Chapter 821: Falling Out, Battle to the Death (2/2)

Looking at the humble grave, Xiao Chen thought about a lot of things. If one day, he failed on his path of cultivation, falling on the way to the great Dao, he wondered if there would be anyone to bury him.

The path of a cultivator was full of thorns and peril. One wrong step could easily result in death. Sometimes, even when one did everything correctly, they might still fall.

Xiao Chen bowed lightly to the grave. He was in somewhat of a rush and did not want to remain here.

He took to the sky and stopped there. After finding his bearings, he quickly flew off. Thunder Dragon Steps was an explosive Martial Technique. Naturally, it could not be used for long-distance journeys. However, he had the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, so he traveled at a fast clip.

After half a day, when Xiao Chen looked into the distance, a small city appeared at the limits of his vision. He increased his speed and rushed to an inn before the sky turned dark.

He washed up and rested for a night before taking account of the things he gained on this trip.

There were a total of four King Grade Secret Treasures. Xiao Chen checked them and discovered that three were already severely damaged. It would not be worth repairing them.

Such a result was disappointing. Elder Peng’s and the others’ deaths had been in vain. This was also further evidence supporting the Evil King’s sudden death.

The Evil King had not had enough time to preserve several Secret Treasures before dying. If he just left some superficial restrictions on them, these would have lasted fifty thousand years.

Of the four King Grade Secret Treasures, only one was perfect and complete. That was an ancient lamp. Its wick had extinguished long ago, but the materials and the formation patterns were very well preserved, with no signs of damage or deterioration at all.

The Evil King was a Sovereign Martial Emperor from the Ancient Era. He was one of the ones who had partic.i.p.ated in the legendary War of the Emperors in the Savage Battlefield. Since then, it had been fifty thousand years.

For this ancient lamp to have lasted until now, it had to be extraordinary. The other Secret Treasures had deteriorated with age, completely corroded from the inside out.

Only this lamp survived. Not only were its materials undamaged, but there were also layers of complicated formation patterns and traces of Dao. All Xiao Chen had to do was use his Spiritual Sense to place his imprint, and he could use it immediately.

However, this was a King Grade Secret Treasure. Given his cultivation realm, even if he managed to refine it, he would not be able to bring out its full power.

Xiao Chen first set this lamp aside and continued checking the other items. There were not many things that could last until now without deterioration. However, there were some thick pieces of metal the name of which he did not know.

This metal felt very heavy in his hand. This should be forging material, so he called Ao Jiao out and asked, “What are these metal pieces?”

Ao Jiao weighed them in her hands for a while before revealing a smile on her face. “These seem to be Black Patterned Gold. They are something necessary for forging Divine Weapons or Emperor Grade Secret Treasures.”

Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. He had heard about Black Patterned Gold long ago.

In the Ancient Era, the Sovereign Martial Emperors all held either a Divine Weapon or an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. At that time, there was a lot of Black Patterned Gold, but it was now extremely scarce.

Only if one was lucky would they be able to collect some in the depths of the starry heavens. If sold at an auction, it would fetch an astronomical price.

“There are more than ten pieces of Black Patterned Gold here. Would these be enough to upgrade the Lunar Shadow Saber?” Xiao Chen asked.

Ao Jiao thought for a while before replying, “There is definitely enough. However, you will still need other materials, such as Astral Cores, ten-thousand-year-old Frost Iron Core, Blood Ice Rock, and many more.”

Xiao Chen carefully put away the Black Patterned Gold and said, “That is not a problem. Although those items are precious, they are not materials that can no longer be found. As long as we have the Black Patterned Gold, we can slowly search for the rest.”

Forging a Sub-Divine Weapon was not easy. Normally, only Sovereign n.o.ble Clans could do so. Upgrading a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon to Sub-Divine Weapon was even more difficult.

However, the Lunar Shadow Saber was different. Ao Jiao had spent a long time nouris.h.i.+ng it. All Xiao Chen had to do was collect the materials, and he would be able to upgrade it successfully.

Xiao Chen stopped thinking about this matter. There was still one more interesting thing: the Heavenly Mystery Gate old man’s Universe Flags.

With a flip of his palm, seventy-two small red flags formed a slowly spinning circle in the room. Each flag had mysterious talisman scripts and vast Spiritual Energy.

Xiao Chen infused his Spiritual Energy into his eyes. Then, he started inspecting the seventy-two Universe Flags, searching for something. After a while, he fixed his gaze on a flag that was particularly bright.

This should be the main flag. He extended his hand and grasped that flag. His Spiritual Sense forcefully broke the various restrictions on it and entered the flag’s interior.

Soon, he found the spiritual mark left by the old man with the family name Liu. However, he was in no rush to destroy it. In fact, he swallowed it up, instead.

Instantly, the various mysteries about this set of Universe Flags appeared in Xiao Chen’s mind.

This set of Universe Flags came with a formation. When used, it could trap something or protect one’s residence.

Aside from these, they had another function. One could use them as formation flags. Using them when laying other formations would make the process easier.

Formation flags were items forged by cultivators of the Immortal Epoch. The forging method no longer existed.

Now, formations were normally laid with Spirit Stones, Astral Cores, and other kinds of energy stones or crystals.

If one had formation flags, one could save immensely on resources and even make the formation both more convenient and more powerful.

Xiao Chen set his own spiritual imprint on the flag in his hand. Then, he waved his hand, and the other seventy-one flags turned into beams of light that quickly merged with the one he held.

“Not bad, in the future, no matter if it’s trapping someone or protecting myself, this set of formation flags would be very useful. If I learn to lay more formations, I can put it to greater use.”

After putting away the Universe Flags, he revealed a faint smile on his face. Having taken stock of everything else, he s.h.i.+fted his gaze to that black beast-skin letter.