Chapter 101 Flexible Armour and Silver Spear (1/2)

As an inscription master, Lu Tianzi's eye for treasures was better than that of most others.

Scanning through the items on the fifth storey, he found that most items were at the Advanced Essence Condensation rank, with only a minority at the Peak Essence Condensation rank.

Lu Tianzi could not help but feel disappointed upon realising that.

He had hoped that just like Nanlan Qianxue, he would be able to at least obtain an Origin Core rank item.

But this result was understandable as well.

After all, this was just the fifth out of nine storeys. Even the Nine Suns Sect could not possibly have that many Origin Core rank treasures just lying around.

With four more storeys to go, it was already quite fortunate that there were even any Peak Essence Condensation rank items here for him to choose from!

Most of the items stored within the Pagoda of Treasures were in the form of weapons. After all, powerful weapons were the most direct way to increase a martial artist's combat prowess.

However, with his sword and sabre both already at the Peak Essence Condensation rank, Lu Tianzi did not have too much interest in the weapons available.

Just then, Lu Tianzi came across the first item that caught his eye.

The Nine Dragons Flexible Armour was made from the scales of a Flood Dragon. Flood Dragons were legendary beasts with strength that could even go beyond the Origin Core realm in adulthood. Even though their scales were not considered impenetrable, they were still able to mitigate a large amount of energy from incoming attacks.

Though it was only made with scales taken from an infant Flood Dragon, the Nine Dragons Flexible Armour was able to block most attacks from martial artists under the Origin Core realm. Even attacks from weaker Origin Core realm martial artists could be mitigated to a certain extent!

When Lu Tianzi saw the Nine Dragons Flexible Armour, he immediately felt his interest piqued.

Having just faced an attack by an Origin Core realm martial artist in the Trial of the Fist, Lu Tianzi was still quite shaken by how helpless he truly was in comparison. With this Nine Dragons Flexible Armour, he would at least stand a greater chance if he were to be targeted by someone with that level of strength.

In the end, guarding one's life was still the most important of all!

In comparison to his life, nothing else mattered.

Not intending to decide immediately, Lu Tianzi continued looking. And just as he was about to be done with the fifth storey, he finally saw an item that truly moved his heart!

Made entirely of reinforced silver, the Star Reaper Spear was completely silver in colour, and was almost three metres long from end to end. Cast as a whole instead of forging its spear shaft and spearhead separately, this provided the weapon with a sense of unity and allowed the weapon user to freely channel their energy through the entire spear.

Lu Tianzi's eyes lit up the moment he set his eyes on this beautiful spear.

Since he had started on his road of martial arts, Lu Tianzi had always dreamt of traversing the world, suppressing all his opponents with a spear in hand.

Regretfully, he had not possessed a spear back when he was learning from his master Xihuang Yuanfeng. That had resulted in him missing the chance to acquire further guidance on the art of spearmanship.

Now that this Star Reaper Spear was placed right in front of him, how could he pass up on this rare opportunity?

However, each person was only allowed to select one treasure and one jade slip to be brought out of the Pagoda of Treasures. In terms of usefulness, the Nine Dragons Flexible Armour far exceeded the Star Reaper Spear, especially since he already possessed two weapons at the Peak Essence Condensation rank.

Wait… one treasure and one jade slip?

But what if he gave up on the jade slip?

Would he be able to trade it for another treasure instead?

This thought ran through Lu Tianzi's mind.

In terms of cultivation techniques, the Heaven Devouring Divine Art was certainly superior to any cultivation techniques of the Nine Suns Sect.

In terms of combat techniques, Lu Tianzi possessed the Eternal Wraith Sword Art. On top of that, he now had the Astral World Slash, and was about to look into the Limitless Mirror Eye.

Disregarding the Astral World Slash which was a last resort type of attack that relied on his inscription skills, Lu Tianzi had no doubt that the Eternal Wraith Sword Art and the Limitless Mirror Eye were techniques that should be at least on par with the most profound combat techniques available in the Nine Suns Sect, if not better.

In terms of movement techniques, Lu Tianzi was quite pleased with the performance of his improved Flowing River Silent Strides. For the moment, Lu Tianzi was only looking to further refine the technique, and not to learn an entirely new one.

Thus Lu Tianzi truly had no interest in the jade slips placed before him.

Just to be sure, he scanned through the items from the fourth storey to the first storey as well, taking care to even look at the descriptions of the various jade slips. As he expected, nothing else caught his eye.

Having made his decision, Lu Tianzi returned to Elder Jingren who was waiting near the exit.

Seeing that Lu Tianzi had returned, Elder Jingren asked, ”It seems like you have made your choice.”

”Yes, Elder Jingren,” Lu Tianzi answered.

”Very well, show me the items that you have retrieved,” Elder Jingren instructed.

”The thing is this…” Lu Tianzi hesitated for a moment before continuing. ”I don't think that the techniques listed in the jade slips here are suitable for me. Is it possible to exchange the option to select a jade slip for a second piece of treasure…?”

Elder Jingren was originally looking forward to seeing just what kind of cultivation technique this arrogant young man would finally settle on, only to be shocked by the other party's answer!

”What did you say?” Elder Jingren could not believe what he was hearing. ”You say that none of the techniques here are suitable for you?”

”Yes…” Lu Tianzi answered awkwardly.

He naturally understood that in this Elder Jingren's eyes, his actions would seem incomprehensible.

After all, the other party had already reprimanded him once for not focusing on picking a good cultivation technique back at the Pagoda of Knowledge. Now that this was happening for a second time, there was no doubt that Elder Jingren would think even worse of him.

However, that was something that could not be helped!

It was not like he could reveal the existence of the Heaven Devouring Divine Art.