Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City
Chapter 308: Copper Plate

Chapter 308: Chapter 308: Copper Plate

Jian Yunzhou shuddered with fear and then said timidly, "No... nothing of the sort."

Chen Fan spoke indifferently, "I can tell at a glance whether you are lying, so don’t bother playing those tricks in front of me. Tell me the true origin of this bead."

Jian Yunzhou immediately looked distressed.

Upon seeing his reaction, Chen Fan said, "I heard from your daughter that you’ve encountered some difficulties recently. If the information you provide is useful to me, I might be able to help you out."

Jian Yunzhou’s eyes lit up, "Master Chen, are you serious?"

Chen Fan nodded, "I am."

Taking a deep breath, Jian Yunzhou said, "Alright, since Master Chen has said so, I will report the truth."

"The truth is, I lied because I got this bead from a grave robber."

"That year, I went on a trip to the mountains. While looking for a place to relieve myself, I stumbled upon a man covered in blood, which gave me quite a fright. After I regained my composure, I noticed he was gravely injured and close to his last breath, so I went over to see if there was any way I could help."

"But as I didn’t know any first aid, all I could do was to give him a few sips of water I had on me. Realizing he was on the brink of death, the man revealed his identity to me. He said he was the eighty-third generation descendant of the Tomb Raider Captain and had entered an enlightened person’s tomb with thirty-two companions. The tomb was filled with traps, and in the end, only he made it out alive."

"Before he passed away, he entrusted me with this treasure bead and a copper plate, claiming they were what he found in the tomb. Not long after, he died. I buried him after digging a hole and returned to Gang City with the treasure bead and the copper plate."

"Initially, I consulted many people to study the treasure bead and copper plate, thinking they might be valuable items since they were excavated from the tomb of an enlightened person. However, neither experts nor cultivators could discern their purpose. They could only sense that both items were extraordinary in some way, but they couldn’t specify how."

"Thinking that there was no point in holding onto them if their purpose couldn’t be discovered, I decided to sell them. So, I sent the bead to an auction, where, to my surprise, it fetched a high price."

After listening to the story, Chen Fan asked, "Where is the copper plate now?"

Jian Yunzhou answered, "The copper plate looks very ordinary, especially when compared to this treasure bead—simply not in the same class. I figured no one would buy it even if I put it up for sale, so it has just been lying in my office. If Master Chen wants it, I can go and bring it here immediately."

Chen Fan nodded, "Then, please, Boss Jian."

Jian Yunzhou immediately left the manager’s office.

About five minutes later, Jian Yunzhou returned with a dark green copper plate covered in verdigris, handing it over to Chen Fan, "Master Chen, this is it."

Chen Fan took it and examined it carefully, not noticing anything special about the plate at first glance.

Then, he released his Divine Sense to envelop the copper plate, quickly discovering a crude restriction on it, identical to the one on the Heavenly Creation Pearl from before, which presumably had been placed by the same person.

Chen Fan effortlessly erased the restriction and then attempted to channel Spiritual Power into it.

The copper plate instantly shone with light, followed by a strange vibration spreading out in all directions. Chen Fan could clearly feel that the vibration covered a hundred miles around.

In the center of the copper plate, a light point appeared, flashing continuously.

Chen Fan brought out the Heavenly Creation Pearl and observed it flashing dark red, its frequency in sync with the light point on the copper plate.

Chen Fan mused to himself, and after a while, he murmured, "Could it be that this copper piece is a radar used for finding the Heavenly Creation Pearl? By infusing Spiritual Power into it, one can detect within a hundred miles whether or not there is a Heavenly Creation Pearl. If there is, a light dot would appear, and since the Heavenly Creation Pearl is together with the copper piece now, that’s why the light dot is in the very center of the copper piece?"

Standing nearby, Jian Yunzhou saw Chen Fan actually make the ordinary-looking copper piece emit light, and his heart was filled with amazement, praising that Master Chen indeed had extraordinary methods. He had invited so many experts to study it without understanding it, but Master Chen had managed to elicit a reaction as soon as he got his hands on it.

He asked curiously, "Master Chen, the copper piece actually lit up. What kind of treasure could this be?"

Chen Fan ceased infusing Spiritual Power into the copper piece and said, "This copper piece is not a treasure but an object used to search for the Treasure Bead."

He straightaway took the copper piece into the Heavenly Creation Pearl, "If Boss Jian doesn’t mind, I will keep this copper piece."

Jian Yunzhou smiled and said, "I don’t mind at all. This thing is no use to me, but given to Master Chen, it can actually be put to good use."

Although he was somewhat reluctant to part with it after seeing the copper piece glow, he was clear that he had no ability to figure out what it was, and most importantly, he feared that if he refused, Chen Fan might just act and kill him.

"Would Master Chen be interested in the tomb of that high-level cultivator? If interested, I can give you the address," Jian Yunzhou offered again.

Chen Fan waved his hand dismissively, "No need."

He had already guessed that the prohibitions inside the Heavenly Creation Pearl and the copper piece were probably set by that high-level cultivator.

From the level of these prohibitions, it was evident that the so-called high-level cultivator was just a Cultivator, at most in the Nine Revolutions True Person Realm.

This person must have stumbled upon the Heavenly Creation Pearl and copper piece by chance, deemed them treasures, and took them into his own tomb, so there was no need for Chen Fan to waste time visiting his tomb.

Now that he had determined the copper piece was a tool for finding the Heavenly Creation Pearl, in the future, he only needed to rely on this copper piece to search for the Heavenly Creation Pearl.

"The only problem is that this copper piece can only scan an area within a hundred miles, and the other two Heavenly Creation Pearls could be anywhere, possibly even outside of Huaxia. If I rely solely on the range of this copper piece to search, it might well take forever," he lamented in frustration.

However, with this copper piece, it was certainly better than searching aimlessly. This trip to see Jian Yunzhou was not in vain after all.

He turned to Jian Yunzhou and said, "So, tell me, what difficulties have you encountered? Let me see if I can help resolve them."

Jian Yunzhou quickly said, "It’s nothing more than some business troubles, the company’s cash flow has encountered some problems, and recently we have not secured any good projects. Some competitors are lurking around, and the company is in a precarious position. I want to change this situation."

Chen Fan pondered for a moment and said, "I can’t help with these problems you mentioned, but I can ask a friend to help you out."

Jian Yunzhou gave a wry smile and said, "Given the size of my company, it’s hard to find anyone who can help, unless it’s one of those powerful families in Gang City."

Chen Fan asked, "Could the Shen Family help with this?"

Jian Yunzhou replied, "Of course they could. Yunzhou Real Estate is nothing in the eyes of the Shen Family, just a small property company. But, why would such a super family bother themselves with the affairs of my little company?"

Chen Fan grinned and said, "Wait for me to make a call."