C26 Compensation
C26 Compensation
He knew that he was called the leader of the younger generation, but that was only because he was currently the assumed strongest. Anyone stronger than him from the younger generation could take the “leader” title from him.
If one such young expert occupied the Tranquil Elegant Courtyard, then hecould do nothing about it.
Although Chu Zhongba did things in an overbearing manner, he wasn't stupid. What if the one occupying the courtyard was stronger than him? What if the newcomer was already a Body Refiner?
If he fought with such an expert over the Tranquil Elegant Courtyard, wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
Because of this mentality, he didn't barge in guns blazing; instead, hetried to find out more about the new owner. When he found out that thecourtyard's new owner was the trash who was sent to Luolin Town a yearago, his anger turned into fury.
Right now, he wished he could immediately go to the Tranquil Elegant Courtyard, capture Chu Zhongtian, beat the crap out of him, and teach him where he really belonged.
However, he didn't do so. Instead, he suppressed his anger, which in turn made his handsome face seem hideous.
He didn't act on his wishes because he was aware of two key details.Firstly, there was an expert guarding the Tranquil Elegant Courtyard. With a BodyRefiner guarding Chu Zhongtian's door, there was no way Chu Zhognbacould break into the Tranquil Elegant Courtyard.
Secondly, there had to be a reason. The family just wouldn't give the Tranquil Elegant Courtyard to some useless trash.
"Do you know why the family rewarded the Tranquil Elegant Courtyard to a useless person like Chu Zhongtian?"
The young man who looked like a servant quickly shook his head. With a tone laden with confusion, he said, "Young Master Ba, I don't know either."
"I only know that this Chu Zhongtian was personally picked up by eighth elder this morning. They even used the mid Level-9 strange beast to pick him up. After that, the patriarch and a few elders met him in the Meeting Hall; then, he moved to the Tranquil Elegant Courtyard."
Chu Zhongba felt a wave of uneasiness since even his “informant” was unaware of the true reason. However, from this, he could deduce that the things weren't as simple as they looked.
His family had promised to reward him with the Tranquil Elegant Courtyard, but then they suddenly gave it to someone else. Obviously, there had to be a special reason behind this, so he decided to find the reason before taking any action.
Thinking of this, he ordered, "Do whatever you have to do but find methe reason, understood?"
"Yes, Young Master Ba." The servant-like young man answered respectfully, then turned around and left.
Chu Zhongba stood up and walked upstairs after the servant left. His expression was gloomy as he looked at the Tranquil Elegant Courtyard not far away. A trace of a sinister sneer flashed across the corner of his mouth.
"Chu Zhongtian, I don't care why the family so values you, but if youdare to take something that belongs to me, you should be prepared to face myfury."
Cultivation room, Tranquil Elegant Courtyard:
Chu Zhongtian's heart swam in glee as he sensed the dense Qi in thecultivation room. 'No wonder Tranquil Elegant Courtyard is in the top tenamong all the buildings owned by the Chu Family. Not only does it have abeautiful environment, but it also has a Qi rich interior.'
Chu Zhongtian was too young and didn't have much knowledge. Consequently, hedidn't know the real reason why the Chu Family set their headquarters sofar away from the capital's center. Since they were known for their pills, itwas indeed true that they needed a special environment for refinement. However,that wasn't the only reason. Not many people were aware that there was a midLevel-10 spiritual vein right below the Chu Family headquarters.
Although the vein's level was nothing special, it still emitted enough Qi that thousands of people could cultivate.
Of course, if thousands simultaneously used the vein's Qi, the efficiency would go down the drain. Therefore, the Chu Family experts formed special channels that gathered the Qi emitted by the vein and delivered them to select few spots.
Tranquil Elegant Courtyard was one such spot.
Meanwhile, Chu Zhongtian had no idea that he was getting Qi straight from a spiritual vein, and he didn't even pay much attention to it after some time. After all, the items placed in front of him had taken all his attention.
In front of him was a pile of spirit stones.
The pile was made of 30 thumb-sized spirit stones. Twenty were low Level-10 stones and the rest were low Level-9.
Apart from the spirit stones, there were also three jade bottles.
The first jade bottle contained five cherry-sized Qi Increasing Pills, and the second jade bottle contained a dark gray, bead-sized pill.
This dark gray pill was the Chu Family's signature pill.
It was named Meridian Enhancing Pill; it worked somewhat like the Qi Increasing Pill. That increased Qi; this enhanced meridians. It could be used to strengthen meridians, expand their width, and fortify one's foundation.
Consequently, just the raw materials used for a Meridian Enhancing Pill couldstrengthen one's meridians. This might confuse some. If the Chu Family hadingredients and pills that could strengthen one's meridians, why didn't theygive it Chu Zhongtian back then?
Actually, this question itself represents a mistake. Strengthening and healing aren't the same thing. You can strengthen or reinforce a well-built building, but you can never reinforce an already destroyed building. The same went for meridians. Those pills could only nourish and expand a cultivator's meridians.
Not only was finding the herbs for these Meridian Enhancing Pills was hard,but even refining them was a chore. The Chu Family could only producethese pills two or three times a year.
This wasn't because the Chu Family alchemists were incompetent. After all, the Meridian Enhancing Pill was just a Level-10 pill; it wasn't particularly hard to refine.
The reason why it was produced in small quantities was because of the lack of medicinal ingredients. It was simply impossible to refine in large quantities. In the Chu Family, only members with Level-8 talent could obtain these pills once every three years.
Also, the Meridian Enhancing Pill had a three-year cooldown period,thus the three years time limit.
However, the lack of pills would never be a problem for Chu Zhongtian since he could just use "copy-paste." So, he could use the pill without any hesitation.
The last jade bottle contained a Heart Cleansing Pill, a mid Level-10 pill. This pill could clear one's mind, remove impurities, and adjust one's mental state. It was very suitable for him to use right now.
Sadly, there was only one pill inside.
Apart from all that, there was also a ten times refined steel knife.
He held the steel knife in his hand and waved it around a few times. Chu Zhongtian found that this steel knife's quality wasn't as good as the blade he found in the cave.
Then again, it was more convenient to wield than that blade. So, Chu Zhongtian decided to stick with it since he had left the steel blade in Luolin Town.
After all, that steel knife was Wang Family's property and had the unique symbol of their family on it. It was fine for him to use it in Endless Forest, but if he used it in Lu City, the capital of Qi country, it might cause unnecessary trouble.
Chu Zhongtian was not afraid of trouble, but he wasn't going to go out of his way to look for it either.
In addition to the steel knife, there was also leather armor made from strange beast hide and fur.
He tested it out. Even after using his Level-2 cultivation with the steel knife, he couldn't pierce the leather armor. This was enough to show how precious this leather armor was.
These four items were the compensation given to him by the family.
Other than these four items, he could also enjoy the treatment Chu Family's direct descendants enjoyed.