Outside the door stood an old man with a silly grin on his face.
“Mr. Pater, why are you standing outside my door so early in the morning with that scary smile on your face?” Leo couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time.
“Mr. Bloomer, I have good news for you!” Winston’s excitement was palpable as he approached Leo.
Leo took a step back and said, “Just tell me what’s going on without getting too close.”
“I broke through! I broke through to the next level of Warrior Sect Realm!” Winston exclaimed like a child, dancing around with joy.
Winston burst into laughter from the bottom of his heart, and the sound was quite loud. Some people who hadn’t woken up yet were probably awakened by his laughter.
Winston, seeing Leo’s lack of reaction, repeated, “Mr. Bloomer, I’ve broken through to the next level, the Warrior Sect Realm!”
“I know,” Leo reluctantly responded, so as not to turn the old man into a repeater.
At this moment, Jason, Charlie, and others approached. They heard Winston’s words and felt the invisible aura emanating from him, making them extremely joyful.
Winston’s breakthrough meant that the Pater family now had two high-level Warrior Sect experts.
If they had one more Warrior Sect member, the Pater family would truly become a top-notch martial arts family.
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Breakfast was plentiful and delicious.
Only the core eight members of the Pater family sat at the dining table.
Leo asked the question he had wanted to ask since last night, “Uncle Pater, are you really planning to give up the Spirit Jade Vein beneath the Grand Mountain?”
“Yes,” Jason nodded with a serious expression. “Although the Spirit Jade Vein is precious, our family doesn’t have the strength to contend with the Iron Sword Sect. Acting impulsively would only bring disaster upon the family.”
In the face of the powerful Iron Sword Sect, the Pater family was indeed too weak. If it weren’t for the Iron Sword Sect’s self-restraint and only inflicting severe injuries on Jason during the mining vein dispute, they would have wiped out the Pater family entirely.
“Uncle Pater, approximately how much Spirit Jade does that vein contain?” Leo asked again.
Jason thought for a moment and replied, “Based on the exploration results, there is at least seven to eight tons.”
“Seven to eight tons?” Leo’s eyes lit up instantly, and his tone became excited. “Uncle Pater, we can’t just give the Spirit Jade Vein to the Iron Sword Sect. We must reclaim it!”
Jason shook his head directly. “The Iron Sword Sect is too powerful. With the family’s current strength, confronting them would be like using an egg to strike a stone.”
Although Jason also desired to reclaim the mining vein, the Iron Sword Sect was an established top-tier Martial Arts Sect. Moreover, according to reliable information, the Iron Sword Sect’s elder had already stepped into the Warrior King Realm.
Even if the Iron Sword Sect’s elder wasn’t a Warrior King, based on the cultivation of the peak-level Warrior Sect, they could easily crush any Warrior Sect below that level.
“Mr. Bloomer, the family head is right. It’s better to give up on the mining vein,” Winston’s opinion aligned with Jason’s.
Leo, however, didn’t agree and said, “Uncle Pater, Winston, I can go alone. You just need to tell me where the mining vein is located in Grand Mountain.”
Seeing Leo’s intense interest in the mining vein, Jason smiled bitterly and said, “Grand Mountain is northwest of Spring City. It’s about three hundred kilometers from here if you set off.”
“The location of the mining vein is deep within Grand Mountain and not easy to find. If Mr. Bloomer insists on going, I’ll take you there,” Winston offered.
Leo nodded and said, “Then I’ll trouble you. You just need to take me to the location of the mining vein. I’ll handle the rest.”
Leo had made up his mind. He would snatch back the Spirit Jade Vein from the Iron Sword Sect and use the Spirit Jade to enhance his own and Jason’s cultivation.
In Winston’s view, Leo, going alone, wouldn’t stand a chance against the Iron Sword Sect. He couldn’t help but say, “Mr. Bloomer, if you truly need Spirit Jade, our family is willing to spend most of its fortune to purchase it for you as a token of gratitude.”
Winston deeply understood the might of the Iron Sword Sect and didn’t want Leo to take unnecessary risks.
Leo decisively shook his head. “Thank you for the kind offer, but I’ve decided on the Spirit Jade Vein beneath Grand Mountain. Alright, let’s eat.”
Winston let out a slight sigh in his heart and didn’t say anything further.
While everyone was having breakfast, an extended luxury Lincoln car approached the Pater Residence. Inside the car were four individuals. The driver was in the front seat, while the other three sat in the back. Among them was an elderly man, a middle-aged man, and a young man.
The young man’s name was Freddie Mclean, well-known in the circle of spoiled second-generation elites in Spring City. He was dressed in a white casual suit, exuding a certain level of fame.
The middle-aged man had a square face and a rugged appearance. He was Freddie’s father and the head of the Mclean family, Jayden Mclean.
The elderly man wore a black robe and had his eyes half-closed, either dozing off or conserving his energy.
The overall strength of the Mclean family and the Pater family was roughly the same. Both were second-rate martial arts families with significant influence in Spring City.
Jayden’s current cultivation was at the lower level of the Warrior Sect Realm.
Freddie put down his phone and looked at Jayden, asking, “Dad, do you think Jason will agree to the marriage proposal this time?”
“Given the circumstances, he has no choice but to agree. Offending the Iron Sword Sect and facing our combined pressure, the current Pater family is not the same as before. They would definitely seek the opportunity to join forces with our family,” Jayden replied with a disdainful snort, expressing his certainty.
Freddie smirked, a hint of wickedness flashing in his eyes. “Dad, to be honest, I’ve had my eye on Nicola for a long time.”
“Freddie, how many times have I told you? Think big, don’t focus solely on love affairs.”
“Marrying Nicola from the Pater family is just a means to an end. Once Jason succumbs to the Yin Cold Inner Power of the Iron Sword Sect’s elder, he will undoubtedly die unless rescued by a Fifth-rank Alchemist with a Flame Sun Pill. When Jason dies, the Pater family will quickly decline and become a third-rate family. At that time, our family can swallow them whole,” Jayden explained, his gaze burning as he revealed his plans for the future.
Jayden’s words made Freddie’s eyes shine, and a covetous expression appeared on his face. “Dad, after our family devours the Pater family, we can leverage their centuries-old heritage to ascend as a true first-rate martial arts family!”
As the father and son were envisioning a bright future, the Lincoln car stopped outside the gates of the Pater Residence.
Inside the villa’s dining room, Leo and the others had just finished breakfast. Rowan entered and approached Jason, whispering, “Family head, Jayden has arrived.”
Jason’s brows furrowed, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
Charlie, seated next to Jason, overheard Rowan’s words and asked coldly, “Brother, what does Jayden want?”
“What else can he do besides adding insult to injury?” Jason’s face revealed a cold smirk.
Winston, who was seated nearby, stood up. “Jason, should we drive him away?”
Winston was confident now since Jason had been healed, and he himself had advanced to the Warrior Sect Realm.