the trade right now."

A hundred deity fragments were not insignificant by themselves, but offering that for a spirit relic was plain disrespectful. Not even a thousand deity fragments would suffice.

Lu Changsheng scoffed. "Hah!"

Just as he had thought, the Chen Clan had no intention of actually trading with him. Chen Guang had come with the Divine Sword Manor's people in tow. How was that coming for a fair trade?

In any case, Lu Changsheng wasn't going to entertain this farce for another second.

"Zhang Ling, why don't you show our guests out?"

"Everyone, this way, please," Zhang Ling said without a trace of fear.

What if the Chen Clan had a Heavenly Saint lineage? The Hundred Flowers Sect had long since bound itself tightly to Lu Changsheng. They would rise together and fall together.