King 10000 Domains
Chapter 18: The Hole Without Base
Nie Donghai was right with his words.
In the following days, he continued to give the Fire Cloud gem to Nie Tian so that his beast bones could absorb their fire power.
Nie Qian did exactly the same thing.
However, the beast bone was like a bottomless pit; after absorbing the fire power from the many Fire Cloud gems, it still had not completely formed that drop of blood.
Then, Nie Tian discovered that the number of Fire Cloud gems his grandfather and aunt were carrying was getting fewer and fewer.
Occasionally, Nie Qian would come to his room, leave behind two or three Fire Cloud gems, and immediately rush out, seemingly distracted, seemingly afraid that Nie Tian would find out something was wrong.
Nie Tian was not stupid. He had noticed long before that the jewelry Nie Qian was wearing started to disappear one after another.
As time went on, Nie Donghai stopped showing up. Only Nie Qian occasionally came and dropped one or two Fire Cloud gems, then looked at the beast bones with her hopeful eyes, before leaving with a grim expression on her face.
Two young girls from the Nie clan were talking to each other as they passed through Nie Tian's room. Given the volume of their voices, it was hard to tell whether they intended for Nie Tian to hear them or not.
“I heard the eldest aunt had a big fight with uncle Nie Ping, who was in charge of the warehouse. The oldest aunt claimed that Nie Ping was on purpose, and the jewelry she exchanged for was worth three Fire Cloud gems, while uncle Nie Ping only gave her one instead.”
“The second grandfather is the current chairman of our clan. Uncle Nie Ping became the warehouse supervisor after the second grandfather took his position. Uncle Nie Ping only reported to second grandfather, so he would definitely not bother considering the feelings of the eldest aunt.”
“I don't know what's going on. It seems that the oldest grandfather and the oldest aunt have brought all their valuables to the warehouse and traded them for the Fire Cloud gem.”
“To be exact, the eldest grandfather even exchanged medicinal pills for his injuries. God knows what's wrong with him.”
“Same is the case with the oldest aunt. She did not have a single piece of jewelry that was worthy of her now. ”
“…”
Inside the room, Nie Tian clearly heard their conversation. She initially concentrated on her cultivation, but the girls words annoyed and irritated her, and her little face was filled with a frown that was somewhat inappropriate for a child her age.
Plagued by this thought, he subconsciously grabbed the beast bone and took it out of the pocket on his waist. He looked at her and suddenly felt it was very troublesome. “Does grandfather and aunt trade all their assets to get more Fire Cloud gems?”
At the same time, Nie Qian's voice sounded from outside the room. “Tian Small!”
He pushed the door open, his eyes filled with exhaustion. It seemed that he was completely drained mentally due to the events of the past few days.
“This is it.” Arriving at Nie Tian's side, he casually threw the Fire Cloud gem, which landed on Nie Tian's side. Staring anticipation at the animal bones, he said, “Quickly, let the animal bones absorb its fire power.”
“No need.” Nie Tian shook his head. “In my opinion, the bones of this animal are bottomless. There was not enough amount of Fire Cloud gems to fill it. ”
Nie Qian put on a flat face and said angrily, “Did you tell me that you plan to give up like this? Do you know what grandfather has done to give you this Fire Cloud gem? ”
“I know.” Nie Tian's eyes were filled with agony. “I also know that you have sold your precious jewelry at a low price to get more Fire Cloud gems.”
Nie Qian was surprised. He soon realized that his nephew had grown up, and he had already sensed what had happened from the trivial clues he had found.
He pondered over the matter for a moment and then convincingly said, “Money and valuables are simply property. As long as you can reach the ninth level of Qi Refining at the age of fifteen, and become a disciple of the Profound sect, all of our investments will pay off well. ”
With these words, his expression became grim again and said, “I'm afraid your grandfather's injuries won't improve. His path of cultivation reached its end. ”
“For me, my cultivation talent has been bad since I was a child. I have just reached the early stages of Little Heaven, which is nothing compared to your mother's achievement. Back then, if I managed to reach the ninth level of Qi at the age of fifteen and become a disciple of the Profound sect, the Yun clan would definitely not dare to treat me, despite the fact that our clan is weak!
“I don't want you to end up like me! You are already eleven years old, which means you only have four more years. You must enter the ninth level of Qi in three years!
“Your current cultivation level is too low. That animal bone might be your only chance of making a breakthrough!
“So, no matter what happens, you have to hold on and see if that beast bone can give you a miracle! You are the last hope for your grandfather and me. Don't act like a kid and waste your grandfather and me's efforts!” Nie Qian's lecture was delivered with great authority.
Nie Tian remained silent as he listened with ama. He waited for Nie Qian to finish, then said, “I understand. I won't let you down.”
With these words, he placed the Fire Cloud gem onto the beast bone.
Perhaps the fire power in the Fire Cloud gem was too rare, and thus the flames in the animal bones showed no signs of gathering.
Nie Tian and Nie Qian stared at the beast bones from beginning to end. Seeing the beast bones darken and lifeless again, they were filled with disappointment.
“Don't be depressed, I'll think of something else.” Nie Qian suppressed his disappointment with great effort, and said. “I'll go to the mine tomorrow. There were many Fire Cloud gems waiting to be mined. If I work harder and longer, I can definitely bring you more Fire Cloud gems!”
Nie Tian got up and said. “I'll go with you!”
“No!” Nie Qian replied forcefully. “Because of our excessive mining of Fire Cloud gems, collapses occur in mines from time to time. That's too dangerous. You really can't go!”
Nie Tian's voice was filled with certainty as he said, “I believe that even with a few dozen more Fire Cloud gems, the beast bones are not necessarily filled. Only if I bring the bones of the beast and let it absorb from that unmined Fire Cloud gem, will we have the chance to fill it up, and therefore fully form a droplet of blood.”
“Let animal bones absorb directly from raw ore?” Nie Qian was surprised by his idea.
He also thought Nie Tian's suggestion was reasonable. It was not easy to mine many Fire Cloud gems.
Even if he worked there, he would not be able to mine large quantities of Fire Cloud gems in a short period of time. Moreover, he had to take note of the Fire Cloud gem that was mined when he left the mine. Some would go to the Cloudy sect; some would go to the warehouse of the Nie clan; the portion he could actually leave behind was only around twenty percent.
He had already calculated that in order to obtain a few dozen Fire Cloud gems, he might have to spend over half a year in the mine.
On the other hand, Nie Tian was already eleven years old, so time was the one he had reduced the most.
“Let me go,” pinta Nie Tian. “I can't just sit and wait. I have to fight for myself. Going to the mine will also be a type of training for me. ”
Nie Qian considered carefully, before she finally nodded her head. “Remember. When we exit the Black Cloud City, you must follow my orders, and never act without my permission!
“Of course! Of course!” Nie Tian immediately promised.
After being tightly locked up in the Nie clan for months, he had long since grown bored to death. Now that the stranger who had lingered around the Nie clan had long since disappeared, he wanted to look for his own chance and go out.
Nie Qian said, “Tomorrow morning, I will take you out of town!”
“Thank you!” Nie Tian rejoiced.
The next morning before dawn, Nie Tian was already standing at the gate when Nie Qian came.
At dawn, the two of them quietly left the City, and marched towards the Cloudy Mountain.
Within the Yun clan.
Yuan Qiuying and Yun Song finished their breakfast. They rinsed their mouths when a man entered the room and softly said, “Monya, Nie Qian and small Nie Tian left Black Cloud City this morning and headed to the Cloud Mountain.”
“The turtle finally came out of its shell!” Yuan Qiuying's expression flickered as she gritted her teeth and said viciously. “P**that's cur and small without that father and mother, I'll see if they can break away from my grasp this time!”
He never let go of his grudge against Nie Qian and Nie Tian.
Even though he had recently summoned the guest elder whom he sent to the Nie clan, he was still secretly watching over the gates of the Black Cloud City.
He knew that Nie Qian and Nie Tian would eventually run out of patience and have to get out of town.
Yuan Qiuying said ferociously, “They dare to leave the Black Cloud City? The sky will help me. I had to think twice before moving inside the city. Now that they were out of town, they would never return alive!
“P***cur it must have gone to the Nie clan mines in the Cloud Mountain!
So don't move on the way to the mine. He would definitely pay extra attention on the way to the mine. You just have to wait out of the mine and kill them on your way back to town!”
“Understanding, Mistress. I promise they won't make it back to the City alive!”
“Good. Make it clean and leave no trace. Once done, order those people to leave the Black Cloud City and never return, to avoid the Cloud Sect getting any information that can be used against us.”
“I understand.”
