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Who had drawn the Formation Painting, Qian Zhuang didn't know, but he knew he was doomed.
So many people lost, so much time wasted, so much in Pills and Spiritual Artifacts spent, and not a single Spiritual mine reclaimed.
The Clan would not give him another chance.
The next day, Qian Zhuang was told that his command had been stripped by the Clan, but he was still allowed to stay at the Spiritual mines to make amends for his failure.
That evening, a Cultivator from the Qian Family, whose face bore the heavy patterns of authority, came to the Qian Family camp and harrumphed coldly upon seeing Qian Zhuang:
"Capable of nothing but failure!"
Qian Zhuang bowed deeply and kept his head lowered, not daring to utter a single word in rebuttal.
The visitor was an Elder of the Qian Family, a Foundation Building Cultivator, Qian Zhongxuan.
He was also his biggest support in this branch of the family.