Transformation Diagram: Starting as a Skinny Dog-Chapter 454 - 295: Young Prince (Part 2)
Chen Ku handed the storage bag given by his elder brother Chen Xin to Er Lang with a gentle smile and said:
"Don’t worry, even though you can’t join me this time, just wait until I return from Fire Beak Mountain, then there will be enough Evil Qi for you, the Fire Beak Pot, and the Four Unlikes to undergo a major upgrade."
"And what about your cultivation?" Er Lang asked, "It seems you’re still in the Array Nourishing Stage. Shouldn’t you wait until the array is perfected and you reach Sixth Realm perfection before going?"
"No problem, the past few days in the Evil Summoning Banner, by slaying over three thousand demons, my large formation has been basically nourished, completing one-third. The remaining two-thirds, I will continue summoning demons to practice on the way to Fire Beak Mountain. I estimate that by the time I arrive, I will achieve Sixth Realm perfection and the formation will be fully developed."
After speaking, Chen Ku left behind his currently unused Coiled Dragon Staff, Yuan Tuo Silver Armor, and other Top-Grade Famous Weapon level equipment to Er Lang:
"These items, keep them. After I leave, make sure to protect those around you."
Er Lang nodded.
After giving instructions to Er Lang, Chen Ku went to the Martial Temple. The timing was perfect, the finished product divine weapon level vestment robe ’Taiyin Jade Toad Robe’ that he purchased with over three hundred thousand Martial Destiny finally arrived from the State Martial Temple.
Looking at the robe in the tray held by Zhuge Wu, a light blue garment shimmering with white jade luster, Chen Ku touched it and felt a chill. Then he listened to Zhuge Wu’s introduction:
"This Taiyin Jade Toad Robe was originally created two hundred years ago by the sect Cuihan Palace in Cold State. Afterward, when the palace was destroyed by the Grand Ancestor, many divine weapons and vestment robe crafting methods unique to Cuihan Palace were seized, including this Taiyin Jade Toad Robe. Wearing it not only resists blazing fire but also increases the speed at which the wearer absorbs and breathes the Earth’s Vital Energy."
Chen Ku unfurled the robe and wore it. He indeed felt a faint glow covering the inner lining, the strength was astonishing, and his breathing technique absorbed Vital Energy much faster.
He felt joy in his heart.
"Wearing this, even the speed of condensing ’Dragon Elephant Particles’ might increase."
He felt the money was well spent, as the effect of this Taiyin Jade Toad Robe far surpassed that of the Black Soap Feather Mage Robe.
He immediately signed for his divine weapon robe with a smile and bid farewell to Zhuge Wu.
Finally,
looking toward the nearly depleted Evil Summoning Banner, he silently mused:
"First, fill the Evil Summoning Banner, then proceed to Fire Beak Mountain while using the Champion Marquis’s War Intent to practice with the formation along the way."
Chen Ku dove into the earth and headed in a direction.
......
Baojiao County.
Several months passed, and inside the city, the residents looked pale and weak. Their eye sockets were sunken, and all wore dark circles as if they hadn’t had a good sleep in a long time.
This was naturally caused by the Nine Heavens Divine Spell of the Peace Path.
A hundred thousand people in the city performed three bows morning and night, reciting the spell nine times a day. It was no longer the normal method of incense and faith offerings but rather an exploitative depletion of resources...
Little Prince Yang Xi stood on a mountain outside Baojiao County, gazing over everything in the city.
At dawn, both the inner and outer city residents of Baojiao County were forced to wake up, kneeling at their doorsteps, pale-faced as they chanted the spells to the sky. The intangible faith power gathered like firefly light, moving toward the Yellow Heaven Shrine at the city center, continuously strengthening the incense Fire Golden Light Array enveloping the city.
Yang Xi, aged twenty-seven or twenty-eight, was tall and slender with an elegant, poised demeanor. He exuded a mesmerizing grace and nobility. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
Standing behind him was the current head of the Marquis of Han Shou’s Mansion, the second son of Marquis Guan Yanbing, and Guan Hongluan’s second uncle, Guan Qingfeng. He respectfully bowed to Yang Xi and said:
"There is news of Hongluan. Someone sent a letter from outside the mansion, proposing to exchange Hongluan for Tan Chongrui. As you suspected, the one who took Hongluan is most likely Qin Yuxian, or his sect members. However, it’s unclear why after more than three months, we are only now receiving a hostage exchange offer."
Yang Xi stood with hands behind his back, looking indifferent: "Tan Chongrui is just a fool from the Wen Sect line. Now that Baojiao County is under Peace Path control, his grand promises to the old men of the Wen Sect’s Pure Stream to complete reforms in Baojiao County have fallen through. Now, he has lost favor among them and become a discarded pawn.
An insignificant Tan Chongrui can be traded for Hongluan, it’s certainly not a loss.
But your concern is critical. Why only after more than three months do they want to exchange? Unless..."
His gaze turned to the location of the ruins said to be where the Hero King’s underground palace was found months ago.
Guan Qingfeng followed Yang Xi’s gaze and immediately understood: "Do you mean, the ones who took Hongluan disappeared with the Hero King Treasure? Now that Hongluan has appeared, it might mean those who entered the Hero King Treasure have come out?"
