With so many people gathered here now, wasn't their purpose none other than his Imperial Remnant Manor?
These people were essentially led by the Demon Hall and the Sword Pavilion.
As for Chen Xiangrong, in his eyes, he was merely a minor figure being used by these powers.
Of course, Chen Xiangrong had possessed the ability to seize the Eighteen Families Firms, which did make him think a little more highly of the man.
However, he had come to feel some hatred toward the Heavenly Sword Sect. Had they not possessed the gall to defy heaven, how could Chen Xiangrong have reaped the benefits?
Had we known it would come to this, we should have simply taken the Eighteen Families Firms' Tortoise Shell Inscriptions. Nearly ten thousand years have passed. Why keep honoring our forebears' agreement? Gong Qingshan sighed inwardly.
Gong Qingshan merely entertained the thought. These were matters decided by the Mountain Manor's higher-ups.
The matter of the Eighteen Families Firms' heirlooms, the Tortoise Shell Inscriptions, was something of a secret even within the Imperial Remnant Manor, not something just anyone could know.
Even an Enlightenment Realm expert like him would never have known about it had he not been sent to take charge of this matter.
Ten thousand years ago, the Eighteen Families Firms had also had some ties to his Imperial Remnant Manor. The ancestors of that time had made an agreement forbidding either side from setting their sights on the other.
Of course, this had essentially protected the Eighteen Families Firms, because they had never been strong and had even distanced themselves from the Jianghu. Their strength could not compare with the Imperial Remnant Manor's at all.
It was precisely because of this that, with the Imperial Remnant Manor's covert assistance, the Eighteen Families Firms had