Chapter 152: Chapter 152

Owen Bertram used the Three Divided Spirit Skill to secretly harness the power of the Commander’s Token Responsive Object, easily controlling the Mountain Master’s soul.

After inspecting it, Owen Bertram shook his head and cursed, "Indeed, a heartless and cruel beast."

He used the excuse of avenging his son to hunt for treasure! How can there be such a father in the world?

However, the origin of Iron Spear Underground Palace was even more mysterious, including the murals the Mountain Master saw in Copper Gorge, which were full of doubts.

In the murals, the master of Iron Spear Underground Palace was depicted as a being wrapped in a black wind, making it impossible to determine whether it was human or demon.

He swept the entire Copper Gorge, among which the most powerful demon beings became his defeated opponents, and all the treasures guarded by these demon beings became his spoils of war.

Then the murals described that this being settled near Hunshui River, and the murals ended there.

But how did the author of the mural know that this being had come to Hunshui River after leaving the Copper Gorge Extinction Domain? Did he follow him? Could that being allow him to be followed?

From the geographical comparison, the final hiding place of that being was indeed the Iron Spear Underground Palace, which was clearly depicted as an underwater palace!

Why build a hiding place in the riverbed if it’s not for building a tomb?

Taking a step back, even if he was seriously injured in Copper Gorge and knew his life was limited after returning, why build a tomb in the water? This doesn’t make sense.

Owen Bertram couldn’t figure it out for the time being, but fortunately, he had completely read the Mountain Master’s memory and knew the location of the mural, so he would definitely visit it if he had the chance.

"Whether it is true or false, this Iron Spear Underground Palace is even more mysterious than I initially thought."

"I originally thought the spear Qi had already been exhausted, and I was planning to free up my hands to take my brother back for another look. But now it seems... Brother, it might be better for you to store more snacks in the warehouse for a longer period."

Owen Bertram effortlessly annihilated the Mountain Master’s soul with a pinch! The Mountain Master was a powerhouse in the Fourth Great Realm during his life and could have become a Ghost Soldier of at least Rank 2 after some modifications to his memories. He would have been a valuable asset in the Ghost Zone.

However, for his brother’s sake, Owen Bertram didn’t hesitate to obliterate him completely.

He then took back the Immortal Binding Rope and Flying Sword, threw the Mountain Master’s corpse into an empty Storage Brocade Pouch, turned and left the valley, as if nothing had happened, and returned to the outpost.

On the way, Owen Bertram secretly complained: This fellow was really a cunning old fox, he didn’t carry many treasures with him, and even the Spirit Jade he had was "just enough to get by."

Over the hundreds of years, he had accumulated a large amount of treasures, which he had divided into five shares. One share was on Sword Mountain, the other four were in different locations, and one of them was even in a famous bank of the Wood Dynasty!

The design of these treasure hiding places was extremely sinister. Even if they were accidentally discovered, whoever tried to take the treasures would most likely trigger a mechanism and ultimately die for the wealth.

Owen Bertram took note of all these locations and planned to recover them in the future. It wouldn’t do for him to constantly teach his younger brother to save food while he himself was wasteful, would it?

He hadn’t decided how to dispose of the Mountain Master’s corpse, but it was definitely worth making use of it one way or another. Now, Owen Bertram was considering the nine minions of the Mountain Master outside.

After returning to the outpost, Owen Bertram went to the backyard to check on the Fern. Some old leaves had withered and fallen off, mainly because it grew too fast, growing in the Gold Soil.

Owen Bertram carefully collected these withered leaves. The main culprit of the so-called "Sky-Covering Poisonous Smoke" mentioned by the Mountain Master was this Fern.

When he came out, Owen Bertram thought about calling Matthew over, "You’ve been working hard these days." He handed the Jade Box containing those withered leaves back to Matthew, "Take it."

"Don’t touch it easily, it’s extremely toxic."

In fact, Owen Bertram wanted to say to Matthew: You can sell it, let’s do a one-to-nine split.

However, considering he was held up as a mysterious and aloof "Sir" in York Gordon’s mind, doing so would undermine his persona.

He had to begrudgingly bestow the gift.

Keeping it in his own hands would be of no use, and there were many leaves of Fern, which would later produce even more valuable fruits.

Matthew had been serving him diligently every day, and he was almost at the point of a mental breakdown from Verna’s recent attacks. He deserved some reward.

Matthew took the gift with both hands, showing utmost caution and respect, "Thank you for the gift, sir."

After he came out, Matthew dared to open the Jade Box and take a look. The withered leaves were anything but ordinary, but the gift from Sir must be extraordinary. Matthew contacted a "good friend" in the Prefecture City.

This good friend was the imperial court official of a pawnshop, which had a small scale and specialized in doing business with the Horizon Bureau officials.

Well, to put it bluntly, the pawnshop was where the Horizon Courthouse officials sold their ill-gotten gains.

Hiding some gains in the missions had become a common practice within the Horizon Bureau. What could the miserly official salaries from the Imperial Court do? Everyone would have starved to death without earning some extra income.

The Imperial Court was aware of this but generally did not pursue it as long as it did not involve key evidence.

The old imperial court official, Danny Jamal, had always been good at networking. He had a special Communication Talisman with Matthew which allowed not only voice but also video communications. If Owen Bertram saw it, he would definitely say, "Isn’t this just video calling?"

After contacting Danny Jamal, Matthew solemnly said, "Old Danny, help me take a look at something."

Danny Jamal did not dare to slack off and took a close look at the withered leaves. Those who worked in this field had sharp eyes; ordinary people would laugh at Matthew for treating rotten leaves as treasures.

After looking carefully several times, Danny Jamal said, "Mr. White, I can’t be sure about this item. Please wait, I’ll bring someone to appraise it."

Danny Jamal took nearly half a Shichen (1 hour) and brought back an elder. Matthew was surprised; this was the famous Pill Master Alvin Morgan of Waves Prefecture!

The Pill Master’s face was full of impatience: "I’m very busy, what is it? If you fool me, Old Danny, I’ll definitely smash your shop today!"

"No, no, please have a look first." Danny Jamal apologized with a smile.

Alvin Morgan looked through the Communication Talisman and saw the withered leaves. His eyes became serious. After instructing Matthew to observe the leaves from different angles, he sat down, sweating coldly, "Mr. White, be very careful with these leaves. Don’t break a single one, lest you get poisoned. It would be a pity to waste such a spiritual medicine."

Matthew was silent, feeling a bit offended.

"What exactly is this?" Danny Jamal couldn’t help but ask.

Alvin Morgan exclaimed, "World’s Extreme Poison! A top-grade medicinal primer!" He said to Matthew, "Name your price, I want this item."