NOVPUBSpeaking of which, Ji Xuexiao gave Su Changkong an Ice Crystal Leaf to use for contact.
"Senior Blade, thank you for taking revenge for my Fu Family," said Fu Qingsi, also filled with gratitude.
These five people had turned the entire Fu Family into materials for refining the Blood Divine Seeds, and without Su Changkong, she would never have been able to avenge them in her lifetime.
"Hmm, it’s nothing."
Su Changkong nodded his head, suspecting that Ji Xuexiao might hail from the Ancient Holy Country. By getting on good terms with her, if he ever went to the Ancient Holy Country, he wouldn’t be completely clueless.
Afterward, the two parties split up, and Ji Xuexiao left with Fu Qingsi.
"Return to the Spirit Taoist Sect."
Without stopping, Su Changkong left Ji Xuexiao and Fu Qingsi behind and made his way back to the Great Flame Empire.
This trip was rather smooth. With Su Changkong’s current strength, even cultivators from the Ancient Demon Sect, who possessed secret techniques from the Ancient Holy Country, were swept aside and crushed under his might. Without a Martial Saint stepping in, few could contend with him!
However, Su Changkong didn’t become arrogant or complacent. From Ji Xuexiao, he learned that the world was vast, and even the Ancient Saints might not be able to stand at the peak and look down on all creation. He still had a long way to go!
On returning to the Spirit Taoist Sect, Su Changkong began to tally the gains from this journey, the greatest of which were those five Blood Divine Seeds.
The last time he had obtained a Blood Divine Seed from Luo Huang, he had an epiphany, mastering Yin and Yang transformation and elevating Wind Thunder Archery to the 11th Level. Now, with these five Blood Divine Seeds, he could thoroughly research and contemplate them.
"No… The power within these five Blood Divine Seeds is too chaotic! It must be because they absorbed other Blood Divine Seeds, resulting in an entangled mess of energy within them, making them worthless for study!"
However, upon closer examination, Su Changkong soon furrowed his brow.
The five Martial Artists from the Ancient Demon Sect each possessed a Blood Divine Seed. They went about having other clans refine Blood Divine Seeds, collecting the mature ones and then consuming them with a secret technique to strengthen their own Blood Divine Seeds. This way, they hoped to elevate their Blood Divine Seeds to the true level of Divine Skills and become Martial Saints.
Therefore, the feeling Su Changkong got from these five Blood Divine Seeds was one of chaos; they held no value for study or contemplation. Delving into them could have led him down the wrong path, yielding false insights and leading astray.
The Blood Divine Seeds were difficult for others to refine or learn from, and as such, they were virtually worthless to others.
"Since that’s the case, why not use these Blood Divine Seeds to forge a... Divine Artifact?"
A spark of inspiration struck Su Changkong as he thought of a way to utilize what was considered waste.
A Divine Artifact, crafted primarily with a Divine Seed, could unleash its power in anyone’s hands. The Transforming Dragon Gate was created by the Heavenly Dragon Martial Saint using his own Divine Seed.
Although these Blood Divine Seeds were a lower-grade version of Divine Seeds, the difference in essence wasn’t too great. Therefore, it was entirely possible to use the Blood Divine Seeds to create a Divine Artifact.
Combining five Blood Divine Seeds to forge a weapon, even if it couldn’t compare to a true Divine Artifact, at least calling it a Pseudo Divine Weapon shouldn’t be a problem, right?
The more he thought about it, the brighter Su Changkong’s eyes became.
The Transforming Dragon Gate wasn’t a combative Divine Artifact and couldn’t directly increase a Martial Artist’s fighting power. But if there were a weapon nearly at the level of a Divine Artifact, the boost to combat prowess would be immediately apparent!
"Let’s give it a try. The Flame Prison Blade is a proto-Divine Weapon. It’s been embedded with five lower-tier Demon Monster Crystal Cores. Blood Divine Seeds, however lowly, are still stronger than those Demon Monster Crystal Cores. If I reforge it with these five Blood Divine Seeds as its core, a fundamental transformation will surely occur!"
Su Changkong got straight to work once the idea came to him.
He considered the Demon-Slicing Divine Weapon to be a weakened version of a Divine Artifact.
For the current Su Changkong, whether he wielded a precious blade or a wooden sword made little difference, as the true strength lay in the wielder, not the blade, as long as the blade was to his liking.
However, a mighty Divine Artifact was a different story altogether!
"Visit the Divine Weapon Villa and use the volcano there to forge the Divine Artifact."
Su Changkong stood up and, once decided, immediately headed towards the Divine Weapon Villa, where the environment was more conducive to forging the Blood Divine Seeds into a weapon.
The Divine Weapon Villa was known as the number one weapon forging manor of the Great Flame Empire. Su Changkong had once sought to create a Demon-Slicing Divine Weapon capable of restraining the Immortal Bodies of Demon Monsters by visiting the Villa.
As a result, Su Changkong had another epiphany at the Villa. By sensing the Blade Intent of various Innate Powerhouses’ weapons and interpreting their divine significance, he unexpectedly cultivated his own Blade Intent and no longer needed the Demon-Slicing Divine Weapon.
Su Changkong had also helped the Divine Weapon Villa through a crisis and obtained the Flame Prison Blade as a gift from Manor Lord Nangong Ming.
Counting the time, it had already been several years, and on his way, he decided to visit Nangong Ming.
Riding a white crane, Su Changkong only took two or three hours to cover the vast distance and arrive at Divine Weapon Villa. 𝙣𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Divine Weapon Villa, located atop a dormant volcano, was surrounded by desolation with martial artists from the Martial World frequently journeying from afar, seeking weapons from the villa.
In the morning, Su Changkong arrived at the entrance of Divine Weapon Villa and, along with other patrons seeking weapons, made his way inside.
"You... you’re Su Tailai?"
After casually strolling for a while, Su Changkong heard a surprised voice beside him—it was a white-haired elder, Lu Ya!
Lu Ya was an elder of Divine Weapon Villa, and during the six months Su Changkong had spent at the villa, he had learned a great deal about forging from him.
"Elder Lu, long time no see."
Seeing a familiar face, a smile appeared on Su Changkong’s face as well.
"I didn’t expect you to return. Let me take you to see the Villa Owner," Lu Ya invited eagerly.
Lu Ya was well aware of the young man’s monstrous talent. He had studied forging at Divine Weapon Villa, during which time three powerful Monster Warriors coveted the freshly forged Flame Prison Blade, and several Innate Martial Artists of Divine Weapon Villa were easily defeated by them.
However, when Su Changkong took action, he slaughtered the Monster Warriors as easily as chopping vegetables.
Now, years later, it was hard to say to what extent Su Changkong had progressed!
"Sure."
Su Changkong did not decline, and under Lu Ya’s guidance, he eventually reached a forging room and met with the Villa Owner Nangong Ming.
"Is it Young Hero Su?"
Upon seeing Su Changkong, the robust Nangong Ming was undoubtedly surprised, then his face filled with joy and welcome. Su Changkong had once resolved his inner turmoil, otherwise, Nangong Ming would likely have chosen to blood sacrifice himself for the sake of forging the Demon-Slicing Divine Weapon.
"Villa Owner, I have come to craft a weapon this time and would like to borrow the earth fire of Divine Weapon Villa." After catching up with Nangong Ming briefly, Su Changkong made his request.
"Forging a weapon? Of course, you can!"
Nangong Ming was slightly startled but then promptly agreed with gusto.
At the same time, Nangong Ming marveled to himself, knowing that a person of Su Changkong’s caliber would surely craft an extraordinary weapon!
Nangong Ming immediately started preparations, aware that Su Changkong was a low-key person and that the weapon he was forging could be exceptionally remarkable. Fearing that too much commotion might impact Divine Weapon Villa, Nangong Ming ordered to temporarily cease receiving visitors and sent most members on leave, allowing Su Changkong to operate without any reservations.
The next morning at the top of the volcano where Divine Weapon Villa was situated, the landscape was rugged with strange rocks and the temperature was scorching hot.
Looking into the crater, one could see the flowing red magma—if someone were to accidentally fall into it, they would be completely incinerated without leaving a trace!
Nangong Ming, Lu Ya, and other Innate Martial Artists of Divine Weapon Villa were observing nearby, quite curious about what kind of weapon this unfathomable Young Hero Su intended to forge.
"Villa Owner Mo, it would be best for you to stay further away. I’ll go down first," Su Changkong said to Nangong Ming and the others.
"Go down first?" Nangong Ming and the others were puzzled.
And at that moment, Su Changkong had already leapt into the volcano’s crater, causing the magma to churn as he sank downward.
"This..."
The corners of the mouths of Nangong Ming and the others twitched slightly, knowing that the temperature inside the volcano was so intense that even Innate Martial Artists would barely last long before being reduced to ashes with only their True Qi to protect them. However, Su Changkong didn’t even hesitate before diving in?
"Is he planning to forge the weapon at the bottom of the magma?" The others surmised Su Changkong’s intention. He must have found the mouth of the volcano insufficiently hot, thus entering the interior of the volcano to use the extreme heat of the Earth’s core lava to forge the weapon. They marveled at the depth of Su Changkong’s unfathomable power!
In reality, for Su Changkong, whose physique was close to that of a Martial Saint, the temperature of this earth fire could not harm so much as a single hair on his head! Diving into the magma was no different from swimming in warm water!
(Next chapter preview updates at Qidian Chinese Network; next chapter will be updated on the 14th at 22:00)
