Chapter 165: Variant Fortune
Translator: Panda_Penn Editor: Chrissy
When Lu Li got back to the tavern in Heaven Prison City, Hunchback Tian and Patriarch Lu had been back for a while. Lu Li didn’t do much explaining. He simply said that he went to the Bai Emperor Mountain and the trouble with the Bai Family was resolved.
Seeing Lu Li was not in the mood for talking, Patriarch Lu didn’t ask many questions. As he watched Lu Li going back to his room, Patriarch Lu felt Lu Li had become too complicated to be fathomable.
That poor young man that used to pull coffins for the Liu Family now had become the patron for the family. He was full of mysterious air. He dared to challenge a young lady of the Bai Family at the auction house, and now, he could even enter the Bai Emperor Mountain and resolve the disputes with Bai Family so easily.
Fortune was a variant thing and times had changed.
The Guest Warrior of the Liu Family had turned to be the patron and the master. Patriarch Lu was not displeased by this fact. On the contrary, it was his aspiration that Lu Li could grow fast, the quicker the better. The young man had become the hope for the rejuvenation of the Liu Family. Of this, Patriarch Lu was convinced.
Lu Li didn’t cultivate after he got back to his room. He sat there, deep in thoughts. He wanted to figure some things out. However, after a while, he realized the more he tried, the more confused he got. His head was in the clouds.
Lu Li sat there for an entire hour, then he went and washed his face. He had decided not to think about it more. As he used to believe in, as long as he was alive, the rest didn’t matter.
He had completely put the issue of the Cyan Phoenix Race and the Mammoth Race out of his mind. He cared not even if the two races had some big schemes.
He also didn’t want to concern himself about how Madam Yan thought. What he needed to do was to make himself stronger and more powerful.
Lu Li got the transparent jade vase out. He poured his Xuan Energy out and made it circle around the jade vase. The drip of Origin Blood Essence started swimming around in there at once. A surge of powerful qi and energy filled the room.
In Lu Li’s body, his blood immediately began tumbling and roll in waves as silver glares came out of his eyes. The silver dragon on his back was also glowing in silver light. His body was trembling, so did his soul.
"The blood…"
Lu Li murmured. He pushed down the urge to consume the blood now and retracted his Xuan Energy. The blood in the jade vase stopped moving promptly. Lu Li’s body went back to the usual state.
Lu Li stared at the jade vase for a moment while his mind was filled with many thoughts.
The blood was going to be beneficial to him. Of this, Lu Li had not doubt. That being said, he dared not to consume it impulsively. What if the blood was toxic? What if the blood was so powerful that his body would explode? What would happen if the blood had properties of fire? Would he be burnt to death alive?
"I’ll look for some materials and cultivation methods of Origin Blood Essence later on and try it again."
Lu Li put the Origin Blood Essence back into the Interspatial Ring, closed his eyes and commenced cultivating. Since he had promised Madam Yan that he would go to the Tomb of Dragon King in a month, then he must deliver. He himself was longing to go into such a blessed land and get the inheritance of the Dragon King. At the very least, he wanted some treasures.
The treasure hunt this time at the Tomb of Dragon King would see the convergence of many geniuses and maverick geeks from all the Big Families at the Northern Desert. How many powerful warriors would there be? Lu Li did not know. All he could tell was that this hunt was going to be dangerous. The Tomb of the Dragon King might turn into his own tomb if he was not cautious enough.
Given that all the geniuses and maverick geeks of all the Families were going to be here, that meant the Yu Family was included as well. Lord Yu hated Lu Li to the guts. If Lord Yu was informed that Lu Li was going to be there, needless to say, he would order the geniuses and maverick geeks of the Yu Family to find a chance and finish Lu Li off.
Bai Xiashuang was at the middle stage of the Soul Pond Realm, of a Seventh-rank Bloodline. The young lady with the jade flute Lu Li met at the Frigid Cloud Mountain also had a Seventh-rank Bloodline. She must be at the Soul Pond Realm as well.
Of all the geniuses and maverick geeks going to the Tomb of Dragon King, there were likely going to be a whole bunch of them at the Soul Pond Realm. Anyone of them could kill Lu Li easily since he was only at the later stage of the Spirit Sea Realm. If he could not figure out a way to become stronger, the trip was going to bode ill rather than well for him.
Weapon!
He needed a handy and good weapon first. His Mighty Heaven Halberd was destroyed by Dummy. Without a handy weapon, his fighting capacity was diminished greatly.
The second thing he should have was Xuan Skills. He should work something out to get one or two powerful Xuan Skills which could enhance his fighting ability.
Well, as for realm, he could just forget about it. Without the Cyan Phoenix Pellets, he would have to spend 10 years to cultivate to the peak of Spirit Sea Realm from the later stage of the realm. Even now that he had the pellets, it would still take him two or three months.
Should he make it to the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm, it was still not an easy matter to reach the Soul Pond Realm. As such, reaching the Soul Pond Realm could not be done in a short time.
The drip of Origin Blood Essence might be able to increase his combat ability. Nevertheless, Lu Li didn’t have the courage to consume it randomly without making clear of its property. It was a double-edged sword. It could also be the undoing of Lu Li.
Lu Li swallowed a Cyan Phoenix Pellet and started cultivating after he straightened his head out.
He did not set on his way back after day broke. Instead, he brought Hunchback Tian and Patriarch Lu to the Xuan Artifact Cabinet. The Xuan Artifact Cabinet, the temple and the Heaven Punishing Auction House were all forces that came from the outside. They all had branches on the Fourth-rank Islands. Naturally, there was also a branch at the Heaven Prison Island.
The man received Lu Li was a middle-aged Chief Steward with the surname of Yang. Lu Li casually browsed the Xuan Artifact displayed in the main hall and asked Chief Steward Yang to bring him to a side chamber to talk business.
"I once bought a Mighty Heaven Halberd from your branch at the God-down City. Too bad it was destroyed. Do you have anything similar here?"
Lu Li made a direct go at the subject and stated his needs. Chief Steward Yang asked Lu Li to wait a moment after he heard. Chief Steward Yang went to look for some information. Then he came back and said, "We do have a heavy weapon here. It is a heavy sword. Someone, carry the sword here."
Two waiters came in with a huge heavy sword. The sword was about the same length with the Mighty Heaven Halberd. Its entire body was in a black color, with cold glares coming off from it. It was a piece of mighty weapon.
Lu Li picked it up and found that it was lighter than the Mighty Heaven Halberd. Still, the weight was at least 11,000 pounds. He tried to swing it for several times but it was not handy. Lu Li’s weapon of choice at first was a saber, then he changed to halberd, and now if he wanted to switch to a sword, it would take him a long time of getting-used-to.
Lu Li thought about it and asked, "Chief Steward Yang, can you get me a custom-made weapon like the Mighty Heaven Halberd? The price it not a problem."
"Custom-made? Sure. But it will take some time." Chief Steward Yang thought about it and said, "The Mighty Heaven Halberd was of the Third Rank of the Earth Grade. Young Master, if you want to have it custom-made, it will take at least a month."
"A month?"
The time was okay. Lu Li was intrigued and he asked, "You can offer custom-made weapons of higher ranks?"
"As long as you have the Xuan Crystals, you can have Heaven Grade Xuan Artifact custom-made."
Chief Steward Yang said with pride, "We can even cast and refine Xuan Artifact of the Ninth-rank of the Heaven Grade at the Xuan Artifact Cabinet. Of the top 100 powerful warriors on the Northern Desert Warlord List, more than 30 are using Xuan Artifacts they have custom-made by the Xuan Artifact Cabinet."
"Nice!"
This called for admiration. Lu Li asked with curiosity, "What is the price like for custom-made Heaven Grade Xuan Artifact?"
Chief Steward Yang replied with a smile, "To have Heaven Grade Xuan Artifact of the lowest rank custom-made is at least three million Xuan Crystals which is the base price. If you have other special requirements or you need higher ranks, the price needs to be re-negotiated."
"Cannot afford it…"
Lu Li gave up the idea. They only got 600,000 Xuan Crystals at the auction house. The Heaven Serpent Fruit was now still at the auction house. He then asked about the price of a custom-made Earth Grade Xuan Artifact.
In the end, Lu Li spent 200,000 to have an Earth Grade Xuan Artifact of the Sixth Rank customized for him. It was similar to the Mighty Heaven Halberd but a couple of hundred of thousand pounds heavier. Not only the speed was increased in this weapon, but also its strength.
Even though this one was just three ranks higher, but it was a rush order so the price was much higher. Lu Li had to pay 300,000 Xuan Crystals in total which he didn’t find too many. He paid directly to the Xuan Artifact Cabinet.
"Strength…"
Lu Li remembered the Blood Refinement Pellets he used to take in the old days as he left the Xuan Artifact Cabinet. He wondered if he should buy some pellets that could increase his strength and make his physical power stronger.
That being said, would continuous increase in physical strength have a side effect on his body?
Lu Li turned to Hunchback Tian and inquired him. Hunchback Tian’s suggestions made Lu Li give up the idea of continuing to enhance his physical strength.
The human body was a miraculous thing. It was better not to break the balance on purpose if not a warrior from some special race, not to mention using pellets to forcefully increase strength.
"Let’s go to the Heaven Prison Chamber of Commerce."
Lu Li turned around and went towards the place. He wanted to find Chief Steward Bai and see if he could buy some booklets of powerful Xuan Skills. Now that Madam Yan had asked him to risk his life, wouldn’t she have to give him something good?