Having five world shatteringly beautiful ladies looking at him with curiosity filling their eyes, Wu Xiaotian starts explaining what and how he did the things currently troubling those disciples from the Purple Lightning Temple, his methods surprising even the greatest strategist in the room, that being his maternal grandmother.
“What a careful plan, now even if the Purple Lightning Temple suspects you of being the perpetrator, there’s nothing they can do as there’s no traces of you using any kind of technique against their disciple” Mo Lingxue said as she looks at her grandson straight in the eyes, her mind filled with appreciation as he explains himself utilizing his strengths and abilities to his advantage.
“I wouldn’t really call it a plan, it’s more of a cleanup than anything else” he replied as multiple thoughts ran in his mind, all of them about some sort of plans and schemes regarding his current enemies, ways of dealing with them and how he could take advantage of them.
While these plans run on his mind, he continues discussing with the ladies in the room, the warm and comfortable atmosphere not leaving the room for even a second, the ladies’ smile clearly expressing just how much they enjoy this moment.
“Come to think of it, where’s Sister Lian, Yan’er?” remembering that there’s still his lover’s daughter currently in the Heavenly Secret Tower, he couldn’t help but ask as he wonders just why the gentle-looking young lady would not participate in this big event.
“Hmm? Lian’er is currently training in the tower… It’s also good that she refuses joining me here as I have yet to tell her… that…” Li Yan replied, her voice starting to turn into a mosquito like sound in the end due to all the embarrassment that rushes into her, making the three ladies with blood connections to Wu Xiaotian to show a knowing smile while looking at her.
As they continue their conversations, the auction comes closer and closer into its grand finale, making a stop for the object Wu Xiaotian and Hua Xian’er is waiting for in the process, the other geniuses waiting in the private rooms also turning a bit more serious as five jade slips with identical appearance is carried towards the middle of the stage, placing it on top of a table that emerges from underneath the stage, the host of the event smiling as she proceeds to explain the identity of the item.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, particularly the young ladies and masters in the private rooms, this humble lady knows that most of you is currently here thanks to the young genius of our Heavenly Secret Tower that creates this very item, so let’s delay it any further” she said while lifting up one of the jade slips, infusing her qi inside it causing it to produce a mysterious glow, creating an invisible barrier that made everyone inside feel deprived of their strength.
“This is a portable array capable of isolating everything inside, removing the ambient qi in the surroundings…” she paused before looking at the audience, their attentions completely on the jade slip she’s currently holding.
“It might seem like some sort of useless treasure that works more as a collectible than anything else, but think about it, this will provide a better training ground for cultivators to temper the body, especially since this portable array also includes a function to adjust gravity, as well as reinforce the room that guarantees nothing will be destroyed in the vicinity of the training area” the host added before turning the effects of the jade slip off, looking serious as she starts listing the limitations of the portable array.
“In addition to that, the creator also promised that the five people who will get these jade slips will be granted advanced access to improved versions of this product, as well as early access to other products in the future”
“The only caveat is that the range is limited to fifty meters, and a user must always maintain contact with the jade slip in order for it to function” she stated, but the eyes of the people in the building seems to be already decided on participating and trying their best to get one of the five jade slips, their decision not even budging despite clearly hearing and understanding what the host just said.
“Now we will start with a price of one million spirit stone, with an increment no less than ten thousand spirit stones every bid” the lady announced, signaling the start of a brutal competition of who has more money to buy the jade slip, the intentions of the crowd ranging from simple ones like wanting the practical features of the jade slip to complicated and elaborate ones like the people who wants to use this jade slip as a bridge to form connections with possibly the most formidable genius of the current generation.
“That’s a new feature, isn’t it?” hearing the limitations stated by the lady, Hua Xian’er asks while looking at Wu Xiaotian, as this is the first time she heard about the jade slip being only activated when a person is holding it.
“Because it’s practically a massive bomb if I don’t do that” Wu Xiaotian replied before elaborating everything, another jade slip appearing in his hand.
“This is the original version of that thing, the one that can sustain itself even without direct contact… think about it, what would happen if this thing rained down on a powerful sect followed by volley of physical attacks?” he asked, his maternal grandmother the first one to figure out what he is getting to.
“That sect will definitely take a massive amount of damage even if there are strong Ascension Realm experts protecting it” Mo Lingxue answered as she looks more and more satisfied with her grandson, his mind seemingly running on the same, possibly even higher level than her.
“It’s likely more than that, given that even if Ascension Realm experts are not that limited by the lack of qi, they will still struggle to use the full extent of their strengths, some of them might even get taken down in the process if the weapons used are destructive enough” Jiang Xinyue added, her eyes glowing as she never expected that something like an array can be used like this.
“Smart, that’s why I removed that feature from the sold and mass-produced ones and gave the original schematics to Uncle Jingxian for safe keeping and production” he explained, his intent on helping the Heavenly Secret Tower apparent from his words.
“That way, we have a monopoly over a powerful weapon that is otherwise thought of as nothing but a training tool by the outside world…” Li Yan said while looking down below, watching the people obliviously competing for the jade slips, completely unaware of the potential this tool possesses.
“Not only that, but this is also a good way for Tian to forge even deeper bonds with the Heavenly Secret Tower on top of my daughter-in-law Xian’er being the princess of the tower” Su Meiyao added while looking at her beloved son’s deep gaze, the intelligent light in his eyes as if he did that to achieve all of this.
