The Journey of Projection Upgrading
Chapter 170: The Ghost That Cannot Be Persuaded with Good Words

The people around Chen An were all optimistic.

But Chen An had a pessimistic view of things.

Not to mention that Liang Yao had already predicted the outcome of the White Family, just by looking at the current situation of the White Family, he could tell things were not going well.

Generally speaking, extreme joy leads to sorrow, this is an unchanging law.

Especially in a situation like this, where a rare treasure appears, if everyone knows about it, then problems are bound to arise.

The most classic example is that when a rare treasure appears, it will attract a large number of strong outsiders to come and fight for it, and many problems will definitely arise.

If Chen An were the head of the White Family, he would definitely be very cautious at this time.

Because the more dangerous the situation, the greater the potential danger.

If he accidentally attracted some ferocious beasts, then the happy event could turn into a disaster.

During this period, Chen An had also met with the Four Elders and subtly advised them a few times.

He didn't say anything directly, just subtly advised them to consider removing the Pure Spirit Flower in advance, so as not to keep it there and cause trouble.

After all, continuing like this was getting a bit troublesome.

The people around here were not fools, watching the increasingly amazing anomalies here every day, they would naturally be attracted.

The anomalies that occurred when the Pure Spirit Flower bloomed couldn't be avoided, but as long as the Pure Spirit Flower was removed, the anomalies would naturally disappear.

Unfortunately, Chen An's suggestion only earned him a look of astonishment from the Four Elders.

"Remove it? Why would we remove it?"

To Chen An's suggestion, the Four Elders felt very puzzled, "The Pure Spirit Flower has not fully bloomed yet, if it is removed now, the medicinal effects will probably greatly decrease."

The Pure Spirit Flower can be removed in advance, and even if removed early, there will still be effects.

It's just that it won't be as good as when it's fully matured.

Chen An estimated that if the Pure Spirit Flower was removed now, the effect would probably only be half of what it would be when fully matured.

But the risk would be greatly reduced.

Chen An expressed his concerns to the Four Elders, but they seemed unconcerned, waving their hands with a smile, "An'er, you're worrying too much."

"We have been rooted in the Upper Element County for many years, and with the support of the Cao and Liu families, even the Innate Grandmasters would have to fear us. And who dares to snatch food from the tiger's mouth under my White Family?"

He looked disdainful, "If there are scoundrels who dare to come, it would be a good opportunity to kill them and show what happens to those who provoke my White Family!"

Chen An sighed quietly.

It's starting to get out of hand.

The current situation of the Four Elders was one that Chen An had seen many times before.

As the saying goes, the higher you climb, the harder you fall.

Some people fall in the darkness before dawn, while others fall when they are at their peak.

Generally speaking, once things start to get out of hand, things will only get more troublesome.

Especially in a situation like the White Family, where they clearly don't have the strength to resist everything, yet they are starting to become overconfident, it is even more troublesome.

Sighing quietly, Chen An didn't try to persuade them further, just smiled and flattered them a few times before turning and leaving.

There was no point in trying to persuade them.

The White Family's fall was not completely baseless.

The White Family was powerful, and even if they excluded Chen An, they still had five powerful Gang Qi, including the White Family Head, who was on the verge of the Innate Grandmaster realm.

This level of strength could be considered the first in the Upper Element County.

In addition, there were families like the Cao and Liu families, who had been in close alliance with the White Family, serving as ironclad allies.

The combined strength of the three families amounted to more than ten Gang Qi.

This level of strength would make even the Innate Grandmasters frown, feeling intimidated.

On paper, their strength was impressive.

However, paper data was ultimately just that, paper data.

Until the final moment, no one knew what would happen.

According to Liang Yao's previous prediction, just before the Pure Spirit Flower bloomed, the first to attack the White Family's ancestors were not outsiders, but the White Family's supposed allies, the Cao and Liu families.

They, along with some small families, launched a backstabbing attack, dealing the first blow to the White Family.

This showed just how unreliable so-called allies could be.

Under the previous circumstances, the Cao and Liu families could have been considered allies of the White Family, simply because it was advantageous to be friendly with the White Family.

But once the situation changed, they could easily switch sides and launch a backstabbing attack.

This was something that Chen An had seen too often in the Grand Harmony World.

Not to mention treacherous allies, he had even seen children betraying their parents and wives betraying their husbands.

One thing was certain, in everything you do, you always have to prepare for the worst.

Overestimating the reliability of their allies was the first mistake the White Family made.

But underestimating the strength of the Innate Grandmasters was the second and most important mistake the White Family made.

And it was crucial.

The White Elders may have been dominant in the Upper Element County for a long time, but they didn't really understand the strength of the Innate Grandmasters, probably thinking that as long as they had enough people, they could intimidate the Innate Grandmasters.

After all, with their Family Head on the verge of the Innate realm, and with their support, it didn't seem too far-fetched.

But they didn't know the strength of the Innate Grandmasters, could Chen An not know?

He was certain that as soon as an Innate Grandmaster appeared, even if the Cao and Liu families, as well as the White Family's other allies, were reliable, and could gather more than ten Gang Qi, it would still be useless.

An Innate Grandmaster could easily wipe them all out.

Peak Gang Qi?

It was just a matter of a few moves.

This was another harsh reality.

The White Family's overestimation of their own strength, as well as their naive belief that no Innate Grandmasters would come, had already made Chen An pessimistic.

At this rate, by the time that came, if he didn't intervene, the White Family would probably be directly destroyed, just as Liang Yao had said.

And it would be a destruction that couldn't be changed.

How could it be changed?

The White Family was already in this state, from ordinary people to core elders, each one of them seemed to be filled with energy, as if by waking up tomorrow, the White Family would rise and dominate the entire Liang Kingdom.

Trying to persuade them in this situation?

It might be better to give up.

They couldn't be persuaded.

Not only were they unpersuadable, but they might even come to resent him, thinking that as an outsider, he couldn't bear to see them doing well.

Subtly advising the Four Elders a few times was already the most Chen An could do.

Since it had no effect, he naturally wouldn't try to persuade them further.

Just watch and wait.

And from Chen An's perspective, this situation wasn't completely a bad thing.

If the White Family were besieged, in danger, and their people desperate, if Chen An could intervene at that time and save the White Family, saving them from their predicament, then at that time, controlling the White Family would be a natural course of action.

By then, many of the White Family's assets would naturally be his.

Although he didn't know what benefit these assets would bring him.

But even if he didn't need them himself, they would still be useful for White Zhilan by his side, and even for their possible future children.

In life, you always have to think ahead.

And there was also the Pure Spirit Flower.

Chen An still had some face to save.

He felt a bit embarrassed to directly take the Pure Spirit Flower from the White Family.

But when the White Family's power was weak, driving away outsiders and taking the Pure Spirit Flower would be a logical thing to do.

The plan was in place.

Of course, there was also the possibility that things would get too complicated at that time, to the point where even Chen An couldn't handle it.

Although this possibility was small, it still existed.

After all, as long as you were in this world, you could always run into trouble.

So it was necessary to be prepared to escape ahead of time.

As for his escape skills, Chen An was somewhat confident.

When necessary, he could safely take White Zhilan and a group of friends and relatives and run away, there shouldn't be any problem.

So in the next period of time, he wasn't idle.

Daily cultivation was a given.

But besides daily cultivation, he also made preparations for the escape.

During this time, Bai Changren and Bai Changyue had also returned one after another, and Chen An had come up with reasons to deliberately keep them around.

In case something happened, he could also take them with him when he ran.

They were all friends, and in such a crucial time, Chen An would still consider them.

I wonder if they would be moved to tears when they found out about it.

They probably would.

After all, not every friend was as reliable as Chen An, always thinking of bringing friends along even when running away.

That was not abandoning or giving up.

With all the preparations done, several days had passed.

But to Chen An's surprise, Liang Yao did not leave, but instead stayed.

"I finally came all the way here. Although my goal cannot be achieved, I can still enjoy the show."

Answering Chen An's question, Liang Yao smiled and said.

Her original plan was to find the location where the Pure Spirit Flower was growing before the anomalies appeared, so that she could take it without anyone noticing, avoiding any trouble.

But since her goal was not achieved, they had reached this point, and there was no opportunity.

But since she was already here, she might as well watch the show.

Of course, the main reason she stayed was for Chen An.

"How have you been considering what I said before?"

Liang Yao looked at Chen An and asked with a smile.

Of course, she was referring to the matter of going to the foreign domain.

"I don't have any objections, just curious."

Chen An looked at Liang Yao and smiled, "According to what you said, it would take the combined power of several Innate Grandmasters to open the path to that domain."

"In that case, what use is there for you to invite me?"

Chen An is not an Innate Grandmaster.

Even if he was before, he is not now.

So what use would there be for Liang Yao to invite him?

"You can tell me what you have in mind."

After thinking for a moment, Liang Yao spoke, "There are several dangerous places, each with treasures hidden within."

"It's just that with just me, it's a bit difficult to get there, but if I have you, things will be different."

Chen An summarized her meaning.

In simple terms, to go and open the path to the foreign domain, it would require the combined power of several Innate Grandmasters.

And wanting to hire Innate Grandmasters would require offering enticing treasures.

Of course, Chen An was skeptical about this.

Because Liang Yao already knew the location of a foreign domain passage.

This item itself is very tempting for Innate Grandmasters who are restricted by their environment and can't break through.

As long as Liang Yao is willing to use this as a bargaining chip, even if she doesn't offer anything else, she should still be able to enlist the help of several Grandmasters, right?

Instead of collecting those treasures to lure others, it was more about just wanting them for herself.

After all, she was planning to leave this realm, so she naturally wanted to maximize her benefits before leaving.

All those treasures and such, everything that could be taken away, she would take them all, dig three feet to get them all out.

This was probably Liang Yao's true intention.

No matter what the purpose of digging up treasures was, it was clearly about maximizing her benefits before leaving.

Actually, regardless of the purpose of digging up treasures, it was clearly about maximizing her benefits before leaving.

Relying solely on Liang Yao's strength was not very feasible.

Liang Yao had tested this many times.

Many treasures had various dangers, either requiring a high level of strength to obtain, or a certain level of strength that was needed to even reach them.

This was particularly evident in the current situation.

Liang Yao had foreseen the appearance of the Pure Spirit Flower and even knew that it was in the White Family ancestral land.

But what could she do about it?

If her strength wasn't enough, in the end, she would just have to watch and do nothing.

She had discovered it first, but in the end she could only become a spectator.

That was just the way things were.

As the saying goes, those who are virtuous possess it.

And to become virtuous, one also needed to attract more strong individuals.

This was why Liang Yao had set her sights on Chen An.

At least in the eyes of others, Chen An was already considered a genius with exceptional talent.

After all, a Gang Qi at not even twenty years old.

If this wasn't a sign of exceptional talent, then what was?

It was no wonder she was interested in him.

As she thought about it deeper, Liang Yao might still be thinking about taking Chen An as a little brother.

After all, her precognitive abilities were extraordinary.

Chen An had some doubts in his mind, but he didn't say much about it.

(The chapter is complete)

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