BLOODLINE TEMPERING: Transforming From Worm To Dragon

Chapter 29: Language Jade

"Hold it right there." the elder stopped Chen Tu from leaving. But instead of action, he merely used words to bring out that persuasive effect.

"Was there something else this junior can help with?" Chen Tu asked. He still maintained a respectful attitude toward the elder. Others could put this courtesy as non-importance, but not Chen Tu. After all, the latter was still a senior of Blood Refining Grotto and had all the rights over junior like himself.

His status right now is still too mediocre, after all.

"When did I say that I am not intending to help?" the elder made a harumph and tossed something over to Chen Tu. It was a piece of black jade with comfortable engravings. Unfortunately, Chen Tu couldn't read and had no idea what it meant.

"This is a Language Jade. Use it every night to learn how to read and write quickly. The content inside is mediocre but should be enough for a dumb child like you to master. If you still can't learn anything after using this, just kill yourself with a block of tofu." said the elder before turning around.

"Now you can leave. Get out of my sight before I changed my mind and took the jade back." the elder added.

"How can this junior use the Language Jade?" Chen Tu asked and hoped that the elder would teach him. But he's too green. The elder was obviously unwilling to be nice to him. With a flick of his finger, Chen Tu was thrown out from the Book Pavilion and landed inside a pool of water.

When Chen Tu finally swam back to the side, he noticed that he was thrown into a nearby pool from which the Spiritual Garden gets its water.

"Hmm? Junior brother Chen? Why are you here? I thought you've left." Qin Lei asked. He coincidentally came here to look for Elder Wei Xuan.

"It was a long story, senior brother Qin. But I think... I've succeeded." Chen Tu said and opened his palm. The piece of jade was pitch black, with a hint of mysteriousness noticeable on the surface.

From the look of it, this piece of jade is quite precious and worth quite some money.

"Hmm... What is that thing?" Qin Lei asked. Even he had no idea what kind of treasure it was. But for starters, he knew it was something precious because, in this realm, everything related to the jade mineral was a greatly sought treasure.

For example, the Spatial Storage Jade in Grand Elder Jian Wuxian's hand. That piece of jade alone is worth close to an entire city, and even in this Blood Refining Grotto, perhaps only the Grotto Master and ten elders possessed one.

"Language Jade. That thing should be one of the treasures of Old Mang. Did he give it to you, child?" someone asked without making their appearance. It was a surprise to Chen Tu, but not Qin Lei.

Because the owner of this voice was someone familiar to Qin Lei. He could also be counted as Qin Lei's benefactor.

"Elder Wei Xuan." Qin Lei immediately cupped his fists and politely bowed to the elder. Seeing this, Chen Tu quickly followed his senior brother and did the same to the elder.

"Did Old Mang give you that, child?" the elder repeated his question.

"Answering the elder, junior had no idea who Old Mang was. An elder guarding the Book Pavilion gave me this piece of jade." Chen Tu quickly answered the elder's question.

"Oh... That's indeed Old Mang, then. You don't even know that old fool's name, yet he gives you something so precious? What did you bribe him with?" Elder Wei Xuan asked. Even he was curious.

Among the ten elders, Old Mang, or Elder Mang Shu, was the most eccentric. He was responsible for the Training Hall, yet always goofing around the tree outside the Book Pavilion.

He was also a peak-level Golden Core Layer cultivator but too lazy to be bothered and stayed as a regular elder. Furthermore, his taste in wine is completely distorted. He would be the one who enjoyed the cheapest wine and dissed the most expensive liquor in the store.

Unsure whether it was good or bad luck, Chen Tu was only required to buy him a bottle of the cheapest alcohol, not the most expensive one. If he were asked for the most expensive bottle of wine, that would cost Chen Tu his whole month of Contribution Tokens.

"So... That elder is actually very powerful?" Chen Tu couldn't believe Elder Wei Xuan's words. And honestly, he doesn't appear to be that powerful at all.

But as always, appearance is deceiving.

"Did Old Mang not teach you how to use it?" Elder Wei Xuan asked.

"Yes, elder. Elder Mang simply gave the jade to me before he flicked me out of the Book Pavilion." Chen Tu replied. But again, as he was too green, he had no idea what the power behind the flick indicated.

Not even Elder Wei Xuan can flick someone out of the Book Pavilion and still land on the ground safe and sound.

"All you need is to tap that piece of jade onto your forehead and direct some Spiritual Energy inside. That would activate the jade's array and allow you to decipher the information within." Elder Wei Xuan amicably taught Chen Tu how to use it. His appearance might look like a fierce and ruthless elder, but he was one of the nicest elders.

"Let's get back to the topic. I heard from Xiao Qin that you're quite a hardworking lad, correct?" the elder continued. Listening to the elder's question, Chen Tu could only nod in agreement before he thought about something.

"Disciple Chen Tu was just in a hurry to earn a few more Contribution Tokens. If this junior's working attitude is not up to par, I'll listen to the elder's arrangement and behave properly from now on." Chen Tu said,

"At ease, little one. Coincidently, I am looking for an errand boy to help me with the herbs. Since you're so hardworking and seem honest, what about you come and help me?" Elder Wei Xuan said.

Hearing that offer, even Qin Lei was slightly jealous.