I Can Extract Everything - Chapter 168: Shi Clan's Difficult Situation

At night, Qin Yi was enjoying tea in the Spring Jade Pavilion while observing the movement of the Shi Manor across the street.

According to the information Seductress Jiang provided, Nether Son and his two guards were staying at the Shi Manor as guests.

Qin Yi did not know what the Nether Son’s relationship with the Shi Clan was, but he knew his plan to make a move on the Nether Son within the Shi Manor would not be easy.

Therefore, he decided to observe while contemplating what he should do next.

About thirty minutes later, two young men arrived at the Spring Jade Pavilion and occupied an empty table not far from Qin Yi’s.

“Brother Shi Ming, when will you return to the sect? If you stay here any longer, you will miss out on the competition and eventually lose the qualification to enter the Clear Sky Secret Realm.” The young man in green robes suddenly opens the conversation.

Qin Yi’s ears were pricked when he heard a particular sentence.

Clear Sky Secret Realm?

Isn’t that the place the Outer Disciple of Sleeping Dragon Sect will enter?

However, his clone also told him that the Clear Sky Secret Realm was not owned by anyone. However, it required the combined forces of several major sects in The Dragon Sanctum to open it.

So, which sect do these two people belong to?

As of now, the young man called Shi Meng answered lamentably: “I can’t go back to the sect for a while, Yu Shi. We have an important guest in our clan. It would be disrespectful if I suddenly just left.”

“Important guest? What important guest needs Shi Clan afraid of being disrespectful?”

“He’s the Core Disciple of Underworld Palace, Nether Son…”

Yi Shu was astonished.

The Underworld Palace was the second largest sect in the Azure Dragon Region; even its Outer Disciples alone were superior to the Core Disciples of their sect.

“Brother Shi Ming, I never thought your clan had a relationship with someone from Underworld Palace.” Yi Shu looked at Shi Ming with admiration and envy.

Shi Ming shook his head and said, “It’s not my clan that has relations to that guest but my Third Uncle.”

“Your Third Uncle? Is he the one who entertains the guest now?”

“No. My Third Uncle is dead.”

“Huh?”

Yu Shi was dumbfounded.

Shi Ming looked at Yu Shi and explained, “That guest claimed himself a friend of my Third Uncle, and apparently, my Third Uncle also owes him a huge debt. However, we cannot prove whether that guest’s words are true or just made up. Therefore, we can only let him stay in our mansion for a while until we can confirm everything.”

“Huh, that messed up…” Yu Shi looked at Shi Ming with sympathy.

He’s pretty sure that Shi Clan doesn’t want to pay whatever debt it is, but they certainly don’t dare to mention that to Nether Son either.

“I’m sure your clan can take care of this. However, Brother Shi Ming, your presence doesn’t mean much in this matter, and the Nether Son probably doesn’t care about you either…”

“That’s not good either. The Patriarch asked me to serve him. Besides, the Nether Son is a Core Formation cultivator; maybe I can benefit from this task.”

Yu Shi frowned and said, “Well, this is indeed a rare opportunity, but entering the Clear Sky Secret Realm is also a rare opportunity. Five years later, you probably won’t have the chance to enter the Clear Sky Secret Realm since you can advance to Foundation Establishment anytime…”

“I heard from the senior brothers that there are many opportunities in the Clear Sky Secret Realm. Some even regret not being able to enter there. It proves that something or several in that place, even Foundation Establishment, is carved for. Brother Shi Ming, you will definitely regret it for the rest of your life if you miss this opportunity!”

Shi Ming rolled his eyes toward Yu Shi’s words.

It was true that he would regret it if he missed the Clear Sky Secret Realm, but he would not regret it for the rest of his life.

While Clear Sky Secret Realm indeed is a huge chance, he also believes there are must many similar chances await him in the future.

However, Shi Ming also could not deny Yu Shi’s words because this one opportunity was indeed rare.

The word “rare” alone was reason enough for a Qi Condensation cultivator like him not to miss him.

Fifteen minutes later, Shi Ming parted away with Yu Shi and returned to Shi Mansion.

Unbeknown to Shi Ming, he brought something sneaky beneath his shadow along with him.

Just as Shi Min arrived at the mansion, a servant came to him and informed him that the Patriarch wanted to request his presence.

With that, he hurriedly headed towards the Patriarch’s residence.

“Has seen the Patriarch.”

Shi Ming greeted respectfully as soon as he saw the Patriarch.

“Shi Ming, you’re here. Sit down!” The Patriarch said with not much expression on his dignity face.

“Thank you, Patriarch.”

“You’ve served Nether Son for a few days. Did you find anything particular from him?”

Shi Ming he buried his face in embarrassment and said, “I’m ashamed, Patriarch. To be honest, I rarely have close contact with Nether Son. He treated me like a real servant…”

The Patriarch sighed, “It cannot blame on you. You are supposed to be returning to Qingyun Sect by now, but I held you back. I heard that there would be a competition to enter your sect’s secret realm soon. For someone close to advancing to Foundation Establishment, entering the secret realm is an opportunity not to be missed. If you truly want to return to the sect, I can ask someone else to carry your place as a servant of the Nether Son.”

Shi Ming’s eyes lit up slightly, “Really, Patriarch?”

“No.”

“…”

“Not for now, at least.” The Patriarch said with a teased expression. Then he explained while stroking his short beard, “I recently heard about the feud between the Nether Son and the Black Water Auction House. However, with the Black Water City Lord’s current absence, Black Water Auction House couldn’t hastily persecute the Nether Son. After all, they are dealing with the Core Disciple of the Underworld Palace.”

Shi Ming was surprised and asked, “Is it related to the Core Formation that exploded a few days ago?”

“That’s right. According to the Black Water Auction House claims, Nether Son killed Manager Lu’s entire family and caused him to explode his core.”

Hearing this story, Shi Ming couldn’t help but express his concern: “Patriarch, isn’t it dangerous for us to allow the Nether Son to stay in our manor? What if Black Water Auction House misunderstood our actions? If the worst happens, we might end up offending both parties…”

The Patriarch nodded solemnly, “Your worry is not groundless. I also heard that Nether Son killed Manager Lu because he wanted to find someone. For this reason, I suspect Nether Son wanted to borrow our family’s heirloom.”

“Family’s heirloom?” Shi Ming was stunned.

He had never heard such a thing.

“It’s normal you haven’t heard of this. This family’s heirloom is called Great Spirit Compass, and it belonged to our Ancestors. This artifact is capable of locating any object, including treasure or people. Nether Son may want to use this artifact to locate a person…”

The Patriarch looked at Shi Ming seriously and explained, “However, this artifact cannot be used arbitrarily as it can only be used three times in a hundred years. The clan has already used it twice in this century. Thus. We don’t want to use this last chance carelessly.”

“That’s a very restrictive artifact…” Shi Ming muttered lowly.

However, after thinking about it for a moment, he found it’s not too weird considering its formidable ability.

“Its abilities are indeed limited. The previous generations said Great Spirit Compass was originally Soul Artifact and can be used once every ten years. Still, after it was badly damaged, its usage reduced considerably as it can only be used three times in a hundred years.”

“But Patriarch… why are you telling me this?” Shi Ming looked at the Patriarch with doubt.

This kind of thing is supposed to be top secret, and only higher-ups are allowed to know it.

However, Shi Ming was only a moderate-talented clansman. It will only bring trouble knowing this matter.

“Of course, there’s a reason why I’m so tired of telling you this.” The Patriarch smiled.

“In the past few years, the troubles keep coming to our clan one after another. The clansmen became increasingly ignorant and arrogant; they kept causing trouble everywhere. Moreover, the elders were busy fighting each other for power while ignoring external threats. Coupled with our current situation, the possibility of our clan’s destruction is awfully high.”

“Among the clansman I observed, only you are talented, decent character, and low key at some point. I have a feeling that even if the clan is destroyed, you will survive. In three days, I will send you back to Qingyun Sect, and you will also take the Great Spirit Compass and some important inheritance with you.”

Shi Ming was shocked and hurriedly waved his hands, “Patriarch, I think you’re being exaggerated. Although the clan’s situation is a little dangerous, it doesn’t mean we will be destroyed overnight.”

The Patriarch shook his head and sighed, “Both Nether Son and Black Water City Lord are petty and overbearing. On top of that, Black Water City Lord always wants to get rid of Three Great Clans; I’m afraid we can’t get away from this trouble this time…”