sbdcsierra Chapter 499: Original Six Blades
Chapter 499: Original Six Blades
Xiao Renfeng went back first to deal with the affairs of the villa.
Brook and Duanmu Duxing returned to the Dragon Empire together, chatting as they walked.
"Senior, do you know where Xiao Renfeng's Earth-piercing Nail skill came from?"
"It was dug out from the ore in the imperial mausoleum. It's a special skill for warriors and is extremely rare. In the thousands of years of history of the Shenlong Empire, only two copies of 'Earth-piercing Nail' have been published. One was presented to the imperial family and was used hundreds of years ago; the remaining copy has been kept by successive owners of Wolong Villa. It was not until the previous owner, on his deathbed, ordered Xiao Renfeng to use it to ensure the villa's continued prestige. Xiao Renfeng lived up to his trust and successfully transcended tribulations one after another at a young age. Now, he has even transcended the fourth level of the five-star tribulation, becoming the first person in our Shenlong Empire to do so."
"Isn't His Majesty the Dragon Emperor the most powerful person today?" Brook asked.
"Your Majesty is very powerful, but he cannot leave the palace, otherwise he may turn into a demon at any time and hurt his own people by mistake. If something goes wrong in the Warcraft battlefield, Your Majesty will not be able to go to help. Therefore, the de facto number one in the Dragon Empire is Xiao Renfeng. However, the fourth level of the five-star tribulation is still not enough. We all hope that she can break through to the fifth level of the soul tribulation in the next four years before the beast tide comes. And you, we also have great expectations for you! It's a pity that you have just turned 7, and there are less than 4 years left before the next Warcraft war. It is too late for you to turn 8. Although you are powerful and defeated Xiao Renfeng, you are still not as good as her in terms of cultivation. Without the 8th level and the tribulation, you will be killed instantly by the king-level monster beast... Alas, if only you were born a few years earlier!" Duanmu Duxing sighed.
Brooke smiled and said:
"Seniors, you can't just pin your hopes on the two of us, right? You should work hard too!"
"Haha~ Do you think we don't want to? We've already tried hard, but our talent is limited. Overcoming the tribulation isn't like leveling up, where you just kill a few more monsters; overcoming the tribulation requires seclusion and meditation. Through meditation, you gradually comprehend the divine power contained within the artifact; through meditation, you slowly compress the surging magic power within your body, and then, with the power of the artifact, transform the magic power into traces of divine power until the divine power within your body reaches a critical point. Finally, with a single use of the artifact, you can trigger the tribulation."
"Converting the magic power in the body into divine power... So this is how to overcome the tribulation! Senior, if I had more divine artifacts, would it help in converting magic power?"
"Of course! The more artifacts you have and the higher their grade, the greater the help. However, artifacts are only external objects after all. Ultimately, it still depends on your own qualifications, perception, and meditation without distraction. If you have a lot of distracting thoughts while meditating, not only will you be unable to convert divine power and waste time, it will even cause your breath to become disordered, and your cultivation attributes may regress." Duanmu Duxing said.
"Oh, meditation..." Brooke nodded slightly. Speaking of meditation, it was his and Bayin's forte! They both meditated daily, spending two hours a day. Their mind was clear and bright during meditation, and the effect was better than sleeping for six hours. They were confident their breathing would never become disordered.
"I have to admire Xiao Renfeng for this. Since she was eight years old, besides killing monsters to level up, she has been practicing meditation. After the eighth level, she has spent most of her time in seclusion practicing. Her determination is rare in the world!" Duanmu Duxing admired, paused, and said, "Actually, you're right. We old guys should keep working hard. It's just that you gave me a defensive ring last time. With an additional artifact, the conversion of divine power will definitely be smoother. It seems that I should also try seclusion."
"Brook wishes Senior a smooth retreat and a successful tribulation escape!"
"Haha~ Then I will lend you my divine weapon and your auspicious words. I hope this ninth attempt to break through the Triple Ten Directions Tribulation will be successful!"
"It must succeed! By the way, Senior, I have a small question. I see that Tuoba Hongfei and Yingying are both using feather fans, but why is Senior carrying a long sword? Does an 8th-rank Taoist weapon have two forms?"
"They both used authentic rank 8 Taoist weapons: the Divine Dragon Feather Fan. My weapon is called the Original Six Path Blade. In terms of stats, it's dozens of points behind the Divine Dragon Feather Fan. I found it at the Imperial Mausoleum Ore Auction when I was still a rank 6 Taoist. The Original Six Path Blade has no level, reincarnation, or class restrictions, so I've been using it since rank 6 and have gotten used to it over the years. Even though its stats are slightly inferior to the Divine Dragon Feather Fan, I haven't changed."
"Oh~ I think this sword is cooler than the Divine Dragon Feather Fan! When Xiao Renfeng and I fought, the seven-colored sword she used was also the original Six Paths Blade?"
"No, the original six-path blade is red, with a faint golden glow on the blade. Xiao Renfeng's sword is colorful and is called the original chaos blade. It is composed of three original six-path blades. Its attributes are stronger than the 8th-level dragon weapon."
"I see, so it's a combination of three weapons. I wonder if Wolong Villa has any extra Original Six Path Blades. I'd love to buy one. It would be even better if I could just buy the Original Chaos Blade."
"I'm afraid you'll be disappointed! The Original Six Path Blades are extremely rare, no less rare than divine artifacts. As far as I know, Wolong Villa hasn't unearthed any extra Original Six Path Blades in recent years, otherwise Xiao Renlong would have equipped himself long ago."
"Uh, okay. We'll have to talk about that later."
"We're here. Do you want to visit my Duanmu family?" The two of them had already reached the door of the Duanmu family.
"Thank you very much, Senior. I'd better wait until you have successfully overcome the three-fold Ten Directions Tribulation and Bayin and I have prepared the gifts before we come together!"
"Haha~" Duanmu Duxing smiled, took off the original Six Blades from his back and handed it to Brook.
"Senior! What are you doing..."
"Since you like it, I'll give it to you. Hey~ I'm not giving it to you for free~ Next time you and Bayin come to visit, remember to bring this magical artifact!"
"...Yes! Thank you for your help, Senior!"
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Brook returned to the Wenren family and told Bayin about his trip to Wolong Villa.
"I told them about the Azure Dragon Gall and the Vermillion Bird Wing, but I didn't mention Zuo Ci, nor did I mention the Black Tortoise Secret Stone and the White Tiger Secret Stone. If they can really find the Azure Dragon Gall, they will naturally come back to me, and then I will think about what conditions to propose."
"Haha, you are quite cunning! Zuo Ci said that the Azure Dragon Gall and the Vermillion Bird Wing are unique, and I believe it is true. Natural treasures must be nurtured over many years to form. Even if a second Azure Dragon Gall or Vermillion Bird Wing really appears, it will probably be many years later." Bayin said.
"I thought so too, but we still have to go to Changbanpo tomorrow to confirm it. Also, we have to continue searching for the artifact. It's more important than we thought."
As the two were chatting, the family steward came to report that Wolong Villa had sent a large amount of imperial tomb ore and sigh stones.
"Xiao Renfeng is very efficient. Let's go and take a look."
Brook and Bayin used the Stone of Sighs to synthesize an 8th-level healing stone, and gave all the royal tomb ores to Wenren Muxue.
In the following days, Bayin, Wenren Muyue and others collected military books in Wushuang City to improve their attributes; while Brook used the teleportation ring to travel through various Marfa continents to search for artifacts.
Artifact collection isn't going smoothly. Feedback from the otherworldly warriors in each zone reveals that while artifacts were rare when the zones first opened, there was still a chance of them dropping. However, they're now completely gone, seemingly extinct. This is especially true in the new zones that have been opened, where artifacts are practically non-existent.
Brooke was not in a hurry, and patiently collected. He could still occasionally find flame rings, defense rings, skill necklaces, and detection necklaces, but invisibility rings, protective rings, teleportation rings, and paralysis rings were becoming increasingly difficult to come by. As for the rarest resurrection ring, he had traveled across hundreds of Marfa continents but could not find a single one.
Perhaps, as Bayin said, the artifact is still in the making and it will take some time for it to emerge.
Brooke and Bayin went to Changbanpo in Wushuang City and found that Adou no longer had the Green Dragon Gallbladder. As for Xuanyuan Dasheng and others who went to Wuzhangyuan, they also did not obtain the Suzaku Wings.
Brook went to see Xiao Renfeng again and asked if he had the original Six Paths Blade, but it turned out that there was none.
Two days later, the ore auction at Wolong Villa commenced. Everyone discovered that the Imperial Mausoleum Secret Realm Emissary presiding over the auction had been replaced by a middle-aged Taoist priest named Xiao Wang, who had just reached Rank 7. The original Secret Realm Emissary, Xiao Renlong, was rumored to have been imprisoned. Manor owner Xiao Renfeng issued a strict order, forbidding anyone from entering the villa until they had reached Rank 8.
Afterwards, Xiao Renfeng returned to the forbidden area on the mountain where she had lived for many years.
Soon, Duanmu Duxing also began his retreat.
Brook took the original Six Paths Blade given by Duanmu Duxing and returned to the Marfa continent to find Cheng Nan in the underground palace.
2 months later.
With abundant resources, Wenren Muyue, Wenren Mufeng, Wenren Muxue, and Wenren Muyun successively reached level 180, successfully completing their 7th Rank Up. Brooke retrieved four 7th Rank Up skill books from the warehouse, one for each of them. Brooke and Bayin even reached level 200, reaching the 7th Rank Up cap. Without the 8th Rank Up, their levels would have stagnated.
Afterward, Brook gave all his resources to Xiaobai. The level limits for demon beasts differed from those for cultivators. Xiaobai eventually completed his seventh transformation, reaching level 300, the upper limit for demon beasts. Also at level 300, the Frost Executioner in the Warcraft Arena had 27 million HP, while Xiaobai only had a measly 100,000.
My cultivation has reached a bottleneck. How can I continue to improve my strength? Do I really have to wait 10 years until I have accumulated enough blood essence to achieve the 8th transformation?
Of course not! Brooke already had a plan.