Chapter 59: A Perfect Match

  Wu Lang smiled slightly and said, "Sword Elder, Bi Zhuang is a major sect of cultivation. This time on the mainland, our first transaction was to choose Tao Ran's residence in Shenglong City. Can't that explain everything?"

  Chu Hao said calmly, "I never said that my Bi Zhuang is a major Daoist sect." He paused and stared at Wu Cang, "I think, as a disciple of the Jiang Shen Sect, entering the Purple Cloud Gate in the imperial palace should not have been done with your sect's consent, right?"

  Wu Lang's face turned gloomy, and he said: "The sect has been greatly humiliated. As the eldest disciple, if I don't do this, there will never be a chance for revenge. I am just an artifact refiner, with no spiritual energy except for the fire of artifacts, and at my advanced age, it is impossible to take revenge in terms of strength."

  "What about your instrument fire attribute?" Chu Hao hummed and didn't answer, instead asking faintly, "And what kind of instrument fire was the deceased elder of the Craftsman Sect?"

  "The fire of the instrument is the orange moon fire, and that elder's is the yellow pure fire." Wu Lang said: "I can only refine a third-grade artifact at the age of fifty. In the Artisan Divine Sect, I am considered to be exceptional."

  Chu Hao nodded, he also knew the backwardness of this world. The inferior flame forging a fifth-grade treasure was also the result of time and experience piled up. He asked immediately: "When you entered the imperial palace, did the Purple Cloud Gate trust you?"

  "It has been fifteen years since I entered the Imperial Palace of the Cloud Heaven Empire, and now I have gone from fifty-three to sixty-eight years old. During this time, I have refined a large number of magical instruments for the Purple Cloud Sect, including over two hundred first-class magical instruments, more than thirty second-class magical instruments, and twelve third-class magical instruments. Among them, three second-class magical instruments and one third-class magical instrument were given to Tao Ran's residence for auction."

  Chu Hao was slightly surprised, Wu Lang had indeed endured humiliation and hardship. And now he was willing to put these things on the table, only because of Bi Zhuang's mysterious power, so trusting and sincere, not without purpose.

  "Speak your mind." Chu Hao gazed at the chessboard, lifted a large dragon from the board and lightly placed a piece down, saying calmly: "Also, what kind of power does the Purple Cloud Sect hold in the Imperial Palace of the Cloud Heaven Empire? Tell me everything you know."

  Before this, Chu Hao had laid out his plans to lure out the imperial craftsman, but he hadn't expected that the underlying reasons would be extremely beneficial to himself, which inadvertently elevated his position by a few notches, an unexpected delight.

  Wu Lang said in a condensed voice: "Sword Old Senior, before saying this matter, I would like to ask you to agree to a request from me."

  "Is this the reason you asked me out?" Chu Hao glanced at the distant mountain, where the old man in green robes was standing alone, his back to the Yu Xia Ting, his green robes fluttering in the morning breeze, a picture of a wise and accomplished person.

  Wu Lang saw everything, knowing Chu Hao's intention. He said: "The green-robed old man in Tao Ran Ju also knows all about the junior, after all, our Jiang Shen Zong is a newly emerging sect, mainly focusing on alchemy, and the cooperation with Tao Ran Ju is not just limited to Yun Tian Empire." After pausing for a moment, he continued: "However, Tao Ran Ju is an out-of-the-world sect. Although the green-robed elder has some discontent towards Jiang Shen Zong's experience, due to the sect rules, they won't take action to assist. But, Jian Lao Xian Sheng is different."

  "What's different?" Chu Hao hummed coldly and said, "Mr. Wu, what is your request? Speak clearly."

  "I'd like to make a deal with you, sir." After another moment of hesitation, Wu Lang continued firmly: "The refining techniques of the Azure Manor are several levels higher than those of our Craftsman Sect. We're willing to pay a price to obtain their refining skills."

  "Absolutely impossible!" This request was within Chu Hao's expectations, and without hesitation, he flatly refused.

  "Senior Jian Lao, I, Wu Lang, and Zhang Shen are sincerely begging you!" Wu Lang said with his head bowed and body lowered.

  Since receiving the news from Qing Shan Old Man about Bi Zhuang auctioning off the flying sword, Wu Lang had been in a state of hesitation before the auction began. After all, Bi Zhuang appeared too mysteriously and seemed to have a large number of alchemists and pill makers, not to mention that Bi Zhuang's young mistress's servant was suspected to be a cultivator who had achieved the Great Circle of Foundation Establishment! The emergence of this powerful force, which was stronger than the Jiang Shen Sect and had many similarities with it, gave Wu Lang a glimmer of hope. Moreover, under the pressure of various major sects, especially the Purple Cloud Sect, the Jiang Shen Sect had been eagerly awaiting this for a long time!

  Five days ago, he also went to Tao Ranju to participate in the auction, but was arranged by Qing Shan Old Man and sat in a private room with Hu Dong's identity. After seeing that second-rate flying sword, Wu Cang was indeed shocked. He could confirm that the master who forged this flying sword must be a grandmaster-level figure, and his forging skills and control over the fire were far beyond his own!

  At that time, he decided to meet the Sword Elder of Bi Zhuang. So, he thought of Hu Dong, who had the most contact with Bi Zhuang, and after returning to the imperial palace, he immediately sent a letter of invitation, asking Hu Dong to invite Chu Hao for a meeting.

  As for this process, Wu Lang also thought about the things of Bi Zhuang. The green shirt old man analyzed to him that Bi Zhuang chose to auction the law enforcement instruments in the Shenglong City auction house, and it should not be without considering that this is the territory of the Purple Cloud Gate. And Bi Zhuang dared to do so, undoubtedly making a kind of hint to the Jiāngshén Zōng.

  The purpose of this implication is naturally self-evident.

  This is also one of the reasons why Wu Lang was certain.

  In terms of time and mentality, Wu Lang is now in a very passive state. After all, he has been in the Purple Cloud Gate for so long, from the other party's initial suspicion to their current relative trust, he has paid too much but still hasn't thoroughly gained the recognition of the Purple Cloud Gate.

  The high-level officials of the Craftsman Sect would not offend the Purple Cloud Sect for his sake, so he had to rely on himself to take revenge.

  Because that deceased Shigong Sect elder was his master, Xiao Chen indirectly caused the death of his own master. This is known as killing one's master, an unforgivable enmity!

  In the imperial palace, as a court craftsman, he was in and out, although he had not yet thoroughly contacted the core part of the Purple Cloud Gate, but just some details that flowed out made him frightened, it was indeed a huge thing, the title of the three major sects, was not unfounded! In this situation, wanting to take revenge, he felt tremendous pressure, almost to the point of collapse.

  The emergence of Ke Bi Zhuang undoubtedly made him see the dawn of hope again!

  This sudden, yet powerful tidal wave swept across the tranquil beach that had been calm for a long time, and might even change the entire situation of Yun Tian Sheng Long City!

  They are all alchemists, and it is very likely that they all have a grudge against the Purple Cloud Sect. So Wu Lang decided to go all out and ask Bi Zhuang for an alliance!

  He had previously engaged in a game of chess with Chu Hao, just to see how much courage this Bi Zhuang had. One move, the great dragon trapped and killed, let him know that this sword elder of Bi Zhuang was absolutely a profound and ruthless person who excelled at setting up formations. So, he lost the game, but recognized the right person, therefore, without hesitation, he said it out loud.

  These things, Hu Dong and his ilk were unclear about, so they didn't tell Chu Hao.

  Of course, Chu Hao was unclear about Wu Rang's thoughts in his heart.

  He had carefully laid out the "entry chess" to lure out this craftsman. If the opponent was a person from the Purple Cloud Gate, he would use him as bait with his superb refining skills to infiltrate the Purple Cloud Gate. And if the opponent was not a person from the Purple Cloud Gate, it would be even easier to deal with, and he could directly take control. After all, refiners and ordinary cultivators were different, they were able to put their energy into the dull profession of refining, they were people with extremely strong willpower and perseverance. They had an enthusiasm for refining that ordinary people couldn't understand, so this was one of Chu Hao's "entry chess" plans.

  Wu Lang was a disciple of Jiang Shen Zong, and had a deep grudge against the Purple Cloud Sect. Moreover, he had already infiltrated the sect, which was an unexpected surprise for Chu Hao, but also an unexpected delight.

  So he had to change his previous plan and conduct a selective negotiation.

  He now relies on nothing but the unattainable foundation of his heyday and the even more unattainable backing of Bi Zhuang.

  But with just these two identities, across the entire continent, it would probably be enough to look down on all parties, and even more so, make Wu Guang have extremely great confidence and hope in himself.

  The two of them had different ideas in their minds, but if they succeeded, it would be a truly perfect match!