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Chapter 210 Spirit Treasure-Level Weapons

Hidden Dragon Academy.

Inside a secluded courtyard.

Wu Ming sat upright under the pavilion, a large crimson spear beside him, his eyes slightly closed.

"Lord Wu."

Suddenly, a servant entered the courtyard and cautiously whispered to Wu Ming.

Wu Ming slowly opened his eyes, and a crimson, eerie light flashed deep within them, causing the servant to tremble involuntarily, feeling an inexplicable fear descend upon him instantly.

But this fear came quickly and went quickly, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"What's the matter?"

Wu Ming spoke calmly.

"Your Excellency, the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs has sent you a report."

Supervisor of Ceremonies?
Wu Ming was slightly taken aback.

In most of the major cities of Yong Kingdom, the Demon Suppression Division and the Penal Commissioner are in charge of the entire city. However, the situation is different in the royal city. In addition to the Demon Suppression Division and the Penal Commissioner, there is also the Imperial Household Department, which is directly under the royal family and is also a top-tier power.

Reaching out, Wu Ming took the bamboo tube handed to him by the servant, gently opened it, pulled out a thin piece of paper from inside, carefully examined the words on the paper, and then raised his eyebrows slightly.

"So that's what happened."

laugh.

With a flick of his finger, Wu Ming sent a flame into the air, instantly burning the entire piece of paper to ashes.

He tossed the bamboo tube back to the servant and said in a flat tone, "I understand. You may leave."

"Yes."

The attendant responded respectfully, bowed, and quickly withdrew.

Wu Ming watched the servant leave, then slowly stood up in the pavilion, looked up at the sky, and shook his head.

He hadn't forgotten about the Wang family's affairs, but he had simply put them aside, too lazy to bother with them, intending to deal with them casually sometime in the future. Unexpectedly, he didn't need to lift a finger; someone else had already taken care of it for him.

This is power and status.

Even though his current cultivation level is only at the fifth level of Blood Refinement, once he passes the ninth level of the Hidden Dragon Tower, entering the Great Jin Cultivation Holy Land is a certainty. In the future, he will inevitably reach the seventh level of Blood Refinement. The mere Wang family is like an ant. He doesn't even need to say a word; someone will take the initiative to eliminate the Wang family in order to curry favor with him.

With the Wang family destroyed, Wu Ming completely forgot about the matter. In reality, his actions would only have meant killing Wang Mingxuan and at most eliminating a portion of the main Wang family. However, with the intervention of the Imperial Household Department, the situation was different. The Wang family's deeply entrenched power would be completely eradicated, and no amount of hiding would be of any use.

"It's time to go check the treasury."

Wu Ming had been reflecting on the battle in the Hidden Dragon Tower for the past few days, and he had now basically grasped the insights he had gained. After a moment's thought, he picked up his spear and strode toward the Hidden Dragon Hall.

quickly,

He entered the main hall.

"Lord Wu, you've arrived."

Upon seeing Wu Ming, Vice Hall Master Zhang Yong immediately took the initiative to greet him, his smile even carrying a hint of ingratiation.

He didn't see Wu Ming often, but his attitude would change slightly each time he saw Wu Ming. Although Wu Ming's cultivation level was still at the fifth level of blood and refinement, the talent he showed was already beyond the capacity of the entire Yong Kingdom, and he would surely surpass him in the future.

Moreover, Wu Ming was able to pass the ninth level of the Hidden Dragon Tower, so in terms of strength, he had actually reached the threshold of the sixth level of cultivation. Wu Ming could no longer be regarded simply as the fifth level of cultivation. Therefore, his way of addressing Wu Ming also changed, and he no longer called him by his name directly.

"Dean Zhang."

Wu Ming was not surprised by Zhang Yong's change in attitude. He bowed to Zhang Yong and said, "I've come to see the files in the storeroom. I need spear-type weapons and rare items from the Thunder lineage."

It's time to replace the spear. As for the rare items of the Thunder lineage... the Purple Thunder Bamboo he obtained from Daoist Ziyuan is now outdated. Although it still has some effect, the amplification of thunder power is negligible.

These two items are his priority. Next are the spiritual treasures of heaven and earth that nourish blood and qi, as well as rare items of the fire and earthly elements. Since he has not cultivated these two types of supernatural powers and techniques, the latter two are ranked after the rare items of the thunder lineage.

"Okay, I'll get it for you right away."

Zhang Yong smiled and spoke, then his figure flashed and disappeared into the hall. When he returned, he had two more files in his hands.

The Qianlong Palace's treasury is the Yong Kingdom's national treasury, so it contains an immense variety of rare and precious items. Almost every type requires more than one volume to record them. With the spiritual points Wu Ming currently possesses, he naturally wants to take the most valuable part.

After taking the file, Wu Ming began to carefully read through it.

On the spear side, the first spear that catches the eye is called the Azure Dragon Cloud-Piercing Spear. The name sounds very intimidating, but in fact, it is a type of standard weapon that is mass-produced in the Yong Kingdom's treasury.

Of course, while it is said to be mass-produced, such weapons can only be easily forged in the Divine Weapon Pavilion of Yong Kingdom. Their quality is also among the top-grade treasures. In terms of material and sharpness, they are superior to his Crimson Black Gold Spear.

This spear weighs 371 jin (approximately 185 kg) and requires 12,000 spirit points to exchange.

Twelve thousand spiritual points!
Compared to the merits of Jingye City, this is equivalent to 12 million merits. If calculated in silver, it would exceed 10 million. Such treasures and weapons are basically no longer circulating among the common people.

The Azure Dragon Cloud-Piercing Spear is considered top-tier for a five-blood martial artist. Most five-blood martial artists would need to spend a long time accumulating experience to acquire such a spear as a weapon. However, Wu Ming doesn't find it very appealing; he needs a better spearman.

After reviewing it briefly, Wu Ming continued reading.

—Azure Moon Black Gold Spear.

Weighing 1,208 jin, this is a top-grade treasure, and the exchange requirement is 50,000 spirit points.

—The Earthly Fiend Mixed Yuan Spear.

Weighing 1,320 jin, this is a top-grade treasure, and the exchange requirement is 50,000 spirit points.

……

This is another level of spear-type weapons, a top-grade treasure weapon, basically used by six-blood martial artists. It weighs over a thousand catties. Although a five-blood martial artist can still wield it, it is slightly lacking in dexterity.

Of course, someone like Wu Ming, who has reached the top level and mastered the ultimate skills, can still handle this thousand-pound spear with ease. Xue Lin is using the latter one now.

"The quality is acceptable."

A glint flashed in Wu Ming's eyes, but he only glanced at it a few times before continuing to look down. This level of gun was more than enough for him, but he had far too many spirit points. Including the rewards from the Hidden Dragon Tower and the gifts from the King of Yong, plus what he had left over, he had a total of over 800,000 spirit points!
For Wu Ming now, the issue is not applicability, but how to spend this sum of spiritual energy.

Continue flipping through the pages...

After flipping through several pages, we finally arrived at the 'Spiritual Treasure' level!

The magical artifacts that cultivators at the seventh level of cultivation refine and use are generally called spiritual treasures. Therefore, in martial arts, those of comparable quality to spiritual treasures are also called spiritual treasure-level weapons, and their value is no less than that of spiritual treasures of the same level.

—Crimson Dragon Flame Gun!

Forged from the Fire Source Divine Stone, it contains a trace of fire spiritual power, weighs 1,700 jin, and requires 300,000 spiritual points to exchange.

—The Divine Wind Chasing the Sun Spear!
Forged from the Wind Source Divine Stone, it contains a trace of the spiritual power of wind, weighs 1,520 jin, and requires 300,000 spirit points to exchange.

……

All spirit treasure-level weapons share two common characteristics. The first is that they are 'expensive', and the second is a special property that treasure weapons do not possess—spiritual power.

The so-called spiritual power is a kind of power of heaven and earth. When a weapon of this level is wielded, it can draw upon the power of heaven and earth to a certain extent. However, the power of heaven and earth that can be drawn upon is generally only of one attribute, such as fire or wind.

of course,

It's not that being able to draw upon the power of heaven and earth means you can unleash its might. You also need the power to control it. For a martial artist, to control the power of heaven and earth, they must at least cultivate a complete martial will, which is called 'ultimate intent'!
The ultimate skill is the foundation for unleashing the full power of a Spirit Treasure-level weapon. Otherwise, even if one can draw upon the power of heaven and earth, the inability to control it will prevent that power from exerting its full effect, and the amplification will not be significant.

It is rare for a five-blooded warrior wielding a spirit-grade weapon to be able to fight against a six-blooded warrior.

Unless they are peerless geniuses who have comprehended the ultimate meaning at the fifth blood level, they can unleash the full power of a spirit treasure-level weapon, and their strength is not weak even among those at the sixth blood level.

Wu Ming is still far from mastering the ultimate technique, and he is also unable to unleash the full power of a spirit treasure-level weapon. However, this does not prevent him from getting himself a spirit treasure-level weapon in advance. Even if the amplification effect is average, it will definitely be stronger than a top-grade treasure.

soon.

Wu Ming found the one that suited him best.

—The Thunderous Sun Spear.

Forged from Thunder Source Divine Stone, it contains a trace of Thunder Spiritual Power, weighs 1,300 jin, and requires 300,000 Spirit Points to exchange.

Thunder is the property he is most familiar with and most suited to. The Thunderclap Spear Technique he cultivates, when cultivated to its peak, can actually allow one to comprehend a trace of the true mysteries of thunder. Wu Ming had long ago considered using this as his cultivation direction.

"Let's take this shot."

Wu Ming made a decision and handed the case file back to Zhang Yong.

Zhang Yong glanced at the file and was not surprised by Wu Ming's choice. He knew that with the hundreds of thousands of spirit points Wu Ming possessed, he would definitely try to choose a spirit treasure-level weapon.

“The difficulty in wielding any spiritual treasure-level weapon is not only due to its weight, but also to the properties it contains… There’s no need to rush to decide. I’ll go and fetch this weapon first, and you can try it out.”

Zhang Yong suggested to Wu Ming.

This was actually an instruction from the academy master, Meng Huaizhen. Wu Ming had never been in contact with a spirit treasure-level weapon before. He might want to exchange for it because he had a huge amount of spiritual points, but if he couldn't control it after exchanging for it, it would just be a waste of spiritual points. It would be better to exchange it for a top-grade treasure.

"Alright."

Wu Ming nodded slightly after hearing this.

He had seen spirit treasures before, but this was the first time he had ever seen a spirit treasure-level weapon.

Swish.

Zhang Yong's figure flickered and disappeared from the Hidden Dragon Hall once again.

This time, he disappeared for a little longer. Wu Ming waited for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before Zhang Yong finally arrived, carrying a long spear that was entirely purple-gold in color.

"This is the Thunderous Sun Spear. Why don't you give it a try?"

Zhang Yong put down his spear, shook his arm, and said to Wu Ming.

Wu Ming stepped forward and bent down to examine the purple-gold spear. He could vaguely see wisps of lightning around the spear shaft, but these lightning arcs were so subtle that ordinary people could hardly detect them.

After a brief observation,

Wu Ming decisively reached out and gripped the gun.

He cultivated the Divine Firmament Thunder Technique and the Heavenly Gang Thunder Essence Dharma Form, and his ability to control thunder was far beyond that of ordinary people. Even if a weapon of the Spirit Treasure level contained a trace of thunderous power, he was confident that he could control and subdue it.

Splat! Splat!
As soon as the spear came into his hand, arcs of lightning flashed from Wu Ming's palm. It seemed that the contact between his hand and the spear directly triggered something, causing the entire spear to be filled with a wisp of lightning power that impacted his palm.

However, this lightning power was not very strong; Wu Ming's body, which had undergone five blood condensation processes, was able to withstand it.

Swish!
Wu Ming knew that merely picking it up was not enough to control it, so his gaze sharpened and he suddenly swung the spear.

He swung the 1,300-pound spear with great force, without much stiffness or hesitation. But it was this swing that seemed to completely awaken the spear, and a thunderous pressure spread out. Wherever the spearhead swept, electricity crackled in the air.

When the Thunderous Sun Spear is still, the power of thunder emanating from its surface is not particularly strong. However, when it is truly wielded, it fully unleashes its characteristic of 'drawing the spiritual power of thunder,' as if holding a pillar of thunder. The power of thunder spreads across the spear, forming visible arcs of lightning that surge toward Wu Ming's palm.

Wu Ming's eyes flickered slightly. Instead of using his primordial spirit to control the power of the thunder, he chose to withstand it with his physical body.

Splat! Splat!

Arcs of lightning exploded from his hand, spreading to his shoulder and completely tearing the cuffs of his shirt, revealing a long and powerful arm. The arm was wheat-colored, with strands of lightning flowing across its muscles and skin, but it did not have any effect on Wu Ming's body.

Although his cultivation level was only at the fifth stage of Blood Condensation, his Thunderous Martial Body was already close to completion. He possessed extremely high tolerance for thunder, and his years of cultivating thunder techniques gave him an unparalleled understanding and adaptability to the power of thunder. The aftershocks of the thunderous power generated by wielding the Heavenly Thunder Sun Spear could not even harm his body.

"It seems there's no problem."

Zhang Yong, who was standing to the side, relaxed his raised hand upon seeing this.

He had been startled when he saw Wu Ming's sleeve being torn apart by the power of lightning. He was prepared to snatch the gun from Wu Ming's hand at any moment to prevent Wu Ming from getting hurt. However, Wu Ming withstood the aftershocks of the lightning without being injured. This made Zhang Yong breathe a sigh of relief and also showed a hint of admiration.

"Okay, this one will do."

Wu Ming swung his spear a few more times, each swing bringing with it a dense arc of lightning. Although he couldn't control the power of the lightning with martial arts techniques, these lightning arcs only spread across his arm and couldn't harm his body.

(End of this chapter)