Chapter 182 Continues to Shock
For some reason, many young visitors breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the words "top-grade level 5".
Level 5, that's not an excessively extravagant gift.
...It's just that, generally speaking, the number "fifth item" shouldn't appear.
But upon hearing the name "Mandarin Duck Daggers," many cultivators fell silent.
The geniuses who came to the banquet were quite powerful and had considerable resources. These highly regarded disciples were naturally quite knowledgeable, and the Mandarin Duck Daggers were a fairly well-known... ancient mystical artifact.
The kind that has been lost to time.
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It is said that in ancient times, when lovers became Taoist partners, they would often use each other's heart's blood to forge a pair of mandarin duck daggers, then pierce each other's hearts to draw each other's heart's blood.
Afterward, the dagger is placed in one's own flesh and blood and nurtured for a hundred years. Under the special flesh and blood refining method, the dagger's quality will improve as the cultivator's realm increases.
Once the Mandarin Daggers have "matured," their grade will no longer increase. However, when a couple uses these daggers, they can unleash ten times their current strength. Furthermore, if a couple is separated, these daggers can guide the other's whereabouts.
If this couple dies, and someone else obtains the Mandarin Duck Daggers, they only need to drip their own and their partner's heart's blood into the daggers, then each take one and hide it in their flesh and blood, and practice the dual cultivation technique for forty-nine days, and they will be able to wield the daggers in the same way.
This method of refining weapons with flesh and blood is quite painful for cultivators and takes a long time. Although the mystical weapons are very useful... after all, mystical weapons are not innate treasures and can be stolen, right?
Therefore, some cultivators who want the Mandarin Duck Daggers will ambush these Daoist couples, kill them, and then obtain the Mandarin Duck Daggers.
Over time, very few Daoist couples continued to cultivate the Mandarin Duck Daggers, and even if they did, they would never tell anyone, making it an extremely secretive practice. They would only use the Mandarin Duck Daggers when absolutely necessary, and whenever they did, they would always eliminate all witnesses.
Many years later, the Mandarin Duck Daggers were lost to time.
Very occasionally someone will obtain it, but those are always obtained from some ancient ruins or secret realms.
Moreover, the quality of the Mandarin Duck Daggers varies after they appear in the world. The lowest quality can be only level one, and the highest quality is currently known to be level seven.
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The pair of mandarin duck daggers right now are just right for the Ice Spirit Fairy.
Once Fan Jiming breaks through to the Fusion Realm, the two of them can refine the Mandarin Duck Daggers for their own use, which will greatly enhance their combat power!
Undoubtedly, even though this mystic artifact may not seem to be of high grade, its effect on this newlywed couple is comparable to that of a level six mystic artifact!
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I never expected that the long-lost Mandarin Duck Daggers would be used as a congratulatory gift.
It doesn't seem strange to give a wedding gift to a newlywed couple...
But are these Mandarin Duck Daggers the real ones from the legend, or are they just the same name?
In an instant, all the cultivators turned their gaze to the stone platform.
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Young geniuses have all heard of the Mandarin Duck Daggers, and older, stronger individuals naturally know about them as well.
They were also somewhat surprised and looked at Xue Jiaojiao.
If this item is genuine, it is a perfect match and quite rare.
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Fan Jiming and Han Bingling, this married couple... also knew.
Compared to others, the two of them had more complicated feelings.
Han Bingling was a little better off; she rarely experienced emotional fluctuations to begin with, but she was once again somewhat unable to understand this obviously very deep friendship.
As for Fan Jiming... his fingers were so shocked they went numb.
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At that moment, Xue Jiaojiao took a mustard seed bag out of the box.
Those mysterious pearls and elixirs are not convenient to display, but those that come with mysterious artifacts are meant to be shown to the many guests.
At that moment, she probed her soul into the mustard seed bag and gently opened her palm.
The next instant, a pair of thin, willow-leaf-shaped, crimson daggers, only an inch long, hovered above her palms.
It looks much smaller than an ordinary dagger, but its features are indeed exactly the same as the legendary Mandarin Duck Daggers.
It really is that one!
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Once everyone saw the pair of mandarin duck daggers, all sorts of gazes turned towards Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan.
That's incredible!
These are extremely rare, and they are also very expensive.
That's incredibly extravagant!
The elders of Xingyue Palace who had interacted with other eighth-level alchemist disciples recalled that none of them had ever felt that the other party was so generous.
The current level four alchemists are truly unpredictable.
Are they outdated?
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At this moment, Zhong Cai noticed many gazes. He had somehow taken out a level six fan and opened it with a "whoosh," gently waving it around. Of course, he couldn't actually use the fan, but it was perfectly fine for fanning himself; he was very casual and comfortable with it.
Wu Shaogan suppressed a laugh and, very cooperatively and discreetly, refilled Zhong Cai's drink... and inadvertently revealed the ring on his little finger.
This isn't a mustard seed ring, but a defensive item, also level six.
The other cultivators who were looking over: "..."
So, these two must really be from very wealthy families.
If someone can use a level six Xuan weapon so casually, it's not surprising that they might give a friend some decent resources... right?
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Hime's gaze continued to move across the gift list.
She was already very calm. Even when she saw the previous items—including the level six pills that she would need in the next stage—she remained composed. But now, her expression began to waver.
"The sixth item."
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The genius cultivators: "..."
A sixth item? There's a sixth one?!
But in any case, this should be the limit.
The number "six" is already considered very auspicious!
The elders of Xingyue Palace and some powerful figures waited with great interest for Ji Li to read the message. They were quite curious about what kind of congratulatory gifts the two Azure Dragon disciples would present. They must have put a lot of thought into them.
Other young members of the Fan family, disciples of the Star Moon Palace, and others couldn't help but feel envious.
They really want two friends like that!
Fan Liukong whispered to Fan Zirui, "You haven't met them before, but these two are very forthright. My cousin Zhongyang knows that very well."
Fan Zirui was still in shock when he heard this and subconsciously looked at Fan Zhongyang.
I happened to see Fan Zhongyang's distorted face.
Fan Liukong saw it too.
The two were immediately taken aback.
Noticing the gaze, Fan Zhongyang immediately rubbed his face, revealing an expression of envy, jealousy, and resentment. He jokingly said, "My apologies, my apologies, I accidentally lost control. I really wanted to rob my cousin Ji Ming! That guy's luck is just too good!"
Fan Liukong and Fan Zirui immediately exchanged knowing glances.
Indeed, it's hard to suppress jealousy! Their expressions just now must have been quite distorted!
The group quickly looked towards Ji Li and heard her recitation that followed.
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Ji Li's eyes flickered, but her voice remained steady: "Sixth-order insect eggs, Silverwing Butterfly eggs, a male and a female pair."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the room stopped pretending.
The younger generation was hissing everywhere, in disbelief and eager to snatch it away!
"Are the silver-winged butterfly eggs the same silver-winged butterfly I know?"
"Yes! It must be that butterfly! Look, Elder Xue has already shown it! There's no doubt about it!"
"Wow, it really is a treasure-hunting butterfly! That's outrageous, they're giving this away for free? Why don't they keep it for themselves?"
"What kind of friends are these! Did Fan Jiming save their lives?"
"No, no, no, turn it around! Turn it around!"
"I heard that those two offered a reward for some secret technique before, and Fan Jiming seems to have gone there once. Could it be that he remembers that favor?"
"This relationship doesn't have to be valued so highly!"
"Deepened their friendship? These two are truly sincere towards their friends! Worthy of being friends! Absolutely worth it!"
"Fan Jiming would better hide his identity when he goes out in the future, otherwise I think he's going to get into a lot of trouble!"
"We already have the treasure-hunting butterfly, what's there to worry about? Besides, I think this butterfly will probably be kept in the Star Moon Palace in the early stages and won't be taken out..."
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The elders of the Star Moon Palace, especially those from the Cold Moon Palace, had already begun to plan how to raise the pair of butterflies.
The silver-winged butterfly also has a common name: the treasure-hunting butterfly.
As its name suggests, it can find treasures with energy. Once you form a contract with it, you can take it to any secret realm, ruin, or deep mountain wilderness, where it will follow the direction of the energy to find the corresponding treasure.
It can even remember the scent of a treasure as soon as it senses it, and then follow that scent to find it.
Of course, if those treasures are in formations, mustard seed tools, or other obstructions, the Silverwing Butterfly will not be able to detect them. But that's just why it's hard to find items with owners—unowned items are easy to find, aren't they?
There are also limitations. The Treasure-Seeking Butterfly can only find treasures that are one level higher than its own level. But even so, as long as it is raised to the sixth level, it can find level seven treasures!
What's more, these are a pair of male and female butterflies.
Once two butterflies reach the same level, they can briefly merge into one. At that time, the butterfly's size increases, and during that brief period of merging, it can sense treasures of two higher levels.
Then a pair of sixth-tier butterflies would have a high chance of finding an eighth-tier treasure.
Unfortunately, this butterfly's ability is rather overpowered, with a maximum potential of only sixth tier, making it helpless against ninth-tier treasures...
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A burning gaze swept over him. Zhong used a fan to cover his face, looking smug, and secretly winked at Wu Shaogan.
The reason I'm giving them these butterflies is, of course, because they're useless to them.
Leaving aside the mirrors, while they were sacrificing themselves to draw cards, they also drew some items that could be used for treasure hunting.
Among them are not only the eggs of the treasure-hunting rat—which are more sensitive than the treasure-hunting butterfly; but also array plates that can detect unusual auras—which can not only find treasures, but also traps or hidden ruins and secret realms; and also secret recipes for crafting simple treasure-hunting array plates—ranging from level one to level nine.
These silver-winged butterflies are nice, but they're really troublesome to raise, so it's fine to give them away now.
Of course, there are those who covet it, and therefore, there must be cultivators who suspect that the two of them possess even greater treasures...
But the one who would truly be detrimental to them is certainly not Tongtian, and since it's not Tongtian, there's no way he could harm them at all!
What is there to worry about?
If they were robbed in a secluded place, they could even double-cross the robbery and steal the loot.
Besides, the Azure Dragon is no pushover either.
Wu Shaogan smiled helplessly.
However, he didn't care.
With their current resources, they no longer need to be overly cautious.
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Xue Jiaojiao carefully put the silver-winged butterfly away.
Himeko continued reciting: "The seventh item—"
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Fan Jiming's pupils dilated, and his scalp tingled!
Ice Fairy noticed her newlywed husband's emotional fluctuations. Considering their agreement to cultivate their relationship and the fact that she was the one taking the initiative, she reached out and gently took Fan Jiming's hand.
Fan Jiming touched those soft, slightly cool fingers and instantly regained consciousness.
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The other cultivators also quickly recovered from the shock caused by the silver-winged butterfly eggs.
There are still some!
That's enough! The way they're acting makes them look so pathetic!
While everyone else's attention was focused on Ji Li, quite a few cultivators quietly took out paper and pen and quickly added a few strokes to the gift list.
They hadn't prepared many other treasures, but they'd try to acquire them if they could.
It's okay to bleed a little.
It's just that... I only came here to answer the call, but not only did I not get to live off her, I also had to give my "love rival" a lot of gifts. That's really bad.
Go back and ask the various factions if they can provide some subsidies...
They were trying to save face for themselves, and also to salvage some reputation for their own faction...
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Ji Li said, "The corpse of a sixth-tier peak Ice and Fire Twin-Headed Savage Dragon, one."
Xue Jiaojiao was unusually serious. After her soul sank into the energy field, she instantly raised her arm and released a large amount of profound energy.
These mystical energies transformed into a net-like structure, supporting an enormous dragon corpse that resembled a small mountain!
A terrifying aura spread in all directions, causing the clothes and hair of many cultivators to flutter. Whether they were powerful individuals, geniuses with strong defenses, or protected by elders, they only felt the chilling and frightening aura, but were not harmed.
Fan Jiming quickly retreated, holding Han Bingling's hand.
At this moment, he forgot that he had also obtained defensive items in advance, and Frost Spirit had many treasures. Neither of them would be harmed by the residual beast aura.
Han Bingling glanced at Fan Jiming, then looked up at the giant dragon corpse.
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The dragon corpse drooped its two ferocious dragon heads listlessly, its body covered in a dark color. Its scales were the size of millstones, with extremely sharp edges, like countless giant blades.
Each of the dragon's heads had a single horn standing upright.
The unicorn on the left is crimson, while the one on the right is ice white.
Its tip is very sharp, and its single horn is very long, making it look extremely terrifying.
It must not have been dead for long, as its aura was still very strong. Even some of its torn wounds still had blood flowing, but it seeped into the gaps between the scales without dripping.
A peak sixth-tier ice and fire two-headed savage dragon, an extremely rare savage beast!
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These savage dragons were already few in number, and those that grew to such a level were even harder to find.
However, it is indeed an excellent gift because its beast core has both ice and fire attributes. After a little processing, and by finding a suitable array master, it can create a cultivation environment that is very suitable for Fan Jiming and the Ice Spirit Fairy.
Those two unicorns are also very suitable for being crafted into magical weapons for two people—if you're lucky, they could even be a pair of magical weapons that can enhance each other's attack power when used together.
As for the dragon corpse, it also has dual attributes, making it suitable not only for the future couple but also for many elders of the Star Moon Palace.
The couple keeps it for themselves, and it's fine; if they set aside some to sell, there will definitely be a good market for it...
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This savage dragon was hunted by the golden-armored soldiers from the mountains near Azure Dragon City.
Zhong Cai selected more than a dozen savage beasts suitable for the couple and sent the golden-armored soldiers to hunt them down. They were to hunt down whichever beast reached the sixth rank.
The golden-armored soldier was quite lucky; he encountered this savage dragon at the peak of the sixth rank not long after he started searching.
It's only fair that this barbarian dragon is unlucky.
The Golden Armor Soldier was at the peak of the Spirit Transformation stage, so hunting a sixth-order savage dragon was a piece of cake for him. He even managed to hunt down some other savage beasts that had attacked him without thinking, filling a mustard seed bag. Those that were not suitable for Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were cut up and put into blind boxes.
Zhong Cai excitedly stuffed the barbarian dragon into the mustard seed bag containing the congratulatory gift.
In fact, Zhong Cai had only prepared six kinds of congratulatory gifts, and the savage dragon was the best among them.
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The cultivators present remained silent.
Fan Jiming took a deep breath.
He really owes this person a huge favor; how is he going to repay it in the future?
But by now, he probably realized that Master Zhong must have wanted to make his masters proud.
In the past, Fan Jiming had often heard Master Zhong mention how kind and affectionate his and Brother Wu's masters were to them, and how he and Brother Wu were determined to bring honor to their two masters... Now, this couple is giving these "terrifying" congratulatory gifts. While they certainly value him as a friend, they must also be thinking about "not disgracing their masters' reputation" again.
Fan Jiming, on the contrary, remained calm.
I'll repay the favor when I get the chance.
He has a long life ahead of him, and he'll eventually be able to pay it all back.
At worst... he would do his best whenever his two friends needed him, and he would also try to win his wife's support—he believed that his wife would understand that being on good terms with these two would only bring benefits, not harm, both in terms of friendship and interests.
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Although Han Bingling remained expressionless, she was much calmer than Fan Jiming and had already seen through everything.
From the moment those pills appeared, she was certain that Master Zhong and his wife were worthy of friendship. As more pills came out, she felt even more strongly that they were friends she could develop a deep bond with.
She and Fan Jiming basically thought the same thing.
Associating with Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan is far more beneficial than harmful.
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After displaying the majestic two-headed dragon, Xue Jiaojiao carefully put it back into her storage bag.
At this point, she already feels that the box she is holding is a bit heavy and hot to the touch.
She needs to finish this quickly so she can hand over these things as soon as possible.
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The cultivators in the hall were still immersed in the powerful aura brought by the giant dragon corpse, their expressions slightly bewildered.
Only after the dragon's corpse disappeared did they realize what had happened.
Many cultivators were somewhat relieved.
Fortunately, the treasures had already been added before...
They all want to know now if there's an eighth one!
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Hime-ri stated that there is an eighth item.
"A sixth-tier ice and fire attribute movement technique, the Crimson Cloud Frost Step."
The moment she uttered the words, Ji Li's expression became somewhat complicated.
They even gave me the secret techniques; they've gone too far in thinking...
Seeing so many resources made Ji Li feel as if those two very young Canglong disciples were compiling a dowry list for a close junior... She was the one responsible for organizing and displaying the dowry.
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Fan Jiming had become numb and calm; he could even send voice messages to his newlywed wife.
Based on my understanding of my two friends, once we master this secret technique they gave us, we should be able to use it in a combined attack, which will most likely allow us to escape with even faster footwork.
Ice Fairy nodded slightly, indicating that she understood.
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The other young cultivators were also surprised to receive a secret technique as a congratulatory gift. They began to speculate about the technique's potential uses. It wasn't hard to guess, and they quickly came up with a conclusion.
The older cultivators smiled, all very satisfied with the gifts, but their hearts were filled with complex emotions of shock.
Well, it's quite unbelievable that the younger generation would give so many gifts, even exceeding the value of the congratulatory gifts that many cultivators usually give when attending banquets.
The disciples of the Azure Dragon Sect are indeed extraordinary.
The alchemist and his disciple who will one day be reborn... they really have a rich family fortune!
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In fact, the purpose of the secret technique is quite easy to guess.
This secret technique can only be cultivated up to the Palace Building Realm at most. Moreover, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan must have left a copy before it was sent over. Its purpose is indeed that after a pair of cultivation partners cultivate it, they can combine their speeds in times of crisis.
For example, if a cultivator from the Palace Construction realm were to attack Fan Jiming and Han Bingling, who were in the Fusion Realm, then as long as Fan Jiming and Ice Spirit Fairy held hands and used this footwork, they could instantly increase their speed many times over.
They could escape the attacks of the cultivators at lightning speed—and if they had abundant profound energy or enough pills and didn't want to run away, they could even use this footwork to hold off the attackers for a while.
Maybe we can wait for our elders from the same sect to come to our rescue... and kill the attacker.
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This secret technique caused a brief commotion, but the cultivators present were already shocked beyond belief, so their emotions were no longer so pronounced.
They looked at Ji Li with a hint of numbness, waiting for her to continue.
Is there anything else? If so, please bring it on.
Ji Li smiled and rolled up the gift list.
This means—
The gift list has been read aloud!
There are no more updates!
There were a total of eight gifts!
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At this moment, the young genius cultivators all showed expressions of relief.
That's wonderful.
There is no ninth item.
They no longer need to be shocked!
That's so embarrassing!
In other words, Azure Dragon Academy is an eighth-level power, while the others are at most seventh-level, so it's normal that the gifts they give are not as good as Azure Dragon's... That's why they dared to continue sending congratulatory gifts.
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After showing the secret technique booklet, Xue Jiaojiao put it away.
With a smile, she said, "This is a thank-you gift from the newlyweds—"
Fan Jiming and Han Bingling raised their glasses together and toasted him again.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan smiled and clinked glasses with them from afar.
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Throughout the entire recitation of the prayer list, countless cultivators' gazes swept back and forth between the two of them.
At first, they just thought that these two were truly extraordinary, worthy of being disciples of the Azure Dragon Sect, with noble bearing and outstanding appearance! The way they interacted, they were really a perfect match!
But as time went on, people stopped noticing anything else.
Every time they looked at the two of them, they only felt...
This is truly dazzling!
That unparalleled "beauty" must have been created by the shimmering light of the black stone!
Just like now, when these two Azure Dragon disciples exchanged greetings with the newlyweds with smiles on their faces, their composure and nonchalance in not caring about the value of the gifts... how dazzling that was!
So much so that...
The cultivator whose seat was slightly further back, and who was supposed to present the congratulatory gift, almost forgot to get up.
Thankfully, I didn't forget it in the end.
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Xue Jiaojiao accepted the gift, and Ji Li recited it.
The next cultivator—
"The first item is five million Xuanzhu pearls."
"The second item is a pair of mid-grade level 5 Xuan artifacts."
"The third item is two mid-grade level 5 pills."
The next cultivator—
"Five million Xuanzhu."
"Two low-grade level 5 pills."
"One fifth-tier, third-stage savage beast."
The next cultivator—
"Five million..."
"Level 5..."
"five……"
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It must be said that, given the shock brought by Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan, even though the cultivators ranked later had been supplemented and each had a substantial reward, they still seemed lackluster.
Even though the magical artifacts and elixirs that those geniuses sometimes sent out were quite good, compared to the previous ones, they were still just small fry.
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