Chapter 1510 Qin Family's Downfall
"Don't rush."
Chen Xuan rolled his eyes, grumbled, and returned to his bedroom.
After locking the door and closing the curtains, he took out a piece of snow-white jade from his pocket. This jade was not a rough emerald cut from raw stone, but a piece of jade containing extremely pure energy. He didn't even know how such a small piece of jade could possess such explosive raw energy.
After all, when he probed it with his divine sense, the jade, or rather the energy within it, bounced his divine sense back.
One could imagine how terrifying the energy contained within this jade was, no wonder even the World Tree was so urgent.
"Faster, faster..."
This was the World Tree's eighteenth urge. If the World Tree could take human form, its saliva would have already pooled on the ground.
"No rush. First, tell me what this thing is."
"Heavens, Earth! You don't even know what spirit stones are? How did you cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm?" the World Tree complained without hesitation.
Chen Xuan's face flushed, and he coughed a few times, "What are these spirit stones you're talking about?"
The World Tree explained, "Then I'll give you a lesson. Spirit stones are things that cultivators use to specifically improve their cultivation, containing ultimate spiritual energy. Generally speaking, the spiritual energy in heaven and earth is no longer sufficient for cultivation, so one must rely on spirit stones."
Chen Xuan's heart stirred.
His cultivation had been stuck in the Qi Condensation realm for a long time. Part of it was related to his cultivation, and the other part might be related to the lack of spirit stones for cultivation. After all, the spiritual energy in heaven and earth was extremely scarce. His breakthrough was due to absorbing spiritual energy from treasures he had cut out from emerald roughs.
Those things were now not only rare, but the spiritual energy within them was completely insufficient.
If he could find these so-called spirit stones, wouldn't that allow him to cultivate?
He asked, "Where can you say we can find spirit stones?"
Chen Xuan felt that the World Tree might have a way.
"Hurry up and refine the spirit stone. After you refine it, I'll tell you!"
"It's a deal."
After speaking, Chen Xuan immediately sat down cross-legged.
Although he had never refined spirit stones before, he had refined treasures. Whether it was refining treasures or spirit stones, it was all the same: absorbing the energy within.
He placed the spirit stone between his hands, grasped it tightly, and silently circulated the spiritual energy within his body.
The next moment, Chen Xuan's eyes widened. He felt a powerful suction surge from within him, drawing all the energy towards it.
"Holy cow, how thirsty are you?"
Chen Xuan couldn't help but curse.
The immense suction was entirely due to the World Tree; it had nothing to do with him.
Normally, the World Tree would argue with him, but it was currently absorbing the energy and had no time to bother.
"Crack—"
In less than half a minute, the spirit stone in Chen Xuan's hand instantly shattered into powder, turning into stones even more ordinary than regular stones.
"You're too fierce, so thirsty?"
Chen Xuan yelled, "Why didn't you leave me any?"
Chen Xuan was angry because the World Tree was too stingy. All the energy was absorbed by the World Tree, serving as nourishment for the World Tree, and did not improve his strength at all.
"Sorry, I haven't absorbed such pure energy for a long time."
The World Tree actually expressed an apology.
What else could Chen Xuan do now that things had come to this?
Although the World Tree had absorbed all the energy, Chen Xuan could feel that the World Tree's power was growing, and he would grow stronger with it, although his realm might not improve as quickly.
"Chen Xuan, hurry up and help me find spirit stones!" the World Tree urged.
"Where can I find this thing?"
Chen Xuan was troubled.
However, he soon had a flash of inspiration.
Spirit stones were also jade. If he went to the antique street, he might find clues.
The next morning, Chen Xuan got out of bed. To his surprise, Su Yunxi had already left before him. It turned out that Su Yunxi was busy with the matter of annexing the Ge family in Kyoto. There were a lot of things waiting for her.
After a simple breakfast, Chen Xuan drove out.
Soon, he arrived at Panjiayuan in Kyoto. Panjiayuan was as bustling as ever. The last time he came to Panjiayuan, Chen Xuan had found a great treasure and made a lot of money.
"Why is it closed?"
Chen Xuan inquired a bit and headed straight for the area selling jade. As he walked, he suddenly stopped.
Because he found that the gates of the Qin family's Yufangzhai, which had been bustling with activity, were tightly shut, with a lot of garbage thrown in front of it, as if it hadn't been open for a long time.
The Qin family was one of the foremost antique families in Kyoto, and Yufangzhai was the Qin family's flagship brand, with chain stores all over the country. Why would they close their shop in Panjiayuan?
Just as he was wondering, a voice suddenly rang out, "Brother Xuan, Brother Xuan!"
Chen Xuan turned his head and saw two figures walking over. One of them was Tian Shijie.
The other young man was wearing a long robe and holding a sword. He didn't look out of place on the ancient and elegant street, but standing next to Tian Shijie in casual wear, he looked very strange.
"Shijie, why are you here?"
Chen Xuan smiled.
"Brother Xuan, let me introduce you. This is Liu Yu, my distant cousin. He's been studying martial arts in a sect in the mountains and isn't very familiar with modern society. I'm taking him out today." Tian Shijie pointed to the robed man beside him and introduced him.
"Hello, I'm Chen Xuan."
"Hello!"
Liu Yu nodded and greeted him. For some reason,
Liu Yu always gave off a somewhat ethereal aura.
"Brother Xuan, let's walk around together."
Tian Shijie quite liked hanging out with Chen Xuan. The main reason was that Chen Xuan's eyesight was too sharp. If he could find a treasure, he would make a huge profit.
"Alright."
Chen Xuan readily agreed. With Tian Shijie around, it was much more convenient for him, as he wasn't that familiar with Panjiayuan.
"By the way, Tian Shijie, why is Yufangzhai closed?"
Chen Xuan suddenly asked.
Tian Shijie sighed, "Speaking of this, it's quite strange. The Qin family bought a batch of antiques and put them on sale at Yufangzhai in Panjiayuan. But to their surprise, they were all fakes, and incredibly well-crafted ones. Even my grandfather couldn't identify them, but an antique master from out of town did."
"The Qin family had to pay a large sum of money, their reputation was ruined, and Yufangzhai in Panjiayuan had to close down. Later, the Qin family heard that several more incidents occurred, and now they are severely weakened and burdened with debt."
"So that's what happened." Chen Xuan nodded slightly.
In Chen Xuan's opinion, this was just retribution. Back then, the Qin family had tried to swallow his Imperial Green jade, and now they had fallen into such a state, which was reasonable.
"Brother Xuan, I heard that Rick Antique Group is intentionally targeting the Qin family."
"Rick?"
"Yes! I heard Rick Antique wanted to make the Qin family their puppet, but the Qin family refused. So Rick Antique started targeting the Qin family."