Chapter 120 - 108: Golden Fire Refining World Scripture

Chapter 120: Chapter 108: Golden Fire Refining World Scripture

However, Zhao Zuo didn’t say anything more.

He even bought some Fire Element Seeds from Wang Yue’er to raise the Fire Spirit Snake. They were actually just the pits of Spirit Fruits, given a more appealing name to make them easier to sell.

They were crimson in color, round and smooth.

In fact, the moment Zhao Zuo heard the Fire Spirit Snake needed to be fed Fire-Attribute Spiritual Objects, he already had a plan. His trump card was the ability to upgrade Spiritual Objects.

A bracelet strung with Fire Element Seeds could provide warmth, ward off cold, and regulate temperature. Just by wearing it for a few days, he could upgrade it from an ungraded Spiritual Object to a Lower Grade Spiritual Object, increasing its energy tenfold.

At the same time, each Fire Element Seed cost five Spirit Stones, and an upgraded one could be sold for two hundred. Unfortunately... he didn’t have any Spirit Trees, and selling them rashly would likely attract the greed of opportunistic people.

Zhao Zuo placed the little one in his Spirit Beast Pouch and continued browsing the night market. Unfortunately, after half an hour, he had found nothing of interest. Although he spotted a few decent damaged Magical Artifacts, he had already mastered the technique of refining Lower Grade Magical Artifacts, so he no longer needed to make money by repairing them.

On his way back, Zhao Zuo made a point to check Zhao Qingmeng’s stall, only to find she had already left the night market at some point. But when he returned to the courtyard, he discovered... Zhao Qingmeng hadn’t come back at all. Only Lin Hao was by the koi pond, practicing his swordsmanship.

Lin Hao’s swordsmanship was methodical, his advances and retreats fluid and picturesque. Beyond mere skill, his style carried the upright air of a true gentleman. His sword moves were profound, and as he practiced, silver light flashed, its killing intent concealed within.

The two exchanged a simple nod, and Zhao Zuo returned to his meditation chamber.

First, he took out the Fire Spirit Snake and fed it a drop of his blood. At the same time, he activated the Master Recognition Seal that Wang Yue’er had taught him. In truth... this was just the most basic Beast Taming Technique, only effective on unranked young beasts.

Seeing that the Fire Spirit Snake had swallowed his blood, Zhao Zuo took out the Sky-Breaking Saber and scraped off a bit of Fire Element Seed powder, which he then fed to the snake.

The little one was different from ordinary snakes. Its body was warm and its scales were somewhat soft. Its eyes were filled with a clear, guileless stupidity.

After eating the Fire Element Seed powder, the Fire Spirit Snake’s once-dim eyes brightened considerably. It comfortably coiled itself into a disk, closed its eyes, and fell asleep.

Its crimson scales were very smooth and shimmered with a faint light, as beautiful as gemstones. Although it was still small, its body looked quite elegant and harmonious.

The little snake’s head was relatively large and triangular.

Suddenly, Zhao Zuo realized he had overlooked a very important question.

’Is the Fire Spirit Snake venomous?’

Zhao Zuo cautiously stroked its scales with his finger. The little snake would occasionally flick out its bright red forked tongue... rapidly tasting the air.

After a few minutes of bonding, Zhao Zuo put the Fire Spirit Snake back into its Spirit Beast Pouch.

Then, he sat cross-legged in the meditation chamber to cultivate. Zhao Zuo quickly entered a deep meditative state. He discovered that the concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power here was nearly one and a half times that of Moyun Workshop’s core area; it enveloped him like an ocean.

Zhao Zuo immediately began absorbing Spiritual Power to chip away at his bottleneck, striving to break through in one go within a few days.

「In the blink of an eye, a night passed.」

Zhao Zuo woke up early, cooked a pot of Spirit Rice, stir-fried some Demon Beast meat, and then left the small courtyard.

He planned to go to the Scripture Pavilion to read some books about Artifact Refining materials and, while he was at it, change his Cultivation Technique.

The basic Qi Cultivation Technique he currently practiced actually produced attributeless mana. While it technically involved the Five Elements, the effect was... negligible. Now that he had entered the Outer Sect, switching to a Cultivation Technique with the Fire Attribute was essential.

Following the map in his memory, Zhao Zuo set out. As he passed the central platform of the night market area, he ran into Zhao Qingmeng. She was linking arms with a gray-robed old man who looked to be around sixty, her face a mask of fawning and flattery.

The gray-robed old man’s hands were roaming all over her, a lecherous smile on his lips.

But Zhao Qingmeng showed no displeasure on her face; instead, her fawning expression only intensified.

Seeing this, Zhao Zuo discreetly began to move away, but Zhao Qingmeng still spotted him. Their eyes met for an instant before they both looked away.

’This was probably why Lin Hao had tried to warn him last night.’

After that minor incident, Zhao Zuo spent ten minutes getting to the Scripture Pavilion.

The Scripture Pavilion was seven stories tall and covered a large area. It was solemn and magnificent, its outer walls built of red bricks interlocked to form a solid structure. Murals of Immortal Cranes and palaces were painted on the walls, presenting a truly immortal vista.

As Zhao Zuo walked up to the pavilion’s entrance, he suddenly felt an invisible barrier appear before him. The barrier wasn’t aggressive; it simply blocked him from moving forward.

After he took out his Outer Sect disciple token, the invisible barrier instantly vanished.

At the same time, Zhao Zuo infused his mana into the token.

Contribution Points: 264 points.

The main doors of the Scripture Pavilion opened automatically, and Zhao Zuo slowly stepped inside. The building was seven stories tall. The bottom four floors housed miscellaneous books and picture albums, including autobiographies left by powerful Cultivators. The top three floors contained Cultivation Techniques and Secret Techniques, as well as various secret manuals on Alchemy and Artifact Refining.

Right now, Zhao Zuo was heading to the Second-Layer, which contained information on Artifact Refining materials and other miscellaneous topics.

The scene on the Second-Layer was similar to a library. Rows of bookshelves were separated by one-meter-wide aisles, and every few meters, someone was sitting on the floor, flipping through a book.

Following the index on the bookshelf, Zhao Zuo picked up a volume titled "Peculiar Artifact Refining Materials of the Cultivation Realm," found an empty spot, and began to read.