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Chapter 338: New king succeeds the throne

"The Source Energy Cannons a hundreds of times stronger, but the energy consumption is also hundreds of times more. Not only does it require a high density battery, it also requires the Source Energy Cannon's body to be several times sturdier compared to before. With our battery and refining technology and the items we have on hand, I'm afraid it'll be difficult to meet the standard."

Chu Tian didn't care about Yun Tianhe's questions.

"No need to worry, I have already thought of a high density crystal oil refining method in Imperial City. The battery factory and weapon factory can barely conform to the standard. As for the material, when we evacuated Imperial City, we took several hundred years worth of metals from the royal treasury. It will be enough to withstand the power of the Source Energy Cannons."

Chu Tian proposed another heavy firearm design.

This firearm was made with very rare metals and could shoot for a long time at high speeds. This added together created super strong bullets, super fast shooting, and long term firing of bullets.

Whether it was the Source Energy Cannon or the heavy Source Energy Gun, they were all super powerful weapons, so they required a high level of technology and materials. Chu Tian had to personally help with the research to ensure they could make it before the War Hounds arrived. The Yun Sect already had a strong research power, but now combining the Imperial City Yun Sect and the Central State Yun Sect, this was increased by several times.

Several hundred scholars worked day and night, with dozens of facilities operating at the same time, involving the several thousand members of the Yun Sect. After large amounts of experimenting and calculating, they had results in just a few days.

Several Miracle Commerce airships travelled between Central State City and South Sky City, transporting large amounts of crystal oil. Miracle Commerce's five main warehouses were filled with crystal oil. After there were enough materials, the several dozen factories began to turn. There were over ten thousand workers and over a thousand symbol masters that began their work.

Meng Qingwu personally supervised the factories. There were several hundred fist sized things that were made, perfectly shaped like some kind of fruit with runes carved over the surface. There was highly compressed crystal oil inside of it with a red button at the top. If this button was pressed, the Source Energy Battery within would activate, letting the compressed crystal oil inside return to an explosive state.

This was the Source Energy Grenade.

The structure was not complex and was quite simple. Because each soldier could carry one or two of them onto the battlefield, it would have a terrifying effect on the battlefield. Even if it landed on an Awakened Soul Cultivator's body, they might die without leaving a trace.

In the Source Energy Weapon warehouse, there were an entire fifty thousand Source Energy Guns and over five thousand Source Energy Submachine Guns. This far exceeded the Imperial City's storage and was enough to make up for the lack of strength from the Central State army.

Not bad.

When Meng Qingwu saw the neat line of weapons, her heart was filled with confidence. It was at this time that the Giant Shark Gang brought great news to Meng Qingwu.

"After the Fang King took over Imperial City, he wanted to immediately attack the Calm Martial Ruler, but he was instead ambushed by the Calm Martial Ruler at the three big northern ports. All the ships have been captured and those that haven't have been burned down with the ports. The Calm Martial Ruler is now leading close to three hundred thousand cavalry to meet us in the south!"

The Central State's garrison was too weak, the Calm Martial Ruler had come right on time!

The Calm Martial Ruler had the highest position of the Three Rulers and was someone that had supported the Southern Summer territory by himself. Not to mention bringing elites to Central State, the Calm Martial Ruler had also stolen all the boats and burned down all the ports. This would no doubt delay the War Hounds Kingdom, buying more time for Chu Tian in Central State.

"Immediately prepare to welcome them."

Meng Qingwu led a group of Miracle Commerce staff to the Central State port to clear out most of it and prepare a temporary military camp. Two days later, several hundred warships appeared on the horizon. The Calm Martial Ruler coming to Central State this time had brought a total of two hundred and eighty thousand elites, most of them being the Azure Storm Cavalry, the main force of the Southern Summer army!

The four hundred thousand cavalry were the most important combat force in the Southern Summer Country, half in Imperial City and half in Cang State. If during the fight, these cavalry had been present, it was unknown if the Fang King could have taken Imperial City or not. Now that this army had arrived in Central State, it would be a great help to defending Central State!

The Imperial Region falling should have been a large blow to the Calm Martial Ruler.

But the Calm Martial Ruler did not seem angry or breathless, he just seemed strangely calm. It was probably as the Southern Summer commander in chief, he was very good at hiding his emotions.

The Calm Martial Ruler rebuked himself over the Southern Summer disaster. He had not seen the true goal of the War Hounds invasion of Cang State. The War Hounds' army had entered Cang State pretending to attack Cang State City and seeming like they were really aiming to attack the breeding farms, but those were all fake. The real goal was just to draw the Southern Summer's cavalry unit away, letting them lose their use, so the Fang King could lead his personal army into Southern Summer.

This actually was not the Calm Martial Ruler's fault.

The Southern Summer Country's information had clearly been delayed, not knowing that the War Hound Plains had been unified and that a Spirit Beast Warring Kingdom was supporting the War Hounds Kingdom. The new Fang King was clearly a veteran general, having studied the Southern Summer army's main characters. In this situation where he was lacking in information, the Calm Martial Ruler could do nothing since he was not a prophet.

"The previous king has given his order!" Gu Qianqiu respectfully came forward with a bow and said, "He asks the Calm Martial Ruler, Dongfang Gan to take the position of the Southern Summer King!"

The surrounding officers all knelt down. Whether it was the Calm Martial Ruler's prestige, fame, or background, they were all suited for this position!

The Southern Summer Country was a shaky group without a leader, they needed someone to take charge and give orders!

Who knew that the Calm Martial Ruler would coldly say, "How can a general be the Southern Summer King? This ruler cannot accept the throne, it would be proper for Dongfang Haoran to inherit the throne!"

No one would believe it if it was anyone else saying it, but the whole nation knew the Calm Martial Ruler's personality. He was just like Dongfang Zhan, although he held power, he was not interested in material enjoyment. When the previous generation Southern Summer King picked between the two princes, he favoured the swift and resolute Dongfang Gan more. Who would have thought that when his royal father wanted to pass the throne to him, Dongfang Gan would lead his troops to block the War Hounds without saying a word.

Dongfang Gan's action told the previous king that he belonged on the battlefield and not the palace, so the previous king could only helplessly pass his position to Dongfang Hao. Dongfang Hao had a great ambition while lacking the talent to be a wise king, but he was good at managing the kingdom, having the mind of a king, so the Southern Summer's government management was considered not bad.

Now that Dongfang Hao was dead?

Dongfang Gan was still not willing to be the Southern Summer King?

The great scholar sullenly said, "The prince is talented, but he is still young. He lacks experience with the battlefield and with governing, how could he be a king? The Southern Summer Country is in a very special period, I ask the Calm Martial Ruler to not reject this!"

"We ask our king to take the throne!"

Everyone loudly shouted together.

Dongfang Gan said with knit brows, "If I become the king, who will lead the battle? Southern Summer does not need a king right now, but rather a general that can defeat the War Hounds!"

"The Calm Martial Ruler's words are wrong!" Meng Qingwu spoke up, "This war determines the fate of the nation, so with the king personally leading the army, it will increase the morale of the soldiers. As long as we can get past this disaster, when can we not fight back! Prince Dongfang Haoran is not yet thirty and can break through to the peak 9th Awakened Soul Layer. How about letting him gain experience by following the Country Guarding Ruler, one day becoming a pillar of the Southern Summer Country not inferior to the Calm Martial Ruler. Otherwise, if the prince assumes the throne too early, he will lack the strength and prestige to calm the public and it will waste the prince's greatest stage to grow. What is the Calm Martial Ruler hesitating for? If the Calm Martial Ruler ascends, it will bring benefit and if the Calm Martial Ruler rejects the throne, it will bring mistakes, so please reconsider!"

Gu Qianqiu gave Meng Qingwu his approval.

She really was the wise and beautiful vice chairman of Miracle Commerce, this logical argument was much more use than these other people.

The Calm Martial Ruler gave a sigh before finally agreeing.

Dongfang Gan was surrounded by the army as he finally underwent a simple and brief coronation, turning Central State City into Imperial City. After Dongfang Gan ascended the throne, he immediately sent out several royal proclamations.

First, he titled Dongfang Haoran as the Calm Martial Ruler, inheriting the noble title left behind by Dongfang Gan. Of course, it was only the title so far. Dongfang Haoran did not have much military experience and his strength was not good enough, so he couldn't control the military. The control of the military still remained in Dongfang Gan's hands.

Second, the Country Guarding Ruler Chu Tian was also titled the "Profound Marquis", becoming a first grade military marquis of the Southern Summer Country. He had the rights to move all the forces of the six counties and govern over all six counties. All the marquises would have the Country Guarding Ruler as their head!

Third, Meng Qingwu had killed the Hell Song Tribe's vice chief Malim, so she was being titled a marquis. She would be named the "Cloud Dream Marquis" and would be Southern State's marquis.

Of these three royal proclamations, two of them were for Miracle Commerce. Chu Tian was both a ruler and a marquis, as well as a first grade military marquis with power, this was unprecedented in the Southern Summer Country. Other than Chu Tian, Meng Qingwu also became a marquis, gaining control of the Southern State army that once guarded the Western Marquis' manor. This was the first female marquis in the several hundred years of Southern Summer history!

Regarding this, no one had any objections to this.

The Three Great Clans could no longer recover after Imperial City fell and the other big clans either ran, died, or turned to the War Hounds, so how could they care about this? Of the several marquises left, other than the newly titled Cloud Dream Marquis Meng Qingwu, the Green Wood Marquis, the Golden Arrow Marquis, and the Divine Wind Marquis were all on Chu Tian's side. Even the scholars led by Gu Qianqiu were all on Chu Tian's side.

The new Imperial City and Central State were all Chu Tian's territory!

Because of this, from the marquises to the citizens, not a single person objected to this and rather were filled with excitement. Chu Tian being entrusted with such heavy responsibilities in the Southern Summer Country was a good thing to the Southern Summer Country!

After Dongfang Gan announced the royal proclamations, he wanted to head to the Yun Sect to look for Chu Tian.

In the end, before he could even move, news came from the Yun Sect. Chu Tian had been working hard the past few days, causing his injuries to act up and could only recuperate in bed without continuing working. This caused Miracle Commerce and the Southern Summer Country to be filled with panic.

The Calm Martial Ruler had finally taken the throne.

But now something had happened to Chu Tian. What should they do about this?

In the minds of the Central State people, Chu Tian's position did not lose to the Calm Martial Ruler. As long as Chu Tian was present, there was nothing that was impossible. But, once Chu Tian fell, then how could the people have confidence?

What should they do?

Find the medicine, they had to find the medicine!

Meng Qingwu decided to use all of Miracle Commerce's channels, using any price to buy a single Immortal Grade Medicine. In just a single night, the news of Miracle Commerce buying an Immortal Grade Medicine to cure Chu Tian spread across the entire kingdom. However, even with the news spread, not a single word was sent back.

Chapter 339: Little princess Vivian

Going back ten days, when Imperial City still had not fallen yet.

The elf Aubersen had left Imperial City on a Dragon Hawk Beast heading south. He passed Central State, Qing State, and Southern State before arriving at an endless primitive jungle.

An entire several tens of thousands of miles was covered in forests, like the ancient era where civilization had not spread yet. It could be imagined that there were large amounts of terrifyingly fierce beasts, with even level three demon beasts being common. To the Southern Summer Country or the War Hounds Country, this place was a vast wilderness that could not be opened.

Aubersen rushed through the territory of a fierce beast, but he ignored the warning and angry roars all around him as he continued to move on through. Not a single one of those fierce beasts dared to launch an attack against him. These fierce beasts did not have a high intelligence, but they could tell who was weak and who was strong.

Not to mention the deep Aubersen who they couldn't measure, even the Dragon Hawk Beast he was riding was a powerful level three demon beast. With wings that were tens of meters long and scarlet dragon scales adorning its body, it however had the claws and head of an eagle. That strong aura coming from it was enough to shock most of the fierce beasts.

When Aubersen passed through the endless jungles, traces of civilization finally appeared. He arrived above an emerald forest and although this was still a forest, it was clearly different from the other areas. The colour of the forest was very attractive and looked to be full of life. Each tree did not just seem like a plant, but rather a living being that was alive.

This patch of forest covered over a hundred miles, with hundred meter trees appearing everywhere. Each tree was as tall as a skyscraper in the human world. The holes had windows on them and there were tree houses hanging on the branches.

"It's elder Aubersen."

"Elder Aubersen is back!"

The Dragon Hawk flying low over the forest attracted the attention of the elves. When the elves noticed the person on the Dragon Hawk, they immediately let down their guard and put down the bows in their hands as they began to call out.

These elves hid in the forest, almost becoming a part of it. If they didn't take the initiative to show themselves, no one would be able to notice them. Aubersen jumped down and fell from two hundred meters in the air. He floated down like a leaf and passed through the branches of the tree. Grabbing a branch and swinging, he landed on the soft grass below.

"Elder Aubersen, you're finally back!"

"Un, how has the tribe been recently? How are the northern ogres? What about the southern lizardmen? Have the short tempered giants on the mountain ridge awakened or not….."

"Relax, everything is as normal."

Figure after figure jumped out of the trees, which were as gentle and beautiful as butterflies, quickly surrounding him. The elves were different from humans. There was a large disparity in weight for humans. One could become as fat as a ball or as skinny as bamboo. One could be a beautiful nation collapsing beauty or they could be as ugly as the devil.

The elves did not have anyone that was too fat, too thin, or too ugly. Each elven woman was a medium size for humans and they were all great beauties. It was because of this that the elves were known as the most beautiful race of the continent!

Aubersen was a very popular person in the tribe because Aubersen had a special status. The elves were a very isolated race and most elves were not allowed to participate in the outer world's fighting, so many elves did not know what the world was like outside.

Aubersen was a wanderer, collecting news for the various tribes. Every time he went out it would last for a year or two and each time he would bring back rumours and customs of various different nations. It was because of this that the young boys and girls all loved crowding around him.

Aubersen gave a friendly greeting, "Hello everyone!"

"Hei, uncle Aubersen!" A clear and melodious sound like a silver bell rang out which was like the sound of the devil for Aubersen. He felt his head ache, but he still looked over with a faint smile on his face, "Aiya, isn't it little princess Vivian? After not seeing each other for a year, Vivian has become even more beautiful."

Aubersen looked up to see a pair of slender and beautiful legs. They were very white and long, like they were carved from jade and could be considered a beautiful piece of art. They were currently swaying in the tree above. When this girl appeared, even with Aubersen's skills, he could not detect her, but he was already used to this.

This was a very beautiful elven girl who looked to be around twelve-thirteen years old. She was wearing a dress made of leaves and there was an exquisite flower crown on her dark green hair. Her petite face was a work of beauty, just like a fairy of the forest.

Even though this young girl was an elf, she was still considered a great beauty.

"Humph, I don't want to listen to this!" Little princess Vivian swayed before vanishing, almost instantly appearing on the ground. There was a bright red fruit in her hand which she took a bit of, scattering the juice in all directions. Her bright as crystal eyes looked at Aubersen and she mumbled, "Where is my gift, did you forget?"

Aubersen quickly wiped his sweat, "Little princess Vivian has asked for something, how could I forget. I believe you'll like it very much this time."

"Don't lie to me! You said the same thing last time. In the end, the thing you brought was the treasure of a great warring kingdom, the Soul Gem left by the ancient Heavenly Race. However, I didn't like it at all!"

"This time, I passed through a little human country and found something very interesting. Although its value is not high, I'm sure you'll be satisfied!"

The little princess' emerald eyes instantly lit up. She didn't care if something was valuable, it was fine if it was just interesting. Aubersen took out the video disk player.

"What is this thing? Isn't this just a mirror!"

"It's called a video disk player, it is something that can store images and sounds. It is very interesting. I'll show you how it works…..There are also many other things like Magnetic Sound Machines, canned foods, light bulbs, and others. Anyway, you'll like these things."

Little princess Vivian was a bit interested.

"Then I'll take it back and give it a try." The little princess picked up the video disk player in one hand and stored everything else in her storage ring. When Aubersen let out a sigh of relief, the little princess immediately turned and glared at him, "If it's not as amazing as you described it or if it's not fun at all, I will go and pull out all those flowers and plants in your garden!"

Aubersen's body trembled. How could that be? That was his lifeblood!

The little princess did not give Aubersen a chance to talk before her figure swayed and disappeared on the spot!

Aubersen opened his mouth, but didn't have a chance to speak. He just prayed that the mysterious items he picked up in the Southern Summer small kingdom was enough to satisfy the little princess. The little princess' innate talent was very special, so even Aubersen could not do anything against her. In a breath's worth of time, the little princess arrived in her own tree house.

"Everyone, come and take a look!"

"The little princess has brought back something fun."

When the little princess returned to her home, it immediately attracted the attention of many elves.

These elves were mostly younger than the little princess, with several of them looking to be around four-five year old human children. They were biting their fingers as they looked at her with innocent faces.

"Big sister princess, what is this?"

"Why haven't we seen it before!"

The little princess of course had a proud appearance. She stood in the center of the little elves, aloof like she was the king of the children, "This thing was brought back from the human world. This princess has never seen it before, so of course you guys haven't seen it before."

"Then how do you play with it?"

"Oh, don't be anxious. Let me slowly look it over!"

"What is this thing, it smells so fragrant!" An elf that was around six years old took out a can, "Can this be eaten?"

"Little glutton, you only think about eating!" The little princess said, "Aubersen said that this was canned food from the humans and said the flavour's not bad. He brought back quite a bit, so everyone can have a portion."

The little princess was very straightforward and this was why the children liked playing with her. In just a little while, the several hundred cans of food were divided among the several dozen children.

Pa!

The little princess opened a can and immediately smelt a strong fragrance which made the little princess very surprised. Were the humans also skilled enough to cook demon beast meat? She always thought that only elves cooked demon beast meat on the continent!

"Un, un, so tasty! It's so tasty!"

The elven children was scarving down the meat. Although elves did cook demon beast meat, they normally had a vegetarian diet and didn't specialize with meat dishes. When they ate they ate the food cooked with the Source Energy Cooking and seasoned by Miracle Commerce, each elf was filled with praise.

Is it really that tasty?

The little princess opened a can of violent bear meat. The meat was very fragrant, it had a great flavour, and the meat was very chewy, it really was tasty food. The little princess even finished the liquid inside. She suddenly felt a bit of regret, with this kind of delicious thing, she shouldn't have told anyone about it.

But to save face, she couldn't ask for it back.

"Little princess, how do you play with this video disk player?"

"Let me try!" Vivian turned on the video disk player according to the method Aubersen taught her. Several pairs of bright eyes looked over, seeing the reflective surface of the mirror suddenly light up as it displayed pictures.

"Ah!"

These timid elves were all scared as they all ran away.

"What is going on here?"

"Why can we see another world in this mirror?"

"My god, could this be the legendary Dimensional Mirror? This is a divine item from the great ancient era!"

The little princess was very surprised at first as well. She had never met this kind of situation before, but the little princess could feel that this item's energy fluctuation was very weak, so it couldn't possibly be a divine item. She waved her hand and said, "Don't panic, don't panic, there is no danger with this thing."

Everyone was doubtful, but they couldn't hold off their curiosity as several dozen little heads surrounded it. When they saw the movie that was being shown, each person revealed a look of shock. It was as if they couldn't believe what was happening in front of them as they called out shrill cries of shock.

"Wa!"

"A picture appeared!"

"It's actually moving inside!"

"It's like it's linked to another world, how could this be accomplished?"

Some elves couldn't help touching it. As a result, they touched the cold and smooth mirror, like there was a layer of glass separating them from the other world.

"You're all blocking me!" Little princess Vivian could not understand everything as she shouted, "Quiet, quiet, there is sound coming out, I can't hear if you're all this noisy. If you don't listen to me, I won't let you watch it!"

The elven children instantly behaved.

Everyone had eyes wide open as they watched the new "monster" in front of them in a daze!

Chapter 340: Another worshipper

While these elves looked like children, calculating it in human years, they were around forty-fifty years old. Although the elven mind developed slowly, their cultivation speed and efficiency could not compare to humans. But with such a long time, no matter how slow one was, they would still become quite strong.

Even the weakest elf here was in the Awakened Soul Realm. There were seven-eight of them in the True Soul Realm and other than little princess Vivian, there was another person in the True Spirit Realm.

Just this group of children had this kind of terrifying strength.

It could be imagined just how strong the elves were.

However, no matter how strong they were, their minds were still that of children. Because of this, they were very curious when it came to this strange thing they had never seen before.

The voice of the narrator slowly sounded. Although the human language was different from the elven language, the human language was not hard to learn. Since the humans were one of the main races on the continent, the human language was a part of the elf's curriculum since they were young, so it wasn't hard for them to understand it.

The movie recorded in the Illusory Image Stone was not a real record. The image within was made to be exaggerated, so when the people fought, the image would be very earth shattering. The elves were stunned watching it.

Awesome!

So fun, this was so much fun!

This was a grand feast for their imagination and senses!

The entire room was silent as each elf found that other than the earth shattering battle scenes, the most attractive part was the story itself. The elves were intelligent beings that were ten times more sensitive than humans, so when they watched the movie, the emotions they felt were ten times stronger!

When the male lead met the princess, that vague love that people couldn't touch made these inexperienced elves feel a tickle on their hearts. That handsome and brave male lead Chu Tian and the beautiful and compassionate princess Meng Yingying, they had a pure and noble character which made the elves instantly like them.

"I'm so angry!" An elven girl that seemed to be eleven-twelve years old angrily said, "Why is this Chu Tian so timid. Since he likes her, why doesn't he chase her!"

"That's right!"

"Can he not see that princess Meng Yingying also likes him?"

"This blockhead! Idiot!"

"What do you know?" The little princess waved her hand and said in a self important voice, "The human kingdoms place importance on one's status. This warrior named Chu Tian is only a wandering swordsman and that Meng Yingying is a noble princess. You think in a human kingdom, a normal person can be together with a princess!"

The elves were all lost in thought.

What! Humans were too annoying, why did they view these imaginary things as so important?

The elves found it hard to understand the human customs. These normal elves did not find it hard to play with the little princess. Even if an ordinary elf were to dine at the Elven King's table, no one would find anything wrong with it.

"The little princess is right!" Another elf began to show her knowledge, "You should all think about it. If an ogre wanted to be together with our little princess, do you think the Grand Elder will agree?"

"Ah pei!" Little princess Vivian's face turned red with anger, "How could a handsome, honest, and brave person like Chu Tian be compared to an ogre. This simply is not a comparison!"

"Human eyes are not the same!"

"Unreasonable humans!"

While the elves were quarreling, the plot suddenly added in more suspense. The general of the kingdom secretly confessed and distorted the facts for personal gain. The king immediately put the princess under house arrest and sent people to execute the human warrior.

Damn!

This human king was too evil!

How was Chu Tian not worthy of the princess? Why do you stop them?

The elves were filled with righteous indignation, sweating over the destiny of these two people. Who would have thought that the princess would escape that night after receiving the news. A series of shocking and nervous escape scenes soon followed that made them covered in sweat.

This was just too exciting!

There was no doubt the male and female lead were wise!

Finally when the two of them were about to meet in the village they decided on, an unexpected incident had occurred. A Scarlet Blood Priest appeared, taking the compassionate princess!

The Scarlet Blood Priest Yu Nie slaughtered innocent people, using an evil technique to collect essence blood. When they saw this incomparably tragic murder scene, the faces of every elf went red with anger and they began to tremble. It was like all the people that died were actually living people.

How could there be such an evil person in this world!

What should they do about this?

What would happen to the fates of the male and female leads?

Less than a half of the plot had been told as the rhythm of the story began to increase. The story became more and more fabulous as various foreshadowing creating suspense linked together, finally reaching a point where the decisive battle exploded.

"Ah!"

"No!"

"Don't die!"

When they saw the male lead Chu Tian save the princess and finally sink into the bottomless swamp, every elf had tears of pain dripping down their eyes. Could it be that it would end in tragedy after all that effort?

When the elves were filled with sadness, a miracle transition occurred. The story concluded with everyone thinking that the warrior and princess died, but the warrior and princess concealed their identity and found a place where no one would bother them where they lived their lives in peace and silence.

"Good, good, good!"

The elves clapped their hands until they were broken.

The final ending was truly too suited to their tastes.

The little princess went from crying to smile. This made sense, a good person deserved a good ending. This gift was just too amazing, she was in love with this story.

"Does Chu Tian really exist among the humans?"

"If he does exist, I must see him!"

"That's right, that's completely right. He is now my idol!"

The elves began to discuss with each other. If there really was a person like Chu Tian among the humans, they had to see him no matter what!

"Princess Vivian, tomorrow is my hundredth birthday." An elf that didn't seem that much younger than the princess eagerly spoke up, "I like this thing very much, can you give it to me?"

Another elf said, "Doesn't the princess like my mount? How about I trade it for this video disk player?"

"Princess..."

"No! No! No!" The little princess angrily glared at them. She reached out her arms to block the video disk player like her sacred sanctity was about to be violated, "This video disk player is this princess' favourite present. Without my agreement, if anyone dares touch it, I'll create a bump on their heads."

"Stingy!"

"I'm stingy, I'm stingy!"

"Don't mind her, let's go find elder Aubersen."

The elves all stared at the video disk player with faces filled with envy. If someone was willing to take one out, they would be willing to exchange all their treasure for it.

However, since elder Aubersen could bring one back, why couldn't he bring back a second one or a third one? The little princess also thought this. Since there was one story, why couldn't there be a second or a third?

Aubersen's tree house was quickly invaded by these children.

When he saw the excited little elves, Aubersen almost fell over in fear. How could this be? Aubersen quickly realized what happened. He said that there was only one of these things and there weren't any others, there really wasn't!

Aubersen tried every means to persuade them which was no use, so he finally promised, "This human country isn't that far away from us. If I have time from now on, I'll go and bring some presents back for you all!"

The elves were not very satisfied with this, but they couldn't do a thing. After all, elder Aubersen couldn't make something appear out of thin air.

Little princess Vivian was the only person in the elf tribe that had a video disk player.

This news was quickly spread and these little elves all told their elders after returning home. Soon, there was some adult elves that also asked little princess Vivian to borrow the video disk player. Vivian was very angry, this item was now her beloved treasure, how could she casually lend it out?

People were more curious the more they couldn't see something.

"The Oldman Tribe is willing to use a month's worth of moonlight water to exchange for little princess Vivian's video disk player!"

"The Green Leaves Tribe is willing to use a branch of the Tree of Life to exchange for little princess Vivian's video disk player!"

"..."

Little princess Vivian was the symbol of troublemakers and causing trouble, so no one liked to approach her on their own. However, it was like little princess Vivian was on fire these past few days. The precious treasure in her hands was not just coveted by the people of her own tribe, but also the surrounding tribes came to negotiate with her.

"No! I said no and I mean no!"

"Even if you take out a Dragon Core, this princess will still say no!"

Little princess Vivian angrily fought them all off and chased off all the people that came to negotiate. Finally she locked herself up in her room and refused to meet anyone.

A stir quickly fell over the elf tribes.

The people that were expelled by princess Vivian all went to complain and those tribes immediately sent out messages. This elf tribe was provoking their allies and destroying the alliance. If a reasonable explanation was not given, they would complain to the Elven Council!

How could they be compensated?

Of course it was by taking the video disk player away. This good thing should be shared with the entire forest!

This matter alarmed the Grand Elder and finally princess Vivian was pressured to give up her beloved video disk player. Over this matter, she cried for an entire night like her beloved toy was snatched away by others.

The curtain of night gradually fell.

Little princess Vivian had a face of hidden bitterness as she sulked in her room. In just a few days, she felt the deep evil of the world. The video disk player had been borrowed and she didn't know when those people would return it.

Elder Aubersen was not willing to disclose the origin of the video disk player because the elves were a peace loving race. Elder Aubersen was worried that once he disclose the location, that place would no longer be peaceful.

However, Aubersen missed one point.

Did he think people wouldn't know if he just didn't speak?

Little princess Vivian had the Magnetic Sound Device as well as several dozen disks bought from the Southern Summer Country. These disks were bought by elder Aubersen for a high price in the Southern Summer Country, but he did not know what was recorded within.

Vivian was smarter after suffering a loss. She hid these things and secretly listened to them every night.

There were stories, there was music, there were lessons, and various learning materials.

In short, the content was very rich.

What made little princess Vivian pleasantly surprised was that she found that these things came from a small human country to the north. What filled her with excitement was that...she learned that the Chu Tian in the movies actually existed!

These cameras, Magnetic Sound Devices, and everything else was all invented by him!

Little princess Vivian's feelings towards Chu Tian went from admiration to worship in a single step!

Chapter 341: Important decision

At dusk, the emerald forest was covered in a peaceful twilight glow. The elves had long lives and a slow pace of life, so there was almost no one that focused on their cultivation. Everyone liked to plant flowers or dabble in arts and music.

At this time, an old elf holding two books walked past the princess' room and asked the two elven guards nearby, "Has little princess Vivian not appeared yet? She's normally very active at this time!"

"We saw her a few minutes ago, she returned to her tree house."

"That girl's toy has been taken by others, so she should be very angry, but she'll be better after pouting for two days. Don't bother her right now or else you'll be in for bad luck."

"We understand!"

The old elf looked up at the tree house before shaking his head and turned to leave.

Actually no one in the tribe knew that Vivian had already secretly left. When everyone was unprepared, she used her special innate spatial powers to escape. She quickly passed through the mountains and forests, passing through many dangerous areas before finally arriving at the border of the Southern Summer Country.

"Is this a human country in front?"

The sky was already dark and Vivian stood on tiptoes as she looked forward from the mountain peak. She could vaguely see the lights of the Southern Summer border defense posts. This made the little princess unable to not feel a bit anxious. From the elders, she knew a bit about the humans.

The humans were a very complicated life form, they differed whether it was appearances or their personalities. Just like how there were beautiful women like princess Meng Yingying in the movie, there were also disfigured people like the Scarlet Moon Master. There were people that were brave and selfless like Chu Tian in the movie, there were also deceitful and unprincipled people.

There was good and evil in this world, but there has never been a race where there was such a wide spread before, this was something never seen with any other races. So, humans were the most complex race and this was why they could make these kinds of movies that she loved.

Although there were good people among the humans, the elves generally believed that most of them were greed and deceitful, so the elves did not have a good opinion of humans. This made the elven race break off diplomatic relations with the humans, not messing with human relations.

Little princess Vivian was used to hearing this, so she felt nervous and afraid of humans. It's said that evil and brave human rogues would attack elven tribes and kidnap beautiful young girls, selling them to human nobles to satisfy their cravings.

Just thinking about it was terrifying!

If it wasn't for the fact Chu Tian was here, Vivian would not want to have any contact with humans!

How could the little princess know that the Southern Summer Country was only a weak little kingdom. Even if the three strongest Southern Summer Three Rulers worked together, they would not be able to defeat her. Just depending on her rare spatial innate talent, how many people on the continent could catch her?

The little princess did not dare continue forward.

She saw down on a moss covered boulder and took out the Magnetic Sound Machine from her chest. She carefully adjusted it while muttering, "I don't know if I can receive a signal here. No matter, I'll give it a try!"

"Zi, zi, zi!"

"Zi, zi, zi, zi!"

The Magnetic Sound Machine continued to make static sounds.

The little princess slightly knit her brows, was this place still too far? When the little princess was feeling a bit depressed, the Magnetic Sound Machine gave a reaction. She heard relaxing music coming from the machine.

"Aiyaya, it really does work!" The little princess excitedly jumped up and immediately changed the channel. She found that she could receive many channels here, "Chu Tian really is the greatest genius on the continent, he can even invent this kind of great thing. This is too awesome!"

Vivian wanted to loudly shout out in excitement.

The little princess began to look for things she liked among the Miracle Broadcasting stations.

Miracle Broadcasting's signal was centered in Central State, so most of the content was about the matters around Central State. Vivian had never entered the human world before, so even if it was the most boring news, it would still be a new experience for her!

"The humans actually have large theaters that can let over a thousand people watch movies together!"

"It would be great if our tribes had these theaters, those fellows wouldn't have stolen my video disk players!"

"Wa!"

"Powerful! Powerful!"

"Chu Tian invented a thing called the communication device? It can let someone talk even when separated by tens of thousands of miles? Really worthy of a person this princess worships. If the elven tribes had this thing, it wouldn't be so troublesome for the Elven Council to discuss with each other!"

"..."

Little princess Vivian was like a curious explorer, sitting alone on the dark cliff, being enraptured by the content. The news being sent from the human world was simply like a new world for the little princess who had never left the forest, it completely changed little princess Vivian's world views.

She had never seen the world like she had today!

The sky gradually lit up.

She had to quickly head back.

Little princess Vivian carefully put away the Magnetic Sound Machine into her chest and jumped down from the cliff, instantly disappearing in the air. Since experiencing this night that was completely different, Vivian could not stop anymore. She worked hard every night to sneak to the Southern Summer Country border to listen to the news from the Southern Summer Country.

Elves had many freedoms, but contact with other races and the outside world was forbidden, especially the humans. If Vivian was discovered, the consequences would not be a joke!

This offended the greatest law of the elves, this would even be brought to the Elven Council!

But Vivian did not care that much, she could not resist the enticement of this mysterious world!

When princess Vivian came that night, she was picking a channel to listen to when she suddenly heard a program about Miracle Commerce's founder, Chu Tian's backstory. It contained many testaments from the members of the "Heavens Alliance" , which was a group formed by Chu Tian's worshippers, so naturally it attracted the little princess' attention.

Chu Tian's experiences are this legendary!"

The little princess knew that Chu Tian was an abandoned son from the Central State's Chu Family, with his parents being forced into a cruel death and him being turned into a slave. He met Meng Yingying by chance and finally accomplished all these great things.

"Real life will always be more legendary than stories!"

The little princess listened carefully, especially to how Chu Tian handled everything which made the little princess admire him even more. The little princess could be considered the most rebellious among the wood elves, so Chu Tian's fearless personality was very suited to the princess' tastes, not to mention all the talent he had.

Powerful, powerful!

No wonder he was able to invent the movies and the Magnetic Sound Machines!

Listening for several days, the little princess understood Chu Tian and Miracle Commerce more and more. She was familiar with all the high level Miracle Commerce members and all their achievements. She already had a deep understanding of Miracle Commerce's charm.

This happy and nervous time always passed very quickly and the sun was about to rise. The little princess reluctantly prepared to put the Magnetic Sound Machine away and return to the tribe, coming again tomorrow.

At this time.

A small Miracle Commerce advertisement attracted the little princess' attention.

"Do you feel dissatisfied with your normal jobs? Do you feel your life lacks excitement? Do you feel your days are redundant? Miracle Commerce's retainer group, the Chu Sect is recruiting new workers. Regardless of your status, your wealth, or your power, whether you are young or old, and no matter where you come from, as long as you are skilled, you have a place in Miracle Commerce. Let us witness a great miracle together and create the miracle dynasty….."

Vivian's heart began to beat fast in this moment.

The elves had long lives, living around five-six hundred years. The ones with higher cultivations could even live for up to a thousand years. The elves had long lives, so they had accumulated a lot of knowledge. Vivian could not understand why a race unmatched in intelligence would hide themselves like this. If their knowledge could benefit the world like Chu Tian's, wouldn't that be the better choice?

If they could leave a mark on the continent, doing things that people admired, wouldn't that mean their lives weren't in vain!

Vivian gave a soft sigh.

It was a pity that the elves were very strict. The elders would not allow them to participate in wars or conflicts, but Vivian could not follow these old rules. If the elders were to know her thoughts, it was possible she could be under house arrest for eight-ten years!

Vivian put away the Magnetic Sound Machine and headed back to the tribe with a sad expression.

For the first time, she questioned the iron rules the elves have persisted by.

The next day, when Vivian went to hear the broadcast again, the contents of all the stations had changed. They were all reporting on the battle situation up north. They were saying that the Spirit Beasts to the north had invaded and had even captured the country's Imperial City.

Those violent Spirit Beasts!

They were too hateful!

The Forest of Chaos had many life forms, including Spirit Beasts. These Spirit Beasts were not anything good, being all thought of as bandits. She never thought that the Southern Summer Country would also be bullied by the Spirit Beasts. The little princess was worried, would Chu Tian be in danger in the Southern Summer Country?

Over the next few days.

The little princess kept listening to broadcasts related to the battle.

That night's Miracle Commerce broadcast started with a large amount of repeated urgent purchase request, "Miracle Commerce's chairman Chu Tian was seriously injured by a Spirit Beast Expert on the frontlines. He now requires a level two Immortal Grade Herb that can restore one's innate vitality!"

What?

Chu Tian was seriously injured?

Vivian was instantly worried. What should she do!

She returned to her room and thought about it all night. Chu Tian was surely in a difficult situation and required help at this moment. Princess Vivian could help him with this matter. If she brought the medicine to him, he would surely be grateful and princess Vivian would have a chance to meet Chu Tian!

Only if she did this, it would be very, very dangerous!

She couldn't care about all of that right now!

Little princess Vivian was not a very serious elf. Once she made up her mind, she would immediately make her move.

Chapter 342: Giving medicine

Level two Immortal Herbs were very precious and there were only a few of them in the tribe, but they were all in the hands of the elven elders, being treated like treasures. Vivian did not have skills in reasoning or deceiving people, so she could only steal the herb!

This medicine needed to be cared for every day and would consume large amounts of resources every year. They were no use to the elders at all because which elder wasn't at least in the True Spirit Realm? It was a waste of heaven's gift, it should be used in a better place!

But which elder should she steal from?

The elven elders were not easy to mess with. The third elder Aubersen had the best relation with her and he perfectly had a stalk of Immortal Herb in his yard, so he was the unlucky one this time!

In the middle of the night.

Vivian snuck out of her room, heading to elder Aubersen's herb garden. The defenses of this herb garden were very strict. The first layer was an illusion array that made people unable to see the herb garden. There was another barrier behind the illusion array and even a True Spirit Realm expert would find it hard to break through. Then there were several alarms and defenses, as well as mechanical puppets that patrolled the garden. There was even a seal around every single herb itself.

The possibility of something being stolen with these defenses was close to zero.

Even if someone tried to forcefully steal anything, it was impossible not to set off an alarm. Once one was set, Aubersen would know immediately. However, this was not difficult for little princess Vivian. She was the possessor of an innate spatial energy, so these defenses only existed in name to the little princess.

Puchi!

Space was torn like a piece of cloth.

The little princess directly entered elder Aubersen's garden. The entire garden was filled with treasures. There were only several dozen precious herbs inside, but each one was very precious.

Vivian found the Immortal Herb Aubersen obtained from a dangerous ruins eighty years ago, the Longevity Grass!

The Longevity Grass, despite its lackluster name, was a very precious Immortal Herb. It's said that this herb contained a strong amount of innate vitality that was enough to cure any birth defects or hidden injuries and increase one's lifespan by 5%. The strong source energy within was enough for an Awakened Soul Cultivator to easily break through their bottleneck!

This is great!

I pick you!

The little princess held a spatial dagger and swiftly bypassed the seal. She cut it on the spatial level and the herb was perfectly taken out, not leaving a single hair behind. There was not a single change in the soil the herb had been planted in. The herb was not pulled out, but rather moved out on a spatial level.

This matter could only be accomplished by Vivian in the forest, so the seal left by Aubersen wasn't touched at all.

"Elder Aubersen, you can't blame me. Royal father also says to plant good deeds, so me taking this herb to save Chu Tian could be considered planting a good deed!"

With the Immortal Herb in hand.

Vivian left the tribe on the same night.

Because the little princess knew that the matter of the stolen herb would not be hidden for long. Once Aubersen was to find that the Immortal Herb he had cultivated for eighty years was gone, he would go wild with anger. She needed to quickly send this herb into Chu Tian's hands, to avoid extra problems later on.

The little princess rushed through the forest and bravely stepped over the Southern Summer Country border for the first time. When she finally arrived in Central State, it was already daybreak. Even if the little princess had innate spatial energy, rushing along like this was still enough to leave her tired.

"Where does Chu Tian live?"

The Southern Summer Country was at war, so Central State was not as lively as usual. Adding in the fact that it was four in the morning, most people were still in their home, so Central State City was very desolate.

This was the little princess' first time in a human city. The humans' stone houses were very strange and were very clustered. There were few trees within this city which was very strange to her. Was living in this dense crowd of tall and big stone houses comfortable?

There were no trees, no grass, no gardens, no running water, no tree houses, no birds as companions…..Several hundred people squeezed in together, thinking about it just felt very twisted. Humans were truly strange!

Where did Chu Tian live?

Vivian closed her eyes and lit her Mind's Lamp. Her Divine Sense was very strong, instantly covering half the city. What made the little princess surprised was that these humans seemed very weak, unbelievably so. Why was there such a weak country in this world?

Vivian did not have any ideas of the kingdom's power classifications, she did not understand that a small kingdom was the lowest ranking of power.

So the Southern Summer humans were this weak, no wonder they were bullied by the Spirit Beasts Kingdom like this!

The little princess' confidence increased after learning the strength of the Southern Summer Country's people because in the entirety of Central State City, there was no one that could threaten her. So, she assuredly found the strongest person and headed in his direction. Chu Tian's position in the Southern Summer Country was very high, so finding the strongest person was right.

The Southern Summer King's temporary residence.

Dongfang Gan was currently analyzing the military's situation during the night. When Dongfang Gan was concentrated on reading over the situation.

"Hey, hello!"

Suddenly a weak and sweet girl's voice filled his ears. Dongfang Gan was shocked to find a petite figure that was two-three meters away from him.

Dongfang Gan's expression fell as he sent out the pen in his hand.

No matter who it was, if someone silently appeared in the middle of the night, they would have the same reaction as Dongfang Gan. Dongfang Gan's cultivation a 2nd Layer True Spirit Cultivator and was the person with the highest cultivation in the Southern Summer Country. For the other side to appear within three meters and for him to not notice the slightest bit of her aura, what did that mean?

She was either a high class assassin!

Or she was an expert with a higher cultivation!

Or perhaps it was both. Since she could not alert the guards outside and suddenly appear in front of Dongfang Gan, she was not an ordinary person.

The little princess did not care as she stuck out two fingers and grabbed the pen thrown out by Dongfang Gan. Dongfang Gan gave a low roar and instantly released his spirit energy. The Dongfang Family's Weapon Transformation Source Spirit turned into a spear and quickly stabbed out at the little princess.

"Why are you attacking me!"

Vivian raised her hand and distorted the space in front of her. The spear pierced into the distorted space and appeared behind Dongfang Gan. The attack landed on Dongfang Gan in the end and Dongfang Gan was sent flying by his own attack.

"Who are you?"

"I'm here to send medicine for Chu Tian." Vivian raised the wooden box in her hand and said in not fluent human language, "Do you know where Chu Tian is?"

"Send medicine?"

Dongfang Gan saw Vivian open the wooden box and a dense aura was released from it, instantly filling the room. Dongfang Gan's injury was covered in this aura and it quickly became better.

This medicine was…..

The door suddenly burst open as several Dongfang Family guards charged in and shouted, "Catch the assassin!"

"Stop!" Dongfang Gan immediately stopped them. If this fellow wanted him, these people could not stop her at all, "This is not the right situation. Go and call someone from Miracle Commerce over."

Meng Yingying was tossing and turning in bed. With the recent developments, she had not been able to rest in several days due to her worries. Now that Chu Tian was sick again, Meng Yingying was very afraid, she did not know how long Chu Tian could last.

It's said that the War Hounds army had been plundering merchants in large amounts. It was clear they wanted ships to head south.

If there was no Chu Tian, how could they block the aggressive War Hounds Country?

At this time, news was sent to Meng Yingying saying that someone from another race had come to Central State to deliver medicine. Meng Yingying first pinched herself to make sure she wasn't in a dream before jumping up in joy. She immediately put on her clothes and rushed over to Dongfang Gan's palace.

She saw that her elder sister had arrived first.

At this time, Meng Qingwu's face was filled with excitement and her body was also slightly trembling. There was a simple wooden box in her hands. For her normal calm elder sister to display this kind of excited expression, there had to be an Immortal Grade Herb in the little wooden box.

"Ah! Aren't you princess Meng Yingying?"

Meng Yingying found a girl who was younger than her by a year or two. She had dark green hair and a flower wreath in her head. Her clothes were woven from green elven leaves, revealing a pair of white crystal legs that looked very beautiful. Her ears were also long and sharp. She was holding a cup of tea and sitting on a chair, sizing up the surrounding humans with eyes filled with curiosity.

When that other race person wearing strange clothes saw Meng Yingying, her eyes immediately lit up. Her snow white legs fell to the ground and she ran over to Meng Yingying with a look of joy. She looked over Meng Yingying several times, "You're even more beautiful than in the movie. My sisters and I all love you. I never thought I would see the real person, this is great!"

Meng Yingying felt a bit embarrassed and a bit strange.

Who was this person?

"Yingying, this is the wood elves' princess Vivian!" Meng Qingwu walked beside her little sister and said, "She's here to bring an Immortal Grade Herb for Chu Tian, she is a great benefactor to our Miracle Commerce."

"Elven princess?" Meng Yingying was shocked. This was a real princess and Meng Yingying only pretended to be one. Meng Yingying did not dare neglect her as she quickly said, "Elder sister princess, Oh no. I should call you grandmother princess. I am Meng Yingying, thank you for saving Chu Tian!"

The little princess' small face scrunched up as she indignantly said, "What grandmother? How am I like a grandmother!"

The little princess was a bit unhappy, causing Dongfang Gan's heart to skip a beat. This little elf seemed harmless, but her cultivation was immeasurably deep. If they accidentally annoyed her, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Meng Yingying quickly scratched her head and apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. An elf's lifespan is different from a human's, so I don't know what to call you."

Elves had a much longer lifespan than humans. The little princess looked to be around thirteen-fourteen years old, but her actual age was around sixty-seventy years old. Meng Yingying had just turned sixteen, was it wrong for her to call her grandmother? It seemed like whether it was humans or elves, they didn't like to talk about age.

"Forget it, forget it!" The little princess did not care as she impatiently said, "Why isn't Chu Tian here yet? I want to see him!"

"Chu Tian's injury is acting up, so he's resting in bed." Meng Qingwu also couldn't wait any longer, "We'll immediately bring the medicine to him!"

Chapter 343: Trading cultivation technique for medicine

Meng Qingwu had imagined Chu Tian's injuries to be very serious. These injuries were a bit worse compared to before, but it was impossible for Chu Tian to not be able to hold on. It was said he was resting in bed these past few days, but he was just lazing around.

The research in the Yun Sect had progressed enough and Chu Tian did not need to personally supervise, so it was fine to let the researchers take care of it themselves. As for the matter of Meng Qingwu and Miracle Commerce searching the entire world for the Immortal Grade Herb for Chu Tian, Chu Tian did not care. How could a small country like the Southern Summer Country have an Immortal Herb?

Immortal Herbs were not cabbages!

Level two Immortal Grade Herbs were even rarer than level three Immortal Grade Herbs because they were formed by the world itself, so they would contain a large amount of natural essence. Most Immortal Herbs would far surpass the level two grade, so it was hard to find low level Immortal Herbs. Speaking of this, even if they did find a level two Immortal Herb, what would Miracle Commerce use to exchange for it?

All of Miracle Commerce's resources were in the Southern Summer Country, they didn't have high level or rare items and the money they used was the Southern Summer's gold coins, which was not worth anything in other countries. Although they had a few spirit stones in store, it was far from enough from being able to buy an Immortal Herb!

No matter how this was looked at, it seemed like a waste of time. Who would have thought that when Chu Tian had this train of thought, a little elven princess from who knows where would bring an Immortal Herb. She crossed several tens of thousands of miles to come to Central State and did not demand any rewards, giving it to Chu Tian for free!

Fuck, where did this black sheep come from!

How precious was an Immortal Herb, it was at least worth one hundred top grade Sacred Herbs!

Chu Tian looked at this elf presenting the medicine with a look of disbelief. This was a little elf that was only one meters and forty something centimeters. She was wearing clothes weaved from leaves and had a flower crown. She had a pair of bare crystal white legs and although her body was not fully grown, her face already had a shocking beauty.

She also had a very strong aura, probably being a peak expert.

But that pure face was filled with curiosity, like she had little experience of the world. According to the eternal traditions of the elves, underage elves were not permitted in the outside world, so she probably secretly snuck out!

"Wa!" When the little princess saw Chu Tian, her snow white cheeks blushed with excitement. Her eyes shined like stares as she looked a bit nervous and cautious, "I never thought I would really be able to see you. I am Vivian, although I am not a human, I have used the things you have invented and am filled with admiration towards you. So when I heard you were injured, I brought a medicinal herb from my tribe just for you. Quickly see if this herb is of any use to you."

So this was the little princess' reason and motive for delivering this medicine. Everyone didn't know whether to laugh or cry. They never would have thought that Miracle Commerce's influence would spread to the elves. Even more so, they never would have thought among the elves, they would have an admirer like this little princess!

"Longevity Grass?" Chu Tian opened the herb box and took a look, revealing a look of surprise. The Longevity Grass that was recorded in an ancient book he had read before, Chu Tian had never seen it in the future. This was a special medicine that could increase one's lifespan!

Meng Yingying nervously asked, "Is it any use?"

"The essence of life is contained within the Longevity Grass, even a normal person would have their lifespan increased if they used this. It would be easy to fix a problem with one's innate vitality!" This medicine was very special, even if Chu Tian ate it raw, he could still heal all his injuries. However, Chu Tian would not waste it like this. Other than that, he noticed a problem with the herb itself, "Only, there are traces of a seal left on this herb. If my guess isn't wrong, you must have secretly taken this from your tribe, right!"

Chu Tian was not lacking in basic knowledge.

The isolated elves would not travel tens of thousands of miles just to bring medicine for a single person, most of this was done by this little elf herself. She did not look to be old, only being around seventy years old. From the looks of this herb, it seemed like it was moved once before, but it had not been moved in the past eighty years.

So, Chu Tian did not even need to think to make his judgement. This had to be the property of an elf tribe or at least a high level elf. In any case, this was not the little elf's personal property, so it was most likely stolen!

Everyone felt worried.

The elves were very strong and this little princess had stolen an Immortal Herb for Chu Tian, wouldn't this enrage the elves? The elves isolated themselves from the world and especially disliked coming in contact with humans. Now that this little elf had not only snuck away from her clan, she had also stolen an important herb, the elves would angrily come find them and perhaps they will not let Miracle Commerce off easily.

"Wa, so powerful. You really are worthy of being Chu Tian, being able to determine the truth with a single glance!" Little princess Vivian hid nothing and said with a grin, "We don't have many Immortal Herbs in our tribe and I don't have any at all, so I could only steal one. However, you don't need to worry. The elves won't trouble you over this matter, they will at most lock me up for eight-ten years. To elves, eight-ten years are not much!"

The little princess never thought she had done something wrong!

That Immortal Herb would not have much effect on the elf elders, at most it was Aubersen's precious item that he took care of everyday. It was better for it to have some actual use.

"Locked up for eight-ten years?"

The Meng sisters were stunned.

This punishment was a bit too serious. Little princess Vivan helped Miracle Commerce and was willing to accept this kind of punishment, this made everyone feel a bit sorry.

"Being locked up doesn't mean anything to me." Little princess Vivian immediately added in, "Because my tribe does not have any means to keep me locked in. The medicine has been stolen and it can't be returned in time, so you don't need to worry!"

Meng Yingying had a moved expression, "We really don't know how to thank you!"

"Why do you humans have to talk so much!" Vivian was a bit annoyed, "It's just an herb, what does it count for!"

The little princess had already said this.

If they still rejected, they would seem finicky.

Chu Tian directly took the Immortal Herb and wrote a list for Meng Qingwu, telling her to collect the materials as soon as possible. These materials were all common Sacred Herbs and with Miracle Commerce's current abilities and resources, they would not be hard to find.

Meng Qingwu took the list and left.

Chu Tian looked over Vivian several times and said, "I, Chu Tian never take advantage of others, can you let me see your source spirit?"

"Of course, that's no problem!"

Vivian gathered her spirit energy. Her spirit energy did not have any colours, only causing visible ripples in space. After that, a white dagger appeared above Vivian's head. This dagger seemed very special like it was a part of space itself, containing a strong spatial energy. Every movement it took seemed like it was cutting the space like tofu.

Spatial Dagger!

That was princess Vivian's source spirit!

"A rare space attributed source spirit!" Chu Tian rubbed his chin and said, "Although you have this strong spatial source spirit, the strange thing is that you don't seem to be cultivating a spatial cultivation technique. Why is that?"

Vivian said with a depressed face, "This is because spatial cultivation techniques are too rare, the elves can't find a suitable cultivation technique, so my main cultivation technique is not space attributed."

Everyone was filled with regret hearing this.

The space attribute was one of the strongest attributes.

If she could find a suitable cultivation technique, little princess Vivian's strength would be very shocking. However, since the space attribute was rare and strong, there were few people in the ancient era that cultivated it, so there weren't many inheritances left. The little princess being unable to find a suitable cultivation technique was very normal.

Chu Tian gave a laugh, "You bringing the medicine all this way, Miracle Commerce cannot repay you. I'll just give you a set of special cultivation techniques to repay your this debt of you bringing this medicine!"

"What?"

The little princess Vivian was shocked.

Could Chu Tian have a spatial cultivation technique in his hands?

"My cultivation technique is called «Void Escaping», it is a movement based spatial cultivation technique. Your source spirit, the 'Spatial Dagger' is suited to practicing this cultivation technique. As long as you can obtain success, in the same realm, there is no one that can threaten your life!"

Everyone's expressions changed.

They were not just shocked by Chu Tian being able to take out a spatial cultivation technique, but also the strong effects it had. Once this «Void Escaping» was cultivated, it didn't matter how much it increased one's battle strength. At the very least, in one's realm, it would be hard for anyone to threaten oneself! This was a peak cultivation technique!

Vivian found it a bit hard to believe.

Could this person really take out a spatial cultivation technique?

Chu Tian did not say anything else before taking out a jade slip, using an entire night to record the cultivation technique. He personally handed it to Vivian and said with a serious voice, "Destroy this after learning the cultivation technique. You mustn't reveal this or you will attract trouble!"

Vivian just wanted to bring the medicine.

She never thought she would meet this kind of fortuitous encounter!

Vivian had thought that for her entire life, it would be very difficult for her to practice a complete spatial cultivation technique. When Vivian saw the main points of the «Void Escaping» cultivation technique, she instantly felt her blood boil. This was not only a complete spatial cultivation technique, it was also a very excellent one!

This cultivation to Vivian and the elven race, was it worth more than an Immortal Herb?

Ten herbs or even a hundred herbs could not compare to it!

Meng Qingwu came back at this time, already having found all the materials Chu Tian needed. With all the conditions met, he could move on to the refining.

Good!

The heavens are truly helping me!

Chu Tian said to Vivian, "Stay in Central State for two days. Write down any parts you don't understand, and I will explain them one by one!"

After saying this, Chu Tian directly went into closed doors.

Chapter 344: New world

The precious part of the Longevity Grass was not its Immortal Herb Grade, but rather its special nature to increase lifespans. The materials on the continent had a strict ranking. For example, level one materials were for the Body Refinement Realm. If it was used on an Awakened Soul Cultivator, it would have a low effect and it would have basically no effect on a True Spirit Cultivator.

Therefore, a normal level two Immortal Herb could be a precious item, but it did not have much use to the elven elders. However, the specialty of the Longevity Grass was not just that it was a level two Immortal Herb, rather it could also increase one's innate vitality. Still it was not useful to the elven elders since it could only increase their lifespans by several years.

Vivian's harebrained theft of the Longevity Grass caused quite a bit stir, but Chu Tian did not plan on returning it. With Chu Tian's current abilities, it was easier said than done to obtain an Immortal Herb. Since it had come to him, what reason did he have to let it go? He would first swallow the fat meat sent into his mouth before worrying about the future!

But a whole Immortal Herb was too much!

Chu Tian used a third of it to refine a pill, which from the grade was considered a Half Immortal Grade Pill. Whether it was the Longevity Grass or the auxiliary materials, they were all Sacred Grade or above herbs that had life energy that could cure wounds. So the pill was mainly for healing wounds and was more than enough to cure Chu Tian's wounds.

"I can finally break free of this weakened state!"

When Chu Tian ingested the pill, his spirit energy moved it along, turning it into essence energy. That energy filled his visceras, entering his muscles and bones. A strong life energy filled his entire body, quickly healing all his broken meridians without any suspense. Chu Tian's injuries were not only cured, his cultivation also quickly went from the 6th Awakened Soul Layer to the peak 6th Awakened Soul Layer.

Even if this pill was refined for the purpose of healing, it was still made of parts of Immortal and Sacred Herbs. The effects of the spiritual energy contained within to a cultivator in the mere intermediate Awakened Soul Realm was impossible to imagine.

Chu Tian had not just advanced to the peak 6th Awakened Soul Layer, he could feel that he had only absorbed a fifth of the pill's energy. If he used the remaining energy, he could surpass the peak 6th Awakened Soul Layer and directly jumped into the 7th Awakened Soul Layer!

Good, very good!

He never thought that a third of the Immortal Herb would have this kind of effect!

Chu Tian had not just healed his injuries, he had also increased his cultivation by a large margin. The remaining parts could be refined with Sacred Herbs to form pills which would allow the others to have a large increase in their cultivation! Little princess Vivian had only given them a single herb, but it increased the entire strength of Miracle Commerce by one fold!

While Chu Tian was in closed doors, little princess Vivian was being taken on a tour of Miracle Commerce by Meng Yingying. After touring the Yun Sect's research facilities, Vivian was shocked by Miracle Commerce's creativity.

She felt as if she had experienced something incredible.

Chu Tian had the ability to change the world. She, Vivian had saved this powerful person's life, wasn't this a great merit? Not to mention that Vivian had obtained a great opportunity from this, even obtaining a spatial cultivation technique from Chu Tian. This was considered profiting to her because no Immortal Herb could compare to it.

Other than that, Vivian had another large harvest. She had gained a good friend!

Meng Qingwu had handed the duty of entertaining little princess Vivian to her little sister. Over these past few days, Meng Yingying and Vivian did not separate, eating together, sleeping together, talking about everyone. In the end, little princess Vivian was shocked to find that she had many things in common with the fake princess Meng Yingying. Although there was large difference in age and they were not from the same race, there wasn't actually any barriers.

Meng Yingying had a pure heart and was very compassionate, being no different from elves. Meng Yingying also was not as rigid as the other elves, so it was very suited to the little princess Vivian's tastes. They had only know each other for a few days and had already decided to make a video together. They had even made a vow of sisterhood.

Meng Qingwu always paid attention to them.

When she saw that her little sister was very compatible with the little princess, her heart felt very happy. The elves were pure and compassionate by nature, but they had very sharp senses and always kept their guard up against complex and fickle humans. Only a pure person like Yingying could get along well with the elves, this was something Meng Qingwu could not do.

Meng Qingwu did not know what the little princess' cultivation was like, but even the 2nd True Spirit Realm Dongfang Gan could not compare to her, that meant the little princess was at least in the 3rd True Spirit Layer or above. Even in a warring kingdom, she would be a top character. Not to mention that the little princess was the daughter of the Elf King, with a venerated and noble status. If they could use her to create good relations with the elves, Miracle Commerce would not have to fear the Eagle Burial Warring Kingdom behind the War Hounds Kingdom.

Today, Meng Yingying invited the little princess to go eat in the Miracle Grand Hotel.

Meng Qingwu felt that after a few days of contact, the little princess Vivian should have let down her guard, so she personally went to the restaurant to look for the two of them, She saw that those two fellows had ordered a full table of dishes and were currently chatting over some wine. The little princess' pure white feet were dancing on the large table.

When Meng Yingying saw her elder sister, she was shocked and surprised, "Elder sister, why do you suddenly have free time? Come and sit!"

"I happened to pass by and heard you were here, so I came to see you." Meng Qingwu was here to test the little princess, so she couldn't make her intentions too obvious, "Honourable princess Vivian, are you satisfied living in Central State?"

Vivian's red face looked up, "I like it here!"

Meng Qingwu said with a smile, "Since you like it here, why don't you live in Central State?"

Little princess vivian was deflated like a rubber ball as she said with a depressed expression, "I can't do that. The elves do not allow private interaction with humans. I have left home for over two days, the elders should know by now. They should have searched the entire forest and if they can't find me in the forest, they might come here. I can't implicate all of you."

Meng Yingying was very angry, "Those elves are all old fashioned! It's not like every human is bad!"

"Princess Vivian has been in Central State for many days and we don't even know where you come from. Can you introduce your hometown to us?"

This was the question Meng Qingwu wanted to know the most. She knew that Vivian came from the south, but the kingdom's information was lacking in terms of the area south of the Southern Summer Country. They only knew that there were barbarians, dwarves, and countless other races living in the forests.

"That's right!" Meng Yingying patted the table, "After you tell us, I'll have Chu Tian set up a communication station there. Even if you are in your tribe, you will be able to receive a signal from Central State and can even communicate with us!"

Vivian was visibly moved.

If Miracle Commerce could construct a communication station in the emerald forest, wouldn't that enrichen the elves' lives? It would fill the tribe isolated for thousand of years with life. Also if Vivian thought of Yingying and Chu Tian, she could instantly call the two of them!

"Can this be done?"

"To Miracle Commerce, this is only a small matter!"

Vivian did not have any vigilance against the Meng sisters. When she heard the Meng sisters say this, her heart was filled with nothing other than excitement and gratitude. She immediately told them the tribe's area, surrounding terrain, specific locations, and even the populations strength.

The place Vivian lived was an area to the south of the Southern Summer Country. It was a chaotic place of several tens of thousands of miles. Because forests covered 70-80% of the terrain, it was called the Forest of Chaos. The terrain, the living beings, the races, the influences, and even the order was filled with chaos. In short, it was an area filled with chaos.

The area had several spirit veins intersecting, making the land very fertile. It was filled with heaven and earth treasures, creating countless areas filled with blessings. In short, it was very suited for creating a large empire. However, the area was divided by many races. There were large races like Spirit Beasts and Elves, there were strong races like Dragons and Giants, and there were also rare races like Dwarves, Pixies, Tree Spirits. These races kept to themselves, keeping each other in check, with no race standing above the others.

There was the ocean to the west of the Forest of Chaos which was the border of the Sea Race Empire. There was an empire to the southeast where many superpowers met, so that increased the complexity of the situation.

The Forest of Chaos was now running on a city state system.

There were many underground and forest cities that were spread around like a checkerboard.

Each city was surrounded by several thousand miles of rich resources, which represented a ruler. There were many tribes vying for resources in the forest and there were even a few large cities that had vassal cities under them, not being weaker than warring kingdoms.

"A place without kingdoms?" Meng Yingying felt this was very strange, "There are clearly over a billion people, but there are actually no cities!"

"A race is densely gathered in a single area, this is rarely seen on the entire continent. The different races have different beliefs, so naturally it will not be unified." Meng Qingwu did not think there was such a region to the south of the Southern Summer Country, "What are the strongest powers in the Forest of Chaos?"

Vivian said, "Other than our elves, there are several strong powers in the Forest of Chaos. For example, there is the Dragon City ruled by the Dragon Lord, the Titan City ruled by the giants, the Wild Beast City ruled by the Spirit Beasts, the West Sea City controlled by the West Sea Race, and etc. They all have powers that cannot be underestimated and could be considered the overlords of the Forest of Chaos."

Vivian drew up a simple map.

Meng Qingwu had been very puzzled lately. Miracle Commerce's path north was blocked, so how should they grow stronger? Now, there was a whole new world in front of her eyes. This was an intriguing and rich in resources place. This undeveloped and savage place might be Miracle Commerce's new direction.

As a merchant, Meng Qingwu was very clear on which places had business potential. It was not a place with order, but rather the more chaotic a place was, the more opportunities there were for rising!

Chapter 345: Officially joining

After a strong wave of spirit energy was released, Chu Tian came out of his closed door training. This period of training had not only cured him, it had also allowed Chu Tian to enter the 7th Awakened Soul Layer, killing two birds with one stone!

The entire Miracle Commerce was revitalized and their gloom was swept away.

The Immortal Herb sent by little princess Vivian was really easy to use!

When the little princess saw that there were no major problems with Chu Tian, she immediately prepared to return to the Forest of Chaos. After all, the little princess has left for several days and those elven elders must be wild with worry over not being able to find her. If they were to track her here, it was inevitable that trouble would find its way to Chu Tian and the small Southern Summer Kingdom.

Vivian decided to head back first, at worst she would be locked up for a few days. Once this crest blew over, she would come to the Southern Summer Country again to play with Chu Tian and Yingying!

What could Chu Tian say about this?

Although little princess Vivian giving him the medicine was a large favour, Chu Tian had repaid this with a precious spatial cultivation technique, so this favour had been repaid. If the little elf wanted to go back, then she should be allowed to head back.

Little princess Vivian hung her head down with a depressed expression, "I'm leaving now, you should all take care of yourselves. If you have the chance, remember to visit me in the Forest of Chaos."

"Princess, don't be anxious. We have many disks and Miracle Commerce products prepared for you, Yingying has already gone to prepare it. How about you sit and wait for a while first?"

Meng Qingwu gave a gentle cough while speaking and also looking over at Chu Tian. Chu Tian knew that the young miss had words to say to him, so he first walked out of the main hall with Meng Qingwu.

"Take a look at this first!" Meng Qingwu took out the map drawn by little princess Vivian. She first laid out the situation of the Forest of Chaos before simply explaining her idea, "We are not facing the War Hounds Kingdom, but rather the Eagle Burial Warring Kingdom behind them. It isn't hard to defeat the War Hounds, but Eagle Burial Warring Kingdom will not be easy to deal with. Miracle Commerce will not be able to expand in this barren wasteland and the north is blocked by the Eagle Burial Warring Kingdom, so we can only go south. The overall strength of the Forest of Chaos is not inferior to an empire and those peak forest, mountain, and underground cities, not one of them is weaker than the Eagle Burial Warring Kingdom. Only the races all isolate themselves creating a chaotic situation. The forces are not evenly distributed and although the land is covered in fierce beasts, it is a good place to fish in troubled waters."

Chu Tian rubbed his chin, "Your meaning is….."

"The Forest of Chaos is a fertile land. Miracle Commerce can obtain many benefits from it, but currently we don't know how to break through yet."

Chu Tian was a smart person, so of course he understood Meng Qingwu's thoughts. The lands to the south were fertile lands to Miracle Commerce and Chu Tian's group, but it was hard to enter them. The powers of the Forest of Chaos were strong. Not to mention the Dragon Lord, the Elf King, or the Titans, even a middle to small power would be able to eliminate them. How to safely enter was the most important point right now.

The best method was to establish an alliance with one of the existing powers.

Wasn't the little princess sitting inside a ready contact with one of the existing powers?

Meng Qingwu's thoughts weren't wrong, Chu Tian would have considered the same thing. However, Meng Qingwu had not thought through what method she would use to work together with them, after all, the elves were a very isolated race and had overwhelming strength. If they were to contact them rashly, not only would they fail to achieve their goal, they might also bring destruction to themselves!

"Understood, leave it to me!"

Meng Qingwu did not have time to ask anything before Chu Tian went back into the main hall.

Meng Yingying and Nangong Yun were saying goodbye to the little princess. Everyone had an unwilling look on their faces because it was unknown when they would see each other again!

Chu Tian walked in front of Vivian and said, "Little princess, I have a proposition. How about not going back and directly joining Miracle Commerce."

Meng Qingwu almost spat out blood.

Did Chu Tian go crazy?

Did he not know the consequences of doing this? If Vivian remained in Central State and she even joined Miracle Commerce, and this was found out by the elves, they would be filled with angry. They would be certain that Chu Tian tricked the princess and it would be weird if they didn't destroy Miracle Commerce!

Vivian did not even have time to speak before Meng Yingying and Nangong Yun strongly supported this, "I approve, I approve. Since you will be punished if you go back, it's better if you just stay here with us!"

"But..."

Vivian's heart was very moved.

The days of playing she had was not enough to satisfy her craving and she would be locked up for a long time this time. If she had the choice, of course she would hope to remain. However, Vivian was not foolish. If she just left the clan on her own, she would just suffer a bit of punishment. But if she stayed with the humans, the situation would be completely different. Wouldn't she implicate Chu Tian and the others?

Chu Tian said to Vivian, "I will ask you a single question. Do you like Miracle Commerce and do you wish for the elves to become a partner of Miracle Commerce?"

"Of course, this is a great business!"

When Vivian said this, there was not a trace of a lie. After touring around Central State these past few days, she had already had a deep understanding of Miracle Commerce's potential.

"In this small and weak country, Miracle Commerce has only taken six months to reach this step. If one day, Miracle Commerce were to enter the Forest of Chaos….."

Vivian's body trembled.

What? Miracle Commerce wanted to enter the Forest of Chaos!

Chu Tian said in a sorrowful voice, "I've heard that the Forest of Chaos has over a hundred races all trying to kill each other. There is no order or law, there are only bandits, killers, and slave traders everywhere. There should be a power that should step up and calm this chaotic forest! Miracle Commerce is willing to take out this power, only are the elves willing to help?"

"Yes! Yes!" Vivian anxiously jumped up, "We all wish to change the forest's situation!"

"Then don't hesitate anymore, join us!" Chu Tian patted Vivian's shoulder, "As for the elves, you don't need to worry, I'll take care of it."

"The elf elders are very stubborn, I'm afraid you….."

"Stubborn? I, Chu Tian monopolize all kinds of stubborn, there is nothing I can't do. You can just be assured in living here a few more days. After the matter in the Southern Summer Country is taken care of, I'll personally head into the Forest of Chaos with you to convince them!"

"Really?"

"I ask you to look in my sincere eyes, do I look like a liar?"

Meng Yingying said from the said, "You might not understand this fellow very well. If he dares say something, he has never failed to accomplish it, so you can just relax!"

Vivian hesitated for a few minutes before deciding, "Alright, I'll stay a few more days!"

"Great!"

Meng Yingying happily called out.

A smile also lit up on Vivian's face. She had fallen in love with this place filled with creativity. The elf forest's flower planting, drawing, and sculpting way of life was too boring!

Meng Qingwu did not know why Chu Tian did this, but the two of them had already come to a tacit understanding. If Chu Tian made a decision, Meng Qingwu would not question it.

"Princess Vivian has joined the company, then we should prepared a position for her. For a high ranking person like Vivian, we can't assign her a random position. What position does the young miss think we should give her?"

All the departments did not lack a head, so what position could Vivian take?

Meng Qingwu thought of something, "Since Miracle Commerce is prepared to enter the Forest of Chaos, then we should set up a foreign development manager who will be on the same level as the heads of the other departments. What do you think?"

Chu Tian nodded, "Alright, we'll do that!"

"This is great?" Meng Yingying said with a smile, "Welcome the princess to Miracle Commerce!"

Vivian gave a few silly laughs. This was considered joining? Although she did not understand much, she felt that joining Miracle Commerce would be very interesting.

"Then what should I do?"

"No rush, no rush. You don't need to do anything right now, I'll teach you something over the next few days." If Chu Tian wanted to convince those old elves, he had to take out something that would make them speechless, "You just need to train «Void Escaping» properly!"

The little princess had been settled.

Chu Tian did not waste time.

He used the remaining two thirds of the Immortal Herb to refine over ten pills.

Although these pills were made from the residue of the Immortal Herb, they were not inferior to top grade Sacred Pills, even surpassing them. Chu Tian split them among the people present.

These pills did not have any use to Chu Tian, but were great present for the others that they could only meet and not hope to obtain. The young miss, Yingying, Feng Caidie, Yun Yao, and the others all used the pill to break through to the 6th Awakened Soul Layer and Nangong Yun had reached the peak 6th Awakened Soul Layer. Chen Bingyu did not break through, but her cultivation still increased because of it.

What shocked Chu Tian the most was that after Dongfang Haoran took the pill, his cultivation increased from the 9th Awakened Soul Layer to the peak 9th Awakened Soul Layer. His strength was on the level of the Southern Summer Marquises, he was indeed full of talent.

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