"Teacher!" Luo Qiqi walked up and clasped her fist.
She was unaware that the other party had completed the acknowledgement of a Celestial Master Teacher while she was in a trance. All she knew was that her comprehension of pill forging and smithing had undergone a qualitative leap.
In the past, she could only be considered as talented in smithing, but this time, she was confident that she would be able to defeat even those famous geniuses in the Blacksmith School!
"Not bad!"
Seeing the glow in her eyes, Zhang Xuan could tell that she must have benefited greatly from it. Thus, he nodded in satisfaction.
No matter what, she was his student. As her teacher, it was his honor to see his student improve.
"Teacher, thank you for your guidance!"
Luo Qiqi kneeled on the floor and bowed deeply in gratitude.
Hu!
Just as Zhang Xuan was about to help her up, the Library of Heaven's Path suddenly jolted, and a golden book appeared.
The Book of Heaven's Path!
He had wanted to obtain it previously, but he had failed to do so. Who could have thought that it would appear before him now?
"This is great!"
With this, he would be able to smash the puppet master into meat paste with just a single book. He didn't have to worry about that anymore.
"It seems like only the gratitude of imparting my knowledge can grant me this golden page!" Zhang Xuan nodded.
He had previously held back the puppet master to allow her to escape, and he owed her a huge debt of gratitude. Yet, he was able to obtain it now. It was clear that the other party was grateful to him for imparting his knowledge to her.
It seemed like the Book of Heaven's Path could only be granted as a teacher through imparting his knowledge.
"Get up. Since you have already forged a weapon surpassing Spirit high-tier, let's see if you can obtain Wu Yangzi's heritage and find a way out!"
With the Book of Heaven's Path in hand, Zhang Xuan's mood improved greatly. He helped the young lady up, flicked his wrist, and placed the Glacier Rain Sword on the forging table before the Crimson Blaze Cauldron.
Jiyaya!
Seemingly having verified that the quality of the sword had reached the required standard, the stone table shook, and the whirring of gears sounded once more.
"Congratulations on forging a weapon surpassing Spirit high-tier. You are now qualified to be my student. I will impart my life's work to you now!"
Hu!
As he spoke, the ground before him shook, and a stone table slowly appeared.
To think that there would be a mechanism beneath the ground!
"There are three items on the stone table. Firstly, the summary of my smithing experience, as well as the explanation of my unique Zither Forging Technique. Secondly, my body refining technique, the Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body. Thirdly, my experience here and the exit! "
"Even though I'm trapped here and unable to leave, I don't feel any resentment. Instead, I spend my days forging weapons as my companion. I'm so happy that I forget my worries … Unfortunately, my lifespan is limited. I wholeheartedly want to forge a Saint Artifact, but I can't.
"I hope that the descendant who inherits my inheritance can fulfill my wish and use the [Zither Refining Technique] to refine a divine weapon, so as to comfort my soul in heaven. In this way … even if I die, I can die in peace!"
"If you're willing, swear an oath and I'll pass on a piece of information I know to you. This information involves a treasure left behind from ancient times. After obtaining it, it won't be difficult for you to hide your body and break through to the Saint Realm! "
The voice continued.
"Hidden Embryo Breakthrough?"
Zhang Xuan and Luo Qiqi exchanged glances, and their breathing hastened.
Transcendent Mortal 9-dan, Chrysalis realm, also known as the Embryonic Embryo realm, Embryonic Sanctuary realm, or Golden Core realm.
What it meant was to accumulate one's cultivation and condense an Origin Core (Golden Core) within one's body. Once one succeeded, one would be able to break through one's bottleneck and become a Saint.
Hidden Embryo Breakthrough was the greatest bottleneck in the Spirit realm. Countless cultivators had been stuck at this bottleneck for their entire lives.
Take Emperor Ye Wentian and Pavilion Master Wei Jiang for example. They had been at Transcendent Mortal 8-dan for a very long time, but they were still stuck at Transcendent Mortal pinnacle, unable to make a breakthrough.
If there was something that could allow one to achieve a breakthrough to the Saint Realm, the value of this treasure would be terrifying.
"I agree!"
Luo Qiqi glanced at Zhang Shi, and after receiving his approval, she walked up to the praying mat to acknowledge him as her teacher and inherit his legacy.
Zhang Xuan was only her apothecary teacher. Even though he had imparted his knowledge of smithing to her, he didn't take her in as his disciple. Thus, it wasn't against the rules for her to acknowledge someone else as her teacher.
Not to mention, this matter involved the so-called treasure and inheritance.
After swearing the oath, the voice in the mechanism continued.
"Since you've made the oath, I won't hide it from you anymore. Before I was captured, I left the secret of this treasure beneath my old residence, where the Three Stars of the Earth Dragon are. You just have to set up a formation according to the Three Stars and place down three formation flags, and the item will jump out!"
The voice slowly came to an end.
"Three Stars of the Earth Dragon? Old residence? "
Zhang Xuan and Luo Qiqi were taken aback, and they nearly fainted on the spot.
Are you messing with me?
You have already been dead for two thousand years, who knows where your old residence is? What in the world is a Three Stars of the Earth Dragon?
Knowing that this was a message left behind by the mechanism, even if they were to question it, they wouldn't be able to get anything out of it.
The other party said that there was a treasure, but he didn't say anything about it at all.
"Since Elder Wu Yangzi was captured, he wouldn't dare to leave the treasure behind. Even more so, he wouldn't know who would obtain his inheritance after his death. Thus, it's normal for the message to be vague!"
Even though Zhang Xuan was perplexed, he could understand the other party's intentions.
Since he was captured, it was impossible for him to escape. Thus, if he were to bring the secret of the treasure with him, it would be impossible for him to keep it with him!
"Just that … where is his old residence?"
Zhang Xuan couldn't help but ask.
"I'm not too sure, but … Wu Yangzi laoshi lived in the capital of Hongyuan, the city where the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy is located." Luo Qiqi pondered for a moment before saying, "If it comes down to it, we can look into it once we return to the academy. It's only two thousand years, we should be able to find some clues!"
"Un!"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
Two thousand years might be a long period of time for a small kingdom like Tianxuan Kingdom, but for a massive empire like Hongyuan, the changes weren't as obvious.
Considering the lifespan of Hongyuan Empire's Saint realm experts, two thousand years was only two or three generations away. If they really wanted to find it, it should still be possible.
"Let's take a look at his heritage!"
Now that they knew where the treasure was, they wouldn't have to worry about finding it. Thus, Zhang Xuan gestured for Luo Qiqi to take a look.
Only then did Luo Qiqi nod and walk toward the stone pedestal.
There were three items that Wu Yangzi had left behind for his successor. Ignoring the first two, Zhang Xuan picked up the third one.
Naturally, the most important thing was how they were going to leave.
"Teacher!"
Luo Qiqi passed the book over.
"Un!" Zhang Xuan took the book, and after flipping through it, a bizarre expression appeared on his face.
"What's wrong, teacher? Is there no way out of here? "
Luo Qiqi asked nervously upon seeing Zhang Xuan's expression.
It would be terrible if they couldn't leave.
"There's a way out, but I saw something interesting. This Elder Wu Yangzi seems to be different from what I imagined him to be …"
Zhang Xuan replied with a smile.
"Different?" Luo Qiqi was perplexed.
"Take a look for yourself!"
Zhang Xuan passed the book over to Luo Qiqi.
Taking the book, the young lady lowered her head to take a look, and a bizarre expression appeared on her face.
Knowing that Luo Qiqi would react in such a manner, Zhang Xuan chuckled softly.
Wu Yangzi had actually been captured by the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe.
In other words, this underground chamber was the nest of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe!
Back then, the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe had ruled over mankind, and it was a glorious era. But now, they could only live in this underground chamber. Naturally, they felt that the outside world was their home.
As such, the words' Yearning Abode Lodge 'on the first stone tablet didn't refer to Wu Yangzi but the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe.
It was also for this reason that the three words carried a unique murderous aura.
This underground chamber was built by the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe to hide from the pursuit of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe. Dozens of their tribesmen were hidden within, and the construction was extremely meticulous. Even if many people were to live in it, it wouldn't be stifling at all.
As for why they wanted to capture Wu Yangzi, the reason was simple. The Otherworldly Demonic Tribe had been hiding from Mingshi Tang for several dozen millenniums, and due to their small population, they had begun marrying with each other. As a result, their fertility rate had gradually fallen, and their population was slowly dwindling.
Knowing that Wu Yangzi was skilled in smithing and mechanisms, they captured him to temper his body in hopes of extending his lifespan.
It was a good idea, but … it was extremely difficult to extend one's lifespan through tempering one's body!
Putting aside Wu Yangzi, who was only a 6-star blacksmith, even an 8-star or Nine Star blacksmith would be incapable of such a feat!
Otherwise, this news would surely spread far and wide across the Master Teacher Continent, and countless people would flock to him.
If there was a chance of survival … no one would want to die!
After Wu Yangzi was captured, he was locked up in this stone chamber. Even though it looked spacious, it was actually a cage. The only way to escape was through the narrow stone door. As long as there was someone guarding the door, it would be impossible for him to escape.
It could be said that Wu Yangzi had lost his freedom. Even if he had a smithing partner to accompany him, he would still find it boring. Thus, 'Forget Worries' was incomprehensible.
However, after learning of what happened later on, it was clear why that fellow gave it such a name.
The Otherworldly Demonic Tribe captured Wu Yangzi in order to have him temper his body so as to extend his lifespan. Yet … that fellow sure was vicious. He used all kinds of means to temper his body, making it even more resilient and invulnerable …
However … he had also lost his own consciousness, turning them into puppets that only knew how to carry out his orders.
In other words … the puppet outside was one of the Otherworldly Demons who had captured Wu Yangzi, and it ended up being forged into this puppet!
Eventually, the other party must have realized that something was amiss. On top of that, Wu Yangzi's lifespan was also nearing its end.
As for the weapons that had been circulating outside previously, he was the one who had secretly released them. He had thought that someone would be able to discover them and rescue him, but who could have thought that he would have to wait … for two thousand years!
Two thousand years had passed, and other than those who had been forged into puppets, most of the Otherworldly Demons here had died. This was also the reason why the stone chamber was completely empty when they arrived.
Knowing that his lifespan was nearing its end, Wu Yangzi had left behind his heritage and the like. As for the huge fellow outside, it had been guarding the stone chamber to prevent him from leaving. Even at the brink of death, there was no way to get rid of it.
"This …"
Even now, Luo Qiqi could hardly believe what she had just heard.
Wu Yangzi was known throughout Hongyuan Empire for being an upright and forthright person. Who could have thought that he would actually be so treacherous as well?
To forge all of the Otherworldly Demons who had captured him into puppets … he was truly vicious!
This was no ordinary vicious. This was destroying the foundation of a Otherworldly Demon!
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