Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 519 - 519 0354 - My Word Counts (New Book

Chapter 519: Chapter 0354 – My Word Counts (New Book Cultivation and Wealth Seeks Collection)_2 Chapter 519: Chapter 0354 – My Word Counts (New Book Cultivation and Wealth Seeks Collection)_2 The animal-skin parchment was very ancient, as were the characters on it. There was no way it could be fake. The Great Elder was certain that Qi Tian hadn’t fabricate anything in this matter. He carefully folded up the pill formula and put it away, saying, “Ladies and gentlemen, I am temporarily keeping this pill formula here. Later on, when the Mansion Master returns, I will retrieve it and give it to him. Do you all agree?”

Everyone nodded their heads. Seeing as the Great Elder was the Mansion Master’s designated proxy, his character and reputation among the Mansion’s people was well-respected. No one objected to him having custody of the formula.

The Great Elder addressed Qi Tian, “Qi Tian, now that the pill formula is in our possession, we won’t intrude upon you any longer. Your contribution has been noted and when the Mansion Master returns, I will recommend you to be an Elder of the Imperial Master Mansion. In the mansion, your authority would be on par with Xiao Ge, Hao Wenxi, and Luo Xia.”

Qi Tian smiled and nodded, saying, “That’s good, I’ll be waiting for the good news.”

Qi Tian’s intention was genuinely to hand an opportunity to the Imperial Master Mansion. Of course, directly giving them the Three-Turns Heaven Earth Pill was not realistic—he wasn’t generous enough to do that. After all, his Three-Turns Heaven Earth Pill hadn’t come easily, and he might need it to break through in the future. He wasn’t so magnanimous as to sacrifice himself for others. He had thought that if Wen Jian could recognize his mistakes and sincerely apologize to him, he would tell him about the Bloodline Pear Fruit and return the favour to Imperial Master Mansion for nurturing him. However, Wen Jian’s performance had greatly disappointed him. Even the Great Elder still saw only Wen Jian, and always defended Wen Jian. Given this, Qi Tian would no longer take pains on their behalf, disregarding his own feelings.

Just after they had bid farewell to the Great Elder and his party, Pan Yulin rushed in from the outside . “Master, there’s been a big incident.”

“What happened? Did the Guardian National Master Manor or National Master Manor send another Gold Core powerhouse?” Qi Tian asked indifferently.

Pan Yulin blurted out, “No, it’s not that. Didn’t you ask us to discreetly look into the situation of Lubei County recently? I was in charge of the eastern division of Lubei County. After tireless visitations over this period, I stumbled upon a secret. It appears that there’s a vein of spirit stones within Lubei County?”

“What?” Qi Tian’s face changed in an instant. As cultivators, none were ignorant of the importance of a spiritual stone vein. Even though the formation mechanisms underlying cultivators’ spiritual stones remained a mystery, any cultivator could understand the importance of a spiritual stone. Not just the cultivators of the Great Zhao, even in Wanjie City, where the cultivation civilization eclipsed that of the Great Zhao innumerable times, they had rushed to attack the secret realm for spirit stones, incurring countless casualties, and still only managed to seize the secret realm for a brief period.

Great Zhao’s cultivation world was in severe need of spirit stones. If a spirit stone vein was discovered in the Lubei County, it was going to bring about a dreadful reign of blood and terror.

“Have you confirmed it?” Qi Tian asked hastily.

Pan Yulin took out two rocks the size of a face from his Storage Bag. It looked as if the fractured surfaces of the rocks were still very fresh. He pointed at the fractured surfaces and said, “Master, please have a look.”

Qi Tian picked up the rocks and glanced at the fractured surfaces. His face changed immediately. The fractured surfaces of both rocks showed a twinkling light. The shining wasn’t from something else, it was from two low-grade spirit stones. There was one in each fractured surface. One of them showed more of its surface, while the other one just barely showed a corner.

“Master, I risked a great deal to stealthily dig this out in the Broken Peak Valley, Yunkun Mountain. That suspected spirit stone vein is hidden there.” Pan Yulin explained to Qi Tian.

Qi Tian asked, “How did you discover this?”

Pan Yulin said, “While I was investigating the surrounding area, I noticed the traces of cultivators at work. Upon further investigation, I found that they were from the Guardian National Master Manor. I dared not take this matter lightly and dug even deeper. Eventually, I found Broken Peak Valley, where there was an element of secrecy. It seems the Guardian National Master Manor is quietly arranging manpower to mine there. Master, this is within the territory of Lubei County. They’re mining without permission, disregarding your authority.”

As Pan Yulin relayed this information to Qi Tian, the Great Elder Chen Chen and others who had already left the County Master Mansion, suddenly encountered a group of people.

“Great Elder, these are people from the Guardian National Manor,” Luo Xia, who first noticed them, hurriedly reported to Great Elder Chen Chen.

The Great Elder took a hard look, a chill running through his heart. “Everyone, quickly change course with me and avoid them.”

However, it was too late. The cultivators from the Guardian National Manor had already spotted them. The leader of them was Gai Xudong, a heavyweight official who occupied a prestigious position as the County Master of East Lu Prefecture, entrusted by the Guardian National Master Manor to oversee several counties of Great Zhao. Despite the previous control by the National Master Manor, Gai Xudong had somehow maneuvered the former County Master into voluntarily resigning, and the National Master Manor didn’t deploy anyone to replace him, enabling Gai Xudong to assume the unquestioned authority of the County Master. Qi Tian had even visited Gai Xudong not long ago, but Gai Xudong rejected his meeting.

Gai Xudong and his companions were all on flying swords. Neither in terms of sword quality nor their mastery of the weapon could the Great Elder compare. In almost no time at all, they had completely surrounded the Great Elder and his companions.

“Isn’t this Chen Chen? You didn’t even greet an old friend like me?” Gai Xudong wore a smile on his face, but there was an edge in his eyes.

The Great Elder covertly signaled Luo Xia, Hao Wenxi, and the others to protect Wen Jian, then stepped forward to prevent Gai Xudong from noticing Wen Jian. “I thought you’d be very busy after becoming the County Master. We didn’t visit to avoid disturbing you, which, in retrospect, was wrong. Once you get to the Imperial Master Mansion, I’ll definitely arrange a dinner to make amends.”

Gai Xudong chuckled, “Being the County Master is indeed busy, but not so busy as to neglect old friends. Why don’t we visit the County Master Mansion now and catch up over a drink?”

“Sure, I’ll go.” The Great Elder readily agreed. “However, since we’re old friends catching up, the juniors here, who aren’t familiar with us, should be excused.”

Gai Xudong threw his head back in laughter. “Chen Chen, you’re taking me for a fool. The people beside you are not mere juniors—Elder Xiao Ge, Luo Xia, the Master of the Sky Eagle Hall, Hao Wenxi, the Master of the Peacock Hall, and the remarkable Wen Jian, the main disciple of Xiao Xiaowu, the Master of the Imperial Master Mansion, aren’t they?”

The Great Elder was shocked to find that Gai Xudong recognized all of them. His face fell as he demanded, “Gai Xudong, what is your intention?”

“Nothing much. You all just left the County Master Mansion, didn’t you? Tell me, why did Qi Tian bring you all here from the Imperial Master Mansion?” Gai Xudong inquired.

The Great Elder retorted, “This is the internal matter of our Imperial Master Mansion. It doesn’t concern you, does it?”

Gai Xudong replied, “Whether it concerns me is not for you to decide, but for me. Chen Chen, you should know what I’m capable of. I haven’t made a move considering the relationship between the Imperial Master Mansion and Guardian National Master Manor. But that doesn’t mean I’m easy to deal with. I hope you’ll cooperate.”