Lan Hua gave an awkward smile, extended her right hand, and waved lightly as a greeting.
"Yes, I came to the noble territory to ask for a piece of Zhenyuan Gold!"
The gold-devouring beasts that were lying on the ground quickly got up when they heard that Lan Hua wanted to steal the food and stood guard around the giant tree.
One enormous body after another stood side by side, and an invisible pressure forced Lan Hua to shrink her neck.
At the same time, more than a dozen gold-devouring beasts surrounded Lan Hua, panting heavily.
Lan Hua dared not make any move.
Because these gold-devouring beasts all possess the strength of the Danxia Realm, and their hides are thick and tough, so there is absolutely no chance of winning a fight against them.
The largest Gold-Eating Beast said, "I am the patriarch of the Gold-Eating Beast clan, young man, you are too late!"
Lan Hua frowned slightly. "What do you mean by that?"
The clan chief sighed, "The calamity that struck the heavens and earth half a year ago caused the Zhenyuan Tree in our clan's territory to gradually wither and die. Now, only this ancestral tree remains!"
Lan Hua was taken aback, never expecting that a calamity of heaven and earth would cause such great damage to the Gold Devouring Clan.
This could lead to the extermination of our entire race!
Although the ancestral tree was large, it was bare except for a few pieces of Zhenyuan gold hanging at the very top.
Who would have thought that Zhenyuan Gold actually grows on trees?
Lan Hua thought that Zhenyuan Gold came from underground, after all, he saw a bunch of big pits on the outside and Gold-Eating Beasts guarding them.
It turns out that those starving gold-devouring beasts even ate the Zhenyuan Tree.
"Clan leader, is this ancestral tree also nearing its end?"
The clan chief nodded slowly, "The ancestral tree originally radiated a magnificent light, but now it has lost its luster. Without the power of the revitalizing essence to draw upon, it will wither and die completely within three months!"
Looking at the few pieces of Zhenyuan Gold on the tree, Lan Hua sighed slightly, knowing that this trip was destined to be fruitless.
"Sigh, their entire clan is about to be wiped out, why bother with the Zhenyuan Gold!" Lan Hua sighed inwardly.
Even if they forcibly take it, Lan Hua has no hope.
Unless it's theft!
Sudden.
Lan Hua sensed something was wrong; Baxia, who had been perched on his shoulder, had vanished without a trace.
Looking up, I saw that Baxia had climbed to the top of the ancestral tree without anyone noticing.
The clan leader immediately noticed Lan Hua's unusual expression and quickly looked at the ancestral tree.
Baxia put one of its short legs on Zhenyuan Gold, attempting to steal it, but was caught red-handed.
A furious roar rang out, "Young man, I advise you to keep a closer eye on your beast pets, or don't blame us for taking action!"
"pet?"
He wouldn't dare let Baxia be his pet; he still had to call him "brother."
"Brother Ba, stop fooling around, let's go!"
Let's leave them some rations; we can't beat them!
Baxia gave an "oh" and slowly retreated, returning to Lanhua's shoulder.
Lan Hua clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Sorry, I'll be leaving now!"
The numerous gold-devouring beasts did not stop her, allowing Lan Hua to ride the wind and leave.
As soon as Lan Hua walked away, she heard a roar and a chorus of wails coming from the Gobi Desert.
"Good heavens! This damned young man actually stole a piece of Zhenyuan Gold! How is our clan supposed to survive now?!"
"What a terrible thing!"
"My race is doomed to extinction!"
Lan Hua was taken aback and turned to look at Ba Xia. "Brother Ba, you didn't steal a piece of Zhenyuan Gold, did you?"
Baxia chuckled and took out a piece of Zhenyuan Gold, saying, "Yes, we've come all this way, we should at least get something out of it!"
Lan Hua was speechless. It turned out that this dragon prince had the potential to be a thief.
"Forget it, the Gold-Eating Beast clan is about to be wiped out anyway, so whether there's one more or one less piece of Zhenyuan Gold, the result is the same!"
With this thought in mind, Lan Hua felt less guilty.
Although he had been an assassin and killed many people, he was essentially a warm-hearted young man.
Being an assassin is a necessity driven by life; it's just doing things for money.
What decent person would become a killer?
Looking at that small piece of Zhenyuan Gold, it could only be used to forge four Cloud Piercing Arrows.
"Zhenyuan Gold is about to become extinct, and the Cloud Piercing Arrow will also become history!"
After a moment of reflection, Lan Hua hurried away and found a secluded cave.
He needed to strike while the iron was hot and forge the Cloud Piercing Arrow well before he would have the confidence to go out and roam.
With a wave of his right hand, a huge refining furnace fell to the ground, emitting a buzzing sound.
Looking at the Earth Refining Furnace, Lan Hua was secretly delighted, thankful that she had acquired it in the forbidden area of the Pill God Palace.
Now that the lower dantian fire has been reborn, he can freely use the yin and yang fires. With one yin and one yang, he can always choose the right fire for refining weapons, making the forging process much simpler.
Lan Hua activated the Pill Heaven Technique, selecting only one of the Yin and Yang Fires. A black pill fire, pure Yin Fire, surged into the refining furnace.
Once the firepower was strong enough, Lan Hua threw the pitifully small piece of Zhenyuan Gold into the furnace. Under the influence of pure Yin energy, it quickly transformed into the shape of an arrow.
Exactly four arrows, four feet long, much longer than ordinary arrows, radiating a chilling light.
The Cloud Piercing Arrow was personally forged by Lan Hua, containing her own elemental energy, making it purer and more powerful than those forged before.
The Southern Boundary Forest expedition used up three Cloud Piercing Arrows, and now they only have six arrows left in total.
"Life is so long, six branches probably won't be enough!" Lan Hua sighed.
Baxia said, "Life is so long, let's cherish it while we can!"
Lan Hua put away the refining furnace and looked towards Jinwei Mountain. "It's time to go to the Myriad Weapons Sect and ask that old man He Guinian to help me refine the thousand-year-old dragon tendon!"
Baxia said, "You've even forged the Cloud Piercing Arrow, why don't you refine it yourself?"
"I can't!"
Although Lan Hua obtained the Earth Refining Furnace, she did not know the art of refining weapons.
Unlike metal, the tendons of a thousand-year-old dragon are not easy to refine; they require advanced weapon-refining techniques, and the timing and temperature of the heat are crucial.
Lan Hua knew nothing about these things.
In the art of weapon crafting, Lan Hua only had a superficial understanding of the simplest forging technique, and all she knew was how to forge the Cloud Piercing Arrow.
Lan Hua would never be able to forge other weapons.
Baxia asked in a serious tone, "After refining the dragon tendons, does Brother Hua have any life plans?"
"Once the bow is finished, we'll go to the Half-Heaven Realm to continue refining my archery skills!"
Baxia's eyes lit up. "This plan is excellent! The spiritual energy in the Xuan Yu Realm is too weak; it's not suitable for us!"
Lan Hua, carrying Baxia, soared into the sky and flew towards the Myriad Weapons Sect.
"How wonderful it is to live a carefree life in this world! Why bother with the fighting and killing in the world!"
When Lan Hua arrived at Jinwei Mountain, it was two days later.
Upon entering the Myriad Weapons Sect, Lan Hua sensed something was amiss. The disciples within the sect appeared strange, and even their discipline seemed somewhat lax.
The disciple guarding the mountain told him that the sect leader, He Guinian, was not on the mountain, nor were the elders; only the sect leader's daughter, He Xinyi, was there.
Led by a disciple of the Weapon Sect, Lan Hua met He Xinyi and her senior brother Wang Xiao.
At this moment, He Xinyi had a worried expression, her eyes were slightly moist and swollen, her makeup was messy, and she looked haggard, which made people feel very sorry for her.
He Xinyi has always had the demeanor of a chivalrous woman and has always been cheerful; she has never looked so pitiful before.
"It's you, Lanhua! What brings you here?"
Wang Xiao was greatly surprised when he saw Lan Hua.
The two had not seen each other for almost two years since they parted ways at Yinshan. At this time, Wang Xiao's cultivation had reached the fourth or fifth level of the Transformation Realm, making him one of the best among his peers.
Lan Hua asked in surprise, "Miss He, what's wrong? Has something happened to the Myriad Weapons Sect?"
He Xinyi suddenly burst into tears, saying, "My father has disappeared! After entering the Path of Slaughter, he has never come out again!"
"What? The Path of Slaughter has reappeared?"
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