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Adding to the fact that the exchange quota isn’t that high, she couldn’t dare to desire the Heart of the World.

"Lord Sang Yu, how much do we need to exchange for it?" Lord Fengyang asked curiously.

"To bring it back through the Transmission Building, we’d require 550,000 Realm Spirit Quota," Sang Yu put away the Heart of the World. "I don’t have that much either, so I suppose it must remain in this world as a tribute."

"550,000?" Lord Fengyang and Ren Qiu immediately gave up the idea.

With such an exorbitant price, they couldn’t possibly dare to imagine it.

In truth, Lord Sang Yu lied; only 400,000 Realm Spirit Quota is needed to bring it back, but Sang Yu didn’t want anyone to know he would bring the treasure back.

...

The team of Zhao Xing, Ji Si, and Yang Baihe quickly began treasure hunting upon reaching the Medicine King Realm, laying traps as they hunted.

Ren Qiu, Fengyang, and Sang Yu arrived half a month later, also hunting treasures while laying Cause and Effect Traps and the Heavenly Mechanism Maze.

Within half a year, both teams made gains without conflict, preparing for the final Medicine King Banquet.

They were happy, but Tang Menghe’s team suffered upon reaching the Blessed Land of the Medicine King Realm half a year later.

"Secret Treasure of Jia Ji Yangren, firmly in the hands of Yin Beings. Seventh Prince, you won’t go wrong buying it!" Tang Menghe smiled at a young man in Chinese Clothing beside him.

"Alright, I’ll buy it." Seventh Prince Liang Rui, in the Wilderness 2 Epoch, was a Prince of the Heaven Leisure Ancient Country; upon arriving at the Transmission Realm, he remained a Prince. His name even matched that of his ancestor, as if returning home.

Unlike Zhao Xing and Lord Sang Yu, he had a large team, totaling nine people including himself.

Excluding the Fate Master and Historian, his team had two Martial Artists, a Mechanical Master, a Dance Master, a musician, and a Doctor.

"Open it, let’s see what’s inside." Seventh Prince Liang Rui handed the intricate box he purchased to the Mechanical Master guard.

"Click-click-click-click~~~" With this Reincarnation Realm Mechanical Master’s skillful operation, the Mechanical Box was swiftly opened.

A flash of light stunned everyone.

"It’s empty, how can it be empty?!"

Tang Menghe was dumbfounded.

Liang Rui took a deep breath; despite another mistake from Tang Menghe, he showed princely magnanimity and comforted, "No matter, it was just virtual wealth; furthermore, a Fate Master’s treasure hunt isn’t always accurate."

Unexpectedly, the third scene repeated.

"...At the original site of Wu Gui, stir much; treasure will reveal joyfully."

"Your Highness, there must be a treasure inside this box."

"Okay."

Seventh Prince Liang Rui believed Tang Menghe again and bought an ancient sealed Mechanical Box from a stall owner.

The skill of Mechanical Masters from the Wilderness 2 Epoch far surpasses the current times; after purchasing, they soon achieved a perfect hack.

"Click-click-click~"

After a flash of light, another empty box appeared.

Witnessing this, Tang Menghe was thoroughly distressed.

Even Seventh Prince Liang Rui felt embarrassed to continue defending Tang Menghe.

After the travel to this point, Tang Menghe had already erred three times in a row.

The two treasure-hunting attempts ended disastrously—no such incompetent Fate Master exists!

Where’s the joy in joyful revelation?

Tang Menghe, sensing something amiss, began calculating desperately, expanding his scope.

Soon, explosions erupted from him.

"Boom-boom-boom!!!"

The overwhelming backlash left Tang Menghe bloody and battered, collapsing to the ground.

Even then, he mumbled:

"Traps! They were all traps!!"

"Damn you, Ji Si, Ren Qiu, you’ve ruined me... Pff!"

Tang Menghe’s anger turned to desperation as he spat blood and passed out.

....

As Tang Menghe hit the ground, elsewhere.

Ren Qiu halted, her eyes reflecting a scene of Tang Menghe vomiting blood and falling unconscious from backlash.

"What happened?" Lord Sang Yu inquired.

"Nothing, just another fool fell," Ren Qiu sneered. "He dared to join without any capability, utterly overestimating himself."

She despised Tang Menghe, having previously overestimated his strength, which led her diversion tactics astray, letting Ji Si seize the chance.

Ren Qiu believed that weakness is the original sin!

She cast a spell using the Cause and Effect Trap triggered by Tang Menghe: "Such a waste, better off dead."

"Sever the cause, infinite detachment! Cause and Effect Curse Killing, go!"

Buzz~

A terrifying force surged along the Cause and Effect River straight towards Tang Menghe.

...

In Haodong City, Zhao Xing completed a transaction at a stall.

He obtained one of the treasures mentioned by Wang Shuning, the Purple Ganoderma Holy Spring Water.

No sooner had the transaction ended than Ji Si suddenly looked up in a certain direction.

"What’s wrong?" Yang Baihe and Zhao Xing both transmitted mentally.

"Tang Menghe stepped into my Heavenly Mechanism Maze once and fell into Ren Qiu’s Cause and Effect Trap."

"Now he’s incapacitated and can’t compete with us," Ji Si said.

"Well, perhaps it’s fortunate; though out of the competition, he saves his life," Yang Baihe replied. "Let’s continue looking for the Nine Shining Heart Pearl."

"No, he’s about to lose his life." Ji Si shook her head. "My maze left a thin chance for survival, but Ren Qiu’s Cause and Effect Trap gave him no escape; now she’s planning to execute Tang Menghe with the Cause and Effect Curse Killing Technique."

"Execute?" Zhao Xing frowned.

The differing factions and personalities of Fate Masters result in diverse styles of spells.

Ji Si adhered to the Heavenly Master Mansion philosophy: unless a mortal enemy, leave a path for survival.

Previously, she opposed Tang Menghe, merely scaring him away, prompting him to retreat.

Ren Qiu differed; according to Ji Si, this person joined several harsh training sects.

In essence, Ren Qiu emerged as a standout from the Cause and Effect Purgatory.

Her creed was complete eradication!

Ji Si wouldn’t raise the topic without reason; mentioning it meant seeking an opinion.

But Zhao Xing left the choice to Ji Si:

"Ji Si, do you think we should save him?"

Ji Si’s eyes twitched, her fingers beneath her sleeve blurred.

Moments later, Ji Si said, "Grand Minister of Agriculture, I feel saving Tang Menghe will favor the future; aiding him today will yield good results tomorrow."

Zhao Xing immediately pondered.

If Tang Menghe died within Ji Si’s Heavenly Mechanism Maze, according to the Heavenly Master Mansion’s theory, though primarily Ren Qiu’s responsibility, Ji Si would bear a fragment of the Cause and Effect, lingering like a weight on her conscience.

Of course, Ren Qiu wouldn’t feel the same, but would likely feel delightful.

This difference among Fate Master factions led to disparities in cultivation techniques.

Obviously, Ji Si refrained from highlighting this point; she didn’t want personal concerns to sway Zhao Xing’s decisions.

Yet Zhao Xing, understanding the Heavenly Master Mansion deeply, realized immediately.

He looked at Yang Baihe.

"I’m here for vacation, actually," the latter chuckled.

A Taishi Crown floated above his head; holding the Boundary Repair Pen, his aura subtly rose, and the Ten Thousand Character Robe gently rippled, entering a combat-ready state.

"But, a little exercise wouldn’t hurt."