I raised my head to look at Chairman Xu, but other than a gloomy expression, I couldn't see anything else.
At that moment, my heart raced as I thought of many possibilities, but in the end, I felt that Chairman Xu didn't see through it. At most, he was suspicious of me because the time I came to the branch coincided with the time of Mount Tai Shi's accident.
Under such circumstances, if I were to lose my composure, I would give myself away.
After staying silent for a while, I said to Chairman Xu, "This is related to a strange experience that I had previously. I originally planned to tell Chairman Xu about it, but I didn't expect you to ask first … But because this is an important matter, I want to tell you alone."
"Oh?" Chairman Xu raised his eyelids and didn't say anything.
Xie Tianyu, who was at the side, probably thought that I was going to use some method to snatch his spot, so he anxiously said, "What do you have to say behind our backs?"
I didn't pay attention to him and just looked at Chairman Xu.
After staying silent for a while, Chairman Xu waved his hand and asked the others to wait at the door.
Although Xie Tianyu was unwilling, since Chairman Xu had spoken, he could only helplessly follow Yang Kaichen out. However, before he left, he glared at me with a sinister expression, as if he wanted to threaten me.
I smiled at him and didn't care about him at all.
Although this fellow was already in the Earth Master realm, he probably grew up under the protection of others and was spoiled rotten. He didn't have any EQ, so there was nothing to worry about.
After they all left, Chairman Xu faintly opened his mouth and said to me, "Can you speak now?"
I nodded and thought about my words before saying to him, "The reason why my Dao Qi increased so much is because … I once found a True Dragon's Vein!"
"What?"
President Xu immediately sat up from his chair, and his previously calm expression changed drastically.
It seemed that he was shocked by this news and didn't say anything for a long time. After staying silent for a while, he suddenly reacted and asked me hastily, "Is this true?"
The value of a true dragon vein wasn't something that Mount Tai Shi could compare to. The entire Metaphysics Association only had one true dragon vein, so it was no wonder that Chairman Xu lost his composure.
I nodded and said, "Of course."
On the way to the Fire God Temple, the signs of the True Dragon Vein were very obvious. It was definitely reasonable to say that they had found the True Dragon Vein there.
Even though I admitted to it, President Xu didn't get more excited. Instead, his expression became doubtful, "Since you found the True Dragon Vein, why didn't your cultivation break through to the Dragon Seeking Realm?"
I smiled wryly and shook my head. "This is the strange experience I was talking about. At that time, I coincidentally found the True Dragon Vein. I excitedly went over to absorb the dragon energy into my body. I thought that I would definitely be able to break through, but who knew that the True Dragon Vein would only stay there for a day. When I went over the next day, the True Dragon Vein had actually disappeared!"
"What?"
President Xu was startled by my words. He squinted his eyes and pondered for a moment. His face darkened as he said, "The True Dragon's vein only lasted for a day and then suddenly disappeared?
Don't lie to me. "
I hastily replied, "Of course I won't speak nonsense. At that time, I was also extremely astonished. I stayed there for many days and looked everywhere, but I couldn't find the True Dragon's Vein.
What's even weirder was that the Ancestral Dragon's Vein and the Embryonic Dragon's Vein that extended from the True Dragon's Vein were still there. Only the core True Dragon's Vein had disappeared.
According to my conjecture, something must have happened. With my cultivation, I wasn't able to see through it. Thus, after joining the Metaphysics Association, I originally wanted to spread the news and let the seniors with profound cultivation take a look. Perhaps, they might be able to find the True Dragon's Vein again. "
In reality, the True Dragon's Vein was in the Fire God Temple. If the Fire God Temple wasn't found, it would be impossible to find the True Dragon's Vein.
I reckoned that I said that to give President Xu a false impression. I wanted him to think that the True Dragon's Vein was hidden due to some unforeseen event. As long as someone with slightly higher cultivation went over, they might be able to find it.
After hearing what I said, President Xu's expression finally became better. He nodded and said, "Since the Ancestral Dragon's Vein and the Embryonic Dragon's Vein are still there, it proves that the True Dragon's Vein really existed.
It's great that you have such intentions. As long as you can prove what you said, I can recommend you to be the Vice President of our Shenzhen Metaphysics Association. Moreover, after reporting it, you will definitely get a spot to observe the True Dragon's Vein. "
After hearing what he said, I was instantly elated. The reason why I told him this news was because I wanted to distance myself from the changes in the Mount Tai Stone. On the other hand, I wanted to make an exchange of benefits. I wanted to use this news to exchange for President Xu's protection.
President Xu was worthy of being the leader of the association. He understood my intentions so quickly and gave me a promise.
Although he didn't directly promise to help me, his recommendation for me to be promoted to the Vice President obviously had this intention.
Originally, I wanted to decline the spot to observe the True Dragon's Vein. However, after thinking about it, I was going to break through to the "Dragon Seeking" realm sooner or later. If I didn't observe the True Dragon's Vein, it would be hard to explain myself. Thus, I didn't decline and just smiled in agreement.
Afterwards, I wrote down the exact location of the Fire God Temple. However, it was a primitive forest with few people. There were many places that didn't have names, so I had to draw out a map.
When I first went there, although Director Liu didn't give me the map, Fengshui Masters were very sensitive to geography. After walking back and forth a few times, I could roughly draw out the route.
As I sat there earnestly drawing the map, I inadvertently raised my head and saw that President Xu was looking at me without blinking. His face was filled with excitement, greed, and even a trace of viciousness.
I was suddenly startled. The True Dragon's Vein was very important. Moreover, its value was too high. Wasn't it a bit inappropriate to tell President Xu so rashly?
If he didn't want to report it to the Metaphysics Association and wanted to keep it for himself, would he kill me later to keep it a secret?
Although I was young and didn't have much experience, the people in the Metaphysics world that I had interacted with, such as Deng Meng and Zhao Yongkun, were all vicious and merciless people. For their own benefits, they would definitely do anything.
Seeing President Xu's expression, I couldn't help but be on guard.
Just as I was stunned, President Xu noticed my abnormality. He anxiously asked me, "Why did you stop drawing?"
"The terrain there is very complicated. I don't remember some of the routes clearly."
I casually answered him, lowered my head, and continued to draw the route.
Although I was suspicious, I had already told him about it. There was no room for regret, so I could only brace myself and continue to draw.
However, I was still careful and didn't draw the route that clearly. This way, when the time came to find it, I would most likely have to lead the way.
After I finished drawing the map, I gave it to President Xu. He was also a Fengshui Master and his cultivation was much higher than mine. He hastily picked it up and looked at it. After a while, he frowned and asked me, "Why is the route so simple?
There are a few places that aren't connected. "
I smiled and explained, "It's a primitive forest. There are no roads, only small paths like the Beast Trail and Canyon. Moreover, they aren't fixed. If it rains, they might change their route.
That's why it's impossible to draw this part of the route. Also, there are some extremely strange places along the way. I experienced great danger and narrowly escaped death to reach that place. The situation is rather complicated. When it's time to set out, I will tell you the details. "
I didn't say these words carelessly. On the way to the Fire God Temple, there were places like the Yellow Springs River and the Departed Soul Valley. Even with President Xu's strength, it would be difficult for him to pass through them alone.
I purposely didn't say these places out loud to give myself a way out.
I didn't know if President Xu had seen through my thoughts or not. After staring at me for a while, he put away the map and told me, "Today, I'll be promoted to a director. After this matter is confirmed, I'll be promoted to vice president."
I let out a sigh of relief. It didn't matter if he wanted to give me some benefits or not. At least for this period of time, my safety was guaranteed.
When I left the Metaphysics Society, I met Xie Tianyu again. He seemed to know that I had been promoted to a director. When he saw my expression, he was furious. However, I was thinking about President Xu's matter, so I didn't bother with him and left.
Even though I had made preparations, in reality, after I told him the location of the Fire God Temple, the rest of the route wasn't important. It was just a matter of time. As long as he had the heart, he would definitely be able to find it.
If President Xu really wanted to keep this information to himself, the possibility of him killing me was quite high.
After I returned, I was especially careful. I didn't even sleep at night. Instead, I sat cross-legged on the bed and stabilized the Dao energy in my body while being on guard.