Chapter 680: 680 Disappointment
The most excited one was still Zeng Hongling, as she could see more along the way.
They were preparing. Actually, there wasn’t much to bring, just those who only had themselves to feed.
After Tan Shaoting returned with the children, he started taking on tasks from the Task Hall within the sect.
Of course, the tasks from the Scripture Pavilion were the first choice.
The task they took this time was to organize the books on the first layer of the Scripture Pavilion.
This opportunity was just right. Although there were no profound cultivation techniques on the first layer, there were plenty of travelogues.
Perhaps some clues could be found in these travelogues.
Everyone knew that by doing tasks in the Scripture Pavilion, they could read books. But you had to complete the task within a month.
Tan Shaoting knew that the one guarding the Scripture Pavilion now was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, so he organized while using his Divine Sense to inspect.
Nothing. Really no information he needed. This made him feel very depressed.
Unwilling to give up, he checked bit by bit. Knowing this result was normal, but he just couldn’t accept it in his heart.
Every day was spent in disappointment. Later on, he didn’t even have any hopes.
After a month, the task ended with no gains. However, he did learn about some secret realms.
After submitting the task, he went to fetch the three children. It had already been a month since he last saw them, and he missed them dearly.
If his wife were here, it wouldn’t be like this.
After picking up the three children, he took them to the workshop under the sect to eat.
"Dad, did you find the information?"
Tan Shaoting shook his head, "No, not a bit."
Qi Yan put down his chopsticks, "Does that mean there’s only hope when we go to the Wolf Tooth Mountain Secret Realm in the future?"
Tan Shaoting nodded, "As things stand, that does seem to be the case.
I will continue taking on tasks from the Scripture Pavilion. The three of you just focus on cultivating well. There’s still three years to the Wolf Tooth Mountain Secret Realm, we still have time."
Tan Shaoting needed to reassure the three children, as they were still young, and he feared they couldn’t take it.
"Dad, will we be able to see Mom this July 15th?"
"I’ve already planned it out. In June, we’ll go to Iron Tree Ridge behind the sect. I think the mirror we got in the secret realm will definitely allow you to see your mom."
The three children were all very happy at the hope of seeing their mom.
After the meal, they went to Taobao Street for a stroll.
Looking at the dazzling array of stalls, they really didn’t need much, but they were all searching for that purple stone.
Since the Trial Tower had told them that sentence, and they already had those six stones, there must be a reason.
But they were still disappointed. There was absolutely nothing.
"Dad, they said there’s an auction in Four-direction City, and I’d like to take a look," Qi Yan said.
Tan Shaoting nodded, "No problem. You all go back and arrange your tasks. I’ll request leave for you so I can take you out to see."
Even though they knew someone was watching them, they couldn’t stay inside out of fear.
Tan Shaoting also wanted to visit the auction, since where there’s an auction, there’ll be a free market. Moreover, a lot of people will definitely be there, maybe they’ll find that purple stone.
Upon returning to the sect, the four of them agreed to meet three days later to set off.
During those three days, Tan Shaoting used his points to read all the travelogues on the second layer, but still found no introduction.
Every day was spent in hope and disappointment.
When the time came, he first went to Sword One Peak to pick up Qi Yan, and then the two went to pick up Qi Hong and Qi Wen.
"Dad. Do we still have enough time?"
Tan Shaoting nodded, "I’ve already found the entrance tickets for the auction. We have a month’s time; we can definitely make it. Let’s go."
After the four of them went out, three groups followed from the sect, including one group from the Sect Leader.
They still rode on the Flying Boat they bought at Wolf Tooth Upper Market. It’s not fast, but it’s steady.
It had been almost half a year since the four of them had been together like this. Hence, the three children really clung tightly to Tan Shaoting.
It was only by their mom and dad’s side that they showed the demeanor of children.
There were plenty of Spirit Fruits in space, and the most precious Enlightenment Fruit had already borne fruit. Although eating vegetables for the first time had an effect, the taste of this fruit was particularly good, and Qi Wen liked this flavor the most.
The three children all talked about what they had learned during this time.
Qi Yan would also guide his younger siblings in Swordsmanship.
Tan Shaoting felt very gratified seeing the three children like this.
On the third day after going out, while they were roasting meat in the evening, they were surrounded by five people.
Tan Shaoting smirked sarcastically and directly threw out an array he had bought with a large amount of Spirit Stones, a Trapping and Killing Array.
The five were all at Qi Cultivation Great Perfection, but who would’ve thought Tan Shaoting would start with such a move?
Tan Shaoting sensed again, no other cultivators around, so he began to take them down one by one.
He was now at Qi Cultivation Eleventh Level; without this array, it would still take time and Spiritual Power to deal with five cultivators at Qi Cultivation Great Perfection.
But it’s different now; with the help of the Trapping and Killing Array, he took them out one by one, killing them all in their confusion.
After dealing with the five, the four of them boarded the Flying Boat and left.
An hour after they left, two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators arrived.
"He really has some skills, being able to escape from five Qi Cultivation Great Perfection individuals and even kill them all."
"Now I believe it. This Tan Shaoting must’ve gotten something good on the tenth floor of the Trial Tower."
The other one nodded. He also believed Tan Shaoting had something good in his possession.
"Let’s go, let’s chase. Hope no one else gets there first."
Their companion’s death didn’t make them sad at all. In their minds, nothing was more important than cultivation resources.
Tan Shaoting took the three children into the mountains, found a cave, and directly set up an array. At least this way, they could rest easy for the night.
He still laid down bedding and cuddled with the three children to rest.
Now, the three little ones had already gotten used to death, so they weren’t afraid, and nestled next to their father, they fell asleep quickly.
Tan Shaoting, because he had the three kids by his side, surprisingly fell asleep easily too. And he slept very soundly.
He only opened his eyes when the children awoke, and the four of them laughed.
After washing up and eating, they left.
Tan Shaoting threw the five Storage Bags to them, "Take what you need."
The three children started taking things out one by one; the wealth of those at Qi Cultivation Great Perfection was indeed abundant. There were quite a lot of Spirit Stones.