Chapter 201 - We Are Stuck

The use of the Strength Ka daily could not only make Yang Zhai's essence water strong, but also his physical strength. Yang Zhai had been using this Ka for almost eight to nine months. He should have the strength of eight bulls by now, but he did not, as he was also busy with many other things and could not even cultivate.

Such as he had spent many of his days on his investigation of many things. In addition, he had also been putting his plans into action. Therefore, he could barely reach the strength of seven bulls. However, this strength was more than enough for Yang Zhai. 

His body could store up to the strength of nine bulls after using the Earth Skin ka. 

Yang Zhai grabbed Wei Li's right hand with his left hand. Wei Li tried to free his hand, but could not.

"You only have one week, consider it before doing anything else. In this world, not everything goes according to what a person decides. Once this week passes, you can forget about ever becoming a noble, goodbye." 

Yang Zhai freed Wei Li's hand and left. He walked past Wei Li, Bin Wei, Hyun Hae, and Lie Yi, then opened the door and left.

On the other hand, Wei Li stood in his place like a statue. He did not move and kept on looking at his right hand. His eyes were filled with shock and fear. His anger was nowhere to be seen. He had even forgotten that he was angry at Yang Zhai.

Lie Yi and Bin Wei looked at each other with confused expressions. They could not understand what had just happened, why was Wei Li standing there silently without saying anything or even moving?

"What happened? What did Yang Zhai say that the father is standing there without doing anything?" 

"Don't know." 

Bin Wei walked to Wei Li and asked,

"Wei Li, what happened? What did Yang Zhai say?"

"Uh,"

Wei Li was awakened from his shock by Bin Wei's voice. He did not say anything and walked away.

Yang Zhai was walking around the village to find a new house to rent. He was thinking,

Whenever the noble selection starts, it lasts for a whole week. To Wei Li, becoming a noble is his dream, and can do anything to become a noble. So, he will be desperate and would not be able to think straight; anyway, he has no other way but to give me essence stones as I asked him to.

The clan doesn't want to lose a force of five cultivators and let them become independent; thus, it gives them benefits in the form of nobility. And as there can be many problems because of which a family misses the noble selection on the first day, the noble selection lasts for a whole week. 

Yang Zhai rented an empty house.

I cannot go to the house where Si Yu and Li Na live as Zihao De must be following me everywhere. If Tai Qi finds out that the girl who sent the letter to him was Li Na, then it will be problematic: Yang Zhai pondered.

Yang Zhai sat down to cultivate in the rented house. Finding a house on the lease was not difficult at all. Even if there was no house that could be rented, the cultivators could simply live in the mortal house with mortals. This was just the power system of the world. It was the power that ruled. Wrong and right were also created by the powerful.

No mortal would even object to a cultivator living with them, in fact, some even considered it a blessing and honor. Power was the true self. Give someone power, and their real self will be revealed.

Even I am not spared from this. Every plan I made was by staying within my limits: Yang Zhai thought with a smile.

He could act weak because he had the power to act weak. 

Yang Zhai began to cultivate.

…..

Meanwhile,

Wei Li was sitting on the wooden bed in his room. 

"How did he become this strong? I could feel his strength just from his grip. I am sure if he wanted to, he could have killed me on the spot." His right hand was still shaking. 

"Fifty mid-grade essence stones and five thousand low-grade essence stones… nobility." 

Wei Li was still thinking about what Yang Zhai had said. 

If I can pay the amount Yang Zhai has requested, I can become a noble, but I don't have this many essence stones right now: He thought.

To Wei Li, becoming a noble was his dream, and for this, he had also taken care of Yang Zhai. Thus, he did not want to miss this opportunity.

He began to stroll, pondering,

"From where can I get these essence stones? I can't threaten Yang Zhai as well. First, he is being protected by the third elder, second, he himself has become strong. If I mess with him, I might get in trouble. I don't have any choice but to give him essence stones"

He was strolling around when Bin Wei entered the room. She saw Wei Li walking here and there in the room. She went close to him and said,

"Wei, what happened? From the moment Yang Zhai said something to you, you have become restless. Did he say something shocking?"

"Uh," Wei Li heard Bin Wei's voice and was pulled out of his thoughts. He looked at Bin Wei, and spoke, 

"No, nothing, it's just that we now have a chance to become nobles." 

"What?!! Is it true?!!"

"Yes, this is. Yang Zhai said that he is willing to help us become a noble."

"Didn't he just reject it?"

"Yes, but in return, he wants essence stones."

"Hmm," Bim Wei was shocked after hearing him. 

"He wants five thousand low-grade essence stores and fifty mid-grade essence stones." We Li spoke.

"What?!!!" Bin Wei was even more shocked after listening to what Wei Li said.

"This is why I am restless and anxious. Where will we get this many essence stones in only six days? We are stuck."

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