Forty percent reduction and forty percent amplification was a huge difference. The murderous aura condensed into a sword that roared like a dragon. It carried a terrifying power that could erode one's mind and destroy everything in its path without mercy.
"Stop!" The Second Heaven Saint Realm Heavenly Wolf Sect cultivator couldn't dodge. All he could do was shout, but he was powerless to stop it.
The sword pierced through the air and pierced through his heart. The terrifying power directly destroyed his heart and blasted a hole in his chest.
Circulating his Secret Art, the murderous aura was absorbed by Chen Zong like water. As the Burning Fiend Asura Art refined the murderous aura, Chen Zong's cultivation increased slightly.
The feeling of increasing one's cultivation by killing was indeed wonderful. Fortunately, Chen Zong's will was very strong, so he could control it. Otherwise, if he was dominated by this feeling, he would inevitably turn into a demon and become bloodthirsty. In the end, he would only be filled with killing intent and no longer have any sense of reason.
If that happened, he would definitely be targeted by powerful masters and killed.
"I hope the Liu Family can make it in time," Chen Xiu muttered to himself. Chen Xiu thought to himself. After sweeping up the Heavenly Wolf Sect's Storage Rings, he quickly flew back to Chen Zong's body. After entering Chen Zong's body, he sat down cross-legged in Chen Zong's Knowledge Sea and began to cultivate.
It had to be said that the news of the Liu Family's Second Elder's son spread quickly, and the Liu Family's response was even faster. They immediately sent a group of Saint Realm masters to the Profound Steel Mine, arriving earlier than the Heavenly Wolf Sect.
In addition, they also sent out masters to negotiate with the Heavenly Wolf Sect's higher-ups about the Profound Steel Mine.
The Heavenly Wolf Sect's response was naturally stunned.
Their operation was supposed to be very secretive, but they did not expect an unforeseen event to occur. The Liu family even came to negotiate with them, and they even brought along the cultivators from the Xingyun Mansion. This caused the Heavenly Wolf Sect to be somewhat wary of them, and they could only start to argue.
All of this had nothing to do with Chen Zong. As promised, Chen Zong arrived at the Liu Family's mansion in Floating Cloud City.
The son of the Second Elder of the Liu Family was called Liu Chenghuan. He was relatively young and his cultivation was at the middle level of the Half-saint realm. He was a genius and much more powerful than ordinary middle level Half-saints. He could be regarded as a marquis-level genius since he could fight with ordinary high level Half-saints without being defeated.
As a marquis-level genius and the son of the Second Elder, Liu Chenghuan had quite a bit of status in the Liu Family due to his extraordinary attainments in the art of refining.
"Little friend, I have to thank you this time. Otherwise, my Liu clan would have suffered a great loss and would not have been able to seek justice." The second elder's eyes flickered with wisdom as he looked at Chen Zong. He spoke gently.
"It's within my power," Chen Zong said modestly.
"Father, I promised Brother Chen that if he were to help, he would be allowed to enter our family's Saint Artifact Pavilion to choose a Saint Artifact." Liu Chenghuan said seriously, "If the family cannot make an exception, I will give my chance to Brother Chen."
"Although our family's Saint Artifact Pavilion is very important and has never been open to outsiders, young friend, you have solved a big problem for the Liu Clan and prevented us from suffering any losses. Your contribution is great, so we can make an exception. However, you can only enter the first floor." The Second Elder smiled and said, "Young friend, let Chenghuan take you to the Saint Artifact Pavilion. What kind of Saint Artifact you can choose will depend on your own ability."
"Thank you." Chen Zong cupped his hands.
Before he came, Liu Chenghuan had already told him about the Saint Artifact Pavilion.
The Saint Artifact Pavilion was a very important place for the Liu Clan. The Liu Clan could be considered an aristocratic family that focused on refining artifacts. The Saint Artifact Pavilion stored the more excellent Saint Artifacts that the Liu Clan had refined over the years. Some of them were not refined by the Liu Clan. Instead, experts of the Liu Clan had obtained them from the outside world and found them to be good.
As an important place for the Liu Clan, the Saint Artifact Pavilion had never been open to the public. Only the members of the Liu Clan had the qualifications to enter and choose a Saint Artifact. Moreover, not every member of the Liu Clan had the qualifications to enter. They had to have a high enough status. There were also restrictions. They even had to make a certain contribution to the Liu Clan to obtain the opportunity.
From this, it could be seen how rare it was for Chen Zong to obtain an opportunity to enter the Saint Artifact Pavilion to choose a Saint Artifact.
According to Liu Chenghuan, the Saint Artifact Pavilion was divided into three floors.
The first floor stored low-grade Saint Artifacts. The highest grade was a third-grade Saint Artifact.
The second floor stored mid-grade Saint Artifacts. The highest grade was a sixth-grade Saint Artifact.
The third floor stored high-grade Saint Artifacts. The highest grade was a ninth-grade Saint Artifact.
Saint Artifacts were third-grade ninth-grade Saint Artifacts.
Of course, according to Liu Chenghuan, there were exceptions. There had been people who had found mid-grade Saint Artifacts on the first floor. Of course, such cases were relatively rare. Most of them had been brought back from the outside world. Due to certain restrictions, the Liu Clan had made the wrong judgment and placed them on the first floor instead of the second.
It would be great if he could obtain a high-grade Saint Artifact. Even if he couldn't, a low-grade Saint Artifact would be fine.
If he had a Saint Artifact in hand, Asura's doppelganger Chen Xiu's strength would be even greater.
Under Liu Chenghuan's guidance, Chen Zong walked through the huge Liu Clan Mansion. He was surprised by the size of the Liu Clan Mansion. No wonder they were one of the four major forces of the Cloud Moving Mansion.
The Saint Artifact Pavilion was located in the center of the Liu Clan Mansion. Along the way, Chen Zong could feel the guards hidden in the dark. If an outsider were to trespass, they would be captured and even killed on the spot.
Soon, Chen Zong followed Liu Chenghuan to the entrance of the Saint Artifact Pavilion.
"Liu Chenghuan, you actually brought an outsider to our Liu Clan's Saint Artifact Pavilion. What is the meaning of this?" Suddenly, a cold voice sounded. It was filled with an interrogative tone.
Chen Zong also felt a sharp gaze fall on him. It was scrutinizing and sharp, as if it wanted to see through him.
Liu Chenghuan frowned, turned around, and said in a deep voice, "Liu Chengde, Brother Chen has done a great favor for our Liu Clan. It is only right for us to make an exception for him to enter the Saint Artifact Pavilion."
"Great favor? What a joke. What ability does he have to do such a great favor for our Liu Clan?" Liu Chengde's eyes were arrogant and his face was cold. His gaze on Chen Zong became sharper, as if he wanted to see through everything about Chen Zong.
However, under his gaze, Chen Zong's expression was incomparably calm. It was as deep as the ocean.
"Liu Chengde, you are just an ignorant person." Liu Chenghuan sneered and retorted, "If you have an opinion, go find the Patriarch."
Since Liu Chenghuan dared to say this, he naturally had confidence.
The Second Elder had personally promised Chen Zong that he could enter the first floor of the Saint Artifact Pavilion.
In the Liu Clan, the Great Elder and the Second Elder had great power. They were not much inferior to the Patriarch. Once a decision was made, the Patriarch would not oppose it as long as it did not harm the Liu Clan's interests.
"You …" Liu Chengde was immediately enraged by Liu Chenghuan's retort, but he was also speechless.
When it came to the Patriarch, it was not something he could interfere with.
Liu Chenghuan no longer paid attention to Liu Chengde. He turned to Chen Zong and said apologetically, "Brother Chen, I've made a fool of myself."
However, Chen Zong did not take it to heart and smiled.
There were conflicts everywhere. There was no such thing as absolute right or wrong.
Liu Chengde was targeting him because he had a conflict with Liu Chenghuan. That was all.
Ignoring Liu Chengde, Chen Zong stepped toward the Saint Artifact Pavilion.
As for the Saint Artifact Pavilion, it appeared to be unguarded. However, that was not the case. Everything was under the supervision of the Liu Clan.
When entering the Saint Artifact Pavilion, one needed to be verified first. Fortunately, Liu Chenghuan had already obtained a temporary pass. Chen Zong could use this pass to enter.
The first floor of the Saint Artifact Pavilion only had two hours.
This was the Liu Clan's rule. Chen Zong did not want to violate it.
Two hours did not seem long, but it should be enough to choose a Saint Artifact.
Stepping into the Saint Artifact Pavilion, Chen Zong looked around curiously. He quickly sized up his surroundings.
It looked very ordinary. There were shelves on all sides. There were many weapons and armors on the shelves.
In terms of weapons, there were sabers, spears, swords, staffs, axes, and more. There were more and less of each type. In terms of armors, there were also heavy armors, light armors, half-body armors, arm armors, leg armors, and so on.
After Chen Zong's gaze swept over, it fell on the Saint Swords. Each Saint Rank sword was neatly placed on a deep and simple shelf. The swords were in their scabbards. Next to the sword shelf was a wooden plaque. The name of the sword, the materials used to forge it, and the characteristics of the sword were written on the wooden plaque. It was easy to understand at a glance.
Chen Zong also found that a few of the swords' descriptions were very vague. He guessed that they were not forged by the Liu Clan. Instead, they came from the outside world. They were very strange. It was difficult to distinguish them. Plus, their grades were not high, so there was no need to distinguish them carefully.
"If I want a sword for Chen Xiu to use, it would naturally have something to do with evil spirits." Chen Zong's eyes carefully swept over each sword as he thought to himself.
However, although these swords had names, there was no indication of their grades. Therefore, it was impossible to tell the grade of the sword just from its appearance and name.
Grade One Saint Artifact?
Grade Two Saint Artifact?
Grade Three Saint Artifact?
None of them were clear. It was also very difficult to sense them through their auras because they were all covered by a layer of energy. They were very weak and difficult to determine.
Therefore, it was not easy to choose a sword that was of a high grade and satisfactory among hundreds of Saint Rank swords.
Chen Zong felt rather dazzled.
It should be known that the Saint Artifacts collected in the Liu Clan's Saint Artifact Pavilion were slowly accumulated over many years. They were not comparable to ordinary Saint Artifacts.
Even if it was just a Grade One Saint Artifact, it was still a top-notch Grade One Saint Artifact. It was much stronger than an ordinary Grade One Saint Artifact. It was like comparing an ordinary First Heaven Saint Rudiment Stage to a genius First Heaven Saint Rudiment Stage.
Thinking of Liu Chenghuan's words, Chen Zong focused on the swords that were not forged by the Liu Clan. After all, he knew the swords forged by the Liu Clan very well. Only the Saint Artifacts brought back from the outside world had the problem of not being able to see through them.
However, there were very few Saint Artifacts that he could not see through. After all, the Liu Clan was an aristocratic family of weapon refiners. They had high attainments in weapon refinement.
Chen Zong wanted to try his luck. However, he only had two hours, so he could not waste it.
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