Hearing this, everyone in the palace was filled with envy. They did not have Luo Hong's efficient refining ability. Basically, as long as they reached the late stage of Taiyi, they could only use heaven-level beast cores to quickly increase their strength.
However, the Heavenly Level Beast Core only exists in the body of the Great Luo Scale Beast, and the four affiliated cities are unable to obtain it, so they can only rely on the rewards from Xuancheng.
"Thank you City Lord for the generous gift, but Luo still has the audacity to ask the City Lord for something."
Luo Hong immediately held up his hands and thanked him.
"Oh? Master Luo just said it doesn't matter."
Ewan's smile was still kind and genuine.
"Luo Mou has long admired Mrs. Rikka who refined the star weapon, and would like to meet her to exchange her experience in refining the weapon. However, Luo Mou heard that Madam Rikka rarely receives visitors, so she hopes the city lord can help introduce her."
Luo Hong bowed his hand again.
"Haha, this is a trivial matter. In fact, Fellow Daoist Liuhua also mentioned to me that he wanted to meet the person who refined the mysterious weapon.
Master Luo can go there on his own, and there is no need for me to introduce you."
Ewan was naturally happy to see Luo Hong and Mrs. Liuhua cherish each other, as this was in the best interest of their Xuancheng.
As soon as this matter was over, Ewan looked at everyone again and changed the topic:
"Okay, let's get back to business now and let's talk about the arrangements for this five-city martial arts competition.
The selection and rules are still the same as before, with twelve people from each of your four cities."
After quickly repeating the content that remained unchanged from the past, Eva then spoke emphatically:
"I think you have all received the news that there will be extremely generous rewards in this martial arts competition, and this is exactly the case.
Anyone who reaches the top 18 will receive an earth-level beast core, and those who reach the top ten will receive a heaven-level beast core. After that, those who reach the top five will receive a celestial-level beast core!
As for the reward for the top three, haha, I have to keep it secret, I can only tell you that it is a very rare thing, you might as well take a guess these days."
E Pang didn't know what bad taste he had, but he thought that the rewards for the top three would be announced on the day of the martial arts competition.
However, even what he revealed now was enough to make everyone's eyes light up, and they felt that it was a wise move to bring the city's elite with them on this trip!
After all, these rewards are not just one, but can be stacked.
For example, fifth place in the martial arts competition will receive an Earth-level Beast Core, a Heaven-level Beast Core and a Tianlin Meteor Crystal!
"In the remaining few days, you can move around freely in the city, whether you attend the celebration or go to the Xuan Dou Arena to practice."
After saying that, Ehuang walked out of the stone hall with the two people accompanying him.
Fu Jian and Qin Yuan were busy going back to formulate tactics for their men, so they did not embarrass Chen Yang any more.
There was no conflict, and everyone quickly went to their residences.
After simply settling in, Luo Hong came to the street and happened to meet Han Li and Gu Qianxun who were also looking for Madam Rikka.
"Master Luo, we are going to ask Madam Liuhua to help us eradicate the Black Tribulation Insects, why not go the same way?"
Gu Qianxun didn't know that Han Li's black calamity insect had been eradicated, so he only asked Luo Hong at the moment.
"Okay, it just so happens that Luo is not familiar with the roads in this Xuan City."
Luo Hong nodded casually. He came here just to exchange his experience in refining weapons and had no other agenda.
Upon seeing this, Han Li followed silently out of curiosity about Mrs. Liuhua.
An hour later, the three of them arrived at the foot of a red pagoda built against the mountain.
This tower is located outside the busy city. It occupies a large area. It is seventy or eighty feet high. It is divided into nine floors. It is engraved with countless red runes and emits rolling hot temperatures!
"This is Yanyang Tower. Madam Liuhua lives on the ninth floor of this tower. However, it is not easy for ordinary people to visit him."
Gu Qianxun looked at the top of the pagoda with complicated eyes.
"It is said that Mrs. Rikka's weapon refining skills are superb, but I don't know how powerful she is?"
Chihiro Miko seemed to be very familiar with Mrs. Rikka, and Han Li couldn't help but asked curiously.
"I don't know, I just heard that Mrs. Rikka had refined a third-grade holy weapon before she was exiled to the Jiling Sky Realm!"
Gu Qianxun shook her head. She was born in the Jilin Sky Realm and had never been to the outside world. Naturally, she didn't know what the third-grade holy weapon represented.
However, Han Li immediately looked shocked. After all, he knew very well!
A third-grade holy weapon is a third-grade magic weapon, and its counterpart is a third-grade immortal weapon. And the most powerful immortal weapons that Han Li has ever seen, the Sky Fox Blood Sword and the Luo Zha Pipa are only third-grade immortal weapons!
With this ability, even Daluo monks in the outside world must respect him respectfully, and even flatter him shamelessly.
"Let's go, let the gatekeeper go and report."
Luo Hong didn't make any guesses outside the door. It would be clear to him how he was able to communicate later.
The person guarding the tower was a short and fat young man. When he saw the three people approaching, he looked arrogant at first and waved his hands to drive them away without asking.
But when Luo Hong announced his home, the man immediately changed his flattering face, nodded and ran to report.
Without waiting long, the three of them received the good news that Mrs. Rikka agreed to meet.
Entering the Yanyang Tower, the three of them first walked through a long corridor, then walked through a spiral staircase, and then arrived at the top of the Yanyang Tower.
After stopping outside a door, the short and fat young man bowed his hands toward the door and said:
"Sir, the distinguished guest has been brought."
"Invite them in when they come, and stop hanging around at the door!"
A hoarse voice came from behind the door, with a somewhat lazy tone.
The short and fat young man did not dare to neglect, and quickly raised his hand to fumble for a few times somewhere outside the door. Then he heard a friction sound, and the stone door in front of him slowly retreated to both sides.
The next moment, a smell of meat wafted out from inside.
Luo Hong was brave and brave. He immediately stepped into the room and glanced around. He saw a large, strange-looking stone table placed near the window in the room.
There was a large hole hollowed out in the center of the stone table, and a large pot was placed on it, surrounded by the same red runes as outside. It was emitting a lot of heat, cooking the rich milky white soup in the pot and making a "gurgling" sound.
Behind the stone table, a short but rather stout old man in black clothes was rolling up his sleeves, grabbing an arm-thick animal bone with his right hand, and chewing on it with a mouth full of oil.
The old man's appearance was no different from that of a human race. I don't know whether it was because of the heat or because of the original condition. His face was flushed at the moment, and his beard under his chin was very thick. It was divided into three strands and braided into a thick braid, which was covered with grease.
Although Gu Qianxun had already said on the way here, Mrs. Rikka's "Mrs." is the honorific title given to the master of weapon refinement by the foreign tribes.
But after seeing Mrs. Liuhua's majestic appearance, Luo Hong and Han Li couldn't help but feel jealous.
"Are you the Luo Hong who refined the mysterious weapon?"
Mrs. Liuhua looked at the leader Luo Hong and asked while eating.
"It's Luo. Today he came specifically to ask fellow Taoist for advice on how to refine weapons. I hope that fellow Taoist will give you some advice."
Luo Hong nodded directly and bowed politely.
"It's easy to say, you know."
Mrs. Liuhua did not follow common sense, did not invite Luo Hong to take a seat, and had no intention of serving tea, so she came up and started talking.
Fortunately, Luo Hong doesn't care about these little details.
After three days and three nights, the two finally stopped after each had gained something.
"I have gained a lot from this time, but Luo still needs to retreat to digest it, so I will say goodbye."
After Luo Hong left, Han Li and Gu Qianxun immediately brought up the matter of the Black Tribulation Insect.
However, Madam Rikka was only willing to remove the Black Tribulation Insect from Gu Qianxun, but Han Li had to give him a piece of Sky Scale Meteor Crystal.
Of course, Han Li would not agree. He lied that he needed to consider it and left the Yanyang Tower.
"You recognized me?"
When only himself and Mrs. Rikka were left in the room, Qianxun Bone suddenly frowned and asked.
"Of course, you look almost exactly like your mother.
I remember giving your mother a token. I don't know if it's true, but it was it.
Hongyu, is she okay?"
Before Mrs. Rikka could finish her words, Gu Qianxun took out a piece of bone.
"My mother has passed away."
After hearing this, Gu Qianxun had almost confirmed the relationship between Mrs. Rikka and himself, but her tone became colder and more authentic.
It turns out that Yan Hongyu once told Gu Qianxun that her biological father was the original owner of the bone token, and even her surname came from it.
After asking about the cause of Yan Hongyu's death, Madam Liuhua was extremely angry at first and wanted to pull Du Qingyang in front of her to whip the corpse, but soon, he sighed and said:
"I know you are resentful of me, but things back then were extremely complicated, and Hongyu didn't want to stay in Xuancheng, so there was nothing I could do about it.
After the five-city martial arts competition, Ehuang will take you to a place that is extremely dangerous but also has great opportunities. You'd better stay close to Luo Hong."
"Why?"
Gu Qianxun's brows furrowed even deeper. He thought he was thinking about her safety, but how could he entrust her to Luo Hong, whom he had only met once?
"Haha, I was just suspicious at first, but after previous exchanges, I can already confirm that those mysterious weapons were made by Luo Hong using normal weapon refining methods.
And he must have understood the laws of space, otherwise it would be impossible to refine so many!"
Mrs. Rikka said categorically.
"Normal weapon refining method? Doesn't that mean he can use it?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Qianxun immediately deduced the truth, but he also knew that this was too shocking and did not dare to speak it outright.
"It's good if you know the pros and cons, but at least don't be his enemy."
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Rikka nodded with satisfaction and solemnly reminded her again.
Gu Qianxun smiled bitterly in his heart, secretly thinking that if I didn't become his enemy, I wouldn't be able to control him for a long time.
Nine days later, when the first ray of sunlight crossed the Chongxuan Mountains and fell on the city, the city was already a scene of joy.
Almost all the residents in the city were gathered in a circular building covering an extremely large area in the center of Xuancheng.
This is the largest Xuan Dou Arena in Xuan City. Because so many Xuan Shi and scale beasts died here, it is called the "Shura Arena" by the people of Xuan City!
As the Five Cities Martial Arts Competition was about to begin, gambling related to it also reached its peak. Countless people were betting on their favorite Xuanshi, and there was no one who was not willing to play.
"clang!"
A heavy and distant bell rang, and five openings appeared on the thick wall surrounding the Shura Field. Soon the Xuanshi participating in the martial arts competition from the five cities walked out of these openings, causing a burst of cheers from the residents of Xuancheng.
Even though he had participated in many mysterious fights in Qingyang City, Han Li could not help but be shocked by the lively atmosphere. The heat wave caused by the crowd's shouts made the blood in his body faintly boil!
He looked around and saw that there were many Xuandou platforms in the Shura field, and in the center of these Xuandou platforms stood a hundred-foot-high platform with seven black stone chairs placed on it.
Before Han Li could look further, the big man wearing a green horn helmet shouted:
"Everyone is silent, welcome the city lord!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire Shura Field turned from extremely dry to extremely quiet.
Immediately afterwards, a whistling wind was heard, and seven figures suddenly fell from the sky and landed on the 100-foot high platform.
Han Li looked up towards the high platform and saw Na Ewan standing in front of the other six people. Although his appearance was not amazing, his whole body exuded a majestic aura that ruled the world.
The pressure was so great that Han Li couldn't help but sweat on his forehead.
Fortunately, Han Li quickly found Luo Hong's figure among the six figures behind Ehuang. The other person just smiled at him, which made him feel relaxed instantly.
It turned out that among the seven stone chairs on the high platform, five of them were prepared for the Lords of the Five Cities, and the other two belonged to Mrs. Liuhua and Luo Hong respectively.
"A once-in-a-thousand-year event is happening again in Xuancheng today. Please join me to witness the birth of a new leader in this Shura field!"
Ewan shouted to the crowd in an enthusiastic tone.
The residents of Xuancheng immediately responded enthusiastically, and the roar of the mountain and the tsunami almost overturned the entire Shura field!
And after saying these words, which were tantamount to announcing the beginning of the martial arts competition, the horned and helmeted man immediately solved the problem that Ewei had exposed a few days ago.
"The rewards for this martial arts competition are the highest in history. The person who takes the third place will receive a Heavenly Star Mysterious Pill refined from multiple Heaven-level beast cores.
After taking this elixir, even a metaphysician in the late Taiyi period can open several orifices in a row and rapidly increase his strength!
The second-place Xuanshi will receive a set of scale-bone Xuanxing armor made by Mrs. Liuhua.
This set of armor has been carefully crafted in recent years. It uses one thousand two hundred and thirty-six pieces of large and small star bones alone. In addition, it is mixed with various rare materials that are no less than Tianlin Meteor Crystal, as well as six flowers.
The amount of thought and energy Madam has expended is such that one cannot measure its value with animal cores!
In the end, the person who can win the title will be given a sulfur blood cloud!"
When the leader's reward came out, everyone who was originally greedy for the Black Star Armor was immediately attracted to it.
"Oh my god, it's really a sulfur blood cloud, that sulfur blood cloud called the Heavenly Dew of the Aperture Mother?!"
"If he dares to announce it in front of the city lord, it will definitely not be false!"
"My dear, this reward is so rich that I want to go and try it!"
"Forget it, don't get punched to pieces."
The Sulfur Blood Cloud is the top resource possessed by Xuancheng. In the past, it was only possible to exchange for one through multiple large tributes.
The effect of this substance is the same as that of Tianxing Xuandan, which can help Xuanshi to gain enlightenment.
It's just that the latter can only be effective on the late Taiyi Xuanshi at best, while the former can help Daluo Xuanshi gain enlightenment and even breakthrough realms!
Because of this, Xuancheng's sulfur-flavored blood clouds are basically used by Ewan himself, and rarely spread out, let alone as a reward for a thousand-year martial arts competition!