Invisible Security Guard
Chapter 715 - 714: Spirit Jade Has Great Use

Chapter 715: Chapter 714: Spirit Jade Has Great Use

The residence of the Lopez family, belonging to the wealthy Yusuf Zuck, was located to the west of Mainland City, covering an immense area. The grandeur of the mansion’s entrance was unparalleled, especially since the two characters for "Lopez Residence" were inscribed by the Lopez Family Emperor himself.

Of course, that Emperor had long since died, being the ancestor of the ancestors of the current Emperor; however, since Yusuf Zuck’s forebears were the current Emperor’s ancestors, the family was still regarded as a significant household, even though they no longer held official positions.

Within the Lopez residence, there were seven hundred servants and three hundred guards, totaling a thousand people, all living within the vast grounds of the Lopez estate.

The younger master of the Lopez family used to live there too, but he had returned to the Sect since there were significant changes in the Tian Yuan Sect, and his brother-in-law had died, so it was time for him to lie low at the Sect for a while.

Yusuf Zuck and Grayson Martin had finished their meal and wine by the time midnight came around. That’s when they jumped into the vast courtyard of the Lopez mansion.

As Yusuf Zuck jumped in, he surveyed the grounds with Telekinesis. While there were many people in the courtyard, there were no experts, so he and Grayson Martin easily made their way into the residence of the old Lopez patriarch.

The old Lopez patriarch was an elderly cultivator, so he appeared quite old. When Yusuf Zuck and Grayson Martin snuck into the courtyard, the old patriarch was in the midst of his second spring, atop a girl seemingly no more than fifteen, sweating heavily as he grunted in exertion.

This old man had reached the Solidifying Pill stage, but it was only at the initial phase, and his Cultivation Level was pitifully weak.

"The old guy sure knows how to enjoy himself!" Grayson Martin grimaced as he spoke. Being in the Late Nascent Soul Stage, the old patriarch had no idea when he used his Divine Sense that two people were watching him in the act.

"Don’t kill anyone. You go in and knock out the girl; I’ll interrogate the old man!" Yusuf Zuck signaled to Grayson Martin, and with a gentle push, the door swung open—it wasn’t locked at all.

Grayson Martin rushed in. Before the old patriarch had a chance to scream, Grayson grasped the patriarch’s neck with one hand and knocked out the young girl with the other, quickly covering her body with a blanket.

Yusuf Zuck nodded quietly to himself; it seemed Grayson Martin was a gentleman and not some depraved lecher.

The old Lopez patriarch couldn’t move, his face was red, and his whole body trembled. How could such a minor Solidifying Pill cultivator dare to act against someone in the Late Nascent Soul Stage!

Yusuf Zuck approached the patriarch, not bothering with idle chatter. He concentrated his Telekinesis and pierced into the old man’s sea of consciousness. The old man’s eyes immediately widened and glazed over, filled with confusion.

Grayson Martin was shocked—Bryson Campbell had claimed that Yusuf Zuck didn’t know any Spells? Yet what he was using now was surely the most supreme art of soul control!

Indeed, to be able to control someone in a single breath and reduce them to an imbecile was the highest order of an exclusive Art and Method. Even he couldn’t do it, and there were very few on the Saint Dragon Continent who could!

"Let him go," Yusuf Zuck signaled Grayson Martin to release the old patriarch, then directly asked, "Tell me, do you have any Spirit Jades?"

"Yes!" The old patriarch answered mechanically.

"How many? Where are they?" Yusuf Zuck asked excitedly.

"In my secret chamber, there are a total of three pieces."

"What else do you have in the secret chamber?" Yusuf Zuck continued to inquire.

"There’s also one Demon Core, as well as Gold tickets, Silver notes, and the like such as deeds and property titles..."

"Then go and get the Demon Core and all the Gold tickets out and bring the three Spirit Jades as well."

"Yes." The naked old patriarch got up, mechanically walked over to the bookcase to pick up a string of keys, then pushed aside the bookcase, revealing steps leading underground—which seemed to be over twenty meters deep and had three doors.

Underground had always been the most mysterious place on the Saint Dragon Continent; hiding treasures there meant they would not be detected by Divine Sense, which meant Yusuf Zuck couldn’t see what was beneath the surface.

About five or six minutes later, the old patriarch brought out a box and was also carrying a bundle of Gold tickets.

That’s right, the tickets were bundled, not single pieces, and the top one in the bundle had a face value of five hundred thousand Gold Coins.

"We’ve struck it rich!" Grayson Martin’s eyes bulged with excitement—the Lopez family was indeed wealthy!

Meanwhile, Yusuf Zuck couldn’t wait to snatch the box away and quickly opened it!

"Whew—" As soon as the box opened, the Blood Beads deep within his mind began throbbing, longing, that same feeling of wanting to consume something surged once again!

Yusuf Zuck was overjoyed, but just as he was about to close the lid of the box, the pulsating Blood Bead suddenly stopped moving and everything returned to normal!

"What’s going on?" Yusuf Zuck was stunned, clearly it was pulsing, so why did it stop? What was the reason?

He had originally planned to go back and absorb the Spirit Jade later, but now that there was a problem, he immediately picked up a piece of Spirit Jade and tried to absorb it using telekinesis!

The Blood Bead flashed again, but it didn’t actively absorb anything, merely flickering a few times before becoming calm again.

"What’s happening?" Yusuf Zuck continued to pick up a second and third Spirit Jade, but they only flickered and did not absorb!

"What’s wrong?" Grayson Martin, seeing Yusuf Zuck muttering to himself, was very curious, not knowing what Yusuf Zuck was doing.

"It’s nothing!" Yusuf Zuck frowned, considering why this situation was arising.

"Right, what grade is this Spirit Jade?" Suddenly, a moment later, he guessed one possibility – that the grade of this Spirit Jade was too low, and the one he had obtained before was likely of a high grade, whereas his Blood Bead was undoubtedly very picky; even though low-grade Spirit Jade had attraction, the Blood Bead would not directly extract energy from it.

"Low grade." Grandfather Gong answered mechanically.

"That’s it then!" After getting Grandfather Gong’s response, Yusuf Zuck sadly slapped his thigh.

"Then do you know if your eldest daughter has any top-grade or supreme-grade Spirit Jades?"

"I’m not sure about that." Grandfather Gong shook his head.

"You should go to bed, nothing happened tonight, and you won’t remember anything." Yusuf Zuck spoke enchantingly.

"Yes." Grandfather Gong walked mechanically to the bed, leaning next to the unconscious young woman, and soon after began to breathe evenly, actually falling asleep!

"You’re amazing!" Grayson Martin gave Yusuf Zuck a thumbs up, this Divine Skill, probably even the Sect Master of Tianyuan wouldn’t have it, right? Too amazing!

"Let’s go." Yusuf Zuck smiled, then leapt out directly.

Grayson Martin immediately followed, and the two of them left the city overnight.

There were no Trapped Dragon Bans in Nanzhou City, so as long as one could fly, one could fly freely above the city.

Before dawn, Yusuf Zuck and Grayson Martin had returned to Chicken Mountain, Yusuf Zuck ordered the major demons to take Grayson Martin to rest, while he himself entered the secret chamber.

The trip to Nanzhou City this time was, on the whole, a huge gain, at least letting him know the essential item needed to unlock his Blood Bead.

That was Spirit Jade, top-grade or supreme-grade Spirit Jade could definitely help him open up the Blood Bead.

Also, by robbing the Gong family, he had earned nearly a hundred million Gold Coins.

"Hmm, I also want to try if the Devouring Technique can directly extract the energy from this Spirit Jade!" Yusuf Zuck entered the secret chamber, intending to try out the Devouring Technique.

Grayson Martin had said that the energy in the Spirit Jade couldn’t be absorbed directly, it could only assist in cultivation, acting like an intermediary. It could make your cultivation faster, which meant that Spirit Jade could gather the surrounding nature’s spiritual energy. Holding the Spirit Jade while cultivating would naturally mean more spiritual energy and faster speed.

The Spirit Jade could be crushed and added to medicine, or used to forge Magic Treasures and weapons.

"Hmm, I’ll start with one piece to see the effect; if there’s no effect, I’ll just hold the Spirit Jade for cultivation!" Yusuf Zuck took out a piece of Spirit Jade and quickly formed a hand seal, pressing a finger onto the Spirit Jade.

With a "pop" the Spirit Jade instantly shattered, and then Yusuf Zuck saw a clump of purple energy forming, visible to the naked eye!

When he quickly opened his mouth to inhale, that clump of energy was sucked into his belly!

"Boom!" Energy entered his stomach and it thundered like a storm inside, his Dantian instantly boiled as the nine purple Core Pills flickered non-stop. Without any accidents, he advanced in rank!

One piece of Spirit Jade actually allowed him to ascend a rank, reaching the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment!