Chapter 277

Chapter 277 Grand Masterpiece

Absolutely not!

Elder Suns expression was ugly as he looked at that page . Theres not even some of these in the entire monastery! Youre clearly just trying to rip me off . How am I supposed to get this many medicinal ingredients?!

Long Chens page had hundreds of precious medicinal ingredients listed on them . Some of them were ones that Elder Sun had never even heard of .

And if it was just these medicinal ingredients, then that would be one thing . The main point was that the amounts Long Chen wanted of each one was too shocking . Most of the time, medicinal ingredients were measured in terms of grams .

But Long Chen required pounds of them! He wanted a hundred pounds for each medicinal ingredient . In total, he was asking for tens of thousands of pounds of precious medicinal ingredients .

Arent you just wasting words? If I could find them, why would I ask for an idiot like you to do it for me? Dont bother wasting your time . Will you do it or not? snorted Long Chen .

This list contained ingredients for the Alioth Pill as well as another couple medicinal ingredients he needed for various pills . There were also various ingredients that were common secondary ingredients for a large number of pills .

This time Long Chen really had been ruthless . He asked for a hundred pounds of each of those . You want my life? You want my technique? Then let me help you out .

But then you also dont need this much! A hundred pounds of each of them? Do you think these medicinal ingredients are just cabbages? raged Elder Sun .

What do you care? Even if I wanted to use these medicinal ingredients to use as firewood, it wouldnt have anything to do with you . If you want to accept this trade, then accept . If you dont, then thats fine too, sneered Long Chen .

You! No, its too much! With my merit points, theres no way I could buy this much . You have to cut it down . At most, I can only get you half of this amount . Elder Sun shook his head .

Long Chen icily snorted and ignored him, going to leave .

Hey, what are you doing? Elder Sun hastily called out .

Im going to go have a talk with Elder Tu Fang . I wonder whether I can obtain the things I want by offering my cultivation technique to the monastery? Long Chen wondered as he walked .

Hey, hey, wait a minute! Lets keep discussing!

Theres nothing to discuss, said Long Chen decisively .

Elder Sun grit his teeth . Fine, Ill accept!

Long Chen smiled and directly handed that black zirconium to Elder Sun .

Stop dreaming . This cultivation technique of mine is split into upper and lower portions . This is just my advance payment so that you know its not a fake . If you want the lower portion, you better gather up everything and give it to me .

Of course, if you want to try and be smart you can try and experiment to figure out the lower portion . But let me say this one more time: its not that I want to look down on you, but I really look down on you .

After he finished speaking, Long Chen left, leaving behind a furious Elder Sun holding that black zirconium .

When Long Chen finally disappeared, Elder Suns fury was replaced with absolute delight .

Fuck, if I had known it would be this easy, why would I have bothered with targeting him?

Elder Sun was delighted by how easy this had been . Although Long Chens requirements were very high, it was still within the limit that Elder Sun could accept .

He carefully examined this black zirconium . It was the size of an egg, and here was a diagram carved on top of it . However, that diagram wasnt complete .

But even though it was just a portion, he could see that it was a diagram of a persons meridians . There were lines showing how to circulate energy .

Elder Sun stared at it for half a day, becoming more and more delighted . He found that this way of circulating energy was extremely profound and complicated . Although this was still just a portion of it, it was enough to awe him .

What a powerful cultivation technique! This time Ive really struck gold! Elder Sun couldnt hold back a laugh . He confidently said to himself, For such a powerful cultivation technique to be obtained by a little Blood Condensation amateur really is a waste . Once I obtain the full technique, Ill definitely be able to advance to Meridian Opening . Hehe, then Ill easily kill Long Chen . Who cares if I have to betray the Xuantian Monastery? The heavens are so large . As long as I dont run into any Xiantian experts, who would dare block me?

Elder Sun seemed to envision a scene of him advancing into Meridian Opening, travelling freely throughout the heavens, arrogantly looking down on all .

Only after a long time did he come back to his senses . He continued examining that black zirconium . On the front side was that partial diagram, but there was also an ancient character on the back .

Elder Sun examined it for a while before recognizing it to be the character for Rebel . But the character was written in an extremely odd archaic manner, and not the standard ancient form . [1]

Looks like this cultivation technique is extremely ancient . That brat Long Chen must definitely have some heaven-defying luck, sighed Elder Sun .

He continued examining the diagram for a while, but he found that this technique was extremely profound, and there was no way that he could figure out the whole thing just by relying on this portion . Of course, that was also why Long Chen had given it to him so easily .

However, obtaining this black zirconium did fill Elder Sun with greater confidence . It seemed Long Chen really did want to go through with this trade .

As for why Long Chen had chosen him to trade for those things, that did make him suspicious . However, given how much Long Chen had asked for, his worries were lessened a great deal .

Let alone Long Chen, even Elders who had worked decades in the monastery wouldnt be able to buy all the medicinal ingredients Long Chen had requested .

However, Elder Sun had worked in the monastery for a very long time, and he had also had the lucrative position in charge of the Xuantian pavilion for decades, so he had a great deal of savings .

Long Chens request would be extremely painful for him to fulfill, but he could still do it . However, half of all his savings would be gone .

But more importantly, most of these medicinal ingredients could not be found in the monastery . He had to make a trip to the supermonastery to buy them .

That very day, Elder Sun left to go to the supermonastery, purchasing all the ingredients listed on Long Chens list .

Elder Suns actions were completely in Long Chens expectations .

Although he knew that coming to find him at this time would definitely raise his suspicions, Long Chen was sure that by proposing such a high trade request and by also giving him half of his reward at the beginning, that old fellow would definitely take the bait .

Once he left Elder Suns immortal cave, Long Chen saw that everyone had already awakened from their drinking contest and had secluded themselves .

That huge battle had been extremely beneficial to them . Since Long Chen had returned and their hearts had been steadied, they all secluded themselves in order to absorb all the benefits of that battle .

Returning to his immortal cave, he saw that Tang Wan-er and Qing Yu were both in a meditative state, and so he didnt bother them .

He then went to go find Wilde, but found that he and Little Snow had disappeared . After asking some workers, he found out the two of them had gone hunting with Cang Ming .

Wilde had been starving the entire time during these past few days . Ordinary Magical Beasts were unable to allay his hunger .

As soon as he had returned to the monastery, he had gone to see his master to get some food . Little Snow was similar to him in that he required meat to cultivate, and so Wilde had naturally brought Little Snow along as well .

Seeing everyone in seclusion, Long Chen didnt even know what he should do . He was still waiting for news from Elder Sun .

He trusted Elder Sun would be even more impatient than him . He was probably gathering the medicinal ingredients as quickly as he could .

After thinking about it for a bit, Long Chen decided to go visit Guo Ran . Guo Rans immortal cave was the most isolated of all the immortal caves . As soon as Long Chen approached, he heard loud clanking and banging, the sound of forging, coming from within .

Entering his immortal cave, he saw the entire ground was covered with junk . Iron fragments were everywhere, as well as a couple failed items .

Even though Long Chen had arrived, Guo Rans head was still down . He was constantly beating something on his huge forging table .

That forging table was exceptionally large . It was covered with all kinds of forging utensils . From a distance, it almost looked like a beast made of ironware .

It was no wonder Tang Wan-er had grumbled to him that Guo Ran was spending more and more . He had constantly been asking for more points from her .

Most likely, Guo Ran was planning on changing profession to become more of a forger than a cultivator . Seeing him so focused on what he was working on, Long Chen sighed . Even this little fellow can be serious sometimes .

As he got closer, Long Chen saw Guo Ran was using a set of pliers to hold a nine inch steel nail .

That steel nail had only just been taken out of the furnace beside him . His right hand held a hammer that was smashing down over and over, sparks flying .

That steel nails head was gradually turning black as it was struck by the hammer . Long Chen saw that dense lines covered the top of the nail .

Although Long Chen didnt understand much about forging, he knew that a single line would appear after that steel nail was tempered once .

Within Phoenix Cry, the majority of weapons had only gone through a single tempering . That was because Phoenix Crys forgers were just ordinary blacksmiths, and were unable to temper their weapons a second time . They werent skillful or strong enough, and so when they tried to let their weapons undergo a second tempering, they would automatically burst apart .

That was why ordinary weapons were only tempered once, and only had one line when created . After it cooled off, that line would fade, but professionals would all be able to tell just how many times a weapon had been tempered .

Furthermore, it was said that good weapons were all tempered at least ten times . The more times a weapon was tempered, the less impurities it would contain .

It was said that steel could be tempered up to one hundred times . Although steel was just a very ordinary metal, after being tempered a one hundred times, its hardness would be absolutely shocking . That level of steel was capable of even piercing through the armor of a third rank Magical Beast .

The steel nail in Guo Rans hand had tens of lines, showing how many times it had been tempered by him .

Guo Ran had remained focused this entire time . When the nails color had changed to a certain level, he immediately threw it into the water bucket beside him .

The water boiled for a moment before quickly calming back down . Guo Ran carefully took out the steel nail and examined it .

But when he went to examine it, he also saw Long Chen standing in front of him .

Boss- ah!

Guo Ran was given a fright, and his hand loosened for a moment, dropping that nail onto his foot . But he was fortunate that the nail landed on its side, otherwise with how sharp he had made it, his foot would have acquired a new hole .

However, that nail, which was only the thickness of a single finger, was still dozens of pounds . Having it smash on his foot still made him yelp in pain .

Looks like if you ever leave the monastery, youll still be able to feed yourself by being a blacksmith . Long Chen laughed .

Guo Ran rubbed his foot vexedly . Boss, if you discriminate against me, youll be discriminating against a future crafting god! You have to apologize .

Long Chen couldnt help laughing . Fine . If you can show me any of the style of a crafting god, I will apologize .

Guo Ran brightened . Hehe, boss, dont eat your words . Ill let you see what is called a grand masterpiece .

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