After this proposal was made, the Second Patriarch also expressed his agreement. Given the Third Patriarch's habitually placid temperament, the fact that he had directly raised this matter made his intentions equally obvious: the benefits obtained would be more direct and secure.
This was also entirely in keeping with the Third Patriarch's usual style of conduct. The Second Patriarch harbored no suspicions over this, and the two of them urged the Third Patriarch to quickly find the item and let them see it.
The stored possessions of a Mahayana Realm cultivator could not be described as merely vast as the sea. Moreover, this was the collection left behind by a trading house patriarch. The sheer quantity of his belongings was unimaginable, and they certainly would not normally have been kept in a single place.
The Third Patriarch did not delay. He told the Grand Elder and the Second Patriarch to wait here for a while, saying that he would return shortly.
After saying this, he left. The Grand Elder and the Second Patriarch remained behind, continuing to discuss the matter.
Yet only around a quarter of an hour later, the Second Patriarch suddenly attacked the Grand Elder, sternly demanding to know why he had schemed to harm him.
In order to steady the other party and wait for the Third Patriarch to become completely convinced, the Grand Elder had not yet set up any formations in the vicinity. This left the Second Patriarch, who had caught on, with a route of retreat.
However, after guessing the other party's hidden identity, the Grand Elder had always been secretly guarding against the Second Patriarch.
When he saw the sudden attack, he reacted at once and knew that what the Third Patriarch had done had been exposed.
All he could do was sigh