At that moment, he also understood why Yu Longqing and Lu Mingrong had looked at him as if they had seen a ghost when they heard his angry words. To know it was a genius and yet hold such an attitude, truly foolish!
"School Head Lu, perhaps I wasn't clear earlier, I didn't mean for Yue'er to drop the class..."
His face reddening, Liu Tianzheng hastily spoke.
This was indeed an opportunity given to their Liu Clan, one they should not miss.
"Let's not talk about that right now, we need to figure out how to cover this up. Once these people awaken from their practice and find that the Heavenly Mandate Vitality is gone, they will inevitably start suspecting..."
Tired of prolonging the matter, Lu Mingrong swiftly said.
Liu Tianzheng also realized the severity of the issue, nodded, and was just about to ask how they had dealt with it previously when Yu Longqing's voice rang out.
"No need to cover it up, the Heavenly Mandate Vitality has already been absorbed completely..."
Lu Mingrong and Liu Tianzheng quickly looked up, just in time to see above the crowd, the Destiny Plate they had recently purchased at a high price emitted a faint "crack!" sound, with tiny cracks appearing on its surface.
Liu Tianzheng's heart gave a fierce jolt as he looked again at the tombstone in front of him.
Below Zhang Xuan's name, the figure 10,216 had now appeared...
A Destiny Plate could generally store about Ten Thousand Paths of Heavenly Mandate Vitality, which meant... almost all of the Vitality in this plate, save for that of a horse, had been monopolized by him alone. The others present didn't get even a single hair's worth...
"We can't let others know!"
Knowing that the Heavenly Mandate Vitality was completely absorbed, people would soon open their eyes and realize something was amiss. Without any hesitation, Liu Tianzheng slapped his hand on the Spirit Gauging Stone in front of him.
The Spirit Gauging Stone shattered into powder and scattered on the ground.
Without this artifact, the vortex also disappeared; even if others wanted to figure out what had happened, it would now be difficult.
Now only a few present at the scene remained witnesses.
Thinking this, Liu Tianzheng's gaze fell on Butler Qin who was not far away.
Before, he had thought this guy was reliable and could make money for the Liu Clan... Now it seemed that, had it not been for his greediness in allowing this one man and one horse to come for the evaluation, they could have earned more than two million Origin Currency...
But now, they were fobbed off with just six thousand Origin Currency.
"Promotion, my ass, maybe just kill him to solve it!"
Liu Tianzheng's eyes flickered.
Unlike the thoughts of these three, Zhang Xuan, who had absorbed more than ten thousand paths of Heavenly Mandate Vitality, slowly opened his eyes.
This time, he had gathered all the Vitality into the Library of Heaven's Path. Looking up, he saw heaps of books suspended in mid-air, each emitting a gentle glow, like a sky full of stars.
"With so much Heavenly Mandate Vitality, I can continue practicing..."
Zhang Xuan smiled slightly.
Though ten thousand paths were not very many, it was enough for short-term use. He would just need to be thrifty and could not be as reckless as before.
He then turned his head to look at Dao Li beside him.
This guy had also absorbed a lot of Heavenly Mandate Vitality, thoroughly solidifying his Source Pool, which should accelerate his practice in the future.
All in all, spending six thousand Origin Currency at the Merchants was too worthwhile this time...
"What's going on? I haven't even started absorbing, why has it stopped?"
"Elder Liu Tianming, we have paid so much money, surely we haven't failed to absorb even a single path of Heavenly Mandate Vitality and it's over just like that!"
Zhang Xuan was just reflecting when a series of angry shouts erupted beside him.
All these wandering cultivators were here to consolidate their Source Pools and step into the ranks of Origin warriors, but having spent the money and received nothing, each one was filled with righteous indignation.
While it started out logical, it soon turned into a raging torrent of anger.
After watching for a while, Zhang Xuan too followed the crowd, raising his arm: "Refund, refund..."
His absorption had been very secretive, and theoretically, others shouldn't have noticed. Following the crowd, perhaps he could even get his 6000 Origin Currency refunded!
Not far away, Liu Tianzheng, seeing this scene, felt the veins on his forehead jumping, his chest stifled, and he was on the verge of collapsing from breathlessness...
It was understandable for others who hadn't absorbed any Heavenly Mandate Vitality to shout for a refund...
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"He's keeping a low profile, doesn't want to show off or let others know. We should pretend we don't know either, or it will get even more troublesome!"
Sensing his frustration, Yu Longqing said.
Liu Tianzheng felt dispirited and listless.
He knew this was the best solution, but it felt unbearably frustrating.
With Elder Liu Tianming and Butler Qin handling the situation, the tumult among the people was quickly suppressed.
Eventually, the Liu Clan refunded the money and promised to re-do the evaluation after some time.
Although the people were still dissatisfied, lacking cultivation, power, and backgrounds, they dared not confront the Liu Clan of the Three Premier Clans head-on and scattered individually.
Qin Lu approached cautiously and asked, "Elder, about Zhang Xuan's money... to refund or not?"
"Refund it. Since he wants to keep a low profile, let's accommodate him..."
Liu Tianzheng felt exhausted but still waved his hand dismissively.
Qin Lu turned to leave and after a while, came back and reported, "Elder, I just offered him the money, but he outright refused to take it, saying no need for a refund!"
Liu Tianzheng's eyes lit up.
Perhaps his conscience had kicked in, intending to let our Liu Clan recuperate?
Although 6000 Origin Currency was a drop in the bucket, it still represented an attitude.
Qin Lu shook his head and explained, "No, he meant that the 6000 will serve as a deposit for the next evaluation, he'll come again!"
Feeling a sudden squeeze, Liu Tianzheng hastily turned around: "Refund it, immediately give it back to him, even double, triple if necessary! Just so long as he doesn't come next time, any amount is okay to refund."
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