Chapter 206: The Spark Planted a Thousand Years Ago
The Soul Craftsman openly displayed the scene of imprisoning the Void Devouring Flame Son Fire in his grand hall as a declaration of his stance!
The ways of the Soul Clan should not be applied to him!
"The situation may or may not be severe, I don't know." In the black-golden hall, Soul Craftsman sighed deeply, raising his hand as a near-tangible beam of soul light shot into Hu Lei's forehead, leaving behind a mysterious seal on his brow.
"I am unable to leave here, and many things are beyond my knowledge. Stay here and learn more about the transcendent soul tools. Heh, it just so happens that I have some free time now." Soul Craftsman coldly chuckled, and a cold glint flashed in his deep gray-golden eyes. He suddenly slapped the armrest of the Void Throne, and a remarkably beautiful gray soul sword flew out from above the hall, piercing through space. With a swish, the space surrounding the hall began to shatter on a large scale!
Ah!!
A sharp, mournful scream suddenly echoed through the void!
"A mere half-saint, don't be so shameless!"
"What I want to teach is not up for your interference!"
Soul Craftsman, expressionless, waved his hand, and a gray soul sword, free of any blood, flew from the outside, finally hovering beside him. Only then did Soul Craftsman speak softly to the lowly bowed Hu Lei below:
"Next, I will teach you the method for forging a transcendent soul tool. I will name it…"
"'Soul Cleaving Sword!'" A soul tool with a name somewhat at odds with the Soul Clan's own ethos.
A replica of the Dragon Soul Fragment Abyss Sword, the transcendent soul tool—Soul Cleaving Sword!
Hu Lei might not be able to learn the Soul Cleaving Sword, but the soul forging techniques behind it would undoubtedly help him understand how far his master, Soul Craftsman, had come in exploring soul tools!
Because the sword hovering in front of Hu Lei...
Was a sword with a soul!
In the peaceful, sunny borderlands of the continent, in the capital of Gamma Empire, Jiang Lin was unaware of the mysterious opportunity his own Hu Lei had encountered. He was currently busy issuing bounty tasks to the Gamma Royal Family, the Mittel Family, and the Weapon Refining Guild, all in search of high-grade magic core crystals.
Since Jiang Lin wasn't sure about the pricing for the high-grade magic core crystals, he left the reward open for negotiation under his name as 'Young Lin.'
"Master Young Lin, rest assured, once we have any news about magic core fossils, we will deliver it to you." The representative from the Mittel Family at the Weapon Refining Guild assured Jiang Lin before leaving.
Watching the person leave without any results, Jiang Lin couldn't help but scratch his head. Neither the Gamma Royal Family nor the Alchemist Guild had any six-grade magic cores. After all, a six-grade magic core meant the fall of a six-grade magical beast, and within the Gamma Empire, the fall of each six-grade magical beast was a major event. How could such good fortune fall upon Jiang Lin?
Just like the Yun Lan Sect—if they exhausted their resources and both the old and new sect masters joined forces, their strength would be enough to kill the Purple Crystal Wing Lion King in the Beast Mountain Range. But why hadn't it happened? Was it because they didn't need to? How could that be? The materials from a six-grade magical beast were incredibly precious. The truth was that human experts had no reasonable excuse to kill the Purple Crystal Wing Lion King.
In fact, if Yun Zhi hadn't encountered Xiao Yan and been captured by the Purple Crystal Wing Lion King, the Lion King would likely have just roared. If he had actually tried to kill Yun Zhi, he wouldn't have done something so reckless. On the contrary, using Yun Zhi to trade with the Gamma Empire for cultivation resources would have been the best way to maximize the value. The subtle balance between humans and magical beasts—Jiang Lin now fully understood it.
In the end, Jiang Lin could only pin his hopes on the Mittel Family's efforts in Canghai. If they were lucky, they might uncover some high-grade magic core fossils.
"Heh, now you understand the pain of alchemists and refiners, desperately searching for a certain material and yet coming up empty-handed?" Inside the Weapon Refining Guild's main hall, Yuan Pangzi sat behind the front desk reading another novel. Jiang Lin peered over and noticed the cover read: "The Cold Queen and the Clueless Reformer—An Unspoken Story." Well, Jiang Lin just couldn't understand who was writing these things. And who exactly was the target audience?
"What's that expression on your face? This is a legitimate refiner's book. It's just that the author might have had his mind 'forged' too much and came up with this title. I heard that when the author came to his senses, he wanted to change it back, but it was too late. The book had already been printed in hundreds of copies and sent to the guild's library for permanent preservation. It can't be changed." Yuan Pangzi shook the book in his hand and showed Jiang Lin the table of contents.
Jiang Lin instinctively looked closely. Good heavens! The table of contents clearly read: "Characteristics of the Serpent People's Magic Core," "Serpent People's Venomous Fangs," "Features of the High-Grade Serpent People's Scales," and even a heading titled "Serpent Queen's Bloodline Mutation Data."
It was surprising—despite the cheeky title, the contents were unexpectedly serious.
"I can't imagine where the author got these... materials," Jiang Lin muttered as he read through the contents. He subconsciously swallowed. The author must have been extremely bold, perhaps dissecting a lot of Serpent People to get this much data.
"This?" Yuan Pangzi chuckled. "A legendary refiner from history once accidentally saved the Serpent People and earned the favor of their queen—the 'Medusa Queen.' The legendary refiner used this favor as an excuse to help the queen cultivate, but he ended up dissecting many of the fallen Serpent People, gathering all this data. Unfortunately, that legendary refiner never realized the queen's feelings for him. In the end, he quietly fled. It wasn't until his later years that he realized it and passed away in regret. This book was organized by his disciple and entrusted to the Weapon Refining Guild."
"The Gamma Empire didn't originally have the Serpent People. This branch of Serpent People migrated from the southern region of the continent. That legendary refiner was from our Western region. Upon hearing that the Serpent People had migrated, he realized the queen's feelings. Alas, how could a human's lifespan compare to that of a Serpent? By the time the legendary refiner understood the queen's feelings, he was already elderly and couldn't face her directly. Instead, he used his influence to relocate them to the Tagore Desert."
"You mean...?" Jiang Lin's expression suddenly became serious, and his eyes flickered with a sharp light.
Yuan Pangzi nodded with a smile. "Junior brother is truly sharp. That legendary refiner once served as the president of the Gamma Weapon Refining Guild, and the Tagore Desert was personally chosen by him for the Serpent People."
"Gu He wanted to find a foreign fire, right? I was wondering where he got that information from."
"When you think of the desert, you can't help but think of the Serpent People, and then you'll think of the connection between the Serpent People and the legendary guild president from a thousand years ago. After spending some time, I dug out this ancient version of the Serpent People's manual, compiled by the legendary president's disciple and sent to the guild's library. And then, sure enough, I found something."
"The book recorded that the Serpent Queen's bloodline could undergo transformation within a foreign fire."
"So, calculating the time, the spark planted by the legendary predecessor a thousand years ago... should have grown by now?" Yuan Pangzi's voice was filled with emotion.
(END CHAPTER)
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