Chapter 472: Everyone Gets a Share |
Chen Yan trusted his judgment.
By now, Chen Yan had considerable experience.
Even the faint micro-expression on that squinty-eyed man standing on the stage, Chen Yan could read it at a glance.
This man definitely knew that the Chu Fan now standing before him was not the same Chu Fan from before.
And that squinty-eyed man was only a Martial Spring Realm cultivator. If someone at that level had the right to know about the method of possession, then it meant Mirage Palace's situation might be even more serious than Chen Yan had imagined.
Zhou Jinyun had once told him that Mirage Palace disciples who touched the taboo would, at best, have their cultivation stripped and, at worst, be executed.
Chen Yan did not think Little Zhou had lied to him, which also suggested it was very possible that the current chief disciple of Weaving Dreams Tower did not fully understand the internal situation of Mirage Palace.
“Come.”
Huangfu Han smiled, stepped forward a few paces, and flicked his hand lightly in the air. The piece of sheepskin parchment said to record a fragment of the Heavenly Summit Mountain scripture appeared in his hand.
“This fragment of the Heavenly Summit Mountain scripture will be your reward for finding this seven-thousand-year-old Rain-Lin Pearl Vine.”
“Thank you, Elder Huangfu!”
Chu Fan accepted the sheepskin parchment Huangfu Han handed him with great respect, then hesitated for a moment before bowing again in Huangfu Han’s direction:
“Elder Huangfu, I actually have one impertinent request!”
In the hall, Han Qianshan’s eyelids twitched when he heard that.
This kid really was asking for it.
Most of the cultivators present on Moxu Mountain were formidable figures with cultivation at or above the Qi Sea Realm.
Those who kept their ears open had already investigated what kind of person Chu Fan was after he lucked into the Rain-Lin Pearl Vine, and the old grudges he held with the Jiugong Sect.
They also knew Chu Fan’s prideful temperament.
This brat was definitely trying to use this opportunity to join Mirage Palace.
“Tell us.”
Huangfu Han showed an interested expression as he looked at Chu Fan.
“I do not wish to monopolize this fragment of the Heavenly Summit Mountain scripture, so I earnestly request Elder Huangfu to allow me to have copies of this fragment made and give a copy to every senior present!”
Chu Fan announced in a loud voice.
As soon as the words fell, the hall fell silent for a moment, then erupted in a clamor of discussion.
Give a copy of the fragment to everyone present?
Of course everyone was a hundred percent pleased.
After all, the fragment was something Mirage Palace could gift to whoever they wanted. Even if they gave it to an illiterate beggar, nobody could complain, let alone seize it.
If anyone tried to snatch it, no one would stop them, but if somebody maliciously reported that theft to Mirage Palace, they would be in serious trouble.
Does Mirage Palace allow their gifts to be snatched?
Do they not care about their reputation?
Because of this, when the cultivators on Moxu Mountain vigorously searched for the Rain-Lin Pearl Vine, the Han Crow Sect and the Jiugong Sect both declared that whoever found the Rain-Lin Pearl Vine could exceptionally join their sect and enjoy the same treatment as an Offering Elder.
Now Chu Fan petitioned Mirage Palace’s envoy elder to distribute copies of the Heavenly Summit Mountain scripture fragment to everyone present. The Qi Sea Realm great powers and the heads of various sects in the hall were undoubtedly very eager.
Except for one person.
“Chu Fan!”
Han Qianshan slammed the table, stood up, and glared angrily toward Chu Fan on the stage:
“Your request places Elder Huangfu in an overly difficult position. This fragment of the Heavenly Summit Mountain scripture was a gift from the elders of Mirage Palace to you. You should accept it obediently. How can you so freely give away what belongs to others? This is too much!”
He stood and spoke in order to give Huangfu Han a way out.
If Huangfu Han agreed to Chu Fan’s request, Han Qianshan’s opposition would make Huangfu Han’s generosity and magnanimity appear greater.
If Huangfu Han refused Chu Fan’s request, he could save face and shift the crowd’s dissatisfaction onto Han Qianshan.
It must be said that Han Qianshan’s tactic of sacrificing himself to prop up someone else was very clever.
For Han Qianshan now, this was clearly a necessary move.
After all, the Jiugong Sect had a grudge with Chu Fan, and Chu Fan now had contact with Mirage Palace.
So Han Qianshan had to show some performance in front of Huangfu Han to curry favor.
“This request is indeed a bit difficult…”
The middle-aged man on the stage wearing deep green robes furrowed his brows, seeming conflicted.
His reaction caused the Qi Sea Realm great powers and the sect leaders in the hall to feel somewhat disappointed.
“However, Moxu Mountain is a burgeoning new center of cultivation on Chenping Continent. As a benefactor of Mirage Palace, I naturally hope the cultivation world here can prosper and grow.”
Then Huangfu Han changed the tone of his words:
“A fragment of the Heavenly Summit Mountain scripture is a gift whether given to one or two people. What problem is there with giving it to all the fellow Daoists present?”
Sitting in the audience, Chen Yan’s mouth twitched into a small smile when he heard Huangfu Han’s words.
So that was it.
“Fang Yuan!”
Huangfu Han called to the squinty-eyed young cultivator standing on the stage.
“Disciple here!”
The squinty-eyed man called Fang Yuan answered immediately.
“Now, send someone to copy this fragment of the Heavenly Summit Mountain scripture immediately, and then distribute the copies to the fellow Daoists present.”
Huangfu Han ordered.
“Yes!”
Fang Yuan replied.
Down below, Ma Huwei, who had been seated at a table, stood up and respectfully bowed toward Huangfu Han:
“Thank you for Elder Huangfu’s bestowed grace!”
Immediately afterward, all the cultivators present rose in unison and bowed toward Huangfu Han:
“Thank you for Elder Huangfu’s bestowed grace!”
This included Chen Yan’s External Incarnation.
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Moxu Inn.
Chen Yan sat before the candlelight, staring at the sheet of paper in his hand.
The disciples of Mirage Palace had copied that so-called fragment of the Heavenly Summit Mountain scripture onto a sheet of paper.
He attempted to read this so-called fragment of the Heavenly Summit Mountain scripture.
Cautious Chen Yan did not directly use spiritual energy in step with the fragment.
Instead, he used the Great Derivation Art to manifest an External Incarnation from the heavenly and earthly spiritual energy in the room, and then used the Great Derivation Art to simulate the meridians of that External Incarnation.
Then, through that External Incarnation, he began to circulate true qi following the Heavenly Summit Mountain scripture fragment.
The conclusion was that there was no problem.
Although it was absolutely not a complete Heavenly Summit Mountain scripture, what was recorded on this paper was undeniably a genuine, albeit incomplete, cultivation method.
If that was the case, why did Mirage Palace gift this fragment of the Heavenly Summit Mountain scripture to everyone present? What was their purpose?