𝗈𝓋𝓛xt.𝔠𝗈𝗆
Shi Lang quickly turned his head in the direction where Raksha was gazing. He was stunned; before him was a pile of weapons. It was as if a small mountain of weapons. He came out of the palace and walked toward the pile of weapons.
As he reached closer, he found that these weapons did have a trace of contamination over them. However, still, they all gave off a very spiritual vibe. Shi Lang thought of something, and a streak of lightning shot out of his index finger. The lightning fell on the pile of weapons and began to burn up all the contaminating demonic energy.
Raksha smiled and said, “You have gotten quite some mastery over this.”
Shi Lang did not reply but nodded. While purifying the pile of weapons, he sensed two people approach him. He turned slightly and found Yun Xue and Bo Qingtan standing behind him. He nodded and said, “How is it?”
Bo Qingtan replied, “I lacked battle experience with the demonic cultivators, but now I can take them on. I may not yet be invincible, but average cultivators are not a big deal.”
Yun Xue nodded and said, “My experience is similar to him.”
Shi Lang replied, “It is good. In the future, we will not look for any more opportunities; we will focus on fighting with demonic cultivators and try to record as many battles as possible. They can be used to teach others and also ourselves for introspection.”
The two people exchanged gazes, and they nodded. Yun Xue asked, “Did you gain something?”
Shi Lang nodded and said, “Yeah, I did, but it was an inheritance of sword skills.”
Originally, he was selfish and wanted to share them, but when he comprehended the skills, he realized that they were strong enough to set the world on fire, and he decided it was better to keep them to himself.
The two nodded, and they had no intention. of probing further. In the world of cultivation, everyone had a few secrets. Suddenly, Yun Xue looked at the pile of weapons and asked, “What are you doing?”
Shi Lang was firing lightning shots on the pile since they came over, and the Terran replied, “Purifying them with lightning energy.”
Bo Qingtan nodded and asked, “Whom does that spear belong to?”
Shi Lang looked in that direction and said, “That is mine. I attacked the Primordial soul of the demonic beast with it. Then it was pinned over there.”
Bo Qingtan said, “I will go and get the spear for you.”
Shi Lang nodded and continued purifying the weapons. The process lasted a few minutes before he sighed and said, “Raksha, you can have two.”
Raksha snorted and said, “Stingy money-grubber.”
She said that, but the smile on his face showed she was happy. The terran shook his head and said, “We will distribute these into four equal parts.”
Bo Qingtan asked with his eyebrow raised, “Why four? Does the senior also have a share?”
Shi Lang shook his head and said, “It is because I encountered a group of cultivators earlier. They hunted Demonic cultivators and also helped me get a Demon Bane tree. I only let them inside the palace to seek inheritance suitable for them.”
Yun Xue was surprised and asked, “What do you mean? Are they trustworthy?”
Shi Lang nodded and said, “They have taken heavenly oaths. So it will not be a problem. However, letting them inside the palace is not my payment of debt to them. As agreed earlier, this palace will be shared by the three sects, and so will be the spirit lake and now the Demon Bane tree.
The demon bane tree can be cultivated with the blood of demonic cultivators and the beasts. It bears a fruit called Blood-cleansing fruit. One such fruit can give a person the strength of a thousand elephants.”
The two were shocked, and they understood what the value of a demon-bane tree was. They exchanged gazes and thought for a moment before they nodded to the proposal since the three sects would use the resources. The debt should be repaid by them all equally.
Earlier, they thought that Shi Lang only had exceptional fighting skills, but only now did they realize that he was also an accomplished diplomat. Shi Lang got their approval and began to segregate the weapons equally.
On the other hand, Raksha held two swords in her grip and began refining them. Bo Qingtan and Yun Xue were shocked to see this. They did not expect the lady to do such a thing. They looked at Shi Lang, who waved his hand as if this was common.
After an hour of sorting things, they found that every sect would get forty such weapons. This was a fortune, and these were all high-quality goods, and if they were to buy after paying some sage-level refiner, they would go broke.
The three talked briefly before Yun Xue and Bo Qingtan helped themselves by picking a suitable sword from the pile.
Shi Lang did not say anything and took hold of the spear. After checking the weapon’s integrity, he was shocked to see that the weapon was not damaged. He bit his thumb and dripped a few drops of blood to activate the shallow spirit inside the weapon and, simultaneously, to claim ownership of it.
Shi Lang sensed the weapon tremble in his grip, and he channeled it with spirit energy before he began to practice spear moves inside the cave. Bo Qingtan and Yun Xue watched him from a distance and were surprised to see that Shi Lang was using a spear. Not only that but every move was gradually refined and optimized visibly.
They were shocked by his ability. This level of comprehension was unheard of by them. However, Shi Lang was able to excel so quickly because he could control and check his body’s actions. He was sensing every inch of his muscles as he used the spear. This was why he was fine-tuning his actions. Suddenly, Shi Lang stabbed the spear at the void, creating a whoosh sound.
The young man nodded. He was satisfied with this. He turned around to take a few minutes to review the spirit techniques he had inherited from Shadow Blade. He found the two people looking at him with their eyes wide open. He asked, “What? Did I grow flowers on my face?”
They shook their heads and realized their oddities. Shi Lang sat on the ground and closed his eyes to review the spear techniques when Yun Xue said, “I will go deeper inside the cave and see if we can find something else.”
Shi Lang nodded and remarked casually, “Be careful and do not rush further inside. This cave is bigger than what we imagine.”