King 10000 Domains
Chapter 1: Unstable Situation
The Black Cloud City. Nie Clan.
As night fell, the plain-clothed Nie Qian leaned against the window sill and stared at an artificial hill outside her window as her mind wandered.
Inside the room, Nie Tian, who had just turned around 3 years old, impatiently pushed his wet nurse away. Her mouth was stained with milk, but her eyes were fixed on Nie Qian, she muttered, “Meats, must eat meat ..”
Her wet nurse, Zhou Ma, became embarrassed and chuckled, “Nona, see ..”
Nie Qian flinched back to reality and stared intently at the adorable yet powerful Nie Tian before he jokingly mocked, This small “ already has two bowls of ground meat today but shows no interest in its milk. Now he wants more meat. I don't even know if he can digest it well.”
“Meats, need meat ..” Nie Tian is still blabbering with a smile on his face.
Nie Tian's charming smile reminded Nie Qian of her late sister. Feeling soft-hearted, he nodded to Zhou Ma.
Zhou Ma then took out a bowl of finely ground meat and placed it on the table. Nie Tian's ink-black pupils immediately flashed. Then he picked up the spoon and started digging deftly, his fat little face filled with satisfaction.
Hearing Nie Tian eat caused Nie Qian to feel disturbed for no apparent reason. “Yue Small, how many children will attend the draw tomorrow?”
Nie Qian asked that question all of a sudden.
The servant girl, Han Yue, who was standing by the door, hesitated and gently replied, “Nona, all 3-year-old babies in the Nie clan surnamed Nie will be present. Once every five years, the immortal beings from the Cloudy Mountain would bring spiritual tools to reward the Nie clan for their years of hard work. No parent of a 3-year-old wants to miss that opportunity.”
The Nie Clan was famous in the Black Cloud City. However, this world respected the powerful Qi warriors above all else. Almost every mortal clan offered services to them. The Nie Clan was no exception.
The Qi warrior sect held by the Nie clan was the sect of the Cloud Mountain, located in the Cloud Mountain not far from the Black Cloud City. In the heart of the Cloudy Mountain, there were many Fire Stones, which were the kind of low-level spiritual materials that Qi practitioners used to improve their cultivation. The Qi warriors of the Mendung Mountain sect were busy with cultivation all year round, and thus, were unwilling to waste time to extract the low-ranked Fire Stones themselves, either, they had the Nie clan members do it for them.
Generation after generation, the Nie clan had offered the extracted Fire Stones in homage to the Mendung Mountain sect in return for their protection.
Moreover, other than protecting the Nie clan from the oppression of the other families in the Black Cloud City, it had been, the Qi warriors of the Cloudy Mountain sect would also bring low-level spiritual tools to the Nie clan every five years to test the cultivation potential of the Nie children through the draw.
After birth, each child will have special attributes, such as metal, wood, water, fire, or earth. Some children will carry rare attributes, such as lightning, electricity, wind, clouds, or ice. The Qi warriors of the Cloudy Mountain sect would carry a number of low-level spiritual tools that had different attributes.
Children and spiritual tools that share similar attributes will be attracted to each other. In this way, a child's attributes can be determined, and then his parents can provide well-directed assistance and help the child achieve twice the results with half the effort.
The Qi warriors of the Cloud Mountain sect would exchange those low-tier spiritual tools for the loyalty of the Nie clan, so all the spiritual tools brought to the draw would be given to children with matching attributes.
Although it was useless to the Qi warriors of the Profound Mountain sect, that low-level spiritual tool would greatly help cultivate the children of the Nie Clan and become a suitable spiritual tool for a long time.
That was why the entire Nie clan would boil over with excitement at the many images that would only happen once every five years. Any parent with a 3-year-old child would consider it the most important moment in the child's life, and would be drawn to the event like a vulture.
This time there was no difference.
Nie Qian frowned. “My answer, how many children will be present this time?”
“Seven,” replied Han Yue gently, lowering her head deeply.
“Tian Small is exactly 3 years old and surnamed Nie,” Nie Qian said coldly. “Why didn't anyone tell me to bring Nie Tian to this voting convention?”
“Nona ..” Han Yue forced a smile as she looked at Nie Qian and said in a low voice, “Nie Tian is the son of your Sister, but she … he did not mention who Nie Tian's father was before he died.”
“According to the rules of the Nie clan, only children of legitimate sons are eligible to attend a voting convention every five years. The children of the clan princess do not have such rights.”
The moment Nie Qian left, Han Yue muttered to herself, “Your father is currently the clan head, but his position is..unstable!”.
Moments later.
Nie Qian barged into Nie Donghai pavilion and shouted furiously, “Dad, Nie Tian is ..”
He suddenly stopped.
Inside the dimly lit room, Nie Donghai, the current clan head, had nothing but fatigue written on his pale and yellow face. His originally mighty body had turned into a bag of bones. He was currently bowing to the wall, his eyes focused on the red medicinal pill in his left hand. He seemed worried about something important.
Nie Qian's angry heart was suddenly filled with grief.
“Dad, no,” he said softly.
He recognized the medicinal pill in Nie Donghai's hands with a single glance. It was a Soul Recovery Pill. With his help, a Qi warrior would appear full of spiritual energy and strength for a short time, but it was only temporary.
The Soul Recovery Pill would drain the potential and longevity of a Qi practitioner, and the user would be severely damaged physically and mentally afterwards.
Generally, a Qi warrior would only take it when it was a matter of life and death. No one dared to use it under normal circumstances.
Nie Donghai, who had been staring at the Soul Recovery Pill in his hand, saw Nie Qian enter. He forced a smile and said bitterly, “Since I was severely injured by the Yun clan and the Yuan clan, my sea of spiritual Qi. it broke down and my spiritual energy started to leak faster than I could replace it. There is no possibility of my cultivation base reaching the Heaven Level level. Even my current cultivation level .. well, I am not sure how much longer I can maintain it.
“Second Brother and Third Brother have long been eyeing my position as clan head. I've been thinking about this. The Cloudy Mountain Sect will send people tomorrow. If they see a decline in my cultivation, then with Second Brother and Third Brother messing up the situation, I worry that I have no choice but to give up my position. ”
“Dad, I'd rather you retire than drain your longevity to maintain your position as clan head.” Nie Qian's eyes were filled with tears.
“What do you know?!” Nie Donghai gave him a sharp look, with seriousness and anger written all over his face. “We will only have the opportunity to seek justice for the ill-treatment you received from the Yun clan if I was the head of the Nie clan! Also, regarding the person who deceived your brother, it is only possible to find out his identity when I have the power of the Nie clan under my command!
“If I retreat, there is absolutely no way Second Brother and Third Brother will avenge you and your brother! I must maintain this position until the day I die, for you and Jin’er!
“What's the difference if I live a few years less? After I retreat, I will no longer be able to fight for you. What's the difference with dying?”
“Dad!” Nie Qian choked on her own tears.
“Good. Don't act like an immature child. Tell me. Why are you in such a hurry to find me?” Nie Donghai took a deep breath and returned a resolute look.
“Dad,” Nie Qian begs. “Tomorrow's raffle convention is very important. Since you gave Little Tian the surname ‘Nie’, I hope Nie Tian can participate. If he could find a suitable spiritual tool at the drawing convention, it would be very beneficial for his cultivation in the future. With his help, he might be able to reach the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage at the age of fifteen and be accepted into the Cloudy Mountain sect. ”
“About this problem ..” Nie Donghai seems to be in a dilemma. “How could I not be aware of the situation? I spoke with Second Brother and Third Brother about this matter a long time ago, but they stick to the fact that Little Tian is not the legitimate son of the Nie clan and insist on refusing to allow him to participate, but they stick to the fact that Little Tian is not the legitimate son of the Nie clan and insist on refusing to let him participate, which conforms to the rules of the clan. .”
“Dad, you reached the end of your cultivation path. My sister is no longer with us. And for me ... my life has no hope of changing for the better.” Our clan branch is not well-populated, and with Little Tian being the only male, I hope you can fight for him. ” Nie Qian's eyes were filled with tears.
Nie Donghai remained silent for a while before he nodded. “I understand. Go awayl. Bring Nie Tian to attend the draw tomorrow. ”
Although Nie Qian's eyes were sparkling with tears, they also showed a hint of happiness before she leaned over and left.
As he stepped out of the room, Nie Qian heard Nie Donghai swallow the Soul Recovery Pill and let out a long sigh.
Nie Qian felt a heart-wrenching pain, knowing her arrival helped Nie Donghai make up his mind. He could not bear to look back and rushed away as quickly as possible.
