Si Zheng saw Qin Feng coming out of the Treasure Pavilion, raised an eyebrow and asked, “Did you find the treasure you wanted?”
Qin Feng shook his head, sighed helplessly.
Cang Feilan, upon hearing this, blinked her blue eyes, seemingly lost in thought.
“No worries. When you have the chance to go to the imperial capital in the future, perhaps you can find the craftsn from the Divine Workshop to create a treasure for you. As long as you can provide them with precious materials and enough money, even high-grade treasures can be made for you,” reassured Si Zheng.
“Really?” Qin Feng widened his eyes. He had always thought that high-grade treasures were natural formations of the heavens and earth, not artificially made.
“Why would I deceive you? Do you still rember the Master Spear Immortal we encountered so days ago?” Si Zheng nodded. Qin Feng also rembered that imposing man who had not been seen in the Demon Slayer Departnt again these days. Could he have left?
“When the Spear Immortal, Sima Kong, had not yet reached the fifth realm of the Spear Intent, he took the teoric iron from the outer realms and the corpses of demonic beasts with power surpassing the Sixth Calamity Cycle, and went to an old man in the Divine Workshop to craft a spear.”
“That old man was extraordinary, with hands that seed to have a magical touch, capable of turning decay into magic. He used the materials brought by the Spear Immortal to forge for more than a month. When the spear was completed, a red light pierced through the sky, and thunder surged. That day marked the birth of the last weapon among the Divine Workshop’s Supre Twelve Weapons—the day when the Heavenly Cloud Piercer ca into the world,” admired Si Zheng.
“The Supre Twelve Weapons?” Qin Feng looked curious.
“The Divine Workshop has forged countless treasures, among them, the twelve weapons stand out—the Supre Twelve Weapons. They are all high-grade treasures, possessing spirituality and astonishing power. When they co into the world, they exhibit extraordinary phenona.”
“Among them is a whip, which, it is said, attracted heavenly thunder upon its birth, taking a full two incense sticks’ ti for the thunderclouds to dissipate. I’ve also heard of a war hamr that, upon its birth, emitted a deafening drumming sound, echoing through the heavens. It only cald down after nine resounding beats,” explained Si Zheng.
Qin Feng imagined the scene and found it extraordinary. “It would be great if I could have such a divine weapon.”
Upon hearing this, Si Zheng patted his shoulder. “Kid, you’re not fully awake yet. How could such divine weapons recognize you as their master?”
“Uh…”
Seemingly making sense, Qin Feng’s face twitched. “Since the craftsmanship of the Divine Workshop is so amazing, why doesn’t Lord Si go and create a treasure for himself?”
“I would have already made it if I had that kind of wealth, do I still need your reminder?” Si Zheng sneered.
Oh, turns out it’s a lack of money.
Although Si Zheng is the chief of the Demon Slayer Departnt in a city, unlike chiefs in different places, the salary is completely different.
Of course, the main thing is that this guy spends most of his money on brothels and alcohol.
“Now that the matter in Qiyuan City is settled, when shall we start heading back?” Cang Feilan asked calmly.
“I can go anyti, it depends on this kid.” Si Zheng glanced at Qin Feng.
“Wait a mont, I’m still waiting for the deed from the governor’s office, and I happen to have left sothing in the tavern, so I’ll go back and get it.”
Qin Feng hurried back to the tavern, not because he actually left sothing behind, but because he was eager to verify the abilities of the Eight Trigrams Jade. Therefore, he wanted to find a secluded place.
As it was the hour of the Snake (around 9-11 AM), not the ti to check out in the morning nor to have lunch, there weren’t many people in the tavern.
The waiter saw Qin Feng again and said in surprise, “Dr. Qin, what’s the matter?”
“I left sothing in the room, is it empty now?”
“It’s empty. We thought you might stay again, so we kept that room for you. Do you need to take you up?”
“No need! I’ll go in by myself. You go about your business.”
Qin Feng hurried upstairs but failed to notice that at the corner of the stairs, near a table in the corner, three figures were sitting.
One was a delicate young man with red lips and white teeth, dressed in white with a black headband.
He carried a large wooden box with exquisite patterns carved on it, vaguely showing the shape of a sword.
The second was a middle-aged man with a lean face, fine beard, black and white scattered hair draped over his shoulders, and a wide gray robe. He wore a black shirt inside, and tightly wound black bandages wrapped around his solid body.
The last one was surprisingly dressed in green, with a black great banner draped over his shoulders—the Spear Immortal Sima Kong!
The three of them were drinking at the table, and strangely, the waiter in the tavern seed to completely ignore them, showing no intention of coming to greet them.
Sima Kong, with closed eyes, respectfully said, “Why has the lord co here?”
The middle-aged man with a lean face raised his wine glass, took a sip, and replied slowly, “Just happened to have so matters to attend to. Heard there was trouble here, so I ca to take a look.”
“How did it turn out?”
“The Dragon Protection Monunt has been restored, but it allowed the enemy to escape. They are formidable, and their plans were well-prepared. If not for the divination of the Imperial Teacher, Qiyuan City would have surely fallen,” said Sima Kong with a deep voice.
“Hmm,” the slender middle-aged man responded without saying much.
At this mont, a white-clad, delicate young man sneered and said disdainfully, “All this talk, and it boils down to insufficient strength. If I were there, not a single one of them would have escaped.”
Ignoring the young man’s provocation, Sima Kong continued, “In recent years, with sinister activities on the rise, demons and ghosts have beco more audacious. Chaos struck Qiyuan City, and two small towns faced invasion. After restoring the Dragon Protection Monunt, I went to investigate, and unfortunately, not a single person survived.”
With a tinge of regret and self-bla in his tone, Sima Kong added, “In such a troubled world, we cannot be everywhere. For the greater good, sacrifices are inevitable.”
The slender middle-aged man took a sip of his wine and exhaled lightly, saying, “In this world, we cannot cover everything. For the sake of justice, sacrifices are unavoidable.”
The young man raised his eyebrows defiantly, “When I eradicate all the monsters and demons within the Great Qian, such incidents won’t happen again. Just watch.”
The slender middle-aged man clinked glasses with the Spear Immortal, paying no attention to the young man.
Getting impatient, the young man declared, “If you keep ignoring , I’ll take offense!”
As the words left his mouth, both the slender middle-aged man and the young man looked up at the second floor. Sima Kong, with closed eyes, seed to sense sothing and showed a slight change in expression.
In the room, Qin Feng infused his Literature Qi into the Eight Trigrams Jade but received no response after waiting for a while.
“What’s going on?”
Frowning, Qin Feng felt he had injected too little Literature Qi and desperately began to activate the Literature Qi within him. It was only when his Literature Qi was nearly depleted that the jade finally reacted.
The Eight Trigrams diagram on the jade emitted a faint golden light, and the yin-yang fish pattern rotated.
In a mont, a radius of about two inches circular array appeared under Qin Feng’s feet.
Upon closer inspection, the array pattern was exactly the sa as the Eight Trigrams diagram on the jade!
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