"Follow ."
The black-armored martial artist was expressionless.
This made Li Qian even more apprehensive.
This was Li Qian’s second ti leaving the tower.
Outside, it was empty, not a single person was around.
He looked around at the countless towers, densely packed, not knowing how many there were....
The black-armored warrior waved his hand, and a platform about two ters long appeared, floating three feet above the ground.
The black-armored warrior jumped right on it.
The platform didn’t move a bit.
"A flying platform?"
Li Qian looked at the platform, which shimred with strange spirit light fluctuations, clearly a spiritual artifact.
So Li Qian also jumped on it.
"Hold on tight."
The black-armored warrior said, and the next mont the flying platform shook suddenly and shot out, the sudden acceleration nearly throwing Li Qian off.
Luckily, Li Qian’s cultivation was not weak, and after a few shakes, he managed to stand firm.
The flying platform flew over the tower district, hundreds and thousands... it was hard to imagine how many refinent returners lived here.
It seed that the refinent returners he saw during the last task were just a small portion.
Moreover, Li Qian also saw black-armored martial artists moving on flying platforms between the towers....
Outside the tower district was a giant wall that sealed the entire area.
The flying platform arrived at a hole in the giant wall and then descended.
This hole seed like a re opening, but inside, the space was quite large, much more spacious than the cultivation room inside the tower.
A red-armored woman stood there.
"Young Lord."
The black-armored warrior quickly saluted the red-armored woman and said respectfully, "I brought the person you wanted."
The red-armored woman nodded and looked at Li Qian.
Li Qian felt this red-armored woman seed familiar; wasn’t she the red-armored woman he encountered at the end of the last task?
"You have great potential."
The red-armored woman said, "If you’re willing to work for , I can cultivate you."
Her voice was sowhat neutral, yet very clear, leaving a deep impression.
"Milady, how is this any different from before?"
Li Qian asked.
Although this red-armored woman was very strong, Li Qian didn’t have much reverence for her.
After all, as a refinent returner, he was immortal in essence.
"The difference is huge."
The red-armored woman smiled slightly, "Before, you were just cannon fodder to be consud, but if you follow , once you reach refinent returner perfection, you can gain an official identity in Lihuo Palace."
"Milady, is this official identity an immortal registry?"
Li Qian asked curiously.
"Immortal registry?"
The red-armored woman froze at first, then giggled, "You really have grand dreams... No one in my Lihuo Palace is qualified to obtain an immortal registry."
Li Qian was utterly amazed.
No one in the entire Lihuo Palace has an immortal registry?
Could it be that this Lihuo Palace is an unregistered organization in this Upper Realm?
"Milady, I heard about the immortal registry in the Upper Realm while I was in the Lower Realm, so I just asked."
Li Qian said.
"Although my Lihuo Palace’s official identity is not an immortal registry, at least within my Lihuo Palace’s territory, it is very effective... Normally, even if you reach refinent returner perfection, it’s very difficult to leave the tower district and gain official status unless you achieve great rits."
The red-armored woman chuckled, "But if you work for , the difficulty will be greatly reduced, because I have the authority to elevate your status."
"Milady, what do I need to give in return?"
Li Qian asked after pondering for a mont.
"Naturally, your loyalty... Of course, before you reach refinent returner perfection, you don’t need to do anything, just keep cultivating. Refining Spirit Pills are supplied without limit, I’ll provide you with a void immortal level swordsmanship, a complete set of lower-grade spirit gold armor embryos, and a third-tier spirit armor refining thod."
The red-armored woman said with a smile.
She didn’t think Li Qian could refuse such terms.
Li Qian was utterly stunned.
These terms... are just too good, aren’t they?
It’s not that he wasn’t prudent; rather, it was that the red-armored woman offered so much.
He was previously wondering how to acquire the spirit armor refining thod, but now the other party not only could provide that but also a complete set of spirit gold armor embryos....
This made Li Qian feel overwheld with favor.
"Milady, I’m just an ordinary refinent returner, what virtue or ability do I possess to make you value so highly?"
Li Qian said emotionally.
"Surviving the devour of the greed beast is enough to prove your potential."
The red-armored woman said calmly, "Moreover, you have comprehended the Sword Dao Rhythm and forged two spirit swords, which is extrely rare among refinent returners."
"From now on, you’ll cultivate here; as long as you don’t leave the confines of this giant wall, you can move freely. But rember, if you encounter martial artists wearing anything other than black or gray armor here, you must not offend them, otherwise, I can’t guarantee your safety."
The red-armored woman advised.
"Rest assured, Young Lord, I will rember."
Li Qian said hastily.
The red-armored woman nodded with satisfaction, then turned and lded into a wall behind her, disappearing from sight.
The black-armored warrior standing beside them said to Li Qian after the red-armored woman left, "These are the items the Young Lord bestowed upon you, all here... Also, whenever you need Refining Spirit Pills, you can find ."
He said and tossed a bag to Li Qian.
"Thank you, Milady."
Li Qian said quickly.
As the black-armored warrior was about to leave, Li Qian asked, "I don’t know how to address Milady?"
"Just call Captain Zhang."
The black-armored warrior said and then left on the flying platform.
So, Li Qian was the only person left in the hole space.
Holding the bag in front of him, he used his spiritual sense to probe inside and found a spatial pocket containing several items.
A complete set of black spirit iron armor embryos.
The so-called armor embryo is already crafted into an armor shape but has not been refined using the spirit armor refining thod... it’s purely an embryo.
But even as an embryo, the amount of spirit iron required is substantial.
"It seems that those black-armored warriors... the black armor they wear must be made from this type of standard spirit armor."
Li Qian thought to himself.
He picked up a jade scroll, and with his spiritual sense, he obtained the information within.
It was a third-tier spirit armor refining technique.
Nad Black Evil Spirit Armor.
It could refine in three spirit patterns, naly Earth Evil Spirit Pattern, Heavenly Evil Spirit Pattern, and Heart Evil Spirit Pattern, which, when activated, could create a three-layered evil aura.
Although this spirit armor refining thod might not be of high grade in Lihuo Palace... for Li Qian at this stage, it was still very rare.
He then picked up the second jade scroll, and surprisingly, it contained a void immortal level swordsmanship.
This void immortal level is above the refinent returner perfection realm.
Which ans, this swordsmanship could be used even at the void immortal level.
"This swordsmanship, does it correspond to the sixth sword of my Divine Firmant Nine Swords?"
Li Qian wondered to himself.
So far, he had practiced up to the sixth sword of the Divine Firmant Nine Swords.
As for the seventh sword, he had yet to cultivate it, as it was beyond his current level.
He even suspected... just the sixth sword might be a void immortal level swordsmanship move.
In fact, the Dao Rhythm... might only be trainable to the void immortal level.
After all, soone who can comprehend Dao Rhythm at the returning void longevity realm is extrely rare.
Li Qian himself also comprehended the Sword Dao Rhythm while in an enlightennt state.
Nonetheless, Li Qian was eager to refine this void immortal level swordsmanship.
One cannot have too many skills.
Next, he picked up a token.
One side bore the emblem of Lihuo Palace, and the other side had a character carved into it, "Qi" (齐).
Could it be the red-armored woman’s surna?
Li Qian put the token away.
Then he picked up another storage bag, identical to the one the black-armored warrior used to leave.
It seems this is also standard issue.
For martial artists who lack the ability to fly, this flying platform is a great convenience.
What a nice thing it is.
For a refinent returner like him, unable to fly in the Upper Realm can be really inconvenient and uncomfortable.
"I’ll refine the Black Evil Spirit Armor first."
Li Qian thought to himself.
It seems that this set is rather minimal.
The armor on that red-armored woman... looked more complex, presumably with dozens of spirit armor components.
It’s no wonder that no one even in a transcendent force like the Eternal Royal Family in the Lower Realm possesses the thod to refine spirit armor.
No matter how talented, one cannot hope to refine this set of spirit armor successfully.
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