Chapter 4873 — The Contest for the Tribulation Points
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Had he not been leading so many people, Wei Zhao would have gone up and asked a few questions, as both courtesy and common sense demanded—never mind what happened next; at the very least, once he had a clear picture of the situation, he could send word to Jiang Yuechuan and let him give up hope early.
But now was certainly not the time. He could only press his doubts down deep. What Wei Zhao had to do now was fulfill his duties as captain and lead everyone to find tribulation points first.
In silence the group groped their way forward for the time it took to burn a stick of incense. Along the way they did discover several tribulation points, but unfortunately all of them had already been seized by others; up ahead they could still vaguely make out the silhouettes of a great crowd. At this rate, even if they found more tribulation points, they would certainly not be the ones to snatch up the leftovers.
"Following the main road any further is probably hopeless. How about this—we make a small detour, so we aren't always trailing behind everyone else." Wei Zhao thought it over and proposed.
The others hesitated a moment, then nodded in agreement one after another. Staying on the main road was certainly safer, but if they kept this up and failed to secure any tribulation points, that would be no small problem. To break through to the Mystic Ascension stage as quickly as possible, a little risk was necessary.
With Wei Zhao and his group leading the way, some disciples from other academies behind them followed suit, though their numbers were not large; the vast majority still insisted on exploring along the main road.
Soon Wei Zhao's proposal bore fruit. The group finally discovered four vacant tribulation points in a row, and joy lit up their faces as each of them itched to try.
Fortunately they had not forgotten that Wei Zhao was their captain. No one was a fool; covetous as they were, if anyone bypassed Wei Zhao and made a rash grab for it, they would very likely become the target of everyone's wrath, and when that happened, even fellow disciples from Morning Star Academy would show no mercy.
"Those of you who want to stay, stay. The rest needn't fight over it—follow me and we'll keep searching ahead. The way things look, finding more tribulation points won't be difficult at all. There will be no problem." Wei Zhao turned and said to the group.
Everyone was struck dumb in unison. By the established rule that the strong took precedence, they had assumed Wei Zhao would claim the first one for himself; they had not expected this temporary captain to be so magnanimous.
Even so, no one dared make a rash grab. Since Wei Zhao did not want it, the next claim would go to Wang Xinyan and Huang Xiaotao—after all, among cultivators of their level, they had almost no rivals.
Of course Wang Xinyan and Huang Xiaotao would not stay behind; they were determined to accompany Wei Zhao. Not only them—even Lu Xiaozhong immediately declared he would follow Wei Zhao. It was his father Lu Dachang's instruction: during the trial he must stick close to Wei Zhao, for only thus could he preserve his life and reap the benefits.
One could only say that Lu Dachang deserved his reputation as a scoundrel of the first order. Once he saw that Wei Zhao was a promising prospect, he had his son cling to him like a scoundrel too, holding on for dear life. Crude and simple, yes, but extremely effective.
None of that was surprising. What left Wei Zhao most speechless was that even Bao Zuoliang and Su Kesheng, for reasons unknown, had not gone to grab a point either, but chose to keep following him. Otherwise, given their backgrounds and strength, the other Morning Star disciples could never have outcompeted them.