Chapter 2894 — The Astounded Earth Drill Star

"Young Sect Master Tian, is there something else?" Earth Drill Star asked.

"You're going to him just like that? You don't know his temperament, his likes, what he needs—and you think you can get his help?" Tianchan shook her head with the air of one despairing over a hopeless case. "If you botch this, your young sect master is beyond saving!"

"Young Sect Master Tian worries too much. A petty Earth Rank loose cultivator—I, Earth Drill Star, don't even consider him worth my attention. Dangle a few benefits before him, and wouldn't this Wei Zhao come scrambling to help?" Earth Drill Star said with lofty indifference. "And even if he refuses, I can force him to. I may not match Young Sect Master Tian, but I am still a mid Heaven Rank expert!"

"Oh? Then off you go—you and your young sect master can die right here. Don't say the Xuandan Sect didn't warn you," Tianchan said coldly, frowning.

"What? Is Young Sect Master Tian planning to step in by force?" Earth Drill Star was taken aback, unable to grasp her meaning. He was a mid Heaven Rank expert—how could a mere Earth Rank Wei Zhao do anything to him? So he understood it as the transformed Tianchan wanting to intervene.

"I won't intervene in such matters. I'm merely telling you that your mid Heaven Rank amounts to no more than a single move in Wei Zhao's hands," Tianchan said calmly.

"What—a single move?" Earth Drill Star thought he had misheard. "How is that possible?"

"The two lackeys at Zhang Naipao's side, Demon Eight and Demon Nine, are both mid Heaven Rank experts. Both traded a single move with Wei Zhao—one dead, one wounded. Do as you see fit." Tianchan waved her hand. "I'm rather tired. I've done all that propriety demands where your affairs are concerned, and I've given you the warnings I should. Off you go!"

"No, wait!" At her words Earth Drill Star was frightened out of his wits. Whirling around, he dropped to his knees once more with a thud. "Young Sect Master Tian, it was Drill Star who was arrogant! Please, Young Sect Master Tian, help me—whatever you do, don't send Drill Star away. Our Young Sect Master Tu's very life hangs on this!"

Shocking as it was that Wei Zhao could have killed two mid Heaven Rank experts—and Zhang Naipao's experts at that—it was simply inconceivable, yet Earth Drill Star did not believe the transformed Tianchan would lie to him about such a thing. For one, there was no need; for another, all he had to do was return to the inn and ask Manager Sun and the other trial participants, and the truth would be plain.

So despite his shock, Earth Drill Star immediately began to plead. If Wei Zhao really was the man Tianchan described, then going to coerce him might well get himself killed on the spot.

"Then what else do you wish to know?" Tianchan asked in return, her face full of helpless resignation.

"Please, Young Sect Master Tian, tell me more about this Mr. Wei Zhao, so I can make my plans and prescribe the right remedy—so I won't be caught unprepared!" Earth Drill Star begged.

"Very well, then I'll tell you." Tianchan nodded. "Wei Zhao may be an Earth Rank expert, but his strength surpasses that of ordinary Heaven Rank experts. Even I am not certain I could defeat him!"

"What!?" Earth Drill Star's eyes went wide with dread. "Young Sect Master Tian... even you are not certain? Are you not an expert of peak late Heaven Rank strength?"

"That's right. I am not certain..." Tianchan nodded.

"Hiss—" Earth Drill Star drew a sharp breath. In his view, the transformed Tianchan had no conceivable reason to puff up another's courage and deflate her own—a cultivator of peak late Heaven Rank strength, the young sect master of the illustrious Xuandan Sect, actually saying she was inferior to an Earth Rank expert?

The only explanation was that this late Earth Rank expert was truly formidable—otherwise why would the transformed Tianchan say such a thing? This was a matter of face! To admit she was less skilled than another, and one far below her in strength at that—he simply could not believe the transformed Tianchan would joke about such a thing. Wouldn't it damage her reputation?

But there was one thing Earth Drill Star had not considered: the transformed Tianchan was, at this moment, Tianchan herself...

"Don't underestimate Wei Zhao. He may be a loose cultivator, but Feng Shipian, the eldest legitimate grandson of the ancient Feng family, and Li Ciba, the direct disciple of the Divine Fist Hall, are both his underlings. On the hidden side, he has many underlings as well. So in name he is a loose cultivator, but behind him there is in truth a most formidable power!" Tianchan explained.

"That formidable..." Earth Drill Star broke out in a cold sweat. He thought to himself that it was fortunate he had not rushed off to seek Wei Zhao's help—otherwise, if he had said a single wrong word, the least of it would be Wei Zhao refusing to help; but if Wei Zhao killed him outright, what would become of Young Sect Master Tu?

No wonder Zhang Naipao, after losing two mid Heaven Rank lackeys, had not dared to make trouble for Wei Zhao—and after returning had not dared utter a peep. So this was why!

Yet the more this was so, the more it showed Wei Zhao's formidable nature. Earth Overlord had been wounded by Zhang Naipao, and Wei Zhao was stronger than Zhang Naipao—so there was great hope that he could heal Earth Overlord's injuries.

"Yes. Wei Zhao has a somewhat eccentric temper. As a rule, he won't help people who have nothing to do with him, but when his underlings or family run into trouble, he will not shirk the duty." Tianchan went on: "Moreover, the more you try to force him, the less he will do as you say. As for how to go about asking him, you'll have to figure that out yourself."

"I see..." Earth Drill Star hesitated slightly, unsure whether Tianchan's words were a hint or something else. Did it mean that to heal Earth Overlord's injuries, the Loess Plateau Sect would have to acknowledge Wei Zhao as its leader? But for the vast Loess Plateau Sect to acknowledge a loose cultivator like Wei Zhao as its leader—that was a bit too bizarre, wasn't it?

Besides, this was not a matter he could decide on his own; he would have to see what Earth Overlord thought!

"Well, this is as far as I can help you. The rest is up to you," Tianchan said.

"Thank you, Young Sect Master Tian! Drill Star will keep this kindness engraved on his heart. Once Earth Overlord is saved, our Loess Plateau Sect will regard the entire Xuandan Sect as its benefactor!" Earth Drill Star said hurriedly.

Tianchan raised an eyebrow slightly and said mildly, "What I've told you is my own private advice. Don't go spreading it around."

"Ah..." Earth Drill Star was no fool and grasped her meaning at once. "I understand. Our Loess Plateau Sect will regard Young Sect Master Tian as a great benefactor. Should there ever be any place we can be of use, we stand ready to be summoned at any time!"

"Good. Off you go," Tianchan said with a nod.

"Yes!" Earth Drill Star had in truth been itching to go find Wei Zhao long before this. He raced once more to the Xuandan Sect inn, but urgent as he was, he did not go straight to Wei Zhao; instead he came to the inn's front desk and sought out Manager Sun. "Manager Sun, thank you for your notice earlier!"

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