OBS Chapter 1393 Zi Ling of the Miaoyin Sect.
Chapter 1393 Zi Ling of the Miaoyin Sect.
Chapter 1393 Zi Ling of the Miaoyin Sect.
Just as Qin Hao and Han Li, the two fellow disciples, were chatting in the private room of Miaoyin Pavilion, exchanging their experiences of adventuring in the Chaotic Star Sea, the door of the private room was gently pushed open, and two beautiful figures walked in one after the other.
It was Yuan Yao and Yan Li.
The two women bowed gracefully towards Qin Hao and Han Li, and said in unison, "Seniors."
Han Li's gaze lingered involuntarily for a moment on Yuan Yao's exquisite and curvaceous figure, before he quickly looked away.
Qin Hao smiled and introduced, "Let me introduce you. Yuan Yao and Yan Li are my newly acquired concubines. This is my fellow disciple, Han Li."
"Greetings, Senior Han." Upon hearing this, Yanli bowed respectfully to Han Li again, her posture gentle and submissive.
Han Li nodded slightly and said in a gentle tone, "Ladies, you may dispense with the formalities."
Hearing Qin Hao introduce her as a "concubine," Yanli remained composed, clearly having already accepted this identity. Yuan Yao, however, blushed instantly, like newly blossoming peach blossoms, her beauty breathtaking.
She subconsciously raised her watery eyes and gazed deeply at Qin Hao, her gaze revealing a complex and unfathomable emotion—a mixture of shyness, dependence, and perhaps even a hint of barely perceptible resentment. That hesitant, pitiful look was captured by the sharp-eyed Han Li. Han Li's heart skipped a beat; he thought to himself that this woman's beauty and temperament were indeed exceptional, no wonder his senior brother had taken her in.
The three chatted for a few more minutes, and the atmosphere became slightly awkward.
About an incense stick's time later, the door to the private room opened again, and Madam Jiao, the manager of Miaoyinfang, personally carried in a tray. On the tray were two exquisite little storage bags.
"I apologize for keeping you both waiting. Everything you needed has been prepared." Madam Jiao smiled gently as she placed the tray on the coffee table.
Qin Hao nodded slightly, his powerful divine sense instantly sweeping over the two storage bags. One storage bag contained various rare materials needed to assist Yuan Yao in forming her core, all in perfect condition in terms of age, type, and quantity. The other storage bag contained the materials he had requested for drawing talismans, from specially made talisman paper to various high-grade spiritual inks, and even some rare auxiliary materials, all prepared with meticulous care, saving him a lot of trouble searching around.
"Madam Jiao is indeed efficient." Qin Hao nodded in satisfaction, then took out a storage bag full of spirit stones and placed it on the table: "These are spirit stones, please count them, Madam Jiao."
Madam Jiao respectfully accepted the spirit stone storage bag, but without even glancing at it, she put it directly into her sleeve. Her smile widened as she said, "Senior's reputation is well-known throughout Tianxing City. I naturally trust you completely. Why bother checking it?"
Qin Hao knew that this was a deliberate attempt by the other party to befriend him, but he didn't point it out. He stood up and prepared to leave with Han Li, Yuan Yao, and Yan Li.
Just as he turned around, Madam Jiao suddenly stepped closer, lowered her voice, and said with a hint of probing and eagerness, "Senior, I have another request. If you have any extra mid-to-high-level talismans... our Miaoyin Pavilion is willing to pay twice the market price to buy them! We'll buy as many as you have!"
"Twice?" Qin Hao paused slightly, a perfectly timed look of surprise on his face.
He knew the value of intermediate and high-grade talismans all too well. Ordinary quality talismans would start at two thousand low-grade spirit stones on the market, while those he personally drew and improved were far more powerful than his peers, and it was no exaggeration to say that they sold for three thousand low-grade spirit stones each.
This double price means the other party offered at least six thousand low-grade spirit stones per piece, which is an absolutely staggering price! Miaoyinfang is willing to spend so much, so their ambitions must be quite large.
Hearing Qin Hao's slightly questioning tone, Madam Jiao not only didn't hesitate, but her eyes instantly lit up with surprise! Qin Hao didn't directly refuse, nor did he deny that she possessed the ability to create mid-to-high-level talismans, which, in her view, was practically an admission!
Her long-held suspicions were confirmed—the unfathomable "Senior Zhang" before her was indeed a master talisman maker capable of drawing intermediate to advanced talismans! This was incredibly good news for the beleaguered Miaoyin Workshop.
"Absolutely true!" Madam Jiao confirmed firmly, her tone leaving no room for doubt: "As long as you're willing to part with it, the price will definitely satisfy you!"
Qin Hao pondered for a moment, then did not immediately agree, but said, "I will consider this matter. I will give you an answer within three days."
"Yes, yes, yes! I await your good news, senior! I will respectfully see you off!" Although Madam Jiao was anxious, she knew she couldn't push too hard, so she quickly bowed and saw her off with utmost respect.
The group of four left the bustling and prosperous Miaoyinfang and returned to the cave dwelling that Qin Hao rented on the thirty-first floor of the Holy Mountain in Tianxing City.
Upon entering the elegantly decorated living room of the cave dwelling, Han Li couldn't contain his curiosity and eagerness, and asked impatiently, "Senior brother, do you... really have a mid-to-high-level talisman?"
His eyes shone with an astonishing light. He had just successfully formed his core and was currently in the stage where he most needed powerful methods to stabilize his realm and enhance his combat strength. A good magic weapon required time to collect materials and refine, and powerful talismans were undoubtedly the fastest way to improve his strength at present, especially offensive talismans!
Qin Hao looked at the undisguised eagerness in Han Li's eyes and smiled slightly: "If others asked, of course there wouldn't be. But since Junior Brother Han has asked..."
Before he finished speaking, Qin Hao flipped his hand, and a stack of talismans, shimmering with various colors of spiritual light and radiating powerful energy fluctuations, appeared in his hand.
Han Li's gaze was instantly drawn to those "Heaven-Piercing Golden Blade Talismans"! This was precisely the attack method he craved most! With this talisman, he would dare to fight even against a cultivator in the mid-stage of Core Formation!
"Senior brother, these talismans... are far too valuable!" Han Li suppressed his excitement, his face showing difficulty and a hint of shame: "Especially this 'Heaven-Piercing Golden Blade Talisman'... but I am currently penniless and have nothing of equal value to exchange for it..."
"Between brothers, there's no need for such formalities." Qin Hao waved his hand and shoved the stack of talismans into Han Li's hand, his tone leaving no room for argument: "Take these and use them first! Come back to me if you need more! How can I be stingy with things that protect your path and save your life?"
Holding the warm and powerful talisman in his hand, feeling the terrifying power contained within, and hearing Qin Hao's sincere words, Han Li felt a long-lost surge of warmth in his heart.
He took a deep breath, carefully put away the talisman, and then said solemnly, "Senior Brother, your kindness is deeply appreciated! Although I have nothing of value, I do have some experience in alchemy. If Senior Brother has any level six demon beast cores, and I happen to have some treasured auxiliary medicinal herbs, we can start a furnace and refine a few batches of 'Essence-Enhancing Pills' for you! This pill is very helpful for cultivators in the mid-to-late stages of Core Formation to improve their magical power!"
Qin Hao chuckled inwardly upon hearing this. Sure enough! Investing in this future "Old Devil Han" always guarantees a high return.
"Haha, what a coincidence." Qin Hao smiled with delight: "I happened to be hunting demons in the outer space a few days ago and I actually have a few decent level six demon beast cores on hand."
As he spoke, he took out three more demon cores of different colors from his storage bag, each radiating surging demonic power and pure spiritual energy, and handed them to Han Li. One was as red as fire, one as blue as the sea, and one was as heavy as earth; each had different attributes, but all were of superior quality.
Han Li took the inner core, sensed it carefully, and his eyes flashed with a sharp light. He nodded and said, "What a fine inner core! With such a main ingredient, Junior Brother will do his best to refine a high-grade Yuan-Enhancing Pill! There's no time to lose. I'll go to Tianxing Pavilion now to rent a fire chamber to start refining the pill, so as not to delay Senior Brother's important business."
"Take care, junior brother." Qin Hao nodded as he saw him off.
After Han Li left, only Qin Hao, Yuan Yao, and Yan Li remained in the cave.
Qin Hao instructed, "I need to go into seclusion for a while to refine a new magic weapon for future use. Do not disturb me unless it is urgent."
"Yes, senior," the two women replied in unison.
Qin Hao walked straight into the stone chamber dedicated to weapon forging and activated multiple layers of restrictions. He did not begin immediately, but instead sat cross-legged and sank his mind into his sea of consciousness.
"AI, combining all the weapon-refining classics, previous experience, and material property databases we have collected, design an offensive magic weapon tailored for me, using 'Gengjin' as the main material. There are only two core requirements: first, extreme sharpness, indestructible; second, swift speed, like light and lightning!"
[AI: Command received. Initiating scanning and integration of all weapon crafting related databases...]
[Scan complete. The database contains fragments of "The Heavenly Treasure Record: Refining Chapter", seventeen volumes of "The Essentials of Star Forging Techniques", summaries of notes from 320 renowned refining masters in the Chaotic Star Sea, characteristic parameters of 7,800 refining materials (including in-depth analysis data of Gengjin), and 14,000 known magical artifact structures and rune combination models...]
[Core Requirements Analysis: Ultimate sharpness (requires maximizing the Geng Metal characteristic), extreme speed (requires optimizing the magic weapon structure and driving runes).]
[Deduction begins... Combining the host's fourth-level divine sense strength from the Great Evolution Technique with the characteristics of late-stage Core Formation mana, a three-dimensional dynamic simulation is being conducted...]
After the AI finished its calculations, Qin Hao waved his right hand, and several rare materials shimmering with spiritual light floated before him. The most dazzling was the small, incomparably precious piece of Gengjin he had acquired at the Dark Abyss Pavilion trade fair in exchange for a Jade Lotus and 50,000 spirit stones. Beside him was a deep-sea cold iron essence that had undergone multiple purifications and exuded a chilling aura, as well as several pieces of fiery red fire crystals containing violent fire spiritual power. There was also a small pinch of fine, dust-like Void Stone powder that seemed to distort the surrounding light.
The lid of the Earth Fire Furnace swung open with a roar. Qin Hao, his expression solemn, formed hand seals, and surging alchemical fire erupted forth, instantly raising the temperature inside the furnace to a terrifying level. He first added deep-sea cold iron essence and fire-melting crystal. Under Qin Hao's precise control of the alchemical fire, the cold iron essence gradually softened. The deep-sea coldness it contained fiercely clashed with the power of the Earth Fire Sun, producing a sizzling sound. Surface impurities were gradually peeled away, turning into blue smoke and dissipating.
The fire crystals melted rapidly, turning into a pool of scorching red molten liquid that enveloped the cold iron essence. The explosive fire elemental power contained within continuously impacted and penetrated, attempting to disintegrate the structure of the cold iron essence.
This process was extremely mentally taxing. Fine beads of sweat appeared on Qin Hao's forehead. His mind was highly focused, and the auxiliary light and shadow of the AI flashed rapidly in his field of vision, precisely indicating the temperature of the flames and the rhythm and intensity of the spiritual energy injection.
After being forged for seven days and seven nights, the cold iron essence finally softened completely and began to fuse with the molten fire crystal, forming a ball of molten metal that shimmered with dark red and ice blue light and was constantly boiling, exuding an aura that combined strength and gentleness.
The most crucial moment has arrived! A sharp glint flashed in Qin Hao's eyes as he carefully threw the incomparably precious Gengjin into the furnace, shooting it directly into the core of the fused molten metal!
"laugh--!"
Like pouring cold water into boiling oil! The domineering properties of Geng metal, the sharpest and most powerful of all metals, clashed violently with the newly fused, relatively "mild" molten cold iron! A piercing shriek erupted from the furnace, and the violent energy of Geng metal spread out like billions of invisible golden needles trying to tear everything apart! The entire furnace shook violently, and countless fine white scratches instantly appeared on the furnace walls, caused by the dissipating Geng metal energy! The fused liquid boiled and twisted violently, as if it might explode at any moment!
Qin Hao groaned, his face slightly pale. The intensity of this conflict far exceeded his previous expectations! If the AI hadn't simulated various extreme situations in advance and provided contingency plans, he would probably have already suffered a backlash.
"Suppress!" Qin Hao shouted, his hands rapidly changing hand seals. The powerful magic power of the late-stage Core Formation stage within him poured out without reservation, transforming into golden rune chains that forcibly wrapped around the restless molten mass! At the same time, with the assistance of the AI, his divine sense, like the most precise probe, penetrated into the microscopic level of material fusion, capturing every node of energy conflict, and forcibly guiding, sorting, and harmonizing it.
At this moment, he precisely sprinkled the fine powder of the Void Stone into the area of most intense conflict. Upon contact with the violent energy, the Void Stone powder was not destroyed. Instead, it emitted a faint spatial fluctuation, miraculously easing the intense friction between the Geng Metal Qi and the energy of other materials, thus greatly reducing the repulsive force.
This was an extremely slow and agonizing process. Qin Hao felt as if he were controlling a raging ancient beast, enduring immense pressure every single second, his magical power and divine sense rapidly depleting. Sweat had already soaked through his clothes, only to be instantly evaporated by the intense heat of the earth fire. This cycle repeated itself for nine days and nine nights!
Finally, with countless fine-tuning commands from the AI and Qin Hao's unwavering will, the violent conflict inside the furnace gradually subsided.
The molten liquid no longer churned violently, but instead exhibited a strange, flowing dark golden luster, like liquid stars. Its surface was as smooth as a mirror, but its interior contained a terrifying sharpness capable of tearing through space and a propulsive force like a volcanic eruption!
The domineering sharpness of Geng metal is perfectly preserved and amplified, the toughness of deep-sea cold iron essence is also incorporated, the explosive power of fire-melting crystal is tamed and transformed into a power source that propels the blade forward at high speed, and the powder of void stone is evenly dispersed inside the blade blank, making the whole magic weapon appear light and agile.
"Condense!" Qin Hao's spirits lifted, and seizing this fleeting moment of balance, he slammed his hands together!
Guided by powerful magic and divine sense, the liquid metal was as if being kneaded by an invisible hand, rapidly stretching and shaping! The outline of a long sword quickly took shape in the blazing furnace! The blade was about three feet and three inches long, narrow and with a slightly elegant curve. The back of the blade was straight and thick, while the edge was as thin as a cicada's wing, gleaming with a chilling light that made one's heart tremble.
The hilt has pre-designed grip and rune inlay positions. The entire blade blank floats in the furnace fire, its lines smooth yet full of power, already revealing an incomparably sharp aura!
But this was only the beginning. Qin Hao dared not relax in the slightest. His divine sense, like the finest carving knife, began to imprint the complex matrix of runes deduced by the AI into the interior of the blade blank. This was a more meticulous and labor-intensive task than fusing materials. The depth, direction, and connection of each rune's spiritual energy nodes were all related to the ultimate power of the magic weapon.
The core sharpness rune set was imprinted on the core area of the blade and tip. When the runes lit up, the air around the blade emitted a mournful cry of unbearable pressure, as if space itself was about to be cut open.
The Gale Acceleration Rune Set is densely distributed inside the blade like a network of blood vessels, especially near the back of the blade. Once activated, it will draw upon a massive amount of wind elemental power, propelling the blade to its maximum speed.
The armor penetration rune set, like fine serrations, is hidden beneath the microstructure of a blade and is specifically designed to destroy various energy shields and solid defenses.
The magic power resonance guiding runes constitute the "meridian" system of the entire magic weapon, ensuring that Qin Hao's magic power can be poured into every corner without any hindrance, unleashing its maximum power.
The process of branding the runes lasted a full five days. When the last rune was completed at the end of the hilt, the entire dark gold blade suddenly burst forth with a dazzling light!
The furnace fire paled in comparison! A clear and long sword cry echoed in the stone chamber, lingering for a long time! Countless mysterious runes appeared and disappeared on the blade, eventually slowly receding, leaving only a deep and restrained dark golden luster and a sharpness that stung the skin.
"Quenching!" Qin Hao waved his hand, and the "Mysterious Yin True Water" he had prepared beforehand, taken from the icy pool of the deep sea, transformed into a stream of icy water that instantly enveloped the scalding hot blade!
"Sizzle—!" A violent white mist rose up as the icy Xuan Yin True Water clashed fiercely with the scorching blade. This was not a simple cooling process, but rather a way to further temper the blade's structure by utilizing the extreme temperature difference and the special properties of the Xuan Yin True Water, enhancing its hardness and toughness, while also allowing the imprinted runes to be more firmly integrated into the magic weapon's body.
The quenching was complete, and the longsword emitted a pleasant tremor, as if it had come to life. Qin Hao held it in his hand, and a feeling of blood connection arose spontaneously. With a slight thought, he channeled his pure Golden Core power into it.
hum!
The gilded Void-Splitting Blade emitted a deep hum, and its dark gold blade instantly lit up, covered by a faint golden light that seemed capable of cutting through light! Qin Hao casually waved his hand towards a piece of "Mysterious Iron Refined Gold" ore mother material used for testing in the corner of the stone chamber.
There was no ear-piercing collision sound, no violent energy fluctuations. Only a thin, almost invisible golden line flashed by.
The next moment, the half-person-tall piece of black iron refined gold ore mother stone silently split in two! The break was as smooth as a mirror! As if it had always been two halves, never joined together!
"Excellent! What a magnificent gilded armor-piercing blade!" Qin Hao's eyes blazed with wild joy. Its sharpness far exceeded his expectations! With a thought, the longsword transformed into a golden streak of light, invisible to the naked eye, darting through the stone chamber at unimaginable speed, leaving behind countless afterimages and a sharp whistling sound!
Withdrawing his attention from the joy of his new magical artifact, Qin Hao did not leave seclusion but continued to immerse himself in the crafting of talismans. He took out a large amount of talisman-making materials prepared by Madam Jiao. In addition to the "Sky-Piercing Golden Blade Talisman" and "Sky-Splitting Talisman" that he had already mastered and improved, he began to try to refine several other powerful mid-to-high-level talismans.
……
After three months of seclusion, Qin Hao had accumulated a thick stack of gleaming talismans in front of him, totaling more than two hundred, all of which were of intermediate to high quality, with attack talismans and sky-splitting talismans being the most numerous.
On the day he emerged from seclusion, Qin Hao, carrying some of the talismans, once again stepped into the Myriad Sounds Pavilion. Madam Jiao had been eagerly awaiting his arrival, and upon seeing Qin Hao, her eyes immediately lit up with uncontrollable joy.
"Senior Zhang! You've finally arrived!" Madam Jiao warmly welcomed Qin Hao into the inner room.
Without further ado, Qin Hao placed a storage bag on the table. Madam Jiao's heart pounded, and she suppressed her excitement as she carefully took out a talisman—the very "Lava Talisman" with crimson magma patterns drawn on it.
She carefully separated a wisp of her divine sense and probed it into the talisman.
boom!
A terrifying aura, violent, scorching, and seemingly capable of incinerating everything, instantly assaulted her senses! It wasn't just simple fire power, but rather the molten lava power containing the most violent fiery energy from the depths of the earth! Its power far surpassed that of ordinary mid-level fire talismans, and was even a notch stronger than some mid-level high-level talismans she had ever seen! This was absolutely a masterpiece among masterpieces!
"Hiss..." Madam Jiao gasped, then her face lit up with ecstatic joy: "Excellent! Excellent talisman! Senior Zhang's skill in making talismans is truly unfathomable!" Her eyes were filled with awe and fervor as she looked at Qin Hao: "Don't worry, Senior! We, Miaoyin Workshop, will take all of this batch of talismans! We'll pay double the price as agreed before! We will never go back on our word!"
As she spoke, Madam Jiao couldn't wait to go to the storeroom to fetch spirit stones for Qin Hao.
"Wait a minute." Qin Hao reached out and stopped her.
Madam Jiao was taken aback, her heart skipped a beat. Could it be that her senior had changed his mind?
Qin Hao said calmly, "This batch of spirit stones will be stored at your Miaoyin Workshop for now."
"Use these spirit stones, and the proceeds from selling talismans later, to help me collect some materials." Qin Hao said, taking out a jade slip that he had prepared beforehand and handing it to Madam Jiao: "The list is on it. If it's not enough, I'll give you more when I return from the outer sea."
Madam Jiao respectfully accepted the jade slip and probed it with her divine sense. However, her expression quickly changed, from joy to solemnity, and finally to a bitter smile.
“Senior…” Madam Jiao raised her head, her face showing helplessness: “The materials on your list… ‘Star Sand’, ‘Seven-Aperture Glazed Gold’… these are all rare and precious treasures that are hard to come by! There are some that I have never even heard of… This… I really dare not guarantee that I can collect them all…”
Madam Jiao felt a chill run down her spine. Any one item on this list could easily be the grand finale of a major auction.
Qin Hao remained calm, unsurprised by the result: "It's alright. Just do your best. Collect as much as you can; there's no need to force it."
Hearing Qin Hao's understanding words, Madam Jiao breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt immense pressure. She solemnly put away the jade slip and said sternly, "Senior, rest assured! This junior will do my utmost, mobilizing all channels of the Myriad Sounds Pavilion, to collect information for you!"
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Madam Jiao." Qin Hao nodded slightly.
Emerging from the Myriad Sounds Pavilion, Qin Hao didn't linger. He immediately harnessed his escape light and headed straight for the core area of Tianxing City's inner city—the colossal teleportation hall leading to the "Outer Star Sea." After paying a hefty teleportation fee, his figure vanished in a dazzling white light.
……
A month later.
Above a deep and unknown area of the alien sea.
A jet-black flying boat hovered slowly in the low sky like a ghost, its hull shimmering with a faint, probing light. This was Qin Hao's bait, a repeat of his previous tactic. He concealed his aura to the extreme, blending into his surroundings like a rock, silently lurking beneath the surface of the sea several miles away. Using the powerful analytical capabilities of his AI, he received various information transmitted back by the puppet—water currents, spiritual energy fluctuations, life force…
Qin Hao had long since lost interest in demonic beasts below level four and of low value. Only level five demonic beasts were worth his time.
……
Cold comes and heat goes, sun and moon alternate.
In the blink of an eye, another twenty long years have passed quietly amidst Qin Hao's bloody battles, life-or-death escapes, and constant explorations in the outer space.
Over the past twenty years, Qin Hao has traversed many infamous and dangerous places in the outer sea: the storm-ravaged "Soul Rift Gorge", the turbulent "Burial God Abyss", and the "Ghost Cry Island" that is perpetually filled with poisonous miasma... The number of monsters he has hunted is already piled up like mountains and is difficult to count.
Among them, he killed more than 120 level-five demonic beasts! More than 40 level-six demonic beasts also fell! Even more than 20 level-seven demonic beasts, which are equivalent to the late-stage Core Formation Realm or even the Pseudo-Nascent Soul Realm, were successfully hunted down by Qin Hao with his powerful strength and endless talismans!
Of course, the dangers he encountered during this period were far more than that. Qin Hao narrowly escaped death from being equivalent to a Nascent Soul cultivator in humans—an eighth-level transformed demon beast—more than once, and was even targeted by it on several occasions!
These transformed monsters are the true rulers of the outer sea! They not only possess terrifying physical strength capable of moving mountains and filling seas, but more terrifyingly, they have awakened intelligence, and their wisdom is in no way inferior to that of humans, and may even surpass it!
A transformed demon beast with a powerful physical body, proficiency in magic, and wielding an incredibly powerful magic weapon is far more terrifying than a human Nascent Soul cultivator of the same level!
Qin Hao was certainly not arrogant enough to believe that his late-stage Core Formation cultivation could directly confront a Nascent Soul level being. At this moment, the "Sky-Rending Talismans" he had stockpiled became his true lifeline!
"Sky-Splitting Talisman!" Whenever that terrifying pressure, powerful enough to freeze one's soul, locks onto him, Qin Hao will crush a Sky-Splitting Talisman without hesitation!
Swish!
His figure instantly merged into the void, and the next moment he appeared three hundred miles away!
However, the divine sense of the transformed demonic beasts covers an extremely wide area, and their locking ability is terrifyingly powerful. Even fleeing three hundred miles at a time often doesn't completely shake them off! Qin Hao could only grit his teeth and spare no expense, activating one Sky-Splitting Talisman after another!
"Sky-Splitting Talisman!"
Each activation of a talisman means the burning of a massive amount of spirit stones.
The most dangerous time was when he accidentally wandered into the edge of the temporary territory of a level 10 demon beast, the "Golden Flood Dragon King," in a sea that was shimmering with golden light!
The Golden Flood Dragon King was merely awakened, and with a casual glance from him, Qin Hao felt as if the entire world had pressed down on him! It was an absolute crushing force originating from the level of life itself! He didn't even have time to see the other party's full appearance; he only felt a vast and boundless golden shadow envelop the sky!
Run! Only run!
Qin Hao was terrified and pushed his movement technique to the limit. At the same time, he crushed ten Sky-Splitting Talismans in succession without hesitation!
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! …
His figure flashed and leaped wildly in the void, each time covering three hundred miles! He dared not look back, and could only desperately flee away from that golden sea! The ten Sky-Splitting Talismans were almost completely used up in just a few breaths!
It wasn't until the tenth spatial jump was completed and he had fled three thousand miles away that the oppressive aura of the Golden Flood Dragon King, which had almost suffocated him, finally became extremely weak and eventually disappeared.
The terror of a level 10 monster far exceeds imagination!
High risk often comes with high reward. Qin Hao's twenty years of life-risking adventures in outer space have yielded astonishing and truly remarkable achievements!
Needless to say, there were mountains of monster materials: hundreds of level 5 and 6 monster cores;
More than twenty level-seven demon cores; various incredibly tough demon beast hides, bones, claws, and fangs; demon beast essence blood containing special spiritual power; these are all top-grade materials for refining magic weapons, puppets, and pills.
Besides materials from demonic beasts, the vast and desolate environment of the outer star sea also nurtures countless spiritual treasures of heaven and earth.
"Dragon Blood Coral": It grows near deep-sea volcanoes, absorbing earth fire and dragon energy, and is a top-grade material for refining fire-attribute magic weapons and body-tempering pills.
"Star Iron Mother": Found in a deep-sea canyon where a meteorite fell, it contains the power of stars, is extremely heavy and tough, and is a supreme material for forging heavy magical artifacts...
Of all his gains, the one that surprised Qin Hao the most was discovering a giant clam that had lived for thousands of years deep in the nest of a level seven peak "Xuanjiao Alligator Turtle" after hunting it down. Inside the giant clam, a "Bright Moon Pearl" was actually being nurtured.
The magic of the "Moon Pearl" lies in its ability to nourish the body. Every night, placing the "Moon Pearl" on the top of your head allows it to continuously absorb the essence of the moon and infuse it into your body. However, this process is very long, and the effects cannot be seen in a short time.
……
Twenty years later, Qin Hao returned to Tianxing City. He originally planned to give some monster materials to Miaoyin Workshop for processing, but as soon as he stepped into Miaoyin Workshop, he found that the atmosphere inside was not quite right.
Madam Jiao explained with a wry smile that Miaoyinfang was actually a property of the Miaoyin Sect. Recently, the Miaoyin Sect suffered a sudden change, with the sect leader being assassinated and the young sect leader having just succeeded him. Although he had some skills, his cultivation was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, making it difficult for him to win over the masses. Seeing an opportunity, the left and right envoys naturally engaged in a fierce struggle.
“Madam Jiao, I am not interested in your faction’s affairs. I am only concerned with how much of the materials that were entrusted to me twenty years ago have been collected.”
Just as Madam Jiao was about to speak, a pleasant voice came from behind her: "Aunt Jiao, go and fetch the materials."
Qin Hao's divine sense had naturally detected that someone was eavesdropping long ago. The reason he didn't expose them was to avoid getting involved in unnecessary trouble. Now that the other party had shown up, it surprised Qin Hao.
"Junior Ziling greets Senior Zhang."
She was dressed in purple and had a graceful figure. Unfortunately, she wore a veil so her face could not be seen clearly, but the title of the most beautiful woman in the Chaotic Star Sea was well-deserved.
"You're too kind, Fairy Ziling." Qin Hao took a sip of tea.
As they were talking, Madam Jiao returned and respectfully handed a storage bag to the coffee table.
Qin Hao scanned the area with his divine sense and immediately showed a look of surprise: "So many rare materials, and you've actually collected almost all of them. Sect Master Zi, you've really put your heart into this!"
Zi Ling and Madam Jiao exchanged a glance. Zi Ling's voice was as melodious as a nightingale's, and she said with a smile, "It is my honor to be able to relieve your worries, senior."
Qin Hao frowned. He naturally understood the other party's intention. Some of the materials here were as rare as Gengjin (a type of metal), and it was really unreasonable to take such a big favor for nothing.
"Purple Fairy, please speak your mind."
Zi Ling bowed and said, "Zi Ling has a request. I hope that you, senior, can serve as a guest elder of our sect. From then on, all the resources of our sect will be at your disposal."
"Just serving as a guest elder?" Qin Hao looked at Zi Ling with a half-smile.
Zi Ling's heart tightened, and she gritted her teeth: "That's all, I hope Senior will grant my request."
"Alright, these materials are very useful to me, so I'll lend you my name for now!"
"Thank you, senior."
Qin Hao waved his hand, then handed some unnecessary monster materials to the two of them: "You can handle these materials."
Zi Ling and Madam Jiao were shocked when they looked at the various monster materials in the storage bag. How many monsters must have been hunted? How come other people go to the Chaotic Star Sea to hunt monsters and have a nine-out-of-ten chance of death, but this person looks like he went to buy goods?
"Congratulations, senior."
Zi Ling escorted Qin Hao to the door, her gaze lingering on him until the dark streak of light completely disappeared.
"If senior can advance to the Nascent Soul stage..."
Madam Jiao shook her head as she listened. This young sect leader was still too young. If the Nascent Soul could be formed so easily, there wouldn't be so many "talisman treasures" on the market.