Not only Elder Sun, but Sun Zhibiao was also stunned.
Seeing Zhou Xuan's confusion, someone began to explain.
"Mr. Zhou, you may not know, but a spiritual artifact passed down in the Sun family was stolen by a mysterious person."
Sun Zhibiao's expression darkened slightly.
He should have guessed long ago that these people were not just trying to prevent his father from participating in the selection.
"The spiritual artifact left by the Sun family's ancestors was in the shape of a gourd. The inside of the gourd had space. As long as the gourd was taken out, the outside would be another world, and things inside could be done at will."
Zhou Xuan thought to himself, "Another mustard seed space artifact."
Did the Sun family ancestors also have gods who ascended?
He would have to ask his own ancestor later.
"But this spiritual artifact was lost eight years ago, and it hasn't been found yet. The person who stole it back then has disappeared, and the mysterious force behind him has never been identified."
"The gourd artifact has also not reappeared in the world."
Upon hearing this, a flicker of shock flashed in Zhou Xuan's eyes.
Sun Tianyou's eyes gleamed.
"It seems that the other party had already played me for a fool back then."
"That gourd wasn't a replica at all, but they stole the Sun family's!"
He slapped himself hard!
"I was too foolish, infatuated by beauty!"
Seeing his father like this, Sun Zhibiao also pursed his lips.
If it were him, he would never be infatuated by a so-called beauty.
Grandpa always said he wasn't good enough, but it seemed his father wasn't much better.
Elder Sun closed his eyes.
"This is all the Sun family's tribulation. It's a chain of events. Even if you hadn't been tempted by Miss Jiang, there would likely be other schemes from Miss Li waiting for you in the future."
His words were comforting.
Zhou Xuan, after hearing such a huge piece of gossip, even had an unexpected gain.
Naturally, he was eager to go back and ask his ancestor about the details of the gourd.
He cupped his fists and said, "Mr. Sun Tianyou, I will come tomorrow to continue administering acupuncture for three days. After that, you will be completely recovered."
"I'll take my leave now!
"Zhou Xuan, stay for dinner! I have a lot more to say to you."
"No, I'm in a hurry to get back. My girlfriend is still worried about me."
"I'm afraid if I don't go back soon, she'll bring the Fang family here."
Elder Sun then remembered that he had previously led people to surround Fang Linfan for that small cauldron, and his old face turned red.
"Divine Doctor Zhou, I'm truly sorry! I'll send someone to invite you now."
"Alright then."
Zhou Xuan waited with peace of mind.
He curiously asked, "Do you have a photo of that gourd?"
"I've never seen such a magical spiritual artifact!"
As he asked, he also massaged the meridians in Sun Tianyou's legs.
While Sun Tianyou felt comfortable, he had already begun to talk endlessly.
"That thing is very magical, but I've only heard about it."
"This item is recorded in our Sun family's genealogy and is widely known."
"If no one in our Sun family had been able to use that artifact for hundreds of years, I wouldn't have been so anxious to believe that vixen's words."
"That's how I fell into the enemy's trap."
Zhou Xuan suddenly understood.
It was just like his own spatial ring.
At first, he hadn't been able to figure out how to use it, had he?
Later, he accidentally figured it out.
Sun Tianyou was also in the Creation Realm, so why couldn't he make the gourd recognize him as its master?
When he left Sun Tianyou's room,
Zhou Xuan immediately entered the void space.
"Ancestor, what's going on with this Sun family gourd? Could it be that it's also a treasure you left behind?"
Zhou Xuan anxiously called out to his ancestor.
The ancestor was stunned for a moment.
As if recalling something, he sighed.
"This treasure itself has no special characteristics, and even its spiritual energy is extremely thin. But just because its name is 'gourd' made it a target of everyone's争抢, and even many powerful beings died for it!"
"Later, before I ascended, I threw this item into the Gourd Valley..."
"So that's how it is... Then why did you place it in the Gourd Valley, Ancestor?"
"That's because even I couldn't see through the secret of the gourd back then..."
At this point, the ancestor paused again.
Zhou Xuan thought his ancestor definitely knew the secret of the gourd.
"Do you know the secret of the gourd?"
"I haven't seen this, but I've heard that some things happened to the gourd before."
Zhou Xuan frowned and asked, "What kind of events could cause so many experts to go mad?"
The ancestor shook his head, "I'm not sure about that. But one thing is certain, there are many strange things in the Gourd Valley, but that item has always been hidden."
Zhou Xuan frowned, "Really? Are all the gourds in the Gourd Valley spiritual artifacts?"
The ancestor shook his head, "Only one gourd can be used as a spiritual artifact."
"Only after I ascended did I understand the secret of this gourd."
"But I can definitely tell you! This gourd is absolutely fine! Because it is itself an extremely precious spiritual artifact! And I can feel that the owner of this item has already been refined by someone. And this method of refinement is quite cruel!"
The ancestor sighed and said earnestly.
"The gourd absorbs both evil and righteous energy into its belly. Coupled with the extreme resentment of its former owner attached to its belly, I'm afraid the person who stole this gourd has already begun to cultivate with this item."
"What is nurtured by such a spiritual artifact is not an expert, but a demon!"
"Where is the Gourd Valley?"
"It's right in the depths of the Dragon Ridge Ruins."
"Tch! That's as good as saying nothing."
Dragon Ridge Ruins again.
Zhou Xuan felt deeply powerless.
He was currently only in the middle stage of the Creation Realm and needed to advance two stages to the late stage of the Creation Realm, or even to the Transcendence Stage.
.......
"Brother Xuan, are you okay?"
Outside the Sun family's gate, Lu Ling'er rushed into his arms upon seeing Zhou Xuan.
"Not okay? Did I scare you?"
"Mhm!" Lu Ling'er nodded grievance.
Zhou Xuan affectionately stroked her head, a scene that made Fang Ruolin envious.
She had brought Lu Ling'er, followed by several experts.
"Thank you for your care, Miss Fang."
"It's nothing. Since you're safe, I'll go back and report it."
"Alright, please thank your grandfather on my behalf."
After Fang Ruolin left, Zhou Xuan also bid farewell to Elder Sun and left the Sun family.
The capital was full of informants, and he couldn't be too close to the Sun family.
The next day.
The Sun family sent countless valuable gifts to Baili Manor.
Outsiders only thought that the Sun family was doing this because of the Spirit Condensing Pill in Zhou Xuan's possession.
That's why they were so generous.
Baili Yuntian and his grandson's family stared with wide eyes.
"Oh my god!"
"Lord! The Sun family has agreed to let our Baili family join their commercial warband!"
Zhou Xuan smiled, concealing his achievements.
"Lord, you're simply divine!"
"This way, we have infiltrated the internal circles of the five great families of the capital!"
"I not only want you to infiltrate their internal circles, but also to slowly select talents and devour them one by one."
There was hatred in Zhou Xuan's eyes.
"Yes, Lord! We will definitely not disgrace you!"
"What I want is for you to develop stealthily, and then catch them off guard!"