Chapter 272 - Shaping Spring (1/2)

Shaping Spring was an underground river flowing for millions of years. Subjected to constant heat from the core, it was formed of earth’s essence and it was priceless.

While Ice Heart Moon Soul of Xue Qingjian was a peak water treasure of yin, the Shaping Spring was a yang water essence.

Just like Diamond Sand, the Shaping Spring was among the best ingredients, if not the best itself. They said Diamond Sand was the blood of the earth, while Shaping Spring was earth’s blood’s blood. Diamond Sand was a hard ingredient and Shaping Spring a soft one. Diamond Sand made strong spiritual weapons, while Shaping Spring allowed a spiritual weapon to go through endless changes.

Water had no form, shape or size, and with just a drop of Shaping Spring placed in a spiritual weapon, it would turn into a sacred item, free to change its size at will.

Big and unstoppable as a hammer of a thousand pounds, or small and sublime like an invisible needle.

There was one more incredible property the Shaping Spring had the others didn’t know about. It matched with a body refining array. Zhuo Fan grinned as his mind drifted to the tall pillar in his Thunder Ring.

It not once crossed his mind to take this direction, since he never could. But now he had a chance at getting the Shaping Spring and with it, he could complete that art written in the Nine Serenities Secret Records. He may very well gain the same freakish power Gu Santong exhibited!

Zhuo Fan was very excited to try.

If he could get his hands on the same power that made Gu Santong invincible in Tianyu, then the father and son pair… but not even his imagination could fully grasp the extent of such power.

The danger of achieving such a godly refinement was thousands of times greater than when he refined his body with Diamond Sand.

Hesitation had him for a second, but he shook his head clear. [There’s no time to delay. That thought comes after I can get it.]

Then his trademark evil smile graced his face once again, “Miss, what would you have me do?”

The girl eyed him skeptically. [Why is this punk so warm all of a sudden? Odd…]

But taking a look at Zhuo Fan’s cultivation in the Bone Tempering Stage, her worries were put to rest.

What could a 9th layer of Bone Tempering Stage possibly do when he only had a 6th grade spiritual weapon built for speed?

The girl smiled in kind, “Come with me. Help me get the Shaping Spring, and what you did to me… uh, it’ll make us square.”

The girl blushed.

Zhuo Fan nodded with the same hypocritical smile as always.

He felt like sighing. [Oh, so many people judge me by my cultivation, only to be swallowed whole by me.]

[This girlie is no different.]

He followed close behind her with a cold smile.

For some very odd reason, she shivered from a creepy feeling striking her very core. Yet her response was to cock her head in bewilderment…

Ah, another lady got duped…

The duo soon arrived at the edge of a lake. Zhuo Fan’s eyes trembled, [Isn’t this the same lake I saved her from?]

The girl smiled, “Hey, do you know why I was in danger last time?”

“Do you even need to ask? Bathing in some else’s home is the same as taking a leak in it. If I was that water serpent, I’d swallow you in one gulp too.” Zhuo Fan said sagely.

Blushing, she seethed, “W-what bathing? Who would do that in such a dangerous place? Where do you come up with all these dumb conclusions?”

“What else is there? Weren’t you going all natural when I got you out?” Zhuo Fan scratched his nose.

Yet for some reason, despite his unfazed face, his body was quite honest. Two trails of blood flowed down his nose.

Zhuo Fan was stunned, “Eh, why am I bleeding?”