Feng Bingwen sighed as he hugged the ancient pagoda. The treasure he had acquired with 50,000 merits had almost been destroyed after only one appearance.
It wasn't that the celestial avatar of Tianpeng was particularly powerful, but rather that the tower was originally broken. It was only pieced together and nurtured for many years that it regained its original, intact appearance.
But it's only good-looking on the outside. It can easily kill some ordinary demons without anything unusual. However, if a high-intensity battle is fought, the tower will reveal its true nature.
Take, for example, the conflict just now. Tianpeng, who was hundreds of millions of miles away, sent a Peng bird as a medium to descend in its Dharma form and prevent Xuan Ting Longjun from praising the Dao.
This Dharma Image wasn't there to kill Xuan Ting Dragon Lord, after all, his true dragon father wasn't someone to be trifled with. This Dharma Image was there to obstruct the path and trip him up.
Chun Chun is just playing mind games. The Dragon King is undergoing the most crucial transformation in his life, which cannot tolerate the slightest mistake. Only by going all out and charging into the endless ocean can he be considered successful.
However, the Dragon Lord's tribulation to attain enlightenment was blocked by the tower he obtained through good deeds.
To be fair, even if this tower were to be destroyed, Feng Bingwen would still not have lost out.
Name: Feng Bingwen
Good deeds: 96,800 ( )
Misdeeds: 5732
That's right. In just two days, he had accumulated nearly 100,000 merits, but 32,000 of them were given by the Peng bird that guided the Heavenly Peng Dharma Form to descend.
Dismembering the Garuda, a meritorious deed, worth thirty-two thousand ( ).
No one knows what sins this guy committed to deserve such a huge reward for good deeds after Feng Bingwen killed him. In any case, this was the first time Feng Bingwen had ever received such a high amount of good deeds at once.
Besides this act of kindness, he also accumulated over 60,000 merits during the two days following his wish, while busy slaying demons and monsters and incidentally helping disaster victims.
The speed at which it accumulated good deeds far exceeded Feng Bingwen's imagination, to the point that he became too lazy to think about it anymore. He was only thinking about doing his best to slay demons and eliminate evil. If he missed this opportunity, he wouldn't have another one.
However, what puzzled Feng Bingwen was that Guta dismembered the Golden-Winged Bird and gave him a large reward for his good deeds, but after Guta destroyed the Heavenly Roc Dharma Image, the Heavenly Book did not react at all.
This is clearly a matter involving immense cause and effect, with far-reaching consequences.
However, despite his confusion, Feng Bingwen showed no unusual emotion. This was because his Dharma form was clad in a dragon armor that even the Dragon Prince envied.
This is most likely the reason why the Heavenly Book didn't react. Because this one thing alone gave him a powerful dragon clan to rely on, so giving him more merit would be too lenient.
"I'm fine, but are you really willing to ruin yourself over a mere projection of a Dharma image?"
Although by this calculation, Feng Bingwen not only didn't lose money, but actually made a huge profit, some things aren't like doing business where making a small profit after adding and subtracting is enough to make one happy.
Buzz!
Held in Feng Bingwen's arms, the stone tower, riddled with cracks and seemingly on the verge of collapse, flashed a momentary red light, as if responding to Feng Bingwen's question.
I'm not reconciled!
"If you're not willing to accept this, then take good care of yourself. The elderly, weak, sick, and disabled should act like that. Why are you pushing yourself so hard? Do you still think you're in your prime?"
Feng Bingwen tapped the top of the small tower in an annoyed manner.
The small tower's performance and reaction made him understand the ultimate workings of the Heavenly Book.
He made a wish to the Heavenly Book for a magical treasure. The first treasure he requested was a divine weapon that appeared to have been buried deep in an ancient battlefield for many years, its blade already in a state of disrepair.
Even though its shaft was decayed and its tip nearly broken, this divine weapon still retained a strong spiritual essence. It could react to the situation of its adversaries and activate the battle imprint left by its first owner.
If it were just a single item, it wouldn't prove anything. However, when he made a wish to the Heavenly Book for a second magical treasure, even though he paid a higher amount of merit, he still only received a broken magical treasure.
Although it looked good at first, it was even more broken than the halberd.
However, this ancient pagoda also possesses an astonishing spirituality, and can even make highly proactive judgments based on circumstances.
Both of the magical artifacts used for making wishes were weapons of war, both were dilapidated, and both possessed astonishing spiritual power.
These similarities are obvious; if Feng Bingwen still can't make any connections, then he's too slow-witted.
Feng Bingwen has always been very self-aware. Neither the Fangtian Halberd nor this Demon-Slaying Sword Tower is the most suitable master for him. However, due to the influence of the Heavenly Book, he has become the master of these two powerful magical weapons.
What are the reasons for this?
The Heavenly Book possesses astonishing power? It can force magical artifacts to recognize him as their master?
Feng Bingwen, however, did not think so. Although these two magical treasures were dilapidated, they retained their individual natures while possessing spirituality.
The ancient tower's behavior is the best proof. Feng Bingwen could only guide its attack direction; he couldn't stop it from slaying demons and monsters.
In other words, the reason he was able to become the master of these two magical treasures was purely due to the choice of these two magical treasures themselves.
However, the Heavenly Book secretly intervened, and somehow managed to make these two magical treasures choose him, making him an unsuitable master.
What did the Heavenly Book do?
This was naturally a question that Feng Bingwen could not ponder, because he still did not understand how the Heavenly Book could achieve so many incredible things by consuming Shan Gong as a price.
However, even if we can't figure out the specific workings of the celestial book, we can deduce it from the predetermined result.
What thoughts will arise in Feng Bingwen, a philanthropist who usually enjoys punishing evil and promoting good, and slaying demons and monsters, after he obtains two damaged but powerful magical treasures?
Fix it!
The only option is to repair it. It's in such a terrible state, yet it still possesses such power; if it were repaired, it would be unimaginable. Anyone with a sound mind would definitely try to fix it.
Therefore, it can be inferred that after he made his wish, the Heavenly Book somehow contacted these dilapidated magical artifacts and told them that there was a blessed being in the world who could repair them and restore them to their former glory.
Putting himself in someone else's shoes, Feng Bingwen thought of himself as a magical artifact with a glorious history, but which had been damaged beyond repair after a series of battles and could never regain its former glory.
Suddenly, he heard a voice from the depths of the universe telling him that there was someone in this world who could heal him.
Who wouldn't be tempted? Who could resist?
Anyway, Feng Bingwen felt that if he were a broken magic weapon, he would definitely seek out someone who could repair him, even if that person's personality didn't match his. But this was a minor matter; he could just bear with it.
He's just the master of a magical artifact; unless he becomes an immortal, he'll eventually die. As long as he can endure that period, he can find a new lover—I mean, a new master—with a perfectly healthy body; it won't be a problem.
"Damn it!"
Feng Bingwen, his mind wandering excessively and imagining himself to be a magical artifact, couldn't help but curse. His expression changed slightly when he saw the small tower in his arms.
"You bastard..."
Feng Bingwen was about to say something, but looking at the small tower in his arms, which was almost broken and seemed to be just a gentle push away, he couldn't say anything.
Even if this magical artifact came to him with a special purpose, the benefits it has given him so far have already exceeded the good deeds he promised to do when he made the vow to the Heavenly Book.
As a result, the tower, which was once still presentable, is now on the verge of collapse, and its condition has deteriorated further.
"What materials do you need to repair yourself? I'll try to gather them for you."
Feng Bingwen wasn't the kind of person who would eat his fill and then forget about those he had wronged. He would repay kindness with kindness and settle scores with scores.
Although this guy Ta Ge was a bit impulsive, the benefits he brought were real, and it would be unreasonable not to repay him.
Clang~
The small tower, which had been silent until now, suddenly revealed a crimson sword shadow at its tip upon hearing his question. Feng Bingwen immediately realized what was happening, then his face contorted, and he couldn't help but curse.
"The bones of the Golden-Winged Roc, the spine of the Taotie, the teeth of the Qiongqi... If you want me to die sooner, you can just say so. There's no need to beat around the bush like this."
Buzz!
Another sword rang out, and Feng Bingwen's expression softened slightly, but he remained relentless.
"Second-grade materials are fine too. What do you mean by second-grade? What? The corpses of those ferocious direct descendants? You might as well just kill me with one sword. You can see that I haven't even started cultivating yet. You want me to hunt those things to build your tower? Are you kidding me?"
Clang~
Another sword cry rang out. It seemed that the ancient tower, which thought it had already lowered its conditions repeatedly, was no longer willing to accept this, as it saw one of the 108 carvings on its body light up one after another, and an extremely powerful sword intent enveloped Feng Bingwen.
"You want me to cultivate the Demon-Slaying Sword Technique?"
Feng Bingwen understood the meaning behind the ancient pagoda, but he rejected it without hesitation.
"No, I need to cultivate the Immortal Meridian Formation. Although the Foundation Building Method contained in your sword technique is also a superior method, it is too heavy in killing intent and is not suitable for me."
"~"
This time, the ancient pagoda remained silent.
"Can't I find a way to get you some rare and precious iron? You have a perfectly good tower, what would you do with those bones? Isn't that too eerie? Isn't there a demon-slaying sword inside the tower? Since the beginning of the sword cultivation path, all the famous immortal swords in the world have been forged from rare and precious iron, and I've never heard of any sword immortal whose sword is made of bone."
Feng Bingwen, however, was relentless. He felt guilty for not returning the favor after the other party had brought him such great benefits.
However, after he finished speaking, the ancient tower responded with a very brief thought, which was easy to understand.
"Ignorant!"
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