Female Novel
chapter 2171-2180
Chapter 2171 Jackie’s room was on the west side hall. This used to be a storage space for miscellaneous items, buteverything had been cleaned out and the space was nicely tidied.
After the runner disciple left, Jackie poured a pot of tea for Noel and Brook, who bade him goodbye afterspending half a day talking to them.
With that, Jackie was the only one left in the west side hall after sending Brook and Noel away. Jackiesighed helplessly as he stood alone in the empty side hall. He thought that Elder Godfrey would ask himto come after he had arrived. Unexpectedly, he had been ignored.
After sitting in the side hall for another hour, he became utterly bored and could not reign his thoughts.He then opened the side hall’s door and walked out of the west side hall. Jackie had just stepped on thegreen stone path when he saw a man In formal elder clothing sitting in the gazebo. The man had hisback facing Jackie and seemed to be enjoying his tea.
Jackie’s tension ebbed away when he saw that person’s back figure. He walked steadily toward thegazebo that was situated in the middle. The surrounding plants were incredibly lush, which wouldobstruct one’s view densely. He moved the leaves away as he slowly walked inside.
Elder Godfrey slowly looked up and glanced at Jackie who arrived in the gazebo.
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Jackie’s expression seemed a little bitter. Although he had become Elder Godfrey’s last disciple, Jackie’smood was still slightly terrible. He sat down opposite Elder Godfrey impolitely before he took anotherjade teacup from the table to pour himself a cup of tea. The delicate fragrance of the tea leaves assailedhis nostrils. He had never drunk such tea, but he knew that this was a type of spirited tea that could clearone’s mind with its fragrance.
Elder Godrey’s mouth curled upward as a significant smile appeared on his face. He did not waste timeon other irrelevant things as he said straightforwardly,” You can ask anything you wish to know, and I’lltell you everything I know without reservation.“
Jackie scoffed lightly. He initially held respect for this formal elder, but what he did previously hadstripped off all the respect Jackie had for him.
Jackie replied in a slightly low voice, “I feel that the Eleventh Elder should give me an explanation. Youdidn’t give me any hint before suddenly announcing me as your last disciple in front of everyone, causingeveryone to target me. I had no idea that the Eleventh Elder was so confident in me and knew that I wascapable of settling this dispute without seeing me in action.”
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Elder Godfrey chuckled when he heard this. He did not get angry because of Jackie’s angry tone. Theelder picked up his cup and took a sip. “I know that you’re not a commoner, and this can be consideredmy test to you. If you pass the challenge, it proves that you’re capable of becoming my last disciple. Thenews I’ve declared is true as my last disciple has to be excellent in every aspect.”
Jackie was furious when he heard this. This meant that Elder Godfrey only had a brief understandingabout Jackie, and he did not consider things on his behalf when he decided to do so. If Jackie wascapable of suppressing the matter, it meant that Jackie was qualified to be his last disciple. If Jackiefailed, he would follow the First and Second Elders’ opinion and choose a last disciple among thosethree disciples.
Chapter 2172 Regardless, the Eleventh Elder was not at a loss and Jackie was the only one who would suffer.
Jackie glowered at the elder, though not as intensely, but his response was curt as he spoke, “You trulyare amazing at calculating such matters, Elder Godfrey. Compared to you, my schemes seem to be
nothing important.”
Elder Godfrey naturally understood Jackie’s hidden sarcasm. He put down the teacup in his hand andlooked up at Jackie. “You don’t need to be so angry. We’re fated, and I have to thank you for rescuing meout of Mount Beasts. I owe you for your kindness, and I naturally won’t ignore you when you’re in trouble.It was indeed rash of me to suddenly announce this back then, but I won’t abandon you even if you’reunable to defeat any of those three disciples.”
The elder’s words might have seemed pleasant, but Jackie was not a three-year-old child. He chuckledand spoke softly, “You have to understand that I’ll face the danger of failing once I get onto the battlestage. You announced me as your last disciple previously, and they’ll naturally target me. If they attackme fatally, I may lose my hands or legs by then.”
Elder Godfrey said, “I know that you aren’t an ordinary person, and you won’t put yourself in suchdanger. If you truly feel that your strength is incomparable to them, you won’t join them on the battleplatform. I know this clearly.”
Jackie snorted and did not respond. He only turned to one side and looked at the dense treessurrounding them.
Elder Godfrey was not displeased because of Jackie’s attitude. He ignored Jackie and continuedspeaking,” Right now, you are already my last disciple. To put things simply, we are on the same boat.Don’t let these grievances affect our relationship.”
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Jackie’s mouth twitched as he itched to say something terrible. However, he also understood that whatElder Godfrey said was true, and the two of them were in the same boat. It was best for them to not
speak so harshly and cause their relationship to be in a deadlock as he would also suffer because ofthat. He had no choice but to nod. “You’re right. However, you’ve refuted the First and Second Elder bydoing this. Aren’t you afraid that the two of them will cause you trouble in the future? Even a newlyrecruited informal disciple who doesn’t care about the world also knows that the biggest issue in the sectright now is the battle for the position of sect master. No matter who will become the sect master in thefuture, it’ll be a battle between the First and Second Elder. It’s unwise of you to offend the two of them atonce.”
Jackie did not purposely say this to disgust Elder Godfrey. Instead, he felt that Elder Godfrey hadcompletely offended those two elders by doing what he did. Both the elders were not people that couldbe easily dealt with, especially the Second Elder. He was a gloomy, extremely shrewd person. Once hehad his eyes fixated on a person, that person’s life would not be easy in the future.
Elder Godfrey chuckled and replied nonchalantly, “We have many days ahead, and even if the sectmaster wishes to abdicate his position, it’ll take him two to three years to do so. Who will know how thesituation is in two or three years? On top of that, will they let go of me easily even if I didn’t offend them?The others might not know this, but you know what I went through before. I was framed by others, and Ifound out that those two elders made a pact together to lure me into Mount Beasts after I did myinvestigation.”
Jackie’s expression stiffened when he heard this. He had never imagined that this was the case. Henaturally understood that Elder Godfrey was framed by others to appear at Mount Beasts at that time.
Chapter 2173 However, Jackie did not expect that the people who framed Elder Godfrey were the First and SecondElders. The two of them were incompatible during any other day, and Jackie was rather surprised by thefact that they would temporarily join forces to frame Elder Godfrey
Elder Godfrey exhaled deeply. “I’ve already figured a way out for myself, and I’ve also thought about theway out for you. Some things are unavoidable even if I wish to avoid them. As the results will be thesame, it’s better to live happily than living a vexed life.”
Jackie nodded deeply as he agreed with what Elder Godfrey said. Elder Godfrey chuckled, shook hishead, and said solemnly, “Let’s not talk about these miscellaneous matters. I have something importantto tell you right now.”
“The spot to enter the Secret Place for Resources, yes?” Jackie blurted out without waiting for ElderGodfrey to continue speaking.
Elder Godfrey raised his brows and glanced at Jackie in surprise. “How did you learn about that? I’ve justlearned about this recently, and according to those people’s virtue, they would’ve asked theirsubordinates to keep it a secret. Surprisingly, news of this has been spread, it seems.”
Jackie’s lips twitched reluctantly before he simply described what he experienced before he entered theMysterious Green Hall to Elder Godfrey.
Elder Godfrey sneered coldly after he heard what happened. “So it was Griffin Olsen. He’s always beenlike that; acting domineeringly due to the fact that he was a chosen disciple. His characteristics and yourtemperament would definitely end badly sooner or later. Since he said that he won’t let you off the hook,you should do the same.”
Jackie smiled helplessly when he heard this. Usually, would the support not stand forth and protect thoseunder their care from harm? It looked like Elder Godfrey did not plan to do so.
Elder Godfrey seemed to be oblivious about Jackie’s struggle as he continued, “I’ve finally understoodthe stories behind some of the things that happened, and I’ve made my guesses as to why the ThousandLeaves Pavilion would act as if they didn’t see the members of the Corpse Pavilion. The ThousandLeaves Pavilion is carrying out a chest game, and every step they take is a gamble with much to lose.”
Jackie shot up upon hearing Elder Godfrey’s meaningful words.
The elder continued, “The reason they allowed the Corpse Pavilion to come to the North is due to theirinability to take over the entire resources by themselves. Hence, they needed more people to share theSecret Place for Resources.”
Jackie was slightly confused by this and could not help but ask, “Since they can’t take over the entirearea, they can just do it slowly. After all, the Secret Place for Resources is located on our North side. Aslong as we don’t disclose the news and keep our guards up, we can slowly harvest the secret place. Thatwould’ve solved the problem, wouldn’t it?”
Elder Godfrey sighed and said helplessly, “It’d be great if matters were as simple as you’ve mentioned.The upper management of the Thousand Leaves Pavilion definitely have thought about this as even youwere able to come up with this idea. After I dug deep into things, I discovered that the news regardingthe Secret Place for Resources had been spread by the Thousand Leaves Pavilion. They personallyinformed the Corpse Pavilion about it.”
Jackie’s expression turned into a solemn one when he heard this. At this moment, he had graduallyunderstood some things that made no sense in the past. If the Thousand Leaves Pavilion personallyinformed the Corpse Pavilion about this, they must have done it to gain the Corpse Pavilion’s corporationor they wished to achieve some goals by using the Corpse Pavilion. In that case, the upper managementof the Thousand Leaves Pavilion would ignore the Corpse Pavilion’s petty actions in Mount Beasts.
Chapter 2174 “Why would the Thousand Leaves Pavilion do so? What difficulties are they facing thatrequire the cooperation of the Corpse Pavilion? Are they hoping that the Corpse Pavilion will spearheadthe matter? Those in the Corpse Pavilion aren’t fools, though, and they’ll also notice issues if theyinvestigate the matter. Once they discover the issues, the Corpse Pavilion won’t cooperate obedientlywith the Thousand Leaves Pavilion,” spoke Jackie rather excitedly
Elder Godfrey nodded. “You’ve gotten to the most important point. In fact, I can’t make out the reasonsfor these questions right now. I only know that the news was spread by the Thousand Leaves Pavilionthemselves, but I’m not sure why they did it.”
Elder Godfrey paused before he continued, “Look, even you have thought of these questions. I believethe old fellows definitely have thought about them, too. Nonetheless, I’m sure they have their ownreasons to insist on doing this. The Secret Place for Resources isn’t a place we can enter as we like.Every sect has its corresponding quota, and that’s why Griffin would snatch the position from you for hisbrother.”
Jackie thought about it for some time and did not immediately continue the conversation. He finallyspoke after some time, “What’s inside the Secret Place for Resources? In the beginning, our sect isfighting with the Muddled Origin Clan for the secret place. After that, the Thousand Leaves Paviliondiscovered something, so we stopped the battle between us and the Muddled Origin Clan to take overthe secret place.”
Elder Godfrey was slightly stunned after he heard |Jackie’s inquiries. He raised his hand to pour himselfanother cup of tea. “According to the situation I inquired about, the Secret Place for Resources waspassed down by an ancient master. On top of that, it’s highly likely that this ancient master isn’t from ourHestia Continent. I think the Secret Place for Resources has been passed down by a master from aworld that is far more developed in terms of their martial art culture compared to our Hestia Continent.”
Elder Godfrey looked up toward Jackie after he finished speaking. He originally thought that Jackiewould be greatly shocked by what he said. After all, even he was shocked and could not control hisexpression upon learning how the secret place was passed down by an ancient master. However, ElderGodfrey was stunned when he saw Jackie’s facial expression; he was not even shocked in the slightest.Instead, Jackie’s face was filled with curiosity.
What was he curious about? Was he wondering about the ancient master’s name? Should he not havebeen shocked when he heard the news?
Elder Godfrey coughed softly and interrupted Jackie’s rampantly running, causing Jackie to snap out of itand looking rather sheepish. “You mean that this Secret Place for Resources was passed on by anancient master who’s much stronger than the masters of our Hestia Continent?”
Elder Godfrey nodded.
Jackie’s eyes glanced around as what he encountered at Mount Beasts flashed past his thoughts. Hewas forced to jump down from the Cliff of Sorrows, was trapped in the Ten Absolutes Trap Array, andencountered the skeleton covered in robes after he escaped the Ten Absolutes Trap Array.
At that time, Jackie inferred that the skeleton did not belong to the West Cercei State or even the HestiaContinent, especially when the person had the Ancient Eclipse Dragon’s blood in his hand and theShattered Soul Crystals scattered around his right hand. These items did not belong to the HestiaContinent, and they were incredibly precious even in first-grade worlds.
Oh top of that, the Ten Absolutes Trap Array that contained them also did not belong to this world. Thesequestions had long been raised in his heart, but all this while, he temporarily suppressed these doubts ashe did not receive further information.
However, he knew in his heart that something huge must have happened in the West Cercei State a longtime ago, causing things that should not have appeared in this place to constantly appear.
Chapter 2175 The corners of Elder Godfrey’s mouth slightly twitched as he tapped on the table with hisfingers.” What are you thinking of? What is that weird expression for?”
Jackie snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Elder Godfrey sid. He coughed softly and touched hisnose to hide his slightly embarrassed expression again. “It’s nothing. I’m just wondering why something
like this was left behind by ancient masters in the West Cercei State.”
Elder Godfrey raised his brows. “You’re not the only one troubled by this as everybody who knew aboutthis matter wondered about it. Something huge must’ve happened at the West Cercei State a long timeago and caused the master to pass down his inheritance here.”
Jackie nodded and asked with a hint of surprise in his voice, “Since this is an inherited place, why is itaddressed as the Secret Place for Resources? Does the upper management of the Thousand LeavesPavilion plan to confuse others with the name?”
Elder Godfrey glanced at Jackie and simply shook his head. “That’s not the case. In fact, both the uppermanagement of the Thousand Leaves Pavilion and the elders of our Dual Sovereign Pavilion have noidea why the Secret Place for Resources was left behind. Some people said that this used to be theresidence of the ancient master, while others said that the ancient master did this to search for a suitableinheritor to take over his powers. There are all sorts of interpretations, but I think that this is theinheritance left behind by the ancient masters.”
Jackie nodded and did not press on with his questions regarding this matter, to which Elder Godfreylooked at Jackie in surprise.
Others would have continued asking questions until they got to the bottom of things, but Jackie seemedlike he was not interested in the matter. “Aren’t you curious as to why I fought for a spot on your behalf?”
Jackie nodded. He was certainly curious, but there were so many questions running in his mind that hedid not have time to think about this issue. He was focused on other issues, too. Since Elder Godfreyhad brought up the matter, he naturally went with the flow and asked, “I am, actually, and I am waiting foryou to continue talking about it.”
Elder Godfrey could not help but roll his eyes at Jackie, not believing in his response. However, he didnot wish to make a fuss over this with Jackie. When he was about to continue speaking, Jackie suddenly
looked up as if he had a sudden realization. “Since this Secret Place for Resources is left behind byancient masters, there must be lots of precious items inside. No matter how much the uppermanagement cares about the sect’s disciples, none of them would be able to consider their discipleswhen facing such precious items.”
Jackie spoke tactfully, but he actually wanted to ask why they were allowed to enter the Secret Place forResources. After all, this was something left behind by ancient masters, and they were consideredprecious items to the masters of the West Cercei State. Should the elders not take over the area bythemselves?
Elder Godfrey raised his brows and glanced at Jackie praisingly. Jackie was a smart young man,indeed.” You are right. If the old men were able to obtain the items by themselves, there wouldn’t beanything left for you people. The reason they are in such a hurry to arrange for disciples to enter theSecret Place for Resources was that it isn’t a place everybody could enter. There are many limitations inthat place, and we’re not allowed to enter the secret place.”
Jackie was even more puzzled when he heard this. Elder Godfrey was not someone who would withholdinformation. He would naturally explain things to Jackie, since they were already at this point of theconversation.
Chapter 2176 “There’s a limitation of realms for those who wish to enter the Secret Place for Resources.Those with a fighting prowess higher than the final stage of innate level will be blocked outside the secretplace. Only martial artists in the final stage of innate level or lower are allowed into the Secret Place forResources. On top of that, those who wish to enter the secret place need to have the entry token.Nobody can enter the secret place without the entry token, and that’s why there’s a restriction on thequota. I fought a spot for you, and I hope you won’t let it go to waste.”
This excited Jackie, and a radiant look flashed past his eyes after he heard Elder Godfrey’s description.If there was a limitation on their fighting prowess, he would not be in such great danger after he entered
the secret place. The only problems he might face might be from the secret place itself.
He could not help but sit up straight when he thought of this. His eyes were fixated on the camphorbehind Elder Godfrey, and Elder Godfrey could not help but chuckle when he saw Jackie’s expression.He pushed the cup of tea toward Jackie and wanted him to drink the tea. “Drink some tea and calmdown. I know that you’re thinking about how you’ll be able to have great achievements in the SecretPlace for Resources after you hear about this limitation. However, I have to advise you to remain calm nomatter where you’re heading next.”
Jackie lifted the teacup and took a huge sip. He exhaled deeply before he suddenly said, “I believe thatthe Thousand Leaves Pavilion had sent someone, at least, to check the danger inside.”
Elder Godfrey’s eyes lit up. “You are quite smart. Since they’re sending their excellent disciples into thesecret place, they’ll definitely check the area to ensure the safety of these disciples. In total, the MuddledOrigin Clan, Dual Sovereign Pavilion, and the Thousand Leaves Pavilion sent a hundred puppets in theintermediate stage of innate level into the Secret Place for Resources. Out of the hundred puppets, morethan seventy of them came back, which means that the depreciation rate is around thirty percent. Thedisciples we send are naturally excellent disciples of our sect. They’re much stronger than the puppets inthe intermediate stage o finnate level. Your depreciation rate will also be about ten to twenty percentlower. This means that most of you will return. I’ve arranged for you to go in because it’s extremely safe.”
Jackie blinked as he relished what the Elder Godfrey had said. A depreciation rate of 10 to 20 percentwas impressively low. So long as he kept himself disciplined and avoid being cannon fodder after hewent in, he should be able to leave the place safely. The Secret Place for Resources was truly a greatplace for Jackie.
Elder Godfrey frowned. “Don’t think that the Secret Place for Resources is paradise and you can runaround because of the low depreciation rate, still. More than seventy of the puppets were able to returnbecause their mission was to investigate what’s inside the secret place. After you and the other disciples
go in, you may just end up in an extremely dangerous spot because of the precious treasures inside. Youmustn’t act compulsively and end up dying.”
Jackie nodded. He knew that Elder Godfrey was saying this for his own good. The elder was afraid thatJackie would act impulsively and put himself in danger. However, Jackie was not the kind of person whowould endanger himself for some small benefits.
Jackie frowned and asked, “How many quotas did our sect obtain? Who’s going?”
Elder Godfrey replied, “Third-grade sects were given twenty spots. The Thousand Leaves Pavilion wasgiven fifty spots, and the Corpse Pavilion also has fifty spots.”
Jackie was slightly stunned when he heard this. “The Corpse Pavilion also has fifty spots? Youmentioned that the entry tokens are required to enter the Secret Place for Resources. Was the CorpsePavilion also given entry tokens?”
Chapter 2177 “If these entry tokens were given to the Corpse Pavilion by the Thousand Leaves Pavilion,does this mean that both sects have already come to some sort of agreement?”
Elder Godfrey nodded, and there was a weird expression on his face. He seemed to be lamenting and,at the same time, tongue-tied. “You thought right. The Thousand Leaves Pavilion was the one who gavethe entry token to the Corpse Pavilion. The hilarious part is that not only was the Corpse Pavilion given50 spots…, but those two third-grade sects in the south under the Corpse Pavilion’s control also have 20spots like us. This means that the sects from the north and south have the same number of spots.”
Jackie’s expression morphed into one that could not be read upon hearing this. He obviously did notunderstand what the Thousand Leaves Pavilion had In mind based on their actions. Didn’t they knowthat doing this was lauding the enemy’s spirit and belittling their own? They distributed the resources soaveragely, and nobody was at an advantage.
Elder Godfrey chuckled softly. “Are you unable to understand what’s going on? I was just as puzzledwhen I first received the news. I couldn’t understand what the old men from the Thousand LeavesPavilion were thinking. Didn’t they know that they’ll lose the restriction once they enter the Secret Placefor Resources, that they’ll be killing disciples recklessly? Disciples from the south won’t hold back whengoing against our disciples from the north. A large number of our people might just die in that secretplace.”
Jackie nodded. “You’re right. Not only will we lose the restrictions once we enter the Secret Place forResources, but we’ll get into bigger battles when fighting for precious items because we belong todifferent sects, too. There aren’t any benefits of allowing them into the secret place. However, I don’tthink there’s anything wrong with the upper management of the Thousand Leaves Pavilion, and I’m surethey have their reason for doing so.”
Elder Godfrey sighed softly, picked up his cup, and took a sip of his tea. Jackie glanced at Elder Godfreyand asked, “You still haven’t told me who from our sect is going.”
Elder Godfrey chuckled before replying to Jackie’s question, “We’re sending three chosen disciples,eleven elder disciples, and six formal disciples in the top six positions.”
Jackie blinked in surprise when he heard this. “We’re only sending three chosen disciples into theplace?” Jackie was surprised by what he heard. After all, the Secret Place for Resources was a placewith a low level of danger, and there would definitely be great items inside. It was possible that this placewas left behind by the ancient master in search of people to inherit the things he left behind.
In that case, they should have reserved ten spots and sent all the chosen disciples into the secret place.Why did they only send three chosen disciples?
Elder Godfrey glanced at Jackie. “The chosen disciples are extremely important to a sect, and theremight be several future formal or informal elders among those ten chosen disciples. Although this place
looks promising, we can’t send so many chosen disciples into the area as nobody knows how the placeis. Only you will be the judge of that place after you enter.”
Jackie’s expression darkened when he heard this. In fact, the consideration of the sect’s uppermanagement was correct. Although they proved how dangerous the place was with puppets, they couldnot draw conclusions just from this. Although the Secret Place for Resources seemed to be a safe place,chosen disciples were the lifeline of a sect, and the upper management naturally could not use them assubjects in the experience.
Losing too many chosen disciples in the secret place would absolutely be irreparable bad news to a sect
Chapter 2178 Jackie raised his brows and suddenly felt like he had been subjected to an experiment likea lab rat. The 20 people chosen were quite strong, and they were not chosen disciples, so they could bechosen as the guinea pigs for this experiment. The remaining seven chosen disciples might enter theSecret Place for Resources sooner or later. However, these people might enter the secret place afterthey had left the place.
At this moment, Jackie suddenly remembered diffin, who came to Jackie because of the quota. Hewanted Jackie to give up entering the Secret Place for Resources and gave the spot to his youngerbrother.
Jackie suddenly asked, “Is Griffin’s brother in seventh place among the formal disciples?novelbin
Elder Godfrey chuckled and nodded, “You’re quite sharp. Griffin’s brother, Howard Olsen, is in seventhplace among the formal disciples. Without you, there will be seven quotas for the formal disciples toenter the Secret Place for Resources. However, since you became my last disciples, I’d fight for aposition for you. After all, you’re an elder disciple now, and all the other elders fought for a spot for theirdisciples. Since you obtained a position, the number of formal disciples would be one less.”
Jackie nodded. He finally understood what was happening.
Elder Godfrey chuckled and added, “Every formal elder will send one of their elder disciples into theSecret Place for Resources. I’m sure you know that the formal elders have more than one elder disciple.However, I only recruited you, so I can only send you.”
Jackie nodded and did not continue arguing on the matter. Instead, he asked something else, “In thatcase, will Griffin enter the secret place?”
Elder Godfrey focused his gaze on Jackie. “He’ll be there, yes. Although I don’t know much about thedisciples in our sect, I have some impressions about Griffin as he’s a competitive person who bullies theweak. He’d surely fight for such a great opportunity.”
Jackie nodded. Griffin was a blunt person, and his character was apparent in just a short conversation. Ifhe did not have the support of his own talents, he would have died a long time ago. Sometimes, therewas no need to pay too much attention to people like him. The more troublesome people were theSecond Elder and Elder Sayer.
Jackie had only met the Second Elder once. The First and Second Elders had lengthy conversations onthe round platform the other day. They completely ignored the people present and laundred theirinteraction in front of all the disciples. Although the First Elder had his prestige as the First Elder, Jackiefelt that the Second Elder was the most troublesome among them.
The First Elder said such insulting words, but the Second Elder was completely unfazed by what heheard. The Second Elder seemed like a crafty person as he was able to control his emotions, speakjustifiably, and act tactically.
If the First Elder was a fierce tiger in the mountains, the Second Elder was a venomous snake hidden inthe darkness. One only needed to be smart and have the correct weapons when facing a fierce tiger, butone would never know when the venomous snake would lunge and bite. Its poison would kill a person atany time.
Jackie frowned as he slightly turned pale.
Elder Godfrey looked at Jackie in a slightly surprised manner. “Don’t tell me that you’re actually afraid ofGriffin.”
Chapter 2179 Jackie chuckled as he slightly raised his chin. “What’s so frightening about a person who only knows howto parade his power and fight without converging his thoughts?”
Elder Godfrey nodded at Jackie’s comments about Griffin; they were no doubt accurate. “In that case,why do you look rather troubled? Is something occupying you?”
Jackie did not hide his thoughts and nodded. “My thoughts went to the Second Elder because of Griffin.What the Second Elder said on the round platform has left a deep impression, and I feel that it’d bedifficult to handle him. I didn’t say this in hopes of causing you trouble. I just think that it’s rather unwisefor you to offend both elders at the same time. The First Elder is fine, but the Second Elder is difficult tohandle.”
Jackie spoke with such sincerity that Elder Godfrey nodded. He naturally took what Jackie said into hisheart. He moved over and looked at Jackie before stretching out his hand to slightly pat Jackie on hisshoulder. “I know you mean well with what you said. In fact, I’ve already made the necessaryconsiderations and you’re right. Compared to the First Elder, it’s much more difficult to handle theSecond Elder. However, I’m really unlucky. As the Eleventh Elder, I’m a person who’s capable ofdisturbing the peace. The Second Elder will still do something against me if he isn’t completely certainthat he can gain my support. If so, then I have nothing to worry about. Since the two of them will dosomething to me sooner or later, why should I bend to their will?”
Jackie nodded softly. His eyes flickered as a hesitant expression appeared on his face.
Elder Godfrey glanced at him and said softly, “I know what you’re thinking, but I don’t wish to be a lackey.I didn’t practice martial arts to listen to others. If I choose a side now and become a lackey to one ofthose two, that’d be going against my way of practicing martial arts. This is something I can never do.”
A slightly imposing look appeared in Jackie’s eyes. He admired how Elder Godfrey handled things. Hewould rather become their enemy or hide far away instead of becoming their lackey and do things forthem.
Elder Godfrey sighed softly. “I’ve involved you in this matter by accepting you as my last disciple, but Ihave no choice but to do this as our relationships might be discovered sooner or later. Instead of waitingfor them to take action against you by then, I’d rather take you in earlier. This can be considered asproviding you with protection, and I can help you gain lots of benefits.”
Elder Godfrey smiled bitterly and continued, “I know that my actions might bring disaster, but I no longercare about that right now. Once I think that I’m unable to stay here, I will leave the Dual SovereignPavilion. I investigated you as a person, and I know you’re rather like my character.”
Jackie nodded at that. “I’ll follow you if you truly leave the Dual Sovereign Pavilion,” he declared, andElder Godfrey nodded gratifyingly.
The two of them picked up their respective cups and took a sip. Jackie laughed bitterly and shook hishead as if he had remembered something.
Elder Godfrey glanced at Jackie in surprise and asked, “What are you laughing at?”
Jackie answered, “I’m thinking of how the Thousand Leaves Pavilion and Corpse Pavilion’s uppermanagement will react when they meet each other on the day we enter the Secret Place for Resources.That’d be very memorable, I’ll say. The enemies meet one another, but they can’t do anything about it.They can only hold all their anger in their hearts…”
Elder Godfrey arched his brow and slightly thought about it. He placed the teacup down and saidseriously, “You’re wrong; we won’t be meeting one another.”
Chapter 2180 Jackie arched his brow in surprise when he heard this. Since they were entering the Secret Place forResources together, they had to wait together at the location where the secret place was to be activated.By then, elders or sect heads would inevitably be visiting the place together with them.
Elder Godfrey knew that Jackie had the wrong idea in mind just by looking at his expression. Hechuckled and explained, “The method of us entering the Secret Place for Resources is different fromwhat you think it is. We don’t need to gather on one spot to activate the Secret Place for Resources.Instead, we can enter at will as long as we own the entry token.”
This was out of Jackie’s understanding, Jackie had assumed that the activation of all secret placesrequired a large number of spirited stones or spirited crystals. The space cave required the support ofsufficient energy to allow entry for those who wished to enter.
Elder Godfrey started explaining to Jackie in a good tempered manner, “This Secret Place for ResourcesIs quite special as it’s located at the northwest corner of the West Cercei State. This secret place isseparated from our space, and one has to go through the space cave if they wish to enter the area.There are a couple hundred space caves within a ten-meter radius of a specific location. You only needto have the entry token to enter the space cave. Of course, those who wish to enter have to fulfill therestriction of fighting prowess. If not, one can never enter the secret place, even if he owned an entrytoken.”
This gave Jackie a general understanding of what was happening. This meant that the Secret Place forResources was invisible to the human eye unless one entered the area. As the secret place was anindividual space, they had to search for space caves at the specific location and enter the space cavewith the entry token.
Still, questions rose within Jackie. “Those who own the entry token are able to enter the Secret Place forResources through the space cave. If so, who made these entry tokens? Could it be a powerful masterfrom the Thousand Leaves Pavilion of sorts? If they’re able to create these entry tokens, why don’t theymake more, and they wouldn’t need to restrict the number of people entering the area.”
Elder Godfrey spoke helplessly, “You’re considering It too simply. If it’s really just like what you said, therewon’t be anything worth worrying about as all the sects can create the entry tokens. In that way, we cansend as many people into the secret place and spend as much time inside. There won’t be any limitationon time and number of people.”
Jackie could not help but frown when he heard this.” Then who created the entry tokens? Is it the CorpsePavilion?!”
Upon saying that, Jackie felt like laughing at himself and immediately shook his head to reject the idea.”It’s not the Corpse Pavilion, for sure, or the Thousand Leaves Pavilion would’ve lost their position a longtime ago if that’s the case. Are you trying to say that the masters of the fourth-grade sects are incapableof creating the entry tokens?”
Elder Godfrey nodded and did not continue wasting time on nonsense with Jackie. He straightforwardlyanswered, “The entry tokens aren’t created by anybody; it’s proactively released by the Secret Place forResources.”
Jackie was stunned when he heard what the elder said. The Secret Place for Resources was capable ofreleasing items? The more he listened to it, the more bizarre things seemed to be.
Elder Godfrey knew what Jackie was thinking about when he saw the look in Jackie’s eyes.
Elder Godfrey chuckled and picked up his teacup to sip at his tea. “I was just as surprised when I heardthe news, but this is the truth. Our elders personally saw these entry tokens being released from the
nearby space caves when we discovered the Secret Place for Resources. It rushed outward so abruptly,as if somebody was throwing them out.”
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