Chapter 96

Chapter 94: The Cold Iron Divine Saber

"Senior Brother, you keep the treasure map, and I will offer 110,000 Force Pills for the other three treasures," Tuobaye said.

The stall owner shook his head: "No, I need 120,000 Force Pills."

"Add the treasure map, 120,000 Force Pills. I just want to study the old map. If it costs too many Force Pills, I won't be willing to do it," Tuobaye said. "Besides, I don't have that many Force Pills. I can't give you more. For 120,000 Force Pills, I still need to borrow 20,000 Force Pills."

He took out the 100,000 Force Pills he had prepared and continued: "Look, I only have 100,000 Force Pills, no more, no less."

The stall owner, seeing that Tuobaye indeed had no more Force Pills, believed him. After a moment of hesitation, he said: "Go borrow 20,000 Force Pills, and we'll make the deal."

"Senior Brother, please wait a moment!" Tuobaye quickly left, went to Leiting, and then returned with 20,000 more Force Pills.

Of course, this was just for show, to make the senior brother believe.

"120,000 Force Pills, let's make the deal!" Tuobaye said.

The stall owner did not hesitate and handed over the four treasures. Tuobaye gave the Force Pills to the stall owner, and the transaction was complete.

Seeing that the treasures he wanted were now in his hands, Tuobaye left happily.

He didn't realize that the two stall owners he had dealt with were good friends. When they shared their experiences, they were both stunned.

Then they described Tuobaye's appearance and exclaimed: "We've been tricked!"

"Who would have thought there are such cunning outer disciples!"

"This little junior brother is interesting. If we meet him again, we should try to befriend him."

In fact, the two stall owners didn't suffer much loss. Their items were hard to sell, and Tuobaye bought them at a low price.

Tuobaye didn't always use this trick. For most treasures, he paid the full amount of Force Pills.

After buying the broken saber, he walked around and bought some other scattered treasures, all to enhance his family's strength.

Seeing that he still had 200,000 Force Pills left, Tuobaye stopped buying treasures.

He found Qianyi in the crowd: "Did you buy the treasures you wanted?"

"No, I planned to buy some arrows, but there were none here. I guess I'll have to order more in the future," Qianyi sighed.

"Then let's go back. There's nothing else to buy," Tuobaye said.

"Captain, did you buy the pills?" Qianyi asked.

"Of course, better to be prepared!" Tuobaye smiled.

Tuobaye bought a large number of pills, which he himself didn't need, but his family did for self-protection.

"Captain, let's go then."

Tuobaye and his two companions quickly returned to Xianyun Valley and directly to their residence.

The members of the Divine and Demonic Squad were excited to see the flying cloud crane.

Tuobaye didn't care about them; he planned to first refine the broken saber.

The treasure map and key were not needed for now, so he put them aside. The Wind Spirit Sword was not suitable for him, so he also put it in the Heavenly Ring.

"I'm going to meditate. Wake me up early tomorrow morning."

Saying this, Tuobaye closed the wooden house and began his meditation.

The broken saber gleamed with a cold light, incredibly sharp, and weighed a hundred pounds.

"This broken saber must be made of cold iron!" Tuobaye was somewhat surprised.

Ordinary cold iron was already much more expensive than refined iron. Weapons made with cold iron were extremely sharp.

He didn't study it in detail and began to refine the broken saber.

The broken saber was incomplete and had no mental imprint, so Tuobaye refined it smoothly.

After refining the broken saber, he finally knew its name. This broken saber was called the Cold Iron Divine Saber.

Before it broke, the Cold Iron Divine Saber was a fifth-grade spirit weapon, considered a divine weapon on the Divine Martial Continent.

The Divine Martial Continent was relatively backward, and the strongest known spirit weapon was a sixth-grade spirit weapon. Of course, no one knew if there were stronger unknown spirit weapons.

After breaking, the Cold Iron Divine Saber lost its grade but remained incredibly sharp and powerful.

If someone used a spirit weapon to fight the Cold Iron Divine Saber, they would likely suffer a great loss, and their spirit weapon might even be destroyed.

The sharpness of the Cold Iron Divine Saber even surpassed most sixth-grade spirit weapons.

However, the Cold Iron Divine Saber no longer enhanced the power of spells, making it useless to those at the Qi Condensation stage. But for Tuobaye, it was very useful.

Tuobaye was a body-refinement expert and didn't need the Cold Iron Divine Saber to enhance his spell power. He could engage in close combat, and the Cold Iron Divine Saber's sharpness would be very effective.

Even a fifth-grade defensive spirit weapon might not withstand the Cold Iron Divine Saber's slash.

"In the future, the Cold Iron Divine Saber will be my trump card. I can't use it easily. It seems I'll have to use the Tiger-Slaying Saber for a while longer," Tuobaye was extremely excited.

With the Cold Iron Divine Saber, surprising and killing enemies would be easier.

If it were exposed, it would be harder to surprise and defeat enemies in the future.

Moreover, the year-end competition for outer disciples wasn't worth using the Cold Iron Divine Saber.

Tuobaye became familiar with the Cold Iron Divine Saber, and the sky was already bright. He left the wooden house.

"Captain, you're up early!" Qianyi quickly left his wooden house and greeted Tuobaye.

"Qianyi, do you know how the next round will be held?" Tuobaye asked.

"Captain, you're only asking now. I found out last night. Originally, 95 strong individuals were to enter the top 100, but the judges decided to include Yuanyang Ning, making it 96 strong individuals. The remaining individuals will still be eliminated, but those who lose will still compete to determine their final ranking," Qianyi said.

Tuobaye looked at the jade slip, which showed his opponent was Lu Shaoyang, an experienced outer disciple with good strength.

However, Lu Shaoyang's strength couldn't compare to Duan Hongfei, Yuanyang Ning, and others.

There was no betting on his match with Lu Shaoyang, and Tuobaye didn't bother to check.

"Qianyi, who is your opponent?" Tuobaye asked.

The next round was still an elimination round, and staying longer would significantly improve the ranking.

"Captain, I'm lucky. My next opponent isn't very strong," Qianyi smiled.

"That's good. We can both enter the top 48," Tuobaye said. "But we can't be careless. If the opponent has a powerful trump card, we're in trouble."

"Captain, don't worry. I won't underestimate any opponent," Qianyi said.

They chatted for a while, and Leiting came out.

"Let's go!"

Tuobaye and his group arrived at the competition venue, where many people welcomed them. However, their opponents were somewhat unhappy.

Tuobaye and Qianyi had advanced through the rounds, proving their strength. They were true dark horses.

"Should we skip the Ten Absolute Squad's viewing platform today?" Tuobaye said.

As the competition progressed, their conflicts with the Ten Absolute Squad and the Six Paths Squad intensified.

The remaining strong individuals were mostly from the top-ranked squads, and they would inevitably face the strong individuals from the Ten Absolute Squad and the Six Paths Squad.

To win the championship, Tuobaye would have to defeat his opponents without mercy.

If they continued to visit the Ten Absolute Squad and the Six Paths Squad's viewing platforms, they might conflict with the strong individuals from those squads.

Anyway, Tuobaye's group now only had three people, and Yang Bin rarely came to watch the competition. If he did, he could find his own seat.

"I don't mind," Leiting said indifferently.

"Me neither. I'll follow Captain's lead," Qianyi said.

Actually, Qianyi disliked the strong individuals from the Ten Absolute Squad and the Six Paths Squad and didn't want to visit their viewing platforms.

At that moment, Yuanyang Ning and the strong individuals from the God-Slaying Squad passed by and heard Tuobaye's conversation.

"Captain Tuobaye, Lord Qianyi, Miss Leiting, if you don't mind, come to the God-Slaying Squad's viewing platform. We have extra seats," Yuanyang Ning invited them.

"Sure, we'll be a bother then," Tuobaye felt that Yuanyang Ning was worth befriending, regardless of Leng Yidao and Lu Junfeng's displeased expressions.

To be honest, Tuobaye looked down on Leng Yidao and Lu Junfeng, who were petty and lacked the necessary breadth of mind to achieve great things.

Such people were not worth considering.

Yuanyang Ning was different, with an extraordinary demeanor and broad-mindedness, definitely a person capable of achieving great things.

Moreover, he could cultivate spells before becoming a Qi Condensation stage expert, indicating his exceptional talent. Such a genius, combined with the demeanor of a hero, would have limitless potential.

Tuobaye enjoyed befriending people like Yuanyang Ning, as he would need capable individuals to help him establish a powerful force in the future.

Seeing Tuobaye agree, Leng Yidao and Lu Junfeng's faces turned even uglier, fearing that Tuobaye would reveal the truth from before.

However, they didn't stop him, as doing so might make Yuanyang Ning suspicious.

"That's great, to have the honor of inviting three distinguished guests," Yuanyang Ning was genuinely happy.

Tuobaye smiled: "Captain Yuanyang Ning, I heard you also made it to this round. Congratulations!"

"Yes, fortunately, I didn't face you in this round, or I would have had to admit defeat," Yuanyang Ning smiled.

"Captain Yuanyang Ning is too modest! I had no way to deal with the vine entanglement," Tuobaye said.

Yuanyang Ning said: "Brother Tuobaye, I'll call you that from now on. Don't call me Captain all the time. Call me Big Brother."

"Big Brother, this junior greets you," Tuobaye immediately changed his address.

"Good! Good brother! If you have any problems in the future, feel free to tell me. I've been in Xianyun Valley for a few years and can help you," Yuanyang Ning was very happy.

The deputy captains, including Leng Yidao, saw Yuanyang Ning and Tuobaye become brothers and their faces turned even uglier.

Yuanyang Ning knew their thoughts and said: "Brother Tuobaye, my subordinates have offended you before. Please don't hold it against them and forgive them."

"We don't have any deep grudges. Since Big Brother has spoken, I won't hold it against them," Tuobaye smiled.

Yuanyang Ning was pleased: "Good! Good brother! Let's go watch the competition. It's about to start."

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