Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 608 - 493: Hongxiu Knife and Dari Knife_1

Chapter 608: Chapter 493: Hongxiu Knife and Dari Knife_1

Li Xuan was preparing for a trip to the Tibetan area. Even though the emperor was eager to capture Duojicairen and Zaxigongbu, he knew that "preparation is the key to success, and lack of it leads to failure".

After discussing with the officials, the emperor even had a private audience with Li Xuan.

"I will issue a decree, after you arrive in the Tibetan area, you can mobilize all the military forces in Sichuan, Yunnan, and the Qinghai-Tibet regions. The Zhihuishi Division of Sichuan and the Weisuo Institute of Yunnan shall listen to your commands.

In addition, for the experts accompanying you, I will have Zuo Daoxing select 300 elite troops from the royal guards."

Li Xuan just nodded slightly: "There is no need for them to accompany me. Time is precious, I suggest that your majesty lend me the Red Thunder Chariot, I will go ahead. The 300 people can catch up later."

The Jingtai Emperor nodded: "Okay, in addition to the Red Thunder Chariot, I will grant you the Shangfang Sword ’Kaiyuan’ and grant you the power of life and death over officials of the 4th-rank and below in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. For officials of the second-rank and below, if they disobey orders, I permit you to apprehend them first."

Li Xuan had previously received the Shangfang Sword ’Kaiyuan’, but after the battle at Nankou Pass, the court had taken back this magical sword.

He actually didn’t need this magical weapon because the four high-grade magical swords that Liudao Division had forged for him and Luo Yan were almost ready.

However, a magical weapon that hasn’t undergone refinement cannot be controlled freely and if it doesn’t match one’s own Wuyi, its power is less than one fifth.

But apart from its value, the Shangfang Sword also represents the authority of the emperor.

So Li Xuan still prepared to accept it: "I am grateful for your majesty’s trust, but for this trip to the Tibetan area, could I request that Princess Changle, or Helian Fulong accompany me?"

Despite knowing that only two of the twelve Dharma Kings in the Tibetan area were truly of heavenly level, to the best of Li Xuan’s knowledge, the remaining ten held combat abilities commensurable with the heavenly level, much like Meng Wu ’Longxiang Dharma King’ Zongkabba.

In addition, the five ’Zhihuishi’ in the Tibetan area were not ordinary characters either.

"Mr. Fulong is still recuperating from an old injury, and he added new injuries in the fight against Meng Wu. He needs time to rest. This time, I will let Changle accompany you."

The Jingtai Emperor looked solemn: "Apart from Changle, whom else do you plan to bring with you? You can forget about the Young Heavenly Master Zhang from Longhu Mountain. Nowadays, important fortresses such as Badaling, Dushi Castle, Shanhai Pass, and Juyong Pass are all in a state of disrepair.

The court has finally accumulated some money so we must prioritize repairing these passes. This task relies heavily on the powers of Zhengyi and Quanzhen, so the Young Heavenly Master Zhang will need to coordinate this."

Li Xuan was originally thinking of bringing Xue Yunrou with him, she was the strongest spellcaster at his disposal. However, repairing important towns such as Dushi Castle and Shanhai Pass was also a top priority for the court.

He considered for a moment: "I have to bring Luo Yan and Yue Qianqian with me. Then, Jiang Hanyun, the Fumo Xiaowei. With her and Changle, that’s pretty much enough. If the situation becomes urgent, I can ask for people from the Capital City. However, this matter will require you to negotiate with the Fumo Venerable and borrow people from Liudao Division."

"Fumo Xiaowei Jiang Hanyun?" The Jingtai Emperor squinted his eyes: "She is the daughter of Divine Doctor Jiang, right? Okay!"

He assumed that Li Xuan intended to take Jiang Hanyun with him to involve the great expert, Jiang Yunqi.

Thereafter, Li Xuan bid his farewell and left the palace, riding to Leng Yurou’s workshop on his Jade Qilin.

In the last two months, not only had Leng Yurou disassembled her Kongque Qianji, but Li Xuan’s Fumo Vajra had also been torn apart by her, under the pretense of enhancing the Vajra’s body and improving its power.

She claimed that the previous enhancement was rushed and left many hidden dangers. The power system of Fumo Vajra did not play its full role, so further adjustments were needed.

Li Xuan was unsure if it was true, but the internal skeleton of Fumo Vajra had indeed been replaced. In particular, the entire spine was replaced with extraterrestrial black meteorite.

This was a material for forging high-grade magical weapons which had excellent durability, flexibility, extensibility, and a certain shape memory function. As long as it was not crushed, it could recover its original shape.

Leng Yurou might either know that his plan for the consecration of the ’Liuhe Zhuxian Sword Diagram’ had gone bankrupt, or she made a fortune from the ’super electromagnetic cannon’, so she surprisingly did not ask him for money this time.

However, the current situation was a bit tricky.

Leng Yurou had to help him assemble the ’Fumo Vajra’ in the shortest amount of time.

Li Xuan really relied on the defensive ability of this organ puppet, especially the two fourth-order ’Great Five Elements Yin-Yang Miejue Needle’ installed in the body of the ’Fumo Vajra’, he was extremely excited about it.

Fortunately, the emperor gave Li Xuan two days. After some hesitations, Leng Yurou finally agreed.

Li Xuan then went to the Artifact Refining Pavilion of the Liudao Division and waited with Luo Yan for the four high-grade magical weapons to be finished.

These four weapons could have been completed a month ago, but the elder council’s changes had delayed them.

Li Xuan and the others exchanged merits for these four weapons, which was completely legal and compliant, even the elder council could not do anything about it.

But Wei Zhen and others could threaten the people who were refining these four weapons.

Fortunately, the head of the Artifact Refining Pavilion is highly respected in the Liudao Division and holds a prominent position. Zhu Mingyue also forcefully intervened, directly pushing back the elder council led by Wei Zhen, which prevented these four top-grade magical weapons from falling short of success.

A day later, a sharp sword aura erupted from inside the Artifact Refining Pavilion located to the east of the main hall, tearing a giant hole in the cloud cluster in the sky.

Li Xuan held two newly crafted long swords, overcome with joy.

The sword was approximately four feet three inches long, with a narrow and long blade. Although it lacked any extra decoration, the blade was overflowing with colors. Gold and silver intermingled, not only appearing extremely beautiful but also very cool.

The array inside the sword was designed to specialize in ’light’, ’thunder’, and ’fire’ spells. The key was when both swords were raised, they resonated and enhanced each other’s power.

These two swords combined had a power only slightly inferior to that of immortal soldiers.

The pair of swords in Luo Yan’s hands was significantly shorter, only about two feet five inches but had wider blades. They were designed similarly to the Hongxiu Knife and could be concealed within sleeves.

She was also extremely joyful because the swords in Luo Yan’s hands were custom-made for her, far more potent than her previous pair of Hongxiu Knives.

The Hongxiu Knives were at best high-grade magical instruments, but the pair she held now was top-grade.

Luo Yan did have better swords before, but weapons were unlike other magical instruments. Weapons required a better connection with their user’s Zhenyuan and Yi of the sword. Otherwise, no matter how sharp or strong, one could not unleash the weapon’s martial law.

That’s why Luo Yan had been using the Hongxiu Knife. Even before his death, Li Zhetian had been reluctantly using the ’Black The Sun’ sword.

"You two can try out your Yangtang Divine Sabers." When the head of the Artifact Refining Pavilion mentioned the word ’Yangtang’, an odd look crossed his face: "According to our estimates, the divine power of these four swords combined equals that of immortal soldiers!"

Li Xuan and Luo Yan exchanged a glance, and then simultaneously levitated their swords, turning into flashes of light and thunder in mid-air.

When they landed, Li Xuan’s joy intensified.

The enhancement these four swords provided to their speed and sword might was secondary. The key was when they controlled the swords, the feeling of understanding and communication between the two of them was much more distinct.

It should be noted that at this time, they hadn’t even refined these four swords yet.

"They are very powerful." Li Xuan gently stroked the blade, his eyes filled with affection: "Thank you all. I will make sure these two well-renowned swords don’t gather dust."

"As long as you’re satisfied. These four swords are the greatest achievements of our Artifact Refining Pavilion in the last twenty years. I’m quite proud of them."

The head of the Artifact Refining Pavilion stroked his beard and laughed: "You can name them, and we will engrave the names for you. This is the final step. These four swords have a spiritual connection, and they can be upgraded to the level of immortal soldiers in the future. A suitable name can stabilize their spiritual nature."

"My swords will be called Hongxiu." After Luo Yan finished speaking, she thought for a moment: "The one on the left will be called Hongxiu Fuguang, and the one on the right will be called Hongxiu Lueying."

Li Xuan seemed a bit troubled. After pondering for a while, he chuckled: "Mine will be the Dari Light Thunder Blade, with the left one being Dari Divine Light, and the right one being Dari Thunder Wing."

This was because his left and right swords had different tendencies. The Dari Divine Light was more towards light, while the Dari Thunder Wing was more on the side of thunder.

When the names of the swords had been engraved by the head of the Artifact Refining Pavilion and the others, Luo Yan and Li Xuan sat cross-legged and dripped their own essence blood into the swords, seizing the moment to refine the swords in their hands.

A day later, Leng Yurou delivered the assembled ’Fumo Vajra’ back into Li Xuan’s hands. Yu Hongchang and Jiang Hanyun, who had accompanied her, were also ready to set off.

Before leaving the capital city, Li Xuan went out of his way to see Xuanchenzi once more.

"After I leave, you must watch over Peng Fulai and Zhang Yue for me. I’m worried that without me and Luo Yan in the capital city, someone might harm them."

Upon hearing this, Xuanchenzi squinted slightly then laughed lightly: "You can leave worry-free, Qianzhi. If anyone truly dares to contemplate such a thing, I’ll turn them into fertilizer for the flowers."

He had recently taken a liking to gardening, and bodies of humans and beasts were considered the best fertilizer for flowers.

Li Xuan checked out the pair of swords strapped to Xuanchenzi’s back and nodded in relief.

Over the past four months, the increase in Xuanchenzi’s cultivation and combat power, although not as rapid as Jiang Hanyun’s, was still extremely dramatic.

The ’Shentian Fanwu Yin-Yang Technique’ and ’The Yin-Yang Heaven-Earth Combination Combat Technique’ had both been initially mastered by him. Coupled with a pair of high-grade swords Leng Yurou had found for him, this was enough to make Xuanchenzi one of the most formidable people not at the heavenly level in the world today.

"You can rely on me for the things here in the capital city. If there’s a situation where you’re out of my depth, you can always seek help from Dr. Jiang at the Jiangnan Medical Pavilion and Mr. Fulong. Also, the Mohist Giant. I helped him some time ago, so he shouldn’t refused to lend a hand."

Upon hearing this, Xuanchenzi confidently smiled: "I understand!"

He believed that Li Xuan was still underestimating him. In this world today, the number of people under the heavenly level who could pose a challenge to him definitely would not surpass five. Even those at the heavenly level, he was capable of tangling with them for some time.

The key point was, he was now not afraid of being ganged up by his enemies! No matter how many enemies there were, they couldn’t do anything about his extreme speed.