Longzang

Chapter 889 Do business first
Facing Wei Yuan's gaze, which seemed to penetrate her very consciousness, Tianyu chuckled awkwardly for a long time before explaining, "Well, it's just because it's unlikely, so I think about it occasionally. And then you worshipped me so badly, so it turned into a small obsession."

Wei Yuan nodded, accepting the explanation without delving deeper. These images clearly showed that Tianyu enjoyed the process of verbally attacking and killing Wei Yuan simultaneously, aiming to crush him underfoot and roar to the heavens.

All the images point to the same result, but the process is unique. After Wei Yuan is pinned down and roars to the sky, a new round of pursuit will begin.

Seeing that Wei Yuan wasn't angry, Tianyu quickly changed the subject: "Why did you suddenly come to the Desolate Realm?!"

Wei Yuan said, "I was accidentally banished by Kaguya and was thrown here."

Tianyu frowned and said, "This is a bit troublesome. It's very troublesome to get out of here; we have to go through the teleportation portal. A few days ago, Lord Nine Eyes suddenly issued a decree to strictly examine the identities of the Witch Clan members entering and leaving the teleportation portal. Now, it will probably take some effort to send you away."

"What's with that portal? Can we force our way through?"

Tianyu hurriedly said, "Absolutely not! The portal's exit is in Heavenly City. Even if you manage to get through the portal, once they notify Heavenly City, even immortals won't be able to escape. We need to think this through carefully. Let me think about it first..."

Tianyu pondered deeply, but to no avail.

Wei Yuan asked again, "Do any members of the Witch Clan attempt to cross the border illegally?"

Tianyu slapped his thigh: "That's right! How could I forget about this! I heard that every year there are criminals who successfully smuggle themselves out and quietly return to the Witch Domain. Hmm, let me find out first. If it's true, then it means that there is a complete set of rules for this matter, and the person at the top who takes the lion's share must be Lord Nine Eyes."

Don't worry, anything that can be solved with money isn't a problem. If other shamans can leave, so can we."

“But we can’t go this way. My teacher’s Dao Sword was also banished and must have fallen into this realm as well. I want to find it before I leave.”

After asking around for a long time, Tianyu finally learned that the sword was one of Zhang Sheng's foundational Dao techniques. He was immediately at a loss: "This... isn't a thing, is it? How am I supposed to find this? Can't we just give up? Your teacher already has hundreds of immortal swords, what's one more?"

Wei Yuan said solemnly, "We're just missing this one, only this one. This Dao sword carries its own destiny and karma; missing even a little bit is like an ant hole appearing on a dike thousands of miles long..."

"A thousand-mile dike can be breached by an ant hole. I understand human language, there's no need to go to such lengths to explain," Tianyu said.

Wei Yuan patted his forehead and said, "I've been dealing with the silly witch a lot lately and forgot. Anyway, that's the gist of it—we have to get it back. This is the only thing my teacher has ever been obsessed with, and I don't want her to have any regrets for the next few thousand years."

Tianyu said, "Wait, you just said several thousand years... Without this sword, your teacher's ascension to immortality will be in danger?"

Wei Yuan shook his head: "Ascending to immortality is no problem, but I won't be able to defeat the First Heavenly Witch."

Tianyu remained silent for a moment, then said, "Wait a moment, allow me to meditate for a while."

Without waiting for Wei Yuan's consent, he closed all eight eyes at the same time and meditated for a full quarter of an hour, going over the most tense and dangerous pursuit scenarios in his mind. Only then did he stabilize his Dao heart, open the smallest eye, and say, "Since you are a person, can you speak human language from now on?"

Wei Yuan confirmed once again that Tianyu's level of human speech was extremely high.

"That thing... the Dao Sword, what exactly does it look like?"

Wei Yuan said, "It has its own spirituality and was banished here, so it has severed its karmic ties with the teacher. In this world, it may become an unclaimed spiritual being, and it is possible that it will change in countless ways."

Tianyu asked in astonishment, "How are we supposed to find this?"

Wei Yuan said, "I made a great vow, and the karmic connection between us is extremely strong, which cannot be severed by mere exile. Under the power of this vow, it will naturally draw closer and closer to me through various coincidences."

Tianyu opened one eye again and said, "If I didn't know it was you, I would definitely think you were a liar. Those bald thieves all talk the same way when they're swindling money."

Wei Yuan was startled: "Is it that obvious?"

"You looked so solemn when you said that!"

A look of worry crossed Wei Yuan's face; he seemed to have been affected without even realizing it. But there was nothing he could do about it; without making a grand vow, he couldn't establish cause and effect.

That day, Wei Yuan pressed her relentlessly, using his own involvement as bait, which led Huiye to relinquish the Dao Sword. Otherwise, if she had kept the Dao Sword, given the various unpredictable methods of the Witch Clan, she might have tampered with it during Zhang Sheng's Heavenly Tribulation, putting him in grave danger. The earlier tribulations were manageable, but she couldn't overcome the Tribulation of Ascension.

That's why Wei Yuan took matters into his own hands, causing Huiye to banish the Dao Sword, thus creating a sliver of opportunity.

Tianyu noticed that Wei Yuan's expression was not right and asked seriously, "Did you fall victim to those bald thieves' sneak attack?"

"It's nothing, I just met a few monks who said I have innate wisdom and insisted that I enter the Buddhist order."

Tianyu laughed and said, "I thought it was something serious, but isn't this simple? Since you're here, I'll take you out to eat, drink, and have fun every day, and let you see all the beauties of the world. Won't that wash away your Buddhist nature?"

Wei Yuan smiled wryly. Wasn't this pushing himself onto the lotus throne of the Buddha? But if he didn't do this, he would gradually become dignified and solemn.

"Forget about that, let's get down to business." Tianyu asked, "What should we do next?"

Wei Yuan said, "During this time, I have gained some understanding of the power of sacrifice and learned many of its mysteries. When I use the Heavenly Fortune Spirit Forging Method to refine magical artifacts, various kinds of spirituality will be born under the hammer. As long as I refine enough artifacts and the quality of the artifacts is good enough, it is possible to attract the Dao Sword. If I can refine a Celestial Artifact, it will definitely attract the Dao Sword."

"Fishing with luck!" Tianyu said with a pained expression. He too had been "fished" by Wei Yuan using luck. Sacrifice and summoning were essentially a form of luck-fishing.

Wei Yuan said, "This is the method."

Tianyu pondered for a moment: "Immortal artifact, let me think... there aren't enough good materials here. Oh, by the way, I see your name is quite flamboyant, quite like our Power Witch style, aren't you afraid of being exposed?"

Wei Yuan pointed to himself and said, "Take another look?"

Tianyu opened his eyes wide and took a closer look. He was immediately shocked to find that the person sitting in front of him was clearly a member of the Wu clan, who just looked a bit like Wei Yuan.

But since Wei Yuan was so ugly, no witch would look at him closely, so whether he looked like Wei Yuan or not was irrelevant. All the witches would remember was: that guy was ugly, nothing more.

Tianyu has now looked at it carefully, but still feels that Wei Yuan is a power sorcerer, exuding the aura of a power sorcerer from the inside out.

Tianyu opened the rest of her eyes, and at the same time, her body emitted a low buzzing sound. The shockwave fell on Wei Yuan, and the response it elicited was unique to the Power Witch.

Tianyu instantly sensed something extremely strange, his expression slowly changing as he asked, "...Lord Nine Eyes?"

"If I were Nine Eyes, you would have died long ago. Besides me, who else would invite you to come here?"

Tianyu then believed that the person in front of him was indeed Wei Yuan. He looked at him carefully for a long time before nodding and saying, "Even I couldn't tell. This disguise is quite good."

In fact, Wei Yuan was full of flaws at the beginning. Later, after spending a day and night with Zhen Gang and Lie San, he had secretly adjusted his physical body. Now, the surface of his body is just the flesh and blood of the Wu Clan. Only after cutting it open can you see the essence inside.

Tianyu thought for a moment and said, "With this disguise, we can go to the Battle Zone. Pack your things, and we'll talk on the way."

Wei Yuan then instructed Lie Sanyi and Zhengang to pack up all the valuables and load them onto the cart, preparing to leave. When they saw nearly 100,000 jin of rough iron being carried out, even Tianyu was shocked: "So much?! Did you earn all of this during this period?"

"Yes."

"Well... alright! Let's go to the Battlefield and pull off a big heist!" Tianyu suddenly became full of confidence.

Upon hearing the news that Wei Yuan was leaving, the market owner rushed over to try to stop him, but was pushed aside by Tianyu's guards.

The guard, a desolate shaman, sneered and said, "My master is the Star of the Desolate Ancestor, the strongest shaman under a hundred years old, the number one powerful shaman in the Desolate Realm, the King of Brocade, the Master of Fine Wine, who travels to eight countries, and the fastest rising on the rich list... Lord Tianyu! Do you recognize him now?"

The market owner's face was grim. These titles sounded strange, but the mere mention of "the strongest sorcerer in the desolate realm" was enough to intimidate him into not using force.

The title of "Number One Powerful Shaman of the Wilderness" is not something any shaman can claim. Anyone with slightly weaker strength would have been killed long ago.

A moment later, the Tianyu convoy set off again, leaving the market and heading towards the battle zone. Only after Wei Yuan left did the market owner and the witch hunters of the area realize that almost all the barren iron in the region had been taken away, leaving all the witches penniless, possessing only equipment but no currency. The entire region remained desolate for decades before slowly recovering.

On the way forward, Tianyu explained the information about the battle zone in detail.

The desolate realm contains several types of terrain. Vast, barren areas are known as forbidden zones, which are also where criminals are sent. The market town where Wei Yuan originated is one of these forbidden zones.

Furthermore, many strange and terrifyingly powerful creatures inhabit the desolate realm, constantly launching attacks on the areas controlled by the witch clan. The powerful witches have built several large cities to defend against them. These cities are the battle zones, where wars are constantly taking place. Earning military merits in these wars is the only way to exchange for several rare resources unique to the desolate realm.

The number of powerful sorcerers in the Battlefield far exceeds that in the Desolate Domain, and most of them are of noble birth, of high status, wealthy, and possess formidable combat strength. Tianyu had been operating in one of the major cities, but was suddenly captivated by Wei Yuan and had no choice but to travel thousands of miles to the Desolate Domain to see him.

But there was still one thing Wei Yuan didn't quite understand, so he asked, "How come you also have the title of the number one power witch in the Desolate Realm?"

"Power Witch, not Wild Witch. I gave myself that title on the way here."

Looking at Tianyu's flamboyant physique, Wei Yuan felt there was something about him being strong but not powerful. Besides, this guy was busy dealing with dozens of little witches day and night; where would he find the time for life-or-death training? If Tianyu could be the number one power witch in the Desolate Realm, then the strength of power witches needed to be reassessed.

Wei Yuan asked, "You're so good at fighting now? Aren't you afraid of being challenged?"

To everyone's surprise, Tianyu laughed and said, "I'm not afraid! If you want to challenge me, you'll have to get past me first!"

　PS: Only half health recovered, update canceled tomorrow morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)