Chapter 167 The Sun-Shooting Bow is Restored
Zhong Cai touched the mirror and sighed, "This one is really well hidden."
Wu Shao chuckled dryly: "No matter how he tries to hide it, he can't really hide it, can he? A-Cai, don't worry."
Zhong Cai thought about it and smiled, "Anyway, we've already decided to use the Golden Armored Soldiers to keep an eye on him and see what other trouble he can cause. I always feel that this one is different from the others... just keep a close eye on him."
Wu Shaogan thought for a moment and added, "One golden-armored soldier might not be enough."
Zhong Cai decisively said, "Then two will do!" He couldn't help but laugh again, "If we're lucky, we might be able to get even more golden-armored soldiers—three or five wouldn't be a problem! That would be taking him seriously enough!"
Wu Shaogan chuckled and reached out to ruffle Zhong Cai's hair.
Zhong Cai, not to be outdone, pounced on him and also gave Wu Shaogan a good rub.
The two opened up to each other and played around together.
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The treasure ship was very fast, and it didn't take long for it to arrive at Canglong City.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan went out of the cabin to meet their two masters.
Sang Yunchu looked up and smiled: "What's wrong?"
Zhong Cai said, "Old Wu and I are going to go to the shop to take a look first."
Sang Yunchu had never objected to this, so he smiled and nodded, saying, "Go ahead."
Wu Shaogan looked at Jiang Chongguang.
Jiang Chongguang already knew that this disciple would accompany his nephew, so he simply nodded.
So the treasure ship hovered outside Canglong City and released Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan.
The two waved to their masters, uncles, and the others before leaping down and landing at the city gate.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan's visits to their family's general store were always random, so their sudden appearance was understandable.
Upon entering, the first thing I saw was a young couple taking a stroll in the yard.
Hearing the door open, the charming young man turned around alertly. The moment he saw the two people entering, his alertness turned into respect, and he took the girl's hand and led her to the door.
Both of them bowed.
Bi Cen said, "Young Master, Master Zhong Dan."
The girl immediately realized what was happening and called out, "Senior Wu, Alchemist Zhong."
This couple was none other than Bichen and Shao Xiaoyue, a girl from a collateral branch of the Shao family.
Zhong Cai said with a smile, "There's no need for so much formality among family."
As he spoke, he pulled Wu Shaogan along and led him inside.
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Although Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan had known for a long time that Bi Cen was dating Shao Xiaoyue, they had never actually seen her before because her visits were always at irregular times. This time, however, they did run into her.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan quickly took their seats and gestured for the young couple to sit down as well.
Bi Cen was originally going to get some tea and snacks for the two masters, but now that she was being ordered, she and Shao Xiaoyue obediently followed orders.
After the young couple sat down, Zhong Cai glanced at Shao Xiaoyue.
The girl was clearly a little nervous at the moment, but her eyes were clear and her demeanor was sunny.
In terms of appearance, she is not particularly outstanding. She has a pretty oval face, big eyes, and two dimples when she smiles.
She looks so cute and radiant.
She and Bichen are a really good match.
Zhong Cai was very satisfied. He took out a mustard seed bag, handed it to Shao Xiaoyue, and said kindly, "Miss Shao, I had only heard Bi Cen mention you before. Now that we have met, Shao Gan and I should give you a gift."
Shao Xiaoyue was surprised that her beloved's master would give her a gift. She was a little flustered for a moment, but she quickly got up and respectfully accepted it with both hands.
Bichen didn't dare to hope for anything either.
Of course, he knew that the young master and Master Zhong had given a gift when Qiao Hong and Zhong Da were together, but Zhong Da was Master Zhong's confidant, so it was normal for Qiao Hong to benefit from his relationship with him.
He was just an ordinary servant.
Even if he was loyal, it was what he was supposed to do, and besides, the two masters treated him quite well.
Bi Cen thought that his two masters would be very generous and give him a wedding gift when he got married—Zhong Da and Qiao Hong had one when they got married, and his masters had also said that they would give him one when he got married—but Bi Cen did not expect that his masters would actually give Xiao Yue a gift when they met… This really meant that they treated him as one of their own.
Taking a slow, deep breath, Bichen remembered it firmly and was deeply grateful.
He has always been loyal, and he will be even more loyal in the future.
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At this moment, several people also came out of the other rooms.
Qiaohong and Zhongda, the couple, were doing their own things in the room and were not practicing. When they heard the commotion outside, they quickly came out.
Xiang Lin suddenly appeared from some obscure corner.
They all came to bow to the two men.
Seeing that everyone was there, Zhong Cai simply asked them to sit down and chat.
However, Qiao Hong and Bi Cen quickly got up—Bi Cen was made to sit down with Shao Xiaoyue by Qiao Hong, while Qiao Hong pulled Zhong Da to prepare.
Before long, tea and snacks were laid out on the table.
Zhong Cai gestured for everyone to join in the meal.
Then, the chat began, and the content... naturally, was related to the auction.
Even Xiang Lin, who is usually expressionless, sat upright and listened quietly.
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Zhong Cai didn't mind broadening his people's horizons, so he immediately started by talking about the overwhelming and shocking scene he saw on the deck of the treasure ship, where countless flying magical artifacts crowded around the Fifth City.
Then he talked about the items he saw at the auction... He would also briefly explain the purpose of each item he knew.
The servants listened intently and remembered everything.
Shao Xiaoyue was a little uneasy—although she was already engaged to Bi Cen, she was still an outsider. Even after they got married, she would still not be a maidservant of the young master and Master Zhong. How could she listen to such things?
Bichen grasped Shao Xiaoyue's hand.
Shao Xiaoyue was stunned for a moment, then realized that it meant it was alright... She slowly calmed down and listened carefully.
That's right. If he didn't want her to know, Master Zhong wouldn't have brought it up at this time—he could have waited until she wasn't around to say it.
Shao Xiaoyue was relieved.
She thought it might be because Master Zhong Dan and the young master were quite satisfied with her.
She must remember this well, and not let the other person's good intentions go to waste.
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This conversation lasted for one or two hours.
Before evening, Qiaohong and Bichen brought the food.
After having their meal, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan returned to their room, saying only that they would be staying there for a few days.
Xiang Lin and the others certainly had no objections; in fact, they were quite pleased.
After all, since their two masters entered the Azure Dragon Academy, the days they could see each other had become fewer and fewer... Moreover, they were well aware that when their two masters were stronger, their seclusion would last even longer, and they would have more experiences to gain, making it even more difficult for them to meet.
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After Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan returned to their room, Bi Cen and Shao Xiaoyue went out for a walk.
As they strolled along, Bi Cen escorted Shao Xiaoyue back to her residence in Yu Jiao City.
Upon reaching the door, Shao Xiaoyue was still somewhat reluctant to leave, and whispered, "Let me show you the mustard seed bag that Master Zhong and Young Master Shao gave me."
Bichen shook her head and said, "What's given to you is yours. You don't need to let me see it. After you've seen it, tell me what you want to tell me, or keep what you don't want to tell me. Don't worry about anything else."
Shao Xiaoyue pursed her lips and smiled, revealing two small dimples.
Although she didn't feel there was anything to hide, she was still happy for Bichen's understanding. She had encountered some difficulties when pursuing Bichen in the past, but after being with Bichen, she found that Bichen was much better than many men.
In fact, she had secretly asked Bichen about it, and Bichen told her that many times, it was because the young master and Master Zhong were very kind and broad-minded people, and the deep affection between them was also very enviable.
Therefore, Bichen had long ago decided that if she had a Daoist partner, she would treat her with all her heart and do her best to treat her well.
Not wanting to disappoint Bi Cen, Shao Xiaoyue smiled and said, "Then I'll talk to my family about it when I get back, and then I'll tell you when I meet you later."
Bichen smiled and nodded: "Okay."
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Shao Xiaoyue and her family lived in a relatively secluded courtyard within the villa complex.
Besides her parents, her older brother and sister-in-law also treated her very well.
The family had just finished dinner and, seeing Shao Xiaoyue walk in happily, they teased her a bit.
Shao Xiaoyue didn't mind the teasing and happily returned the jokes.
Now, it was her family's turn to be puzzled.
Seeing this, Shao Xiaoyue's older brother, Shao Xiang, asked curiously, "Why are you in such a good mood today?"
His sister-in-law, Rong Lijiao, gave him a disapproving look.
Shao Xiaoyue didn't argue with her brother. She took out a mustard seed bag and said with a radiant smile, "Look!"
Shao Xiang laughed and asked, "What's wrong with the mustard seed bag?"
Shao Xiaoyue didn't keep anyone in suspense, raising her voice slightly, full of joy: "This is a gift from Master Zhong Dan!"
The Shao family members were immediately shocked upon hearing this.
"A gift from Master Zhong Dan?"
"Sister, do you mean that Master Zhong came today and thinks highly of you and Brother Bichen?"
"This is wonderful news! No wonder my Xiaoyue is so happy!"
"I really didn't expect this..."
Shao Xiaoyue understands her family's feelings because she feels the same way.
At this moment, she sat at the stone table in the courtyard and said quickly, "I was over there today, and I didn't look at it because I had it in my hands. I don't know what Master Zhong gave me. Bichen said I should look at it first..."
In just a few words, Shao Xiaoyue focused her mind into the mustard seed ring and immediately saw everything inside.
Then, she took a deep breath.
Several family members looked over, but they didn't insist that Shao Xiaoyue say it.
After calming herself down, Shao Xiaoyue said, "There are 100,000 gold coins inside."
Upon hearing this, the eyes of several family members widened in surprise.
It was just a meeting gift, not a betrothal gift, yet they gave so much money directly?
Is this the demeanor of a Level 4 Alchemist?!
Shao Xiaoyue's fingers trembled slightly: "That's not all... there are also quite a few Pulse Protection Pills, Body Cleansing Pills... and Golden Cauldron Pills..."
There are level one pills and level two pills, but they are all things that Shao Xiaoyue can use at this stage or in the future.
At this point, Shao Xiaoyue took out another item and placed it on the table.
This is indeed a top-grade level three mystical artifact, radiant with light and color!
Her fingers never stopped, and she took out first-grade and second-grade Xuan weapons one after another, all of which were suitable for her cultivation at different stages.
In addition, there are some rare and precious natural treasures that can aid in her cultivation and are suitable for her.
All sorts of things, and quite valuable.
Shao Xiaoyue never expected there to be so many.
The members of the Shao family looked at each other in bewilderment.
The monthly allowance for the collateral branches of the Shao family was the same as that for the main branch, but even the Shao father and his wife, who had already reached the Palace of Immortality, only received a hundred gold coins each month, while the Shao Xiang couple, who were at the peak of the Heavenly Guidance Realm, only received one gold coin.
Shao Xiaoyue herself earns even less, at the tenth level of the Heavenly Induction Realm, with a monthly salary of fifty silver, which is equivalent to half a gold.
With their financial resources, they could easily save enough money to exchange for high-grade resources from their family. However, saving money was a challenge... several family members needed it all. Even if they worked very hard, they couldn't buy all the resources they needed, and their lives weren't very comfortable.
And now...
Shao Xiaoyue took out 50,000 gold coins and gave them to her family, and also distributed a lot of second-level pills.
Of the Golden Cauldron Pills, her brother and sister-in-law each received one—she also wanted to save some for Bichen.
Even though Bi Cen could definitely get suitable pills from Master Zhong more easily than she could, these were all her heartfelt wishes...
Shao Xiaoyue still decided that she would tell Bichen all about these resources, as well as the resources she had allocated to her family.
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The grocery store, in the back room.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan respectively set up various formations and other methods.
All external spiritual thoughts and other interferences will disappear.
The two sat leaning against the mattress.
At that moment, a figure slowly emerged from the corner of the wall.
His face was stiff, and his aura and power were restrained, but he was by no means ordinary.
It was the level eight puppet that had been quickly teleported away from the auction—Puppet Two.
At that moment, it darted to the bedside and presented a mustard seed ring with both hands.
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It turned out that after Kui Er teleported away, he successfully arrived at a cave in a mountain range outside several cities.
After disguising itself, it retrieved the array plate from the cave and carefully traveled through the night until it arrived at Canglong City. It then quickly entered a familiar room in the courtyard and hid there.
Not long after, Puppet Master II successfully received his two masters.
Alternatively, you can directly present the mustard seed ring that you brought back, which is filled with mysterious stones and pearls.
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Zhong Cai took the mustard seed ring and put the puppet into the ancient city.
At that moment, he felt a sense of relief.
"The money's all come back!"
Wu Shaogan was also in a good mood, looking at Zhong Cai with a smile in his eyes, finding his money-grubbing appearance extremely cute.
Zhong Cai chuckled, his eyes practically turning into the shape of black stones!
He said excitedly, "Let's go back to the ancient city and count our money!"
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and replied, "Okay."
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The two held hands and returned directly to the ancient city, landing in the inner city's martial arts arena.
This place is very spacious.
After Zhong Cai landed, he handed the mustard seed ring to his old man, Wu, and said excitedly, "Come on! Open your eyes first!"
Wu Shaogan raised an eyebrow and indeed probed in with his soul.
The view is dazzling!
A huge quantity of high-grade mystic stones!
Only in the corner of my eye could I occasionally glimpse three mustard seed bags.
Wu Shaogan's heart skipped a beat; he already knew what was inside.
Sure enough, Zhong Cai took them out one by one and gave them to Wu Shaogan to examine.
—There were three kinds of black pearls, low-grade black stones, and mid-grade black stones, each stored in a mustard seed bag.
At the same time, Zhong Cai released all the high-grade Xuan Stones!
At this moment, the training ground is piled high with top-grade Xuan stones!
The dense energy spread out continuously, almost emitting faint rumbling sounds.
Zhong Cai: "Wow!"
That number! Amazing!
Wu Shaogan, standing beside Zhong Cai, was equally shocked.
Honestly, I've heard bids of hundreds of thousands or even millions at auctions before, and many big transactions were indeed completed afterward. But the sheer impact of having all these mysterious stones piled up and placed together is indescribable.
In short, Zhong Cai herself was unusually stunned.
After a while, Zhong Cai came to his senses, grinned, and excitedly shouted, "Old Wu! Let's split up and count!"
Wu Shaogan had no objection.
The two moved swiftly through the piles of black stones, carefully counting their number.
Even though a number could be obtained simply by scanning it with one's soul, Zhong Cai still found it more exciting to personally touch the Xuan Stone.
Before long, all the high-grade mystic stones were inventoried.
Next, there were other kinds of "currency" in several mustard seed bags.
The two of them were able to count the items even faster.
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After counting them all, Zhong Cai converted some of the lower-grade and mid-grade Xuan Stones into high-grade Xuan Stones, and he gasped in shock!
Wu Shaogan also showed a look of shock.
After a long silence, Zhong Cai hesitated before speaking: "All the Xuan Pearls, converted to their equivalent value, are approximately 14 million... and all the mid-to-low-grade Xuan Stones are converted to high-grade, and then the high-grade ones we've acquired are added up... more than 8.2 million high-grade Xuan Stones?!"
There are so many!
Moreover, the unit of measurement is top-grade Xuan Stone! Top-grade!
Zhong Cai clenched her fists tightly and twisted her neck violently!
Wu Shaogan: "..." He quickly supported his Ah Cai's neck, otherwise she might get too excited and fly away!
Zhong Cai was indeed very excited, but not to an exaggerated degree.
He quickly composed himself, made an inviting gesture towards Wu Shaogan, and said, "Old Wu, let's go and fully restore the Sun-Shooting Bow first!"
Wu Shaogan was not surprised, but nodded solemnly, accepting his beloved Cai's heartfelt care.
Zhong Cai immediately beamed with joy.
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The two, hand in hand, appeared in the inner city tower and arrived at the side room where the Sun-Shooting Bow was hanging high.
The Sun-Shooting Bow is now at level six, having already formed a physical entity, and its entire body shimmers with a low-key, luxurious, dark gold radiance.
Just hanging there, it is absolutely magnificent and incredibly eye-catching.
When the Sun-Shooting Bow is hanging, a hazy light appears around it, wrapping around the bow and adding a touch of ethereal brilliance.
The two of them have already spent over 400,000 low-grade Xuan stones on this Sun-Shooting Bow.
For two cultivators at the fourth level of the Suspended Illumination Realm, their usual currency is actually Xuan Pearls. Normally, so many low-grade Xuan Stones would already be a huge fortune that would cripple them.
When Zhong Cai spent so many low-grade Xuan stones, he felt a pang of regret.
But at this moment, the two of them stood in front of the weapon rack with a large number of high-grade Xuan stones, and when they thought back to the 400,000 or so, they felt that it was practically nothing.
A simple calculation shows that the five million high-grade Xuan Stones needed to completely heal the Sun-Shooting Bow are equivalent to five hundred billion low-grade Xuan Stones. Compared to the terrifying number of five hundred billion, a mere forty thousand low-grade Xuan Stones is practically nothing!
At this point, the amount of Xuan Stones the two of them would need to spend was still almost the same five million high-grade ones.
It's really terrifying.
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Zhong Cai's obsession with the Sun-Shooting Bow was even deeper than that of his old man, Wu.
Regardless, he just wanted to see Lao Wu one day stand in front of their ancient city gates, draw his Sun-Shooting Bow, and string together all the enemies who dared to invade their city into a "human gourd"—that scene!
Wu Shaogan placed his hand on Zhong Cai's shoulder and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work, Cai."
Zhong Cai didn't care at all: "Hard work my ass."
Wu Shaogan immediately laughed.
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The two did not hesitate.
Wu Shaogan followed Zhong Cai's instructions completely, leaving behind more than ten million Xuan Pearls, and each of them also left behind several hundred Xuan Stones of various qualities. As for the rest... they were all poured into two mustard seed bags, and the two of them fed them into the halo together.
Countless glittering black stones, like colorless ribbons, frantically transported them into the halo of light.
The Sun-Shooting Bow was enveloped in a halo, and it seemed as if countless "little tails" had grown all over its body, combining with the threads radiating from the halo to continuously absorb external energy.
Piles of mysterious stones shattered in the halo of light, turning into countless glittering dust particles that shimmered and dissipated.
The energy absorbed by the halo was all fed to the Sun-Shooting Bow, and as more and more Xuan Stones were absorbed, the color of the Sun-Shooting Bow gradually became thicker and deeper.
Visibly, the Sun-Shooting Bow appeared more imposing, and its aura became even stronger.
This bow and arrow are in the process of evolution, and some are so hungry that they can hardly control the energy and pressure they exude.
Therefore, even Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan had to step back a few steps and stand in a safer place to avoid being hit.
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A short while later, the Sun-Shooting Bow suddenly trembled!
You've been promoted to level seven!
Zhong Cai increased the feeding speed of the black stones, and Wu Shaogan did the same.
The Sun-Shooting Bow is becoming increasingly powerful!
With the two of them continuously throwing various kinds of mystic stones, the Sun-Shooting Bow became level eight!
Then comes the eighth grade, low-grade, medium-grade... top-grade!
The Sun-Shooting Bow had already begun to emit a faint humming sound!
Each buzzing sound spreads out countless ripples of energy, expanding layer by layer and constantly colliding in all directions.
His body was trembling incessantly, as if he were undergoing some unbearable ordeal.
This is a sign that the Sun-Shooting Bow is constantly absorbing energy and trying to continue climbing upwards.
Zhong Caihun examined the Xuan Stones and found an extremely terrifying number of them.
—That's true, the previous levels are really far behind the final level nine.
Zhong Cai simply swung his arm, splashing even more black stones away!
At this moment, the bowstring of the Sun-Shooting Bow vibrated on its own, as if it had finally pierced some invisible glass, and emitted a clear and high-pitched long cry with incredible speed!
The level of the Sun-Shooting Bow broke through again in the next instant!
It has officially become a level nine Xuan weapon!
The other mysterious stones continued to surge into the halo, as if being swallowed by a whale, and vanished into nothingness in an instant.
The light from the Sun-Shooting Bow became incredibly brilliant.
On the dark gold background, layers of golden glimmers seeped out, and these glimmers flowed extremely quickly, then were sent into the bowstring just as quickly...
Ninth grade, low quality...
Ninth-grade low-level top-level...
Rank 9, Medium Grade...
Finally! I've reached the top tier of the ninth-level mid-grade!
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