Book 8 Chapter 53 A Skyful of Red Clouds
When Mu Yunji, Fu Dao, and Duan Shijin left, Teng Qingshan returned to his room and continued cultivating alone. This was despite knowing the fact that thousands upon thousands of people would rush to the zing me Territory in search for the precious treasure zing me Red Lotus..
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The eruptions of more than seven volcanoes that evening determined the birth of the zing me Red Lotus in the zing me Territory. On that night, a great number of Martial Cultivators hastened to the zing me Territory, and all of their hearts were filled with desire. Each and every one of them hoped they could obtain the zing me Red Lotus!
The acquisition of one zing me Red Lotus determined one’s fate of bing a Martial Saint. Moreover, the superfluous lotus seeds could allow one to befriend great forces like the Tianfeng n and the Rising Sun Trading Company!
Whoever obtained the zing me Red Lotus would be sessful!
“Just wait til the day I obtain the zing me Red Lotus, then I too will be a Martial Saint! By that time, those people in my house will have no audacity to look down on me,” a handsome young man mumbled. Simultaneously, he looked toward the zing me Territory which was glowing with a red light in the northeast.
Countless Martial Cultivators, akin to the handsome, young man, were rushing to the zing me Territory.
The Tianfeng n, the number one n of the Duanmu Continent, dominated the entire Northern Frosty Region.
Apletely dark brown, ancient spired castle had been constructed on the summit of an icy mountain several Li away from the Tianfeng City. This was a ce where only specially trained members of the Tianfeng n could enter. Usually, the poption of the ancient city was just several hundred, which was very few whenpared to the several ten thousand members of the Helian n residing in Tianfeng’s Main City.
TLN: Helian n is Tianfeng n.
However, this ancient castle had an extremely high status in the hearts of the Tianfeng n’s members. This was because the highest authoritative figure of the Tianfeng n, the Tianfeng Martial Immortal, would mostly reside in the castle whenever he departed from Tianfeng Canyon. Tianfeng Canyon, where the Tianfeng Martial Immortal usually dwelled, was not very far from the ancient castle.
Therefore, this castle was also called...... the Martial Immortal’s Pce.
Only the Martial Immortal of the Tianfeng n had the right to be the head of the Martial Immortal’s Pce.
In the gloomy and cold hall:
Dressed in a long ck cloak, a cold man with long silver-colored hair sat high up in the hall. Due to his presence, the atmosphere of the entire hall seemed freeze over.
“Teacher,” the Steel Sword Martial Saint Helian Haoyan bowed and said.
Helian Haoyan’s aura was already considered cold enough. However, this cold aura of Helian Haoyan was no match for that of his teacher. The Tianfeng Martial Immortal remained seated. As he drew closer to the Tianfeng Martial Immortal, the temperature seemed to get even colder.
“Haoyan, I’m sure you’ve also heard the news.” The Tianfeng Martial Immortal looked down at the Steel Sword Martial Saint with an air of superiority. His eyes, which were as trenchant as sword, seemed to pierce into the Steel Sword Martial Saint’s heart. “This time, more than seven volcanoes erupted. Therefore, a zing me Red Lotus must definitely have emerged, and the zing me Red Lotus this time has at least five leaves.”
“No matter what, I want you to take the zing me Red Lotus.” The Tianfeng Martial Immortal said coldly, “You can decide for yourself what you need to do and the number of people you should dispatch.
“However, there is one thing...
“I hope you won’t fail again.” Due to the indifferent and cold voice of the Tianfeng Martial Immortal, the Steel Sword Martial Saint didn’t even dare to breathe.
The Steel Sword Martial Saint had failed during the struggle for the Fiery Gilt Steel ore Deposit. Therefore, the Tianfeng Martial Immortal was naturally dissatisfied.
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Under the order of the Tianfeng Martial Immortal, the Steel Sword Martial Saint led one thousand experts of the Tianfeng n and rushed toward the zing me Territory.
In the faraway Dreamy Cloud Ancient City in the west, the Dreamy Cloud Martial Immortal had also instructed the Great Elder Mu Wang to head to the zing me territory. The forces of the Rising Sun Trading Company were spread throughout the entire continent. When the Great Elder Mu Wang arrived the Easter Flower Region, he could easily dispatch people over to search for the zing me Red Lotus.
In conclusion......
The number of people gathered in the zing me Territory increased continually over time. By the third day, over ten thousand people had already assembled and begun searching. There were even more leisure Martial Cultivators than the members of the Great ns.
On the third day, in Teng Qingshan’s residence:
“Mister Teng!” A shout rang out from the outside. Mu Yunji, Fu Dao, and Duan Shijin walked into the house together.
Hearing the shout, Teng Qingshan and Li Jun walked out of the house in session.
Li Jun grinned and said, “Why are you here at this time? Lunch isn’t ready yet.”
Mu Yunji and the other two burst out inughter. Then Mu Yunji said, “Mister Teng, the Fiery Gilt Steel Ore Deposits werepletely excavatedst night. We have organized all the ores. There are a total of 310,000 Jin of Fiery Gilt Steel Ores. Mister gets a cut of 30%, which is 93,000 Jin!”
“You’re already done with the distribution?” Teng Qingshan couldn’t help but feel a great sense of joy.
At the side, Fu Dao nodded as he said with a smile, “We have allocated the portion that belongs to Mister, and we have loaded it into three super big wooden boxes.”
“Three super big wooden boxes?” Teng Qingshan froze briefly as he pondered and thought to himself, “A Fiery Gilt Steel Ore is extremely light. It is only slightly heavier than water. Therefore, the density of the Fiery Gilt Steel and water should be simr. 46 cubic meters of water weighing 46 tons would be 92,000 Jin. ording to my estimation, 93,000 Jin of Fiery Gilt Steel would be around 45 cubic meters.
“After dividing that number by three, the result shows that each super big wooden box is around 15 cubic meters!”
Teng Qingshan calcted and immediately knew the size of the three wooden boxes.
“Take me to see it,” Teng Qingshan said hastily.
“Mister, this way please.”
Mu Yunji and the other two immediately led Teng Qingshan to see his portion of the Fiery Gilt Steel.
“Yunji, why didn’t you guys go to the zing me Territory to search for the zing me Red Lotus?” Teng Qingshan asked while they were on the way to the Fiery Gilt Steel Canyon.
“The zing me Red Lotus is very difficult to find. It is impossible to locate it alone. I have dispatched 3,000 soldiers to search.” Mu Yunji smiled and said, “Besides, Teacher arrived two days ago and is currently searching the zing me Territory with the men of our Mu n.”
“Brother Mu Wang?” Teng Qingshan was shocked. He then smiled and said, “If even Brother Mu Wang is here, then perhaps all the ns have sent people into the zing me Territory.”
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At this moment, Teng Qingshan and the others arrived a huge tent. The spacious tent had a width and length of around ten Zhang, and there were many huge wooden boxes inside.
“Mister Teng, take a look at these three.” Mu Yunji pointed towards the three massive wooden boxes. “Mister’s portion of the Fiery Gilt Steel Ores is in these three wooden boxes, with a total of 93,000 Jin. Each box contains 31,000 Jin. Not too much, and not too little.”
Teng Qingshan walked over and pull out the nails on the top with ease, then he opened the lid.
“ng! ng! ng!”
The three box lids were ced to the side. At this moment, Fang Xingjian was looking at the ores of blood-red Fiery Gilt Steel in the wooden box. The small Fiery Gilt Steel Ores were as small as fingernails, while the big ones were as big as water jars. All these Fiery Gilt Steel Ores filled the entire wooden box to the fullest, and the three wooden boxes were of the same size.
The length of the box was around 1.56 Zhang (3.8 Meters), while the height and width were around 8 Chi (2 meters).
“Haiya!”
Teng Qingshan tried to lift the three wooden boxes. With Teng Qingshan’s precise control of strength, he could sense that each of the three wooden boxes did weigh around 30,000 Jin. Taking away the weight of the box, there were indeed a great amount of Fiery Gilt Steel Ores in the box.
“Mister Teng, our army will leave the Fiery Gilt Steel Canyon this afternoon and send these Fiery Gilt Steel away.” Mu Yunji said, “Mister, do you need us to escort your portion of the Fiery Gilt Steel Ores? Or do you n to deal with it yourself?”
Even though the Fiery Gilt Steel Ores had been all excavated, it was all the end.
Since the great ns of the continent coveted it, they could be waiting on the road to rob them and steal it.
“No worries. I can do it myself,” Teng Qingshan said. “Just find me a few iron ropes and tie these three wooden boxes together. I don’t want the three boxes to tumble and roll away when I am carrying them.”
“Alright. No problem.”
The three wooden boxes weighed a total of over 100,000 Jin. However, binding the three wooden boxes was a very easy task.
After a while, the group of soldiers carried the three boxes outside the tent. They then worked together to tie Teng Qinghsan’s three wooden boxes together with iron ropes as thick as an adult’s arm
“Yunji, Fu Dao, Duan Shijin, I will be leaving first.” Teng Qingshan grasped the thick iron ropes and exerted a slight force.
“Whew!”
Teng Qingshan lifted up the three gigantic wooden boxes. As he carried them on his back with ease, the three massive wooden boxes were like a tiny hill. An earthy yellow light emanated from Teng Qingshan’s feet, and each time there was a sh of the yellow light,, Teng Qingshan would appear over a dozen Zhang away. His every step caused the earth to tremble as a footprint one to two Cun deep was imprinted into it.
Within a short period of time, Teng Qinghsan had disappeared from the Fiery Gilt Steel Canyon.
Watching Teng Qingshan leave with the three wooden boxes on his back, Mu Yunji and the two others were stunned.
“Why do I feel that...... the protection of 100,000 soldiers is not as safe as the protection of Mister Teng alone?” Duan Shijinmented. He didn’t know whether he should cry orugh.
“Furthermore, our army won’t move as fast as Mister!” Fu Dao added helplessly.
While Fu Dao, Duan Shijin, and Mu Yunjin arranged for the army to have lunch and then prepared to depart...
“Look!” Fu Dao pointed towards the sky.
A tiny hill was seen piercing through the air rapidly. Duan Shijin and Mu Yunji were only able to see the afterimage before the tiny hill disappeared from their sights.
“Mister Fu, you are right,” Mu Yunji said with a helpless smile, “The shipment of our Fiery Gilt Steel Ores won’t be as fast as Mister Teng.”
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Amidst the clouds in the high altitude:
The Blue Luan was soaring with its wings spread open, while Teng Qingshan stood on its back. His right arm carried the three wooden boxes which were tied together with iron ropes. The three wooden boxes weighed 100,000 Jin, but to the Blue Luan, a demonic beast which was faster yet as strong as the Six Legged delike Chi, the flight of 3,000 Li was effortless.
When the Blue Luan neared Nanshan City, it flew downward to the lowestyer of clouds.
“We have arrived.”
Seeing the lofty Godly Axe Mountain, Teng Qingshan thought to himself, “Now, the powerful experts of the continent are gathered in the zing me Territory. The zing me Territory is currently too chaotic. If I ce my portion of the Fiery Gilt Steel Ores there, I won’t be able to cultivate peacefully. It would be better to store it in the Godly Axe Mountain and have the Six Legged delike Chi protect it for me.”
In the afternoon, Teng Qingshan rode the Blue Luan and flew back to the Ox-Head Mountain Range. Through this, one could tell how just fast the Blue Luan was. Amongst the bird-type demonic beasts, the Blue Luan was indeed number one in strength and speed.
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On the seventh night after the volcanic eruptions:
“Brother Mu, it’s rare to see you here.” Teng Qingshan smiled as he drank with Mu Wang. The Ox-Head Mountain Range was near the zing me Territory. Since Mu Wang knew that Teng Qingshan was here, he took the time to drop by for a visit.
“Brother Teng, why aren’t you going to the zing me Territory to search for the Red Lotus?” Mu Wang said with a smile. “All the Martial Saints in the world have gone to find the zing me Red Lotus. The search is totally based on luck. Of course...... only we, the Martial Saints, can enter the depths of somevake. With Brother Teng’s skills, you may be able to find it. Once you find it, you can create five or six innate experts with it.”
Before Mu Wang’s voice even faded away—
“Buzz~~”
A strange vibration of the Spiritual Power of the Heavens and the Earth spread across thend, causing Teng Qingshan and Mu Wang, who were both one step away from the Emptiness Realm, to look northward simultaneously.
Unexpectedly, there was a zing red light condensed in the sky above the depths of the zing me Territory. During this dark night, the red zing light was very conspicuous in the night sky.
“Whew!”
Simultaneously, Teng Qingshan and Mu Wang stood up in astonishment.