Chapter 37: Qing Yi's Thoughts, Eighteen Iron Banners

  Back at the manor, Wang Guang didn't hide what had just happened and directly passed on the information to the Luo family according to the secret method left by that middle-aged man. As for the unlucky ones who died in the manor, they were all thrown out and buried in a pit dug by the remaining miscellaneous servants.

  Such trivial matters didn't require Wang Guang's attention, after setting up the restrictive spell to protect his safety, he sat cross-legged on the bed and began to transport the law gate, gradually recovering the consumed law power.

  Although he had killed that Qi Refining cultivator, it seemed that the power of the treasure he was currently refining was really too low. Killing a Qi Refining cultivator who didn't have any defensive treasures had actually used up all his tricks. If the opponent had defensive treasures, not to mention whether or not he could kill him, it would be good if he himself wasn't killed.

  After recovering from the exhaustion of his spiritual power, Wang Guang sat on the bed and fell into deep thought. "Although I have a few tricks up my sleeve, they're not very powerful. The improvement of one's cultivation relies on the passage of time; there's no shortcut. That divine ability also has little chance of being upgraded here. If I want to increase my own power, I can only focus on refining treasures."

  As he thought, he suddenly had an idea.

  With the idea of enhancing the power of the law treasure, his mind also turned. He was too lazy to stay in this manor, and directly threw out the Hundred Miles Flowing Light to return to the Imperial Capital's Worship Pavilion.

  He returned to the Supply Pavilion, but he didn't go to communicate with other suppliers. Instead, he buried his head in the Scripture Pavilion of the Supply Pavilion. In this Scripture Pavilion, he seriously studied the map of the Tianyu Dynasty for a while, deducing and judging with the help of knowledge, and actually determined several good places in just three or five days.

  It so happened that on this day, after leaving the Scripture Pavilion and planning to return to the manor provided by the Luo family to rest for a while, the middle-aged green-robed man from the Luo family appeared in front of him.

  "Vast Heaven Lord! What's the matter?" Seeing the other party block his way with an excited face, Wang Guang shook off the dust and asked loudly.

  "The Daozhang is indeed a good method, the family has let me deliver 10,000 copper ingots to Daozhang, and now they have been delivered to the manor for Daozhang's use." The middle-aged man in green clothes smiled and bowed with his fists. Although he tried to suppress the joy in his heart, the rapid heartbeat couldn't be hidden from Wang Guang's ears, a cultivator who practiced internal energy.

  "Isn't it because I killed that Qi Practitioner?" Wang Guang tilted his head and glanced at the other party: "There's no need for you to give me compensation, this was originally my own matter, so it's better if you take back those copper ingots."

  "Daozhang, how can this be good? That Qi practitioner has been against our Luo family for over 30 years, relying on his exquisite flying sword skills to kill many Qi practitioners supported by our family. Today, you killed him, regardless of whether it was for personal reasons or other reasons, it is equivalent to preserving the power of our family. Therefore, our family hopes that you can accept this copper ingot. Otherwise, how dare we trouble Daozhang in the future?" The middle-aged man in green clothes shook his head repeatedly and bowed, showing great concern that Wang Guang would not accept the 10,000 copper ingots.

  "Haha! I don't covet your family's possessions either. How about this, leave 5,000 pieces of copper ingots behind, and take the rest away or store them temporarily. We can settle it later according to our agreement." Wang Guang shook his head in refusal. Although he was currently lacking in copper ingots to enhance his family's magical artifact, he also knew that there were some things one could ask for, and some things one couldn't.

  To know that when cooperating with others, there is no gain without effort. If you demand benefits arbitrarily, it may become increasingly difficult to cooperate in the future.

  "You just follow my instructions and do it." Wang Guang saw that the middle-aged man in green clothes still wanted to persuade him, his face suddenly sank, somewhat unpleasantly saying: "I lack something, I'd rather rely on my own abilities to seize it than ask for a partner's things at will. You quickly handle it, just take out my share separately, and you don't need to move the others."

  The young man in green saw Wang Guang's evil face and trembled with fear, not daring to say another word, fearing that he would be killed by the person in front of him. Therefore, he nodded repeatedly in agreement, but never mentioned the matter of the ten thousand copper ingots again.

  Seeing the other party obeying his orders, Wang Guang was instantly satisfied. His mind turned and he thought of another thing.

  "How many more enemies does your family have? Tell me in detail, and I'll study it to see if I can help you get rid of them. By then, it won't be too late for you to provide for my needs."

  This remark immediately delighted the middle-aged man in green clothes. To know that none of the family's supported deities had ever said such a thing before. Not to mention what Wang Guang was thinking, just this attitude alone would make the family even more dependent on him.

  "If the Dao Master is willing, then let's follow the rules left by our ancestors." The middle-aged man in green clothes licked his lips and said in a low voice: "Kill an enemy family's Qi-refining cultivator, and we can get gold, silver, jewels, copper, iron ore, and rare medicinal materials. As long as the Dao Master asks for it, our family will do its best to collect them."

  "Haha! That's perfect. " Wang Guang thought for a moment and said loudly, "You give me a few targets, let's see if I have the ability to kill them."

  Where would this young man in green clothes push? Hurriedly said more than a dozen names. "As long as the cultivator in front of him can kill any cultivator of the opposing family, the interests of that family will be greater. And even if he loses this cultivator, for the family that has not yet entrusted him with important tasks, there is no loss at all." The middle-aged man's mind had already turned and calculated.

  Wang Guang knew what the other party was thinking in his heart. This guy just followed the original task of the Rift Land people, proceeding step by step. His purpose was to assist a family or a powerful force, and thus gain more benefits from the other party, using this to collect countless materials for the Rift Land people.

  Of course, he also has his own calculations, but for now, he hasn't repaid the kindness of the people from Lidi, so it's not good to openly seek benefits for himself.

  He briefly explained some things to the middle-aged man in green clothes, then went to the offering pavilion to explain the situation, and suddenly he flew out of Baoliu Guang and wrapped his body around a mountain range thousands of miles away.

  All the way, there was no conversation. Occasionally, one or two practitioners of internal alchemy would pass by in mid-air, and they wouldn't even greet each other, let alone ask for directions. Anyway, Tian Wang Guang arrived at the designated mountain range.

  All that can be seen is this mountain range stretching for hundreds of miles, with the highest points reaching over 10,000 meters and the lower areas also having 3 to 5 thousand meters. A small city was built next to this mountain range, not far from a small swamp of unknown origin.

  The falling treasure landed on the highest peak of a mountain. The cold wind was biting, and it was unknown how many years this mountain had stood, what wonders were inside, and a thick layer of frost had formed on top. A dark thunderbolt struck, only blasting a white mark in the frost.

  "What a wonderful place, this world of practitioners is really amazing. On other mountains that are thousands of feet high, there's no snow and no ice. I never thought I'd see one here." He swung his duster and slammed it heavily onto the ice beneath his feet, only to hear a loud cracking sound, but not a single flake of ice fell off.

  The strange peaks made Wang Guang have other plans in his heart. He didn't act according to the plan here, but instead used the treasure light to wrap himself and wandered around several high peaks, where he also found the phenomenon of cold ice condensation.

  However, this guy carefully studied the mountain trend and even selected a peak. He was stunned by using thunder to blast out a hole hundreds of meters deep in the waist of the mountain, wanting to understand the strange mountains, but unexpectedly there were no other discoveries.

  "Boundless Heavenly Venerable!" After a series of setbacks for three to five days, he finally returned to the highest mountain peak with a disheveled appearance. He temporarily gave up researching the strange phenomena of the mountains and began to think about his own magical treasure.

  Squatting on the thick ice, he felt a thread of cold air spreading from his feet to his body. Wang Guang was overjoyed. "This place is also a good place, when you're out, even with crystal stones, you can't buy half a strand of purple energy to enhance your magical powers. But with this icy aura, I can use secret methods to temper my own magical powers. The only question is whether the icy aura here is thick enough, otherwise, if I'm not careful, I'll absorb all the icy aura and who knows how much magical power I'll be able to purify? Not to mention that in the future, our sect's base will need to spend time searching for a new location. That would be troublesome."

  After thinking for a while, Wang Guang still didn't have many leads, but he wasn't too entangled either. He simply took out the copper pellets from his treasure bag to prepare for tempering.

  Eighteen superior iron-made large flags were then taken out by him and thrown to the ground, each of these eighteen large flags being more than one zhang high. The flagpoles were as thick as a bowl mouth, while the flag itself was woven from superior cotton threads by skilled craftsmen. This single large flag alone weighed over three hundred catties.

  He grabbed a large flag and stabbed it fiercely towards the ground, hoping to insert the flag into it. Unfortunately, he used all his strength, but still couldn't get the flag in.

  In a fit of rage, he jumped up and grabbed the copper pellet, slamming it fiercely onto the ground. With a loud crash, the copper pellet hit the icy surface, creating a shallow pit over half a foot deep. Seeing that the magic treasure was effective, he suddenly gained strength, grabbing the copper pellet as if it were a stone, pounding it dozens of times with a series of loud crashes, finally excavating a deep pit large enough to hold the iron flag.

  "Boundless Heaven Venerable! This is really solid." He casually grabbed an iron flag and inserted it on top, grumbled a bit, then continued his work from earlier.

  Later on, in order to increase efficiency, he actually used the Golden Claw divine ability, and after combining the two, it took almost half an hour to insert the eighteen iron flags into the ground at a certain position.

  Eighteen iron flags flapped in the wind, and although the cold wind was biting, it did not freeze the flag surface. The iron flags crackled and popped, and with the howling of the cold wind, it sounded truly strange and eerie.