Wurth took the heavenly essences from Zen and delicately stuffed them into a beautiful emerald ring
which was carefully on the ring finger of his left hand. It was a space ring.
When it was done, Wurth sighed and spoke out, "There will be an uproar if so many heavenly essences
are sold in the Imperial Capital."
Heavenly essence was precious and immensely valuable because it could be applied to the weapons
directly.
For example, a top-grade spiritual weapon could have qualitative changes if enough heavenly
essences were applied to it. There was even a possibility of producing a fairy weapon from it.
Although considerable time and effort was required and lots of heavenly essences were consumed, the
fairy weapon deserved it. Its holder would make huge profits even after the making costs were taken
into account.
That explained why the heavenly essence was so valuable.
Wurth stopped practicing his martial arts and took off his heavy load suit. They returned to the main
peak where they were to meet Sean and Nory.
"Zen and Wurth, I was looking for you," said Nory. He flashed a warm smile at them.
"What's up?" asked Zen. He felt confused.
Wurth patted Zen on his shoulder as he smiled, "Oh so, have you forgotten? A few days ago Nory very
clearly mentioned that a party would be held among his clan men. He invited us to this party," Wurth
replied.
Zen came from a humble clan which was even inferior to Mo Clan.
Therefore, he had very little knowledge about the great noble clans, their conventions or even norms.
However, Wurth had a better understanding of everything, and simply sympathized with Nory who felt
helpless and sad living under the burden of a noble clan's name.
"I have been quite busy recently and almost forgot about this gathering. I must apologize. Will the party
be held today?" asked Zen.
Nory nodded and answered, "Yes, today is the day."
They had made a promise to attend the party. So, they followed Nory and went to his house.
The Mo Clan, living in the northern part of the city, was commonly considered a declining one among
the other clans of various sizes.
The hereditary system, in place, ensured that the descendants of a declining family could still hold onto
the same title or rank despite the circumstance.
However, despite all of this, some clans remained unlucky, and disappeared completely.
For instance, once upon a time there was a powerful noble clan called Xiao Clan. Although it wasn't
among the most ancient clans, in fact it was actually better and more powerful than the seven noble
clans, since a galaxy of talents came from its descendants. This great clan held important posts both in
the imperial army and in the Burning Sky Empire. Besides, some of them were even unprecedented
masters of martial arts.
Once it became powerful and influential, their ambition too began to swell. Their people were busy in
expanding the territory, contending for power and profits. There was a time when nobody could
challenge them both in and out of the court.
Even members from the seven noble clans had to bow and show their respect to this expanding and
powerful clan.
However, sooner than later the circumstances changed and the Xiao Clan was accused of conspiring
against the royal family, which changed their fate forever. The whole Xiao Clan was destroyed and
almost all of its people were executed within days of the accusation. Despite a few people surviving,
the Xiao Clan could never recover from the disaster. The blow was too strong.
This tragedy served as a warning for everybody to whom privileges and power of noble clans were
given by the emperor. He could withdraw these opportunities as fast as he had granted them when the
situation arose.
The Mo family in the northern part of the city too had declined rapidly in the recent years, and no
talents had come from this family. They would be deprived of their privileges and titles very soon if their
situation didn't improve or they didn't find other powerful noble clans to live on.
A broad street stretched out in the northern part of the Imperial Capital and at the end of it stood a tall
door almost 10 meters high. The gigantic door was painted red, two giant bronze lions were lying on
their stomachs while appearing threatening and dangerous.
Those regular citizens living in the Imperial Capital could only imagine how wealthy those noble clans
were, even the declining clans were beyond their reach.
Nory took Zen, Wurth and Sean through this grand door to the other world of cheer and luxurious
indulgences.
The Mo family's mansion was spotlessly clean and was permeated with a jubilant atmosphere owing to
the party and the never-ending line of arriving guests.
Four carp lanterns hung on the door. The bronze had been cleansed. A butler and two servants were
standing before the gate, welcoming guests courteously.
The butler had been repeating the same action of smiling and bowing for several hours with
unwavering enthusiasm. All of the guests were respected and esteemed members of the society. The
butler had to make sure that they were satisfied with the service. So, he worked hard to please
everyone. The smile on his face was professional and his manners were perfect.
However, when he saw Nory and his group, his behavior suddenly changed. His fake smile
disappeared, and instead he wore an arrogant and scornful look. "Young master, why are you back?"
Nory too evidently never liked this butler. Since his mother died, this mansion was no longer his home.
In response to the butler's cold question, Nory answered, "What's wrong? So are you telling me that I
shouldn't come back home today?"
The butler shook his head and responded, "You really misunderstood what I was saying. However,
you're an outer disciple of the Cloud Sect now. Whether you come back home or not isn't important any
more. Ha-ha," the butler chuckled nervously.
The butler emphasized on the words "outer disciple". He actually meant that even though the Mo
Family was declining, they still didn't think highly of any outer disciple of the Cloud Sect or care.
Besides, he warned that Nory would be a big fool to think that his position at the Mo Family had
changed even the slightest bit.
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