Immortal Father
Chapter 414 - 414 149 Difficult Times_3

414: Chapter 149 Difficult Times_3 414: Chapter 149 Difficult Times_3 Li Ping’an could clearly feel the enormous pressure his father was carrying.

The death of more than a hundred Artifact Refiners;

The treasury was set ablaze, and of the treasured materials prepared for the remaining eighty thousand plus sets of magical treasures, only one-tenth were salvaged, reacquiring them would require at least eight thousand plus Hundred Square Spirit Stones.

Though Wanyun Sect had profound resources, they could still come up with the Spirit Stones.

But after this fire, Wanyun Sect, along with Wei Yuan Sect and Forge-Heaven Gate, ended up with a net loss in this trade of magical treasures.

More importantly, there was the delivery deadline set by the Eastern Alliance.

If they couldn’t manage to hand over all these magical treasures before the delivery date, there was no guarantee that someone within the Eastern Alliance wouldn’t take issue with it.

However, bad news came one after another.

The two special ores required for refining the Treasured Armor needed by the Eastern Alliance suddenly ran out on the market; the prices of the various other required Treasured Materials mostly rose significantly.

It was clear that Forge-Heaven Gate was sabotaging Castcloud Hall from behind.

The increased costs were bearable for Castcloud Hall, but the real trouble was the few Treasured Materials that were nowhere to be found.

“Ensure the delivery” became the constant rallying cry of Castcloud Hall.

Li Dazhi soon couldn’t sit still either, and alongside Daoist Kongming, he began to visit friendly sects connected with Wanyun Sect.

Asking for help, one naturally couldn’t afford to put on any airs.

Although Li Dazhi was somewhat reluctant, under such circumstances, he could only offer the rights to distribute magical treasures at high prices that were supposed to be speculated on ten years later.

The teacher and disciple duo ran around for the better part of half a month before they barely managed to gather all the types of Treasured Materials.

Daoist Kongming himself was not much affected, only having damaged his pride a little—the mentality of a Golden Immortal is very stable; but two tufts of white appeared at Li Dazhi’s temples, a sight that made Li Ping’an’s heart feel stifled.

Afterwards, Wanyun Sect, along with Wei Yuan Sect, and Forge-Heaven Gate, gathered a large number of experts to protect the inside of Wei Yuan Sect.

Castcloud Hall adopted a single shift system, and everyone entering the new Artifact Refining workshop had to temporarily store their Storage Treasures outside and then change into special Daoist Robes.

Elder Xu Sheng led his disciples to live within the complex.

They weren’t just using an assembly line for Artifact Refining; all Artifact Refiners from the three sects also came together, mechanically repeating the process of refining these fine magical treasures.

Li Ping’an was also busy, having refined over seven hundred magical treasures in the span of two months, which left him looking significantly drained.

Finally, on the eve of the delivery date, the last set of magical treasures was completed.

Yet everyone maintained a high level of vigilance, without the slightest carelessness.

Wei Yuan Sect’s Mountain Protection Array, along with the Sub Hall’s Array of Castcloud Hall, were all fully activated, with three Golden Immortal ancestors guarding at various locations.

At dawn that day, Elder Tianli from the Eastern Alliance appeared outside Wei Yuan Sect with more than a dozen Eastern Alliance officials.

After inspecting the last batch of magical treasures, Elder Tianli immediately ordered the Spirit Stones to be delivered.

The total number of Spirit Stones was ten percent more than what the Eastern Alliance had previously promised.

Elder Tianli sighed, “The events that transpired here are known to the Eastern Alliance.

This additional ten percent is meant as compensation for your three sects.

The Eastern Alliance is already investigating the arson, but since the arsonist died on the spot, the lead has gone cold.”

Li Dazhi took the Storage Treasure containing the Spirit Stones, and as he looked at the neatly stacked, huge square blocks of top-grade Spirit Stones inside, he let out a light sigh of relief.

Turning around, he respectfully handed the Storage Treasure to his master.

Daoist Kongming was straightforward too.

The Golden Immortal personally settled accounts, paying off the shares owed to Wei Yuan Sect and Forge-Heaven Gate on the spot.

After such calculations, due to the final compensation provided by the Eastern Alliance, each of the three sects made a profit of Hundred Square Spirit Stones.

But the price paid for these three hundred Hundred Square Spirit Stones was indeed too hefty.

“Dazhi,” Elder Tianli said, “go and rest, your energy seems blocked, and make sure your immortal power doesn’t falter.”

Li Dazhi replied with a smile, “Elder, I didn’t expect you to show concern for others.”

Elder Tianli glared and raised his hand, causing Li Dazhi to quickly bow and take his leave, disappearing back into Castcloud Hall.

Finally, a sense of joy and relaxation pervaded the entire Wei Yuan Sect.

Li Ping’an pondered his own plans and sneaked into the rear hall of this branch, opening the door to his father’s room and stepping into the immortal power barrier his father had arranged.

“Dad, I plan to go east…”

Li Ping’an’s voice abruptly stopped,

There on the bed in front, Li Dazhi, who was supposed to be meditating, leaned sideways against the edge of the bed, his head askew, deeply asleep.

With a soft sigh, Li Ping’an took out a slab of stone, inscribed a line of pinyin on it, and left it by his father’s side.

“Dad, sweet dreams.”

Having said that, Li Ping’an turned and swiftly departed, taking his own master with him to visit Elder Tianli.

What was written on the stone slab were actually eight words.

[I go to the Eastern Alliance, with my body as my sword.]