Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1496 - 1496 0859 Interest Dispute

Chapter 1496: Chapter 0859: Interest Dispute Chapter 1496: Chapter 0859: Interest Dispute Chapter 0859: Conflict of Interests

Qi Tian did not immediately contact Yi Xuwen as Lu Songsheng had anticipated and asked for Yi Xuwen to come over. Qi Tian simply smiled and said, “Vice President, it’s better to clarify things. You speak so ambiguously and refuse to reveal the details, yet you call for so many Nascent Soul Masters to come. Those who know might think you are being kind to me, but those who don’t know might think you are trying to pressure me.”

Lu Songsheng was startled at first, then gave an awkward smile and said, “I apologize, I was too anxious. Sir Qi, please don’t misunderstand. Let me explain clearly. You have already participated in the Fire Cloud Secret Realm Battle, so you should know that this is a contest between us and Sui’an City. Under this sky, it’s not just us and Sui’an City that are sacred cultivation places, in fact, there are many similar places. Their situation is essentially the same as ours, where the Second Level of the Nascent Soul Stage is the ceiling of our part of the world. Does this mean that all cultivators can only reach this realm? Not really. In fact, above the Second Level of the Nascent Soul Realm, there are higher cultivation realms, including at least the Nascent Soul Mid Stage and Nascent Soul Late Stage. But why haven’t people of such cultivation realms appeared in Wanjie City or Sui’an City? The reason is simple; our region simply lacks the external conditions necessary for cultivating higher realms, such as Spirit Qi among others, which cannot support it. To achieve higher cultivation realms, one must leave our area and go to broader places. Farther away, above us, there are even higher-tier sacred cultivation places that govern our part of the world. Being our ruling class, they control a great deal of precious cultivation resources and, in certain specific years, they take out some of these resources as rewards for us. Of course, these rewards aren’t for everyone; only those who perform exceptionally well, and catch their eye, will be rewarded.”

This was the first time Qi Tian had heard about these matters. He had always wondered why a power like the National Master Manor could become a second-tier force in Wanjie City; the core reason lay right here. He continued to listen patiently.

Lu Songsheng continued, “You are now at the peak of the Gold Core Realm, are you not? There happens to be a major competition coming up soon, and the requirements for participation are quite simple: only Gold Core Realm cultivators under the age of thirty can enter. If you meet this condition, you can participate in the grand event. If you manage to place within the top three in the event, then it’s almost a certainty that you’ll have the chance to ascend to a Nascent Soul Master, and history has shown that, aside from a few unlucky ones who encountered accidents, all those who placed in the top three have become Nascent Soul Masters, with a success rate of 99.9%. Even if you don’t make the top three but manage to be within the top ten, you will still receive a reward from the higher-ups, with at least one Nascent Condensation Pill guaranteed. This pill can greatly increase your chances of successfully advancing to a Nascent Soul Master. It’s something extremely valuable and hard to buy. How about it? What do you think, Sir Qi, don’t you want such an opportunity?”

Qi Tian asked, “Since there are such resources, why choose me to participate? And why invite so many Nascent Soul Masters, what do they have to do with this?”

Lu Songsheng replied, “Of course, it has everything to do with them. You emerged from our Wanjie City. If you perform well in the grand competition, it will show that our Wanjie City has both talented people and a favorable environment. It shows we have been successful in nurturing talents, and naturally, we will receive rewards from the higher-ups. In the future, the resources allocated to us will also increase. This matter is tied to the future of our Wanjie City and has a significant relation to your National Master Manor as well. It wouldn’t be good to have conflicts over interest disputes later, so we need to negotiate and settle things in advance, balance the interests of all parties, reach a consensus, and then you can participate in the grand competition without any worries. As to why you should represent our Wanjie City, isn’t the reason obvious? You are the youngest I’ve seen to reach the peak of the Gold Core Realm, and your strength is quite impressive. If you go, the likelihood of you scoring a good position is significant. We don’t expect you to be in the top three, but even making the top ten would be an incredible breakthrough for our Wanjie City, and we would all benefit from your success.”

Qi Tian nodded and said, “I understand. So, can I interpret it like this? I represent Wanjie City in the grand competition, and if I achieve a good rank, then I can receive the rewards from above, gaining access to resources that might help me break through to the Nascent Soul Realm. Meanwhile, those higher-ups will also reward Wanjie City with some cultivation resources. This part has nothing to do with me, is that right?”

Lu Songsheng laughed and said, “You’ve already got the cultivation resources you need. Are you hoping to get a share of what’s awarded to Wanjie City as well?”

Without any hesitation, Qi Tian stated firmly, “Indeed, I hope to get a share. Just like when I participated in the Fire Cloud Secret Realm Battle, I was the last person to come out of the Fire Cloud Secret Realm. While it’s not to say that I was the one who decided the ownership of the Fire Cloud Secret Realm, I was the key figure there, right? Yet, I never received any special rewards for that. The National Master Manor had once taken my commission, hoping for a fair settlement regarding this matter, but nothing has been resolved to this date. I shed blood and sweat in that secret realm and gave a considerable effort, yet this is the outcome. Vice President, do you think this is fair?”

Lu Songsheng furrowed his brow, not expecting Qi Tian to bring up this matter at this time. There hadn’t been any specific rewards for Qi Tian initially; later, the National Master Manor and their Wanjie Commerce had negotiated about this, and he was aware of it. However, he hadn’t taken it seriously, not just him, but their President and the Ink Flood Dragon Association had also dealt with it coldly, setting it aside and ignoring it.

Qi Tian was quite capable and had contributed in the Fire Cloud Secret Realm Battle, but that was all. His contributions had been reflected in the Fire Cloud Secret Realm benefits distribution scheme; they had already balanced the benefits Qi Tian and Yi Xuwen had obtained—this should have been enough; there was really no need for any additional rewards for Qi Tian. However, now that the grand competition was impending, treating this matter coldly was definitely not suitable.