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Chapter 169: Chapter 166: Cheng Ying Sword
Shouts emanated from the walls of Changjun City.
"Heavenly Monarch Gu has arrived, quickly open the main gate, open the main gate."
Following that, under the bustle of the soldiers, the main gate, towering over ten meters high and seven to eight meters wide, was opened with a thunderous roar.
The soldiers below maintained order around it.
Firstly, to prevent anyone from bumping into them and others.
Secondly, it was also for the safety of ordinary people.
With the strength of the Mechanical T-Rex, anyone who got hooked or brushed against it would get hurt if not killed.
Gu Jinlai and his group, riding exotic beasts, entered the city and headed straight for the Demon Refining Hall.
Along the way, countless people cast sidelong glances, looking at the group riding the T-Rex with longing, admiration, or reluctance to be outdone.
Gu Jinlai paid no attention to this.
...
In the Demon Refining Hall, Hall Master Zhang Xiu and City Lord Zhao Yuhua, who had already received the news, were waiting at the door.
Seeing Gu Jinlai and his group arrive, they stepped forward to greet him, "Greetings, Heavenly Monarch Gu."
"There’s no need for such formalities."
Gu Jinlai said casually as he dismounted the Mechanical Tyrannosaurus.
Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yuhua glanced at each other, focusing particularly on the fierce Mechanical Tyrannosaurus.
The mount alone boasted combat strength on par with a Great Demon Level, and was further equipped with two short-range defense cannons...
Using kite tactics, even a Hugging Pill Cultivator riding it could easily defeat thousands of troops.
"Is the Heaven and Earth Qiankun Map ready?"
Gu Jinlai asked.
"It is fully prepared."
Zhang Xiu perked up.
He already knew of Gu Jinlai’s magnificent military exploits outside Baihe City.
Thousands of demons.
Including the upper-level Demon Ape Commander!
Reporting this achievement would surely shake the entire Demon Refining Hall system.
His authority as the Demon Refining Hall Master would certainly be significantly elevated because of the accomplishments of those thousands of demons.
"Good."
Gu Jinlai said, "First, exchange the materials."
Then he addressed Zhao Yuhua waiting nearby, "My purpose here is to exchange materials for the Demon Refining Hall, you don’t need to mind me, just attend to your own duties."
"Yes."
Zhao Yuhua nodded, but still inquired, "Some family representatives in the city have long wished to host a banquet for you..."
"I know their intentions. As long as they don’t do anything corrupt or illegal, what is theirs remains theirs. But if they don’t follow the rules and laws I have set, then... they better be stronger than me, otherwise, they cannot blame me if my sword proves too sharp,"
Gu Jinlai declared.
"Understood."
Zhao Yuhua replied.
Understanding Gu Jinlai’s stance made his communication with local powers much easier.
Now, the strongest force in the five cities was the Demon God Guards, equipped with a vast array of Slaughter Spirit Artifacts. Over eleven hundred Demon God Guards could easily crush any city’s defense force. In such a scenario, who would dare defy the orders of Gu Jinlai?
...
Gu Jinlai entered the inner part of the Demon Refining Hall.
Here, the Heaven and Earth Qiankun Map was already activated.
This was not the first time Gu Jinlai had seen the Heaven and Earth Qiankun Map Submap.
It must be said, even now as a Monarch, this Dao Artifact level existence was something he still could not comprehend.
Perhaps...
Only by finding the path of cultivation in the Creation Realm and stepping into this domain might he be able to glimpse the mysteries and miracles of Dao Artifacts.
"These are the materials I need."
Gu Jinlai handed over a pre-prepared list to Zhang Xiu: "Supply them according to the needs marked on it."
Zhang Xiu took the list and his eyebrows raised at the very first item on it.
Darn it.
A Dao Artifact Battle Sword!?
Immediately, he smiled wryly and turned to Gu Jinlai, "Heavenly Monarch, although you have killed thousands of demons, including several Great Demons, those merits are still not enough to exchange for a Dao Artifact... I don’t even know if the Heaven and Earth Qiankun Map has any Dao Artifacts available for exchange."
"Not possible? Then a Supreme Grade Spirit Artifact will suffice."
Gu Jinlai said, "Exchange it for a Supreme Grade Spirit Artifact according to the specific traits required."
"Yes."
Zhang Xiu complied, passing his Qiankun Talisman into the system.
Soon, light flooded the area.
A spectacle akin to Void Creation unfolded before Gu Jinlai.
Once the light dissipated, a blade appeared... 𝔫𝖔𝖛𝖕𝔲𝔟.𝔠𝖔𝖒
Measuring only two meters including the hilt, resembling an Eight-sided Han Sword but wider, it was a special Spirit Artifact.
Except...
This Spirit Artifact could not merely be called a sword, but rather resembled an enlarged ruler.
Its sides were sharpened blades, and it also featured a small, tapering point with a sword-like tip at its apex.
Gu Jinlai immediately took the sword.
It was two meters in length, slightly shorter than the war sword he had used before.
However, when he sensed it briefly with his spiritual awareness, he quickly noticed something.
"Big and Small Ruyi, sharpness, tenacity, hmm!? There’s even a fourth trait, Thousand Catties!?"
Gu Jinlai sensed it for a moment, and immediately stimulated his True Spirit, attaching it to this spiritual artifact, and forcefully completed the control over this spiritual artifact.
As the spiritual sense was infused, the spirituality contained within seemed to be activated, and first...
The body of the sword underwent a transformation.
It grew from two meters to three meters, and continued to surge to four, five, six meters, until it finally stopped at eight meters.
Following that, he activated the sharpness and tenacity traits, and at the position of the sword blade, there seemed to be a flash of cold light.
The internal structure also underwent changes.
Finally, he activated the "Thousand Catties" trait.
With the infusion of spiritual sense, this spirit sword, originally less than a thousand catties, shone with flowing light and its weight increased rapidly.
Two thousand catties, four thousand, six thousand, eight thousand, ten thousand catties...
"This trait... does it use the same principle as the materials used for building Floating Islands? If I have to summarize... it’s gravity! The sword caster used a special method to inscribe on the blade... or perhaps the material itself produces a gravity field in reaction to the spiritual sense, thereby increasing the weight of the sword and enhancing its kinetic energy for greater lethal power..."
Gu Jinlai quickly discerned.
This sword, was exactly to his liking.
"Gravity technology, perhaps in the future I can develop anti-gravity technology or materials through the study of this sword, and then, the materials for the construction of the Qingluan Mother Ship will be available."
Gu Jinlai held this sword and swung it for a moment, feeling more and more accustomed to it: "You’ll be following me for a long time to come, let’s give you a name..."
He thought for a moment, but unexpectedly didn’t have any good names readily available.
Therefore, he had no choice but to draw from the famous divine swords on Blue Star.
"Let’s call it Cheng Ying."
Cheng Ying Sword.
Zhang Xiu, standing by the nearly two-meter-long giant sword, very perceptively clasped his hands with a smile, "Congratulations, Heavenly Monarch, on acquiring a great treasure sword."
"I am very satisfied with this sword."
Gu Jinlai said.
You should know, as long as the traits are not too poor, a spiritual artifact with three traits can already be considered a supreme grade spiritual artifact.
Four traits, almost reaching the limit of what a spiritual artifact can hold.
Beyond that, trying to refine a spiritual artifact with five or six traits is also feasible.
However, to inscribe so many traits, one often needs material inherently imbued with certain traits. Such materials are generally used for refining Dao artifacts and are expensive.
Now, with the number of Heavenly Monarchs increasingly scarce, and the Creator extinct in Qiantian, even if there are materials containing inherent traits, no Heavenly Monarchs are capable of refining them into Dao artifacts.
Thus, instead of letting these materials sit idle, they have no choice but to put them into the casting of spirit artifacts, resulting in the emergence of a few supreme grade spirit artifacts containing four traits.
"How much merit do I have left?"
Gu Jinlai asked.
"This supreme grade spirit artifact consumed at least sixty percent more merit than an ordinary supreme grade spirit artifact... The remaining merit is probably not enough to exchange for a supreme grade spirit artifact level treasure armor."
"I can’t exchange anymore?"
Gu Jinlai frowned.
If he had a supreme grade spirit artifact level treasure armor, he would undoubtedly have more advantages in a future confrontation with the Primordial Spirit True Monarch.
Considering the imminent threat from Dragon Sparrow Manor...
"Then let’s exchange for top-grade treasure armor, with priority traits being tenacity, Big and Small Ruyi, and recovery..."
Gu Jinlai conveyed his request.
Zhang Xiu promptly set to work.
Soon after, a piece of treasure armor containing the traits of tenacity and Big and Small Ruyi was exchanged.
It lacked the recovery trait...
Gu Jinlai was somewhat regretful.
This piece of armor could only be said to be slightly better than his previous one.
"Continue exchanging, like Cloud Steel material formula, Nourishing God Pill, and everything else, exchange them all."
Gu Jinlai instructed.
"Yes."
Zhang Xiu acknowledged.
Cloud Steel.
It was a special metal similar to Black Gold.
Only it was more common than Black Gold.
According to statements from Zhang Lihuo, to cast artillery, Cloud Steel had much better properties than the current materials he was using.
Using Cloud Steel to cast the barrel would allow the artillery to have a faster muzzle velocity, longer range, and a longer lifespan.
With increased speed, naturally, the power could also rise.
Additionally, he was already planning to lengthen the barrel, enlarge the caliber, produce more powerful heavy cannons, and develop new armor-piercing bullets. If successful, perhaps it might even be able to blast through the Undying Demon Body of an Upper-level Demon.
By that time, with ten or dozens of heavy cannons covering fire, the Upper-level Demon might not even reach the walls before being blasted miles away.
With the assistance of Zhang Xiu, the Refining Demon Hall Master, the merit obtained from several thousand devils and more than a dozen Great Demons was completely exchanged by Gu Jinlai.
Looking at the boxes filled with two boxes of Nourishing God Pills, Primordial Spirit Pills, and other cultivation resources, Gu Jinlai appeared quite satisfied.
Although devils did not possess Qingguang like human martial artists, he had many Demon God Warriors at his command, and also could use the Qiankun Talisman to convert the merit from slaying devils into resources, which also brought considerable benefits.
Once Lingxiao City’s Hugging Pill and Heavenly Masters had fully utilized these two boxes of Nourishing God Pills and Primordial Spirit Pills, he anticipated that his governed area would have several more Refining God Immortals and over a dozen artillery pieces.
By that time, even if the Divine Sword Conference ended and the Cold Moon Sect, Netherworld Sect, and even the Purgatory Sect turned their eyes back towards Star State, stirring up unrest, they in Lingxiao City would still be quite capable of handling it.
