Chapter 109: Father, Please Listen to My Argument. Spending Money Really Can Improve My State of Mind!
However, to Emperor Xia and the Shadow Guard, his expression was nothing short of infuriating!
If what Qin Bei said was true, could he really call himself talentless?
Hard work can make up for a lack of skill?
Emperor Xia wanted to say, “You might have misunderstood that phrase a bit.”
…
“If I remember correctly, you’ve never handled a spear like this before, have you?”
Emperor Xia inquired.
“To be precise, I’ve only used the Golden Hooped Rod once~~ I’ve never used any other weapons,” Qin Bei replied earnestly.
Emperor Xia: ???
Shadow Guard: ???
Golden Hooped Rod? What on earth is that?
“So, you mastered the spear in less than a month and even improved your spearmanship to a great level? Are you sure you’re not mistaken?”
Emperor Xia asked, disbelief dripping from his words.
“I think I’m not mistaken. If not, should I demonstrate? It would also be helpful for Father to provide some pointers.”
Qin Bei feigned ignorance and looked at Emperor Xia.
“Alright! Show us right here!”
Emperor Xia’s tone quickened considerably.
Clearly, he wanted to see if Qin Bei had indeed achieved this unbelievable feat.
The spiritual energy in the Nurturing Residence began to stir.
Even at the stage of simply gathering strength, Emperor Xia could already feel the essence of Qin Bei’s spearmanship.
This sensation took both Emperor Xia and the Shadow Guard by surprise.
Because, just as Qin Bei claimed, his spearmanship truly had reached a pinnacle level—no faking!
Qin Bei then once again unleashed the first shot of the Extinction Gun Technique.
A glimmer of cold light.
Emperor Xia, familiar with this mystical technique, looked at the hall, which remained calm after gathering energy, feeling perplexed.
Until he witnessed that glimmer of cold light having quietly manifested and then erupting with astonishing power.
Emperor Xia raised a hand and waved, nullifying all the forces that Qin Bei had unleashed.
This saved the Nurturing Residence from certain destruction.
Qin Bei drew back his energy, sitting cross-legged to recover.
Unleashing that blow had drained a significant amount of energy.
Had it not been for the gathered spiritual energy from the world around, Qin Bei wouldn’t even be able to execute this attack at the foundation stage.
Gazing at the recovering Qin Bei, Emperor Xia and the Shadow Guard exchanged looks.
Both of them had exceptional cultivation levels.
Nevertheless, what was happening to Qin Bei still astonished them.
In the foundation stage, he had already learned two immortal-grade techniques and could even harness the surrounding spiritual energy to gather strength.
This situation, which could never occur in a foundation-stage cultivator, was happening to Qin Bei.
What on earth was this?
A genius? A monster? A freak?
These terms seemed woefully inadequate to describe him.
Because this was already counter to the basic knowledge of the cultivation world.
“Father, what do you think? This is the result of my hard work these days.”
Qin Bei stood up, looking at Emperor Xia.
Emperor Xia: …
“Very…very good, but you might have a misunderstanding about hard work and lack of talent.”
Emperor Xia could only manage to spit that out.
Qin Bei had already proven himself.
Achieving such a breakthrough was commendable. Not to mention waiting five days; even if Qin Bei didn’t show up for a month, Emperor Xia wouldn’t have blamed him at all.
It was just that Emperor Xia felt he had to show a good face when going out; otherwise, Qin Bei would definitely take advantage of him.
And what was with Qin Bei’s expression, as if he was weak and achieved everything through diligent practice?
What kind of nonsense was that?
Was this kid pretending, or did he actually believe that?
The Shadow Guard, sitting off to the side, looked at the astonished Emperor Xia and then down at Qin Bei.
He felt a chuckle rise within him.
Because he had caught on.
Qin Bei was definitely putting on an act, probably knowing that Emperor Xia was planning to use Wen Hua as a warning against him.
So, as soon as Qin Bei walked in, he displayed the results of his training over the past few days.
Clearly, he wanted to use his achievements to put Emperor Xia in a forgiving mood.
…
“Really? I just feel like I can speed up even more. If it weren’t for lacking spirit stones, I’d already be at the Golden Core stage!”
Qin Bei grinned internally while maintaining a facade of concern.
He thought if he expressed this, maybe Emperor Xia would allocate him a few more spirit stones.
That would make his trip to the palace a real jackpot!
However…
“What do you mean by that? You want me to give you more spirit stones? Do you think I’m a fool who won’t look into where your spirit stones are going?”
Emperor Xia finally lost his cool.
Qin Bei had gone too far.
Before Emperor Xia even started to punish him, Qin Bei was already claiming he was short on spirit stones.
The problem was, based on Qin Bei’s current talents, if he truly needed spirit stones, Emperor Xia would surely find a way for him to earn some.
But did Qin Bei really need them?
Clearly not!
If he truly lacked spirit stones, would he spend so extravagantly? He hadn’t even bought any cultivation resources!
“You say you’re short on spirit stones. Let me ask you, why did you take six million spirit stones from the treasury to buy two golden lion kings? If you bought them as mounts, I could let it slide, but you actually used them to guard a gate? Is that what you mean by being short on spirit stones? With that much spirit energy, did you use it for cultivation? You’ve spent it all on useless, bizarre items! And now you dare to stand before me and claim you’re short on spirit stones?”
“And what’s even more infuriating is that you actually took down a third-rank official just for spirit stones. Do you understand how terrible that is?”
Emperor Xia finally brought up Qin Bei’s lavish expenditures and the situation with Wen Hua.
Qin Bei knew this day would come.
Even though he had already showcased an exceptional talent, what Emperor Xia said was indisputable facts.
But Qin Bei had already devised an excuse.
“Father, you don’t understand; my cultivation right now relies entirely on spending spirit stones.”
Emperor Xia: ???
“What do you mean? What’s the relationship between your cultivation and spending spirit stones?”
Emperor Xia asked, bewildered.
“Here’s how it is! I found that I feel satisfaction after spending spirit stones, which accelerates my cultivation speed and significantly boosts my comprehension abilities.”
“That’s why I had someone help bring forward the allocation for the next two months in advance to enhance my cultivation speed. The result is clear! After spending these several million spirit stones, I felt immensely satisfied, prompting swift progress in both my cultivation and skills!”
“And Wen Hua, trying to obstruct me with disrespectful words, I taught him a lesson. If it weren’t for the Shadow Guard showing up, I would have simply killed him!”
“Father, don’t you also think that what I did is justified? How could someone like him, a spy from the Beast Taming Sect, trample on the dignity of the royal family?”
Qin Bei spoke with righteous indignation.
Emperor Xia:…
Listening to Qin Bei, it made a lot of sense~
Wen Hua really was a spy…
Wait a moment? I intended to admonish him; how did I get sidetracked?
“Don’t give me that! There has to be a limit to your nonsense! Spending money to enhance your cultivation mind? I have governed Great Xia for so long, but I have never heard of such a chaotic way of practicing!”
Emperor Xia latched onto the crux of Qin Bei’s argument.
There are all sorts of oddities in the cultivation world, but this kind of absurdity had never existed.
Spending money and cultivating a state of mind?
These were two clearly unrelated things that Qin Bei had linked together…
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