Gazing at the massive building and its distinctive sign at the end of the street, Mo Tang couldn't help but be surprised.
He shook his head and sighed, "So damn rich!"
The Temir family was one of the three great families of the Jiama Empire, with a long history and a strong foundation. Compared to them, the Mo family looked more like a rural upstart.
As an outer sect elder of the Yunlan Sect, he easily met Mitel Tengshan, the chief elder of the Mitel family...
Of course, meeting him wasn't the goal; the goal was to reach Hai Bodong through Mitel Tengshan.
As the Mitel family's Grand Elder, Hai Bodong returned to the Mitel family after leaving Mo City and, with Mitel Tengshan's support, lived in seclusion.
Although Hai Bodong had been missing for so many years, as long as there was no confirmed news of his death, he remained the Mitel family's greatest support, and no one outside dared to harbor any ill will towards the empire's leading business family.
Upon meeting Mitel Tengshan, he was startled by Mo Tang.
If he hadn't actually produced the Yunlan Sect's elder token, the other party might have mistaken him for a fraud.
Truthfully, Mo Tang looked far too young.
An elder in his twenties, and a Yunlan Sect elder at that—this status carried a lot of weight.
"This elder doesn't look familiar..."
Mo Tang smiled slightly, unsurprised. He explained, "I'm Mo Tang. I just became an outer sect elder of the Yunlan Sect a few days ago, and this is my first time in the Imperial Capital, so it's no surprise that Mr. Tengshan hasn't seen me." Nodding
, Mitel Tengshan said, "Haha, I see. So, what brings you here, young Mo Tang?"
Mo Tang smiled slightly, pulled out the token Hai Bodong had left him from his ring, and whispered, "I'm here to keep my appointment!"
...
...
Behind the Mitel Clan's mountain,
in a tranquil valley.
Green trees and verdant hills, a rippling stream. Upon entering, a faint fragrance lingered in the air.
This setting was a far cry from the old map shop in the desert.
Looking at the old man before him, dressed in pale cyan and with a shock of white hair that accentuated his vigor, Mo Tang couldn't help but smile. "Mr. Hai, how are you?"
Perhaps because he saw the hope of unlocking the seal, Hai Bodong had lost his former gloom and appeared much brighter.
After catching up with Mo Tang and getting a general idea of his current situation, he eagerly inquired about the journey to the Black Horn Region.
Clearly, the Ice Emperor was also deeply anxious.
Mo Tang could only spread his hands and said helplessly, "Mr. Hai, you don't know. My Mo Clan just recently underwent a major change...
The sudden Douhuang War in Yancheng directly affected my Mo Clan. With the death of our Great Elder, Mo Cheng, the Mo Clan is now in chaos. My trip to the Yunlan Sect is to ensure that no major disruptions occur within the Mo Clan in the near future.
I may not be able to leave the Jia Ma Empire for a while..."
Upon hearing this, Hai Bodong and Mitel Tengshan beside him looked displeased.
However, they had no other options.
After all, with the power of the Mitel Clan, they could easily verify the truth of their claims.
If such a change had truly occurred within their family, they wouldn't be able to force them to take them to the Black Horn Region.
Seeing this, Mo Tang spoke again: "Haha, Mr. Hai, you don't have to worry."
"I am still confident about inviting the Medicine King to take action, and now all the materials for the Broken Evil Pill have been gathered, so it doesn't matter if we wait a little longer."
After hearing Mo Tang's words, Hai Bodong raised his eyebrows slightly and said in surprise: "Oh? Did you find the Sand Mandala?"
After seeing Mo Tang nodded, Hai Bodong's expression relaxed.
However, Mitel Tengshan, standing nearby, frowned and pressed, "When will Young Master Mo Tang depart for the Black Horn Region?"
As if fearing Mo Tang might misunderstand, he added, "Don't blame me for my impatience. It's simply because Elder Hai is the Grand Elder of my Mitel Clan, so I had to ask."
"Besides, my Mitel Clan holds some influence in the Jiama Empire. If Young Master Mo Tang needs any assistance, please feel free to ask. My Mitel Clan is more than willing to help stabilize the Mo Clan's situation as quickly as possible. That would be the best of both worlds."
Clearly, to help Elder Hai recover his cultivation, Mitel Tengshan was more than willing to offer some assistance to a mere local hegemonic family.
Mo Tang was equally pleased. Whether
or not the other party assisted the Mo Clan was of little concern to him, as the Mo Clan's position had been firmly established since he became an Outer Sect Elder of the Yunlan Sect.
But he still needed Mitel Tengshan's promise very much...
Taking out a storage ring, Mo Tang looked at Mitel Tengshan and said, "In that case, I won't be polite."
Mitel Tengshan laughed out loud and said confidently, "Hahaha, just say it, my friend!"
"I want to ask the Mitel family for help. I want to exchange all the items in this storage ring for gold coins. Then, with the gold coins inside, I can buy all the precious medicinal herbs, magic cores or elixirs!"
Mitel Tengshan was slightly surprised. He hadn't expected this young man's request to be so simple.
He'd already prepared himself for a slight loss, but in the end, the other party simply wanted him to help buy some resources?
This was too easy for the Mitel family!
However, when he took the storage ring from Mo Tang and took a look at it, he was stunned.
"You want to exchange... everything?"
Inside this ordinary storage ring, the gold coins alone piled up like a small mountain, roughly estimated to be tens of millions...
Add to that some rare metals, special weapons, and various large magical beast materials. If you calculate it all, it would be nearly tens of millions of gold coins, right?
What a terrifying wealth!
Did this guy directly rob his family?
Mo Tang's expression remained unchanged. He nodded and said, "Everything!"
"But I only want rare medicinal herbs, fourth-grade magic cores and above, and fourth-grade elixirs and above. Those that can aid in cultivation and improve your cultivation are preferred..."
Mo Tang added.
"Oh, right! No more Qi Gathering Powder!"
As mentioned earlier, although Qi Gathering Powder is also a fourth-grade elixir, its energy is only low-level according to the system evaluation, so it's completely useless even if you buy it.
(End of this chapter)