Chapter Seventy-Two: The Arms Race
Shi Xuan and Lin Zixu and their party were seriously injured due to participating in the battle, and they chose to return to Tianhua Sect to recuperate first, and the reinforcements sent by Tianhua Sect took over and sent spirit saltpeter to the four empires.
On the way back, Shi Xuan found a chance to meet Jiang Yuheng alone. Before, Jiang Yuheng was in extremely bad health, and Shi Xuan didn't have a chance to talk to him alone.
"You want to talk to him alone, why? what's the fear we'll know?" Dai Mengli asked.
"Senior sister, I'm sorry, I don't have the right to tell anyone about this matter without my senior brother's consent, please forgive me," Shi Xuan said.
"Shi Xuan, you just say it in front of a few senior brothers, I don't blame you, even if I agree, I can trust everyone to be senior brothers," Jiang Yuheng said.
"Okay, since Senior Brother has opened his mouth, I have no reason to refuse, you can look at one thing first", Shi Xuan handed a letter and a spiritual technique to Jiang Yuheng.
"This—This is?" Jiang Yuheng looked at Shi Xuan in surprise.
"That's right, it's what you think, this is the letter left by Jiang Bingqian, the former monarch of the Danyang Empire, this is the last letter he left to the former crown prince Jiang Yuheng when he was dying, and the family tradition Tianlong Botian Decision", Shi Xuan said.
Jiang Yuheng finished reading his father's letter completely, and immediately burst into tears, as the former crown prince, he has not been able to see his father for the last time.
"Where did you get these things?"
"In a cave in Wuyun Mountain, more than two hundred miles west of Danyang City, I was exploring in the cave with a friend of Danyang City, Chen Kaijia, and accidentally discovered Jiang Bingqian, the emperor of the Danyang Empire twenty years ago, he has been dead for more than twenty years, these are all things left by him, Chen Kaijia and I have been secretly looking for you, until I learned from you that you are the prince of the former dynasty, I didn't know that you have always been by our side", Shi Xuan said.
Jiang Yuheng opened his shirt, and a special mark appeared on his chest, although he had changed it before, it was almost the same as the pattern on the letter, and he took out a dragon talisman from his arms, which completely confirmed his identity.
"Today's letter and Tianlong Bo Tianduel have returned to Senior Brother safely, and the task of me and Chen Kaijia has been completed," Shi Xuan said.
"What about my father's remains?" asked the elder brother.
"Chen Kaijia and I buried him in the cave, there was no inscription, his other belongings and weapons were all buried, if you have the opportunity in the future, I will accompany you to pay respects," Shi Xuan said.
"There is a brother Lao".
"The two of us have received your father's favor, so naturally we will fulfill his wishes," Shi Xuan said.
Jiang Yuheng carefully put away the letter and spiritual skills, this was the last thing her father left her, and Dai Mengli looked at him quietly from the side.
Shi Xuan and his party returned to Tianhua Sect, looking at the long-lost Tianhua Sect, several people saw an inexplicable sense of affection, as if they wanted to go home.
The one who felt the most was Jiang Yuheng, it was a blessing that he was able to get out of danger this time, and he set foot on Tianhua Sect again, and many of the past events came to mind one by one, which carried his childhood and growth, and every grass and tree here was so familiar.
Dai Mengli looked at Jiang Yuheng and said, "Welcome senior brother home", Dai Mengli's face was full of warm smiles, warming this harsh winter.
At this moment, many disciples of Tianhua Sect spontaneously went to the mountain gate to greet the returning people, and the return of the senior brother alarmed countless disciples and elders, even if more than a year passed, no one forgot him.
Jiang Yuheng walked on the familiar road of Tianhua Sect, watching his former senior brothers beckoning to him, he also responded with a smile on his face, even if his face was pale and his limbs were weak at the moment.
On the square of Tianhua Sect, a somewhat old figure stopped there, he had heard the news of Jiang Yuheng's return alive early, and now he was anxiously looking at the road in the distance.
The group came to Tianhuafeng Square surrounded by many disciples, and Dai Tiande, the head of the sect, waited there for a long time.
Jiang Yuheng saw the person who was waiting for him, he walked straight to the front and knelt on the ground with tears in his eyes and said, "Master, the apprentice is back, which makes your old man worried."
Dai Tiande looked at Jiang Yuheng with a haggard face, and stretched out his hand to help him up: "It's good to come back, I've suffered for more than a year, your uncle has already told me about you, and we will find a way to remove the poison in your body."
Jiang Yuheng's return undoubtedly has a huge impact, everyone has entrusted him with important tasks, and he carries too many expectations.
The results of this Beicang operation are undoubtedly huge, not only destroyed the transportation team of the Danyang Empire, but even the mine was blocked, they successfully delayed the plan of the Danyang Empire, it can be said that the task was successfully completed, and many elders also praised the few young people in front of them, they saw the strong rise of the younger generation of disciples.
Shi Xuan also returned to his Spirit Forging Hall, and was warmly welcomed by many senior brothers, even Du Chunhua was full of scenery, Shi Xuan's outstanding performance earned them a lot of face in the Spirit Forging Hall.
After he came back, he did not rush to forge, but carried out some recuperation, and the damage to his soul was absolutely not to be careless, and after his master Du Chunhua investigated, he also felt that it was not suitable for him to carry out high-intensity training and forging now.
During his recuperation, many disciples came to visit, such as Zhao Zhuo, Zhong Ling, Dai Mengli, Du Qifeng and other disciples who had a good relationship with him came to visit him.
The Han brothers and sisters were also stationed in Tianhua Sect during this time, and now that the two families are allied, they often have to organize missions here.
As an important hall of the Tianhua Sect, the Ling Forging Hall also often comes here for the Han brothers and sisters, and Han Yunxi often comes to visit Shi Xuan, she has always wanted Shi Xuan to help her forge a pair of spirit armor.
During these days of getting along, the Han brothers and sisters have also increased their good impression of Shi Xuan, seeing the truth in adversity, people who can face danger together are worth associating, and Shi Xuan also has a huge good impression of them.
On this day, his spirit was much better, he was ready to go out of the mountain to forge, after a long time he was afraid that his hand would be born, and he returned to the familiar forge.
He looked back at the forging of many juniors and disciples and found that the progress was huge, Zhao Zhuo had already started to practice the third-order spirit forging, which made him a little surprised, looking at his skillful techniques, this person's talent was really good.
"Are you ready, are you ready, come to forging now, and you won't be afraid of the recurrence of old injuries?" Zhao Zhuo looked at Shi Xuan carrying the forging hammer and preparing to make a move.
"In a few days, my hand will be born, and your skills will soon surpass mine, how can you let you succeed," Shi Xuan said.
"Hey, is that beautiful woman in the back here looking for you?" Zhao Zhuo found Han Yunxi who was probing his brain at the door.
Han Yunxi ran in with a smile on her face, "It turns out that Shi Xuan is okay, and I'm going to see you."
"I'm in good spirits today and decided to come and practice my hands," Shi Xuan said, waving the forging hammer in his hand.
"Could this junior sister be the famous female ranger Han Yunxi?" Zhao Zhuo asked.
"This senior brother has good eyesight," Han Yunxi said.
"Hey, Shi Xuan's woman's fate is really good, there is a new one so soon", Zhao Zhuo sighed.
"Are there any other girls looking for Senior Brother Shi Xuan?" Han Yunxi said as she looked at Zhao Zhuo.
"Zhao Zhuo, I treat you as a brother, do you still want me to help you practice third-order forging?" Shi Xuan looked at him.
Zhao Zhuo hurriedly changed his words: "Senior Sister Han heard it wrong, where did you come from?
"I clearly heard you say that there are other girls looking for him, who said to come and listen, I can get to know him", Han Yunxi said.
"Senior Sister Han is here today for the matter of the Spirit Armor?" Shi Xuan hurriedly said.
"Originally, I came to see you, but I heard that you were busy, so forget it," Han Yunxi said.
"Don't listen to his nonsense, other people are looking for me to forge spirit armor," Shi Xuan said.
"Yes, yes", Zhao Zhuo said with a smile on his face.
"Then what spiritual materials does Senior Brother Shi Xuan need me to provide, and I'll go back and prepare?" Han Yunxi asked.
"I promised to help you forge for free, and I will definitely do it, as long as you wait a few days, I will present the spirit armor," Shi Xuan said.
"Really, I've heard that those spiritual materials are quite expensive," Han Yunxi said.
"It's okay, you saved my life, I can still afford these spiritual materials," Shi Xuan said.
"Then I'll go back first", Han Yunxi went out after speaking.
Zhao Zhuo sighed and said: "There is no heavenly reason, I am more handsome than you, why don't they come to me, I can also forge a third-order spirit armor when I am full."
"Let's be less smelly and beautiful, practice your hammer technique well", Shi Xuan was busy in the forging workshop.
In the courtyard of Tianhua Peak, several elders and Dai Tiande urgently probed Jiang Yuheng's body, frowning.
"Senior Brother Zhang, the poison in his body is not highly poisonous but a witchcraft from the Heavenly Witch Clan, this kind of Gu poison has no cure, and can only be guided out by powerful wizards using unique secret techniques," said Yao Yuansheng of the Tianhua Sect's Spirit Pill Hall after investigation.
"Witch Gu, it's strange how can there be these wizards in our Southwest Continent?" Xie Tianxing said.
"Senior Brother Yao has a way to temporarily restrain himself, Gu poison is so dangerous, I'm afraid he will not be able to support it," Dai Tiande asked.
"Although I can't dissolve it, I can still seal it temporarily, but during the time of the seal, he must not break through the important acupoints such as the Heavenly Vein and Heavenly Spirit, otherwise once the Gu poison enters the heart and brain, even the Witch King will not be able to lift it," Yao Yuansheng said.
"As a result, he won't be able to improve his strength for a long time, and he won't be able to use his full strength even if he fights with people," Xie Tianxing said.
"This is already the best way at the moment, if you want to get rid of it completely, only by looking for a wizard from the wizard clan can you have a chance to get rid of it," Yao Yuansheng said.
"The Tianwu tribe has disappeared from the mainland for so many years, where can we find it? Their tribe is mysterious and ancient, and there are very few people who walk the continent, and when I find him, I'm afraid he won't be able to support him for so long," Xie Tianxing said.
"Let Elder Xu secretly investigate the news of their Tianwu Clan, and we must find it, even if it costs a lot," Dai Tiande said.
Yao Yuansheng began to use his exclusive secret technique to block the poisonous Gu that spread in Jiang Yuheng's body, this kind of seal could temporarily save his life, but if he broke through the Heavenly Vein Realm, the Gu poison would also spread, spreading along the Heavenly Vein Acupoint to important parts, and then it would be dangerous.
Dai Mengli and Lin Zixu were waiting anxiously outside, and when they saw their group walking out, Dai Mengli stepped forward and asked, "Father, senior brother, he..."
"We have temporarily sealed his Gu poison and are waiting for a wizard to lift it for him in the future, you don't need to worry, you can go in and see him," Dai Tiande said to the two.
The two walked into the room, and Jiang Yuheng's face improved a little at this moment, "How are you feeling now?"
"Uncle Yao helped me seal the important acupoint, and the poisonous Gu was temporarily suppressed, as long as I didn't break through the Spirit Realm, there should be no problem," Jiang Yuheng looked at the two of them and said.
"It's okay, many brothers and sisters are concerned about your injuries and look for a chance to meet them," Lin Zixu said.
"I have worked hard for you during my absence, and I have failed you," Jiang Yuheng said.
"There, the three of us have grown up together since childhood, and we are like brothers, if it were us, you would do the same, wouldn't you?" Dai Mengli said.
"Don't worry, our brothers and sisters will report your hatred for you, Jiang Bingkun will be ours sooner or later, and we will carry it together if there is difficulty", Lin Zixu said.
"Good brother, thank you", Jiang Yuheng said.
A few days later, Jiang Yuheng's condition improved, and he appeared in Tianhua Peak again to teach his disciples, and his return also relieved countless disciples who cared about him.
Shi Xuan has been immersed in the forging workshop for the past few days, he promised to help Han Yunxi forge, and now that it is a critical period, Zhao Zhuo has also made a lot of moves for him, and exquisite spirit armor has appeared in front of them.
"Good boy, is it interesting to this Han Yunxi, otherwise how could he be so attentive?" Zhao Zhuo asked.
"I didn't care about the forging that time, didn't I care about the fire dragon in your hand?" Shi Xuan looked at him speechlessly.
"Anyway, I think the coins you forged now are better for us," Zhao Zhuo said.
"This is natural, your fire dragon gong is my work a year ago, and this set of mine is a work from half a year ago, and now it has been more than half a year, and my strength has improved, right?" Shi Xuan said.
"Then who do you think Zhong Ling girl looks better than her?" Zhao Zhuo asked.
"What do you think about all day?"
"Don't you run away, what about you?"
"Each has its own beauty, right? Zhong Ling is sweet and gentle, while Senior Sister Han is more innocent and has a more lovely personality", Shi Xuan compared.
"Then which one do you prefer?" Zhao Zhuo asked curiously.
"Don't think about it in vain, the person I like is not here", Shi Xuan said suddenly.
"Not here, where is that?"
"I, if I don't tell you anyway, I don't know if I can meet her in the future?" Shi Xuan remembered the lively and playful girl Yuan Caiwei from Tianhai Garden.
"So I still have a chance," Zhao Zhuo said.
"So you had this idea, good boy", Shi Xuan looked at him speechlessly.
"Don't, you can't just eat in the bowl and look at the pot, such a good opportunity, you have to take care of your brother," Zhao Zhuo said.
"Please, we're only fourteen or fifteen years old, why are you thinking so far?"
"This is called taking precautions, I heard that Uncle Zhang's master was the master of Luoxia Peak who boldly pursued Luoxia Peak back then, and finally hugged the beauty, and we are not considered to have broken the rules," Zhao Zhuo said.
"Okay, even dare to make jokes about the master, look at your arrogance, spread to Senior Sister Dai's ears, you feel good," Shi Xuan said.
"What can't I hear?" a familiar voice came from the door.
Shi Xuan and the others came over and said, "I've seen Senior Sister Dai."
"What can't reach my ears?" Dai Mengli looked at the two who were silent.
"No senior sister, what are you looking for us?"
"I can't come to see you guys if it's okay?"
"Welcome at any time," Zhao Zhuo said with a smile on his face.
"By the way, is Senior Brother's poison better?" Shi Xuan asked.
"Master, they have found a way to temporarily block the spread of Gu poison, and they will find a way to do it in the future," Dai Mengli said.
"Senior brother's fate is bumpy, I really hope he can recover as soon as possible, now is an eventful season, and many things in the sect still depend on him," Shi Xuan said.
"Now that the situation is still unclear, we still have a lot of things to do, my father asked me to come to your Senior Uncle Du Chunhua of the Spirit Forging Hall to discuss sending a group of disciples to the Four Great Empires to assist them in refining Spirit Saltpeter," Dai Mengli said.
"Shouldn't alchemists be recruited for the refining of spirit saltpeter?" Shi Xuan said.
"Now that the talents of the four empires are withering, and refugees are displaced in many places, it is difficult to gather so many alchemists, and the forging skills of your Spirit Forge Hall are enough to refine arcane arts**, and my father has decided to let you assist them," Dai Mengli said.
"I see," Shi Xuan said.
"Hey, this set of spirit armor is so beautiful, Shi Xuan, which girl are you forging it for?" Dai Mengli suddenly noticed the spirit armor and weapons on the case.
Zhao Zhuo laughed on the side.
"Needless to say, I also know, it should be the little junior sister surnamed Han, among the people we know, she is the only one who is a light spirit master," Dai Mengli said.
"Don't hide it from Senior Sister, it was Senior Sister Han who asked me to forge it for her," Shi Xuan said.
"With such exquisite craftsmanship, you won't like her, will you?" Dai Mengli said.
"Senior sister misunderstood, Shi Xuan has no idea," Shi Xuan said.
"Actually, Senior Sister Han is cute and innocent, and she is also a very good match for you, why don't I find the time to mention it to Brother Han?" Dai Mengli said.
"Thank you Senior Sister for your kindness, I'm still young and don't have such plans", Shi Xuan was speechless.
"Okay, I won't mess with your affairs, you can handle it yourself, but you promised me to help me forge a pair, and the quality will definitely not be worse than this set at that time", Dai Mengli said.
"I will work hard, senior sister", Shi Xuan finally sent his senior sister away.
"The kid didn't strike while the iron was hot, this opportunity was wasted by you, I would have made a move if I had known," Zhao Zhuo said.
"I told you, the girl I like is not here," Shi Xuan said.
"The previous ones don't count, and the children don't count, so we have to grasp the present," Zhao Zhuo said.
"Whatever you want, I can't talk about you", Shi Xuan didn't pay attention to him.
Soon Du Chunhua was anxious and many disciples of the Spirit Forging Hall went to the main hall, and he had something to announce.
"All the disciples of the Spirit Forging Hall, now that I have received the order of the head of the sect, our Spirit Forging Hall needs to draw out a group of disciples to go to Tianyang and Tianheng Empire to assist them in refining **, which of you is willing to go?" Du Chunhua looked at the large number of disciples.
Many people stood up and said, "I'm willing to go."
"Du Qifeng, you are selected by you as a senior disciple, you can personally lead the team this time", Du Chunhua said.
"Yes," Johnny To said.
"The situation of the four empires is dangerous now, you must be careful of the situation, the old man doesn't want to lose any of you, be careful in everything", Du Chunhua instructed.
Du Qifeng began to send troops to prepare to go, Shi Xuan found him and said, "Senior brother, let me go too, I have a lot of experience in refining spirit saltpeter."
"You just returned from a mission, why don't you wait for a while?" Du Qifeng said.
"Everyone is busy with the sect, and I want to do my best," Shi Xuan said.
"Okay, let's go together," Johnny To said.
This time, Zhao Zhuo also shouted to go with Shi Xuan, he hadn't gone out on a mission for more than a year, and this time he also took the initiative to apply to go.
The next day, Shi Xuan found Han Yunxi with a complete set of spirit armor and gave her this set of spirit armor.
"Try it on, and if you have any suggestions for improvement, feel free to tell me," Shi Xuan said.
Han Yunyi also observed the imposing set of spirit armor on his sister's body, which was indeed far from being comparable to ordinary spirit forging masters.
"I have prepared an inlay hole for you with this staff of yours, but I can't find a powerful light spirit core for the time being, so I'll install it for you in the future," Shi Xuan said.
"Brother, what do you think?" Han Yunxi asked his brother happily.
"It's not bad, it's the best among the third-order spirit armor I've seen," Han Yunyi commented.
"Even if my brother and sister owe you a favor, you can find me if you have any difficulties in the future," Han Yunyi said.
"Then thank you Brother Han," Shi Xuan said.
"I heard you're going out on a mission again?" asked Han Yunxi.
"I took the initiative to apply, and I also want to do my part for the sect," Shi Xuan said.
"Then you have to be careful, the four empires are in danger at any time now," Han Yunyi said.
The current five empires did not choose to go to war in this cold winter, but the elite had a period of steady development, both sides were working hard to accumulate strength, and both sides were rapidly refining powerful arcane **, hoping that they could change the tide of the war.
Shi Xuan and the senior brothers of the Spirit Forging Hall came to the two empires one after another, and Shi Xuan and Zhao Zhuo came to Yecheng to assist their alchemists in refining weapons.
The warring sides are engaged in a long arms race, and whoever can accumulate more strength before the arrival of spring will have the initiative.
The support of the Tianhua Sect and the Divine Sword Valley was like a relief in the snow for the four empires, the alchemists they could recruit were already very few, a large number of people were sent to the battlefield, many civilians died in the war, and the situation was extremely dangerous.
Shi Xuan and Zhao Zhuo led many spirit forging masters of the Tianhua Sect to refine these spirit saltpeters nervously these days these days, his speed far exceeded that of others, his mastery of fire was excellent, and the ingredients were extremely accurate, and a large number of alchemists were trained by Shi Xuan.
Shi Xuan also consulted a lot of ancient secret recipes, the powerful spirit ore is not only spirit saltpeter, but also many spirit ores also have great power, such as spirit alum stone, spirit crystal, etc., all have good power, but these ores are also extremely rare, it is difficult to form a scale, and it cannot be used in large quantities.
Shi Xuan has been exploring a way to increase the power of the arcane **, the four empires have far less spiritual saltpeter stored than the empire, and if they want to offset their advantages, it is extremely important to increase the power.
He had tried to add a lot of other strong spirit ores, and the power had indeed increased a lot, but it was still an old problem, these spirit ores were too few to be used on a large scale.
Just as he was about to give up, a lot of fire attribute spirit cores stored in his Na Ling caught his attention.
"That's right, these spirit cores themselves are extremely powerful, if you add spirit cores to the arcane **, the power should be terrifying", Shi Xuan informed Du Qifeng and Zhao Zhuo of his thoughts.
"It's too crazy, the spirit core is too valuable, and the power is too terrifying", Du Qifeng saw a special spirit core cast by Shi Xuan**.
The terrifying power swept away a large area of the shooting range, and even the spirit master could not resist it.
"Spirit cores are relatively rare, but they are extremely powerful, and they can be used as an important means to deal with spirit masters," Shi Xuan said.