Chapter 1198 – Dust Storm Attacks
In the Golden Jade Pavilion, Xu Chuniang was still comprehending the Huan Yu Sphere as she had done a few hours ago.
In these few hours, she looked extremely focused, and hadn’t even moved her body the slightest bit.
The Golden Armored King’s scrutinizing gaze landed on Xu Chunniang’s body through the refraction of the heavy space.
Although he had already made up his mind to take her to the Sandy Abyss, White Veil’s failure to observe three times in a row had planted a thorn in his heart.
Any uncertainty must be nipped in the bud.
A trace of coldness flashed under the Golden Armored King’s eyes before fading away.
The omens showed that there was a greater chance of finding the Sacred Pool by having Xu Chuniang traveling with him, so he could only wait until he returned from the Sandy Abyss before continuing to investigate her identity.
The Golden Armored King withdrew his gaze and began to condense the power of the Laws to refine the teleportation talisman.
The Sandy Abyss was a harsh environment, and more preparations must be made to ensure safety.
Time rushed by, and on a certain day three years later, the guards who were guarding the city changed their faces when they saw the sky suddenly dimming in the distance, and the sand and dust whistling in the sky.
“Not good, it’s a dust storm turbulence, we have to quickly inform all the cultivators inside and outside the city as soon as possible that a dust storm is coming!”
As he spoke, the whistling sand and dust swept in, and was sweeping through the entire heaven and earth at a terrifying speed.
There was no need for him to purposely inform, almost all the cultivators near Sand City saw this scene.
All the places that were swept by the sand dust, whether they were cultivators or sand beasts, were directly swept into the turbulence.
Before they could even utter a single wail, they were twisted into annihilating powder and transformed into pieces of blood mist.
The cultivators camped outside the city were all creeped out, they had heard about the killing power of the dust storm turbulence many times, but it was nowhere near as shocking as what was in front of them.
Wherever the dust storm turbulence passed, even the yellow sand on the ground was sucked up, not to mention the cultivators and sand beasts.
In front of such a disaster that was comparable to heavenly might, Heavenly Demon Realm cultivators were also ants.
The One-Horned Demon King and a bunch of other Demon King level powerhouses once again appeared in the Sand City.
While dispatching the cultivators in the city, he activated the city guard formation, causing the Demon Kings to personally guard the formation and resist the dust storm turbulence.
The Golden Armor King wasn’t idle either, leading several Demon Kings to personally guard the northern gate.
The commotion caused by the dust storm turbulence was so great that Xu Chuniang just couldn’t ignore it if she wanted to.
She opened her eyes, put away the Huan Yu Orb, and got up to stretch her muscles.
The dust storm turbulence had finally arrived, and judging by this formation, it shouldn’t last long.
Xu Chuniang’s figure flickered and disappeared into the Golden Jade Pavilion.
After so many years had passed, her heavy sword, which had long been refined, had just been under the Golden Armor King’s watchful eye, and she hadn’t had the chance to pick it up.
After waiting for so long, today was finally the chance.
After Xu Chuniang left the Golden Que Palace, she didn’t head straight to the smithy where she had forged her sword, but instead joined the other cultivators in protecting the formation.
She blended in with the crowd and was not at all conspicuous.
Only when no one was paying attention did she quietly coalesce a virtual body, have it bring the contract it signed with the Weapon Refining Workshop, and make the trip for her.
The door of the Artifact Refining Workshop was hidden, with only the shopkeeper and a few fellows remaining inside, looking worriedly at the distant sky.
Although every time the Dust Storm Turbulence descended, it did not destroy Sand City, but that did not mean that the Demon King guarding the city would not be injured and fall.
Xu Chuniang condensed her virtual body into a real one, transforming into a body and face that was completely different from her original body, and stepped into the Refining Workshop.
The shopkeeper guarding the store sensed the commotion and turned his head to look at the stout devil cultivator in front of him, apologizing.
“I’m sorry, this store is closed during the incoming dust storm turbulence.”
“I’m here to pick up something.”
The demonic cultivator that Xu Chuniang had transformed into spoke indifferently, his voice low and gruff.
“When you signed the contract, you guys said that as long as you brought the contract, you would be able to fetch the things I want to bring, what, are you trying to renege on your debt now?”
The shopkeeper quickly reacted, his face piled up with smiles, “So you are here to fetch the things, it’s me who misunderstood, quickly inside please.”
He welcomed Xu Chuniang into the elegant room, “Please also show me the contract, allow me to verify it, if it is verified correctly, deliver the remaining balance of the tail gold, and you can take the magic weapon away.”
As the shopkeeper spoke, he carefully sized up the demonic cultivator in front of him.
Dust Storm turbulence swept through the city, and the cultivators in the city were all on edge, but this one in front of him looked quite calm.
Xu Chuniang ignored the shopkeeper’s iffy scrutiny and took out the contract, placing it on the table.
The shopkeeper took the contract, first cautiously recognized the handwriting on it, and then took out a palm-sized seal, into which he sent a demonic gas, and activated it.
When the seal was activated, the seal on the contract lit up, and there was some kind of special connection between the two.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper nodded slightly.
In fact, cultivators who came to the store to pick up items would generally not tamper with the contract.
He did so, but it was just one more layer of security.
After the shopkeeper’s seal was put away, he swept a glance at the contents of the contract and looked a little unnatural.
“So what you want to take, is that heavy sword made of heavy stone, ah, after this sword was cast, no one has come to take it, so far it has been ten years.”
“There were some things that delayed it, and only recently did I get the time to spare.”
Xu Chuniang took out the tail gold that had long been prepared, “The rest of the magic crystals are here, the heavy sword can be given to me, right?”
“But it can, just ……”
Hearing the hesitation in the shopkeeper’s words, Xu Chuniang’s tone chilled, “What, could it be that you want to bully your customers just because you have a big store?”
“No, you’ve misunderstood, customer.”
The shopkeeper even removed his hand, and after a moment of deliberation, he bitterly smiled and told the truth.
“It’s not that I don’t want to deliver the heavy sword to you, it’s really that this heavy sword you commissioned to be forged in the first place is so heavy that no one other than a Demon King level refining master can shake it.
This heavy sword has been placed in the artifact furnace since it was forged, so if you want to retrieve it, you will have to do so in person.”
Xu Chuniang eased her tone, “I see, no harm done, where is the sword, take me to fetch it.”
“Alright, please follow me.”
The shopkeeper got up and led Xu Chuniang out of the elegant room, stepping into one of the refining rooms in the backyard.
“The heavy sword is in the artifact furnace, please help yourself.”
Xu Chuniang stepped into the weapon refining room, her gaze instantly attracted by the weapon furnace at the center of the room.
This artifact furnace was extremely large, and at a glance, it wasn’t a mortal product, but unfortunately, the circumference of this artifact furnace was strewn with irregular cracks, and it looked like it was no longer usable.
The shopkeeper explained, ”The heavy sword you commissioned to be forged was too heavy, and the furnace was unable to cope with the load, which is why it became what it is now.
However, at the beginning of the forging, the refiners had anticipated that something like this would happen, and the wear and tear fee for this ware furnace has already been charged by this store.”
Xu Chuniang would understand, this refining workshop was open for business, naturally, it would not take on a loss-making business.
She took a step forward and raised her hand to lift the lid of the ware furnace.