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Chapter 502 - 502 0346 Want to Open Eyes Today

Chapter 502: Chapter 0346: Want to Open Eyes Today Chapter 502: Chapter 0346: Want to Open Eyes Today Chapter 0346 Yearning to Feast One’s Eyes Today

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Wang Xin, Wang Zhenliang, and Xia Haiqing daringly tampered with the Crown Prince’s edict, but in reality, they had the Crown Prince’s prior approval. The Crown Prince of course intended to support Prince Duan Manor, but he anticipated that the Imperial Master Mansion would intervene forcefully. In case he could not stand for Prince Duan Manor and had to bow to the Imperial Master Mansion, the Crown Prince allowed Wang Xin and the others to alter the content of the edict.

However, despite their prior considerations, no one expected that in the end, the daunting party would not be the Imperial Master Mansion but Qi Tian, who they did not deem important, forcing them to change the content of the Crown Prince’s edict until Qi Tian was satisfied.

At this point, Qi Tian had achieved his objective, getting a guarantee from the Crown Prince, and the safety of the villagers was now certain. For a fairly long period in the future, they should be alright.

Qi Tian didn’t leave immediately, but waited on the spot for a while, until the compensation arrived from the Prince Duan Manor and the villagers resumed constructing their houses before departing.

When Qi Tian left, the villagers, old and young alike, escorted him and his party out of the village, watching them leave with reluctance.

“Qi Tian, if you were to enter politics, you would certainly be a great official who loves the people as his own children,” Hao Wenxi fleered at Qi Tian with laughter as she looked back at the villagers, now mere specks in the distance.

Qi Tian replied, “I’m not interested in going into politics. It’s far better to practice cultivation. Once one has power, they have everything. Even if you become a high-ranking official, you still have emperors and princes above you, suppressing you and rendering you unable to move.”

“Qi Tian, you are right. Compared to being an official, cultivation is more carefree. We can do anything we want. The vast world is free for us to wander,” Luo Xia said.

“Qi Tian, what’s your next plan? Are you going to be the County Master in Lubei County?” Xiao Ge asked, “Given your current power, being a County Master is belittling.”

Qi Tian laughed, “We’ll talk about that later. Let’s go back to the Imperial Master Mansion first.”

The group traveled day and night and finally returned to the Imperial Master Mansion in Zhangshui City after several days.

Qi Tian initially wanted to pay respect to Mansion Master Xiao Xiaowu, but the Mansion Master hadn’t returned from Capital City. Presently, the Imperial Master Mansion was governed by Great Elder Chen Chen, as appointed by Mansion Master Xiao Xiaowu, with the assistance of disciple Wen Jian.

Wen Jian was Xiao Xiaowu’s main disciple. Ever since Qi Tian’s rebirth, Wen Jian had been traveling abroad and only recently returned to the Imperial Master Mansion. Wen Jian wielded considerable reputation in the Mansion, boasting high-level power at the Foundation Establishment Peak.

This stage of cultivation is actually quite awkward. A step forward might either result in a successful breakthrough and smooth Golden Core formation, or it can fail to achieve a one-off success, temporarily resulting in a Half-step Golden Core instead.

One in every ten thousand could successfully breakthrough from the Foundation Establishment Peak to the Gold Core Realm directly. Even those who could breakthrough to Half-step Gold Core were one in a thousand, while the numbers of those who, after forming a Half-step Gold Core, managed to breakthrough to the Gold Core Realm, were one in a hundred.

The best scenario would be to have a direct breakthrough to the Gold Core Realm from the Foundation Establishment Peak. Achieving a Half-step Golden Core is not necessarily a good thing as the probability of a final breakthrough to the Gold Core Realm is only one-tenth of a direct breakthrough.

When Wen Jian travelled abroad, he was at the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment. Upon his return, he advanced to the Foundation Establishment Peak, which was remarkable progress. However, no one in the Imperial Master Mansion was satisfied with the rate of his progress. Everybody had high expectations for Wen Jian; they hoped that he could become the second Gold Core cultivator in the Imperial Master Mansion. With Xiao Xiaowu having no hope of breaking through to the second layer of the Gold Core, they hoped that Wen Jian could breakthrough to the Gold Core stage. Then, he and Xiao Xiaowu could join forces and hopefully withstand the pressure from the other two Master Mansions.

Unexpectedly, while Xiao Xiaowu managed to break through to the second layer of the Gold Core, Wen Jian hasn’t even touched the threshold of the Gold Core Stage. That’s why when Xiao Xiaowu left, he asked the Great Elder to supervise the work and asked Wen Jian to assist, hoping to give Wen Jian more time to attempt a breakthrough.

Upon their return, due to the absence of the Mansion Master, Qi Tian and his team could only visit the Great Elder Chen Chen and Wen Jian.

This was the first time Qi Tian met the Great Elder and Wen Jian. Both of them curiously eyed Qi Tian up and down.

At this point, Qi Tian was somewhat of a rising star in the Imperial Master Mansion. Not only did he dare to oppose Prince Duan Manor, but he also beat those sent by the Crown Prince, which was simply awe-inspiring, greatly boosting the prestige of the Imperial Master Mansion.

Great Elder Chen Chen laughed, saying, “It has been a long while since we had such a satisfying event. Qi Tian, regardless of how others comment on this matter, personally, I think you are a real man.”

However, Wen Jian said, “This matter has passed; it is unnecessary to discuss it any further. Qi Tian, you are younger than I imagined. Your youthful vigor can be a good thing or a bad one. I hope you remember the saying, ‘The stiffer the twig, the easier it breaks.’ Take care.”

Wen Jian’s words instantly cast a chill over the room. Nobody expected that Wen Jian would not approve of Qi Tian’s actions. On the contrary, he appeared to chastise and admonish Qi Tian. How could the Mansion Master’s primary disciple think like this? How could he be so thoughtless?