wjnovel Chapter 627 - 16: Murder and Arson Bring Wealth and Rank—The Ancients Never Lied!
Chapter 627 - 16: Murder and Arson Bring Wealth and Rank—The Ancients Never Lied!
"I don’t know when the next exchange meeting in Sea Suppression Immortal City will be held. With all these old eccentrics gathered in the city now, there’s a good chance of obtaining this item!"
As for refining, that’s even simpler,
He is now an Honored Guest Elder of the Immortal City, which is managed jointly by the Three Great Influences. With such connections, it shouldn’t be a problem to ask a Tier Four Refiner for help.
Soon, Zhou Xun finished dissecting the entire corpse of the Mountain Lord.
Looking at the enormous tiger hide, Zhou Xun pondered for a moment and decided to refine it into Tier Four Talisman Paper!
As for the blood, it would be refined into Tier Four Spirit Ink!
However, his Talisman Dao Skill is merely at the Tier Three Peak, and if he were to undertake the refining himself, the success rate would be quite low!
"Perhaps I should visit Daoist Brother Tianci!"
Previously, True Monarch Tianci accompanied him to intercept and kill the True Monarch of Profound Control, a taxing endeavor, and all the spoils of that battle ended up with Zhou Xun,
while True Monarch Tianci gained nothing,
Now that he’s obtained so many treasures, it’s only right to share some with True Monarch Tianci,
No matter how close their relationship is, respecting the other and respecting humanity is important!
And the enormous tiger hide and spirit blood right before him are the most suitable,
True Monarch Tianci is a Tier Four Rune Master, and his skills in crafting talisman paper and spirit ink are undoubtedly far superior to his own,
At the same time, Zhou Xun could take this opportunity to inquire about the art of the Talisman Dao.
Thinking of this, he couldn’t sit still,
With a wave of his hand, he placed the treasures into his Storage Bag and proceeded directly to True Monarch Tianci’s Cave Mansion.
...
"Why has the young brother come?" True Monarch Tianci was extremely pleased to see Zhou Xun and offered him a cup of Spirit Wine!
"I have come again to see Daoist Brother for some help with a matter!"
Zhou Xun accepted the Spirit Wine, drank it in one go, and replied with a smile.
"If my young brother needs anything, just say the word!"
Zhou Xun nodded, waving his hand,
A massive tiger hide appeared in the living room, along with a jar of spirit blood.
The jar was specially refined, seeming small in size, but possessing a vast interior space.
"Is this from the Spirit Beast Mountain Monarch under the command of Profound Control?" True Monarch Tianci immediately recognized their origin.
"Indeed, it’s exactly from that wretch!" Zhou Xun nodded, then continued:
"This demon is of Tier Four, and its materials are excellent for talisman crafting. However, my skills are limited, and I’m afraid of wasting such precious materials, so I’ve come to seek Daoist Brother’s assistance!"
"I also wish to learn about the Tier Four Talisman Dao from Daoist Brother!"
"No problem, I have experience dealing with three Transformed Demon Beasts before!" True Monarch Tianci picked up the materials and began to refine them,
He first took out a Magical Treasure and started cutting the Mountain Lord’s beast hide, but the hide was extremely tough due to being Tier Four level,
Seeing this, Zhou Xun flipped his hand, revealing a short blade about a foot long,
"Daoist Brother, use mine!"
True Monarch Tianci took it and with a gentle graze, the beast hide was instantly sliced open!
"What a fine blade!"
True Monarch Tianci’s eyes shone, full of praise.
"It was crafted by Daoist Brother Iron Mountain for me, extremely sharp!" Zhou Xun explained.
Quickly, the beast hide was fully dissected,
True Monarch Tianci then opened his mouth, exhaling a Nascent Fire that enveloped a piece of the cut tiger hide and began refining it!
As time passed, the tiger hide slowly refined into a glob of spirit liquid, then under True Monarch Tianci’s manipulation, it began to stretch and transform,
Meanwhile, his hands formed incantations, sending streaks of Spirit Light onto it,
The spirit liquid began to expand and eventually transformed into a palm-sized pale gold skin paper,
The surrounding Spirit Light shimmered, exuding ample Spirit Charm!
"Daoist Brother’s skill is indeed proficient, crafting the first one successfully!" Zhou Xun praised repeatedly, immediately beginning to inquire about the key points of talisman paper crafting,
True Monarch Tianci spoke without reservation, meticulously explaining as he crafted the next piece of talisman paper!
Thus, the two spent their time in teaching and learning!
...
Elsewhere, True Monarch Feng Yan had been waiting at True Monarch Feihua’s place for four full days, finally witnessing his Spirit Crane’s successful advancement.
"Congratulations to Daoist Feihua, the Spirit Beast has advanced again, reaching the Tier Three Peak. Tier Four is surely within reach soon!"
True Monarch Feng Yan sincerely congratulated.
Looking at the old man before him, True Monarch Feihua smiled slightly,
"Brother Feng, it’s just a matter of transferring a great merit, I’ll go along whenever!"
"Thank you, Daoist Feihua!"
True Monarch Feng Yan was overjoyed upon hearing the news. Previously, he had obtained one merit on his own, exchanged another from a friend, and now, with one more from True Monarch Feihua,
he had collected three merits in total, enabling him to exchange for the ’Spirit-Commanding Treasure Reishi’.
Under True Monarch Feng Yan’s urging, the two of them went straight to True Monarch Qianchuan.
Watching the grand Sea Suppression Hall before him, True Monarch Feng Yan couldn’t help feeling excited.
As long as he obtained the ’Spirit-Commanding Treasure Reishi’, his injuries could heal, and his cultivation, which had been stagnant for many years, could advance once more.
More importantly, the lifespan he had lost due to injuries could be recovered.
At his age, living even another year would be a great blessing.
Seeing the visibly excited actions of the old man before him, True Monarch Feihua smiled and said:
"The spirit medicine is already within reach, Brother Feng, why do you act like a young man new to cultivation?"
"This medicine is too important to me, making it difficult to keep my heart from being anxious!" True Monarch Feng Yan replied.
Soon, the two arrived at the palace entrance and were ushered into a side hall to wait.
True Monarch Qianchuan quickly received the news of the joint visit from True Monarch Feng Yan and True Monarch Feihua, and upon hearing it, couldn’t help but have a headache.
He naturally knew why True Monarch Feng Yan had come.
Previously, he had also sent a disciple to tip off Zhou Xun, which led to Zhou Xun exchanging for the spirit medicine ahead of him.
With a sigh, he still walked out, put on a smile, and entered the reception hall.
"Brother Feng and Brother Feihua visiting, I have failed to properly welcome you!"
Seeing True Monarch Qianchuan, True Monarch Feng Yan’s eyes lit up, and he cupped his hands in return:
"City Lord, you are too kind. During the battle between the human and demon races, affairs are hectic. I’m afraid we’re only disturbing City Lord’s work!"
"Daoist Friend, you are too courteous. I am aware of your request long ago, but I wonder, who is Daoist Friend Feihua?" True Monarch Qianchuan asked knowingly,
True Monarch Feihua merely smiled lightly:
"I’m just accompanying Brother Feng here today to transfer that merit to him!"
"I see!" True Monarch Qianchuan nodded, then looked towards True Monarch Feng Yan with a hesitant expression,
seeing this, True Monarch Feng Yan couldn’t help but feel a sense of foreboding.
"Alas!"
True Monarch Qianchuan sighed, looked at True Monarch Feng Yan, hesitated for a moment, but still spoke out:
"Daoist Brother Feng, you really are... you really are a bit too late!"
"The ’Spirit-Commanding Treasure Reishi’ you asked about last time was just exchanged by someone else!"
Upon hearing this, True Monarch Feng Yan was stunned as if he had fallen into an ice cave,
his eyes widened as if he thought he had heard wrong, full of disbelief, and instinctively asked again!
"City Lord... you... what did you say?"
"The ’Spirit-Commanding Treasure Reishi’ has been exchanged by someone else, Daoist Brother, you are too late!"
"Too late... too late!" the old man murmured a few phrases, then his face turned ashen, only returning to normal after a long while.
As a Nascent Soul Cultivator, he quickly adjusted his mood, his face serious, and after pondering for a moment, he slowly opened his mouth:
"May I know which Daoist Friend exchanged the ’Spirit-Commanding Treasure Reishi’?"
Upon hearing this, True Monarch Qianchuan thought for a moment but still revealed Zhou Xun’s name.
Recently, only True Monarch Feng Yan and Zhou Xun had come to exchange treasures, so even if he didn’t say, they would easily find out.
"Thank you, City Lord!"
True Monarch Feng Yan cupped his hands in thanks.
At this moment, True Monarch Feihua’s voice rang out from the side:
"Brother Feng, now that the ’Spirit-Commanding Treasure Reishi’ is no longer available, do you still need to transfer this merit?"
Upon hearing this, the old man pondered for a moment and nodded:
"Let’s exchange it anyway. Having these three merits here, perhaps I can persuade Daoist Zhou to change his mind!"
After that, under the supervision of True Monarch Qianchuan, the two completed the merit transfer, and True Monarch Feng Yan successfully gathered three merits,
only, unfortunately, the spirit medicine had already been exchanged.
...
True Monarch Tianci’s Cave Mansion,
with the Talisman Paper completed, now came the Spirit Ink!
It took a full two days to finish processing the materials from this Mountain Lord!
Then, Zhou Xun spent another three days observing the scenes of True Monarch Tianci refining Tier Four Talismans a few times, gaining some insight!
"Haha, young brother, your talent is indeed extraordinary. I reckon in less than two years, you’ll be able to successfully refine Tier Four Talismans!"
"I’ll take Brother’s kind words then!"
Then Zhou Xun, carrying half of the talisman paper and spirit ink, headed towards his own Cave Mansion!
Upon arriving at the entrance of his Cave Mansion, he saw an elder pacing around!