The Rise of the Black Plain
Chapter 92 - 92: Mysterious Cultivator

Upon entering his daughter's residence, the old supreme elder went straight to an armchair in the drawing room and sat down. A few moments later, a servant came while carrying him some food and drink. Meanwhile, Elen also came to receive him, leaving her friend Elena in another room.

"Dad, what are you doing here all of a sudden? Did something happen?" she asked curiously, studying her old father, who sat on the armchair. She knew that her father had many responsibilities, so ever since she started cultivating, it was unusual for him to seek her.

Although he had been very present to her before she turned 10, his presence started to diminish after that. This was very common in families of the Spiritual World, as cultivators needed to devote a significant part of their lives to cultivating, training, and developing their techniques.

However, parents generally paid close attention to their children during their first ten years of life, when the children were still unable to cultivate and required more support.

After that, cultivation would become the main focus of these youths, and the time they spent with their family members would also gradually become less. So, it wouldn't be considered strange if someone went for months or even years without seeing their families.

And because of this, Elen thought it was rather strange that her father came to visit her out of the blue.

The old man smiled at his daughter and said as he massaged his long beard, "Hmm, it looks like you're almost at level 45, not bad, not bad..."

He then changed the subject and then continued for the real reason why he was here, "But the reason why I came here today is regarding the recent deal that you made. It was substantial, and it will certainly have a far-reaching effect throughout Old Stone. Therefore, the family needs to know a little more about this."

Elen sat on the sofa next to her father and hurriedly started to explain, "Ehh, about that, the people I did business with come from the Black Plain..."

Upon hearing this, the old man's face turned red, and his eyebrows furrowed as he snapped angrily, "Girl, do you think you can joke with your father? Don't think that I won't give you a beating just because you're already an adult!"

Elen smiled and said while reassuring him, "I'm telling the truth, Dad. In fact, a few weeks ago, that person even came here to Stone Island for finalizing the last details of our deal."

"Are you talking about the young man who beat that brat, Luke?"

"Hmm, that's right."

The old man then grumbled discontentedly, "But that still does not prove that these products came from the Black Plain."

Elen smiled wryly knowing that there was no way that her father would believe such a thing, so after a moment of thought she continued with a calm face.

"Right now, it is very easy for you to find out if it is true or not. Eduard just left for Dry City. So, if you wish, you can just send someone to go along with him and check it out."

"Okay, I'm going to do just that. But if I find out you're playing games with your father..." He looked at Elen and said with a serious look on his face.

"I'm telling the truth. However, you can't talk about this to anyone other than Uncle Martin," Elen said, shaking her head.

"Why?" The old man frowned again after hearing his daughter's words.

Elen replied with a resolute look, "I have already made an exclusive deal with Mr. Minos. However, if news of his origin gets out and he is destroyed, then all the efforts that I have put into this will all go to waste and our family will also lose a lot."

Elen had already taken several precautionary measures to ensure that people didn't know where Minos' items came from. Firstly, the sailors who brought the cargo were unaware that these items had been harvested from the Black Plain. As far as they could think, the place they had picked the items from was just a port for transferring the goods.

Secondly, although Elen had already implemented the Dry City promotion, she took measures that only those subordinates she trusted would do so. In fact, it was also ordered that they would also only advertise to people below level 30 and the ones who were already at a certain age.

That was a measure so that only those with low talent would get the information. So, with this, the people who would receive the propagation would be, for the most part, people with White talent who held no influence on Stone Island's forces.

These people were neither a part of the prominent families, rather, they were just 'outsourced' workers that the region's powers hired from outside to do meager jobs, such as mining, hunting weaker animals, serfs, transporting items within the region, etc. Anyway, since they did minor jobs in these areas, they were not affiliated with any power groups in the city.

And because of that, Elen would ensure that the news was only advertised to those who would not be able to spread it to the great powers of the region.

And even if any of these people tried to disclose something, they would only be considered lunatics. No one would believe them, and neither would the Nash family ever confirm that information.

"Hmm, I understand. Rest assured, I will not discuss this with anyone else," the old man reassured while contemplating this situation. Was his daughter genuinely telling the truth? That was the doubt in Richard's heart.

...

While Elen discussed matters regarding the Black Plain's products with her father, Minos and Ruth had already traversed the entire distance from the City of Flowers to the Peak of Fog.

At this time, the two descended from the white eagle on top of a mountain that was almost 1,000 meters high when compared to its surroundings.

But unfortunately, there were numerous patches of white fog at several points of the hill, obscuring their visibility during the flight, making Minos and Ruth descend from their eagle before directly stopping at the place where the herb was.

"According to that merchant's information, the Warrior-grade herb must be in the region that lies between the middle and the summit of this mountain," Minos whispered in a low voice.

Ruth shook her head and replied, "Hmm, I think that after getting there, it won't be hard to find the herb. I will be able to trace its spirituality in a short time."

After saying that, the couple started to climb up to the Peak of Fog.

...

While the two were climbing the mountain, a man with white hair and a short beard appeared flying in the sky. He was wearing a large golden robe and had his brown eyes fixated on Minos as soon as he spotted the young Stuart in the distance.

Despite being several dozen kilometers away, he could still clearly see Minos' face while the young man climbed the Peak of Fog amidst the trees and fog.

With a smile on his face, the man muttered, 'Hmm, I have finally found you, Minos Stuart! Haha, I will watch you for a while before revealing myself...'

...

After more than an hour of continuous climbing of the great mountain, Ruth could finally sense the spiritual energy of the Warrior-grade spiritual herb.

In fact, she had also detected the presence of 15 other cultivators, with the strongest among them being at level 48.

"Minos, it seems that your herb hasn't been harvested yet, but there are several people around it. What do we do? Even if they can't harvest it, there will certainly be a battle once someone succeeds in doing so," Ruth asked as she sensed they were close to their destination.

"If they want a fight to the death, then that's what they are going to get," Minos replied with a cold smile.

According to what Ruth had said to him earlier, among the 15, 9 were only at level 39, while the remaining were between levels 45 and 48.

These six strongest ones were supposed to be the bodyguards of the remaining nine.

As some time passed, Minos and Ruth finally reached the place where the herb was located. The area lacked any large trees, was covered in a fine fog, and almost no sun rays reached that point.

From their current location, it was possible to see five groups scattered in different places around the herb as they carefully observed the surrounding situation.

Each group was waiting for someone to step forward and attempt to harvest the Rainbow Fruit, which was located right in the middle of the area, a perimeter formed by the groups.

Upon noticing the arrival of two new competitors, some of them were pleased, hoping that these newcomers would be able to harvest this herb, but there were also some who frowned in disgust. Every single addition here meant a reduced chance for each of them!

Minos gazed at the 15 people and smiled. After a moment, he said, "Friends, I must advise you to give up your pursuit of this herb if you don't know how to harvest it."

He didn't want to make unnecessary enemies and wanted to give these people a warning so that they wouldn't try anything funny. That was a friendly warning from someone very dangerous. At least, that's what Minos believed...

According to him, he was actually doing them a big favor!

Upon hearing this, one of the youths, dressed like a nobleman and had stepped forward and retorted dismissively in response, "And can you do that, by any chance? Hmph! And even if you can, in this Spiritual World, only the strong can decide who gets to keep treasures like this!"

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