Chapter 603: The Unadorned Someone Named Chu
Dragon Clan.
Above the highest cave dwelling of the Dragon Clan.
At this moment, Chu Yuan was sitting in front of a desk.
There were no treasures around him, empty and serene.
The only thing in front of Chu Yuan's desk were dozens of storage bags.
Inside each storage bag, there were no treasures either.
Instead, there were scrolls, roughly a thousand in each bag.
Each scroll recorded the secret locations where the Dragon Clan's resources and treasures were stored.
And a single storage bag contained thousands of such scrolls, enough to demonstrate the terrifying foundation of the Dragon Clan.
Chu Yuan looked at the dozens of storage bags in front of him, tapped his fingers lightly on the desk, and took a deep breath.
"This plain and unadorned life is truly fascinating."
"The days spent as the Great Ancestor of the Dragon Clan are truly good."
Chu Yuan's eyes were filled with a sense of fulfillment.
He almost didn't want to go back and complete his mission of finding and mentoring disciples.
The life in the Dragon Clan was just too comfortable.
With one hand controlling the entire Dragon Clan, the other holding all the resources of the clan.
He, someone named Chu, never expected to have such a day.
Chu Yuan was filled with emotions.
With today's life, he would have no regrets in this lifetime.
Even if he looked back on it later, it would be a full experience.
Those years when I was the Great Ancestor of the Dragon Clan.
Chu Yuan was reflecting.
The door of the cave dwelling, however, was knocked.
Knock, knock, knock...
"Old Ancestor, are you there?"
A voice came from outside.
"Come in."
After hearing this, Chu Yuan moved the storage bags to both sides of the desk and sprinkled some dust on them.
This was to prove that these bags had not been touched for a long time.
He, someone named Chu, is not the kind of person who covets treasures.
He, someone named Chu, has integrity and disdain for these treasures!
Outside the cave dwelling.
The Dragon Clan Chief Ao Tian walked in.
He bowed his waist, and as soon as he saw Chu Yuan, he immediately performed a great salute.
"Ao Tian, pays respect to the Old Ancestor!"
The Dragon Clan Chief Ao Tian did not dare to show any attitude, and was very respectful in his etiquette.
At the moment, Chu Yuan was the only pillar of the Dragon Clan; anyone could be absent, but Chu Yuan was indispensable!
If the Dragon Clan lost Chu Yuan, they would lose all their current advantages.
So Ao Tian, the Dragon Clan Chief, showed Chu Yuan considerable respect.
It far exceeded the respect for the previous Great Ancestor of the Dragon Clan.
"Mmm, dispense with the formalities. What brings you here this time, is there something I can help you with?"
Chu Yuan asked straightforwardly.
"Reporting to the Old Ancestor, Ao Tian wishes to enhance the Dragon Clan's prestige and begin settling accounts with other races that have opposed the Dragon Clan in the past. May I know if the Old Ancestor approves?"
Ao Tian asked in a low voice.
"These matters, you should handle them yourself. Why do you need to ask me? I recall that there are rules within the Dragon Clan that all external affairs of the Dragon Clan are to be managed by the current Chief. What is your intention in asking me?"
Chu Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly.
Don't think he is unaware of the Dragon Clan's rules.
He had long memorized the rules of the Dragon Clan by heart.
Of course, not because Chu Yuan wanted to.
But because he had no choice.
When Chu Yuan was examining the various cave dwellings where the Dragon Clan's treasures were stored, he discovered that to enter one of the cave dwellings, he had to be familiar with the rules of the Dragon Clan.
Therefore, he committed the Dragon Clan's rules to memory.
"But... but Old Ancestor, the current situation is different, this time it may require Your intervention, which is why I came to ask for your opinion,"
Ao Tian said with his head lowered.
"Your intervention is needed?"
Chu Yuan was taken aback.
No wonder this fellow came to him, it turns out they needed his involvement.
However, Chu Yuan did not want to get involved.
He feared the deeper his involvement with the Dragon Clan, the deeper his connections would become.
At the moment, his main task is still to find Worthless Disciples and then to mentor them.
This is the most pressing matter.
But...
Chu Yuan sneaked a peek at the storage bags on the desk.
The Dragon Clan's resources and treasures were plentiful indeed.
"Enough, I will take action this time, but remember, only once, as this goes against the rules. According to the Dragon Clan's regulations, becoming the Dragon Ancestor, one should not intervene except in life-or-death situations of the Clan. Just this once, for the future of the Dragon Clan, I will make an exception, but only this once, not to be repeated."
Chu Yuan slowly spoke these words.
"Good, good, good! Thank you, Old Ancestor, thank you!"
Ao Tian immediately became excited, hastily expressing his gratitude.
"There's no need for formalities, after all, you paid a substantial sum."
Chu Yuan waved his hand, casually saying this.
Ao Tian, standing by, suddenly became stunned.
What had he just heard?
That sentence, you paid a substantial sum?
Had he misheard?
Ao Tian fell into contemplation.
Sitting at the desk, Chu Yuan also instantly realized his slip of the tongue.
"What? I mean, after all, you are a member of the Dragon Clan. Did I say something wrong?"
Chu Yuan tried to recover.
"Oh, no, not at all, I was just thinking about some things. Please don't be offended, Old Ancestor."
Ao Tian quickly responded.
He muttered to himself, wondering if he might have misheard.
Could it be that he actually heard, you paid too much?
What was wrong with him recently?
Because the Dragon Clan was on the rise, was he so excited that he was having hallucinations?
It was a possibility.
Touching his face, Ao Tian decided to have his health checked as soon as he left. As the Dragon Clan Chief, it would be serious if he were prone to auditory hallucinations.
"If that's the case, is there anything else? If so, please state everything all at once."
"There's nothing else, nothing else, Old Ancestor."
"If there's nothing else, then why haven't you left yet?"
"Yes, Old Ancestor, I'll leave right away."
Under Chu Yuan's gaze.
Ao Tian silently turned and walked out of the cave dwelling.
Once Ao Tian had left.
Chu Yuan retracted his gaze.
After bringing his gaze back.
Chu Yuan immediately counted the storage bags.
Upon confirming the number of storage bags was correct.
Chu Yuan finally felt relieved.
He looked up again towards the entrance of the cave dwelling.
"Me, take action?"
"The Golden Halo should be able to handle it, right?"
"Should, probably, maybe, perhaps, able to, right?"
Chu Yuan murmured to himself in a low voice.
His tone was filled with uncertainty.
An uncertainty about the power of his Golden Halo.
He knew that his Golden Halo was powerful.
But as to how powerful it was, he had no idea.
If he were to face that Demon Master or something, he had no confidence at all.
After doubting himself for a moment, Chu Yuan steeled his resolve.
He certainly could do it.
Ever since he had attained the Invincible State.
He had never encountered anything that could withstand his Golden Halo.
He refused to believe that someone could stop him this time.
Chu Yuan psyched himself up.
After doing so.
He turned his attention back to the storage bags.
One by one, he examined the scrolls attached to the bags.
Ensuring these scrolls were correct.
Chu Yuan was extremely attentive to these scrolls.
Completely forgetting that he had left a disciple stranded outside.
He seemed to have utterly forgotten Li Cheng's existence.
Not even mentioning him once.
Only after fully confirming everything did Chu Yuan put all the storage bags away…