Chu Xinghe, the Big Fool

On his first day at Spirit Vein Mountain, Chu Xinghe bought the Tianyi Spirit Mine from the Shi Clan in the name of the Vast Heaven Sect.

When the Haotian Token was placed on the contract, nearly every senior member of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce, apart from Qin Xiangqian, wore the expression of someone sleepwalking.

The Shi Clan members left the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce laughing wildly.

Their final expressions seemed to say to the people of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce, "You're all a bunch of idiots!"

Never mind the Shi Clan. Once the news spread within the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce, even its own members thought Chu Xinghe was an idiot.

The Shi Clan had once put a record-breaking price on the Tianyi Spirit Mine, but after the worthless stone incident, everyone realized that the Shi Clan had misjudged it: it was nothing but a worthless mine.

Even so, after the Shi Clan had halved the price of the Tianyi Spirit Mine again and again, its actual price was still an astronomical sum.

The figure was enough to make even many major sects go numb from head to toe.

The Vast Heaven Sect had vast resources, and a transaction of this size wouldn't cripple it, but this was a worthless mine!

What else could someone who bought a worthless mine like this be but an idiot?

If the young people of the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce had admired Chu Xinghe yesterday, today they thought he was nothing but a fool.

A complete and utter fool.

A transaction this significant naturally couldn't be kept secret. The news spread throughout Spirit City in no time, and the various sects reported the matter back to their own sects as quickly as they could.

The first thought of everyone who heard the news was, Has this Chu Xinghe been kicked in the head by a donkey?

But even if his head had been caught in a door, had the brains of everyone else in the Vast Heaven Sect shriveled up too?

The purchase of a spirit mine was such a major matter that, even if the sect master didn't handle it personally, it would at least fall to a highly respected elder.

Who bought a spirit mine without making all kinds of comparisons, conducting all kinds of investigations, and haggling every step of the way?

Buying a spirit mine was like fighting a hard battle from start to finish.

But Chu Xinghe had arrived and bought the Tianyi Spirit Mine on the very first day without another word. What was he if not a fool?

Buying some other spirit mine would have been one thing, but this was the Tianyi Spirit Mine!

Everyone knew the Shi Clan had misjudged it and that it was a worthless mine. By buying the Tianyi Spirit Mine, was Chu Xinghe sure he didn't have a grudge against the Vast Heaven Sect and wasn't deliberately draining its strength?

Previously, everyone had been talking up a storm about Chu Xinghe.

An unparalleled heavenly genius, the number one of the younger generation!

But after this transaction, everyone began to doubt it. Could a fool like this really be the legendary number one of the younger generation?

Or had everything that happened before made this fellow far too full of himself?

Martial Emperor City's residence was also located in the eastern district of Spirit City.

At that moment, inside the residence, a steward of the Martial Emperor City Chamber of Commerce stood beside a man who looked as though he had stepped out of a comic.

"Everyone outside is saying this Chu Xinghe is a fool. If a fellow like that really becomes the future leader of the Vast Heaven Sect, how could it fail to fall in his hands?"

The steward reported to Zheng Yu with a beaming smile.

But after hearing the steward out, Zheng Yu remained silent for a long time. After who knew how long, he shook his head.

"You're wrong... They say Chu Xinghe is a fool because they've never met him. He's the most outstanding of all the young people I've ever met, unfathomable. His purchase of the Tianyi Spirit Mine with such lightning speed is definitely not as simple as it looks!"

"Here's what we'll do. Isn't there a small mine next to the Tianyi Spirit Mine that shares the same source? Find a way to secure that small spirit mine immediately!"

"Huh?"

The steward was dumbfounded!

Everyone outside was calling Chu Xinghe a fool for buying a worthless mine like the Tianyi Spirit Mine.

Yet Zheng Yu wanted to buy the small mine beside the Tianyi Spirit Mine, which had likewise been judged worthless? What kind of move was this?

"Should we... report this to the city lord?"

"No need!"

With a flick of Zheng Yu's hand, a black Martial Emperor Token appeared in it.

Chu Xinghe could obtain the Haotian Token, and given Zheng Yu's standing in Martial Emperor City, it was only natural that he could obtain the Martial Emperor Token.

"Go and do it immediately, or it'll be too late!"

"Ah... yes... yes..." The steward went to carry out the task, a bitter look on his face.

After the steward left, Zheng Yu gazed up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, his eyes full of world-weariness.

"Outsiders all say Senior Brother Xinghe is a fool, but that's because none of them have experienced firsthand how terrifying he is. Buying the Tianyi Spirit Mine before anyone could even cover their ears at the thunder, Senior Brother Xinghe must have discovered some important secret. It's just a pity the news reached me too late!"

"Otherwise, Martial Emperor City would have claimed a share of the Tianyi Spirit Mine. Now we can only take this small mine, but that's better than nothing."

Sorrow filled Zheng Yu's eyes. Although he had no idea why Senior Brother Xinghe had made such a strange move, he believed Chu Xinghe was not a man to shoot an arrow without a target, so he bought the small mine without hesitation!

News of the Tianyi Spirit Mine's sale soon reached the Shi Clan. When the clan head, Shi Qingshan, and a group of elders heard it, they were so excited they nearly wet themselves.

"Heaven is helping our Shi Clan!"

"I thought the Tianyi Spirit Mine was really going to become our Shi Clan's nightmare. Who would have thought the Vast Heaven Sect would, hahaha..."

"Don't celebrate too early. The contract has been signed, but the Vast Heaven Sect hasn't paid yet."

"No one in this world has ever dared to break a contract with the Vast Heaven Sect, and likewise, there's absolutely no need to worry that the Vast Heaven Sect will break one. Given what the Vast Heaven Sect is, how could it possibly default on a debt?"

"Right, right, right! This is wonderful news. We must celebrate!"

"We must, we must!"

But just as the elders were laughing, a voice came from outside.

"You bunch of fools! The Tianyi Spirit Mine is an unparalleled spirit mine, and you actually sold it! You'll regret this!"

Along with the voice, a raving madman came running in through the door.

At the sight of him, the Shi Clan elders' faces immediately soured.

"How did he get out? Someone, seize him and take him back!"

Some Shi Clan disciples hurried over to drag the madman away. He was none other than Shi Qingshan's own younger brother, Shi Qingteng. He had been obsessed with the Shi Clan's spirit-prospecting arts since childhood, exploring spirit mines alongside the elders of the lineage.

Other than spirit mines, nothing else existed in his eyes. But Shi Qingteng's spirit-prospecting skills were genuinely formidable, and he had discovered many of the Shi Clan's spirit mines.

Shi Qingteng had also discovered the Tianyi Spirit Mine, but this time he had misjudged it. The Tianyi Spirit Mine had turned out to be worthless, and the affair had even led the major sects to block the Shi Clan's doors and demand an explanation. The Shi Clan had suffered heavy losses before finally putting the matter behind them.

Now, after they had finally managed to sell the Tianyi Spirit Mine, Shi Qingteng was still spreading alarmist claims. Did he know how much emotional harm the Tianyi Spirit Mine he had discovered had caused the lineage?

The Shi Clan members didn't let Shi Qingteng spoil their mood. The clan held a grand feast, and everyone drank with great abandon.

At the Vast Heaven Sect, the Haotian Mirror in the Haotian Grand Hall had not been activated.

This time, when Chu Xinghe descended the mountain, the sect master had not had anyone keep an eye on him.

Even so, the heads of the various halls had gathered in the Haotian Grand Hall because of the spirit bird in the sect master's hand.

Everyone had read the message the spirit bird brought, and now all the elders who had finished reading it were silent.

"Sect Master, please allow me to descend the mountain and bring Xinghe back. I'll also handle the matter with the Shi Clan," said the Great Elder.

The Great Elder's face was dark.

This time, Chu Xinghe had taken the Haotian Token to handle the matter of the spirit mine, and the Great Elder had placed high hopes on him.

But who the devil could have imagined that, one day later, a spirit bird would come from the heavens bearing news that shook all directions: Chu Xinghe had bought the worthless Tianyi Spirit Mine on the very first day of his arrival!

When the Great Elder read it, he nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.

"Calm yourself, Great Elder. Surely our Vast Heaven Sect has not fallen so low that it can't afford to lose this much money?"

At the sect master's words, all the elders silently nodded.

Buying the Tianyi Spirit Mine had cost a great deal, but to say it would cripple the Vast Heaven Sect was truly a joke.

The Great Elder sighed and sat down.

"I don't think I need to say much about Xinghe. You all know him. I don't think this matter is so simple. He is definitely not the sort to act recklessly, so we should wait and see how things unfold."

At the sect master's words, everyone nodded again.

There was nothing wrong with that.

If someone said other disciples of the sect had acted recklessly outside, the elders wouldn't have found it at all strange.

But if someone said Xinghe had acted recklessly? The elders would never accept that.

Xinghe was a good child. When had he ever failed to devote himself heart and soul to the sect?

Whenever the sect had something to do, when had he not charged to the very front?

He feared neither hardship nor exhaustion, neither punishment nor suffering!

To say a child like that had acted recklessly? Pick anyone at random from the Vast Heaven Sect, and they wouldn't stand for it.

"Besides, even if he really did choose wrongly, then so be it. Paying for him to learn a lesson and become more steady in the future would be a good thing too."

"Quite right, quite right. Even if he made a mistake, paying for him to learn a lesson would be a good thing too!"

"I think that makes sense!"

The elders all had their say. Finally, the sect master slapped the table: they would wait and see how things unfolded, and see just what other moves Xinghe had in store!

The sect master firmly believed that Xinghe would never act recklessly. His purchase of the Tianyi Spirit Mine had to have a reason that outsiders couldn't understand!

In Spirit City, Chu Xinghe held the contract for the purchase of the Tianyi Spirit Mine and gave it two hearty kisses!

Just tell me, can anything go wrong for your bro this time?!

I've secured a worthless mine like the Tianyi Spirit Mine! Just tell me, will the sect suffer a loss this time or not?!

Your bro is definitely getting punished this time. Who can stop me?!

But why hasn't the Misfortune Compass reacted at all, even though the contract has been signed?

Could it be because we haven't paid yet?

How can that do?

He hurriedly sent for Qin Xiangqian and urged him to complete the various procedures quickly. They had already bought the spirit mine, so how could they not hurry and pay for it? Did the Vast Heaven Sect have no face to save? What if people accused them of defaulting on the debt?