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173: Huge amount of potential points, Demon Ancestor Dangtian Record is completeInside the quiet room, Ye Yuxuan and Steward Xu were playing Go, but her gaze occasionally drifted towards Qin Jiang, who was in another part of the room.

In front of him were many antiques, at least a hundred pieces, each worth at least a hundred taels of silver, and many worth a thousand taels.

It could be said that this batch alone was worth ten thousand taels, enough to equal the entire annual tax revenue of a small town.

And there were at least thirty to fifty more batches of similar quality.

”Clack.”

Steward Xu placed a white piece, and Ye Yuxuan snapped back to reality, looking at the Go board that had been utterly destroyed, her mouth twitching involuntarily.

”Mr. Xu’s Go skills far surpass mine, I admit defeat.”

”Miss Ye is too kind. I learned this from Young Miss. If we’re talking about Go skills, Young Miss is far superior to me,” Steward Xu said with a smile.

”Oh? The Young Miss you speak of, is she Sect Master Qin’s wife? Speaking of which, I still don’t know how Sect Master Qin met his wife,” Ye Yuxuan grew interested.

She was also very curious about what kind of person could capture Qin Jiang’s heart.

”Haha, that was in a small town in Ningan County, in the fields. Young Miss was quite straightforward back then.”

Steward Xu leisurely recounted the story of Qin Jiang and Xu Yanran. In hindsight, there wasn’t much dramatic or convoluted about it; they simply naturally arrived at today.

As afternoon approached, Qin Jiang stretched. Shop Owner walked over with an account book. ”Sect Master Qin, the small antiques have been viewed. The remaining items are medium to large artifacts. I have already arranged for them to be placed in the courtyard.”

Qin Jiang nodded, stood up, and said, ”Thank you, Shop Owner.”

”Sect Master is too kind, it is my honor,” Shop Owner said with a smile.

Qin Jiang looked at Steward Xu, his expression calm and unruffled. The white pieces on the Go board had already surrounded and nearly annihilated the black pieces.

Ye Yuxuan’s lips were tightly pursed. She held a black piece, wanting to place it down but then picking it up again, wishing she could break the black piece in her hand and use it as two.

”Uncle Xu, I’m going to stroll in the courtyard. Please keep Miss Ye good company,” Qin Jiang said with a smile.

The Ye family had provided great help this time. Since he couldn’t thank them materially, he naturally had to show his care emotionally.

Steward Xu nodded slightly. ”Don’t worry, Master.”

”Hey! Wait! I suddenly feel a bit dizzy. It must be a lack of sunlight! You know, plants wilt without sunlight, and people are the same! I’ll go with you to the courtyard!”

Ye Yuxuan directly threw down the black piece in her hand and leaped up like a wild rabbit unleashed.

She quickly walked to the door of the quiet room and made a gesture of invitation. ”Sect Master Qin, please!”

The three of them came outside, and what met their eyes were large piles of antiques, neatly arranged yet still possessing a sense of aesthetic beauty.

Even the courtyard, which wasn’t originally very large, had its walls knocked down and was expanded by more than five times.

”Sect Master Qin, please. Do you need me to arrange for someone to explain them to you? Many of these artifacts have captivating stories behind them, known by very few,” Shop Owner asked with a smile.

”Not for now. I’ll look at them myself. Please feel free,” Qin Jiang said with a smile.

Thud, thud.

Heavy footsteps came from inside the quiet room. Ye Yuxuan turned back, somewhat puzzled, and her face instantly changed dramatically, her features contorted as if she had put on a mask of pain.

Steward Xu was carrying the Go table they had just used, his steps very steady, with not a single tremor on the table.

For a Secret Martial Artist at the Peak of the twelfth rank, this was a simple matter.

”Miss Ye, the sunlight is beautiful. Seeing that you enjoy playing Go, I brought the table out. Don’t worry, the pieces on the board haven’t moved at all, and I am certainly not one to cheat.”

Steward Xu chose a well-lit spot, put down the table, and said with a smile.

”Oh? Miss Ye loves Go so much? If there’s an opportunity, I should indeed have a match with my wife, haha,” Qin Jiang also chuckled.

Ye Yuxuan looked at Shop Owner for help, but found that he was seriously counting the number of antiques.

”Heh, heh, heh, yes, that’s natural. I’ve long heard that Miss Xu’s Go skills are extraordinary, with the potential of a national master. If there’s an opportunity, I will certainly meet her through Go.”

Her heart couldn’t help but feel bitter. I can’t even beat this Steward Xu, let alone that Miss Xu. Wouldn’t that just be asking for trouble?

She walked to the table and sat down, looking at the Go board with not a single piece moved. She wished she could slap herself. Why hadn’t she thought to mess up the pieces just now?

”Miss Ye, it’s your turn to place a piece.”

As evening approached, Qin Jiang removed his hand from the xuan cauldron in front of him.

Looking at this xuan cauldron, its style was seventy percent similar to the Vast Sea Dark Cauldron, but its size was smaller, and it didn’t possess the might of a source artifact.

”Shop Owner, where did this xuan cauldron come from?” He looked at Shop Owner beside him.

Shop Owner turned his head, looked at the xuan cauldron, and after a moment of thought, spoke, ”More than forty years ago, the Canglang River flooded, and this xuan cauldron was salvaged from the Canglang River during that flood.

As for its origin, it is unknown. This xuan cauldron is at least eight thousand years old. At that time, the Ancient Yu Country ruled the world.”

Qin Jiang nodded, said nothing more, and turned to look at Ye Yuxuan. ”Miss Ye, shall we go back?”

At this moment, Ye Yuxuan was like a wilted wild grass, but after hearing Qin Jiang’s words, she instantly perked up. ”Good, good, good! I’ll arrange it right away! Should these antiques be sent directly to Yuanzhou Prefecture, or stored in the imperial capital first?”

Qin Jiang was stunned. ”What do you mean? When did I say I was taking them?”

Ye Yuxuan was also stunned. ”Not taking them? You seemed to like every single one; you touched and looked at them all.”

Steward Xu, seeing this, quickly explained, ”Miss Ye misunderstood. Although Master loves antiques, he mostly appreciates them and rarely keeps them.”

Ye Yuxuan suddenly understood. No wonder he threw them aside after looking at them, like throwing trash. She had thought Qin Jiang meant that since they would all be taken away anyway, he could look at them slowly back home.

Shop Owner, on the side, was a bit bewildered. He glanced at the helpers outside the courtyard, who were enthusiastically rolling up their sleeves and packing antiques, and couldn’t help but feel a pang of pain.

Just packing these antiques had cost him over a thousand taels!

All that hard-earned silver, just thrown away like that?

No, this was just packing. They’d have to unpack them later!

Upon returning to the Ye Residence, Ye Yuanling had already returned. Seeing Qin Jiang, he quickly stepped forward to greet him. ”Haha! How was your outing today, young friend?”

Qin Jiang smiled and nodded. ”Very good.”

Ye Yuanling looked at Ye Yuxuan with some surprise, not expecting his granddaughter to be of such great use this time.

Hiss~ But why did Yuxuan seem a bit listless? Was she sick?

”There’s one more thing. I would like to ask Elder Ye to prepare a quiet room. I had a small gain today with Miss Ye’s company and need to go into seclusion for a few hours,” Qin Jiang said.

”Is that so! Good, good, good! Yuxuan! Go and prepare it quickly!” Ye Yuanling’s face showed joy.

After speaking, he looked at Qin Jiang. ”Young friend, there’s no need to rush. Cultivate in peace. At the True God Realm, every bit of insight is extremely precious! If there isn’t enough time, I’ll go speak to Your Majesty tomorrow. We cannot delay your cultivation!”

Qin Jiang was now a vital asset to the Xia Country. Everything else had to give way to him!

”Then I’ll trouble Elder Ye,” Qin Jiang said.

A moment later, Ye Yuxuan returned, having prepared the quiet room.

Upon entering the quiet room, Ye Yuxuan lit a stick of top-grade Spirit-Calming Incense in the censer, then excused herself.

Qin Jiang sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion, his gaze fixed on the panel.

【Current Martial arts】

Vajra Indestructible Body (Perfection) [93%]

Qi Kings Chaotic Sky Halberd (Perfection) [94%]

Eastern Wood Longevity Body (Third Layer) (4000 / 30000) [86%]

Purple Mansion Cave Illumination Scripture (Perfection) [89%]

Demon Ancestor Sweeping Heaven Record (Ninth Layer) (140000 / 300000) [98%]

【Potential Points: 11818.8】

Over ten thousand potential points—this completely exceeded his expectations. He had originally thought five or six thousand would be quite good, but he didn’t expect such a pleasant surprise.

It was a pity it wasn’t quite twenty thousand, otherwise he could have tried to deduce an immortal martial art.

Without further thought, he poured the potential points into the Demon Ancestor Sweeping Heaven Record.

’Potential, add points, Demon Ancestor Sweeping Heaven Record.’

【Demon Ancestor Sweeping Heaven Record (Ninth Layer) (140000 / 300000) [98%], Experience + 160000】

【Demon Ancestor Sweeping Heaven Record (Perfection)】

【Detected that ’Demon Ancestor Sweeping Heaven Record’ has reached the limit of Earth-grade Martial arts. Do you wish to consume 25000 potential points to deduce a Martial arts leap?】

【Potential Points: 10218.8】