Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1481 - 1481 0850 A Bit Unethical

Chapter 1481: Chapter 0850: A Bit Unethical Chapter 1481: Chapter 0850: A Bit Unethical Chapter 0850: Somewhat Unscrupulous

“Yes, Qi Tian,” Elder Li Che followed closely behind the Mansion Master and said earnestly to Qi Tian, “The Mansion Master has really taken great care of you. Think about it carefully; you only possess the cultivation level of the Gold Core Realm. Normally, you would not qualify to enter the Council of Elders at National Master Manor. It was the Mansion Master who pushed aside all opposition to elevate you into the Council of Elders and appointed you as the Fifth Elder—a great honor. Furthermore, to entrust such a heavy responsibility on you, allowing you to represent our National Master Manor in competing for the Fiery Cloud Secret Realm, just consider who else did the Mansion Master choose but you and Elder Sun? How great a trust is that? Such favor and trust can’t be bought with any amount of money. This time, when the Mansion Master was devising the distribution plan, he placed you at the same position as the Third and Fourth Elders, granting you the same benefits. How magnanimous must the Mansion Master be to treat you equally? Would any other sect do this?”

Qi Tian smiled and said, “This is where you are wrong. If the distribution of benefits from the Fiery Cloud Secret Realm is to be based on the level of cultivation, then treating me the same as the Fourth and Third Elders is even more unfair. Both their cultivation levels are higher than mine; they enjoy the same share as I do—how is that fair?”

Li Che, utterly speechless from Qi Tian’s retort, pointed at him and stuttered, “You… you…” before finally managing to say, “A rotten wood cannot be carved.”

Yi Xuwen’s breathing became heavier, angered by just how troublesome Qi Tian was, constantly biting back with words and twisting his goodwill. If it were not for the consideration of his status as the Mansion Master, he would have jumped out and given Qi Tian a good beating to vent his anger. He intended to make Qi Tian fully aware of the role he, a Mansion Master with the cultivation of the Second Level of the Nascent Soul Stage, played within National Master Manor.

Seeing his master so angry, Cheng Daoran saw an excellent opportunity to demonstrate his loyalty. He pushed aside the threats Qi Tian had made earlier, pointed to Qi Tian, and said, “Qi Tian, don’t think that possessing the combat power of a Nascent Soul Stage is something extraordinary, or that you made significant contributions in the Fiery Cloud Secret Realm. All that is insignificant and useless. In our National Master Manor, the Mansion Master is the sky, the Mansion Master is the main pillar of our Manor. By repeatedly questioning the Mansion Master’s decisions, you’re disregarding the Mansion Master, challenging, and even undermining the foundation of our National Master Manor. Your words and actions will provoke public outrage. I, Cheng Daoran, will be the first to refuse. Elders, are we going to continue watching Qi Tian act so arrogantly?”

Li Che was also very displeased with Qi Tian; he didn’t like such rule-breakers. He said, “Qi Tian, National Master Manor is a place of rules. If you can comply with the regulations of National Master Manor, then you are welcome to stay. However, if you continue like this, challenging the dignity and authority of the Mansion Master repeatedly, then we really need to seriously consider whether you are suitable to remain in National Master Manor.”

Yi Xuwen remained silent, his dissatisfaction with Qi Tian reaching an extreme. If not for the recent end of the struggle for the Fiery Cloud Secret Realm, making it an inappropriate time for drastic measures, he might have already kicked Qi Tian out of National Master Manor.

Qi Tian remained calm, showing no sign of panic as he spoke, “Don’t say such things; such threats don’t affect me. The reason you had me join National Master Manor, everyone here knows better than I do. We are merely using each other. From the beginning, you never treated me as one of your own, just using me for your own benefits. If the Mansion Master had been fair and just while making the distribution plan right from the start, I would have nothing to say. But now, the distribution plan devised by the Mansion Master is greatly unfair to me, and now you threaten to kick me out of National Master Manor, thinking I am so keen to stay?”

“Qi Tian, your words are too presumptuous. When we initially allowed you to join the Council of Elders of National Master Manor, it was because you had connections with National Master Manor and were part of our lineage. To talk about using interests, I can’t believe you would say such a thing,”

The expression on Li Che’s face turned very ugly. He chose not to dwell further on this issue. The truth was clear to everyone, and exposing it would make no one look good. He instead seized another point in Qi Tian’s words, saying, “You keep saying that the Mansion Master’s distribution plan is unfair to you, but that is just your one-sided view. Why do the rest of us Elders feel that it is quite fair? No one else has raised objections, yet here you are, endlessly complaining as if you have been treated immensely unfairly, truly making a mountain out of a molehill, totally nonsensical.”

Cheng Daoran chimed in, “Exactly, the Mansion Master’s distribution plan was entirely based on each individual’s cultivation level and strength. Qi Tian, we all recognize that you possess the combat power of a Nascent Soul Stage; otherwise, could the Mansion Master grant you the same benefits as ours? Even with this, you’re still dissatisfied, probably wanting to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Mansion Master? What a joke.”