Dugu Drops a Son

Upon emerging from the secret vault, Zhuge Jun and Wei Bofang waited obediently in the front hall.

They were both clever men, and they understood perfectly well who their current status depended upon. Once they lost Jiang Wang's support, the people whose positions they had usurped would be the first to show them no mercy.

Jiang Wang had initially intended to sweep the secret vault clean, but there was truly little left in the Spirit Void Hall's treasury—mostly mediocre Dharma artifacts that would barely fetch a good price if sold. After obtaining the true "Spirit Void Hall," he cared even less about these scraps. In the end, he decided to leave a few items behind to maintain the image of a Hall Master.

"Lead the way to the Merit Transmission Hall. This Seat wishes to examine the sect's cultivation techniques and secret arts." Jiang Wang shifted his focus to the core inheritances of the Spirit Void Hall.

A sect with a long history should, at the very least, possess some hidden trump cards.

It was only natural for a Hall Master to hold mastery over his sect's techniques, so Wei Bofang certainly would not refuse.

In his and Zhuge Jun's eyes, the new Hall Master seemed a bit greedy for wealth, but this was not necessarily a bad thing. Only by cherishing one's property would one cherish the Spirit Void Hall.

Viewed from this perspective, the new Hall Master's first act after taking power—understanding his "assets"—was perfectly understandable.

Even if they didn't understand, they would force themselves to, or at least pretend to.

Without further ado, they led the way, and the group moved to the Merit Transmission Hall.

The security at the Merit Transmission Hall was tighter than at the Veneration Hall, but it posed no obstacle to their