Refining the Mountains and Rivers

On the other side of the sea where the human cultivators were.

The seventh White Jade Capital!

Shoosh –

Qin Yu’s eyes flung opened; his heart pounded against his chest and a wave of uneasiness that overwhelmed him. He sighed deeply before raising his head and looking in the direction of the Eternal Sea. On the other side of it was his most powerful enemy – Emperor Qin!

The origin of the uneasiness he felt just now came from the opposite shore. Did something happen in the Desolate World?

Frowning deeply, Qin Yu thought carefully about it. However, he quickly sighed and suppressed all these thoughts. Since he was in the human world now, he could not control what was happening in the Desolate Area. Furthermore, the most important thing to him right now was to become stronger as fast as he could by igniting his Incense Great Dao. This was the only way he would be able to fight against Emperor Qin.

Someone came to report to him from outside the palace, “Your Honor Luo Guan, Dao Master invites you to the main palace.”

Qin Yu looked up and answered, “I understand.”

He stood up and tidied his robe before he opened the palace doors. Because the array had been destroyed on that day, White Jade Capital fell into a momentary lapse. It had since recovered from that catastrophe. However, this was only on the surface. The harm caused by the destruction of the array was not that simple. Before the scholar Cheng Haoran died, he used his own way to leave a strong impression on Seventh Dao Master.

When he first initiated a collaboration with Ninth Dao Master, Cheng Haoran knew that he would die. Therefore, he made this move right before he left White Jade Capital. Qin Yu did not care about whether he had dragged in the innocent, he simply felt that the scholar’s death had not been a waste.

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The cultivator from White Jade Capital hesitated for a brief moment before replying, “Your honor, the rest of the eight Dao Masters have arrived. I am not qualified to know what is going on exactly.”

Qin Yu nodded, “Lead the way.” He was calm internally and he had expected this. If the rest of the Dao Masters of the White Jade Capitals had learned about the World Heart and World Origin, they would not sit still.

“Your Honor, this way please.”

Very soon, they reached the main palace. Before he got close to it, Qin Yu could sense the powerful auras that were emanating from it. The nine Dao Masters had gathered and an invisible energy was in the air. Those below the King realm could not get close to the palace.

The cultivator from White Jade Capital who led the way stopped far away from the palace. His face was growing paler by each second and there was respect and admiration in his eyes, “Your Honor Luo Guan, the main palace is right in front. I can only send you here.”

Shoosh –

Qin Yu stepped forward and landed at the entrance of the main palace. In the next moment, all eyes turned towards him. It would be a lie to say that Qin Yu was not affected by all these gazes. Qin Yu could still remain calm unless the ruler of a Blazing Sun came in person, However, it would be hard for him to stand still without his knees going weak.

Once he entered the hall, Qin Yu cupped his hands together and bowed, “Luo Guan greets fellow Dao Masters.”

First Dao Master spoke first, “Luo Guan, there is no need to elaborate on why we are all here. I have only one thing to ask you…how confident are you in refining the World Origin?”

Qin Yu replied, “The World Heart is with the Seventh Dao Master. If you do not believe me, heed my words now. As long as you supply enough energy to help the world recover and awaken, I am confident of refining the complete World Origin in a short period of time!”

The entire palace went silent with this simple sentence. Firstly, the Dao Masters were pleased with how confident Qin Yu was. However, they felt at a loss shortly after. How could they do nothing while Seventh Dao Master made the first move? When he got the World Origin and bit them from behind, they would all be ruined! After all, the nine Dao Masters had a balance of power and they could not allow one person to gain a strong upper hand and wait to pick the stars in the sky when the time was right.

Seventh Dao Master calmly said, “I am willing to do a showcase for fellow Dao Masters.”

“Cough!” First Dao Master said, “Seventh Dao Master, don’t joke around. This matter concerns the future of the human cultivators. We have to be careful and do our best!”

“Everyone is present and Luo Guan is also a key witness. I will not do a sloppy job nor beat around the bush. World Origin is the most important cultivation resource for us Dao Masters. A complete World Origin carries the possibility of crossing over to the World realm.

“Therefore, all of us want the World Origin and no one is willing to back down in order to prevent a dispute in the future where irreversible harm could be done to the nine White Jade Capitals. I believe we must make vows beforehand. We should split the World Origin according to an agreement and we will not fight with each other easily. Otherwise, the rest of the White Jade Capitals will each send their armed forces!”

Ninth Dao Master smiled lightly, “I believe that first and foremost, the nine White Jade Capitals are a single body and we are overall in the same family. It is not right that we end up holding grudges against each other when an opportunity comes!”

“That’s right, I agree that we should proceed in this manner.” Second Dao Master slowly spoke.

Fourth Dao Master smirked, “However, this agreement must be made carefully in case anyone starts scheming.” His eyes swept past Seventh and Ninth Dao Master. Both of them wore straight faces and they did not show anything amiss.

Those who could become Dao Masters were not foolish. Fourth Dao Master spoke unkind words to force the two of them. As long as the two Dao Masters tried to defend themselves, the rest of the Dao Masters would force them to a corner until they both swore to play things fairly.

Even a fool would know that no one would vow on such a thing. After all, they could play agreements by ear. The other Dao Masters cursed inwardly when they saw how the two Dao Masters were sly foxes, not falling for Fourth Dao Master’s tricks. Ultimately, the nine Dao Masters were all sly foxes.

“Alright, since no one has an opinion, this shall be our agreement.” First Dao Master’s voice deepened, “In order to refine Word Origin this time, we need a large amount of energy and the nine White Jade Capitals shall share this burden. Similarly, the nine of us will share the rewards in the end.”

“Hold on.” Ninth Dao Masters suddenly spoke, “I don’t have any qualms about the agreement. However, there is only one World Heart and it is not too appropriate for Seventh Dao Master to have it right? After all, this item is very important. What if Seventh Dao Master is agitated one day and decides to squeeze his fingers tightly around it and break everything that we have done?”

Fourth Dao Master scoffed, “That’s right! I feel similarly. Seventh Dao Master, you cannot control the World Heart alone.”

Qin Yu’s eyes flickered. An impulsive thought flashed passed his mind but he quickly suppressed it. It was too early and he could wait for things to stabilize. If he rushed it, he might gain suspicion…furthermore, it was not worth it to risk it for something that he could get easily.

Seventh Dao Master raised his hand and the World Heart appeared in his hands, “Fourth Dao Master, why don’t I give it to you?”

Fourth Dao Master scoffed coldly, “I never thought of that, but we need to make proper arrangements for this item.”

Ninth Dao Master lifted the World Heart up, “I have a suggestion. Why don’t we give the World Heart to Luo Guan for safekeeping. After all, he is in charge of refining World Origin. We can also effectively ensure that we discover and resolve any accidents quickly.” He paused as his eyes swept past the crowd, “Of course, before we pass the World Heart to Luo Guan, the Dao Masters can collectively place a seal on the surface of the World Heart. The only way for the seal to be opened is for us nine Dao Masters to open it together. What do fellow Dao Masters think?”

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First Dao Master nodded, “Alright.”

“Great!”

“I agree!”

Qin Yu was speechless.

This had somewhat exceeded his expectations. He glanced at Ninth Dao Master. Although they had made a contract, there was no need for Ninth Dao Master to go to such an extent to gain his trust right? The World Heart went in a circle and ended up in his hands again!