This Time, I'm in the Stratosphere!

News of the Divine Engraving Technique spread far and wide.

Everyone who heard the news couldn't help but sigh and say that the heavens were truly blessing Vast Heaven.

Why does all the good news seem to come to your Vast Heaven Sect?

First the Ouyang Lineage, and now even the Divine Engraving Technique has appeared?

If the Ouyang Lineage's weapon-forging techniques were combined with Feng Yuzheng's Divine Engraving Techniques, wouldn't they be invincible on the spot?

However, after making many inquiries, everyone learned some details about the Divine Engraving Technique.

That is to say, it is true that the Feng Lineage Divine Engraving Technique, but the Feng Lineage's Divine Engraving Technique is incomplete and completely different from that of the Ouyang Lineage. The Feng Lineage has never had a complete Divine Engraving Technique.

Upon hearing this, all parties felt somewhat reassured and balanced out.

Want to complete the Divine Engraving Technique? Are you kidding me?

The Huang Clan even declared that the Feng Lineage's Divine Engraving Technique was severely incomplete, and that there was absolutely no possibility of perfecting it!

Therefore, the Huang Clan is the undisputed strongest Lineage for appraising treasures in the world.

All parties agreed with this assessment, given the Huang Clan's formidable strength. It seemed unrealistic for a flawed Divine Engraving Technique to challenge Huang Clan.

Chu Xinghe has been very happy these past few days!

Chu Xinghe didn't care at all about what the outside world was saying.

What the Divine Engraving Technique is like, the outside world may not know, but do you think I don't know?

If there were even the slightest possibility that this thing could be perfected, would I dare let my junior brother Feng Yuzheng cultivate it?

To create another Divine Carver for the sect, even more domineering than the Ouyang Lineage?

Are you kidding me?

Feng Yuzheng is indeed talented, but even with great talent, you can't make it Creating Something from Nothing, can you?

You guys thought I was in the sewers? Let me tell you, I'm in the atmosphere!

The familiar explosions from the Artifact Refining Palace began to rise and fall again. This time, however, it wasn't just Feng Yuzheng exploding his spiritual artifacts; Ouyang Ming, perhaps infected by the sound, was also occasionally exploding his furnace for added excitement. It was simply perfect.

Junior Brother Yuzheng, not only did you single-handedly help your senior brother withstand the counterattack of the Ouyang Lineage traitors, but you also successfully helped your senior brother continuously deplete the sect's resources. For this alone, you are my strongest lucky charm.

And Feng Fujin really didn't disappoint Senior Brother Xinghe this time. For half a month, Chu Xinghe would ask about the progress every day.

Feng Yuzheng went from being full of confidence at the beginning to becoming somewhat dejected later on.

Don't give up!

Chu Xinghe quickly offered encouragement.

"Yuzheng, everything is difficult at the beginning. You must not give up... cough cough... give up on improving yourself because of this small setback... Senior brother has high hopes for you, very high hopes..."

"Yes! When I, Ouyang Ming, was completely despondent, it was Senior Brother Xinghe who kept encouraging me to move forward. It is precisely because of Senior Brother Xinghe's encouragement that the Ouyang Lineage is what it is today. So, Yuzheng, you must believe in yourself, and even more so, you must believe in Senior Brother Xinghe!"

Chu Xinghe was speechless... Was it something I should be encouraging about your Ouyang Lineage?

Did I encourage you to dig up your own ancestral graves?

You guys are absolutely insane!

And Ouyang Ming, can you please stay away from the Artifact Refining Palace for a while...? Just seeing you gives me a headache.

Every day, he would go to the Artifact Refining Palace to encourage Feng Yuzheng, and then go to the Technique Repository Tower to slack off. The only unpleasant thing was that he was caught by the Grand Elder a few times and dragged to the Medicine King Palace to refine medicine.

The Grand Elder has good intentions, what Xinghe... Although you are Sixth Rank alchemist, which is not a low rank, you are the Medicine Saint Inheritance, you have to keep pushing forward!

Refining medicine is fine, but Elder, could you please stop bringing up that surprise all the time?

I was just starting to feel a little better, and this surprise of yours could easily cripple me!

But what exactly is this surprise? I don't know if it's just me being silly, but I'm actually a little excited...

Finally, just as Chu Xinghe was happily slacking off in the Technique Repository Tower, Senior Brother Feng Fei arrived at the ninth floor of the Technique Repository Tower with the Elder's Token.

"Junior Brother Xinghe, the Grand Elder requests your presence; this is good news!"

Good news? Oh no!

Senior Brother Feng Fei, if you're talking about good news, then it's definitely not good news!

With a long face, Chu Xinghe followed Senior Brother Feng Fei all the way to the Medicine King Palace. As soon as he entered, he saw the Grand Elder with a smile on his face.

"Xinghe, the surprise I've prepared for you is almost done. Now it's time to reveal it."

Come on, Elder... I'm still young... I can handle it. Tell me... What trouble have I accidentally caused this time? You tell me, and I'll just stay calm.

"Xinghe, I remember you were born in Kaoshan Village, and Kaoshan Village should be in the Gathering Star Kingdom, right?"

"Thank you for your kindness, Elder. That's my hometown."

Although Chu Xinghe didn't quite understand why the Grand Elder suddenly brought up Kaoshan Village, he still nodded.

"Gathering Star Kingdom is one of our Vast Heaven Sect's vassal states. This time, Gathering Star Kingdom spent a huge amount of money to purchase a large number of top-grade spirit stones from our Vast Heaven Sect. To be honest, most of these top-grade spirit stones came from the Tianyi Spirit Mine that you chose in Xinghe."

Elder... is this the surprise you were talking about?

Although the Tianyi Spirit Mine has great potential, it would still be somewhat difficult for it to affect me now.

I, Chu Xinghe, have grown stronger through a series of setbacks!

However, Chu Xinghe soon realized that the surprise the Grand Elder mentioned was not related to the Tianyi Spirit Mine.

This time, Gathering Star Kingdom mobilized the entire nation to purchase a large amount of top-grade spirit stones and scarce resources from the Vast Heaven Sect. In the end, Vast Heaven Sect made a huge profit.

The Grand Elder stated that he was entrusted with transporting the scarce resources and top-grade spirit stones, as this would also be a good opportunity for him to return home. The surprise the Grand Elder spoke of was... perhaps in Kaoshan Village?

What's going on? Elder, did we find something extraordinary in our family's ancestral graves?

That's not right! His elders are long gone. Doesn't Chu Xinghe know his family's background?

Even if you arranged for the Ouyang siblings to dig up their own ancestral graves, there's absolutely no way they could find anything useful.

So what exactly is this surprise?

But let's not worry about what the surprise is yet. What did the Grand Elder just say?

Gathering Star Kingdom ordered a large quantity of top-grade spirit stones and resources?

With the full strength of the nation?

Then, I'll be responsible for transporting the resource spirit stones there and bringing back the things prepared by the Gathering Star Kingdom.

Chu Xinghe's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Elder! You really do love me! Entrusting me with such an important task, I'm not afraid of any surprises.

Just think about it, what an enormous quantity of top-grade spirit stones that would require the entire nation's resources to purchase?

As the person in charge of this transportation, shouldn't these spirit stones be stored in my own Qiankun Ring?

Then, isn't it reasonable for someone to accidentally lose such a small thing as the Qiankun Ring on the road?

Good heavens!

That's a huge amount of top-grade spirit stones! Losing such a large sum of spirit stones, while it might not cause any major damage to the sect, is still a loss, isn't it?

More importantly, the prestigious Vast Heaven Sect was transporting spirit stones, but the storage ring containing the spirit stones was lost halfway through the journey. If word got out, it would be a disgrace to the sect.

Moreover, the Grand Elder just said that he not only has to deliver the spirit stones, but also take over the payment from the Gathering Star Kingdom. Although he accidentally lost his Qiankun Ring and couldn't let the other party receive the goods, it's reasonable for the Vast Heaven Sect to let them hand over the payment first, and then he can take it back and rearrange the spirit stones.

And when I brought it back myself... I accidentally lost the payment as well...

Perfect!

Chu Xinghe is heartbroken! I'm such a careless person... How could we possibly lose after conceding two goals in a row?

As for what the Grand Elder's surprise is... that's not important, I, Chu Xinghe, can handle it!

The Grand Elder then handed him a high-quality Qiankun Ring. Upon opening it, he was astonished by the sheer number of top-grade spirit stones inside.

If I were to lose this opportunity, the sect would surely feel a pang of regret.

"The delivery deadline is half a month, and ten days is enough to travel from here to the Gathering Star Kingdom. We also have so many resources and materials to transport, so using a teleportation array isn't suitable. Therefore, Xinghe, you should lead the caravan on foot."

Chu Xinghe nodded vigorously in agreement with the Grand Elder's arrangement!

Walking! We must walk!

Elder, your teleportation array is too powerful. How can you use it so easily? Without the teleportation array, I'll definitely arrive in ten days. But with it... who knows where I'll end up?

The elder then pulled Chu Xinghe aside to explain the details, and then brought over a middle-aged man who was somewhat balding.

"Shi Biao, President of the Eastern Branch of Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce, pays respects to Senior Brother Xinghe."

Bald Shi Biao looked at Chu Xinghe with an expression of adoration.

The name Chu Xinghe is practically a god-like figure in the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce these days.

When Chu Xinghe was invited to Spirit City by Qin Xiangqian, all the branches of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce secretly nodded in approval after hearing about Senior Brother Xinghe's series of unbelievable actions.

We don't know what will happen to Senior Brother Xinghe in the end, but Qin Xiangqian is probably doomed.

After all, someone has to take the blame for what happened at Tianyi Spirit Mine, right?

If the pot were to fall on him, even a small part of it could kill Qin Xiangqian ten thousand times over.

But before anyone could laugh at Qin Xiangqian, the Tianyi Spirit Mine exploded!

Qin Xiangqian, who was originally no big deal in the various branches, has suddenly become the vice president of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce.

Qin Xiangqian is now only one step away from achieving the position of steward that outer disciples can attain.

Qin the Fatty, who was once ridiculed and looked down upon by many, is now enjoying unparalleled success.

At the last chamber of commerce gathering, Qin Xiangqian was a prominent figure sitting at the main table. Even Shi Biao, who used to be ranked above Qin Xiangqian, had to go up and offer Qin Xiangqian tea and wine.

What enabled Qin Xiangqian to achieve his current status?

They're all Senior Brother Xinghe.

With just a casual word of guidance from Senior Brother Xinghe, Qin Xiangqian was able to take off on the spot.

At this moment, Shi Biao's eyes were practically gleaming... Finally... Shi Biao's chance had come!

Senior Brother Xinghe... Being able to work with Senior Brother Xinghe this time is a blessing that my Shi Biao must have Qingyan!

I, Shi Biao, must seize this opportunity and, with the help of Senior Brother Xinghe, soar to great heights!

Chu Xinghe felt uneasy under Shi Biao's intense gaze... Who the hell is this Shi Biao?

He doesn't have any special hobbies, does he? Shi Biao... don't get excited... This time, Senior Brother Xinghe is leading your caravan on this trip. If something is accidentally lost, it's entirely because Senior Brother was careless, absolutely not because he intentionally tried to trick you!