Chapter Sixty-Five: Want her magic weapon?
"Ten days ago, Senior Lu and the others led people to support Qingzhou. Now we only have three Void Refinement stage experts in Zhuyue City. What if the city's protective formation breaks?" a pale-faced blond man said.
"The city's protective formation isn't that easy to break. Don't scare yourself."
“In the past, Zhuyue City had at least ten experts at the Void Refinement stage, so it shouldn’t have gone to support Qingzhou.”
"If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold," you know?
Han Wei stood with Shen Nanyi, and the sound of everyone talking reached her ears.
The demon army is invading, and the reason why everyone is so panicked is because there are too few Void Refinement stage experts in the city at this moment.
"Shut up! The fighting hasn't even started yet, and you're already trying to demoralize the troops!"
A burly, dark-faced youth rebuked a pale-faced, blond-haired man. The blond-haired man was only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, while the burly, dark-faced youth was at the late stage. Naturally, the blond-haired man dared not talk back and could only cower to the side.
But the blond man wasn't the only one who felt fear; it's just that the others didn't voice it.
Shen Nanyi stepped forward and said, "There is no need for you all to panic. The protective formation of Zhuyue City has never been broken. Even though there are not enough Void Refinement stage experts in the city right now, I have already sent a message to my master and the others. They must be on their way back."
After Shen Nanyi said these words, everyone calmed down a lot.
At this moment, three long streaks of light shot into the hall from outside, and three auras of the Void Refinement stage enveloped the entire hall. The thousands of Nascent Soul cultivators in the hall fell silent, gazing at the three Void Refinement stage cultivators standing high above.
Of the three cultivators at the Void Refinement stage, one was Li Min, the Supreme Elder of Jinbo Palace whom Han Wei knew; the other two were a short, stout middle-aged man whom she had seen before but whose name she did not know, and an old man in gray robes whom she had never seen before.
Shen Nanyi thoughtfully transmitted her voice to Han Wei, introducing the short, stout middle-aged man as Cheng Zhiyuan, the vice sect leader of the Guiyuan Sect, and the gray-robed old man as a rogue cultivator with the Daoist name Nan Yunzi.
"Gentlemen, the invasion of the demon army has left our Moon Chasing City vulnerable, which is indeed a major crisis. However, there is no need to worry too much. Mr. Lu and his men are on their way back. As long as we can hold out for seven days, this crisis can be resolved," Li Min said, standing on a high place with a feather fan in her hand, looking at the crowd.
"To resolve this crisis, my Guiyuan Sect will provide five sets of Guiyuan Armor," Cheng Zhiyuan said.
These words immediately caused a stir among the crowd.
"The Return to Origin Armor?"
"Really?"
Return to Origin Armor.
This is a magical artifact crafted using the unique secret techniques of the Guiyuan Sect. Wearing it can rapidly enhance the strength of Nascent Soul cultivators. If a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator wears it, it can even elevate them to the Void Refinement stage.
It sounds impressive, but this armor is very difficult to make, and it can only be worn by Nascent Soul cultivators. Those with too low a cultivation level (e.g., a Nascent Soul cultivator) will have their life force drained and die if they wear it; those with too high a cultivation level (e.g., a Void Refinement cultivator) will find it ineffective.
Cheng Zhiyuan coughed a few times, and everyone quieted down again.
With a wave of his hand, five identical silver suits of armor appeared in front of him, hovering in mid-air.
"This armor can unleash a person's potential, and the degree of improvement varies from person to person. Therefore, I will choose who wears it. Those whose names I call, step forward."
"Shen Nanyi, Yan Ci, Zhao Rou, Chen Xiaofeng, Bai Yunshan."
After Cheng Zhiyuan finished reading the names, the five people whose names were called stepped forward and stood at the front. The ones he called were all the strongest Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the hall; these five were either at the late-stage Nascent Soul Great Perfection or the late-stage Nascent Soul Peak.
Five suits of armor flew towards the five people and donned them. These five Nascent Soul cultivators varied in height and build, but the armor automatically adjusted itself after they put it on.
Everyone stared at them, watching as their spiritual pressure surged the moment they donned the armor, instantly reaching the early stage of the Void Refinement realm. They were dumbfounded and filled with envy. Although it was a one-time event, experiencing the feeling of the Void Refinement stage would undoubtedly be very beneficial.
"Hahahaha..."
Chen Xiaofeng stroked his armor and couldn't help but laugh. The feeling of power filling his entire body was amazing.
"The Return to Origin Armor is amazing!" The speaker was Zhao Rou, one of the five women. She had an ordinary appearance but an extraordinary air about her. Once she put on the armor, she looked incredibly dashing.
Shen Nanyi stretched her body and smiled, clearly enjoying the feeling.
The boy named Yan Ci and the young man named Bai Yunshan remained silent, but they were also experiencing the strange changes in their bodies.
With five more experts at the Void Refinement stage suddenly appearing, everyone's confidence soared.
“Fairy Xu.” Li Min, standing on the high place, suddenly looked at Han Wei.
Everyone looked at Han Wei.
“Fairy Xu possesses several spiritual treasures; hopefully, they can lend us a hand,” Li Min said. Although Han Wei only had the cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage, he considered her a Void Refinement stage fighter.
Han Wei clasped her hands in a fist and said, "It is my duty."
Having lived here for twenty-five years, I should at least do something about it.
“The number of spiritual treasures that a Nascent Soul cultivator can manipulate is limited. Fairy Xu has many spiritual treasures. Why not lend one or two to everyone? Wouldn’t that be wonderful?” Lu Xiuzhen suddenly said.
The entire hall fell into a deathly silence.
Borrowing a magical treasure?
Borrowing a magical artifact is already a very presumptuous thing, let alone borrowing a magical artifact of the spiritual treasure level.
That's a magical treasure! Who would easily lend a magical treasure to someone else? But if I actually possessed a magical treasure myself, then...
Just thinking about it makes my body feel hot.
Of the thousands of Nascent Soul cultivators in the entire hall, only three possessed spiritual treasures: Shen Nanyi, Han Wei, and Yan Ci. Apart from these three, no other Nascent Soul cultivators in the entire Yunzhou possessed such rare items. Even across the entire Star Luo Realm, there were probably very few human Nascent Soul cultivators who possessed spiritual treasures. After all, these things were rare even for Void Refinement cultivators; not every Void Refinement expert possessed one.
Everyone looked at Han Wei with envy, while Shen Nanyi glared angrily at Lu Xiuzhen.
His third junior sister is stirring up trouble. Who would lend their magic weapon to an outsider? Aren't they afraid she won't return it?
Han Wei sneered inwardly, but showed no emotion on her face. She said, "My magic weapons were all bestowed upon me by my master and elders, and I dare not lend them to others lightly."
No one was surprised by Han Wei's statement; it would have been surprising if she had agreed. In the cultivation world, killing and plundering were commonplace; what fool would willingly give away a magical treasure?
Guiyuan Sect produced five pieces of Guiyuan Armor out of necessity, forced by circumstances.
The crafting technique for the Guiyuan Armor has been lost; all that's used is from existing stock, and each piece used is one less available.
Cheng Zhiyuan's heart was bleeding with heartache.
But he had no choice. Guiyuan Sect had many disciples here. If the city fell, the high-ranking disciples could escape, but could the low-ranking disciples escape? And what about the mortals? Cheng Zhiyuan was making this huge sacrifice for the greater good. Moreover, after this sacrifice, he could still ask the entire alliance for benefits.
But Han Wei isn't a cultivator from this realm, so why would she lend out her magic weapon, risking never to return it?
"Is Fairy Xu really afraid to lend money easily, or is she just stingy and unwilling to lend it?" Lu Xiuzhen pressed aggressively.
“Although Fairy Xu is not a cultivator from this realm, she is still human. If the city falls, the mortals here will surely be slaughtered by the demon race. Can you bear to watch this Moon Chasing City become a living hell? Fairy, you are so beautiful, you must have the heart of a bodhisattva.” A beautiful female cultivator stepped forward and said.
Han Wei looked coldly at the female cultivator, recalling that she seemed to have visited her with someone named Wen Xiuxiu.
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