The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron - Chapter 224
Chapter 224: Chapter 224: This is not a Sky Crystal Stone
Translator: 549690339
Three paths, three choices, it was reasonable that each of the three major forces could choose one.
But the problem was, what exactly was behind these three paths? Nobody knew. If selected rashly, what if it led to an uncrossable path?
Qing Jianzi, brows furrowed, glanced at the Prince and Li Tongtian who were not very far away.
Those two men were also silent, apparently hesitating about the road they would take.
Everyone wanted to choose the safest road with the most opportunities, but the situation behind these three paths was completely unknown to them.
“Qing Jianzi, which path will you choose?” The prince looked at Qing Jianzi and asked.
Qing Jianzi shook his head, “I have not yet decided.”
The Prince hesitated, then turned to glance at someone behind him.
“Qingyao, let your pet go ahead and scout,” the Prince told Yang Qingyao.
Yang Qingyao immediately showed her dissatisfaction, “Fourth brother, how many times do I have to tell you? It’s not a dog, it’s a Green Cloud Mink.”
The prince showed impatience, “It doesn’t matter what it is, quickly let it go.”
Yang Qingyao shook her head repeatedly, “No way! There are so many Demon Beasts here, what if they eat my Green Cloud Mink?”
The Prince scratched his head, he was naturally not good with words and couldn’t find the right thing to say to persuade Yang Qingyao.
Yang Qingyao was only second to the Prince in terms of status within the royal family, so no one else dared to say anything.
“Forget it, let me do it,” another royal family member came forward, taking a black Beast Bag from his waist.
The Beast Bag was different from the Nine Palace Bag. The Nine Palace Bag could only store inanimate things, while the Beast Bag was made based on the Demon Core and could store living creatures.
Some martial artists always carried a Beast Bag to capture Demon Beasts he subdued. However, for many lower-ranking martial artists, the Beast Bag was not very useful. After all, lower-ranking martial artists could hardly cope with even slightly stronger Demon Beasts, let alone subdue them.
The royal family member opened the Beast Bag. A red fox jumped out.
However, this red fox was not a particularly powerful Demon Beast. Judging from its energy, it was just a One Transformation Threefold, a very weak Demon Beast.
As soon as the red fox came out, it shivered and lay on the ground, its forepaws holding onto its head, and its eyes full of terror.
Clearly, this red fox was extremely fearful of the Endless Dungeon.
Seeing his pet behave like this, the royal family member felt shame and raised his hand to smack the fox on the head, wishing to scream at it.
The red fox was barely able to rise, shaking in fear in front of the three forked paths.
“Hahaha, only the Yang family would nurture such a worthless beast.” Li Tongtian laughed loudly, his face full of contempt and mockery.
Everyone in the royal family was angry. They had always looked down on Li family members, and now Li Tongtian’s taunting made them furious.
Prince, people with short temper, glared at Li Tongtian, “Shut your dirty mouth!”
Li Tongtian sneered, and glanced at the Prince with disdain.
The Prince was irritated and almost started a fight with Li Tongtian.
Fortunately, there were still rational people in the royal family. They quickly held the Prince back, persuading him to calm down, as it wasn’t the right time to clash with the Li family.
“Li Tongtian, I will definitely fight with you!” The prince didn’t end up fighting with Li Tongtian, but he didn’t forget to issue a harsh threat.
Li Tongtian didn’t continue to mock Prince Yang Qianjun. He was much calmer than the Prince. It was enough to ridicule him verbally. If he really irked Prince Yang Qianjun, who was stubborn as a mule, it wouldn’t be good for the Li family.
The three major forces kept a wary eye on each other, but the situation of the Li family was the most delicate. The imperial family and the Li family were sworn enemies, and the Purple Mist Sect had a good relationship with the imperial family. If there were a real falling-out, it was very likely that the imperial family and the Purple Mist Sect would join forces.
Once Qing Jianzi and Yang Pojun joined hands, although Li Tongtian was conceited, he definitely wouldn’t be their match, and the people from the Li family would face a disaster.
Even though Li Tongtian held some unknown killer moves and trump cards in his hand, he did not want to use them unless absolutely necessary, and he didn’t want to see Qing Jianzi and Yang Pojun team up.
At this moment, the red fox at the fork in the road was sniffing around with its sharp nose.
The crowd held their breath, all remaining silent.
Suddenly, the red fox called out and ran down the path to the farthest left.
After a while, the red fox returned, and in its mouth was a piece of blue crystal stone.
Chitter!
The red fox triumphantly tossed the blue crystal stone in front of the descendants of the imperial family, chirping in a self-satisfied way.
“This is the Sky Crystal Stone!” Some people gasped in astonishment, then many members of the Li family showed a greedy look, especially Li Tongtian, who took a few steps forward, his eyes sparkling.
Members of the Purple Mist Sect also gathered around, marveling at the Sky Crystal Stone.
The imperial family member was overjoyed. He patted the red fox’s head and then fed it several pills.
Chitter!
After swallowing the pills, the red fox made a couple of calls and pointed to the path on the far left.
The imperial family member’s face changed slightly. He immediately put the red fox into the Beast Bag, then whispered something to Yang Qianjun.
Upon hearing the whispers, Yang Qianjun’s eyes lit up.
“I’ve made my decision. We, the imperial family, will take this path. Qing Jianzi, you can join us if you wish,” declared Yang Qianjun immediately.
The Li family and the Purple Mist Sect were all taken aback. Yang Qianjun’s decisive choice to take the left path was obviously due to the great benefits of it. Considering that the red fox came out safe and sound with a Sky Crystal Stone in its mouth, it was likely that the path behind it was filled with a vast amount of Sky Crystal Stones.
Qing Jianzi also hesitated. It would be a good choice to follow the imperial family. However, if so, any benefits would go mainly to the imperial family. His own people wouldn’t get much out of it.
But if they didn’t follow the royal family and chose another path, who knew how dangerous the other two paths could be.
They had a pathfinding red fox; we didn’t have such preparation.
Qing Jianzi found himself in a dilemma. Should he follow the imperial family or not? This was an extremely difficult decision to make.
After long hesitation, Qing Jianzi refused Yang Qianjun’s kindness.
Yang Qianjun wasn’t surprised. If he were in the same position, he wouldn’t want to follow the Purple Mist Sect either. As such, he bowed in recognition and was about to lead the imperial family down the left path.
“Wait!” Fang Lin suddenly called out.
Yang Qianjun stopped in his tracks and looked at Fang Lin with a frown, “Fang Lin, what are you up to?”
Fang Lin walked over to the imperial family member who owned the red fox and asked, “Can I take a look at the Sky Crystal Stone?”
The imperial family member looked at Fang Lin with some confusion. Yang Qianjun nodded to him, so he reluctantly took out the Sky Crystal Stone, about the size of a baby’s fist, and handed it to Fang Lin.
Fang Lin received it and looked it over carefully for a while, then spoke up under everyone’s puzzled gaze, “This isn’t a Sky Crystal Stone!”
