Stop, An Ying!

Whether the Fate Divinity is speechless or not, we don't know...

But everyone present was completely dumbfounded by Ouyang Ming's words...

What the hell? Didn't the An Ying's Calamity Divinity corrupt the spirit treasures of the Sword Tomb?

Logically, shouldn't these magical treasures be rendered useless after being tainted by the Power of Calamity?

Ouyang Ming provided an explanation for this issue immediately.

Ouyang Ming stated that the so-called Power of Calamity that destroys spiritual treasures is not absolute. In fact, from the perspective of a weapon refiner, no power in this world can be said to necessarily destroy spiritual treasures!

Sometimes, under special circumstances, spiritual treasures can mutate due to the intervention of other forces... and even develop entirely new powers!

The spiritual treasures in this Sword Tomb are just like that. Ouyang Ming said that although he still doesn't understand why these spiritual treasures can become stronger by attaching to the Power of Calamity, based on what Ouyang Ming just checked, all the spiritual treasures have been positively enhanced this time, and there is no damage to any of them!

"Elder, I believe that An Ying's Calamity Divinity is of great research value, so... could we arrange for An Ying to come to our Artifact Refining Palace?"

At this moment, Ouyang Ming spoke up!

Upon hearing Ouyang Ming speak, it was unclear what the others thought, but An Ying was telling them to stay calm!

Although it seems like we've lost this round, it's not completely over... What's our objective in this round?

Our main goal is to escape the Civil Engineering Department, right? Now, as long as we can enter the Artifact Refining Palace, we don't care whether the Calamity Divinity destroyed the spiritual treasures or not. Those spiritual treasures are not important at all. As long as we can escape the Civil Engineering Department, we will have succeeded!

So right now, even An Ying wants to kowtow to Ouyang Ming...

Senior Brother Ouyang, from this day forward, you will be the person I respect most in the Vast Heaven Holy Land!

Even Senior Brother Xinghe has to take a backseat to Senior Brother Ouyang!

Just as An Ying was getting excited and teary-eyed, Ouyang Ming spoke up again, "Of course, Elder, I know that Junior Brother An Ying is an outstanding disciple of the Civil Engineering Department, and a permanent disciple of the Civil Engineering Department, so I dare not say that Junior Brother An Ying should leave the Civil Engineering Department to join our Artifact Refining Palace!"

"However, I feel that since Junior Brother An Ying has such talent, it would be a bit of a waste if he didn't come and help out at our Artifact Refining Palace... So what I'm suggesting is that whenever Junior Brother An Ying has a little free time, he should come and help out at our Artifact Refining Palace!"

An Ying:"???"

Ouyang Ming: "As the saying goes, the capable are often burdened with more work... How could a capable person like Junior Brother An Ying waste time resting!"

Hearing what Ouyang Ming said, it's unclear what the others thought, but An Ying thought Ouyang Ming was a scoundrel!

Just a second ago I was saying you were the senior brother I would respect most in the Vast Heaven Holy Land...

So you suddenly become inhuman in this one second, huh?

What the hell does "the capable should do more work" mean?

Just tell me who the hell can do the work, and I'll have them work themselves to the bone.

The phrase "the capable should do more" is such a vulgar insult!

And also, Senior Brother Ouyang, do you want to hear what the hell you're saying?

Taking advantage of my free time in the An Ying?

Do you think An Ying even has free time?

Aren't my An Ying and idleness antonyms?

Since I entered the Civil Engineering Department, when have I ever had a moment of free time?

But at this moment, An Ying was not given any chance to refute, as the Grand Elder clearly agreed with the idea that those who are capable should do more.

The Grand Elder agreed with Ouyang, saying that An Ying's talent was such that it would be a waste if he didn't do more work.

Therefore, whenever there was even a little bit of time, An Ying allowed Ouyang Ming to take An Ying into the Artifact Refining Palace to conduct research...

Of course, the Grand Elder isn't the kind of person who just makes people work without giving them rewards!

As everyone knows, the Grand Elder has always been a person who is fair in rewarding and punishing!

An Ying's actions at the Sword Tomb can be described as having rendered a great service!

Therefore, the Grand Elder waved his hand and declared that those who had committed offenses would be punished... First, Huang Ritian would be punished with double the confinement!

Huang Ritian: "???"

Huang Ritian said... no... I didn't say a single word today...

Why was the confinement period doubled?

Is this how the principle of rewarding merit and punishing demerit is applied?

I, Huang Ritian, haven't uttered a single word today!

No one in the audience felt that Huang Ritian wronged...

Because look at this place, what the hell is it?

This is the Sword Tomb...

Was Huang Ritian put in solitary confinement by the Grand Elder?

Is your confinement still in effect...? Then the question is, how did you, Huang Ritian, end up at the Sword Tomb during your confinement?

Huang Ritian: "..."

The Grand Elder said, "Those who commit wrongdoings should be punished, while those who perform meritorious deeds should naturally be rewarded... An Ying's upgrade of the spirit treasure with the Calamity Divinity is a considerable achievement... Therefore, An Ying will be rewarded with 50,000 spirit stones!"

An Ying:"??????????"

Right now, An Ying is completely dumbfounded by the Elder's reward!

What is this? How much is the reward?

50,000 spirit stones?

Honestly, is 50,000 spirit stones a small amount?

Let alone the past Blazing Sun Continent, even in the present Four Continents, 50,000 spirit stones is still an astronomical figure for many cultivators.

You see, the Vast Heaven Holy Land is always spending millions here and tens of millions there...

You need to know how much resources the Vast Heaven Holy Land possesses... millions or tens of millions might not be much to the Vast Heaven Holy Land!

But even many major sects might not have tens of millions of spirit stones in their treasure vaults!

So what does 50,000 spirit stones mean?

A normal cultivator might never have more than 50,000 spirit stones in savings in their entire life!

Therefore, a one-time reward of 50,000 spirit stones is by no means a small reward under any circumstances!

Even core disciples of many powerful factions rarely receive a reward of 50,000 spirit stones at once!

The problem is... we don't know if a reward of 50,000 spirit stones is a lot for others... but for An Ying...

An Ying questioned the difference between these 50,000 spirit stones and the 50,000 stones as a reward.

I'm in the Civil Engineering Department... I lack everything, except for spirit stones...

In other sects, disciples responsible for managing resources are usually under the strictest surveillance!

After all, theft by those in charge does happen from time to time!

But in the Vast Heaven Holy Land...

To say that the Civil Engineering Department embezzled funds... then has the Civil Engineering Department gone mad?

What is the thing that Civil Engineering Department students least want to see every day?

It's about resources... You're letting the Civil Engineering Department steal from their own offices... Do you know how much that hurts the Civil Engineering Department?

So when the reward of 50,000 spirit stones was announced... An Ying was practically crying...

An Ying just wanted to say something like... Elder, how about granting a five-day holiday?

Fifty thousand spirit stones is too much... I, An Ying, don't deserve it... Can I have a five-day holiday?

If it really doesn't work, three days...

Two days... one day... five hours is fine, right?

Would a five-hour vacation be okay?

Elder, could you grant me five hours of leave in exchange for paying another 50,000 spirit stones to the sect?

Unfortunately, the Grand Elder didn't give An Ying a chance to speak. After giving out the reward, the Grand Elder said to An Ying, "Keep up the good work in the future!"

I believe in you...

Then the Grand Elder led the many powerful figures from the Vast Heaven Holy Land away in a flurry...

Only An Ying remained, sitting in the Sword Tomb, completely bewildered!

Right now, all An Ying wants to say is, who am I... where am I... what the hell did I do?

Whether An Ying was confused or not was unknown, but Chu Xinghe was definitely the person in the world who understood An Ying the most!

Looking at the stunned An Ying over there, Chu Xinghe remarked, "Everyone, look... doesn't he look just like me, with that nonchalant expression?"

At this moment, no one knows better than me Chu Xinghe, what An Ying has gone through!

An Ying, you An Ying absolutely nothing about your own Calamity Divinity!

What is calamity?

Calamity is when the more you try to do something, the less successful you become!

You, An Ying, just now used words from my, Chu Xinghe!

I've been through the same thing as you!

So, I'm begging you, Senior Brother Xinghe, just go to the Civil Engineering Department and do your job properly...

Don't make a move so easily... If you keep doing this, our Vast Heaven Holy Land will probably make a fortune...

So, in order to prevent An Ying from repeating his own mistakes, Chu Xinghe quietly pulled An Ying to a secluded place after most people had left!

"Junior Brother An Ying... I know the real reason behind all the things that happened today..."

Upon hearing Chu Xinghe's words, An Ying was utterly shocked!

"Actually... you want to destroy the Sword Tomb, don't you!"

"You..."

An Ying stared at Chu Xinghe with a look of terror on his face...

"You want to destroy the Sword Tomb and cause huge losses to the sect, so you can be expelled from the Civil Engineering Department, right?"

An Ying:"!!"

At this moment, An Ying felt that Chu Xinghe in front of him was absolutely terrifying!

How does he even know these things?

Could the legendary Star Divination Art really be this terrifying?!

"Junior Brother An Ying... listen to my advice, stop! Stay obediently in the Civil Engineering Department, be a proper Civil Engineering Department disciple, and you won't die if you don't court death... If you continue to act, the consequences will be unbearable!"

Having said that, Chu Xinghe didn't say anything more...

Because I've already said everything I needed to say, and I've already tried to persuade An Ying... Please don't do this again! The more you do this, the more our Vast Heaven Holy Land will profit!

Otherwise, what can I Chu Xinghe, say?

I can't exactly tell An Ying that everything you're going through, your Senior Brother Xinghe has been through too, and that the more you try to wreak havoc on the sect, the more you profit, right?

Even if you say it's about An Ying, you'd have to be able to believe it...

That's right... Watching Chu Xinghe leave, An Ying indeed had no news!

At this moment, An Ying stared in the direction Chu Xinghe had left, his teeth practically grinding to powder!

What the heck? You're saying I, An Ying, should obediently go back to the Civil Engineering Departments?

Impossible!

Am I, An Ying, someone who gives up easily? You, Chu Xinghe, only saw through my scheme this time, but you can't possibly see through my schemes every time!

I, An Ying, am going to go head-to-head with you Chu Xinghe, this time...

You, Chu Xinghe, just wait and see!

I An Ying, will make my move. I will show you that even with the Star Divination Art, you can't defeat me An Ying, every time!