LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 198
Chapter 198: Prince Bei’s Righteousness! A Shameful Waste!
Wha~! I never expected Prince Bei to have such awareness, hahaha.
Inside the palace.
The Grand Elder of the Sword Sect couldn’t help but sigh as he observed that Qin Bei had already consumed tens of millions of spirit stones in such a short period of time.
“Indeed, I used to think Prince Bei didn’t understand the principle of exhausting the pond to catch fish, but it seems I’ve misjudged him.”
The Grand Elder of the Blade Sect echoed in agreement.
To restore the imperial mausoleum, a large amount of spiritual energy is needed.
Although the spirit stones consumed by Qin Bei seemed like nothing to the imperial mausoleum, the sight of Qin Bei displaying such awareness still brought everyone a sense of relief.
At the very least, it indicated that Qin Bei wasn’t a short-sighted individual.
Even if Prince Bei were to gain some power in the future, it likely wouldn’t lead to major issues.
Emperor Xia looked at these people with a blank expression.
Only these fools could believe that Qin Bei was truly giving back to the imperial mausoleum.
“Rebellious son! He must know it will be taken away if he brings it out, so he might as well use it inside! How ruthless!”
Without even thinking, Emperor Xia knew that Qin Bei’s actions were definitely not about giving back to the imperial mausoleum or showing gratitude to his ancestors.
He was well aware of his rebellious son’s greedy nature.
Let him willingly part with money? It would only happen for a greater purpose.
Otherwise, it was utterly impossible.
And it was evident that his purpose was understanding that if he took the spirit stones out, they wouldn’t belong to him.
So, he decided not to take them out and just destroy them!
This was completely a show for his father.
A way to provoke his father.
Upon realizing this, Emperor Xia suddenly furrowed his brows.
He thought of a question.
Since Qin Bei was willing to destroy those spirit stones without bringing them out, what about the hundreds of thousands of soul pearls left?
Could it be?!!
“Hiss~ Rebellious son!”
Just thinking about that outcome made Emperor Xia privately curse Qin Bei.
However, Emperor Xia also recognized his own fault.
Qin Bei’s actions were a result of his excessive measures before. It was clear that Qin Bei was merely reacting strongly.
“Shouldn’t we have a proper discussion? Ask this rebellious son why he’s in such dire need of spirit stones?”
“Hmm~ Feasible.”
Emperor Xia thought about having a good conversation with Qin Bei once he emerged.
However, this was destined to be his least wise decision.
Communicating with Qin Bei?
He would only be met with overwhelming malice.
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“Hiss~ Prince Bei’s righteousness is truly commendable! Not only did he allow others to practice beside him, but he also returned all the spirit stones to the imperial mausoleum!”
“Having such magnanimous demeanor at such a young age is quite rare.”
“Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!”
A group of old men couldn’t help but marvel as they witnessed Qin Bei shatter one hundred million spirit stones, letting the spiritual energy therein flow back to the imperial mausoleum.
Such nobility! Not to mention their young geniuses; even among the present company, few dared to claim they could exhibit such great generosity.
“Hehe~”
Emperor Xia simply smiled at everyone’s congratulations.
They still didn’t understand Qin Bei enough. After they truly grasped who he was, they likely wouldn’t have such thoughts.
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Inside the imperial mausoleum.
Qin Bei had no idea that so many old men held such high opinions of him.
Of course, even if he knew, he would only scoff.
Generosity? Righteousness?
What do these two terms have to do with me, Qin Bei?
I merely wanted to earn my krypton gold points and annoy my father.
Emperor Xia’s evaluation of Qin Bei was more accurate.
While Qin Bei felt a bit pained by consuming one hundred million spirit stones, that concern faded upon seeing the remaining krypton gold points.
One million!
Qin Bei felt this was the perfect time to squander during the imperial mausoleum trial.
Isn’t it just a “Void Sutra?”
With one million krypton gold points, I can get you ten!
Of course, that’s just Qin Bei’s perception.
Looking around at the people meditating and practicing nearby, he didn’t pay much attention to them.
At this moment, the imperial mausoleum was shrouded in darkness.
Peng Yuan still hadn’t returned.
That triggered a bad feeling within Qin Bei.
But he still had no intention of going out to search for Peng Yuan.
Instead of wandering outside without any leads, it was better to wait here.
Perhaps news would come at some point.
Of course, it was also possible that Peng Yuan would return in the middle of the night.
Right now, Qin Bei had one singular goal: to absorb all the soul power from the sixth-level soul beads!
This was an incredibly time-consuming process.
Each one still carried remnants of their ancestors’ soul marks.
Even though they no longer possessed consciousness.
If Qin Bei wanted to absorb vast quantities of such soul power, he’d first need to erase the marks in these soul beads.
Only then could he attain the purest soul power.
Thus, naturally, it required considerably more time.
“Husband, if you wish to absorb the soul power in these soul beads, we can help you.”
Ji Zhuyue approached Qin Bei and spoke.
“Alright.”
Qin Bei still had reservations about others’ assistance.
But with his two wives, it was a different story.
He felt reassured.
As he watched one soul bead after another lose their most critical ability, transforming into pure soul power, a distant Qin Xiu gritted his teeth.
This act was genuinely wasteful.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Qin Chen noticed Qin Bei’s actions too.
In an instant, he felt even more pressure.
How could he not wish to obtain this opportunity?
Yet this chance simply wasn’t something he could grasp.
So many soul beads were not something an average person could access.
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“Sigh~ Just as I thought!”
Within the palace, after witnessing Qin Bei’s actions, Emperor Xia sighed internally.
Qin Bei indeed didn’t wish to turn these soul beads into spirit stones; he merely sought the soul power within.
As for this behavior, Emperor Xia found himself at a loss for words.
While he was uncertain of what to say, others certainly were not.
The group of old men who had just praised Qin Bei’s righteousness were now engulfed in fury upon seeing him wipe the soul imprints from all the soul beads, aiming to absorb the soul power contained within.
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