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Chapter 36: The Sword Forging Technique and Four Swords:
(Within the main hall of the Blood Puppet Sect)
Lin Ang didn't leave immediately after slaying the sect members.
Instead, he searched thoroughly and found the sect's treasure vault, located in a side chamber of the main hall.
The Blood Puppet Sect, with its powerful Crimson Profound Realm guardians, had accumulated significant wealth over the years. Lin Ang wasn’t about to miss the chance to reap these rewards.
The vault entrance was a golden door made of a special type of black iron.
Even a master would need at least a week to forcefully break it. The door had four keyholes, indicating that opening it required the keys from the Blood Puppet Sect's master and the three elders.
"It's so cold... Master," Yi Yi, trailing behind Lin Ang, whispered, her breath visible in the icy air.
She hadn’t even reached the Qi Refining Realm yet and couldn’t withstand the cold.
Lin Ang, after a moment’s thought, handed her a set of Azure Cloud Sect disciple robes from his ring.
Though the oversized garment looked comical on her small frame, it warmed her heart, a stark contrast to her past where no one cared for her well-being.
Creak...
The door to the treasure vault opened, revealing a spacious hall lit by numerous candles.
Around the hall, golden storage boxes were scattered, some half-open, with red crystals inside glinting dully in the candlelight.
"These are high-grade spirit stones... There must be thousands of them. In the Azure Cloud Sect, I only get a hundred high-grade spirit stones each month." Lin Ang thought inwardly.
Spirit stones, the hard currency of the cultivation world, could be directly refined to enhance one’s cultivation. They were essential for all major families and sects.
Besides spirit stones, the hall contained bookshelves filled with martial arts techniques and cultivation manuals. Though such items were of little interest to Lin Ang as a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect, he continued searching. His attention was drawn to a jade platform at the end of the hall. The platform was layered, each level holding various pills and spiritual herbs.
- Fourth-grade lower-level spiritual herb: Ice Crystal Ganoderma
- Third-grade top-level pill: Spiritual Qi Pill
- Fourth-grade low-level pill: Wisdom Qi Pill
- Third-grade pill: Various
- Fourth-grade pill: Various
"Truly the treasury of a high-level sect. The foundation here is indeed impressive. While the Azure Cloud Sect's resources are vast, they must be distributed among tens of thousands of disciples. But this treasure trove, I can enjoy alone." Lin Ang thought with a smile.
This journey had yielded not only the daughter of destruction and the creation martial art technique but also an abundance of spirit stones and medicinal materials—a significant gain.
"There's still over a month until the secret realm opens. I need to focus on improving my cultivation during this time." he reminded himself.
According to the fate lines of Qiu Ruohan, the secret realm would open in a month.
As the child of destiny, Qiu Ruohan would find a divine herb in the secret realm but would perish there.
Lu Ming, the favored child of heaven, would also encounter significant opportunities there, marking his last interaction with the female lead. This was why Lin Ang had kept Lu Ming alive—an endless source of opportunity.
"I wonder how Lu Ming, that potential harvest, is doing," Lin Ang chuckled. He then took out the Blood Puppet Sect master's old martial arts manual from his ring and set it alight with a candle.
To his surprise, the manual didn't turn to ash. Instead, it revealed golden light, as if only the outer shell had burned away. Once the fire died down, a golden ancient book appeared before Lin Ang, emitting strands of golden light.
[Creation Martial Art: Sword Forging Technique: You have observed the Sword Forging Technique, Insight +100
You have observed the Sword Forging Technique, Insight +100...
Insight +100...]
As Lin Ang studied the technique, images and insights flooded his mind.
The Sword Forging Technique allowed one to forge a sword using their cultivation, progressing through four stages: Sword of Human Slaying, Sword of Heaven Slaying, Sword of Immortal Slaying, and Sword of Star Slaying.
At mastery, one could forge four swords.
In his mind, a vision of the enormous sword Qi appeared, slicing through the void, shattering stars, and returning them to nothingness in an instant.
[You possess a sword that can cut through the time, gods, ghosts, immortals, and stars!]
[You feel the sword intent within you stirring, comprehending the initial stage of the Sword Forging Technique: Sword of Human Slaying]
Sitting in the underground palace, a phantom crimson sword Qi swirled around Lin Ang.
After he comprehended the technique, the golden manual turned into golden dust and disappeared.
-To be continued!
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