No Need to Investigate

"We've only got sixty-nine strands of Chaos Qi left. Divide them among yourselves—I'll give them all to you!" Qin Guan drew out sixty-nine strands of Chaos Qi and took the others' Storage Rings into the Little Black Tower.

"Don't you dare grab them! These twenty strands are mine!"

"I gave you more resources. I want thirty strands!"

"Bullshit! I gave you more resources than you did. Hand them over!"

The three Great Emperors nearly came to blows over the sixty-nine strands of Chaos Qi, arguing until their faces turned red.

Little Black Tower: "Kid, you've got nearly twenty thousand strands stored in your belly. Why didn't you take more and trade them for resources?"

"They're all worth the same. It makes no difference," Qin Guan replied with a smile.

Little Black Tower: "Holy shit, you conniving bastard! You can top up your Chaos Qi just by fooling around with your woman, yet you told these old monsters that restoring a hundred strands takes a mountain of top-grade resources. You're shameless!"

Qin Guan: "I suggest you mind your own business and go think about your woman."

Little Black Tower: "..."

A short while later, the Great Emperors had each received their share of Chaos Qi. They were all grinning from ear to ear, thrilled beyond words.

In truth, in their eyes, the resources and treasures they'd given Qin Guan were nothing compared to even ten or twenty strands of Chaos Qi.

At their level, resources no longer mattered. What they craved most was anything that gave them hope of breaking through their impasse.

"Nether Lord, the Heaven Punishment Prison will probably act soon. Do you have any plans to deal with them?" the Reincarnation Great Emperor asked suddenly, his voice tinged with worry.

The other Four Great Emperors also grew more