Chapter 902: The Jian Family's Invitation

Jiang Fan's eyes flickered slightly. Feigning difficulty, he said, "I do have some, but only one is left. I still need it for myself."

A voice reached Jian Linyuan's ear once more. He showed a hint of surprise, then said, "Junior Brother Jiang, do you know anything about my background?"

Jiang Fan recalled, "I vaguely heard people say that you come from a mysterious family in Taicang Great State."

Jian Linyuan nodded, "That's the Jian family of Taicang, an ancient family that cultivates slaughter arts. Many of the great sects in Taicang Great State may not be as ancient as our Jian family."

A family that survived the Ancient Giant Calamity and continued to exist, they were definitely a super-clan a thousand years ago. It was unexpected that Jian Linyuan came from such a prominent family.

Jiang Fan asked, puzzled, "Then, Senior Brother Jian, why did you come to the Heavenly Dao Pavilion? Born into such a family, you don't seem to lack resources, do you?"

Jian Linyuan did not hide it and said, "I came here on my family's orders to seek something for the Jian family."

What could it be that would make such an ancient and prominent family willing to come to the Heavenly Dao Pavilion to seek it out?

"You haven't seen it, but you should have heard of it," Jian Linyuan continued. "Because the White Horse Temple is also looking for it."

Jiang Fan's heart pounded. The Black Buddhist Scripture!

Jian Linyuan chuckled, "Precisely, the Black Buddhist Scripture. Cultivating slaughter arts will inevitably lead to qi deviation in the end, resulting in becoming something inhuman. You should know this, right?"

Jiang Fan nodded. Cultivating slaughter arts requires devouring the blood of various demonic beasts from a young age, which accumulates frantic, bloodthirsty qi within the body. As cultivation deepens, the frantic, bloodthirsty intent will eventually become too strong for one's will to suppress. At that point, one transforms into a slaughtering demon. Their fate, naturally, is to be eradicated by powerful cultivators to prevent them from harming others.

"This Black Buddhist Scripture is rumored to have been written by a Great Bodhisattva who resides in hell. Reciting this scripture can suppress resentment and calm blood qi. It was used by the Great Bodhisattva to suppress hell. If our Jian family can obtain this scripture, we can completely suppress the frantic, bloodthirsty will within our bodies, and from then on, the path of slaughter will have no further worries. Each generation, our Jian family dispatches two people to search: one openly and one covertly. This generation, it is my guard and I. I am in the open, and the guard is hidden. But, unfortunately, we haven't been able to find it either."

Jiang Fan's heart was deeply shaken. The Black Buddhist Scripture was actually from the hand of a Great Bodhisattva? The "Great Bodhisattva" mentioned here should not be the same concept as the "Bodhisattva" of White Horse Temple. It was likely an ethereal existence one level higher than a Bodhisattva. The thought of helping Jian Linyuan flashed through his mind, but he quickly suppressed it. The Black Buddhist Scripture appeared too strangely, originating from a tomb area where countless spirit tablets of foreign races were worshipped. It was unknown if there was any karmic connection involved, and it was truly unsuitable to expose it. At the very least, their current relationship wasn't strong enough for him to reveal it.

"Ah, I've strayed off topic," Jian Linyuan said, stopping his narrative. "In short, our Jian family is no worse than many so-called Divine Sects or Great Sects. Our Jian family's heritage is also considerable, as you can imagine. Therefore, I offer an opportunity for a month of advanced study at our Jian family in exchange for one Rejuvenation Pill. Junior Brother Jiang, could you consider this?"

What was there to consider? Such an ancient and massive clan possessed frighteningly deep foundations. It was incredibly difficult for ordinary people to even enter, and a month of advanced study there would undoubtedly be a great opportunity!

Jiang Fan put on a helpless expression: "Alright. Since we have a good relationship, I'll give you the last one."

He took out the Rejuvenation Pill. Jian Linyuan immediately took out the Jian family's identity token from his waist. It was engraved with Jian Linyuan's name and a trace of his soul power. "When you arrive at the Jian family, present this token, and I will personally come to receive you."

Jiang Fan was surprised: "Are you returning to the Jian family?"

Jian Linyuan looked at the black crystals and said helplessly, "These black crystals are extremely dangerous. If my guess is correct, they should be from the tenth level. Moreover, some careless disciple will soon detonate them, connecting to the tenth level. With my current strength, I can no longer explore. I can only return to the family and let stronger family members come."

*This must be what that female guard told him, right?*

Jiang Fan nodded, exchanged items with Jian Linyuan, and said, "Well then, Senior Brother Jian, perhaps we'll meet again in Taicang Great State."

Jian Linyuan cupped his hands and said, "I look forward to when we meet again. I wonder what your cultivation level will be then."

Jiang Fan cupped his hands: "Farewell!" With that, he turned and left.

Once his figure had completely vanished, the Rejuvenation Pill in Jian Linyuan's palm vanished into thin air, as if eaten by someone hidden in the shadows.

"Hmph!" A voice huffed. "I only said to give him three days of advanced study, why did you arbitrarily decide to allow him to stay for a month?" The guard was very displeased.

Jian Linyuan smiled calmly, "If he had ignored me and Leng Qingzhu, then I would have handled it strictly by the book. One Rejuvenation Pill, only three days of advanced study. But he values loyalty and righteousness, so of course, I couldn't be stingy."

The guard remained displeased. "This little rascal really got off easy. He clearly had many Rejuvenation Pills but said he only had one; it's obvious he deliberately tried to extort me. I really should have kicked him a few more times back then..."

As she was speaking, suddenly, her backside stung; a foot savagely kicked her bottom, sending her flying eight zhang away. She fell hard, face-first.

Jiang Fan, with Kun Scales for invisibility in one hand and the Heavy Pupil Crystal in the other, withdrew his foot. Under the search of the Heavy Pupil Crystal, he finally saw the foul woman who had kicked him back then.

"Are you the only one who can kick people?" he taunted. "Foul woman, this is for you!" Having vented his frustration with those two sentences, Jiang Fan quickly took off while the other party hadn't recovered. The grudge for that kick was finally avenged! He felt relieved.

The guard let out a cry of pain, clutching her throbbing backside, unable to get up for a long time. She was already seriously injured; how could she withstand such a kick?

Jian Linyuan was stunned. "Sister, are you alright?" He couldn't see, but he could hear that his sister seemed to have fallen heavily.

"That little scoundrel!" his sister gritted her teeth. When she turned her head and saw the large footprint on her backside, she became even angrier! Her fists clenched tightly. "How long has it been, and he actually still holds a grudge! You just wait, you little brat! If you have the guts, don't come to my Jian family. If you dare to come, I'll tear you apart!"

Jian Linyuan rubbed his nose. *She says he holds a grudge, but isn't she even more resentful?*

"Sister, could you give me some face and let Junior Brother Jiang off this time?" Jian Linyuan pleaded. "He's actually a pretty good person."

His sister got up and said coldly, "Fine. Then you take his punishment instead!"

Jian Linyuan shivered, remembering his sister's usual beatings, and quickly said, "Sister, I was wrong. I'm not familiar with him. No, wait, I don't have any Junior Brother Jiang at all!"