Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 52 Counting Harvest
Lin Xiufeng doubted whether the Mist Spirits would appear again next year...

After all, the Mist Spirit King died last year, and no one picked up the core light orb.

But now...

Lin Xiufeng glanced at Zhao Youyue's forehead and discovered that the cross-section of the light bead, which was originally ten centimeters in diameter, had shrunk to one centimeter in diameter.

'Hmm? Zhao Youyue's emotional changes during the conversation cause the diameter of the Mist Spirit King's Light Orb to shrink and expand?'

Lin Xiufeng looked down at the armadillo king's pearl in his palm and realized that it was the same.

He just hadn't noticed it in the past.

The core of the Mist Spirit King lies between their brows...

Will there be another Mist Spirit King next year?

Lin Xiufeng couldn't talk about it, and could only hope that he could be reborn next year to ensure that his partners could break through successfully.

After all, accumulating thirteen levels of martial power in a year under normal circumstances is truly a pipe dream.

"How powerful are Heavenly Warriors?"

Liu Qingqing's face was full of curiosity.

But she wasn't the only one curious; the other three also focused their attention on the matter, eager to find out what was going on.

"The body has not improved. According to Zhao Youyue's experiment, the body can still break through the level like the Heavenly Martial Soul, but the improvement rate has dropped from ten percent of the Heavenly Martial Soul to one percent."

"Once the Heavenly Martial Heart is formed, it will strengthen certain acupoints..."

"The key to the increased combat power lies in the high concentration of Heavenly Martial Power supplied by the Heavenly Martial Heart. It feels like a full-force attack could kill the Heavenly Martial Soul..."

"That's all we know for now; the specific usage still needs further research."

Zhao Youyue listened, feeling a little strange...

She noticed that Lin Xiufeng had said a lot, but hadn't mentioned anything specific about Xiaotianwu's heart.

Ren Xing was eager to show off, so Zhao Youyue activated the Heavenly Martial Heart to provide power beneath her feet.

The four people opened their eyes wide, but all they could see was Zhao Youyue's body glowing red, with a somewhat blurry red shadow, walking quickly in circles.

As for the fists that were continuously swung while running, they were even harder to see.

"too fast!"

"It's an absolute difference in strength!"

"The Heart of Heavenly Martial Arts is too powerful!"

The three were amazed, and their anticipation of mastering the Heavenly Martial Heart grew even stronger.

And this was the effect of Zhao Youyue not activating the power of the Little Heavenly Martial Heart on her feet.

Fang Yuan saw that Liu Qingqing was still asking questions, but the questions were meaningless, as they were all things that Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue didn't know either.

So he suggested, "The captain and vice-captain have just become Celestial Warriors, and they need more time to figure out more information. Why don't we pack up the bags for the Misty Forest Mountain Range first?"

"That's right! There are tons of locusts on the mountain waiting for us to collect!"

Liu Qingqing suddenly woke up.

The group of six people split up to pick up the loot.

They opened each package and emptied everything out, throwing away the useful parts in a pile.

When the distance is far, the useful ones will gather together again.

After busying myself for most of the day, I didn't really want to keep picking things up.

After filtering through piles of useful materials again and gathering them a second time, the six of them got together to rest.

"Ten out of ten bags are filled with potatoes and sweet potatoes, nothing useful, it's really boring."

Ma Jin's initial excitement at finding the bag turned into mental exhaustion.

"It's like panning for gold in a pile of potatoes and sweet potatoes. With such a huge misty forest mountain range, can we possibly collect everything?"

Liu Qingqing felt despair when she thought about how little they had picked up.

"I never imagined that one day, the backpacks of the rolling mountains would be waiting to be picked up, and all I would feel was pain!"

Ren Xing grabbed a handful of his long hair, but just thinking about all the bags waiting to be packed made him want to go crazy.

"No rush. There's no one left in Shanwang Village. Let's stay here for now and pack up slowly. The leader and deputy leader also need time to adapt to the power of the Heavenly Warriors."

Fang Yuan had already thought it through, and this idea coincided with that of Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue.

Ren Xing suddenly pulled out three miniature robots from a pile of useful items and said:
"All three still have power, and they're all crown-shaped!"

"That guy must have gotten it from the newbie; he probably even backed up his own information."

Fang Yuan's reasonable speculation piqued everyone's interest, and they wanted to see what exactly was stored there.

The miniature robots were activated, but one of them had an identification lock that could not be opened by anyone other than the person in question and in a living state.

The other two were not encrypted.

The two miniature robots compared their data and found that the contents matched, so one of them was shut down.

Another miniature robot's circular body opens, projecting a 3D image.

The recordings inside were audio recordings, which Lin Xiufeng had the robot convert into text for easier reading.

"Miscellaneous Information Notes!"

Zhao Youyue was pleasantly surprised.

The contents inside are all records of various valid information about the Heavenly Martial Realm by Wang Guan, and there is no pattern in the timeline.

It's like whenever I find out something, I take the time to write it down.

Based on the information, Wang Guan came from the Northern Coastal Home branch, where he stayed for two months and mastered the Heavenly Martial Soul.

Then, he waited for several Heavenly Martial Souls who were robbing newcomers, defeated several of them single-handedly, and learned about the Dream Continent. Wang Guan, unable to join the Heavenly Martial Group, moved from the north along the coast to the east, and then towards the central region.

This process involved many things and took a year before we finally encountered the Wulin Mountain Range.

Information regarding certain regions of the Dream Continent will not be discussed at this time.

What surprised Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue the most was the method for refining bone meal!
In Shanwang Village, only Wang Guan knows about bone meal!
In other words, he already knew that Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue possessed bone powder.

The reason we didn't rush to make a move was because we knew they were interested in the Wulin Mountain range.

Ren Xing hurriedly searched through Wang Guan's belongings and found a plastic box containing glowing powder.

"Is this it?"

"This guy is ruthless! The official price for bone meal is 100 jin to 10 grams, and 20 jin of bone is the payment for the process. He still asked for 10 jin more, which means his profit increased by 50%!"

Lin Xiufeng had anticipated this, but he still didn't expect the difference to be so large.

"The method of refining bone meal is quite simple and doesn't take much effort."

Zhao Youyue memorized it after reading it once.

Remove the marrow from the bones, then crush them with Heavenly Martial Force. Eight catties of bone powder yields one gram of compressed original bone powder. Then, take some ore rich in Heavenly Martial Force, pile it up, and wrap it. Replace the ore regularly. It will be ready in two or three days.

The bone powder of mutated beasts, after being compressed by the Heavenly Martial Force, can absorb high concentrations of Heavenly Martial Force energy. The Heavenly Martial Force contained in some special ores will be absorbed by the original bone powder.

Placing bone powder, which has absorbed the full power of Heavenly Martial Arts, into the acupoints of a Heavenly Martial Artist can accelerate the cultivation of those acupoints.

To obtain the recipe, Wang Guan deceived a female pharmacist, tricked her into revealing the location of her valuables, and then killed her.

This record also includes content added two months later.

Wang Guan learned a piece of information from the Heavenly Martial Warriors he met on the road:
For martial artists, while increasing the number of layers in their physical body is valuable, it is far less effective than cultivating acupoints to improve their strength.

The Heavenly Warrior's Heavenly Martial Weapon is obtained by cultivating different acupoints.

Although Wang Guan didn't understand what was going on, he wrote down the information.

And note: The Heavenly Warriors of the Heavenly Martial Group are extremely tight-lipped about the information they possess.

The reason I'm willing to mention Wang Guan vaguely is because Wang Guan showed that he wanted to follow the other party and was eager to be introduced into the Tianwu Group.

This information still left Zhao Youyue unclear about what she could gain from cultivating certain acupoints and how to forge a Heavenly Martial Weapon more quickly.

But Lin Xiufeng recalled the golden sword and silver sword and deduced that as long as the path through which the Heavenly Martial Heart in their bodies transmitted energy was reproduced during the battle, it should work!
The robot that stores information is the most valuable among the countless bags in the Wulin Mountain Range.

But judging from Ren Xing's excited reaction when she found some dried fish, chocolate beans, milk candy, matcha cakes and other snacks, she clearly didn't think so.

The group happily ate some food and then discussed the area where each person would pick up bags.

As for the timeframe, we set a one-month period for now, but there's no limit on how long we can pick each day.

Anyway, since each person's assigned area is under a contract system, it will have to be cleaned up sooner or later.

The group returned to Sanwang Village, searched the village chief's house, and discovered that Wang Guan and Qianqian were living together in the same room.

The village was deserted everywhere you went.

Those Tianwu Po who were going to come from the surrounding area have already arrived, and those who haven't come yet won't pass through these remote mountain villages for the time being.

The contrast between the bustling scene in and around the village a few days ago and the current desolation is so stark that it seems like an illusion.

The village has all kinds of shops that sell materials and finished products, and the village warehouse has even more supplies.

Ma Jin also discovered a small warehouse in the inn, in the cellar of the inn's original owner's house.

"You've accumulated so much little by little, what does it have to do with you now?"

"It's what we've saved up for!" Liu Qingqing was very happy. In Shanwang Village, they had never had to worry about making a living for a long time.

"We can't finish eating it all, nor can we use it all."

Ma Jin is now immune to supplies; the village warehouses are full, and supplies are being loaded into empty houses.

"Actually, we can slowly develop Shanwang Village and wait for the fog to rise again in the Wulin Mountain Range next year, right?"

Liu Qingqing didn't suddenly have this idea.

"It seems the commander and the others don't have that plan."

Ma Jin had also thought about it.

They traveled around, joined several tour groups, and even formed temporary groups with strangers.

But aside from the hard work and toil, Tianwu didn't accumulate much strength.

Rather than spending a year running around outside, it's much better to stay in Shanwang Village and wait comfortably for a year.

"We can manage Shanwang Village! We'll rename it Youlin Feiyue and make it our group's headquarters!"

“We two will take care of guarding the house! Anyway, we’re not good at fighting and we don’t want to go through all that trouble.”

Liu Qingqing's wishes had a great influence on Ma Jin, and Ma Jin also quite agreed with her idea.

They had experienced the hardships of traveling, compared to the sweetness of the misty forest mountains.

Waiting a year is undoubtedly the best option.

"Okay! I'll find a chance to talk to the group leader, but we'll have to wait until everyone in the Misty Forest Mountain group has packed their backpacks."

“Say it as soon as possible. In the past two days, there have been several Tianwu Po who didn’t know about the Misty Forest Mountain Range and were just passing by. I think we should recruit those who are willing to stay in the village and expand the number of members. There are many things in the village that need help, and we can’t do it on our own.”

"Including picking up bags?" Ma Jin knew that Liu Qingqing was already tired of picking up bags.

"Yes, there's nothing good about it."

“That makes sense,” Ma Jin agreed.

Picking potatoes and sweet potatoes in the mountains is not as valuable as the backpacks themselves.

"Talk to Fang Yuan. If he can put in a good word for us, this can be done!"

(End of this chapter)