Novel Full Chapter 468
Chapter 468: Chapter 101: Acquiring Treasures in Kunlun, Return to Shushan Chapter 468: Chapter 101: Acquiring Treasures in Kunlun, Return to Shushan “Since you don’t need a Formation, I will find you another Magical Treasure,” said the Ziwei Master in a deep voice.
“Among the Five Elements Tribulation Thunder, the Geng Metal and Bing Fire Thunders are the most ferocious.
According to the principle of the generating and overcoming cycles of the Five Elements, Water System Magical Treasures should be used to counter them.”
“In the Fenbao Rock of Kunlun, there is an item called the ‘Yunlang Frost Ice Pot,’ which contains a large amount of Yunlang Frost Ice.
It can restrain the Metal and Fire Thunders, and activating it only consumes the ice within, without the need for too much True Yuan.”
“However, this Magical Treasure will not benefit you afterwards.
Therefore, as the Sect Leader, I have taken it upon myself to request permission from the immortals to lend it to you temporarily, to be returned after you pass the tribulation.”
“If this item remains undamaged by the Heavenly Tribulation, you may choose a reward from the White Jade Capital after returning it to Fenbao Rock.
If it is unfortunately destroyed, the reward will be forfeited to compensate for it.
How does that sound?”
Qiu Changtian was silent for a moment, then stepped back half a step and prostrated on the ground:
“I am endlessly grateful for Master’s great kindness,” he said.
“There’s no need for such formalities,” the Ziwei Master said, waving his horsetail whisk, making him feel as though his knees were rusted and he could not bow down, “If you truly feel grateful, then see to it that you successfully overcome this Second Grade Heavenly Tribulation.
That would be the greatest contribution to our Sect and to the Kunlun Taiqing Sect.”
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Qiu Changtian: ……I just can’t anymore, I feel like crying.
I think I’m really a scoundrel, wishing I could just dig a hole and bury myself in it.
It took him quite a while, about four or five seconds, for Qiu Changtian to finally suppress his boundless emotions deep within his heart and bow deeply to the Ziwei Master once more.
Leaving the Jade Void Palace, he then went to Fenbao Rock.
Similar to the Fire Element Cave of Shushan, Fenbao Rock was a treasure trove of Kunlun, and both the entrance and the method of entry were top secret, completely unknown.
Qiu Changtian passed on the Ziwei Master’s message, and after Elder Ge of the guarding team confirmed it, he turned and entered the inner sanctum of Fenbao Rock.
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After the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, Elder Ge brought out a jade pot with an elegant design.
“This is the Yunlang Frost Ice Pot,” Elder Ge cautioned, “Simply activate it with your True Yuan to release a large amount of Yunlang Frost Ice to block your enemy’s attack.
Even a Nascent Soul Cultivator would need to expend a considerable effort to break through its defense.”
“But remember, although it doesn’t require much True Yuan to activate, the Yunlang Frost Ice within it is not unlimited.
Once depleted, it needs to be placed on the peak of Yanran Mountain in the northern deserts for thirty years to replenish the ice.”
Knowing that Elder Ge was warning him not to waste, Qiu Changtian seriously agreed.
To think that the Yunlang Frost Ice Pot was of such a high rank that it could withstand attacks from Nascent Soul Rank!
Thankfully, activating this item only required expending the stored ice and not his own True Yuan, otherwise, given its Rank, it would likely be another big drain on his True Yuan.
But his master was right; this device came with a limitation on use.
It was suitable for temporarily dealing with the Heavenly Tribulation but was not fit to be a long-term personal Magical Treasure.
Thinking of this, Qiu Changtian once again sincerely felt gratitude for the Ziwei Master’s promise that, “after passing the tribulation, you may exchange this item for a different reward.”
“Ah Jing!” he commanded in his heart, “Load the save and go to Ling Yunpo to claim the Sect’s reward!”
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At Ling Yunpo, following the events that had already transpired in history, he witnessed the final match between Qiu Changtian and An Zhisu.
After Senior Sister An was defeated, he eagerly went down to comfort her.
Then, he noticed that Senior Sister An’s gaze seemed a bit peculiar as she looked at him.
This can’t be her recognizing me, can it?
Ling Yunpo wanted to explain, but Senior Sister An didn’t say anything; she just smiled and said:
“The competition is over, let’s go back.”
This caused Ling Yunpo’s prepared words to be naturally stuck in his throat.
It’s not as if he could say, “Senior Sister, your look seems to be doubting me; let me explain, actually I am not…,” which would really be giving away that there’s ‘silver’ where there shouldn’t be any.
The two returned to the Shushan encampment at Mount Tianmu.
During these days, quite a few cultivators came to visit, attempting to make acquaintances with Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu.
After all, being ranked second and third on the list, it never hurt to become familiar with their faces.
Ling Yunpo courteously dealt with the visitors.
Of course, due to his ‘unyielding’ persona, he couldn’t use Qiu Changtian’s approach which was akin to a breath of spring, and could only act like an honest and straightforward young man.
Fortunately, this persona seemed to fit everyone’s perception of a Shushan rustic quite well, so there were no discordant incidents.
Senior Sister An, however, didn’t fare as well.
Having never been taught by Su Jian the art of suave social interaction (whether Su Jian himself knew it was another question), Senior Sister An didn’t know what to say on which occasions, often speaking her mind bluntly, which left people speechless.
Ling Yunpo gave her a suggestion:
First, she should keep a smile and not say anything throughout the encounter.
Second, whenever someone asked a question, she should simply nod and hum in agreement.
Then, Ling Yunpo would step in to answer for her.
Finally, after the answer, Senior Sister An would laugh and echo with an “Indeed, that’s true.”
Relying on this four-hit combo tactic, they managed to get through most of the cultivators’ attempts at conversation, causing Ling Yunpo to have to admit that he was quite the clever devil.
Yet, while An Zhisu was nodding and murmuring agreements, the look she gave Ling Yunpo still contained bewilderment and doubt.
What exactly was the relationship between her junior brother and Qiu Changtian?
It was strange when she thought about it.
What kind of relationship could there be?
It was nothing more than using the same spells.
However, An Zhisu couldn’t shake off a persistent, strange sense of dissonance.
She recalled feeling this dissonance from her junior brother before, like a familiar family member who had suddenly become someone else…
And Qiu Changtian gave her the same feeling when he defeated her, prompting her to link Qiu Changtian to her own junior brother.
Regardless, all of this was just a feeling, without any solid proof to clarify anything.
Therefore, An Zhisu buried it in her heart, choosing not to mention it for now…
or perhaps it would resurface whenever a second similar opportunity arose.
After three days, the Shushan group rode their swords, returning over the Yangtze River to Bashu.
An Zhisu, Ling Yunpo, and the other six were led by the Jade Capital Sect Leader to the Ancestral Hall.
After paying homage to their ancestors, they received public praise, and the sect reward was to enter the third level of the Fire Element Cave again, each choosing one treasure to take.
Ling Yunpo was secretly delighted upon hearing this, thinking back to his last visit to the third level where he had encountered the incomplete scrolls of the Purple Mansion Thunder and the Great Sun True Yang Fire, but he had to prioritize taking the Purple Mansion Secret Medicine, the Mercurial Elixir Liquid, first.
Wasn’t this the perfect opportunity to make up for that?
Wait, no!
The most pressing matter at hand was to survive the Heavenly Tribulation!
Purple Mansion Thunder was the seventh of ten thunders, and he already mastered the first six, so this seventh thunder wouldn’t provide much help for the tribulation.
The Great Sun True Yang Fire, on the other hand, could be worth considering; if he could refine it into the Postnatal Five Elements Great Extermination Divine Light, he could turn its fire element crimson light from acquired nature to innate.
Furthermore, considering that the most troublesome among the Five Elements Tribulation Thunders was the Bing Fire Divine Thunder, having the innate fire element crimson light would give him much more composure in dealing with it.
Besides this, he had to find another magical treasure from the third level of the Fire Element Cave to serve as a reserve for confronting the Heavenly Tribulation.
Ah, it’s all thanks to my wit to have borrowed items from Kunlun first, and then moved to Shushan to claim treasures.
Other cultivators don’t have such abundant resources to face the Heavenly Tribulation, do they?
Sects can’t possibly provide unlimited support either.
If I can’t overcome the tribulation with all this, then I might as well smash Ah Jing!
“Huh?” the Kunlun Mirror asked in confusion, “Why would you smash me?”
“If I were to perish under the Heavenly Tribulation, this world would be devoid of a savior, destined for destruction,” Ling Yunpo said with a laugh, “Ah Jing, if you can’t help me through the tribulation and the world meets its unfortunate end, who else should I smash but you?”
The Kunlun Mirror was completely dumbfounded.