Chapter 23: The Saint's Weapon Order?
Many people are also researching and discussing tomorrow's dungeon exploration situation.
This is the first official raid to defeat the boss!
The owner of the tomb was a City Guard of a city, predominantly at the Three Elements Realm.
Perhaps even of Upper Grade Spiritual Root, because only those with boundless potential in the imperial examinations, at the very least a Third Scholar, would be assigned to such a lucrative post.
The opponent was very likely at Three Elements Realm Great Perfection, Divine Realm level in life.
But it couldn't be at the Two-Phase Realm.
The Two-Phase Realm possesses a terrifying combat power that can destroy a city with a raise of a hand, with a vast and mighty Dharma Aspect, and wouldn't condescend to be a City Guard of a city.
A continent, with a total of a thousand cities.
A person from the Two-Phase Realm wouldn't lower themselves to guard a "Human Wall-Enclosed Living Area," a single person is sufficient to open a mountain in the wilderness, establish a Sect, and carve out a safety zone away from the city.
A lone tiger walks alone, only a pack of wolves will build a city to stay warm and fend off evil.
If there really is a Two-Phase Realm ancestor, how could this family possibly go extinct?
Therefore, the limits of the tomb's owner's strength are fixed at the Three Elements, and the only variable is the number of bosses in the tomb.
Jiucai Rong: "I hypothesize that the perfect clearance is to minimize our sacrifices, protect the other Demon Cultivator disciples, and excavate all wealth, leaving behind only the bare tomb owner, without involving the Three Elements Realm from each family to restrain the tomb owner."
Su Yuniang: "The survival rate of the other Demon Cultivator disciples could indeed impact the final scores! This might affect other families' attitudes towards us, possibly triggering the new system [Faction Reputation]."
Jiucai Rong: "Goodness, a new Faction Reputation system? Add it to the next update announcement."
Food God: "Not letting the Demon Cultivator disciples die, it's quite challenging! Completing a tomb raid without Three Elements Realm assistance is even more outrageous! If you steal, the tomb owner will surely erupt, and it requires the suppression from the Three Elements Powerhouses of the major Demon Cultivator families."
Mudworker: "Not necessarily, vicious ghosts maintain the life logic rules from before; as long as we don't anger their rules, even the weak can coexist peacefully."
"Look at Jian Xin, entering the Red House at ten, with literary and poetic prowess, walking casually amidst the Great Calamity in the Red House."
There are two ways to deal with ghosts.
1. Suppression by force.
2. Treat them as rule-based stories, carefully avoiding triggering their rules.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many stories of weak scholars falling into ancient tombs, getting appreciation and opportunities, and walking out of them.
Instead of relying on combat power, rely on personal charm.
Of course, stories ultimately are imaginings of poor scholars; the only real example capable of doing this in Xinyi Continent within the last few thousand years is Jian Xin.
...
Early the next morning.
The sky was overcast.
Ning Zheng went up the mountain early; today, he must take the blacksmiths through the Teleportation Array to officially enter the ancient tomb.
Whoosh~
The wind has been getting stronger recently.
Many trees on the mountain path were either weighed down by snow or blown over.
Looking at this situation, it's likely that after some time, the strong winds on the mountaintop will make it impossible to go out.
These situations all indicate that the absence of the Sun Moon does have a significant impact on life.
"The ordinary people's lives are not easy either."
Ning Zheng listened to last night's information, feeling that the outside world was in a very contradictory state.
After the Red Sun, it was a prosperous period.
Seizing this opportunity, scholars opening Three Flowers were everywhere, with new Low Tier cultivators forming merchant caravans for adventure and exploring the wilderness.
Because the Red Sun had swept through once outside the city, it became extremely safe in the short term, and various previously difficult-to-gather resources, Secret Realm Spiritual Medicines were being collected fervently.
From this point of view, was the attack on the Saint really a bad thing?,
From an objective perspective:
The absence of Sun Moon causes the Saint to accelerate the Red Sun's cycle, frantically absorbing the Embers from the Earth Vein and the Muddy Qi of heaven and earth.
Acceleration of the cycle makes the outdoors extremely safe, without worrying about more ghost appearances.
"It will usher in a grand Sheng Shi."
"But this Sheng Shi is built on the bloody bun of the Saints."
Ning Zheng continually pondered.
Perhaps, the villainous forces are actually doing good, a group of good people?
Benefiting the civilians, helping the bottom-tier scholars across the world, and exploiting the Saints?
This would let them accrue reputation and gain acclaim among the populace!
Of course.
They seemingly benefit the civilians at dawn, creating a cultivation Sheng Shi, but in fact, it is morally coercing the Saints.
What if the Saints do not succumb to moral coercion?
They would directly abandon the cycle of the Red Sun, abandoning the dawn people of the world, and not militating the Earth Vein and dealing with the Muddy Qi and ghosts.
The filth would instead accumulate insanely, plunging into a great terror.
The scenario is terrifying just to imagine.
Demons roam, civilians suffer, become displaced.
A time of chaos is about to descend.
Therefore, rebels remain rebels, under the guise of benefiting the civilians at dawn, trying to plunge the world into chaos!
In chaos, although his blacksmith shop would make great money,
But Ning Zheng would rather there be no war; he would rather not profit from weapon sales in such tumultuous times.
"The information is too little."
Ning Zheng sighed, and the analysis to this point with the existing information was already commendable.
The great beings in the clouds wagering, it wasn't something he could understand.
Ning Zheng originally didn't want to think about these things.
Because he is too weak, knowing this stuff changes nothing, only impedes his cultivation speed.
But after last night.
If some nodes are on the Sword Fairy's body.
This tiny butterfly might have the possibility to influence some world patterns.
Therefore, he had to pay attention again.
"In the end, we've been swept into the vortex," Ning Zheng shook his head.
Everything, we can only watch it unfold quietly.
Let's see if the Sword Fairy can enter the capital. If not, all our pondering is meaningless.
If she can enter, the Saint summons the world to study the unprecedented Dual Spirit Roots Yin Yang Cycle, perhaps including our manor.
The Saint wouldn't harm us.
Such a lofty, majestic existence, ruling the world for hundreds of thousands of years, how could they care about such a small place as ours?
The Court, who knows how much talent they have — top scholars, third scholars, second scholars...
Even recruiting special talents in various fields.
I, merely a somewhat innovative "Divine Craftsman," am just one among many talents at best.
They won't target us, nor will they make us feel unwelcome.
More likely, they are keeping secrets from certain people, not revealing our location and secrets to the world.
After all, there are so many hidden Divine Craftsmen in the world, not lacking us as one residing in seclusion, not exposing the exact address.
Perhaps a secret, remote, one-way communication link.
Allowing our manor, in secret, to forge some weapon.
For example, advancing the Sword Fairy.
Having our manor, together with a group of top forging techniques Divine Craftsmen worldwide, study this Power of the Yin Yang Cycle, turning her into the Taiyang and Taiyin Goddess, hanging in the sky.
Hmm.
This time, it's also collaborative forging.
Even if there's only 0.001% cooperation, and it's done remotely, it's still collaborative forging of a Divine Artifact, isn't it?
Ning Zheng thought about this possibility.
All I can say is, the advertisement is absurd!
Our first Demon Weapon order isn't from the Holy Land's sect Saint Child or Saintess, or their dominating chat flirt...
But rather from the Court's reigning Saint?
That one ancient existence lived hundreds of thousands of years, spanning the river of humanity, the hero of myths within myths, the strongest Saint recorded in epic history?
This seems too bizarre.
Facing such a noble and majestic, solemn and heavy client... Ning Zheng feels a bit worried.
Worried for the mental state of those crazy blacksmiths in dealing with this being.
After all, they previously said if they contacted some Saintess, sending letters "online dating" remotely, they'd use the domineering quotes — "woman, I'm playing with fire..."
These domineering quotes, they wouldn't say them to the Saint, right?
Also, our techniques, they wouldn't deceive the Emperor, right?
It's simply too absurd.
Just like when I was a kid in elementary school, the roadside was plastered with wire pole ads for rich women paying dearly for bold young men. Suddenly, the call came from the president of some country...
No, it was the Galaxy Alliance's Emperor calling, offering a hefty reward for a child, equally absurd.
What merits do I have?
The more he thinks, the more anxious he gets, feeling he shouldn't dwell on the unimportant. These blacksmiths inexplicably put themselves in such a pit.
If things go wrong, we truly become Divine Craftsman Manor, an acclaimed Holy Land.
No, wait!
Now someone is stirring the pot, secretly causing trouble, already pushing them as Divine Craftsmen into the spotlight, gaining fame.
Outsiders already see it as a mysterious, secluded Divine Craftsman Manor.
I'm so grateful to you rebels, if you're looking for death, don't drag others down. My weak Qi Fortune Value of 850 is too afraid!
That bunch of newbie blacksmiths, giggling away, really lack the technique!
They can't bear this reputation!
"I hope the Sword Fairy has issues and can't enter the capital," Ning Zheng prayed silently.
...
...
Jian Xin cradled a sword, silently gazing at the sky.
The cultivators following him were already few.
They traveled light and continued detouring, heading in the direction of the state city.
Gui Pu felt his life was too bizarrely colorful; the battles he encountered in his lifetime were fewer than in the past few days.
If Jian Xin hadn't tossed him a Protective Divine Soldier at their meeting, the aftermath of the last battle would have killed him.
Embers ultimately are from the same source as the main body, and the Sword Fairy pondered, "Do you think the Saint's eyes have different brightness, and the one at night has cataracts?"
Gui Pu: "?"
We've fled to this state.
Your mind is still on such random things.
The Sword Fairy: "My trip to the capital this time is to study, to become the best doctor in the world, to cure the Saint's cataracts."
Gui Pu understood.
She has that kind of big sickness.
As for Demon Weapons, madness is normal.
Yet the Sword Fairy was indifferent, being a killing sword causing natural disasters as a Straw Female Monarch was merely her secondary profession.
Her aspiration is to become a great and holy doctor!
To study medicine, save the world.
Now, coming out of the manor's clinic, she also wanted to travel the world, heal and save people, and learn medical techniques.
She is not a killing sword, but a saving sword.
In the future, villagers, towns from all over, will remember her compassionate name, Rice Flower Goddess, saving the needy with excellent medical skill.
Just wondering how her baby on the mountain is doing with medical studies at the clinic? How's the sales of River Demon sleeping bags?
Damn.
I can't even use the Communication Token.
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