"Perhaps this is how it is. This is the secret passed down through generations of the Zhai Yue Pavilion. Although this secret seems distant and unattainable, at a critical moment, it concerns not only Huaxia but the fate of the entire Earth. I must be cautious," Liu Liangmei said.
Jiang Chen fell silent in thought. He had not anticipated that opening the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm would require not only the Seven Divine Artifacts but also other "auxiliary devices." If what Liu Liangmei said was true, then the Shuangyue Jade Pendant was indeed very important to him. The Mountain and Sea Secret Realm Gate was essentially a celestial formation, and activating it would surely have backlash effects. While Jiang Chen was not afraid, those backlash forces could still pose a significant challenge for him. Now that there was a more reliable treasure to counteract the backlash, he naturally desired it.
Seeing Jiang Chen lost in thought, Liu Liangmei looked at him with a hint of expectation in her eyes.
"Alright, I agree, but I have one condition," Jiang Chen said after a moment of silence.
"What condition?" Liu Liangmei asked eagerly.
"I want the Shuangyue Jade Pendant," Jiang Chen replied.
"Uh..." Liu Liangmei was taken aback, her thoughts becoming complicated. The Shuangyue Jade Pendant was a treasured heirloom of their Zhai Yue Pavilion. Without it, it would be like a person without a soul, and naturally, Liu Liangmei was reluctant to part with it. However, since Jiang Chen had made a request, if she did not agree, he would not help her. For a moment, she found herself in a dilemma.
"Mr. Jiang, this... this Shuangyue Jade Pendant can only be useful at critical moments; it doesn't have much use otherwise. How about you change your condition?" Liu Liangmei suggested tentatively.
"Liu Pavilion Master, do you think you have any other conditions that could attract me? To be honest, this Shuangyue Jade Pendant is only useful in my hands; in yours, even after a thousand years, it would just be a piece of jade with no other value," Jiang Chen stated.
"Mr. Jiang, you... you don't really intend to open the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm Gate, do you?" Liu Liangmei asked in disbelief.
"Why not?"
"Huh? You really plan to do that?" Liu Liangmei's expression was one of astonishment.
"Liu Pavilion Master, even if you don't agree to give me the Shuangyue Jade Pendant, I will still go and take it myself when the time comes. You should know that there is nothing I cannot obtain," Jiang Chen said with a light smile.
"Alright then, I agree," Liu Liangmei conceded after some thought. Jiang Chen's abilities were unfathomable; going to the treasure island to retrieve the Shuangyue Jade Pendant from her junior sister would be easy for him.
"Then it's settled. Once we resolve matters in Xiangxi, we will head straight to the treasure island to find your junior sister," Jiang Chen said.
Whenever it came to matters concerning the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm, Jiang Chen was always very proactive.
As for the Shuangyue Jade Pendant, it remained uncertain whether Yulu City and the Shyr family—who had been researching the Mountain and Sea Secret Realm—were aware of its significance.
That night passed quietly like water.
In a villa far from Xiangxi in Malaysia's capital, a tall White Elder was having a video call with someone. The person on the screen was none other than Zou Konghu. Zou Konghu sat in a wheelchair with his legs wrapped in bandages, looking quite pitiful.
After listening to Zou Konghu's account, the expression of the White Elder turned icy and stern.
"I understand. Tomorrow, I will head to Xiangxi." With that, the White Elder ended the video call.
This White Elder is none other than Luo Baihao, the leader of the Saint Witch Sect. No one knows exactly how old Luo Baihao is; however, when the oldest members of the Holy Witch Cult joined, Luo Baihao was already in middle age. It is estimated that he is around one hundred and twenty years old.
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