Longzang

Chapter 421 Upgrading from a slingshot to a cannon (Part 1)

The Wild Ancestor Tribe, Redstone City.

Countless members of the Wu tribe were jostling and pushing in front of Tianyu, their roars and shouts mingling together. They threw immortal silver, ores, animal bones, and various herbs into the empty carts, and then carried away bolts of Ning brocade.

Tianyu remained expressionless, watching as cartloads of Ningjin disappeared at lightning speed, and then the empty carts filled with valuables gradually became full. This continued until the last cartload of Yunjin was carried away, and the clansmen dispersed.

Tianyu suddenly slapped himself hard across the face, and finally managed to show an expression on his face.

He dragged his cart to the ancestral temple in the city, and a moment later knelt before an old shaman whose skin was wrinkled like tree bark.

Although the shaman was old, his frame was unusually large; one of his large hands could easily grasp Tianyu's head. If he stood up, Tianyu probably wouldn't even reach his shoulder.

A young witch ran over and whispered something to the old witch.

The old shaman nodded, reached out and pinched Tianyu's entire body, then took a golden jar next to him, poured out three egg-sized pills, and placed them in front of Tianyu.

Tianyu was taken aback and overwhelmed with emotion, repeatedly kowtowing.

The old shaman said slowly, "Your sacrifice is enough. These three Great Wilderness Pills are enough for you to cross that blurry boundary and sense the power of the Wilderness Realm. Go, child."

Back home, Tianyu placed the three Great Wilderness Pills on the table and stared at them silently for a long time.

The Great Wilderness Pill is a sacred medicine for powerful sorcerers. Three pills are enough to allow even ordinary sorcerers to feel the power of the Wilderness Realm, thus opening the path to becoming a great sorcerer.

Tianyu has always considered himself a genius, and everyone around him thinks so too. In addition, his family background is quite good. However, the Great Wilderness Pill is something he originally couldn't afford at all, and he didn't even dare to think about having one.

And now, there are three of them in front of him.

In the azure sky, Wei Yuan was meticulously examining each item from the western expedition, paying particular attention to those with unknown uses. However, the inspection yielded little, except for a small box of black crystals obtained from the priest's residence in Rain Maple City, which seemed to have originated from the Netherworld. Apart from that, there were no other items from the Netherworld.

Wei Yuan still remembered that there were treasures in the Netherworld that could enhance one's Dao foundation, but he had only been inside a few times when he encountered the matter of the girl's Yin and Yang.

Wei Yuan meticulously planned this surprise attack on Rain Maple City, one of his aims being to find treasures from the Netherworld. Unfortunately, it seems the status of the Witch Clan in Rain Maple City isn't high enough; only a small box of black crystals in the entire city is suspected to be from the Netherworld.

Wei Yuan left one of the crystals to Yu Zhizhuo, and then left Qingming to head to the northern mountain gate again.

At this time, the focus of the Taichu Palace had shifted to the northern mountain gate, where most of the True Lords were stationed. They traveled in silence for several days before Hou Yuan returned to the northern mountain gate.

Wei Yuan first paid his respects to Ancestor Xuan Yue, and then presented the black crystal and the storage magic treasure he had obtained from the dragon eagle. However, Xuan Yue only had a rudimentary understanding of weapon crafting and did not recognize what the black crystal was.

Furthermore, even True Monarch Xuan Yue couldn't open the storage magic treasure, only discovering that it was sealed with immortal power, which greatly surprised Wei Yuan. Fortunately, the Palace Master of the Heavenly Crafts Hall was also at the northern mountain gate at the moment; if he couldn't open it either, then no one in the Primordial Beginning Palace would be able to open it.

After bidding farewell to Xuan Yue, Wei Yuan went to pay his respects to the Master of the Heavenly Crafts Hall.

The master of the Heavenly Crafting Hall was named True Monarch Jinshi. He happened to meet Wei Yuan during a break from refining magical artifacts. He was handsome, with thick eyebrows and large eyes, and exuded an aura of integrity from head to toe, just like Yu Zhizhuo.

Upon meeting Wei Yuan, the first thing he asked about was Yu Zhizhuo and the other disciples who had accompanied him, and they talked for a good half hour.

Upon hearing that Yu Zhizhuo had obtained the essence of metal, the Golden Stone True Lord finally revealed a smile and said, "Zhizhuo is naturally a bit stubborn and lacked a bit of agility. Now that has been made up for, his future path has finally been paved. Perhaps he can succeed me in the future. This matter is of great importance, and I should thank him properly."

Only then did Wei Yuan reveal the reason for his request to see him. Upon seeing the black crystal, the Heavenly Craftsman Palace Master was somewhat moved. He flicked his finger, peeling off a grain smaller than a speck of dust from the black crystal. Then, with a surge of Dao power, he actually cut this tiny grain into a thousand pieces. Wei Yuan strained his eyes to the limit, but could only vaguely make out that each piece was a perfectly square small block.

Then a burst of multicolored flames rose up and burned all the thousand samples.

With Wei Yuan's current eyesight, he could only see that the flames contained many different kinds of power, some hot and some cold. There were more than a hundred kinds of acids alone. Wei Yuan only knew that there were differences between each acid, but he did not know what those differences were.

If Wei Yuan were still only at the Dao Foundation stage, he would only see a flame appear, then go out, and think that the flame was beautiful.

After the colorful flames died down, the Master of the Heavenly Crafts Hall pondered for a moment and said, "I just roughly examined the properties of this item. If I'm not mistaken, it should come from the Netherworld and is a crystal of Nether Earth. One piece is worth a whole area of ​​Nether Earth. This item should have been priceless, but you donated a large amount of Nether Earth some time ago, which is enough for the palace to use for more than three hundred years. So for now, this item is not worth much."

However, the old Taoist priest only conducted a preliminary examination; a more detailed examination is needed to truly understand the situation.

Jinshi Zhenjun took a small piece of black crystal and said, "A piece this size is enough for a thorough examination."

Wei Yuan then asked what "detailed examination" meant. Now, the study of the properties of matter in the Azure Netherworld is becoming increasingly important, and even mortals are beginning to study the properties of matter. Therefore, Wei Yuan is now learning everything and asking about everything.

Jinshi Zhenjun explained that by dividing the black crystal into countless small pieces and testing them using various methods, a detailed analysis of its physical properties could be obtained. His previous method was a preliminary examination, testing 999 physical properties. The detailed examination currently includes 10086 tests.

Wei Yuan then realized that everyone has their own expertise, and the fact that the Heavenly Crafts Hall was able to lead the way in crafting tools showed that its efforts in understanding the properties of materials were truly unmatched.

While admiring him, Wei Yuan lost hope in the Black Crystal, since he had plenty of Netherworld Land to his name.

As for that storage treasure, the Heavenly Craftsman Palace Master studied it carefully for a while before he noticed something amiss. He frowned and said, "This item is an ancient immortal treasure, which is quite difficult to handle. If not handled properly, it will be destroyed along with its contents. Do you still have the soul of its owner?"

Wei Yuan felt a headache coming on and shook his head.

If Long Ying wasn't a true dragon descendant, that would be fine, but the problem is that he is, and then his entire being transformed into a dragon guard, thus being annihilated in another form, leaving not even a trace behind.

The Lord of the Heavenly Crafts Hall saw Wei Yuan's predicament and said that he would keep the item for now. Ancient immortal treasures are just rare, not necessarily difficult to open. They just need some immortal spiritual energy as an aid, and it will take some time to open.

Wei Yuan also needed to exchange for a batch of robes, armor, and storage artifacts usable by the Dharma Aspect stage from the palace. On the one hand, Wei Yuan currently had 15,000 Heavenly Merit Points, and on the other hand, the payment for training Dao soldiers for the Tai Chu Palace last time had not yet been settled. Therefore, the Master of the Heavenly Crafts Hall took Wei Yuan directly to the Treasure Vault, allowing him to choose whatever he wanted.

In the end, Wei Yuan chose a True Monarch-level defensive inner armor, capable of withstanding three strikes from a True Monarch. He also chose a True Monarch-level storage jade pendant, and the rest were ordinary Dharma Aspect-level magic treasures, thus replacing his entire outfit.

Now Wei Yuan no longer has to encounter a True Lord and get beaten until his entire body is smooth.

After advancing to the Dharma Aspect stage, the Immaculate Reincarnation technique lagged behind, so the Heavenly Craftsman Palace Master simply took it as well, telling Wei Yuan to come back and retrieve it in seven days.

After finishing his business, Wei Yuan went to Zhang Sheng's courtyard.

After some time apart, Zhang Sheng's aura had weakened almost imperceptibly. She was somewhat surprised to see Wei Yuan and asked, "Why are you here again?"

"One day without seeing you is like three autumns."

Zhang Sheng raised the scroll in his hand as if to hit it, saying, "Be serious!"

(End of this chapter)