Upon hearing Li Yan's question, Ming Qi seemed to have expected it. What she had described earlier had only been a general account, and she had not gone into detail on certain matters.
"Since the Supreme Great Elder sent my sister and me out to seek the inheritance, he had already made every sort of precaution from the moment he first entertained the idea.
This included the covetousness of other races should an inheritance be found, as well as the Nine-Headed Green Phoenix Clan's reaction. I have already described the normal response just now.
As for dealing with extreme circumstances, the Supreme Great Elder had long since made preparations as well.
When my sister and I left back then, the Supreme Great Elder told us that whether we succeeded or failed, we were not to reveal a single word to anyone else.
Even the clansmen sent to escort us only knew that we had gone out to study the Dao of alchemy. They had no idea of our true purpose.
Only after our mission had truly succeeded would the inheritance we brought back naturally be put to use, allowing certain clansmen to make rapid breakthroughs. Only then would the Supreme Great Elder reveal some information.
Otherwise, if many people in the clan suddenly began breaking through in concentrated numbers and we tried to conceal it afterward, the Nine-Headed Green Phoenix Clan would only grow more suspicious, and what followed might produce the opposite of the intended result.
Thus, the moment my sister and I returned, the Supreme Great Elder brought us alone into a secret chamber. The Silver Sand we brought back was also handed over solely to him.
Although the Supreme Great Elder did not know exactly what we might bring back if we succeeded, he had been tirelessly