Chapter 158 Five Years - Departure!
broken.
Lei Shu's heart skipped a beat. He didn't believe any other reason Wang Yu gave, but it was Jiang Zhenchuan from Tian Shi Peak.
He also came from the Heavenly Corpse Peak and is still one of the elders of the peak. He often makes natal corpse artifacts for zombies, so he naturally knows that what Wang Yu said is true.
The winner of this Corpse Fighting Tournament received one of the walls from the Heavenly Corpse Taoist, which is said to contain a rare bamboo treasure with Yin attributes.
Now it seems that "the ghosts weeping in the bamboo forest" perfectly meets the criteria, but it is unclear why the other party would bring Zhuo Shouqing's letter of introduction and why they would be acting so suspiciously.
Could it be that someone of even higher status has also taken a liking to this rare material? Does the young master of the Three Wastes of the Reverse Spirit want it?
For a moment, Lei Shu was unsure of what to do.
There was a long silence.
He coughed.
"Give me the stuff. I'll pay for any extra materials first, and then I'll ask the Zhuo family for the money back. Come back in half a month to pick it up."
"yes!"
Wang Yu was filled with unease, but his face showed no sign of distress. He seemed completely indifferent to the rare treasure and left without looking back.
Lei Shu stood at the door, muttering to himself.
"Looks like it really isn't this kid's stuff."
After weighing the Ghostly Weeping Bamboo in his hand, Lei Shu sighed with great regret.
"Forget it, let's make a good connection. My chance to reach the Nascent Soul stage might just fall into the hands of these young people. I've already used up eight hundred years of my lifespan, and my time is running out."
On the other side.
After leaving the weapon-refining hall, Wang Yu's expression was gloomy and uncertain. He was dissatisfied with Zhuo Shouqing's negligence, thinking that the weapon refiner he introduced was so unreliable.
There was also a sense of disgust for his own naivety. When exactly did he come to accept the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect?
Foundation Establishment? Or when we return, or when we sign the Styx Contract with the Third Young Master of the Reverse Spirit Sect? Sometimes good intentions can lead to bad outcomes.
It's not that I don't trust Zhuo Shouqing, but I feel that his abilities are limited and he's not capable of being entrusted with important tasks.
Wang Yu returned to the Enforcement Hall in a bad mood.
The incident of the Ghost Realm's Weeping Bamboo served as a lesson: trust is a precious thing in the demonic path, and it's best to maintain one-on-one relationships and avoid extending trust to those around the other person.
As for whether he could get the finished product, Wang Yu felt there was a 70% chance. If he unfortunately encountered the lower 30%, Zhuo Shouqing would feel ashamed and demand compensation.
But this is a precious material; it's normal for the other party to use it for something else.
Being able to demand compensation doesn't guarantee getting it back exactly as it was. Lei Shu? He remembered that the last person so arrogant was someone named Fei Xue.
The third area is the residential area.
Zhuo Shouqing, who was fast asleep, was jolted awake by Wang Yu's sudden burst of cold air. He was stunned and exclaimed.
What are you doing?
"Isn't this all your doing? Why didn't you introduce me to the Zhuo family's weapon refiners?"
Zhuo Shouqing gradually came to his senses.
"Didn't you say you wanted to keep it a secret? If the Zhuo family's retainer is allowed to refine it, my brothers and sisters might use tricks, and then we really won't be able to get it back. What exactly happened?"
Wang Yu recounted the whole story from beginning to end, and Zhuo Shouqing was indeed furious.
"You son of a bitch, how dare you disrespect me? Don't worry, Fourth Brother, I'll go and call Old Ming and Old Yu. We'll definitely give you an explanation for this."
"It's not easy for you to obtain a third-tier rare treasure. If you really lose it because of me, I, Zhuo, will definitely compensate you with the same one!"
Seeing that the other party's attitude didn't seem fake, Wang Yu was somewhat relieved. He hadn't misjudged someone, and he just needed to be more vigilant in the future.
"No."
However, after thinking for a while, Wang Yu rejected Zhuo Shouqing's suggestion and instead revealed a brutal killing intent that chilled Zhuo Shouqing to the bone.
He said.
“If Lei Shuru keeps his word, I will take this man’s life in the future.”
"If he breaks his promise and takes Wang's treasure for himself, then I beg Brother Zhuo to send someone to kill him, extract his soul, and refine it into lamp wicks to burn day and night for my enjoyment. The bamboo will be my reward."
He is very vengeful. If he truly hates someone, he will never forget them, even after a hundred or a thousand years. Given the opportunity, he will spare no expense, whether he does it himself or sends someone else to do it.
This is slightly different from Jiang Zhenchuan's approach of acting solely for personal gain.
"I see."
Several days passed after this incident.
Wang Yu went through many more things. First, he secluded himself for several months and the three-tailed snow fox that had broken through in a place called the "Ice Condensation Cave" on Cold Blood Peak returned.
He obtained this place using his deacon's order; it can assist the little fox in breaking through, increasing the chances by 10%.
Its foundation was not as deep as Wang Yu's, and it was still young. Even with the power of a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, it took it several months to break through.
Having spent so much time with him, after a brief separation, I became even closer to him, and new changes occurred.
Xueyu has grown much larger, reaching ten meters in length including its tail, and its shoulder height has reached two meters. It has a slender and graceful body, along with fluffy white fur.
She curled up beside Wang Yu and kept rubbing her head against his face.
The once cute and pretty little fox has completely transformed into a large fox, both handsome and beautiful, with pink fox eyes that exude a deep and alluring charm, making it a worthy mount.
He reached out and fed the beast-feeding pills, which improved his mood considerably.
"Alright, alright, stop pushing it."
The biggest change, even more significant than the change in appearance, is in ability. They are now able to fight alongside Wang Yu. After practicing together for half a month, their teamwork has improved remarkably quickly.
After this happy event...
No rare incidents occurred on Lei Shu's side, and Wang Yu finally obtained his Ghost Cry Flute. As soon as he got it, he handed it over to Zhuo Shouqing and asked him to ask the Zhuo family's weapon-refining master to check it.
Many problems were discovered, especially a tracking mark. The case was only returned to Wang Yu after all the problems were resolved.
This made him incredibly determined to kill Lei Shu.
After this incident, Wang Yu went to the Dharma Transmission Hall to exchange for a first-tier weapon-refining technique. He had no other intention than to study it occasionally, mainly to gain a deeper understanding of this profession.
He wanted to acquire the ability to appraise magical artifacts, rather than the ability to forge them. He had a storage space for them and relied more on the power of magic. As long as the magical artifacts were usable, he didn't have high requirements.
He valued pills even more, and as time went by, the Cold Dragon Pill Refining Technique was gradually completed, and his pill refining skills were also improving in tandem. Second-grade top-quality pills were still a bit far off, but second-grade low-quality pills were enough.
In this regard, he possesses a legacy left by Deacon Xu from back then, including quite a few second-tier pill formulas, which he can study gradually.
Maintaining this slow pace.
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Five years—it's passed in the blink of an eye, and today...
"Fourth brother, good news, the territory you wanted has been secured."
"oh?"
This is indeed good news. Seeing Zuo Qiuming rush in noisily, he poured him a cup of tea, which Zuo Qiuming finished in one gulp. Zuo Qiuming then took out a scroll and raised an eyebrow.
"Take a look, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
That's just how the other person is, so Wang Yu didn't pay much attention to it. He was more interested in the appointment on the scroll.
soon.
"Guiling City... its territory intersects with that of Huangquan Temple, and there are such abundant resources around it, as well as an ancient ruin?"
It must be said that Zuo Qiuming has indeed found a good place. Not only is the spiritual vein superior, but the surrounding resources are also abundant, and there are also treasure lands to explore.
Even within the city, there are cultivation families with a hundred cultivation skills passed down through generations. The city is densely populated and quite prosperous, making it very suitable for Foundation Establishment cultivators to establish their own residences.
The only drawback is that it's too close to the Yellow Springs Temple, which could easily lead to conflict. There's even a special market outside the city that neither of the two sects cares about—the [Yanluo Ghost Market]!
From any perspective, Guiling City is quite suitable.
As for risks, there are risks wherever you practice.
Although these five years were a period of quiet reflection, Wang Yu had made ample preparations and was not just sitting idly by. What attracted him most about the appointment was the term of office.
Three hundred years, just as agreed back then.
"Great, I'm very satisfied with this place. I hope nothing unexpected will happen."
"Of course not! Who would dare covet what the Zhuo family has acquired?!"
Knowing that Wang Yu had suffered greatly, Zhuo Shouqing made a small move this time, relying on a close elder's relationship, which would not cause any trouble.
"That's good. In that case, I'll make preparations and set off in a few days."
"No rush, the appointment letter gives us six months to prepare."
This trip to Guiling City is quite far, as it is from the west of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect to the far east, a journey even longer than the trip to Xuan Gu Mountain.
He must prepare a flying artifact suitable for long-distance travel, and he plans to travel alone this time. If nothing unexpected happens, he will have already formed his core by the time he returns.
Leave a few days to wrap things up, then you can set off.
Over the past five years, Wang Yu has focused most of his energy on magic, and he has frequently changed the placement bar. Whenever he hits a bottleneck in his understanding of magic, he uses it to grind for half a month.
After overcoming the bottleneck, rapid progress is often made.
He even suspected that this was the correct way to use the placement bar, but because he coveted the sense of control at the Perfect Realm, he rarely used it in a disorganized way.
Even so, it was still a bumpy road.
He has also mastered some low-level Foundation Establishment techniques, such as the Freezing Rain Technique, which, when combined with the snowfall power of the Snow Jade, will create an icy and snowy area of more than fifty miles.
Inside, Wang Yu and Xue Yu can maximize the power of ice-attribute magic.
They have an inherent advantage.
Second-tier low-grade Frost Sword Qi: This technique has also reached perfection. It can be considered a superior alternative to the Ice Sword Technique. It can do everything Wang Yu did before, but with greater power.
If used to condense a giant ice sword, its power would definitely reach the mid-grade of the second tier, which is also one of his commonly used methods.
Besides perfecting these two skills, the Flame Form Technique has also been mastered.
His escape technique, Frost Moon Wings, and his killing technique, Ice Wheel Technique, have both reached only minor mastery, barely enough for his needs. After all, his current killing move is the Xuan Yin Hand, which he has mastered to perfection!
The rest of the secret techniques are all at the minor completion stage. Only the Breathless Mantra has been practiced to the point of death by Wang Yu and has reached the major completion stage. To achieve perfection, he still needs to borrow the power of the placement column.
In the cultivation world, there are very few who can fully comprehend a single technique; each one possesses exceptional comprehension. Wang Yu's comprehension is above average; he is not a prodigy, but he is not bad either.
Of course, if it can be turned on, there's no need to turn it off.
It should be used when necessary; the only constraint is the number of placement slots.
He successfully mastered the Ancient Soul Technique, and when paired with the Yin Nether Eyes, his spiritual sense grew at an astonishing speed. In terms of both quantity and quality, he had already reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
It far exceeds the rate of increase in cultivation level.
However, the biggest gain over the past five years has been in cultivation!
(End of this chapter)
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