CIATB Chapter 98 - 98: Too Close!
Chapter 98 - 98: Too Close!
Chapter 98: Chapter 98: Too Close!
Three days later, the peach blossom miasma had dissipated, and the Zhao Family no longer needed to take Breaking Miasma Pills to freely enter and exit Lush Peach Mountain.
It was not until this moment that an unexplored treasure land finally opened its arms to the Zhao family.
The Lush Peach Mountain covered nearly a hundred miles, with countless peach trees within, including a rare type of spiritual peach tree, of which there were only a little more than thirty.
The spiritual peaches that grew on these trees had golden skins and light red flesh, tasting extraordinarily sweet,
Once eaten, they produced strands of Spiritual Energy, with some effect of Refining the flesh, greatly improving one’s Constitution and enhancing the quality of one’s flesh.
No wonder the White Apes on Lush Peach Mountain were so nimble, with an average physical quality even stronger than that of Innate Martial Artists, all thanks to these golden peaches.
Apart from the spiritual peach trees, there were also numerous Spiritual Medicines planted on Lush Peach Mountain, with one of them even having a medicine age of over two thousand years.
For thousands of years, the Spiritual Medicines on Lush Peach Mountain had not been harvested, causing them to mature and then rot away uselessly.
After Lush Peach Mountain fell into the hands of the Zhao family, these Spiritual Medicines finally had a purpose.
Now the Zhao family suffered from the pain of insufficient manpower; there was so much to do in developing a spirit land.
They had to clear the decayed soil, chop down trees, drive away insects, fierce beasts, establish Spiritual Fields and Medicine Fields, and construct living quarters and defensive fortifications, among other tasks.
Any of the aforementioned tasks was not something that could be easily accomplished by just a few dozen people.
Moreover, a specialized Mountain Patrol Team had to be established to constantly guard against external enemies and invading demon beasts.
One could say that even splitting all the Zhao Family members in half would not be enough.
For a while, Zhao Sheng was so busy with countless trifling matters that he was running in circles. Unfortunately, at this time, no one could help share his burden.
With dangers lurking at every corner in the Desolate Domain, to ensure the safety of the Cloud Boat, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator had to be stationed, and Zhao Jijian was the obvious choice.
Because Zhao Jijian had to pilot the Cloud Boat, shuttling continuously between Taifu Mountain, Jiuding Square, and Lush Peach Mountain, he couldn’t lend a hand to Zhao Sheng.
Meanwhile, Zhao Keru couldn’t handle such matters and he too was frantically busy.
After a great battle on Lush Peach Mountain, the family’s stockpile of Elixir Pills had been exhausted. Just Alchemy alone would keep Zhao Keru busy for a year or two.
As time trickled by, two months passed in the blink of an eye.
By this time, Zhao Sheng had completely sorted out the myriad of trivial matters on Lush Peach Mountain, and various affairs gradually got on the right track.
Finally, Zhao Sheng was able to take the time to pay attention to other matters, such as the most important Geng Metal Mine.
For over two months, Zhao Xuanjing worked tirelessly, bustling about from early in the morning until late at night.
However, after scouring the two-hundred-mile radius around Lush Peach Mountain, he still hadn’t found the Geng Metal Mine.
Zhao Sheng found this odd and thought perhaps his conjecture was wrong and that the Geng Gold Stick had been a fluke?
Three days later, just as Zhao Sheng was about to
“Too close, too close!” Zhao Sheng murmured to himself, then turned to Zhao Xuanjing and said, “Let’s go! Back to Lush Peach Mountain.”
A day later, the Cloud Boat returned to Lush Peach Mountain.
Zhao Jijian had just disembarked from the Cloud Boat when Zhao Sheng pulled him into the secret chamber, where Zhao Xuanjing and Zhao Keru were already waiting.
Zhao Jijian, seeing this, expressed his surprise, “What’s happened? Has something big occurred?”
After having him sit down, Zhao Sheng said in a serious tone, “Indeed, there are two important matters that we need to discuss.”
Having said that, Zhao Sheng then informed Zhao Jijian and Zhao Keru about the discovery of the Geng Metal Mine and its uncomfortably close proximity to Flame Ridge.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jijian’s and Zhao Keru’s expressions became very grave.
Zhao Sheng’s meaning was clear. The Shen Family posed a significant threat.
If the Geng Metal Mine were to remain unknown to outsiders, the Shen Family must either be driven away or prevented from ever speaking out.