Eternal Life Starts as a Hunter-Chapter 357 - 138: Paradise Garden’s Xínghái Slays Fifth Grade, The Enemy Is Right Beside Us!
As for Zhenwei House, which Master Li enjoys, as long as Master Li mentions it, the chefs at Zhenwei House become his personal chefs at home."
Li Yuan sighed, "Ancestor, you have no idea. I come from a small place and just crave this worldly atmosphere. I can’t get used to high-end places and just want to stroll through the bustling markets behind the First Gate...
You know, Ancestor, a Weapon Forger relies heavily on intuition while forging, so please forgive me. Otherwise, why wouldn’t I want to go behind the Triple Gate?"
"I see."
Cui Wuji nodded and silently took note. Then he added, "Recently, the hall acquired a new batch of 300 pounds of Blood Crystal Marrow, and the Hall Master cherishes your talent, gifting it all to you."
Blood Crystal Marrow?
Li Yuan was momentarily stunned; this stuff is outrageously expensive.
It’s heavier than regular Blood Crystals, smaller in volume, yet twice as costly.
pounds of Blood Crystal Marrow, equating to 3000 taels worth of marrow, roughly the size of fifteen pounds of iron, but the market price is a full 9000 taels of Blood Gold.
Regular Blood Crystals only fetch 6000 taels of Blood Gold on the market.
In normal forging of a Spiritual Artifact, 200 pounds of Blood Crystals would suffice.
Now, the Divine Wood Hall Master is gifting him 300 pounds of Blood Crystal Marrow for free—what a generous gesture this is.
"You do not receive favor without merit; does the Hall Master expect anything from me?"
Though Li Yuan very much wanted it, he still had to ask clearly.
Cui Family’s Ancestor smiled, "There are no conditions. The Hall Master simply values you highly. You are not only our Cui Family’s Weapon Forger but also the Divine Wood Hall’s Weapon Forger.
This recent battle made everyone clearly see the power of Weapon Forgers..."
At this point, he sighed again, "Zhu Ban’s Residual Array has already killed many experts of our Divine Wood Hall. Right now, Master Gong is racking his brains, trying to break that array."
Li Yuan knew he must take these 300 pounds of Blood Crystal Marrow, so he smiled and said, "I am naturally the Divine Wood Hall’s Weapon Forger. The Hall Master is truly generous, gifting me these 300 pounds of Blood Crystal Marrow."
Cui Family’s Ancestor laughed, "Take it; many more benefits await in the future."
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A moment later.
Li Yuan exited the backyard with the Blood Crystal Marrow in hand.
A vague heaviness lingered in his heart.
The people on the Gu Family’s side were also starting to mobilize. Could this mean the situation on the front line was already dire?
And for the Hall Master to give him 300 pounds of Blood Crystal Marrow to win him over, this isn’t something a stable power would do.
"Residual array..."
"Animate..."
"Ghost Realm enhancements..."
"Meanwhile, the attack methods from Divine Wood Hall here seem somewhat outdated.
Aside from the subordinate forces accumulated over the years, it seems there’s no other advantage.
In contrast, the Lotus Sect over there integrates new attacking methods with conventional ones.
Animate, combined with Martial Artists, plus Residual Array, such a combination...
Li Yuan increasingly sensed the scent of blood wafting in the oncoming wind.
Yet, he was helpless.
What he could think of, surely someone in the Divine Wood Hall had thought of too.
But how could Divine Wood Hall ever cooperate with Animate?
Besides, what Animate would choose to cooperate with Divine Wood Hall?
Li Yuan shook his head, discarding these ominous thoughts from his mind.
It was not the time to dwell on this now.
He made some arrangements, then took a Grain Avoidance Pill and began to forge a Spirit Shield.
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Half a month later, the Spirit Shield was forged.
With a hissing quenched sound, white steam billowed forth.
Tongs pulled out a fiery shield from icy water, with a hint of green hue drifting in the center.
"It’s done."
Li Yuan let out a sigh, wiped his sweat.
Though successful each time, he still felt quite tense. After all, weapon forging truly is a craft of "a moment’s thought."
The most crucial step is to listen and judge the stability of the Source Blood in that complex metal flow. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
The stability varies each time, yet there’s a range; within this range... the spot closest to the best is also the most prone to destruction.
He examined the shield briefly, then handed it to Gu Mo, "Elder Gu, this shield should possess self-repair and healing capabilities."
Gu Mo, who had been waiting nearby, chuckled, took the token, and tried it, "Good! This way, I have more confidence in the year-end campaign."
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A month later, in the wilderness along the Mianzhou Path in the Southern Land...
A figure in a green robe was retreating swiftly.
And behind the green-robed figure was a shadow in pursuit.
The two figures moved like the wind, one chasing, one fleeing.
The fleeing one was Mu Chen, the Elder of Divine Wood Hall, who could fly but seemed too wounded to do so now.
The shadow had poison enshrouding its body, unquestionably a member of the Black Lotus Sect.
"Mu Chen, a wise bird chooses the tree it nestles in, why go against the heavens?"
"Cough...what kind of heaven are you?"
"We stand with the Emperor, who else could be considered the heavens?"
"Evil heresies deserve to be eradicated by all! Cough cough cough!"
Mu Chen appeared very weakened, yet his eyes held a glimmer of cunning, as this was an ambush. He lured the Black Lotus Sect’s Elder Peng Ming here precisely to kill him.
"Hahaha! Mu Chen, what is righteousness, what is evil?" Peng Ming, like a cat teasing a mouse, seemed unhurried as he exchanged barbed words with his opponent.
Mu Chen feigned struggling speechlessness and continued running.
Soon, Peng Ming was led to the ambush location.
Here, another Elder of Divine Wood Hall was hidden.
With an attack on both sides, it would be more than enough to hold Peng Ming.
Indeed, from behind the trees, a familiar figure emerged. It was another Fifth Grade Elder of Divine Wood Hall—Liu Wenlou.
Liu Wenlou was of the Liu Family, which, strictly speaking, leaned toward the Jing Family, but in the face of external threats, the Liu Family naturally set aside past grudges to cooperate with the line of Lady Hall Master.
