Beast God
Chapter 74: Child of the Mystic Spirit

Chen Guan knew that Ji Nanhong’s background was definitely significant, but he still hadn’t realized that she was the only daughter of the Celestial Army’s commander. A few days ago, he had looked over some information about the Celestial Army, but as an ordinary person, the data he could access was limited, and he hadn’t uncovered Ji Nanhong’s background at all.

“The Celestial Army isn’t the private property of the Ji family, and the commander’s position isn’t hereditary. Just because someone marries the commander’s daughter doesn’t mean they can inherit the Celestial Army. That sounds way too fake,” Chen Guan frowned and said.

“Big brother, do you know how many years Commander Ji has been in charge of the Celestial Army? Ever since the Ten Heavenly Kings reorganized the Ancestral Court and established the Celestial Army, the commander has always been this big shot. Over eight hundred years of management, countless officers in the army were personally nurtured by Commander Ji. Can you imagine that? Whether or not the commander’s position can be inherited, the family fortune Commander Ji has accumulated over these eight centuries is an immeasurable mountain of wealth.”

“No one knows how many peerless pets, supreme treasures, and rare heavenly materials Commander Ji has gathered in these eight hundred years. Anyone who can inherit his family fortune would immediately soar to great heights.” Duan Shulin shifted the topic and said, “But ordinary people can’t handle such enormous benefits. Good fortune and disaster come hand in hand. For a cultivation family, this huge inheritance is capital for soaring to the skies, but they must be able to handle the weight. They might even be able to seamlessly take over the Celestial Army. However, if the inheritor’s background is weaker, this huge fortune could instead become a crushing mountain. If things go badly, not only might they lose their life, but the entire family might be dragged down with them.”

Chen Guan’s heart stirred slightly upon hearing this. Indeed, this was a risk of unimaginable magnitude, but it wasn’t without room for maneuver.

Putting aside the peerless treasures and pets, those rare heavenly materials held a deadly allure for Chen Guan.

He had roughly calculated that the difficulty of upgrading later would be beyond anyone’s imagination. The key lay in the lack of massive primordial energy to absorb. Even in areas abundant with primordial energy, absorbing a huge amount in a short time was nearly impossible.

After all, the primordial energy floating in the world had a certain upper limit. Once it reached that limit, it would crystallize into solid primordial energy crystals, forming primordial crystal mines. Such places were basically occupied by the major forces, and the mined primordial crystals were extremely expensive, no different from rare heavenly materials.

Chen Guan thought about his own later cultivation. He would definitely need to rely on various rare heavenly materials to quickly advance his rank. Apart from that, he hadn’t thought of any other method to accelerate his progress.

But rare heavenly materials themselves were extremely precious, and many couldn’t be bought with money alone.

If he could take over the Ji family’s fortune, then the problem of rapid advancement should be solved.

Of course, Chen Guan wouldn’t seek death himself. He was wondering exactly how much longer Commander Ji’s lifespan was. Since he had survived for more than eight hundred years, he probably wouldn’t die anytime soon, right?

If Commander Ji could live another ten or eight years, at least no one would dare to touch Ji Nanhong or him as her son-in-law while he was alive.

Everyone understood that a dying person was the most terrifying. No one would choose to make an enemy of Commander Ji at such a time.

As long as Chen Guan had ten or eight years, or even just four or five years, and as long as the Ji family’s fortune was rich enough, relying on the First Secret Technique and the Ji family’s rare heavenly materials, he would be able to soar to great heights. After Commander Ji passed away, supporting the Ji family would not be difficult.

Of course, this was premised on Commander Ji living a few more years and being willing to let Chen Guan use the Ji family’s resources. Otherwise, Chen Guan would never enter the Ji family, as that would be tantamount to seeking death.

“It’s probably too late for you to back out now. Xiu Jieming and the Xiu family have already treated Ji Nanhong and the Ji family fortune as theirs to take. Entering the Xiu family’s sight now means they definitely won’t let you go,” Duan Shulin continued analyzing.

“You and I are enemies, not friends. Why are you telling me this?” Chen Guan knew Duan Shulin had ulterior motives, and those motives were probably related to the Nether Lotus.

Duan Shulin said solemnly, “Brother Guan, you kept your promise and didn’t kill me. I think you’re an honest person, so I want to cooperate with you one more time.”

Chen Guan looked at Duan Shulin with a strange expression. The reason he hadn’t killed Duan Shulin wasn’t because of keeping his promise, but because he felt it wasn’t yet time to strike.

Given Chen Guan’s personality, if he didn’t take action, fine; but if he did, it would be a thunderous strike, leaving no chance for Duan Shulin, not even a corpse.

If anyone could be said to have killed more people throughout history than Chen Xinghe, Chen Guan’s father, it was none other than Chen Xinghe himself. But in the end, Chen Xinghe had to live in hiding, even afraid to reveal his real name.

Chen Guan didn’t want to follow his father’s path. He wanted to try a different way. After gaining the Cheerleader’s Soul, this idea became even firmer.

“How do you want to cooperate?” Chen Guan asked.

“If I’m not mistaken, the Nether Lotus was nurtured by the overflow energy of the Mystic Spirit, not just born from the Profound Nether Yin Flames,” Duan Shulin paused and then continued, “I read an ancient text from the Qin era. It recorded rare heavenly materials born attached to the Mystic Spirit’s energy. They themselves have some mysterious connection to the Mystic Spirit. If you possess Mystic Spirit treasures, you can use them to sense the location of Mystic Spirit eggs and the grade of the Mystic Spirit inside, making it easier to find them.”

“When Mystic Spirit eggs fall, anyone can clearly see them. Now, so many people are rushing here. Even if they know where the eggs are, it’s probably hard to snatch them. That’s not very useful,” Chen Guan pondered.

“Looks like Brother Guan really doesn’t understand the circumstances of the Mystic Spirit’s offspring. Usually, when the Mystic Spirit gives birth, it will drop many Mystic Spirit eggs, possibly in the tens of thousands. Even if there are only thousands or hundreds, no one faction can snatch all the eggs.”

“No one knows what grade the Mystic Spirit inside the egg is until it hatches, just like opening a blind box. You only know the quality after it hatches.”

Chen Guan suddenly understood Duan Shulin’s meaning. “Using the Nether Lotus to sense the grade of the Mystic Spirits inside those eggs? Then target the ones with high grades to snatch?”

Now he finally understood why Duan Shulin was willing to risk following him. It was because of this idea.

“Exactly, that’s the principle,” Duan Shulin said. “You have Mystic Spirit treasures, but your level is too low. Even with good luck, you probably won’t be able to snatch many Mystic Spirit eggs.”

Chen Guan watched Duan Shulin without speaking. Duan Shulin chuckled, “Although my ability isn’t as good as yours, I have money. We can use money to buy Mystic Spirit eggs.”

“Would others sell them?” Chen Guan frowned.

“That depends on how many Mystic Spirit eggs the Mystic Spirit drops. If the number is in the hundreds of thousands or millions, the chance of high-quality Mystic Spirits is low. As long as our price is right, there should be many willing to sell,” Duan Shulin said.

“What if very few Mystic Spirit eggs are produced?” Chen Guan continued asking.

“Then it depends on the situation. If there aren’t even a hundred eggs, those eggs will probably all fall into the hands of the great families, and our chances will be slim. But if there’s a chance, we’ll go all out. I’ll risk everything I have to try to acquire the Child of the Mystic Spirit.”

“The Child of the Mystic Spirit?”

“The reason all the great families fight tooth and nail to snatch Mystic Spirit eggs at all costs is because of that unique Child of the Mystic Spirit. It is a supreme divine pet beyond peerless.”