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Chapter 986 - 986 946 The Lock-Picking Master

986: Chapter 946: The Lock-Picking Master 986: Chapter 946: The Lock-Picking Master The ore hovered between Lu Chuan’s hands, glowing red under the relentless burning of the fierce flames.

Faint cracks began to appear on the surface of the ore.

A moment later, with a loud bang!

The ore in Lu Chuan’s palm shattered entirely, leaving only a stream of red Spiritual Energy that Lu Chuan trapped between his palms.

Seeing this, Lu Chuan couldn’t help but smile.

“Divine Fire truly can refine the ore and extract its Spiritual Energy, Xsu Qing was telling the truth!”

Lu Chuan quickly absorbed the refined Spiritual Energy into his body, feeling a surge of intense heat inside.

He then summoned the Nine Heavens Profound Fire within his body to engulf the Spiritual Energy.

He felt the Nine Heavens Profound Fire inside him seemed to grow a bit larger and stronger.

Lu Chuan took a deep breath, “Although it has been strengthened, the degree of enhancement is still too slight.”

The effects of the Spiritual Energy’s enhancement were too mediocre; Lu Chuan needed to refine more ore.

Otherwise, the breakthrough to Stage 2 was still far away.

Lu Chuan got up, planning to refine all these ores tonight.

After rising, he intended to have a talk with Yuan Tiancheng.

Having searched within the City Lord’s Mansion, Lu Chuan finally found Yuan Tiancheng in the study.

At this time, Yuan Tiancheng, wearing a robe, sat in a chair, reading a book by candlelight.

Lu Chuan approached him.

“City Lord Yuan, there’s something I need to discuss with you.”

Putting down the book, Yuan Tiancheng looked at Lu Chuan with a smile, “Say what you must, I’ll tell you everything I know and will fully cooperate with you.”

“Today, when I went up the mountain, I entered the first mining area, where a guy named Zhu Wu deceived me and you; he had hidden a lot of precious ores.

If I hadn’t noticed, he would have truly fooled me.”

“Even though I exposed his lies, he was still unconvinced and kept looking for chances to attack me, so I killed him.”

“That so…

Although they are under my management as City Lord, they are too remote, out there in the wild mountains, I can’t send people to supervise them every day.”

“So, such situations are indeed unavoidable.

Since you’ve dealt with the hidden danger for me, I’m actually quite pleased.”

Yuan Tiancheng spoke with a smile.

“What I want to say is, there are two more mining areas with rare veins; if I go one by one, they would probably repeat the same mistakes, and they might all end up killed by me.”

“So, I’d like you to send a trustworthy team from your city to search and collect all the privately hoarded precious ores, how about it?”

Lu Chuan’s suggestion left Yuan Tiancheng lost in thought.

“That’s not a bad proposal; indeed, it’s been a long time since I’ve inspected their mining areas.”

“In the past, whatever amount they reported, that’s what I believed was mined.”

“It seems I’ve been too lenient with them.

If that’s the case, then tomorrow I will assemble a team and have them set out to help you collect the ores.”

Lu Chuan nodded slightly, and as he got up to leave, Yuan Tiancheng asked again, “You’re collecting ores to absorb the Spiritual Energy within, aren’t you?

How did it go?

Was the absorption successful?”

“Of course, if it were an ordinary cultivator, it would be very difficult to extract Spiritual Energy from these natural ores unless they were Spirit Stones that are ordinary yet rich in Spiritual Energy.”

“But I have Divine Fire within me, and the main absorption process relies on the Divine Fire for completion.”

After explaining, Lu Chuan stood up and left.

Having instructed Yuan Tiancheng with a task, Lu Chuan returned to his room and resumed continuously absorbing the ores’ Spiritual Energy.

By midnight, a pile of dross had accumulated by Lu Chuan’s window, all blackened chunks.

In Lu Chuan’s palm, the flame of the Nine Heavens Profound Fire grew exceptionally strong.

The fire’s brightness, luminosity, temperature, and volume were all enhanced, it was clear at a glance that the Nine Heavens Profound Fire had been strengthened.

Lu Chuan stood up, drawing the Nine Heavens Profound Fire back into his body.

Although he had greatly strengthened the Nine Heavens Profound Fire, it was still far from breaking through to Stage 2.

The ores he had gathered during the day were now almost depleted, so Lu Chuan could only wait until the next day for Yuan Tiancheng to bring him more ores.

The following morning.

Early on, Lu Chuan heard a knock at the door.

When he opened it, he saw Xsu Qing and Su Changyue standing in front of him, both wearing sweet smiles.

“Lu Chuan, how did it go?

Did you absorb the ores’ Spiritual Energy?”

Xsu Qing curiously widened her eyes at Lu Chuan.

“That’s right, I absorbed a lot last night, and now the Nine Heavens Profound Fire is very strong, and fierce in every aspect.”

“That’s great, I knew what I said was right.

It really can refine the ores, so good, now the next step is to collect enough ores and then prepare to break through to Stage 2!”

With a frown, Lu Chuan looked at her and asked, “Really?

You seem quite unsure.”

“Of course I was unsure; after all, I learned about it from books.

I’ve never seen what Divine Fire looks like in real life.”

She shrugged helplessly.

“That’s marvelous, having started, there will be results.

Regardless, at least I’ve seen a glimmer of hope.”

She pursed her lips, her eyes filled with admiration as she gazed at Lu Chuan.

“Cough cough, I’ve got things to do today, and you two have your business, I need to get going.”

Having said this, Lu Chuan walked between them, leaving the room.

Stepping out, he quickly headed towards the abode of the City Lord.

Before entering the courtyard, a figure stopped Lu Chuan.

Before him stood a figure in a black long dress.

“Who are you?

Do you need something from me?”

Lu Chuan asked warily.

“So quick to forget me?

Men really are fickle creatures.”

Jyang Ran complained bitterly.

Once Lu Chuan recognized her, he let out a long sigh, “It’s you.

I thought you’d left.”

“Do you need something?”

“Of course, didn’t you get a mysterious box from Nangong Qianying?

I told you before that the box was fortified with a mechanical lock, and without finding an expert locksmith, it couldn’t be opened.”

“Are you here about that?”

“Indeed, I’ve found the locksmith who can unlock it!”

Lu Chuan’s eyes lit up, curious, he asked, “How did you find him?”

“Obviously through the connections from my travels.

To be precise, he’s a friend of mine, well over fifty, seasoned with experience, skilled in his craft; you definitely can’t go wrong with him.”

“Alright then…

thank you much, you’ve really helped me out big time.”

“Let’s go.

I’ll lead the way, you just follow behind me.”