Free Web NovelChapter 526: Chapter 526: Just in Time
After reading the contents of the sect task, Zhang Yuan’s doubts not only were not resolved but deepened significantly.
However, he knew clearly that he had no room for refusal.
After pondering for a while, Zhang Yuan calmly put away the silk paper, then slipped over a silver note.
"Steward Lu, I have just returned from my travels and am not aware of the recent situation in the sect. Could you help clarify a few things?"
Hearing Zhang Yuan’s inquiry, the Steward of the Martial Pavilion opposite quickly glanced left and right, then immediately put the silver note into his robe sleeve.
The action was incredibly smooth and adept.
His face also had a bit more amiable smile.
As the saying goes, money makes the devil turn millstones.
Although the common currency in Upper Scenic Celestial is Daoist Merit, gold and silver can also be used in Lin Xian Manor.
Moreover, the cost of consumption in Lin Xian Manor is extremely high.
The silver note that Zhang Yuan handed over was valued at one hundred taels, merely buying some information, which Steward Lu naturally had no reason to refuse.
It turns out that recently, various places in Daqian have been plagued by continuous disasters and mysterious occurrences, which greatly increased in frequency, disrupting and harming rural villages and towns, and even led to the destruction of an entire county city.
Due to the frequent strange events, Upper Scenic Celestial received a large number of requests for help, sending out quite a few Mages and Martial Artists to provide support.
Of course, the support targets are all somewhat related to the sect.
Under such circumstances, the forces of Upper Scenic Celestial inevitably became somewhat strained, so they also included the Martial Pavilion’s external guardians in the enlistment range.
The host of Yangjing Temple in Changye City, Fang Hui, is precisely a disciple sent outside by Upper Scenic Celestial.
Half a month ago, a rather formidable strange occurrence suddenly appeared near this county city, leading to the fall of three villages.
Hundreds of villagers suffered the tragic fate!
To deal with this strange occurrence, Fang Hui personally led his disciples and a group of martial artists out of the city to encircle and exterminate the anomaly.
As a result, they suffered casualties, and the strange entity devoured a lot of martial artists’ blood essence.
Becoming even more powerful!
In such a situation, Fang Hui could only guard the city without going out and then sent a message to the sect asking for assistance.
Hoping Upper Scenic Celestial would dispatch Mages or powerful masters to help exterminate the anomaly.
But the problem is that currently, Upper Scenic Celestial is busy firefighting everywhere, with a severe shortage of manpower.
Moreover, Fang Hui does not have any connections or influence in the sect and was merely an Outer Disciple, and since Changye City is not a big county city, it naturally did not enter the eyes of the high-ranking officials.
But Upper Scenic Celestial could not ignore Fang Hui’s plea for help, thus assigned this matter as a sect task, sending it down to the Martial Pavilion.
Zhang Yuan happened to encounter it at the right time, and this task fell on him.
In fact, given the current situation, even without this incident in Changye City, there would have been other tasks to press on him.
As a Martial Pavilion External Guardian, Zhang Yuan could not stand aloof!
Moreover, the sect also provided hefty rewards, with corresponding Daoist Merit rewards for completing the task.
Having understood the ins and outs, Zhang Yuan no longer hesitated and immediately said, "I understand, I’ll head to Changye City tomorrow to exterminate the anomaly!"
With the continuous upgrade of the Divine Nest, his perception became increasingly acute.
He even possessed the extraordinary ability to see through hearts.
So, unless someone was significantly higher in realm than Zhang Yuan or cultivated some special secret technique, few could deceive him.
Zhang Yuan did not think Steward Lu was lying.
Therefore, this really was a fortuitous encounter, without any conspiratorial scheming.
Seeing Zhang Yuan being so sensible, Steward Lu was quite delighted, "Good!"
He was just afraid Zhang Yuan would evade or resist, wasting words and turning incidents, leaving everyone unhappy.
This Martial Pavilion Steward whispered, "It’s best to bring a few more Condensing Evil Talismans; if you can capture an Evil Infant, the sect is giving a high Daoist Merit reward right now."
Zhang Yuan cupped his fists and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Steward."
Daoist Merit from Upper Scenic Celestial is still extremely useful, even though he now possesses the Extreme Martial Golden Core and has no more desires in cultivation techniques, there remains a tremendous demand in terms of cultivation resources.
The good stuff from the Daoist Vault of Upper Scenic Celestial, is not just a few!
Zhang Yuan still wants to cultivate the "Six Harmonies Qilin Body" to the perfection realm, which requires heaven-and-earth treasures absolutely mind-boggling.
Most importantly, his stay at Upper Scenic Celestial won’t be too long.
Similar tasks with Daoist Merit rewards, the more the better!
He went to the Merit Hall and exchanged a stack of Condensing Evil Talismans with Daoist Merit. freēwēbηovel.c૦m
Then he returned to his residence at Lin Xian Manor.
That night, Zhang Yuan first released the Red Blood Saber, then took out a dozen or so Profound Soldiers and Profound Artifacts from his Storage Space.
These Profound Soldiers and Profound Artifacts were all spoils acquired.
Placed on the table, they made quite a large pile, emitting different glows.
Each one is invaluable, making one feel dizzy just looking at them.
But Zhang Yuan did not have a moment of hesitation, urging the Red Blood Saber to unleash its fusion Divine Light, devouring each of these Profound Soldiers and Artifacts one by one.
Originally, Zhang Yuan intended to retreat for a period after returning, using this Divine Soldier to wear down the shell of the Celestial Divine Iron.
Because the Red Blood Saber reacted intensely to the Celestial Divine Iron, exhibiting a strong desire for swallowing.
Unexpectedly, upon returning, he had to go to Changye City to deal with the anomaly.
So, Zhang Yuan could only temporarily give up on the Celestial Divine Iron and let the Red Blood Saber devour these spoils first. frёewebnoѵēl.com
The Red Blood Saber was like a picky glutton, with an insatiable demand for Profound Soldiers and Artifacts, which baffled Zhang Yuan about how much it needed before it would be satisfied.
Perhaps it would never be satisfied.
But the enhancement provided to the Red Blood Saber from these Profound Soldiers and Artifacts was evident.
Zhang Yuan watched this Divine Soldier, as it melted and consumed each Profound Soldier and Artifact, the light on the blade becoming increasingly bright.
The last ones the Red Blood Saber devoured were exactly the weapons held by the three Stone Statue War Generals.
Great Hammer, War Axe, and Longsword!
The only one he kept for personal use was the Overlord Halberd.
This Profound Soldier’s quality was no lower than the Taowu Saber, furthermore, it could wield greater power in mounted combat.
It was also very much in line with Zhang Yuan’s own martial strength.
Most importantly, he obtained a powerful Long Halberd Combat Technique through the Extreme Martial Golden Core.
If fed to the Red Blood Saber, it would be an absolute waste.
The Red Blood Saber’s devouring of the three Profound Soldiers consumed an exceptionally long time, not concluding until dawn.
When Zhang Yuan reintegrated this Divine Soldier into his body, it immediately fell into slumber.
As if it was overfed.
Zhang Yuan stayed up all night, yet remained vigorous and spirited.
He quickly freshened up, then left his residence, summoning the Gray-toothed Lynx, mounted up, and headed towards Changye City.
Changye City is over seven hundred miles from Upper Scenic Celestial, the Gray-toothed Lynx carrying Zhang Yuan raced all the way, reaching the county city before dark — having taken wrong turns several times along the way.
What surprised Zhang Yuan was that even before the sun set, the gates of the county city were already tightly closed.
Outside the city was completely silent, without a sign of human presence or activity.
Could it be that this county city has fallen?
In the next moment, a few soldier heads poked out from the city wall.
One of them loudly questioned, "What are you doing here?"
Zhang Yuan couldn’t help but laugh quietly.
