Not long after Li Yi and Yuan Shi returned to their respective three peaks, another "boom" sound echoed from Shangqing Peak. Li Yi, helpless, followed Tong Tian in their haphazard tinkering.
Yuan Shi heard it and his heart ached. He cursed:
"This prodigal son! The refining materials for those array diagrams were all collected painstakingly by myself. These booming sounds from Shangqing Peak are blasting away my hard work! But since Tong Tian is happy, so be it. Who told me I had such a brother!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
...
Continuous loud noises erupted from Shangqing Peak, making Yuan Shi's heart ache.
To make himself feel better, Yuan Shi simply sealed his own hearing.
Otherwise, Yuan Shi felt he might go to Shangqing Peak and beat Tong Tian, pointing at his nose and scolding:
"When will you prodigal son stop being wasteful? My meager stock can't withstand your reckless consumption!"
With his hearing sealed, Yuan Shi felt a lot more comfortable.
On Shangqing Peak, Tong Tian had finished depleting his array diagrams and then rushed towards Yuqing Palace.
Upon arriving at Yuqing Peak, Tong Tian continued to run and shout:
"Second Brother!"
"Second Brother!"
However, Yuan Shi had sealed his hearing, and no matter how loudly Tong Tian called, Yuan Shi did not respond.
Seeing Yuan Shi's lack of response, Tong Tian immediately rushed towards where Yuan Shi was cultivating.
As soon as Tong Tian entered, he saw Yuan Shi sitting cross-legged on a futon. He immediately rushed forward, hugged Yuan Shi, and shook him vigorously.
Although Yuan Shi had sealed his hearing, he had sensed Tong Tian's arrival the moment he reached Yuqing Peak.
He just knew that Tong Tian's arrival meant no good, so he pretended not to know.
Tong Tian knew very well that Yuan Shi was not eager to see him, but only Yuan Shi could provide him with a large quantity of array diagrams in a short period. Thus, he shamelessly came to find Yuan Shi.
Yuan Shi, helpless and unable to bear Tong Tian's shaking, shouted:
"Alright, alright, stop shaking!"
With that, Yuan Shi broke free from Tong Tian's embrace and said irritably:
"What is it? What is it? Do you have any manners at all?"
Tong Tian said sheepishly:
"I saw Second Brother in deep meditation and was afraid you wouldn't hear, so I was a bit abrupt!"
Yuan Shi rolled his eyes and asked rhetorically:
"What do you want from me?"
Tong Tian rubbed his hands sheepishly and said:
"Second Brother, could you craft another batch of array diagrams for me?"
Yuan Shi refused without thinking:
"No!"
Tong Tian was taken aback by Yuan Shi's resolute refusal.
However, Tong Tian had always been shameless in front of Li Yi and Yuan Shi.
He hugged Yuan Shi and shook him vigorously again, shouting:
"Second Brother~"
"Second Brother~"
Seeing Tong Tian like this, Yuan Shi truly wanted to slap him.
Yuan Shi quickly stopped him and said to Tong Tian:
"Don't use the same tactics you use on Eldest Brother to deal with me. It's sickening!"
With that, Yuan Shi shivered!
Tong Tian persisted:
"Second Brother~"
"Good Second Brother~"
"Just help me one more time! Alright? I promise it's the last time! Second Brother, please!"
Unable to resist Tong Tian, Yuan Shi quickly broke free and said to him:
"Fine! I'll help you one more time, but..."
Before Yuan Shi could finish speaking, Tong Tian exclaimed happily:
"Thank you, Second Brother, Second Brother is the best!"
With that, he ran off again in a flash.
Yuan Shi roared:
"Come back, I haven't finished speaking! What about the materials? Where are your refining materials?"
Tong Tian's voice echoed from far away in the sky:
"Second Brother, please front the cost for now, I'll repay you later!"
Hearing Tong Tian's words, Yuan Shi grumbled silently:
"You, repaying me later, whether you can even remember is another matter!"
However, since Yuan Shi had promised Tong Tian, he got up and headed towards the Refining Hall.
Three days later, when Tong Tian went to Yuqing Peak to get the array diagrams from Yuan Shi, he had just arrived at the entrance of Yuqing Palace when Yuan Shi's voice came from inside:
"Get lost! Come back in three days!"
Hearing this, Tong Tian had no choice but to turn back and planned to return in three days.
Another three days passed, and Tong Tian went to Yuqing Peak again. Just as he was about to enter Yuqing Palace, a large pile of array diagrams was suddenly thrown out by Yuan Shi. Yuan Shi's voice followed closely:
"Take your things and get lost! I'm tired and need to rest!"
Seeing that this batch of array diagrams was twice the amount of the first, Tong Tian knew that Yuan Shi had been crafting them day and night for him. He was immediately delighted:
"Second Brother, you rest well, I won't disturb you. Thank you, Second Brother! Second Brother is too good!"
After speaking, Tong Tian ran back to Shangqing Peak to continue his grand undertaking.
After Tong Tian left, a murmuring voice came from inside Yuqing Palace:
"This should be enough for that brat to waste this time! I'm exhausted!"
With that, it fell silent again.
Although Yuan Shi was dissatisfied with some of Tong Tian's actions, he was still very fond of him.
Qi Chen and his three companions left Kunlun and headed straight for Qilin Mountain. However, their cultivation was not high, and their journey was slow. As they hurried along the road to Qilin Mountain, they encountered the now-migrated Qilin clan.
Most of the Qilin clan recognized Qi Chen. Seeing Qi Chen travel a long distance to pick them up, everyone's grievances towards Qi Chen melted away with his arrival.
The Qilin clan members also expressed their gratitude to Jin Jiao, Yin Jiao, and Duobao. Since the decline of the Qilin clan, they had witnessed the disgusting faces of countless people.
When the Qilin clan was the lord of the beasts, they were treated with reverence. Now, many people were kicking them when they were down, each wanting to gain some advantage from the Qilin clan.
There were very few people willing to help them now.
After fleecing Yuan Shi, Tong Tian continued to experiment with his ideas. Repeated failures did not deter Tong Tian; instead, they fueled his fighting spirit.
Amidst the booming explosions, Tong Tian summarized his shortcomings and conducted experiments again and again.
Not long after, the array diagrams crafted by Yuan Shi were all used up by Tong Tian.
Tong Tian felt that he was on the verge of mastering the operation method of this formation. However, without array diagrams for experimentation, Tong Tian could not guarantee his success.
Tong Tian also knew that he could not go to Yuqing Peak again, lest he be severely beaten.
However, Tong Tian was unwilling to give up his research, so he headed to Taiqing Palace, intending to ask Li Yi for help.
Tong Tian knew that as long as Li Yi intervened, Yuan Shi would definitely not refuse!
Upon arriving at Taiqing Palace, Li Yi saw Tong Tian and chuckled:
"Third Brother, what brings you here? Have you mastered the operational method of that formation you're researching?"
Tong Tian said sheepishly:
"Not yet, but it's close. I came because I wanted Eldest Brother to do me a favor!"
Li Yi smiled:
"Tell me, what is it!"
Tong Tian rubbed his hands and chuckled:
"Eldest Brother, could you go to Second Brother's place and ask him to craft some array diagrams for me?"
Li Yi thought it was a trivial matter and said nonchalantly:
"You can just go yourself, why bother me! Your Second Brother isn't stingy, surely he wouldn't refuse to help you with something like this?" Sudan Fiction Network
Tong Tian scratched his head and said sheepishly:
"I've already been to Second Brother's place twice. I've used up a lot of his refining materials, and I'm afraid he'll beat me!"
Li Yi asked:
"Did you ask your Second Brother to help you craft array diagrams without preparing materials?"
Tong Tian scratched his head and said:
"He had them there, so I didn't prepare any!"
Li Yi chuckled:
"No wonder you came to me. So you've used up almost all the refining materials that Second Brother painstakingly collected!"
Tong Tian quickly said:
"Eldest Brother, don't worry, I will definitely repay you in the future! Please help me this time, Eldest Brother~"
Li Yi said with a wry smile:
"Fine, fine, I'll go to Second Brother's place then. You can come with me!"
Hearing this, Tong Tian was overjoyed:
"Thank you, Eldest Brother!"
With Li Yi accompanying him, Tong Tian naturally wouldn't be afraid of being beaten by Yuan Shi.