Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

Chapter 169 Not Daring to Fully Embrace Fate

The situation has reached this point, which was expected.

Her "Cold Transformation" killing intent was extremely subtle; this person would likely perish here before even unleashing all her abilities.

After touching the box, Zhu Wuyao released flames to destroy the evidence.

Who would have thought that her rather mysterious arms were actually quite resistant to heat? Fortunately, her sword techniques were hard to defend against. If it had been a head-on collision, it was hard to say who would win.

It was so hard to get rid of the marks.

Zhu Wuyao rose and left, his ashes scattered by the wind behind him.

She reflected on the battle. In normal encounters, they would test each other for a few rounds first, and no one would use their ultimate move right away.

This gave Zhu Wuyao an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

However, when encountering someone of a higher level, even during the mutual testing phase, injuries are inevitable.

Moreover, the cold transformation takes time.

This is a real headache.

Before her time was up, she was still a novice and would inevitably be chased and beaten.

No wonder in most transmigration novels, when you reach the world of cultivation, body tempering is the top priority. The so-called contingency plans, coincidences, and trump cards are mostly not the righteous path.

Delays are inevitable.

Zhu Wuyao ran far away from the battlefield, and as usual, cleared out a cave and set up battle flags for cover.

Time to unpack!

She rubbed her hands together, used her sword intent to erase the divine sense on the storage bag, and began to take things out.

Two jugs of wine, three sprigs of grass, and a… Mr. Speechless's storybook?!

Zhu Wuyao stared at the book title on the cover, momentarily lost in thought.

Turning to the first page, there were words written on it, written lightly, as if the writer was in a good mood. I hope you will read on patiently.

"When I first saw this book, I found it absurd, but it was quite interesting to read to pass the time. One day, I passed by a cliff and thought of Zhou Zhi, who fell off the cliff and had a wonderful adventure. I also longed for it."

"My swordsmanship is not very good, so I used my movement skills to find a secret cave. Upon searching, I discovered that it was a cave that my predecessor had abandoned."

"Time flies in the mountains, haha! The Five Elements Meditation I forgot back then is now eight hundred years old. The late Foundation Establishment stage is just around the corner!"

"Thinking of Zhou Zhi worshipping the remains, I also feel a bit of awe. The hundred-year-old ginseng that grew from the side branch was not harvested, but left for future generations."

"I dare not take all the credit, for I fear I will have to repay it someday."

"In the pursuit of the Great Way, one must not be excessively greedy. Remember this well! — Fang Yong"

This short note is easy to read, and I suppose it was written when the Five Elements Ginseng had just been acquired and had not yet been consumed or incorporated into the elixir.

Zhu Wuyao looked at the last signature and sighed softly... I'm sorry to have gotten to know you in this way. This whole thing has turned out so badly.

You yourself said that you shouldn't be too greedy.

Why do they have to hunt me down, and why do they clearly intend to kill me and steal my treasure?

The last two words of this short note, "Remember this well," were written with a slightly heavy hand, as if the writer was quite moved when he wrote this, and perhaps he never expected that he would actually encounter such an opportunity.

I reckon I was a little apprehensive.

I knew so...

Zhu Wuyao closed the storybook in his hand. If he had known this would happen, the "playing the card to form a bond" might have had a miraculous effect.

That way, you'll get hurt less.

Unfortunately, she was worried that the incident at Jiangshuang Bridge would repeat itself, and she did not want any unexpected changes or to bear the consequences of losing lives again, so she hesitated and looked back.

That was a waste of that magical ability.

However, Zhu Wuyao dared not use this technique lightly until he came up with a better solution.

The cause and effect and destiny of this world are far too dangerous. If you get involved, you might be betrayed at any time, and you might not even be able to cry foul.

Don't scheme and plot, only to find yourself trapped in a web of schemes.

Zhu Wuyao put the storybook aside and continued rummaging through his storage bag.

Turning to the end, there's something I can't quite put into words.

That's way too poor...

No wonder she even liked the simple, unadorned sword she carried on her back; she must be really poor.

The only valuable item is seven hundred spirit stones, plus a silver bracelet of unknown purpose. A late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator shouldn't be without a treasure to his name; this item must be a valuable one.

However, Fang Yong's supernatural powers were located on his arms, making it inconvenient for him to wear bracelets.

She fiddled with it for a long time, but apart from activating a shield with her spiritual power, it was of no use.

Is it really that useless?

Besides, this shield isn't very strong.

Zhu Wuyao didn't understand how to use it, but still hung the silver bracelet on her wrist.

Even a one percent boost is good.

She picked up the storybook that had been placed aside and looked at the sentence—

"I dare not take all the credit, for I fear I will have to repay it someday."

"This one sentence is worth three hundred spirit stones."

Zhu Wuyao muttered something under his breath.

This statement seems like a self-prophecy written by Fang Yong.

You must not be greedy.

We must proceed steadily and cautiously, and avoid being reckless. In this life, the key is one word: stability!

With this matter settled, it's time to get down to business.

Zhu Wuyao was slightly excited. He opened his storage bag and took out the stone-carved roof beast.

It broke off at the root, yet it remained intact.

Zhu Wuyao couldn't recognize what the carving was, but Yue Sugong recognized it as the thing he was looking for.

Moreover, she lifted the entire roof, and there was only one.

The sample is too precious.

She carefully cut off a small piece, and it looked like an ordinary stone; she couldn't even detect any spiritual energy fluctuations.

Although Yue Sugong sensed something was amiss, he could only pinpoint the exact difference, which was a slight sense of familiarity.

She couldn't discern the source of this feeling of familiarity.

Take out the Nanhuai Stone obtained from Tuozhige.

The two pieces were placed together in front of me.

This is even stranger.

The two stones were completely different, even their types were different, one was a spirit ore and the other was just an ordinary stone.

If she hadn't refined the Wufeng Sword with the Yue Su Gong technique, she might not have even noticed the similarity.

"How about we clean it up a bit?"

Previously, Zhu Wuyao wanted to use the Nanhuaishi stone as a sample, but he dared not act recklessly and did not know what the effect would be after it was refined.

After much hesitation, she decided to try using the stone material from the roof ridge beast first.

It has no spiritual energy fluctuations. If it doesn't work, it shouldn't damage the Wufeng Sword, but it will fail to refine it.

She used a tiny fraction of her spiritual power to refine its form.

The spiritual energy within the dantian transformed from an intangible substance into something resembling satin and water.

Zhu Wuyao dared not be careless and carefully guided the spiritual energy separated from his body, using the stone as a transit point, into the Wufeng Sword.

Upon first contact, Zhu Wuyao's pupils constricted slightly.

How could it be so easy?

Even with spirit ore as a transit point, the last time Zhu Wuyao was busy all night with the five elemental spirit ore.

However, now, the spiritual energy covering the stone is like seawater being absorbed by a sponge, slowly seeping in and then being guided out. The spiritual energy that has circled in the stone, when it comes into contact with the sword without edge, is like a river flowing back to the sea.

In an instant, it became one with it.

She raised the bladeless sword and examined its changes closely. Sure enough, she sensed the flowing spiritual energy, which seemed to be... a positive change.

The spiritual energy that had previously been scattered throughout the sword seemed to have found its center.

In a subtle way, it seemed to have become a true whole.

After repeatedly confirming the matter, Zhu Wuyao felt reassured, confirming that it was beneficial and harmless.

Before long, both pieces of ore were completely destroyed after being processed by spiritual energy.

The dark, unadorned, and ancient-looking bladeless sword looked even more magical, but—

"Why was only the sword hilt successfully refined?!"

Zhu Wuyao drew his sword and looked around, feeling lost and bewildered.

Even if there isn't enough stone, shouldn't we make sword blades first?