Chapter 157: The Exit

Chapter 157: The Exit

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"He's certainly..." One of the older men wearing white robes with golden edges and platinum shoulder pads spoke with a slightly troubled expression. He stroked his thin and small beard with his wrinkled face scrunched in disapproval.

The city of metal and craftsmen. The Gengxin City was constructed with a perpetual fuel system through the pipelines spanning across the entire city that gave it an industrial look. The constant striking of hammers against melting ores, the call of masons and sculptors, and many traders peddling various armors and swords attracted the younger spirit masters of the spirit temple of the Gengxin City. But it was only a novelty to them.

The cluster of spirit masters followed by a small troop of Templar Guards that followed the Cardinal's whim of the Gengxin City's Spirit Temple attracted quite a lot of attention from the surrounding citizens. At the moment the Spirit Hall's reputation was soaring and every Cardinal was in fact observed by the Templar Guards and then reported back to the Two Empire Temples located in the Capital Cities. For reasons unknown, Qian Xunji was strict in the approach of appointing the Cardinals and they knew it. Updated from novelbIn.(c)om

"A fistful of red iron for 16 gold coins? Have you been drinking or is your woman fisting you so hard that sight has lost you, huh?" Ja Sun growled, his threatening expression shaking the middle-aged man in front of him but his words also induced fury.

"What?"

"9 coin apiece. All of them. If you've got any troubles, ask Lou Gao 'bout me," Ja Sun narrowed his eyes and flipped his hand, retrieving a pouch from his storage ring.

"How would a kid like you know a divine smith? Huh? I thought the Spirit Hall was just!"

"Do you see me wearing its color?" Ja Sun narrowed his eyes, "9 is fair. And Lou Gao taught me how to smith for a week in appreciation of my talents. Go on, ask him about me."

The man looked hesitant.

"Alright, I'll give you this," Ja Sun scoffed, "200 for everything in the stall."

"Fine!" The man instantly agreed, "Hehe, you really might be Lou Gao's apprentice, kid. You don't have the man's fat but you do got his rumored anger."

Snorting, Ja Sun shifted everything on the stall into his storage item. Looking back and seeing the dumbfounded expression of the group appointed to purchase items as described by the craftsman he had already screened through, Ja Sun frowned, "What's next?"

"Uh," the Cardinal hurriedly spoke up, unwilling to earn the ire of the 'Specialist' sent from the Spirit City.

"8 tonnes of a Lou Steel," The man spoke and Ja Sun nodded.

'110 spent on red iron but only 90 for the rusted Cold Iron, fucking steal,' Ja Sun grew giddy inside as he began rummaging through the entirety of the Gengxin City. The Lou Steel was a special variant of steel the formula of which is controlled by Lou Gao himself and allows him to earn a hefty sum while he can remain inside the Blacksmith Association to keep on inventing and discovering new things about the craft.

"40 apiece--"

"I'll take your entire stock for 330!"

"No, I don't need the armored plates. Just give the softer ores."

"20's cheap and fuck me? Well, fuck you, too!"

"Hah, yeah, you can join the Spirit Temple here. We have a deal? Good."

Ja Sun was unstoppable. To him, gold could only be used to craft Diamond Essence Gold. And that he had in plenty by now. He could even turn gold slabs into coins but there's no fun in breaking the economy. Ja Sun spent his wealth actively and gained treasures hidden in the city by the minute. Many in the Blacksmith Association kept the information on rare materials privy to themselves and such information is only passed down to direct apprentices most of the time. So, the knowledge of the ores procured by many of the peddlers was laughable.

This was the difference. Ja Sun successfully suppressed Erlong and even helped gain a better understanding of her herself which gained him Erlong's admiration.

Xiaogang, on the other hand, only managed to piss Erlong off and nothing more.

Looking around and finding the room set on fire from within, Liu Erlong sucked deeply and following her will, the fire element around her instantly entered her body, nourishing her physique, mind, and spirit.

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Unlike Liu Erlong who gained the greatest reward using the Immortal Herbs, her gains even better than Ja Sun and Bibi Dong, too, Jun'er and Oscar were given the Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone and Origin Energy Immortal Grass. The Daffodil Jade Flesh Bone served to enhance one's joints, muscles, and flesh. Jun'er's impurities were expelled and although it served to make her look fairer, the whopping increment of five spirit ranks had made her shocked and jubilant. It did little to her martial soul but Jun'er was quite relieved that her benefits did not remove every strand of hair from her body.

Meanwhile, Oscar's situation only required him to gain more spirit energy and have his spiritual sea permanently refined. After all, the only thing that held Oscar down was the innate problem of the tofu lacking in the cultivation department. The Origin Energy Immortal Grass only had one function. Improving the spirit energy in every aspect. From quality to speed of absorption to its regeneration. Using such a specified Immortal Herb and at the rank 43, it came as no surprise that Oscar reached peak rank 50 in a day.

However, what did surprise Oscar was that his pattern of cultivation had changed permanently. After all, there was a large amount of spirit energy left and as usual, it would hide within the body of the spirit master until breaking through. But all the excess energy within Oscar was collected into his spiritual sea and was being refined into a strange meta-physical orb. It was incomplete, but as Oscar tried cultivating, he realized that any energy he absorbs is taken into that incomplete core to refine it further. It was without his own will. The spirit energy in his body had, after all, changed its pattern completely and this was the result.

Finally, Hu Lana was given the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. It was hard to find anything related to charm or illusion specifically but Hu Lana always had a need of strengthening her body. This immortal Herb would do just that and to her bones, to be precise.

But she couldn't absorb it right away. So she only sighed while seeing everyone take over.

One thing was clear that absorbing the immortal herbs permanently changed one's potential so Bibi Dong began to give her teammates more time to train instead of being stuck behind the desk to get the full effects.

Oscar's dilemma was discussed with Bibi Dong but she herself was not sure why the excess of his spirit energy was being condensed into a single point but instead of going to her master, she wished to wait and discuss it with JA Sun first. After all, he was the one who provided the immortal herb and he may know something. Not only that, going to her master in such a tense period where every faction was suddenly eyeing her and her teammates for answers for such a quick growth was not wise. Should Qian Xunji know the answers, even he could be schemed against using the 'greater good of the hall' as the means and have their secret exposed.

But when everyone waited for Ja Sun's return either for going out to get a new spirit ring, to show off their growth, or to get answers. What returned from Gengxin City was a piece of news.

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"What's going on?"

Ah Yin inquired with a frown while Bibi Dong gestured her like everyone else in the team to sit down.

"Ka-ul is not coming," Bibi Dong spoke up, "In Gengxin City, Ning Fengzhi was baited by a few rare items in a silent auction by a small group of evil cultivators, and Ka-ul is said to have chased after them before suddenly disappearing in Slaughter City..."

Bibi Dong's expression was dark as she spoke while Oscar questioned.

"You mean that ghost town? They say that the vilest of Spirit Masters hide there after committing unredeemable actions. But they are never found. And it's a small village."

"It's no village," Bibi Dong scowled.

"Ka-ul... followed the group?" Ah Yin inquired again and Bibi Dong nodded.

"The Cardinal of the city was clear on the fact. Ka-ul gave a sudden chase and they followed the trail which led the investigation team to the entrance of the Slaughter City. At first, I had planned to introduce that training spot to Xie Xan, Ka-ul, and Liu Erlong. But one of them is already there, another is expecting a child, and the last one doesn't need to go there anymore."

"Why not?" Liu Erlong puckered her lips while keeping her head covered by a raven shawl.

"Because you already have a domain, right?" Bibi Dong looked at her teammates and began explaining the truth behind the Slaughter City.

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*Whoosh*

Entering the room through a portal formed of blood, Ja Sun followed Dugu Bo who had contacted him in the Gengxin City under the guise of an attack with a small team of evil cultivators.

The information about Slaughter City came as a surprise to Ja Sun, but a pleasant one.

In front of him, within a revolting space filled with a rotten scent stood a red-haired man who gave Ja Sun a wide smile, "Welcome to the Paradise of Crime. Call me Redstar."