Fang Yuan's Speculation: Innate Vajra?

Fang Yuan's Speculation: Innate Vajra?

Elsewhere, at the commandant's residence.

Iron chests stood neatly arranged across the square.

These contained the cash silver, gold, jade jewelry, antiques, paintings, and calligraphy confiscated from forces such as the Xu Family, Hundred Herbs Gang, Datong Merchant Guild, and East City Li Family. Yet these were far from all their assets; there were also countless shops, properties, land deeds, medicinal gardens, and more.

The Hundred Herbs Gang in particular had several medicinal mountains under its control, all used to grow medicinal herbs.

However, the properties of these forces had all been confiscated by the state and now belonged to the Black Armored Army.

"My lord, after tallying everything, there are twenty-five thousand taels of gold, two hundred and three thousand six hundred taels of cash silver, one hundred and eighty-six thousand seven hundred taels in silver notes, and eighteen chests of jade jewelry, antiques, paintings, and calligraphy, worth roughly another two hundred thousand taels in total. The remaining assets, including shops, properties, land deeds, and so on, are worth more than one and a half million taels combined."

He Yong came before Zhou Shan and reported.

"Nearly one and a half million taels of silver!"

Zhou Shan could not help marveling at the wealth of these forces.

The rich were rich enough to die of it, while the poor were poor enough to die of it.

The wealth possessed by these major forces was likely greater than that of the entire Luyang County seat put together. But he could not swallow so much silver alone. Even Commander Wu could not swallow it all. The lion's share had to be sent to the commander-in-chief's residence.

"Take seventy percent of the gold, cash silver, jade jewelry, antiques, paintings, calligraphy, property deeds, land deeds, and the rest to the commander-in-chief's residence. Then send thirty thousand taels of silver to Commander Wu. Set aside another fifty thousand taels to reward the entire Black Armored Army. In addition, each captain gets five hundred taels, each centurion gets one thousand taels, you men get three thousand taels each, and each battalion commander gets five thousand taels."

After considering it, Zhou Shan gave his orders.

"Thank you, my lord!"

Naturally, He Yong and the others had no objections.

Whether it was the Xu Family, the Hundred Herbs Gang, the Datong Merchant Guild, or the rest, Zhou Shan deserved the greatest credit for their destruction. He alone had killed three Superclass Martial Artists, causing the prison-breaking martial artists to collapse in spirit and scatter in all directions, not daring to fight at all.

After that, they had crushed the Xu Family, Hundred Herbs Gang, Datong Merchant Guild, and the others with the force of rotten wood being smashed apart. They had encountered virtually no resistance. Receiving three thousand taels each was already an act of utmost generosity.

As for the remainder, there was no need to say it—it all belonged to Zhou Shan.

He Yong immediately called several men over and began moving the iron chests, dividing up the valuables. Seventy percent was to be delivered to the commander-in-chief's residence, thirty thousand taels of silver were for Commander Wu, and reward silver was to be distributed among the Black Armored Army...

Qingyang City.

Commander-in-chief's residence, study.

Fang Yuan was reviewing a report submitted by the martial artists of the Black Armored Army's Dark Division.

This report included information regarding Zhou Shan's strength.

"Zhou Shan killed three Superclass Martial Artists by himself, and even slew a level-six assassin from the Black Dragon Society. Such strength is no ordinary Aperture-Opening Realm." Fang Yuan murmured in a low voice, "Could it be that this Zhou Shan is not merely endowed with Innate Divine Strength, but is actually an Innate Vajra?"

Innate Divine Strength was an extraordinary natural gift.

But even among those blessed with the same extraordinary gift, there were differences in strength.

Innate Vajra was the manifestation of Innate Divine Strength taken to its ultimate extreme.

According to the records of the Guiyuan Sect, those born with Innate Divine Strength could match Superclass Martial Artists after cultivating for one year. But Innate Vajras possessed even greater talent; after one year of cultivation, they could overpower ordinary Aperture-Opening Martial Artists.

If Zhou Shan was an Innate Vajra, then his Aperture-Opening Realm strength made sense.

Perhaps within less than two years, Zhou Shan would break through to the Innate Realm and become a Martial Dao Grandmaster.

"Indestructible Vajra Skill!"

Fang Yuan took a golden book from a drawer.

This book was made from special golden silkworm thread. It could last for a thousand years without decaying, and even if thrown into a furnace and burned in raging flames, it would not be damaged. It was also extremely difficult for martial artists to destroy.

When the Guiyuan Sect had wiped out the Vajra Sect, it had failed to obtain the Indestructible Vajra Skill. But last night, when it exterminated the Vajra Sect remnants hiding in Golden Mountain Temple and killed that severely wounded Innate Realm Grandmaster, it found the Indestructible Vajra Skill.

However, under the cover of that severely wounded Innate Realm Grandmaster, the Vajra Sect's genius disciple blessed with Innate Divine Strength had still escaped. But it did not matter much.

With the Vajra Sect's last Innate Realm Grandmaster dead, it could no longer stir up any great waves. Obtaining the Indestructible Vajra Skill was no longer all that important. The Guiyuan Sect did not lack Marrow Cleansing Blood Changing Cultivation Techniques capable of reaching the Grandmaster Realm.

"My lord, Commandant Zhou of Luyang County has sent someone with an inventory of the items seized during the extermination of the Xu Family, Hundred Herbs Gang, and other rebel forces colluding with the Vajra Sect remnants and the Blood Fiend Sect."

A Black Armored Guard reported from outside the door.

"Come in."

Fang Yuan set down the Indestructible Vajra Skill manual in his hand.

Creak!

The door opened, and the Black Armored Guard outside entered. He respectfully said, "This is the inventory of the seized items."

As he spoke, the Black Armored Guard presented a folded memorial with both hands.

"Nearly one million taels of silver."

Fang Yuan accepted the memorial and looked it over, his pupils narrowing slightly.

According to the inventory listed in the memorial, everything combined was worth nearly one million taels of silver. This silver was enough to equip a new battalion of the Black Armored Army and pay their salaries for more than half a year.

"Where are these things?"

Fang Yuan asked.

"They are currently being held outside the commander-in-chief's residence."

The Black Armored Guard answered.

"Very good. Have them move everything inside."

Fang Yuan nodded.

Though this Commandant Zhou was young, he certainly knew how to handle affairs.

After thinking for a moment, Fang Yuan took out an iron box and placed the Indestructible Vajra Skill manual inside. He locked the iron box, handed it to the Black Armored Guard before him, and said, "Give this to the Black Armored Army men from Luyang County, and have them deliver it to Commandant Zhou."

To Fang Yuan, the Indestructible Vajra Skill was not of much use.

He cultivated the Guiyuan Sect's Cultivation Techniques. When he underwent Marrow Cleansing Blood Changing in the future, he would also cultivate one of the Guiyuan Sect's blood-changing techniques. He might as well give the Indestructible Vajra Skill directly to Zhou Shan and gain a favor in return.

If Zhou Shan truly was an Innate Vajra, he would break through to the Innate Realm in less than two years.

If not for the fact that three extraordinarily gifted geniuses within the Guiyuan Sect were already receiving the sect's full support, with its resources essentially all allocated, Fang Yuan would even have wanted to recommend Zhou Shan to cultivate in the Guiyuan Sect.

Sometimes, having too many geniuses was not necessarily a good thing.

The three geniuses in the Guiyuan Sect were fighting so fiercely for the position of young sect master that flames soared to the heavens. If one of them could overwhelm the rest and stand alone at the head of the ao, that would be one thing. The problem was that they were evenly matched, and none would submit to another.

"Yes, my lord!"

The Black Armored Guard accepted the iron box and withdrew from the study.

"My lord, Commander Liu Jianshan requests an audience."

Not long afterward, another Black Armored Guard came to report.