Lu Qingshan smiled and said, "Thank you."
Qin Yitian also gracefully bowed, her eyes full of laughter, "Congratulations, young master."
"No wonder you’re Rat Lord’s good brother!" King Western Rat was much more direct, excitedly hopping onto Lu Qingshan’s shoulder, boasting unabashedly, "With you carrying me on your shoulders, Lu Qingshan, who would dare to be rampant in front of me!"
Lu Qingshan glanced at the triumphant King Western Rat but didn’t put down its boastful pride.
Ever since it had accepted the Gengjin Tiger King’s Demon Spirit inheritance, the little rat’s spirit had become conspicuously more arrogant, clearly having gained something extraordinary.
But when asked for specifics, the little rat was mysterious, refusing to say much, claiming it wanted to surprise everyone when the time came. Lu Qingshan then let it be.
"When you were prepared to break through the realm, Beiming True Venerable took his leave to return to the main tower." Dantai Qingrun walked shoulder to shoulder with Lu Qingshan, briefing him on the current situation.
"Sha Shuyan and Xian Huaibi cannot escape the blame for their dereliction of duty. This expedition to the Demon Spirit Tomb Mounds isn’t enough to offset their crimes, and most likely, they will not be able to retain their position as Tower Masters.
Beiming True Venerable seems to have some intentions of letting me take over the Lingxu Tower. Still, the position of a tower’s master has always been one that only a Nascent Soul Cultivator can assume, so nothing has been settled yet.
As for you, in accordance with your wishes, I have explained the situation to Beiming True Venerable. You have no desire for real power within the tower, and your reward is likely to be converted into tangible assets."
"How is the situation at the Demon Spirit Tomb Mounds?" Lu Qingshan inquired.
"The commotion was rather significant that day, and soon after, it attracted countless sects from all three prefectures to gather outside the tombs," Dantai Qingrun said with a cold voice. "However, the greatest treasures within the tombs, the body of the Gengjin Tiger King and the inheritance it left behind, have been taken by us.
Those who entered later could only dismantle and extract the Spirit Materials used to build the Four Spirits Qi Nurturing Formation. Although valuable, in reality, they don’t count for much.
However, due to the sheer number of people and forces involved, quite a few disputes arose. It’s said that a not insignificant number of cultivators perished within the Demon Spirit Tomb Mounds."
Lu Qingshan nodded, as this was largely consistent with the development in his previous life.
It was natural for so many cultivators congregating in one place to come into conflict.
To commit murder and arson for a gold belt, such acts of slaughter were only logical.
Yet, Lu Qingshan remembered something else, causing his brows to furrow.
Noticing Lu Qingshan deep in thought, Dantai Qingrun intuitively asked, "Is there a problem?"
"There’s something I’ve never been able to figure out," Lu Qingshan mused for a moment before speaking.
Dantai Qingrun’s eyebrows rose in surprise, "What’s that?"
Lu Qingshan spoke gravely, "The body of the Gengjin Tiger King is indeed precious, but it’s not valuable enough to justify Li Venerable expending the Lingxu Netherworld’s efforts to scheme.
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"Indeed!" Enlightened by Lu Qingshan’s reminder, Dantai Qingrun was also taken aback.
This oversight had gone unnoticed by all of them!
After pondering for a moment, Dantai Qingrun analyzed, "That being the case, there are only two possibilities.
One is that the Gengjin Tiger King’s body is just a facade, and the Netherworld is actually after something else entirely.
The other possibility is that the Gengjin Tiger King’s body holds other profound significances for the Netherworld that we are unaware of, beyond the superficial use as Spirit Material."
Lu Qingshan nodded in agreement, "That’s what I’ve been thinking as well. Moreover, I have a feeling that the stakes involved here are greater than we have imagined..."