Chapter 146 - Fragments
Tie Niu squatted beside the herb garden, his huge body curled up into a ball, carefully adding soil to a newly sprouted star tear grass seedling. His big hands like a palm fan held a small herb hoe, and his movements were so clumsy that people were afraid that he would sneeze and blow the seedling away.
Luo Hongyi stood by, her arms folded, supervising the work. A wisp of light green, vibrant poisonous mist lingered at her fingertips, ready to rescue her poor herb at any moment: "Stupid cow! The roots! The roots are exposed! Be gentle! Those are seedlings, not radishes!"
Little White Deer took the "confined" Moon-Eating Rabbit and piled up the rubble that Uncle Chen had cleared away in the corner of the square.
She used her small hands to carefully pile the stones into a small fortress, while Bunny was responsible for sweeping the gravel to the designated location with her tail. Occasionally, her ruby eyes would secretly glance at the tower base runes in the distance, and an unwilling "gurgling" sound would come out of her throat.
Xie Zhao stretched lazily, and the Jinghong Talisman Pen spun flexibly at his fingertips.
His eyes swept across the scene filled with fireworks, and finally fell on Chu Linyuan, who was silently processing the last component beside the base of the tower.
Chu Linyuan's movements were still precise and cold. The tip of the Immortal-Slaying Spear drew smooth lines on the star-patterned iron. Xuan Yi's back was as straight as a pine tree, and the scar on his left arm looked like some kind of medal in the morning light.
"Brother," Xie Zhao walked over and deliberately rubbed Chu Linyuan's arm with his shoulder, "Stop fiddling with the iron! Let's go out for a walk?"
Chu Linyuan's hands kept moving, the tip of the gun drew a perfect arc, and cut off a sharp tenon.
He glanced at Xie Zhao with cold eyes, silently asking: Where are you going? Swimming in the evil spirit of the Burial God Abyss?
"Ahem," Xie Zhao understood the disgust in his eyes, cleared his throat, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously, "It's not inside the abyss! It's on the periphery! There is a small market near the Chenyuan Gorge! Although it's a bit shabby, it is said that you can occasionally find some abyss specialties! Things like ten thousand year evil crystals, fragments of ancient battlefields... Maybe there are good materials to repair the Frost Silence Sword!" He deliberately emphasized the words "repair the Frost Silence Sword".
Chu Linyuan's gunhand paused imperceptibly. His cold gaze lingered for a moment on the silent scabbard of the Frost Silence Ancient Sword. The silence of the Supreme Forgetful Sword Technique had always been a thorn in his heart. He was silent for a moment, then finally uttered two words:
It's done! Xie Zhao's peach blossom eyes lit up instantly: "Now! Immediately! Right now! Call Xiao Tangdou, she knows the way! By the way, let her live broadcast and sell goods... uh, live broadcast exploring the Abyss Black Market! Make some extra money!"
"Family! Big news!" Su Tang's scream instantly resounded throughout the square. "Guixu Sect's first team building! Target—Chenyuan Gorge Black Market! Tour group departs! Tip to unlock the hidden map! Bosses who group-ordered the Red Flame Crystal, give a 1 for the comment!"
The Abyssal Gorge Marketplace wasn't really a market, more like a rambling shantytown nestled against the edge of a massive fissure. The low, crooked stone houses hung with tattered banners, each bearing the scribbled words: "Evil Bones for Sale," "Repair of Broken Weapons," and "Abyssal Elixirs."
The air was filled with a strange odor, a mixture of inferior medicinal pills, rotting spiritual herbs, rusted metal, and a thick, sinister aura. Most of the monks passing by had a cold, hurried demeanor, and they regarded the Guixu Sect group, who were clearly "outsiders," with wary eyes.
"Tsk... this is so chaotic..." Luo Hongyi wrinkled his straight nose, and a wisp of dark green poisonous mist silently swirled around his fingertips, dispelling the foul breath that tried to approach.
"Hehe, it's lively!" Tie Niu's huge body stood out in the narrow alley. He looked around curiously, and his bronze skin and shiny silver horns on his head attracted many prying eyes.
He pointed at a stall with a tattered banner that read "Great Strength Pills" and said in a deep voice, "Second Brother! Look! That pill... is as big as my fist! Will eating it make you as strong as me?"
Xie Zhao slapped away his outstretched giant hand in annoyance: "Eat, eat, eat! Be careful not to get a big belly!" His eyes were like lightning, sweeping across the stalls on both sides, and the Jinghong Talisman Pen in his sleeves slightly sensed the energy fluctuations.
Chu Linyuan walked slightly ahead of the team, his black clothes as black as ink, his aura heavy and cold, like a sharp sword half an inch out of its sheath.
All the malicious and prying eyes, when they met his cold and emotionless eyes, were like being poured with ice water and shrank back instantly.
He seemed casual, but in fact he was highly alert, and the hilt of the Frost Sword was always within an inch of his hand.
"Family members! Did you see that! Pure abyss style!" Su Tang held up the photo stone, her little face excited. Protected by Chu Linyuan's invisible aura, she explained safely, "The Nine Nether Heartbreak Grass sold by the Taoist friend on the left is said to be the main material for refining love Gu! The ancient monk's skull on the stall on the right has a special effect of resentment attack! Don't miss it if you pass by... uh, it's better to miss it, it looks creepy..." She stuck out her tongue.
The white deer followed Su Tang closely, its clear big eyes full of novelty and a hint of imperceptible nervousness, and its little hands kept pulling at the corner of Su Tang's clothes.
The Moon-Eating Rabbit was held tightly in her arms, its ruby eyes scanning the surroundings vigilantly, showing no interest in those "specialties" that exuded foul and evil auras.
"Brother! This way!" Xie Zhao suddenly stopped in front of an inconspicuous corner stall. The stall owner was an old monk wrapped in a tattered black robe, and his breath was almost gone.
There weren't many things on the stall, just a few pieces of dull-colored ore, a few broken and rotten animal bones, and a palm-sized piece of metal that was completely black, with jagged cracks all over the edges and a faint ice-blue light flowing in the center!
"The aura of Frost Silence!" Xie Zhao's heart skipped a beat! The Jinghong Talisman Pen emitted an extremely subtle humming sound within his sleeve! The icy blue light on the fragment was the same as the aura of Chu Linyuan's Frost Silence Sword!
Chu Linyuan's icy eyes instantly locked onto the fragment! He stepped in front of the stall, and the invisible murderous pressure around him made the dying old monk tremble violently.
"Where did this thing come from?" Chu Linyuan's voice was like ice falling to the ground.
The old monk felt a chill run down his spine as he was stared at by that gaze, his teeth chattering. "Senior...Senior...picked it up...right...in the depths of the Abyss Gorge...in an ice cave in an ancient...ancient battlefield..."
"How much." Chu Linyuan said concisely.
“One… one hundred… top-grade spirit stones…” The old monk stretched out his skinny fingers.
Chu Linyuan didn't even frown as he threw over a bulging bag of spirit stones, which definitely contained more than a hundred.
He reached out and picked up the fragment. When his cold fingertips touched the ice-blue light, the fragment trembled slightly and made an extremely faint but extremely clear sword sound!
The Frost Silence scabbard in front of Chu Linyuan's knees also emitted a low resonance!
"Fragments of the Frost Silence Sword!" Xie Zhao exclaimed, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.
Chu Linyuan held the fragment tightly, his cold face still expressionless, but in the depths of his deep eyes, it seemed as if something that had been dormant for a long time was ignited, surging with an indescribable sharp light.
He said nothing, but carefully put the fragment into the deepest part of his storage bag.
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