Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

Wang San deduced from her words that she was not from Zhongzhou and was likely leaving after the Five States Conference.

"If Fairy Ning is worried about the trouble of retrieving the magic weapon, there is no need to worry. You just need to leave an address and pay a fee of spirit stones, and our Xuan Ying Pavilion will send a cultivator to deliver the item to you."

He took out a booklet and handed it to Ning Fusang: "This contains introductions to the weapon refiners of our Xuan Ying Pavilion. Fairy Ning can take a look, consider it carefully, and then call out to me after you have made a decision."

Xuan Ying Pavilion was thriving, but they were short-staffed, so Wang San had to attend to other customers. Ning Fusang nodded and flipped through the booklet beside her.

The first item is that of a master craftsman who specializes in crafting offensive magical artifacts. It features one of his earlier works—the Nine Phoenix Ritual Blade.

The blade is elegant and beautiful; even just a picture of it reveals its brilliance and magnificent charm.

Turning the page further, we find another master craftsman specializing in defensive magical artifacts. His creations include the Xuanwu Shield, designed in the likeness of the Black Tortoise, its black shell adorned with water ripples, exuding mystery and solemnity. This craftsman's style is versatile; he can design both imposing shields and exquisite, delicate objects, resembling a woman's hairpin.

A hairpin shaped like a carp, orange and red in color, leaps off the page, accompanied by an introduction: "The Carp Hairpin, bound to its master by blood, its defensive effect is passively triggered, capable of withstanding a fatal blow from a seventh-level cultivator." The illustration then depicts the effect when the artifact is activated: three thousand spiritual threads, like a school of fish, envelop the cultivator's body.

Anyway, the scene looks quite beautiful and dreamlike.

Such a magical artifact did not impress Ning Fusang much.

She had seen Qing Chen's Divine Turtle Jade, a female cultivator from the Miaoyin Sect. It was about the same size as an ordinary jade slip, without any fancy decorations. With a little spiritual power, it could build a plain, radiant barrier that was indestructible.

It took a sword strike from a ninth-level cultivator to shatter Ning Fusang's Divine Turtle Jade. Qing Chen had used the Divine Turtle Jade a few times; otherwise, it might not have been impossible for her to withstand a fatal blow from a Knowing Realm cultivator. Even if she wasn't completely unharmed, she would at least have had a chance to escape.

After flipping to the last page, Ning Fusang had a few people in mind who interested her. She flipped through the booklet again, placed a bookmark on the page introducing a weapon refiner surnamed Qiu, and went to find Wang San to finalize the follow-up procedures.

"Master Qiu Ziming?" Wang San looked at the weapon refiner chosen by Ning Fusang and raised his eyes. "Has Fairy Ning decided to choose Master Qiu?"

"Hmm." She had thought it over carefully.

Although Qiu Ziming was only a master craftsman, not a grandmaster, the magical artifacts and treasures he forged were all very innovative.

From the description of the magical artifact, Ning Fusang could tell that the other party was a person with ideas. And coincidentally, the magical artifact she needed had somewhat unconventional requirements.

Ning Fusang instinctively felt that only this weapon-refining master named Qiu Ziming could fulfill her request.

Wang San's eyes narrowed slightly as he said, "Master Qiu has an eccentric personality. He only forges magical artifacts that interest him. In addition to choosing his customers, he also chooses his employers. I am not trying to discourage Fairy Ning, but Xuan Ying Pavilion has always been open and responsible in its business dealings. Therefore, I must remind Fairy Ning that Master Qiu may refuse to forge magical artifacts for you. I hope you will understand."

"However, since Fairy Ning has chosen Master Qiu to forge the magic weapon, our Xuan Ying Pavilion will help Fairy Ning contact Master Qiu and ask for his opinion. Once there is a result, I will inform Fairy Ning."

Ning Fusang expressed her understanding. She gave Wang San a sketch and her written request, saying, "Please trouble you to deliver these two items to Master Qiu for his reference."

"It's natural."

Wang San accepted the sketch, asked for Ning Fusang's address, memorized it, and saw her to the door.

"We'll have news in three days at most. Whether it succeeds or not, I, Wang, will send someone to Flying Snow Pavilion to inform Fairy Ning immediately."

Feixuelou, also known as Lingzhou Immortal Sect, is located in Zhongzhou City.

After dealing with this matter, Ning Fusang finally had some free time to stroll around Zhongzhou City and experience the local customs and culture of Miaoxing Prefecture.

Zhongmiao Xingzhou enjoys a superior geographical location and is rich in natural resources from four other prefectures, making it extremely prosperous. Specialties from every prefecture can be found in its shops.

To facilitate transactions among cultivators, the city lord of Zhongzhou City specially designated an area as a temporary market, which, in layman's terms, is a place for setting up stalls.

In markets like this, the cultivators who set up stalls come from all over the country, which increases the chances of finding a bargain. You can encounter all sorts of rare and precious treasures.

Seeing the large crowd over there, Ning Fusang didn't go to join the commotion. It looked too crowded.

After wandering aimlessly for a while, Ning Fusang unknowingly arrived in front of a magnificent high-rise building. She looked up and saw the three characters "Fengyunfang" written on the plaque.

Just by looking at the name, you can't tell what it's about, but Ning Fusang's five senses are sharp, and he can hear the sounds of dice being rolled, cards being pushed, spirit stones shaking, and the joyful cheers and sighs of the crowd.

This is a gambling den.

It is extremely large in size and does very good business; such a thing is very rare in Lingzhou.

Ning Fusang had no interest in going in, but the silkworm spirit in her dantian cried out, "Wait, don't go yet. I think I've sensed a very special aura."

Ultimately, the silkworm spirit also belongs to the demon race. Demon beasts are more sensitive to auras than humans, so Ning Fusang asked Qian Yuan again.

It said softly, "I did not notice anything amiss."

The silkworm spirit snorted: "That's the aura of the Fourth Era, hidden in the soil and rocks, extremely faint, of course you couldn't detect it."

"Fusang, I'm pretty sure the item is in Fengyunfang. Go in and take a look; you might just find it."

Ning Fusang was intrigued; how could she not be curious about something from the last era?

She kept the silkworm spirit, this useless creature that only consumed spiritual energy, simply to ask more questions about the previous era.

Ning Fusang turned around and stepped into Fengyunfang.

A tall screen separated the gambling table, and every corner was filled with all sorts of cultivators, huddled together. On the table, colorful spirit stones were piled up like mountains, leaving people speechless.

"Fellow Daoist, would you like to place a bet?"

"There's no such thing as a complete loss if you gamble, and a man without guts is no true hero. Fellow Daoist, fortune favors the bold! Be bold and increase your bets, why are you being so stingy?"

"Place your bet now, no take-backs! Open!"

"I told you to bet on small, bet on small! You didn't believe me, and now you've lost money!"

"..."

Amidst the commotion, Ning Fusang frowned.

"Have you sensed where it is?" she asked the silkworm spirit.

At the same time, Ning Fusang was also thinking: even if she found the item, it belonged to the gambling den. How could she take it without anyone noticing?
She doesn't know the methods of the Miaokong Sect.

The silkworm spirit popped its head out of the water and said guiltily, "The aura is still far away from us."

Ning Fusang looked up at the ceiling. "They should be upstairs."

She looked around and found a hidden staircase. There were monks guarding the top of the stairs, but they did not stop her from going up.

The second floor is still a casino, but it's much quieter than the lower floors.

Different gambling methods are conducted in different private rooms.

(End of this chapter)