Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter-Chapter 345 - 136: Buried in the Mountain, Awaiting Harvest, the Emperor’s Truth
"Master Zhu actually teamed up with the Black Lotus Sect."
"Hey, isn’t that true? But don’t worry, Master Li, neither the Cui Family nor the Divine Wood Hall will implicate you because of Master Zhu’s actions."
In the courtyard, Li Yuan was conversing with a messenger from the Cui Clan.
He listened to the news, feeling a bit moved.
However, there was nothing much to say.
His father-in-law valued loyalty and righteousness, even though he carried a deep hatred, he still followed his promise and nurtured the next generation of weapon forgers for the Cui Family, before betraying them.
In hindsight, perhaps his father-in-law was waiting for such a son-in-law who could inherit his skills. Because in this way, even if he defected from the Divine Wood Hall, his son-in-law could still protect his daughter.
And after all these years, he never forgot his deep hatred for a single day. When the time was right, he immediately betrayed and allied with the hidden Black Lotus Sect.
Looking back now, in the last few months, the reason his father-in-law was so angry was probably because he wanted to forge spiritual artifacts for the Black Lotus Sect earlier, but ended up being delayed by him...
And the person from the Black Lotus Sect who came to contact him probably also waited outside for several months because of this...
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A fortnight later.
A member of the Cui Clan hurriedly came to the door, shouting: "Master Li, Master Li... something has happened."
"What is it, Brother Zhichang?" Li Yuan happened to be at home. Seeing the visitor was Cui Huayin’s cousin, Cui Zhichang, he spoke politely.
Cui Zhichang said: "Zhu Ban, this cunning... ingenious weapon forger secretly researched a new type of spiritual artifact. He didn’t forge it for the Divine Wood Hall, but for the strongmen of the Black Lotus Sect."
"A new type of spiritual artifact?" Li Yuan was curious. Could it be that his father-in-law held something back from teaching him?
Cui Zhichang, panting heavily, said: "Yes, a new type of spiritual artifact!
Our normal spiritual artifacts actually just fly around oneself and attack. But... but that new type of spiritual artifact can directly open up a domain.
That Black Lotus Sect expert named Peng Mi is already using poison, and with that new type of spiritual artifact, he directly unfolded the Poison Domain, in one stroke... in one stroke wiped out Guo Family’s Patriarch, Guo Fanghai.
Guo Fanghai’s flying sword shot out fiercely, full of vitality, carving a path several feet long in the Poison Domain, but in the end, it was still enveloped by poison, completely... disintegrating.
And the Ancestor of the Guo Family, Guo Guangdan, was supporting from the side. However, he reacted too slow, and Peng Mi caught up with him directly, he didn’t even have time to counterattack and was disintegrated into a puddle of black water by that domain."
Li Yuan gently supported his forehead.
His father-in-law really dealt a blow.
Guo Fanghai’s flying sword was forged by him.
When that flying sword was created, he had a good feeling about it, as the thread of Source Blood Artifact Spirit within it could almost infinitely repair the flying sword, making it indestructible; at the same time, it also granted the owner enhanced recovery power.
But unexpectedly...
As for the domain, he speculated that it should be part of Master Zhu’s understanding of the [Heavenly Smell], but it couldn’t be the full understanding, otherwise Peng Mi would be a Fourth Grade expert, and it wouldn’t be the place of Guo Guangdan and Guo Fanghai to fight him.
However, this type of spiritual artifact that can open up a domain requires at least Fifth Grade Perfection to control. In other words, even without opening the domain, Peng Mi could defeat Guo Fanghai and Guo Guangdan, but to kill them would still be somewhat difficult. After all, a Fifth Grade existence can regenerate even if blasted apart, as long as the heart isn’t destroyed.
The reason Peng Mi used this magical artifact, Li Yuan could guess: one was to show power, two was to give Guo Fanghai and Guo Guangdan no chance to escape, killing two Fifth Grades in one go to strike the morale of the Divine Wood Hall, and three... should be by his father-in-law’s request.
After all, his father-in-law loathed those with ties to the Jing Family deeply, and the Guo Family had taken refuge with the Jing Family, so naturally his father-in-law wanted that member of the Black Lotus Sect to eradicate them directly.
Li Yuan pondered, then glanced at Cui Zhichang across from him, who was staring intently at him, seemingly evaluating him, his expression shifted, then he let out a long sigh, and absentmindedly looked into the distance, spoke with a resentful tone, "Master Zhu didn’t teach me this trick, hey, domain, domain, how did he do it?"
After speaking, he seemed to fall into a frenzy, muttering some professional terms of "forging soldiers" as if contemplating the principles of this "Domain Spiritual Artifact."
Cui Zhichang felt a bit in awe but didn’t dare to disturb.
For a long time, he found an opportunity to bid farewell, then reported Li Yuan’s reaction to the Patriarch of the Cui Family.
Cui Heng nodded, commented: "This Master Li is truly a person obsessed with artifact refining."
And the Cui Clan Ancestor, Cui Wuji, who was beside him, said: "Such a pure artifact refiner is exactly what our Divine Wood Hall needs."
With that, this Ancestor turned and left, apparently to report in the Inner City.
Li Yuan’s attitude was very important, after all, he was Master Zhu’s son-in-law.
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These events were just a subplot to Li Yuan, part of his father-in-law’s tale of revenge.
His mind was focused on cultivation.
After completing some daily forging tasks, he continued to travel as the "White-clothed Blade King," doing good deeds and saving people everywhere.
He felt that he was getting close, just a step away from the end of the "Path of Chivalry."
After all, he had saved so many people already.
Day after day passed by.
A month...
He remained a step away from the "Path of Chivalry."
Two months...
He was still a step away from the "Path of Chivalry." It seemed this step had shrunk a bit, yet it also seemed unchanged...
Li Yuan wasn’t sure, but he continued his practice.
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Half a year passed...
