Chapter 1371: – Mystery
Zhen Ling was currently sitting on a mat with Huang Daoran in front of her. The two were currently in Flying Phoenix Mountain, formerly known as the Pink Cloud Ridge. It was a territory that was first claimed by the Zhen Family’s ancestors. This mountain was originally mined for its black iron ore. But now that the black iron ore has been mined out, it has become the headquarters of the Zhen Family.
Unknown to the outside, besides black iron ores, this mountain also has a spirit vein. It wasn’t a high-grade vein, only a medium-grade one. Moreover, the spirit vein was very remote. The Zhen Family used a magic formation to lock in the spiritual qi of the vein. This way, outsiders wouldn’t know that there was a spirit vein here.
After several generations of development, it can be said that Flying Phoenix Mountain was densely covered with formations. Additionally, there were countless mechanisms hidden in the mining tunnels all throughout the mountain. The mountain was quite defensible. It wasn’t any inferior to the sect headquarters of medium-level sects.
Because of his relationship with the Zhen Family, Huang Daoran generally cultivated in the spirit vein. Besides Huang Daoran, there were also about a dozen Nascent Soul Experts cultivating there. These were all Elders of the family.
Of these people, naturally it was Huang Daoran who was at the head. The reason for this was: first, Huang Daoran’s strength, and second was Huang Daoran’s relationship with the Zhen Family. Huang Daoran became the guest elder of the Pink Clouds Pavilion because of the Zhen Family. Right now, he was no longer a guest elder of the Pink Clouds Pavilion. Instead, he held the position of Supreme Elder of the Zhen Family. This showed how extraordinary his status in the family was.
Zhen Ling looked at Huang Daoran and said, “Uncle Huang, I’ve already prepared Zhao Hai’s money. However, I have no way to contact him. What do I do?”
Huang Daoran shook his head and said, “Zhao Hai has been cultivating recently. Although he appeared in the Six Realms Battlefield some time ago, he immediately went back to seclude himself. Maybe he’s practicing some techniques. It’s better to not disturb him.”
Zhen Ling looked at Huang Daoran’s appearance and said, “Uncle Huang, Zhao Hai is getting stronger and stronger. If he really becomes a Transcending Tribulation Expert, do you think he would turn on us?”
Huang Daoran looked at Zhen Ling, then he smiled faintly and said, “Little Ling, you can rest assured, Little Hai isn’t that kind of person. I know that it’s been a long time since you began doing business and looked at people’s nature. Therefore, you wouldn’t believe me easily. You have come in contact with Zhao Hai twice, so you haven’t known him yet. But you don’t have to worry. Little Hai isn’t like what you think.”
Zhen Ling looked confused at Huang Daoran. She didn’t understand what he meant and why he was confident in Zhao Hai. Huang Daoran just smiled faintly and said, “Little Ling, the World of Cultivation is a place where the weak prey on the strong. But this is also the kind of place that fosters people that take sentiments heavily. To defend the people in the Lock Mountain Range, Zhao Hai decided to face me directly. You could see from this point how sentimental he is. And in addition to your shared benefits, he is also my disciple. Although I haven’t taught him anything, his identity allows him to act in the Cultivation Realm and do business with you. If he turns on us once he gets strong, then he would no longer have any place in the Cultivation Realm. Most importantly, we have a partnership with the Profound Clear Sect. Don’t think that the sect is good just because they cooperated with us. They would provide us with protection, but they also get angry much quicker than us. If Zhao Hai turns on us, the Profound Clear Sect wouldn’t let him off. When the time comes, besides the Machine Field, Zhao Hai would find it very hard to gain a foothold anywhere.”
Zhen Ling couldn’t help but nod. What Huang Daoran said was reasonable. She also agreed with some points that Huang Daoran presented. She did business with other people for so many years that she found it hard to trust people. She only believed in benefits. Back when she became the Pavilion Master of the Pink Clouds Pavilion, a lot of people were protesting. But after she provided the merchant group with a lot of profits, those people shut their mouths. This was because their benefits were now tied up with her.
Her cooperation with Zhao Hai was also for benefits. She doesn’t believe that Zhao Hai really regarded Huang Daoran as a master. The two were at their throats before. Then suddenly, Huang Daoran took him in as a disciple. How could a master-disciple relationship be fostered so easily? The entire premise was dubious.
Huang Daoran looked at Zhen Ling’s expression and couldn’t help but secretly sigh. He really didn’t want Zhen Ling to be like this. She rarely believed in people, only in benefits. This wasn’t good.
Huang Daoran also knew why Zhen Ling was behaving like this. Zhen Ling has been in the business world for too long. Businessmen in the Cultivation Realm used all kinds of methods to achieve their goals. Betrayal was very common. It can be said that Zhen Ling has seen the ugliest side of humanity for many years. Therefore, she no longer believed in human nature, only business profits.
Huang Daoran smiled faintly and said, “Little Ling, I hope that you can get along with Zhao Hai. There are a lot of people in the Cultivation Realm who couldn’t compare to him. In just two years after ascending, he was already able to achieve so much. Moreover, he has a lot of relations in the Machine Field. Back when we were fighting, everyone in the Lock Mountain Range was even willing to follow him in order to fight me. You can see from this what kind of person Zhao Hai is. The people you have been in contact with all these years are all trash. You shouldn’t bunch Zhao Hai with them.”
Zhen Ling didn’t oppose Huang Daoran’s words. She nodded and said, “Uncle Huang, you don’t have to worry. But how do we take care of Zhao Hai’s money?”
Huang Daoran smiled faintly and said, “You use it first. There’s no need to be too polite with him. I’m sure he won’t mind.”
Zhen Ling nodded, then she said, “Uncle Huang, what do you think about Zhao Hai’s current strength? Is he really not a Transcending Tribulation Expert?”
Huang Daoran nodded and said, “Little Hai wouldn’t lie about this matter. He should have yet to overcome his tribulation. The Cultivation Method that he practices is very special, even I couldn’t figure out what attribute it is. However, it seems like he doesn’t study the flying sword techniques of the Cultivation Realm. Although his flying swords are ever-transforming, they still appear disorderly.”
Zhen Ling nodded and said, “It seems like this cultivation method allowed Zhao Hai to achieve his accomplishments in a short period of time. I just don’t know where he got it.”
Huang Daoran nodded and said, “His cultivation method is really strange. Saying that it came from the lower realms seems unjustified. It’s impossible for the lower realms to produce a cultivation method of that calibre. However, Zhao Hai’s actions from the moment he ascended to the Machine Field can be traced. It’s impossible for him to find a formidable method just a short time after ascending. This is really strange.”
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