Chapter 380: Capturing The Pawn.
Hao Ren went on to deal with the tribulation, and then kick started a phase where the entire world was thrown in the grinder for quicker growth. The experts were shocked, because Hao Ren shared his own findings with them and within three months of constant guidance, all the people who were stuck at the Galaxy Destruction realm managed to go through tribulations and out of hundred, thirty managed to cross over successfully and they achieved the Dao Dust realm.
This sudden boost caused the spiritual quality in the world to improve and more and more people began to reach the higher levels. The whole world was going through an overhaul, and Hao Ren gained a lots of talented seeds. He assigned the Ye Generals to spread across the world and take such talents under their wings.
Who would refuse this. The Ye generals did not take them all in as disciples, but students and guided them to be better. Thus, the Ye generals came to be known as Teaching Saints. Hao Ren was given a new title, the Saint King.
Han Lingshi, who was responsible for managing the resources, and channeling them throughout the world for the talented and the worthy was given the moniker, Holy Radiance.
It was said that wherever she went she would smile and bring a lot of joy. The period of six months was very short, and just as Aldin Gram has said, he returned, and with him came fifty more people.
Five people appeared to be at the peak of Dao Land realm, and the rest were all Dao Dust realm servants, similar to Jabar, the middle-aged attendant behind Aldin. The fleet of people was about to enter the Crescent Moon City when they detected a killing array.
Aldin opened his eyes wide, he did not expect these people to grow so quickly that they would be able to find the formation pattern that would be able to stop Dao Land realm experts.
Not only him, all the others who came with him were shocked as well. One young lady asked, "Aldin, are you sure this is the place that you wanted us to take control of?"
The young master of the Gram family clenched his fist and said, "It is. This place did not even have proper Dao Fluctuations that were worthy of our notice, but now, the entire city is covered in a massive Killing Array. How is this possible?"
A calm voice sounded from behind them, "Young Master Aldin, I have been waiting for you to come, but I did not expect you to be so punctual. Indeed the qualities of a high level family scion."
The people turned around and they found Hao Ren standing with Han Lingshi beside him. The couple was standing in the void, holding hands, and wearing matching simple white robes.
Aldin asked, "Hahaha, Fellow Daoist, what is going on here? How did you manage to find these array patterns."
Hao Ren smiled and replied, "My master left them behind for me, and only recently I managed to comprehend them. Not only this, but every city in the entire Spirit Shimmer Continent had a similar spiritual array erected."
Aldin clenched his fist and so did Jabar. However, suddenly, the young lady beside Aldin stepped forward and cupped her fists as she said, "Greetings, Senior. I don't believe we have met, I am Allyen. Aldin's elder sister, the first young miss of the Gram house. I have been looking forward to meet you."
Hao Ren smiled and said, "Young Miss Allyen does not have to bow her head to me. Please stand up. You all made the effort to come over from the higher realms. This is a great fortune for us. I wish I could have led you inside the city but lately many people have been going through tribulations and we have to erect a barrier to keep them hidden from the heavenly dao. Otherwise, the tribulation would cause the city to crumble. We seek your understanding."
Allyne nodded and said, "Can we sit down and talk about trade somewhere?"
Han Lingshi nodded and said, "The summit of that mountain has been transformed into a gathering place. If you all would follow us."
The people agreed and began to fly behind the couple, rather slowly. Aldin asked using the spiritual communication, "Sis, why the hell did you address him as Senior?"
Allyen turned to look at him and said, "This is why I said that you should wear the Mystery Seeker lenses. That man is already in the Dao Sky peak realm and from what it seems, he can step in Dao Being realm anytime. You tell me, should I be calling him senior or not? You said that he reached Dao Land realm peak before your eyes. It has only been six months since them. Unless this man is a Cultivation Anomaly, you are bound to stay below his gaze. Understood?"
Aldin was shocked and Allyen said, "Jabar, don't try anything. He will kill you with as much as a snort. I can see something very strong residing in his eyes. Also, his wife is off limits. She may be at the peak of Dao Land, but with that man beside her, I doubt you would even be able to lay a hand on her."
A young man narrowed his gaze, and asked, "Eldest Sis, why do you say so?"
Allyen looked at the young man and replied, "Claus, his gaze turned a bit cold when you were gazing at his wife. He can sense it, and he was ready to react quickly as well. You ought to control that thing between your legs, or I will chop it off."
Claus shivered and nodded, "I will be on my best behavior."
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Soon they reached the mountain top, and while the five of them sat down, the rest of the servants stood around the pavilion. Hao Ren saw this and said, "Ye Lan."
The young lady appeared beside him, and bowed her head, "Yes, Big Brother."
Hao Ren smiled and said, "These attendants are all here with the esteemed guests of the Empire. Bring them to the cloud viewing pavilion and have Ye Yue entertain the guests."
Ye Lan smiled and nodded. Hao Ren looked at Allyne and said, "Young Miss Allyne, please ask your attendants to take refreshments in the pavilion over there."
Allyne nodded and gazed at her attendant, who led everyone down. Han Lingshi then said, "Yin. Sweetheart, serve tea to the guests."
Yin walked over with a veil on her face. She placed a tea set in the center and poured tea to the people, and retreated behind Hao Ren. The young man said, "This is my eldest Daughter, Hao Yin."
The young lady bowed and the rest of the people nodded. Yin looked young, but she was already in the peak of Star Shattering realm. Han Lingshi said, "The last time, Young Master Aldin was here, he told us that he would consider establishing trade connection with our world. So, I wonder if your elders have taken a decision about that?"
Allyne smiled, and said, "Well, I hate to say this, but most of the elders in the family were in seclusion. These people don't come out much, some even spend centuries there so we have been unable to make a proper decision. If possible, can you give us a few things as samples to show it to the elders who are still minding the family business? I think that would allow them to reach a decision earlier."
Hao Ren nodded and replied, "Certainly. The quality of spiritual energy in our realm is still very much below the standards of the Spirit Siphon Continent. However, in terms of forging, and inscription we have taken great leaps. I wonder if you would like them?"
Allyne nodded and said, "Mala has some knowledge of these two subjects, she can appraise the sample for us."
Hao Ren nodded and then he took out a couple of formation disks, and waved his hand to slowly pass them over to the young lady sitting beside Allyne. Mala took the jade plate and looked over at the carvings. She opened her eyes wide in an instant and her hand shivered. She looked at Hao Ren and asked, "Can you tell me who carved these?"
Hao Ren smiled and replied, "I did."
Mala shivered even more and took a deep breath before she said to Allyne using her spiritual consciousness, "Sis, this is a high level world array formation. If placed properly, even grandpa might not be able to make it through."
Allyne and the rest also shivered. She asked, "Are you sure?"
Mala replied, "I have seven of these at home that are only study samples. You all know how strong they are right? Those are just defense arrays. This is a killing array, imagine if we deployed a few outside the territory, the Kalan family will be rendered dead."
Allyne took a deep breath and asked, "Senior Hao Ren, can you tell me how did you get the knowledge to carve these?" Read latest stories on My Virtual Library Empire
Hao Ren replied, "I learned from my master, she taught me everything before leaving this realm. She came here when she was injured, and after I took care of her, she took me in as a disciple. Then she left and told me to come find her when I grow strong enough."
Allyne gulped and asked, "Can you tell me what price do you expect for these formations?"
Hao Ren thought for a bit and said, "Umm, high quality spiritual herbs. I would like something that is of equal value to these, but I know that this array is of a much higher level, and I cannot make a lot of them in a short time. These two took me five years of research and effort. So, how about you give me a higher quantity of your best spirit herbs? Ummm about thousand stalks of one kind of herb that can bear fruit?"
Allyne thought for a bit and said, "How about I leave behind Mala here, and then go back to my family. I will come back with the herbs in six months time. Would that be okay?"
Mala was shocked, but Allyne gave her a look and Han Lingshi said, "We agree, it would be pleasure for us to host Young Miss Mala."
Hao Ren did not tell anyone, but instead of bloodshed, he loved silent warfare, and that was what he was going to do. Capture the pawn and turn it into the king. Then you have a pawn that is a king.