Story of the Emerald and Sapphire flowers

In the Crimson family however, things weren't as peaceful as outsiders have thought.

In order to raise the strength of the Crimson family, Chris had divided the family into four sectors, each sector being led by a Martial King who is loyal to him.

The problem right now is that the members under each sector believe that they deserve even more cultivation resources, which Chris refused to increase time and time again.

They were lacking in terms of contribution, but without the chance to prove themselves because they weren't given a chance, it felt as though they were being treated and reared as free labour left to rot.

"Family head, I know that this might sound too outrageous of me, but all four sectors are lacking in cultivation resources right now." One of the four elders raised in the current meeting.

"Family head, I might have to take elder Lloyd's stand on this as well. My sector has been lacking in cultivation resources and this is affecting the growth speed of my sector." Another elder by the name of Dink supported with a reason as to why they needed more cultivation resources.

"Family head, we need a way to prove that our respective sectors are ready to make an appearance in the cultivation world." Another elder, Potter, took the same stand as well.

"Family head, I have a suggestion which might work out for all of us." Finally, the usually silent elder expressed his point of view, but managed to come up with an unknown discovery.

Chris nodded his head as he gathered their various opinions together before asking elder Mist what his suggestion was.

"Family head, I believe that we should explore deeper into the spirit stone ruins, I made a trip to the deeper parts by myself personally and am sure that Demon Emperors are few in numbers." Elder Mist revealed his discovery.

Explaining further, "I believe that we can start mining for spirit stones in the middle parts, four elite teams can be dispatched to mine since they would have the strength to defend themselves while we can remain nearby to assist them when the time comes."

The other elders pondered for a moment before agreeing with this suggestion as well.

With their elite miners being around the Martial Spirit to Martial Lord realm with two Martial Kings in each elite team, this composition was more than just safe in the middle parts of the ruins, but it wasn't the time to take risks yet when they still aren't ready for it.

Chris was about to give his opinion regarding this matter, only to be disrupted by his personal guard who was knocking on the door, carrying a message to convey with him.

"Family head, someone mentioned that he's here to meet you after settling some trivial matters. Would you like to meet him right now or should I arrange for him to wait in the waiting room?"

The guard asked through the door after Chris deactivated the soundproof barriers.

It seems that he has already arrived, this was much earlier than expected, but still, there's hope since he made this visit this early on.

"Elders, please give me some time to make the final decision, I'll call for a meeting three days later after arriving at a final conclusion."

The other elders understood that their family head was only doing so because of the uninvited guest, which was why they agreed to his decision before taking their leave to cultivate.

The elders were all on the verge of breaking through to the Martial King fourth realm, all they needed right now was a chance.

Seeing that the elders were leaving the room, the personal guard of Chris stepped aside to make way for them.

After the elders left, Chris got his personal guard to lead Ace here as he remained seated, thinking to himself, just who is this man to have been invited to the third floor?

the third floor?

"It's fine, I'm already here, family head Chris wouldn't blame me for entering without your permission would you?" Ace asked as he stepped into the room, his young but mature face surprising Chris.

"Were you the person on the third floor of the Peacock Auction Hall?" Chris asked as he stood up from his seat.

"Why else would I be here at this time of all people?" Ace replied as he stepped into the meeting hall of the Crimson family, observing the trees and tables which were made of supreme quality wood, the walls were furnished which goes to show that Chris was someone who cared about the first impression the Crimson family provides.

This family head isn't simple...Ace thought to himself upon realising that he had underestimated Chris despite overestimating him once and even twice on the way here, someone who's able to capture such a minor detail, wouldn't be someone to be trifled with.

"How about we take a walk outside, maybe by the garden? I'm sure that you would be amazed by the wide diversity of plants and flowers by the garden which has taken me twenty years of care to develop to its current stage.

"It's my pleasure, please lead the way."

Arriving at the garden, Ace realised that Chris wasn't just boasting, the diversity in his garden was already enough for the Crimson family to run on their own elixirs totally.

Not to mention the vast expanse of the garden which covered almost one out of ten of just the Crimson family alone.

"I have yet to do a formal introduction, allow me to introduce myself once again. I'm the family head of the Crimson family Chris, the strongest cultivator in the Nebula Kingdom excluding the one and only controller himself."

As I expected, he has been hiding his strength from the public this entire time to develop his family secretly, if I manage to form a permanent alliance with him, both the Nirvana Sect and Crimson family would benefit greatly, especially when the both of us are more inclined towards the fire element of the basic elements.

"The name's Ace, the sect master of the Nirvana Sect." Ace introduced his background without any form of shame, after all, the Nirvana Sect was already the strongest under the powerhouses in just a year of growth, compared to those cultivation forces that have existed for hundreds and thousands of years, the Nirvana Sect was more than just a legend.

It was a cultivation sect that would rewrite history as they carved their names into the historical records.

I see, no wonder he was invited to the third floor. The Peacock Auction Hall has already made the first move to rope in the number one genius in the galaxy rankings,

To Chris who was viewing the matter from an outsider's point of view, it was the Peacock Auction Hall which was trying to rope Ace in, but what they didn't know is that, the Peacock Auction has already been roped in by Ace, they were working for him in some sense.

"It's my honour to meet the number one youth in the Galaxy Rankings." Chris chuckled as he plucked one of the flowers which was green in colour.

"Have you heard of the story related to the Emerald flower?" Chris asked all of a sudden which surprised Ace who shook his head to the sides.

"You see, it's rumored that the first emerald flower was once a beautiful woman, a positive woman who had a positive attitude towards life, believing that she would meet her prince riding on a white horse one day."

"Yet, the first man she met was also the man who destroyed her when he abandoned her for another woman, resulting in this woman breaking her heart and ever since that day, all that man ever found of her, was a flower green in colour and even though there was no hint, he was sure that the flower was her."

"That man cried, his tears forming the sapphire flower which constantly grows alongside the emerald as the two treasured flowers protected around the cultivation world as the blossomed and grew together, even though they lost each other as lovers, at the very least, the could be together with each other for the rest of their lives in their own ways."

"If that man truly loved her, why did he leave her for another woman, only to regret his decision later on?" Ace couldn't help but point out,

"That woman was a passerby he found to help him deceive the woman, he wanted to let her hate him for the rest of her life so that she can find a better man. He was forced into a marriage with a woman he didn't love, his pleas rejected by his parents and family once and twice again."

"If I can't give her everything, then may she hate me and live the rest of her life blissfully without me, who knows, maybe she might be better off without me? That was the man's selfish thought which led to their demise, leading to the deaths of two geniuses from an ancient clan that dominated the Divine realm. This clan was known as the Harmony Clan."

"Why are you telling me all this?" Ace inquired as Charlotte's face appeared vividly in his mind once again, the more he tried to forget her, the more he taught of her.

Hearing Ace's ragged breathing and the glistening moisture around the corner of his eyes, Chris smiled before telling Ace, "That's because I'm the man who once abandoned that woman whose soul is trapped in the one and only emerald flower left in this world. The rest of our offsprings have already been silenced by the Harmony Clan."

"Family head Chris, are you suggesting an alliance so that I can help you on your path of revenge?" Ace controlled his emotions and asked, though he had already made the final decision in his mind.

"Do you dare to step onto the path of adversities against an ancient clan from the Divine realm which is feared by even the powerhouses of the Divine realm?"