"To achieve the same protection as metal, the price of bone armor and rattan armor is much higher. This pair of red armor only sells for 9,000, sir, please consider it?" the shopkeeper tried his best to sell it.
"No need, the quality is too low."
"My guest is very discerning. The shop does have a piece of bone armor, which is our treasure. It's just the price..."
Xue Tong raised his eyebrows, "Oh, the treasure of the store? That must be a good thing. Take it out and have a look. If you like it, you may be able to afford it."
The shopkeeper said with a bit of pride: "Ao Fish Scale Armor is made from the scales of early acquired Ao Ti fish, 800-year-old Golden Thread Bamboo, and mixed with Golden Fire Silk. The protective area is equivalent to that of the Red Alchemy Armor, and its weight is only the same." 20%, but the protective power has been doubled. The armor is rare and costs 28,000 spiritual stones!"
"Twenty-eight thousand?" Xue Tong said in surprise.
The price of first-grade attack magic weapons rarely exceeds 20,000 yuan, and the price of armor and armor is actually higher than that of weapons, which is really rare.
Xue Tong was not short of spiritual stones and had an idea in his mind, but on the surface he looked embarrassed and said, "Shopkeeper, please go cheaper. Twenty-eight thousand is too much."
"The guest officer will look at it first and then say, maybe it's not too expensive."
The shopkeeper opened the wooden cabinet, and there was a piece of light cyan armor hanging in it, which protected the torso and upper thighs and arms. It was light and thin in texture, about two minutes thick. It was worn close to the body and covered with a long gown. It didn't show any signs of dew at all, and it didn't hinder mobility at all.
"The scale armor is satisfactory, but the price is a bit expensive, how about twenty-five thousand?" Even though Xue Tong had a treasure of rings, he did not want to waste what should be saved.
"The minimum is twenty-seven thousand. If it weren't for the fact that the armor is not easy to sell and I don't want to give up even a single spiritual stone, this piece of scale armor is indeed worth the money." The shopkeeper said firmly.
"Okay, just twenty-seven thousand."
Xue Tong retracted his scales happily and said to himself: "It's good to have money, haha!"
…
Xue Tong stayed in Qinggao Mansion for a few more days and bought some items one after another. He was resting in the inn that day when he suddenly heard a noise coming from outside the courtyard.
Qinggao Mansion is the capital of Hezhou, a thousand miles away from Jiuyin Mountain, the main altar of Qisha League. It has a population of 80,000, 99% of which are ordinary people.
Xue Tong came to the inn lobby. Everyone was talking about a strange thing. White smoke had been rising from Yufang Mountain dozens of miles west of the city for days, getting thicker and thicker. This morning there was a roar, and the entire building was shaken violently. The mountain gave off a colorful glow that lasted as long as a stick of incense.
"A volcanic eruption?" someone in the crowd guessed.
"Nonsense, volcanoes erupt with heat and fire."
"Is Yufang Mountain going to collapse?"
"It's impossible. If the mountain is going to collapse, what's the point of the glow?"
"Is it possible that a monster or an auspicious beast will emerge from the ground?"
"I'm not sure. The Seven Evils Alliance has rushed to investigate, and the news has been sent to the main altar."
"Oh, don't let any monsters come out. Look at this, it must be an extra-large guy!"
While they were talking, someone was already heading to Yufang Mountain together. Xue Tong led his horse to leave the store without saying a word. He did not join in the fun, but headed northeast along the main road.
"It seems that something big is going to happen in Qinggao Mansion. You can't stay for a long time. It's better to return to the sect as soon as possible."
Xue Tong traveled day and night, but later simply abandoned his horse and took a shortcut back to the territory of Yunxiao Sect.
"Yu'er, what's going on with the sect these days? Have the people from the secret realm come back?" Xue Tong asked immediately when he saw Xiao Yu'er at Guanxiu Peak.
"The situation is unpredictable. I went to the inner city yesterday and I didn't hear anyone coming back." Xiao Yu'er said.
"Where's Uncle Wang? He's not busy, right?"
Xue Tong asked to see Wang Kedang, took out the purchased materials and Yingzhen sand, and asked Wang Kedang to make a new wild goose-winged crab according to the weight of 670 kilograms.
Wang Kedang was overjoyed when he saw the needle sand and asked about the price. Xue Tong Hu Hao was dug out of Luoxiao Mountain, and the location mentioned was roughly consistent with the introduction in the spiritual material illustrated book.
Wang Kedang was half-convinced and looked at Xue Tong's calm demeanor, so he asked a few questions and gave up.
"Ouch, Brother Xue has so many tricks up his sleeve, why don't you tell the truth?" Xiao Yu'er said with a curl of her lips when Wang Kedang left.
"Don't be naughty, don't talk about these things outside, do you hear me?" Xue Tongbanhu warned with a face.
"Why do I feel like something big is going to happen? I can't come to Guanxiu Peak recently. I have to practice hard for a while to get ready." Xue Tong said again.
"Practice diligently again? Nothing good will happen if you practice diligently!" Xiao Yu'er pursed her lips and rolled her eyes.
…
One month later.
The atmosphere in the Yunxiao Sect suddenly became tense. Colorful rays of light emerged from the Weikui Cliff, which was consistent with the legendary vision of Hezhou. What's more, the same thing happened in the Blood Sword Sect's territory, indicating that the changes in the secret realm were gradually becoming a reality. Reality.
The sects, various halls and departments began to be busy.
Xue Tong received the message from Wei Geng, "Assemble at the Law Enforcement Hall quickly!"
In the law enforcement hall, the inner disciples gathered together.
Hall leader Duan Lingchuan said: "There has been a sudden change in the Weikui secret realm, and the possibility of an explosion cannot be ruled out. The sect has sent innate-level elders to join forces with the Dayue Sect to set up the "Emperor's Thick Earth Formation" on Weikui Cliff. You and other inner disciples of the sect, We must step up preparations for war and go into groups to guard and guard when necessary.”
"The inner disciples voluntarily sign up and are planned to be divided into twelve groups of ten people each. They will be on guard for one month. The Law Enforcement Hall will be assigned the tasks of two groups."
"Lord Hall Master, if the vision in the secret realm no longer exists, will you continue to guard it?" Disciple Qian Qu asked.
"It depends on the situation. There is no need to think too much. Sign up voluntarily and form a team freely. If there are not enough people, we will make an appointment." Duan Lingchuan said.
"Registration will close in ten days, no waiting will be done if late." Deputy Hall Master Xun Ying added.
The crowd in the hall dispersed. Xue Tong saw that Wei Geng had a solemn expression and said nothing. He couldn't come up to talk to him, so his eyes naturally looked for other acquaintances.
"Zhu Qingling!"
"Senior Sister Zhu, how are you always?" Xue Tong asked.
"Oh, Junior Brother Xue, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are now a famous person in Yunxiao Sect. I heard that you have made great achievements in Hongzhou." Zhu Qingling said sweetly.
"No, no, not as good as senior sister." Xue Tong said shyly. He had always regarded Zhu Qingling as the most outstanding representative among Yunxiao Sect's disciples.
"Qingling, consider whether to go to Weikui Cliff together." Ma Shaochong walked over with a smile.
When Xue Tong saw Ma Shaochong and heard him scream so affectionately, he felt a surge of unknown anger, as if he had swallowed a fly.
"Are there enough people?" Zhu Qingling hesitated.
"I'll call Kai Fu and Cheng Lin, including your Xian Hua and Han Ying, and that's about it. If there aren't enough people, Junior Brother Xue can go too," Ma Shaochong said.
"I won't go!" Xue Tong refused immediately.
"The barrier has changed. It's time for the sect to employ people. We should contribute. Qingling, let's go." Ma Shaochong said with a serious expression.
"Xue Tong, why don't you go?" Zhu Qingling asked in surprise.
"I'm tired from running around. Hongzhou almost died. It's important to practice the exercises quickly." Xue Tong said perfunctorily.
He cursed in his heart, "Young Master Ma, you are talking nonsense, and you are talking nicely. Why do you contribute to the sect? The sect needs spiritual materials and spiritual objects. Why don't you go to Hongzhou to collect them? In the name of going to Kuiya to guard, you and Zhu Qingling, Shen Hanying and several women are partnered up and staying together every day, obviously they have no good intentions!"
Xue Tong's face turned ugly. He suddenly turned his eyes and changed the subject: "Senior Sister Zhu, how is your golden lion doing?"
"The Golden Lion is in serious trouble now. My red-armored warrior can no longer pass five moves." Ma Shaochong said before Zhu Qingling could reply.
"That's not a red-armored warrior. If it's my Yaksha skeleton, it's hard to say who will win." Xue Tong was angry and determined to do something.
"Really? Then your senior brother Ma needs to learn from me." Ma Shaochong said coldly.
Ma Shaochong was interested in Zhu Qingling and deliberately tried to win Zhu's favor through spiritual pet competitions. He was hostile to any young man who came close to Zhu Qingling. Xue Tong ridiculed him in person, causing his anger to surge instantly.
Little did he know that before each contest, he deliberately suppressed the mana storage of the red-armored warriors and discounted the number of embedded spirit stones. The mecha warriors could not exert their full combat power and lost every game. The only difference was that they lost more and lost less.
"Okay, let's meet at Senior Sister Zhu's house at 2:00 tomorrow!" Xue Tong said and walked away.
Zhu Qingling felt the smell of gunpowder and frowned.
The scene that happened among the disciples did not escape Wei Geng's eyes, and his expression became more and more serious.
Xue Tong returned to his residence and summoned the bone puppet. The spirit-containing liquid was covered with soul-generating grass, the color of the high-grade spiritual stone was reduced, and the bone puppet's eye sockets were filled with a thick cloud of white air. His magic power had almost reached the level of a middle-stage martial artist.
"As soon as the bone puppet evolves to the middle stage and its spiritual intelligence is completely stable, the spirit-accumulating liquid can be replaced by the Nourishing Dew, which will quickly increase the bone puppet's true energy and promote further growth of mana. Later, the demonic beast's inner elixir and the magical beast's inner elixir can be used. The skeleton continues to improve.”
The bone puppet practiced on his own in the courtyard, while Xue Tong practiced the lightning strike spell. His lightning strike spell was only half a step away from perfection. After practicing about two thousand times, once the proficiency and understanding were achieved, it would naturally come naturally and the spell would be perfected.
…
It's about time the next day.
"This is the first time I've seen Junior Brother Xue's bone puppet. It's much better than I expected." Zhu Qingling looked at the Yaksha skeleton ghost in the center of the yard and said with some surprise.
"Hehe, all the money was spent. If I hadn't made another fortune in Hongzhou, my junior brother would have gone bankrupt long ago." Xue Tong said with a smile.
"You're talking nonsense again. How can you go bankrupt by making a bone puppet?" Zhu Qingling frowned and said unhappily.
This is what she dislikes the most about Xue Tong. He is too thoughtful and has too many brains, so that he sometimes speaks insincerely and does not know the truth or the lie.
Xue Tong was startled and thought to himself: "Oh, Zhu Qingling is from the Law Enforcement Hall and has a careful mind. You need to be particularly careful when speaking and doing things in front of her."
"I'm sorry, senior sister, don't take it too seriously, I'm ashamed!" Xue Tong admitted his mistake honestly.
"Qing Ling, I'm here!" As soon as the courtyard door rang, Master Ma rushed in.
He glanced at the bone puppet, his expression moved slightly, and said: "The puppet competition, the sword has no eyes, Xue Tong, you have to think clearly, don't let your puppet be destroyed, and then cry to the master and accuse me of evil."
"I'm willing to admit defeat. How can Xue Tong be a carefree person." Zhu Qingling was present, and Xue Tong did not dare to add too much emotion to his words.
"Okay, let's compete!" Ma Shaochong patted the spiritual pet bag, a red light flashed, and a red-armored warrior with a height of ten feet and a round waist appeared on the field.
When Xue Tong saw it, he couldn't help but pale in surprise.
