LRAB Chapter 51 The Soul of the Soldier
Chapter 51 The Soul of the Soldier
Now, more than four months have passed, and the Holy City has not changed much. Even the deaths of the six Holy Sons have long since faded from memory.
During this period, no one even mentioned the few holy sons.
The most talked-about topic these days is, of course, the sudden appearance of a sage.
Gai Jiuyou, in particular, is the most talked about person, after all, he has been invincible for eight thousand years and has always been overshadowed by the people of Beidou.
Now, even a small action has stirred up a storm in the Holy City of the Northern Region.
"There are about ten days left until the Jade Pool Gathering. I can use this time to extract the Soul of the Soldier as soon as possible and perfect the Immortal-Slaying Gourd." Lu Zhao muttered to himself.
So he slightly altered his appearance and walked toward the Wang family's stone archway.
A few days ago, many masters of Origin Arts did come to the Northern Holy City, but they were all invited by Yaochi and went to the Yaochi Holy Land.
No Source Technique Masters will appear in the next few days, so no one will be able to notice Lu Zhao's changes.
With the Yaochi Grand Gathering approaching, all major forces will gather at Yaochi, making the Holy City the most bustling place before then.
Lu Zhao entered the Wang family's stone archway and found that there were many more people there than usual.
This grand event is extremely important for all the stone archways.
The income earned before the event is comparable to a year's income in ordinary times.
Lu Zhao stepped into the stone archway and wandered around inside. In this crowded archway, he was very inconspicuous.
After entering the Wang family's stone archway, Lu Zhao began to explore it seriously.
The Wang family stone archway is too large, and finding the source stone containing the soul of a soldier is indeed quite difficult and will take a considerable amount of time.
Fortunately, Lu Zhaoyuan's skills have greatly improved, and he has one foot in the realm of Origin Master.
The search speed will naturally be faster when looking for Originium.
After exploring more than a dozen stone archways, Lu Zhao found nothing. He still hadn't seen the weapon spirit, but he did see quite a few divine sources.
However, Lu Zhao was not reckless and would not buy those divine sources, thus prematurely revealing his source techniques and making others more wary of him.
Because once he extracts the Soul of the Soldier, he will leave the Wang Family Stone Archway immediately.
With the help of the "Xingzi Secret," we can easily shake off countless pursuers.
If he were to extract some divine essence too early, attracting the attention of others, it would likely become much more difficult for him to leave later.
He now knows better than anyone why he came here.
Upon reaching the fifteenth stone archway, Lu Zhao indeed reaped a great reward.
In a corner of the stone archway, there is a cracked stone.
A crack appeared in the middle of the stone, almost running through the entire source stone, and through the crack, one could even see the internal structure of the source stone.
Lu Zhao stepped forward and took the cracked stone in his hand.
Then, using the Source Technique to investigate carefully, they indeed discovered something unusual.
Inside the stone, he saw a fragment of a weapon, a fragment that could only be seen after mastering the Great Source Technique.
If it were the old him who came here, he might not have been able to see through it.
"Young man, why did you choose this cracked stone? Look at this huge crack, even if it yields a lot of gems, it won't be very valuable."
"Moreover, this source stone is too expensive; it requires 30,000 catties of source stone."
"This stone has been sitting in that corner for decades, and no one has dared to cut it. I never expected that this young man would choose it."
"Could you gentlemen tell me why this source stone, which is so valuable, is placed in such a corner?" Lu Zhao asked.
"Young brother, you may not know this, but decades ago, a master of Origin Arts came to see it. After examining it, the master of Origin Arts estimated that there was a 50% chance that this Origin Stone would contain an Origin Source. However, the master of Origin Arts could not determine the size of the Origin Source."
"So the Wang family ordered 50,000 jin of raw materials, but they haven't been able to sell them for decades."
"Even if a divine source were produced, it probably wouldn't be worth 50,000 jin of source material, so the Wang family lowered the price, but still no one bought it."
"I see. I've got my eye on this source stone. I'll buy it then." Lu Zhao picked up the cracked stone.
After delivering enough Originium, Lu Zhao asked Originium Master to cut it open.
As the outer layer of stone peeled away, a dazzling light quickly emanated from the source stone, attracting everyone's attention.
"It's divine source; this cracked stone truly contains divine source."
"After all these years, I finally know the value of this stone."
"A piece of divine source, but unfortunately this piece of divine source is still too small."
Immediately, sounds came from the surrounding area, all focused on Lu Zhao's source stone.
Those who frequented Wangjia Stone Workshop for many years had been paying close attention to this stone, but no one was willing to take the gamble.
Soon all the stone skin peeled off, revealing the divine source within the source stone.
This is a pale purple divine source, and you can see that in the center of the divine source, there is also a purple copper plate wrapped around it.
This piece of copper is not big, only about the size of two thumbs.
The divine source was merely wrapped in a copper sheet, which indeed verified what those gamblers had said.
Even if a divine source is extracted, its value will not exceed 30,000 jin of source.
However, the situation is completely different now, because there is a piece of purple copper in the divine source. Although it doesn't look very big, this piece of purple copper is enough to double the price of the divine source.
"There's a piece of purple copper. Could this be a fragment of a sacred weapon?"
"No, look inside the bronze, there seems to be a faint shadow."
"Could it be a weapon deity? If it is, then this piece of bronze is extraordinary, its value could increase at least a hundredfold."
"Young man, sell me this piece of bronze, and I'll offer three million catties of resources."
"I'll offer 3.5 million catties; I've also taken a liking to this piece of bronze."
"That's a divine being of sacred weapons. It can definitely repair sacred weapons. The sacred weapons there are only worth this little bit. I'll offer five million catties of source."
In an instant, all the important figures in the stone archway began to bid wildly.
Once the treasure was involved, the earlier harmony vanished, and many terrifying auras locked onto Lu Zhao, clearly indicating a threat.
Lu Zhao grabbed the Divine Source Block and then stored it away.
He dared not open the divine source, fearing that the soldier's soul would reveal its true form, because once the soldier's soul was exposed, it would inevitably cause an even greater upheaval.
"I'm sorry, everyone, but I also have a weapon at home that I need this fragment for, so I won't sell it," Lu Zhao said.
He then quickly slipped out of the crowd and used the "Star Shift" technique to leave swiftly.
His speed was so fast that even the powerful figures in the stone archway paled.
Even the powerful figures of these holy lands cannot possess such extreme speed.
These people looked grim as they silently chased after Lu Zhao in the direction he had left, unwilling to give up on that fragment.
Even if the major holy lands do not have any incomplete holy weapons, keeping this fragment can serve as a precaution.
If the sacred weapon shatters in the future, finding such a fragment will not be as easy as you might imagine; such things are extremely rare.
So these people didn't hesitate to resort to underhanded methods if open tactics didn't work.