Building a sect from scratch.

"Be more confident! Things made of iron are easier to cut!"

The soup dumplings even had the mood to joke.

The "iron" mentioned by the soup dumpling refers to ordinary iron. In the Guixu Realm, there are many kinds of iron, such as Xuan Iron and Bin Iron, each different, but these are all spiritual materials, considered rare treasures, with very high hardness. Spiritual weapons and magical artifacts forged from them, even a kitchen knife, have excellent defensive and offensive properties. Ordinary iron, on the other hand, is just ordinary iron. Although it is everywhere, it can be easily broken by cultivators, which is why it is easier to cut than to call it "iron."

At the same time, the Royal Bamboo Grass seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said, "Hey? This thing is so tough, so can it be used as a material for refining weapons after it's cut down?"

As soon as she said that, even Nietzsche's eyes lit up.

The most appealing aspects of the game "Ten Continents Chronicles," besides the incredibly realistic sensory experience, lie in these details—for example, almost anything can be used as a crafting material.

Unlike other games, there are no crafting or fixed drop systems. In "Ten Continents Chronicles," you can use whatever you can get your hands on, just like in real life.

Of course, professions like weapon crafting are not easy to master. It is said that the best weapon crafting player in the entire server is still struggling with the "spiritual energy air fryer," and they are almost completely ignorant of some basic knowledge of forging and other common sense. Not to mention other weapon crafting players who are just nominally weapon crafters and then do nothing but try to do something big every day.

Therefore, the Chang'an area, where the most players live, has attracted many cultivators skilled in weapon crafting to settle down—business here has always been very good! Some players are not short of money and are very interested in some strange and unusual things. Over time, many weapon crafters have run out of materials they have saved up for many years and still have to buy them from players or offer rewards.

Over time, people have come to know what kind of materials are in high demand and what kind of materials are valuable and popular.

This vine has such a high level of defense that even a sword forged from Kunwu stone can't cut it. It is indeed a valuable spiritual material, and it might fetch a very good price!
only……

"Are you guys obsessed with money? Find a way to get me out of here first, okay?!"

Wu Ke, who was struggling against the vines, shouted in grief and indignation.

Because he had been entangled with the vines for too long, Wu Ke was running out of energy. Before he knew it, his other leg was also caught in the vines, which made the force pulling him even stronger.

Fortunately, the vine that had been gripping his ankle withered back under the onslaught of the crowd; otherwise, Wu Ke would probably have been dragged down long ago.

The Sea Turtle Qi Pure frantically swung his sword, "Wait!", quickly depleting his mana bar to a third. If he used it again, he wouldn't be able to keep flying in the air. Left with no other choice, the Sea Turtle Qi Pure lowered his altitude, attempting to strike the vines directly with his sword.

Before he could descend to Wu Ke's height, even more vines sprouted from the ground and rushed towards the sea turtle Qi Pure.

The sea turtle reacted quickly, desperately flying upwards and narrowly dodging the vines. However, the vines did not retract; instead, they all attacked Wu Ke.

When Wu Ke saw this, his face turned green: "Thank you so much!"

Wu Ke could no longer hold on and was finally bound like a dumpling, about to be dragged to the ground. At the critical moment, a beam of emerald light flew from behind them, spun like a boomerang in front of the dozen or so vines, and circled back. At the same time, the vines were all cleanly severed, the cuts perfectly smooth!
At the same time, the shriek nearly shattered Wu Ke's eardrums, who was closest to the vine! It sounded like the vine was quite badly injured!

What was originally so difficult for even a sword forged from Kunwu stone to cut was now easily severed. Everyone was stunned by this scene and turned to look, only to see that it was an unremarkable middle-aged man who had made the move.

"you are……"

Nietzsche tried to identify the other person, but unexpectedly heard a familiar voice—

"Senior Zhu Xian! You're going way too fast..."

The Jade Emperor's signature voice rang out from afar, but it sounded somewhat weak and feeble.

Everyone suddenly realized that this middle-aged man was none other than Zhu Xian!

“This is not ‘just one tree’,” Zhu Xian frowned, not wasting time greeting him, but instead looking down at his feet with a solemn expression: “It’s a whole host of flowers and trees, all possessed by the same cultivator whose primordial spirit has left his body!”

The Jade Emperor rushed over, his face still somewhat pale, but he was the first to speak: "Senior, please tell me, what exactly happened?"

In order to speed up the journey, apart from using the teleportation array, the Jade Emperor was carried by the incarnation of the Bamboo Fairy all the way. The speed was extremely fast, and it went up and down, which made the Jade Emperor "motor-sick". He has not yet recovered!
Seeing the dumbfounded looks on the players' faces, Zhu Xian could only patiently explain, "Those vines were actually a type of tree called 'Seven-Clump Tree.' As the name suggests, it's because it can grow many roots, so it looks like clumps, but those are actually its rhizomes. Moreover, Seven-Clump Trees grow in groups of many plants, not individually, which is why so many vines sprout out; those are actually its rhizomes!"

"The thickest of the seven-clump trees has indeed become sentient, but because it has been possessed for a long time, its consciousness has long been forced into a deep slumber!"

He paused, then sighed, "In fact, for some reason, the cultivator who was possessed seemed to have lost his mind, only able to scream and unable to utter a single word! How strange!"

Sea Turtle Qi Chun scratched his head and pointed to the bare ground: "But there aren't any trees here!"

"They all grow underground—"

As Zhu Xian spoke, he flipped his hands, and the air around him became viscous and distorted. Then, the soil on the ground began to churn, and scattered vines struggled and waved around.

Before long, the entire ground looked as if it had been plowed, with the deep red soil turned up and the places where the vines had grown gradually exposed.

They mostly grew in clusters of seven or eight, deeply rooted in the soil, with five or six plants in total. Each plant's branching vines constantly swayed, and the largest one was shrouded in a thick, dark red mist, exactly like the red mist that emanated from the place where the headless men gathered in the underground world, looking quite eerie. (End of Chapter)