darknovel Chapter 13: Lightning Strike
Chapter 13: Lightning Strike
Jianxiawu.
Inner city.
Li Wu stepped across the threshold and entered a shop selling Buddhist artifacts.
The shop was filled with magical artifacts of the Enlightenment grade, but Li Wu naturally looked down on them. He looked around and, seeing that no one was in the shop, called out a few times.
A moment later, a burly man emerged from the inner room, shirtless, revealing a sculpted physique. He had rugged features, stood eight feet tall, and looked down at Li Wu, saying in a low voice:
"Fellow Daoist, are you looking to buy a magical artifact?"
Li Wuwei nodded slightly, and then stated his request:
"A magic weapon of the Qi-refining grade must be of the lightning element."
The shop owner was clearly taken aback, looking at Li Wu's face with a surprised expression, muttering to himself:
"Lei Xiu? That's quite rare."
"Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment."
After saying that, the shop owner turned around and went into the inner room. When he came out, he was holding a magic artifact in his hand.
The shop owner picked up the package and explained:
"This halberd is eight feet and six inches long. The halberd body is made of [Reflecting Thunder Wood], and the halberd blade is tempered to have a lightning bolt. It only costs twenty-three spirit stones."
So expensive.
This was Li Wu's first reaction.
It is much more expensive than other Taoist alchemical artifacts.
Li Wu paused for a moment and asked:
"May I take a look?"
"Of course."
The shopkeeper nodded and then handed the halberd to Li Wu.
Li Wu gripped the halberd in his hand, weighed it in his hand, and then swung it. Sparks flew across the blade, accompanied by a faint rumble of thunder.
"Excellent, a fine magical artifact!"
Li Wuyue was overjoyed, so he looked up and asked:
"Does this halberd have a name?"
"It has no owner; please take it yourself, fellow Daoist."
Upon hearing this, Li Wu lowered his head in thought:
"The [Divine Thunder] path rewards good and punishes evil, governs life and death; let's call it [Thunder Strike]!"
"Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on acquiring this magical artifact!"
The shop owner smiled broadly, after all, this lightning-attribute magic artifact, which he had acquired by chance twenty years ago, had finally been sold.
This lightning artifact is more precious than other magical artifacts and cannot be placed with them, otherwise the leakage of lightning will destroy the surrounding artifacts. However, he couldn't bear to throw it away, so he could only keep it alone in his small room, waiting for a destined person to come and take it away.
Li Wu was in a good mood today after obtaining the magic weapon he desired. After paying the spirit stones, he strode away.
This [Lightning Strike] cost twenty-three spirit stones, and he only had thirty-seven spirit stones left.
"Go buy some more pills."
Li Wu walked down the street, with all sorts of shops on both sides. He slowly walked to a medicine shop called [Qi Shu Dan Zhai].
This alchemy shop was recommended to him by Ning Que. It is said that the Qi family is a Purple Mansion Immortal Clan, and their alchemy skills are unparalleled.
Most of the cultivators in Jianxiawu consume pills from the Qi family.
It can be said to be extremely famous.
With the idea of seeking advice from many people, Li Wu stepped into the attic. Inside, people were coming and going, crowding around the counter, creating quite a lively scene.
Just as Li Wu was marveling at the sight, he suddenly saw two familiar faces, so he quickly walked over and called out:
"Ning Que, Xiao Miao!"
Ning Que, who was talking with the old Taoist priest beside him, heard a familiar voice behind him. He turned around and saw that it was Li Wu. He quickly smiled and said:
"Brother Li, I didn't expect to run into you here."
"Brother Li."
Ning Miao, standing to the side, smiled and nodded, her voice carrying a cool tone.
Li Wu looked up at her. He thought that after breaking through to the Qi Refining stage, he would be able to catch up with her, but he didn't expect that he still couldn't see through her realm.
This shocked Li Wu. Ning Miao's cultivation speed was too fast. Could this be the power of her special physique?
Ning Que then asked, "Brother Li, are you here today to buy elixirs?"
Li Wuwei nodded slightly and said with a smile:
"I was lucky enough to break through to the Qi Refining stage, and I've come today to buy some pills to aid my cultivation."
"Brother Li has broken through to the Qi Refining stage!"
Ning Que's face immediately showed envy, which then turned into some frustration:
"Alas, I have only opened up three acupoints so far, and it seems that it will be a long time before I break through to the Qi Refining stage."
Just as Li Wuzheng was about to offer words of comfort, Ning Que's expression suddenly vanished, replaced by a bright smile:
"Hehe, my sister is really amazing. She's already at the third level of Qi Refining, and she's only one step away from the middle level of Qi Refining."
Upon hearing this, Li Wu turned to look at Ning Miao, who simply nodded slightly and then smiled.
Just then, the old Taoist priest beside him suddenly spoke up:
"It's getting late, we should go."
After listening to this, Ning Miao whispered a few words to her brother and then left with the old Taoist priest.
Li Wu watched the two figures disappear into the distance with a puzzled expression.
"This is?"
Ning Que explained:
"The Qi family patriarch was a Purple Mansion True Person who cultivated the [Cold Qi] path. When he saw that my sister had a cold constitution, he had the idea of taking her as a disciple."
"The Cold Reed Dwelling Scripture that my sister cultivates is a technique bestowed upon her by the Qi family."
"I see."
Li Wuwei nodded slightly, a feeling of envy rising in his heart.
Being valued by the Purple Mansion True Person and taken as a disciple means that even if he cannot become a Purple Mansion True Person in the future, he will at least be a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
"By the way, Brother Li, since you're here to buy pills, let me recommend some for you."
As Ning Que spoke, he led Li Wu toward a counter. The shop assistant behind the counter, seeing that it was Ning Que, smiled and said:
"Fellow Daoist Ning."
Ning Que smiled and nodded, replying:
"Please, fellow Daoist, bring me a few cultivation pills used by Qi Refining cultivators."
Immediately, Li Wu received several pills without having to queue.
The shop assistant explained:
"This is the [Miraculous Spirit Pill]. Most Qi Refining cultivators take this pill, and one pill only costs four spirit stones."
Four spirit stones per stone, which is really not cheap.
Li Wu mentally calculated the number of spirit stones he had, and then spoke:
"Give me five."
Another twenty spirit stones were gone in an instant.
After buying the pills, Li Wu chatted with Ning Que for a few more minutes before leaving Qi Shu Dan Zhai and heading towards the Qi Ling Shou Li shop.
Nowadays, the [Qi Ling Beast Gift Shop] is no longer as deserted as it used to be. Although it's not exactly bustling, people still frequently inquire about prices at the shop.
Li Wu went inside, found Qi Yang who was guarding the shop, and said:
"I need to have an empty room."
Qi Yang nodded and said:
"The side room in the backyard is empty, you can go there."
"By the way, Qi Yu sent you a letter."
Since Qi Yu returned to his clan's territory a year ago, he has not visited Jianxiawu again, and his communication with Li Wu has mostly relied on letters.
One letter roughly per month.
Li Wu accepted the letter, then went to the back room, closed the door, and sat down in a chair.
He made a hand seal, opened the envelope, and began to examine it carefully.
The letter mainly contained information about Qi Yu's recent situation. One noteworthy point was that Qi Yu had begun preparing to break through to the Qi Refining stage.
Once he breaks through to the Qi Refining stage, he will no longer be confined to the clan.
"I didn't expect that he would also be breaking through to the Qi Refining stage."
Li Wu was pleased to hear that Qi Yu was about to break through to the Qi Refining stage, and immediately wrote a reply.
After writing it, put it in an envelope, seal it with a magic spell, and then wait for the Qi family members to come and deliver the letter back.