Chapter 1 The Wedge Seeking Collection

  "Ah! Young Master, you're calling me?" Lei Hu, who was originally arguing with a group of helpers over cultivation methods, immediately ran to Wang Yu's side with a flattering attitude.

  "En, follow me, I have something to say." Wang Yu responded lightly.

  In the main hall of Langya Gang's headquarters, "Lei Hu, Tian Yi, I called you two here to announce something." Wang Yu broke the silence in the hall.

  "Are you leaving Langya City?" Pu Tianyi had a faint feeling that Wang Yu was going to leave Langya City and head to the "Xiu Zhen Realm".

  "Uh, I'm going to venture out into the wider world for a bit, but I'll be back. You two just take care of things here. The Heavenly Alliance has many businesses, so try to get in touch with various industries and collect some rare items along the way. As for the Dark Alliance managed by Lei Hu, they should always be training and on standby, recruiting people for training, and taking on assassination missions and such. Oh, and I have something for you." Wang Yu took out a bead from his storage ring, which was a spirit energy bead condensed from the five elements of spiritual energy, a pseudo-measuring device that was far inferior to a real spirit energy measuring instrument.

  It can only detect whether the person touching it has a spiritual root, but cannot detect good or bad. If a person with a spiritual root touches it, it will display the color of the spiritual power in the five elements. If a person without spiritual power touches it, it will be a dull grayish white color, without any unusual signs.

  "This is the Spiritual Power Pearl, used to test a person's spiritual talent. If someone has a spiritual root, holding it will display a color: red for fire spiritual root, gold for metal spiritual root, green for wood spiritual root, yellow for earth spiritual root, and black for water spiritual root. There are also variant spiritual roots such as ice spiritual root and lightning spiritual root, which are abnormal spiritual roots. Anyone who joins the alliance can have their spiritual root tested. If they have a spiritual root, we can let them choose a cultivation method based on their spiritual root type. If not, we'll train them in assassination techniques and combat skills. I have some basic combat skills here, take a look: this is a low-grade earth-level combat skill, 'Water Fire Technique', and this is a mysterious-level combat skill, 'Earth Splitting Slash'..." Wang Yu said many more things to the two of them.

  The main thing is to remind the two of them not to slack off, he may come back at any time, and if the two of them are lazy, they will be severely punished.

  "Yes!" they replied in unison.

  Wang Yu gave another speech, and the two of them nodded busily in agreement. Next, Wang Yu passed on the "Thunderbolt Technique" to Lei Hu, which made him excited like a tiger that had just been released from its cage. The Lei family was not only surnamed Lei, but also possessed the power of thunder within their bodies, and were descendants of the Thunder Clan. Their ancestors had produced several Thunderbolt Mages and Holy Mages who were once brilliant talents, but the family had gradually declined over the past thousand years.

  "I won't say anything more, you two try your best. If necessary, use the Blood Oath to convey information to me."

  "Yes, young master, go ahead and make your way. We will definitely do our best to eliminate any worries for you!"

  "Haha, that's good. I've been staying in the city for a while now, and tomorrow I'll be going to their sect with Yan brother. This trip will take who knows how many days, so if you have any questions, ask quickly. Once I leave, there won't be another chance." Wang Yu said with a hint of teasing, thinking to himself: All of this has just begun, difficulties are unavoidable.

  "Uh... young master, it's really a matter of urgency. The business alliance has just been established and we're facing financial difficulties. Can you...?" Piao Tianyi finally managed to squeeze out a sentence after a long while.

  "Is it about the funds? This can be settled, take this golden ticket, this golden ticket can be exchanged for one million taels of gold at Tongtian Money House, which is enough for your turnover?" Wang Yu calmly took out a glittering golden ticket from his storage bracelet, which was exactly what he had won from that gambling session.

  "Really! One million two gold!? Enough, enough!" Pu Tianyi looked at the golden ticket in Wang Yu's hand with an excited face, this one ticket was enough for him to use.

  "Hmm, what about Leihu? Do you need anything?"

  "What's wrong with me? I don't want much, just want to add some decent weapons for my brothers. The ones we're using now are too crappy, not even a few pieces of 9th-grade equipment, all are ungraded goods." Lei Hu said gloomily.

  "Weapons, don't worry about that for now, I'll personally forge a batch of spiritual artifacts for you. For now, I don't have the materials or the ability, but next time I come back, I might bring some back for you." Wang Yu thought for a moment before responding to Lei Hu. In his heart, he was also worried about the problem of weapons, these spiritual artifacts were not easy to deal with, and he only had one Blood Spirit sword in his hand, how could he take that out?

  Alas, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Let's take it one step at a time. If we were to openly collect these fine weapons, we would surely attract the attention of various powers. Even if we were to do so brazenly, where would the funds come from? A single 9th-grade treasure sword or saber costs tens of millions of gold coins. An 8th-grade one can be bought for over 80 million gold coins. A 7th-grade weapon can sell for 200-300 million gold coins. Only a few large families can afford 6th-grade weapons. As for 5th-grade weapons, only the most exceptional masters in the world can wield them. 4th-grade weapons are national treasures. Anything above 3rd-grade has become extinct. (Actually, these are just the divine artifact-level weapons of the cultivation world.)

  "Let's talk about the sword later, if there's nothing else, I'll go rest first." Wang Yu sat in a reclining chair, his right hand constantly rubbing his temples, and his left hand tapping on the tea table.

  "Master, rest, we'll go ahead and withdraw first..."

  ……

  The next morning, Wang Yu found Yan You in a thatched cottage behind the Wolf Tooth Gang and explained his intention. Yan You agreed with pleasure.

  "Brother Wang, no need to be polite, let's get going." Yan Yu was being courteous on the surface, but in his heart he thought: "Hmph, let's see what kind of tricks this kid can play. He has the guts to come to our sect, I don't know what his purpose is, and I must be on guard!"

  "That little brother will obey from now on, please take care of me more in the future, Brother Yan!" Wang Yu cupped his hands and bowed, but in his heart, he was also thinking that this Yan guy wasn't a good thing, and when he had time, he would get rid of him.

  All that could be heard was "Whoa~~~!" A black horse leapt out from the backyard and walked in. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be "Black Armor". Wang Yu gently pulled on the reins, pulling "Black Armor" before Yan's eyes. "Brother Yan, do you have a mount? If not, then Brother Yan can ride my Black Armor."

  "Heh heh, brother naturally has a mount, let's go now." Yan Yu's gaze turned cold as he stepped into the backyard and led out a batch of golden horses with boundless strength. These were none other than the Huang Long Ma, whose power was unmatched, and their endurance was also extremely high, able to run continuously for three days and nights without getting tired.

  "Brother, you're really good at this! The BMW is hidden so tightly, I don't know how it'll run!" Wang Yu kept praising, while constantly floating back and forth between the Yellow Dragon Horse and the Black Armor.

  The sudden black armor suddenly let out a long cry...