Li Kezhou previously extorted 70,000 spirit beads from Ma De and used 30,000 to bribe the elders of Mushou Mountain. Currently, he still has 40,000 left.
To cast a thousand-jin cauldron, you don't need too precious materials, nor do you need to make it very exquisite. This cauldron only uses its weight.
But even so, when the master craftsman in the craftsman's workshop saw that it was Li Kezhou who was in despair, he still opened his mouth and asked for a total of 30,000 beads.
Li Kezhou was in a hurry now, so he could only tolerate it for the time being when this person added insult to injury.
After that, he spent the whole month in Mushou Mountain.
Because few people come here, and he has a "good" relationship with the overlord of the mountain, the evil-scaled Cangjiao, he can be said to be at home in this mountain.
He was completely immersed in the practice of "Ding Sword Art".
During this period, Cang Jiao also gave him some pointers from time to time. After all, Li Kezhou still shouldered the important task of "transforming into a dragon". If he could improve his strength, his confidence would undoubtedly be greater.
As for the snake curse that occurred once a month, because Li Kezhou had no intention of escaping, within less than a month, Cangjiao relieved him of the first month's death situation.
One month later.
Shepherding animals in the mountains.
A young man with his upper body exposed was holding a large cauldron with a sword. The cauldron was as stable as a rock, without any sway.
Suddenly, he raised the tip of his sword, and the gigantic cauldron flew three feet, and finally fell to the ground with a roar. The sky shook and the earth shook, bringing up a burst of dust.
Li Kezhou has been doing this challenge for seven hours, and there is not a trace of sweat on his face. Now in his perception, the tip of the sword has reached the realm of nothingness.
"The most difficult part of the Cauldron Sword Technique is getting started. After a month of hard training, I finally got started! The subsequent training should be much smoother. The next step is to build the second cauldron and continue practicing, striving to reach the level of Sword Picking Nine Cauldrons as soon as possible.
Dacheng realm..."
Li Kezhou looked happy and whispered to himself.
But first he faced a problem, which was the cost of the spirit beads to cast the tripod.
He spent 30,000 yuan last time and currently still has 10,000 spirit beads in his hand. This is obviously not enough to build the second cauldron.
It's not like he hasn't thought about squeezing some out of Cang Jiao.
Because this Cangjiao often showed off treasures in front of him, and most of these treasures were obtained by killing people and stealing goods when it traveled around the world with Ziji Zhenren, the founder of Ziji Sword Sect, and every one of them was of great importance.
But it happened that this Cangjiao regarded treasure as its life and was unwilling to take out one from the beginning. In the end, Li Kezhou "borrowed" a sword from it in the name of cultivation.
This sword was also the sword he used to carry the cauldron.
This sword is indeed extraordinary. An ordinary sword is only three feet long, but this sword is five feet and three inches long. When Li Kezhou holds it in his hand, it feels neither iron nor stone, and it weighs as much as a thousand catties.
Because it has been so long, Cangjiao has forgotten the origin of this sword, but the name of this sword can still be seen from the sword body.
Sword name: Black Disaster.
Li Kezhou held his sword in front of him, caressing and looking at it lovingly.
For those who practice swordsmanship, the sword is a person's second life. Having a good sword can not only improve a person's combat power, but can also be used to save one's life at critical moments.
Just like before, when he was in the ring, the iron sword he casually drew from the ring was cut off by Cao Kun with just one shot. This is a taboo for any swordsman.
For sword cultivators, if the sword is broken, half of the life will be lost.
"It's such a good sword! The third-grade sword Qingzao that I took back before is incomparable to it. With this sword in hand, the incident of the sword being broken will never happen again!"
He stroked the black sword and muttered to himself.
Cang Jiao looked at him with two bowl-sized eyes, and finally said: "Boy! Don't make a mistake, I lent this sword to you temporarily, not as a gift to you!"
Li Kezhou smiled sarcastically: "Senior! You have said this hundreds of times."
Cang Jiao was silent for a moment, and then said: "I see that you, boy, really like this sword, and this sword is very strange. I don't know what magic iron is added to it, but it is as heavy as a thousand pounds. It can be said that it complements you perfectly."
"How about this! I will give you three months. If during this period, you can get the bloodline glyph of the evil dragon and help me purify my bloodline, I will give you this sword!"
"Three months!"
Li Kezhou chirped.
"Okay! I can only do my best. Besides, you also said that the evil dragon is too strong and can only be sealed, not tamed. I'm afraid that if I enter the Suolongjing rashly, I won't be able to see you again, senior."
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"Well! You can figure it out yourself!"
Cang Jiao said no more and dove into the cave.
Li Kezhou secretly began to make calculations: "There is no rush to lock Longjing. The most important thing at the moment is to get enough spirit beads, continue to practice the Cauldron Sword Art, and improve one's own strength. That is the right way."
He was thinking as he walked down the mountain.
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Li Kezhou returned to the Sword Sect again after a month.
But this time, he felt something was unusual because everyone seemed to be walking in a hurry.
As he watched, especially some of the elite disciples in the sect, they were all dressed in fancy attire, holding swords in their hands, and hurriedly walked down the mountain.
"Master!"
While he was thinking about it, a girl's voice filled with surprise came from behind him.
"Bingyue!"
Seeing the girl, Li Kezhou smiled.
"Young Master! Not long ago, I have been practicing in seclusion. I recently came out and heard that you have risen again. Even Cao Kun was defeated by you. Young Master is indeed not a mortal. Even if he cannot refine Qi, he is not comparable to ordinary people!
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The girl's face looked excited and proud.
Li Kezhou smiled slightly: "It's just defeating Cao Kun, it's not a big deal, by the way! Have you made any progress in your practice recently?"
Bingyue nodded repeatedly: "Sir! I just broke through the sixth level of Qi refining not long ago!"
"Yeah! Very good. It's much better than Cao Kun's superficial trash. It won't take long before he can surpass Gu Yin and his like."
Bingyue seemed a little embarrassed when she heard this, and looked behind Li Kezhou.
Li Kezhou turned his head to look with confusion on his face.
I don't know when Gu Yin, Cao Kun and his party walked ten steps behind him. Naturally, they heard his words clearly.
If anger and hatred could be transformed into cultivation, Cao Kun would be invincible in the world at this time. His hateful eyes were fixed on Li Keyzhou.
Li Kezhou glanced at the three of them, and finally landed on Cao Kun: "Cao Kun! Have you recovered from your injury? It seems like you still want to fight with me? The last time you kowtowed to save your life, you didn't remember it for a long time. Do you think this time?
Will there be anyone who can intercede for you?"
"Bastard, you are looking for death! Last time I was not careful and I caught you, otherwise...I would kill you like a chicken!"
Cao Kun said, raising his sword and approaching Li Kezhou, but was blocked by Gu Yin beside him who raised his hand.
"Don't talk to this scum, we still have important things to do!"
He glanced at Li Kezhou coldly, led the two people behind him past, and disappeared into the distance in a hurry.
"Gu Yin changed his gender today and is so forbearing!"
Li Kezhou looked at the direction in which the three people were leaving, touched his chin and muttered to himself.
"Bingyue! Do you know what happened in the Sword Sect? Seeing how anxious these people are, it feels like they are trying to steal money!"
Bingyue smiled awkwardly. He felt that his young master was indeed very different from before. In the past, he was not as open-minded as he is now.
"Young Master has a sharp eye!"
"What! Are you really going to steal money?" Li Kezhou was stunned when he heard this.
"That's not true. Just three days ago, a traitor appeared in our Sword Sect. He took advantage of the great alchemist Situ's absence in the alchemy room, plotted against his disciples, and stole a bottle of barrier-breaking pill! Now the master of the Sword Sect
Everyone is chasing him, and according to Elder Situ’s words, whoever takes this person’s head will get the elixir!”
Li Kezhou suddenly nodded: "It turns out to be a barrier-breaking pill. No wonder that person took the risk. This thing is an incomparable treasure for practitioners on the ninth level of Qi refining. It can increase the chance of success in condensing the pill!"
Bingyue nodded: "This elixir is on the black market, and its price is no less than 10,000 spirit stones. For ordinary disciples, this is a treasure that is impossible to obtain in a lifetime."
Lingshi is more precious than Lingzhu. The exchange ratio is one to one thousand. If ten thousand Lingshi are exchanged for Lingzhu, then there are tens of millions of Lingzhu. This is indeed an astronomical figure.
Li Kezhou's eyes flashed and he asked: "Bingyue, do you know where the traitor fled to?"
Bingyue nodded: "I heard someone said that he seemed to have escaped into the Dark Sun Jungle. Among the disciples who went there, he killed no less than ten people, so those with insufficient cultivation dare not go there rashly!"
Li Kezhou nodded slightly and said: "If there are too many people, all kinds of greed and killing may breed. Bingyue, you stay in the sect and don't get involved easily."
"Sir, you don't want to..."
Li Kezhou gave her a reassuring look: "I have my own sense of discretion and will not be rash."
He said no more, picked up the black sword in his hand, and walked towards the mountain gate.
Bingyue looked at his leaving figure, her eyes filled with worry, and whispered to herself: "After all, your master's cultivation is not as good as before. You must be fine when you go this time!"
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The Dark Sun Jungle is the territory of monsters. Where there are monsters, there are often all kinds of natural materials and treasures. Therefore, this place has naturally become a place where swordsmen from all walks of life look for opportunities.
However, countless bloody lessons have taught us that only a handful of people can truly get a chance, and the vast majority of them have no way out and are buried in their bones.
But on this day, the Dark Sun Jungle, which was rarely visited by people in the past, became extremely lively.
In just three days, the news that a traitor had appeared in the Ziji Sword Sect, who had stolen a bottle of "Obstacle Breaking Pill" and hid in the depths of the jungle, spread like the wind throughout the Sword Territory.
And as the spread became wider and wider, not only the barrier-breaking pills, but also all kinds of rare pills were used. It was even rumored that a traitor had robbed the Ziji Sword Sect's pill room and had a hundred thousand treasure pills in his possession.
The distorted news attracted people from all walks of life, and they swarmed into the Dark Sun Forest...