Chapter 196: Chapter 109: Ultimate True Sun Fire and Tiger Soul Red Gold

Zhang Xianlong muttered to himself.

He had already woken up from meditation and intended to go outside for a bit, but when he saw Wei Fan and Long Xueyi sitting side by side outside, with the sunset casting a harmonious glow over them, he didn’t have the heart to interrupt.

After a while, the caravan in front stopped to prepare dinner. Wei Fan halted the carriage, and only then did Zhang Xianlong step out, casting a peculiar glance at Wei Fan.

He thought he was pretty aloof himself and not good at speaking with women, but he realized Wei Fan was even worse. Sitting with Long Xueyi for such a long time, yet not saying a word voluntarily.

“I’ll gather some firewood!”

Zhang Xianlong walked into the woods, while Wei Fan started taking things out of the Storage Gourd.

The Storage Gourd was stocked with food, and once Zhang Xianlong brought back the firewood, the three of them quickly settled their dinner.

Their meal was quickly resolved, but the caravan ahead wasn’t so fast.

During the waiting period, Wei Fan took the Storage Gourds from Master Kun and the Blood Cloud Sect’s Half-Step Divine Realm and infused them with True Power to check for any treasures inside.

He first opened the gourd from the Half-Step Divine Realm, which had space about the same size as Young Master Blood’s previous gourd, filled with an assortment of items.

There were clothes, various gold, silver, and jewelry, martial arts secret manuals, and plenty of food.

The clothes, food, and demonic martial arts were immediately taken out and burned by Wei Fan.

Once these items were cleared, the space felt more pleasing. Besides some herbs, there were bottles of elixirs, some for healing, others toxic, including Human Essence Pills.

After clearing, Wei Fan didn’t find anything particularly valuable—there were gains, but nothing surprising like the Great Sun Shattering Fist.

Categorizing the useable items and storing them in his own gourd, he then opened Master Kun’s Storage Gourd to clean it out.

The same not-too-large space appeared in Wei Fan’s heart spirit, with a jade green, flawless jade box immediately catching his eye.

This jade box alone was worth several thousand taels of treasure.

Among martial artists, only truly valuable items were stored in jade boxes to prevent essence qi dissipation.

With a thought, the jade box appeared in Wei Fan’s hand, bringing with it a surprisingly heavy feeling.

Upon opening the jade box, it revealed a crimson, tiger-shaped object, from which Wei Fan instantly sensed a murderous aura spreading in the air.

“Tiger Soul Red Gold!”

Zhang Xianlong’s voice sounded slightly out of control.

Upon hearing this, even Long Xueyi, who was watching the sunset, turned her head sharply, her eyes fixed intensely on the crimson tiger in the jade box.

Wei Fan raised an eyebrow, “What’s this thing?”

Zhang Xianlong couldn’t sit still. In a flash, he appeared in front of Wei Fan, grabbing the Tiger Soul Red Gold from his hand to inspect it. “Not bad, this should be the legendary Tiger Soul Red Gold.”

When he infused the Tiger Soul Red Gold with True Power, Wei Fan noticed the murderous aura emanating from it intensified.

He couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

Zhang Xianlong, being at the Heavenly Human Eighth Layer, was undergoing the eighth transformation of True Power. Typically, anything ordinary would shatter instantly when impacted by his True Power.

Yet the Tiger Soul Red Gold remained unharmed and seemed to amplify the aggression of True Power.

Long Xueyi also approached, took a look at the Tiger Soul Red Gold, and nodded, “It indeed is the Tiger Soul Red Gold. Your divine weapon embryo has taken shape!”

Speaking, he returned the Tiger Soul Red Gold to Wei Fan.

Wei Fan attempted to infuse it with True Power and found that not only did the Tiger Soul Red Gold not reject his True Power, but it seemed to absorb a bit of it.

Zhang Xianlong was full of envy, “The combat power of a Divine Realm Martial Sect master is not just about personal strength but also about the level to which his divine weapon is refined.

The refining speed of a divine weapon, while related to one’s own strength, depends more often on the materials used to forge the divine weapon embryo.

The better the material, the quicker and easier the refining process, and the weapon’s growth potential and upper limit will be higher.

This Tiger Soul Red Gold, is an apex material for crafting a divine weapon embryo. Its growth potential and upper limit are top-level. Of course, this small piece isn’t enough to create an entire divine weapon embryo, but even mixed with other materials, it can significantly accelerate your divine weapon’s growth.”

Wei Fan understood that this Tiger Soul Red Gold was a treasure, an apex material for refining divine weapons.

Though Elder Huo had said that a blade made from the Young Master Bai Xiang’s ivory could also be used to refine a divine weapon, that was in the absence of better materials. When there are good materials available, naturally you’d want to use those, as the refining is not only faster but the potential higher in the future.

Wei Fan carefully stored the Tiger Soul Red Gold and asked, “Where can such apex materials be obtained?”

This small amount wasn’t enough to create a divine weapon embryo, so he planned to find more.

Zhang Xianlong replied, “These divine metals are nurtured in some mineral veins or special areas. Trying to deliberately search for them is nearly impossible. You could roam the deep mountains for decades and still not find a piece—it’s all about luck.

Sometimes, people who acquire them without a use for them will sell them, or you might obtain them like you did this time, by taking out a person.

You shouldn’t let others know about this easily. Though it’s only the size of a fist, if outsiders knew, even Divine Realm Martial Sect masters might seize it, because it’s not every Divine Realm Martial Sect master that can enhance their divine weapon embryo with apex materials.”

A day later, a large city with war scars appeared in view.

Cyan Cloud City was here!

The carriage followed the caravan into the city, traveling for a while until the caravan headed in another direction, while the carriage turned towards the City Lord’s Mansion.

As the frontline city suppressing Cyan Cloud Mountain, Cyan Cloud City’s City Lord is not from a place like Yun City where scholars are appointed. Here, the City Lord is a Demon Suppression Assistant General, with the entire city’s administration handled by the Demon Suppression Bureau.

Upon reaching the City Lord’s Mansion, the three of them presented their Demon Hunter Waist Tokens before they were ushered into a hall to meet with Assistant General Zhou Zhenyuan!

“Senior Brother!”

Zhang Xianlong lifted his disguise, returning to his true appearance, and stepped forward to salute.

On the road, he had told Wei Fan that Cyan Cloud City’s Demon Suppression Assistant General Zhou Zhenyuan was his senior brother, the chief disciple of Situ Feng, a Half-Step Divine Realm master. He had failed once in breaking through to the Divine Realm Martial Sect within the Gathering God Space and was still a Half-Step Divine Realm.

Although still a Half-Step Divine Realm, he was of the type that had mastered ’Momentum.’ With a few more years of accumulation, he could attempt breaking through to the Divine Realm Martial Sect again.

Half-Step Divine Realm masters are generally those who failed to break through to the Divine Realm Martial Sect.

Of course, failing once doesn’t mean one will never become a Divine Realm Martial Sect master. Some people fail simply because they were too eager but still have the opportunity to become one in the future.

“Junior Brother Xianlong!”

Zhou Zhenyuan, clad in fish scale armor, appeared tall and sturdy, exuding an impressive aura as he moved.

Upon seeing Zhang Xianlong, he bypassed the table to come forward and vigorously patted Zhang Xianlong on the shoulder several times, smiling all the while.

Zhang Xianlong also smiled broadly, pointing to Wei Fan and Long Xueyi, “Senior Brother, this is Nightingale, whom you know, and he is Brother Minghuo, one of the Demon Hunters from our escort mission.”

He didn’t reveal Wei Fan’s true identity, opting instead to use his Demon Hunter code name, which was customary.

Even though Senior Brother Zhou Zhenyuan knew Nightingale was Long Xueyi, under these circumstances, he did not mention Long Xueyi’s real name.

In fact, if Zhou Zhenyuan weren’t his senior brother to whom he couldn’t show disrespect, he wouldn’t have revealed his true face at all.

Zhou Zhenyuan heartily clasped his fists, “Miss Nightingale, Brother Minghuo!”

Wei Fan returned the gesture.

Long Xueyi stepped forward to hand over a golden gourd and a letter to Zhou Zhenyuan, “Here are the items we are transporting on this mission and the dispatch order. Please check them, Assistant General Zhou!”

“One moment!”

Zhou Zhenyuan carefully examined the letter, confirming there were no signs of tampering, and then opened it. After reading the letter, he used True Power to verify the contents of the golden gourd one by one, then assured Long Xueyi that everything was in order.

His expression became more serious, “Junior Brother Situ Ying was severely injured and is currently recuperating here. Would you like to visit him?”

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