Besides these, there were also numerous magical artifacts, vessels, and important resources for Mage cultivation, which Lin Chen had carefully inventoried.
Two Soul-level Soul Cultivation Magical Artifacts, one Advanced Control Magical Artifact, and one Commander-level Undead Vessel.
According to market prices, just these four items alone were worth more than ten small targets, and they were also priceless.
In addition to the magical artifacts, there were also eight portions of Nebula Dust, five portions of Star River Vein, and three portions of Star Sea Heavenly Vein, which ordinary people could not possibly buy.
Nebula Dust is an energy resource that helps a Basic-Tier Mage break through to an Intermediate Mage, with a market price of ten million per portion.
Nebula Dust can be bought in some large cities and is not a rare item; it helps Mages break through to Intermediate-Tier more easily, saving them time in the process.
For a Mage, breaking through to Intermediate-Tier is not difficult, but spending ten million to break through to Intermediate-Tier is a very extravagant thing.
Star River Vein is an important resource that helps an Intermediate Mage at the peak of their cultivation break through to an Advanced-Tier Mage.
Its price is ten times that of Nebula Dust, and it is priceless.
Of course, it is not difficult to purchase Star River Vein; as long as you have money, you can buy it through Wei Fang's channels or at major top-tier Auction Houses.
However, Star Sea Heavenly Vein is an important resource for an Advanced-Tier Mage at the peak of their cultivation to break through a bottleneck, and it is a truly priceless resource.
If calculated purely by money, the price of Star Sea Heavenly Vein is around 1.5 billion to 2 billion.
This price seems high, but it does not guarantee that one can buy Star Sea Heavenly Vein.
For a family, the consumption of each portion of Star Sea Heavenly Vein represents the potential birth of a Super Mage, and a Super Mage is the backbone of the entire magic World, which shows the importance of Star Sea Heavenly Vein.
Such a large amount of resources, whose value had long exceeded ten billion, not to mention a bank card with three billion in funds, how could these things be owned by two Advanced-Tier Mages?
Jiang Tianyuan pondered for a moment and then said, "You should know my identity now, right?"
Lin Chen nodded and replied, "I know."
In the country, the Jiang family can be said to be incredibly powerful; it's just that compared to other clans, the Jiang family is relatively low-key.
Jiang Tianyuan, as a Forbidden Magic-level powerhouse, is a high-ranking official guarding a region.
The Jiang commercial Empire is also one of the best in the country.
It can be said that the Jiang family, or rather, Jiang, is one of the top clans in the country.
Jiang Tianyuan took a sip of tea, placed the teacup on the coffee table, and slowly began, "Your parents were not Advanced-Tier Mages at all; they had already broken through the Super-Tier bottleneck ten years ago. Twenty years ago, the Lin family's strength was not inferior to the Jiang family's..."
As Jiang Tianyuan slowly narrated, many questions in Lin Chen's mind were answered.
The former Lin family was also one of the Forbidden Magic-level clans in the imperial capital. Rather than calling it a clan, the term 'Lin family' is more appropriate, as the Lin family's bloodline was dwindling, becoming a single lineage by Lin Chen's father's generation.
Relatively speaking, Lin Chen's mother's identity was much simpler; an orphan by birth, she met and fell in love with Lin Chen's father during college.
Lin Chen's father, mother, and Jiang Tianyuan also met in college and gradually became close friends.
In a major battle that broke out in Kunlun twenty years ago, the Lin family's Forbidden Magic, who was Lin Chen's grandfather, died in that battle.
"Then why did my parents bring me to Bo City?" After roughly processing the information, Lin Chen asked in confusion.
Jiang Tianyuan said, "Your parents had high hopes for you. They wanted you to grow up in a simple environment, not wanting you to be tainted by the bad habits of those pampered young masters."
"Clearly, you've lived up to their expectations and haven't disgraced your parents," a smile of relief appeared on Jiang Tianyuan's face.
Lin Chen smiled slightly; only at this moment did he truly sort out many things.
After coming to this World, some of Lin Chen's father and mother's behaviors gave off a mysterious feeling. As an Old freak who had lived three lives, no trace could escape him.
Of course, Lin Chen did not expose them, nor did he dig for answers, as he was just a child in front of his parents.
"Can you tell me exactly where they had the accident?" Lin Chen continued to ask.
As soon as he finished speaking, the look of guilt on Jiang Tianyuan's face grew even stronger. He slowly picked up the teacup from the coffee table, his large, weathered hands trembling slightly as he brought the teacup to his lips and took a small sip.
After a long pause, he slowly said, "Chen Xin, I know you want revenge, and I know you are excellent, but the answer you seek, whether now or in the future, I will not tell you! Your parents' last wish before they died was for you to live well and for the Lin family to prosper!"
Jiang Tianyuan paused, then continued, "Of course, if you want revenge, you can also come to me. I was the one who harmed your parents; I owe your Lin family, and I owe you. If they hadn't helped me..."
Jiang Tianyuan took a deep breath and slowly placed the teacup on the coffee table. His eyes shimmered with tears, as if he was lost in painful memories.
Lin Chen did not press further. Ten years ago, his parents had already entered Super-Tier. In nine years, they very likely had Super-Tier peak cultivation. Coupled with the Forbidden Magic Jiang Tianyuan, this was a very strong team.
Yet, despite such a team, only Jiang Tianyuan escaped in the end.
Therefore, from Jiang Tianyuan's few words, Lin Chen understood that his parents' deaths were very likely related to one of the major dangerous places in this World.
Even a Forbidden Magic could not guarantee a safe return from those dangerous places.
Jiang Tianyuan's guilt towards him was unmistakable. Whether it was their first meeting a year ago or their interactions throughout the year, he constantly showed intense guilt, as if he wanted to do everything in his power to compensate.
His parents' deaths were greatly related to Jiang Tianyuan. Logically, a Super Mage would not risk entering such a dangerous place.
To make a Forbidden Magic and two Super Mages risk their lives and enter a dangerous place without hesitation, there must have been someone or something extremely important to Jiang Tianyuan there. Thus, the answer was already obvious.
Lin Chen sighed and said, "Jiang Uncle, I have never blamed you. If I have to blame anyone, I can only blame this damned World!"
Everyone has their own choices, and Lin Chen's father and mother were no exception. They chose to follow Jiang Tianyuan into the dangerous place; this was their choice. They chose to leave the chance of survival to Jiang Tianyuan; this was their destiny.
We should respect everyone's choices, and we should also respect everyone's destiny.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Tianyuan's body trembled slightly, and he looked at Lin Chen in disbelief.
For the past year, every time he interacted with Lin Chen, he fell into endless pain and self-reproach. Sometimes he was afraid to face Lin Chen, and more often, he did not know how to face Lin Chen.
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