Chapter 141
After looking at the horrific wounds on Black Wind Eagle's body, Xiao Zhan pondered for a moment, then stretched out his hand to press on Black Wind Eagle's body, using his true energy to stop the bleeding.
But in Xiao Zhan's view, this was of no help. The black wind eagle was already dying and there was no possibility of survival.
As if feeling that Xiao Zhan was about to give up on him, Black Wind Eagle called out weakly again.
Inexplicably, Xiao Zhan took out the dragon blood stone and said in surprise:
"You mean, this stone can save your life?"
After thinking about it, Xiao Zhan placed the dragon blood stone next to Black Wind Eagle's head.
The Black Wind Eagle struggled to open its beak, which was no longer sharp, and swallowed the dragon blood stone into its belly.
Xiao Zhan smiled helplessly:
"You're being a little unreasonable."
"Forget it," Xiao Zhan sighed, "It's not my thing anyway, and it's a hot potato in my hand."
"Whether you can survive or not depends on your own destiny."
Xiao Zhan turned around and left, never looking back.
Because he was seriously injured, Xiao Zhan walked very slowly.
It wasn't until three days later that I saw the outline of a city in the distance.
This city has no name, and there are not many people in the city. Most of them are in a hurry.
Even though Xiao Zhan's clothes were ragged, he didn't attract much attention.
Wanbao Tower.
There is a small three-story wooden building in the middle of the city. It looks quite lively. There are rows of wooden shelves inside, holding a lot of goods, mostly weapons and medicinal materials.
Xiao Zhan walked into Wanbao Building and asked the middle-aged man behind the counter:
"Excuse me, do you sell clothes here?"
The shopkeeper raised his eyelids to look at Xiao Zhan, and suddenly smiled:
"Do you want ordinary clothes or uniforms from other forces?"
Xiao Zhan frowned, "What's the difference?"
The shopkeeper nodded, "Ordinary clothes, twenty True Essence Stones each."
"For uniforms, two hundred True Essence Stones are available for all major forces."
"Little brother, from the look of you, you must have escaped death, right? Why don't you change your clothes and dress up? There will be many benefits."
Xiao Zhan naturally understood what the shopkeeper meant. He was just wearing the clothes of other forces and pretending to be a disciple of other forces.
But in Xiao Zhan's opinion, this is useless, and he might even be targeted by someone from that force and accused of evil intentions.
"Just something ordinary."
Xiao Zhan took out an exchange ticket and handed it to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper glanced at it with some surprise in his eyes.
Because what Xiao Zhan took out was an exchange coupon that could be exchanged for 20,000 true essence stones.
"You can't tell, but my little brother is quite wealthy."
The shopkeeper led Xiao Zhan to the second floor while chatting:
"This place is remote and people passing by rarely stop, so the weapons and medicinal materials business is best."
"But in fact, our Wanbao Building sells everything. You should know the reputation of our Wanbao Building, right?"
Xiao Zhan casually said "I know" and didn't say much in reply.
The shopkeeper smiled and took Xiao Zhan to a remote corner on the second floor, where there were several clothes hanging for Xiao Zhan to choose.
When Xiao Zhan changed his clothes, the shopkeeper continued:
"You can register as a distinguished guest of our Wanbao Tower. If you become a honored guest, you will receive preferential treatment at any Wanbao Tower in the future."
Xiao Zhan was a little speechless. He didn't expect that this Qingzhou businessman would also engage in membership-based practices.
Seeing that Xiao Zhan was not in high spirits, the shopkeeper smiled again and said:
"You might as well hear what kind of benefits there are."
"First of all, as long as you are a distinguished guest of our Wanbao Tower, no matter which Wanbao Tower you are in, no one will touch you."
"For example, if your enemy chases you into the store now, even if I give him 10,000 courages, he won't dare to attack you."
Xiao Zhan frowned: "Exchange the remaining True Essence Stones into exchange tickets and return them to me."
The shopkeeper waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet."
"For another example, if you are looking for something, we will help you find it to save you trouble."
"If you have anything you want to inquire about, we can also check it for you."
Xiao Zhan walked downstairs and said:
"Shopkeeper, you are also a master at the peak of Qi Sea Realm after all. Do you need to say so much to me, a person in the middle stage of Qi Sea Realm?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "In business, no matter how powerful you are, once you walk through the door, you are all customers."
Xiao Zhan nodded:
"I really have a few things to ask about."
The shopkeeper immediately smiled even more happily, picked up the tea from the counter, and said while making tea:
“Ask, I’ll tell you what I know right away, and if I don’t know, I’ll tell you within three days.”
Xiao Zhan asked casually:
"What is dragon blood stone?"
The shopkeeper's smile froze and his hands were shaking. He quickly put the teapot aside and said with fiery eyes:
"Do you have dragon blood stone?"
Xiao Zhan shook his head, "Yesterday Fairy Luo Yan and I sat on the same Black Wind Eagle, and I heard her and her sister talk about the Dragon Blood Stone."
The shopkeeper looked ecstatic, "I must report this to the headquarters quickly and ask them to find Fairy Luo Yan and the dragon blood stone. I didn't expect that there really is a dragon blood stone in the world."
Xiao Zhan frowned: "You haven't answered my question yet."
The shopkeeper smiled and said:
"Things like dragon blood stone are hard to come by, they are extremely rare."
"It is said that in ancient times, there were real dragons in the world."
"A true dragon dies, and its bones turn into ashes over the long years, but the dragon's blood can sink into the ground. If there happens to be a vein of true essence stone underground, the dragon's blood will be absorbed by the true essence stone to form a dragon's blood stone. "
"Dragon blood stone contains a trace of the power of a real dragon. We humans cannot absorb it. However, if we switch to beasts, we can absorb the power in the dragon blood stone. The benefits are endless."
"Of course, this is the first kind of dragon blood stone, and it is almost difficult to encounter."
"Is there a second kind?" Xiao Zhan asked curiously.
"There is indeed a second kind," the shopkeeper also became interested and said with bright eyes:
"The second type is even rarer."
"It is said that the true dragon lives on the true essence stone veins. The dragon eggs it lays absorb the endless true essence energy. Before they break out of the shell, they are in the Yuan Dan state."
"But some dragons cannot break out of their shells, so they are permanently sealed in the eggs. Over the long years, the eggs gradually turn into stone."
"This kind of dragon blood stone is said to contain all the power and blood of a young dragon. As for its use, no one knows yet."
"Of course this kind of dragon blood stone is just a legend. At least I haven't heard of any force getting it."
Xiao Zhan immediately understood that this was just a fossil.
"Second question," Xiao Zhan asked in a deep voice:
"If I want to enter Qingtian Sect, is there any way?"
The shopkeeper was stunned and asked uncertainly:
"Are you talking about joining the Qingtian Sect, or sneaking into the Qingtian Sect?"
"Of course it's the former," Xiao Zhan said expressionlessly:
"How powerful is Qingtian Sect? How dare I sneak into Qingtian Sect after eating Bear Heart Leopard?"
The shopkeeper took a deep breath and nodded with a smile:
"Qingtian Sect recruits new disciples on a large scale every three years, and the next one should be two years from now."
"If you want to join the Qingtian Sect under normal circumstances, there are two ways."
"First, you are recommended by a disciple of the Qingtian Sect, and then you take the assessment. If you pass, you can join the Qingtian Sect."
"The second way is to directly participate in the assessment."
Xiao Zhan frowned, "Is there any difference between the two?"
"Of course," the shopkeeper lowered his voice, "If someone recommends you, the difficulty of the test will be halved."
"No one recommends me. The test is extremely difficult. Anyone who can pass it is a genius."
Xiao Zhan nodded: "Okay, please return the remaining True Essence Stone exchange coupons to me."
"No," the shopkeeper said helplessly.
"Little brother, please do me a favor. We also have an assessment. I'm just short of a distinguished guest this year."
"If I can't complete the task, my allotment of True Essence Stones for next year will be halved. How can I still live?"
"Besides, I'm really not lying to you. With Wanbao Tower's reputation, it's really a good deal."
"How about this," the shopkeeper gritted his teeth, "As long as you register as a distinguished guest of Wanbao Tower, I will give you a good gift."
"Wouldn't it be okay if you said this earlier?" Xiao Zhan finally smiled.
The shopkeeper smiled awkwardly, looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him, then bent down and took out a palm-sized book from behind the counter.
The shopkeeper thrust the booklet into Xiao Zhan's hand, coughed twice and said:
"This is a good thing that you can't even buy. You can wait until no one is around to see it."
Xiao Zhan nodded, stuffed the booklet into his arms, and waited quietly.
After a while, I saw the shopkeeper coming down from upstairs, holding a golden brush in his hand.
What surprised Xiao Zhan was that this brush exuded strong pressure, making him feel dizzy even just looking at it.
The shopkeeper explained:
"This is our Wanbao Tower's unique marking brush. Just make a mark on your hand. It's usually invisible, but we at Wanbao Tower can tell the difference."
Xiao Zhan's eyes sharpened, "Doesn't that mean that if your Wanbao Tower wants to chase me, I won't be able to escape no matter what?"
The shopkeeper shook his head quickly:
"That's not the case. This is just to identify whether you are a distinguished guest of Wanbao Tower. If you cover it up, we won't be able to see it."
As he spoke, the shopkeeper pulled up his sleeves and touched his wrist with a special jade ruler, which revealed a triangle symbol.
"Shopkeeper, are you also a distinguished guest of my Wanbao Building?"
The shopkeeper smiled awkwardly, "When I was young and frivolous, I made trouble in Wanbao Tower because I was a distinguished guest. I broke a lot of things and couldn't afford to pay for it, so I stayed here."
Xiao Zhan glanced at the shopkeeper with sympathy, then pulled out the Red Dragon Sword and said slowly:
"Then draw it on my knife."
"There is no such precedent," the shopkeeper said in a daze, "This is against the rules."
Xiao Zhan didn't say anything, just looked at the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper gritted his teeth and raised his pen to mark the red dragon knife.
The strange thing is that this mark appears without any trace, but when the shopkeeper swipes it with a jade ruler, it immediately reappears.
Seeing that the mark could be used normally, the shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Brother, you have to keep this knife. Don't let anyone impersonate you. I can't take responsibility."
"Besides, your knife is so weird," the shopkeeper frowned slightly, "I think I know all the materials in the world by heart, but I can't tell what materials your knife is made of."
Xiao Zhan's eyes flashed, and he inserted the Red Dragon Sword into its sheath with his backhand.
This time, the shopkeeper caught a glimpse of Aoshuang Sword again.
Although the Aoshuang Sword was inserted into the scabbard, the scabbard was still covered with a layer of frost, which looked extremely eye-catching.
The shopkeeper was a little surprised:
"Little brother, there are a lot of good things on his body. Do you want to sell this sword? I will pay you a thousand true essence stones."
Xiao Zhan took the True Essence Stone exchange ticket from the shopkeeper, shook his head and said:
"If you have a sword like this, I'll buy it for you for 10,000 true essence stones."
After saying that, Xiao Zhan turned around and walked out.
Suddenly, Xiao Zhan suddenly drew his sword and shot a jet-black sword light into the air.
Suddenly, there seemed to be muffled thunder falling in the sky, and the air exploded.
Feeling the power of this knife, the shopkeeper's eyes widened and he was speechless for a long time.
After a long time, the shopkeeper came back to his senses, stood at the door and muttered:
"Obviously he has the strength of the Yuan Dan Realm, but he has to pretend to have the aura of the Qi Sea Realm."
"Are all today's geniuses so low-key?"
"No," the shopkeeper smiled bitterly: "This is because he was afraid that I would steal his weapons, so he gave me a warning."
"However, he has reached the Yuan Dan realm at such a young age. Such a genius can become a leader even in a big force like Qingtian Sect."
"Fortunately," the shopkeeper smiled proudly, "The booklet I gave him is a really good thing, and it can be regarded as a good relationship with him."
