Chapter 384: Chapter 277 Speak No Sense, Fight!
Nine Heavens later, to the northeast of the Inner Star Sea.
Over the boundless ocean, the outline of a verdant green island gradually came into view.
Looking down, Fushan Island was covered with vast expanses of Jade Spirit Grass as tall as a person. When the breeze blew, it would send ripples across the grass, like waves, emitting a faint fragrance.
At the end of the Jade Spirit Prairie, there were rows and rows of buildings, one upon another. Looking toward that side, the sound was deafening, sword light rose and fell, and countless people were bustling through the workshop, making it exceptionally lively.
At an entrance to a workshop on the edge of Fushan Island, a streak of golden light broke through the sky and landed at the entrance of the workshop. After the light dissipated, Zhao Sheng appeared in his Crimson Robe.
This workshop was the place where the Zhao family members set foot.
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To resolve the matter peacefully, Zhao Sheng had deliberately changed into a Crimson Robe and had not concealed his Golden Core aura.
Upon seeing the arrival of a Golden Core Master, the workshop guards hurriedly opened the defensive barrier to let the big shot in.
Zhao Sheng casually threw a bottle of Water Spirit Pills as a reward, and then, under the admiring and awe-struck expressions of the two guards, he stepped into the workshop.
After wandering around for a while, he stopped in a bustling area of the western workshop, where there was a luxuriously sized mansion.
But upon the mansion’s plaque, two gilded characters shone with spirit light: “Zhao Mansion.”
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Zhao Sheng glanced at it and smiled slightly, his figure flashed, and he instantly vanished.
Just moments later, in the main hall of the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Sheng sat casually in the highest Jade Chair.
The Great Elder Zhao Luochi, accompanied by a middle-aged man with graying hair, stood respectfully below.
“Cough, cough, Ancestor Gong’an. We were incompetent in handling matters, having to trouble you to personally take action is truly embarrassing.”
Zhao Luochi said this with a face full of shame.
At this, Zhao Sheng’s fingers, which were drumming on the chair, suddenly paused, and a chill flashed across his face as he asked in a stern voice, “Your breath is unstable, and your injuries seem severe. Who inflicted them on you?”
Zhao Luochi’s body shook; he hesitated for a moment, and feeling the increasing heaviness of the Ancestor’s gaze, he spoke in a low voice, “Half a month ago, that Golden Core predecessor, seeking to establish his authority, deliberately seized on a minor oversight of mine and did not let go. Not only did he strike fiercely, but he also threatened to have us vacate Lanzhao Valley within a month.”
Lanzhao Valley was a strategic territory that the Zhao family was keen on developing; it contained a Second Order low-grade Spirit Vein, several spirit mines, and a few hundred mu of middle-upper grade Medicine Fields.
What’s more important, the force holding Lanzhao Valley, due to the lack of successors, had greatly weakened, and now only two Foundation Establishment Cultivators remained to keep up appearances.
If your strength is insufficient, don’t blame outsiders for trying to take it.
In recent years, Lanzhao Valley had been eyed by several powers at the same time.
At this time, the Dome Turtle Zhao Family emerged halfway through the fray, not only forming alliances but also having five Foundation Establishments working together, and, with the added pressure of Zhao Sheng’s name, successfully forced multiple forces to retreat, just short of ultimate success.
Who would have expected that worldly calculations cannot match those of the heavens, as the original masters somehow brought reinforcements.
After listening, Zhao Sheng waved his sleeve, and a jade-colored pill bottle shot out, landing in Zhao Luochi’s hands.
“This bottle of Second Order Life Pills is enough to recover your injuries. Now, tell me about that person’s origins.”
“Reporting to the Ancestor, we don’t know the origins of that individual. However, before that person left, he left behind a talisman with strict instructions for us to deliver it to you.”
As he spoke, Zhao Luochi took out a cherry-green Jade Talisman from his sleeve and held it up to his chest.
“Hmph, quite a variety of tricks!”
Zhao Sheng glanced casually at the graying middle-aged man and then with a single motion, drew the cherry-green Jade Talisman into his hand.
After his Divine Sense probed it, Zhao Sheng’s brows raised slightly, thinking, “A visit to the Qingyun Building?”
He weighed the Jade Talisman, tucked it beneath his sleeve, and turned his gaze to the graying middle-aged man, asking lightly, “Qingjie, I must have been mistaken; I didn’t expect you to achieve Foundation Establishment so quickly.”
“Qingjie’s achievements today are all thanks to the vast blessing and protection of the Ancestor!” The middle-aged man quickly offered a salute.
This graying middle-aged man was Zhao Qingjie, the foremost individual below Foundation Establishment in the Zhao Family.
Given his unstable aura, he must have achieved Foundation Establishment only a few months ago, and at a considerable price.
“Your Foundation Establishment is a joyous event for the Zhao family. The Ancestor doesn’t really have anything to reward you with. Here is a bottle of Divine Essence Blood Replenishing Pills; consider it my congratulations.”
Zhao Sheng gestured with his hand, and a crimson pill bottle shot towards Zhao Qingjie like a meteor, landing in his embrace.
“Many thanks to the Ancestor for the generous gift!”
However, before Zhao Qingjie’s look of joy could fade, Zhao Sheng seemingly reminded him nonchalantly, “Now that you have advanced to Foundation Establishment, you should no longer practice Demon Techniques like the Blood Soul Scripture, lest you eventually bring ruin to the entire family.”
Before his words could settle, Zhao Qingjie’s face drastically changed, and he immediately knelt with his entire body trembling.
“Ancestor, your divine insight sees all. I was foolish for being so desperate to advance that I… I chose to take a risk. I will not dare again. From now on, I will absolutely not practice any Demon Techniques.”
Zhao Luochi’s complexion also turned pale, and he quickly knelt down as well, berating in both haste and fear, “Qingjie, you fool! To even make contact with the devils of the Blood Demon Sect. If you were to bring disaster upon our family, even if you were to be ground to dust, you couldn’t escape blame!”
He then kowtowed to Zhao Sheng, pleading desperately, “Ancestor, perhaps Qingjie was momentarily foolish, which led him to associate with devils. But since he has already sworn off it, and considering the family urgently needs his strength at this time, please forgive him this once.”