I can bless thousands of magical powers.

Xiyuan Daoying, White Tiger Hall.

Just as Zhang Yuan, who had changed his clothes, sat down, a young man burst in excitedly.

He was carrying a sandalwood box, and when he saw Zhang Yuan, he shouted, "Senior Brother!"

Zhang Yuan was immediately startled.

Because the other party was none other than Wu Ziyu, the eldest son of the Wu family in Heyuan.

The last time the two met was more than a month ago. After Zhang Yuan returned from Heyuan City, he thought he would not have any further contact with this young master of the Wu family for the time being.

Unexpectedly, the other party appeared in front of me, lively and energetic, as soon as I came out of seclusion.

But that's not why Zhang Yuan was surprised.

To his surprise, Wu Ziyu was dressed in the attire of a disciple of the Jingtian Heavenly Sect!
Impersonating a disciple of Shangjingtian is not something that can be done casually. Even if Wu Ziyu's family has a strong connection with the sect, he would still face severe punishment if he dared to impersonate an inner disciple.

Wu Ziyu is not so brain-dead.

The only explanation is that the other party has indeed joined Shangjingtian and even become an inner disciple.

The word "senior brother" says it all!

Wu Ziyu had previously hinted at this idea, but it was unexpected that it would be realized in such a short time.

Zhang Yuan had to re-evaluate the Wu family's connections in Shangjingtian.

Wu Ziyu didn't think too much about it.

He put down the box, clasped his hands in a salute to Zhang Yuan, and then said in a complaining tone, "Senior brother, I've been here for half a month, and I'm finally seeing you today!"

Zhang Yuan snapped out of his daze and smiled, "I've been in seclusion all this time, Junior Brother Wu, have you really joined the inner sect?"

"Yes."

Wu Ziyu said proudly, "My father went to great lengths to get me in. Actually, it would have been enough to get into the outer sect, but he thought the inner sect was where the future lay."

Zhang Yuan nodded – Wu Mingrui's approach was correct.

Since you're joining a sect, the inner sect is definitely the first choice. Compared to the inner sect disciples, the outer sect disciples are far inferior in every aspect.

Moreover, Wu Ziyu might not be able to bear being wronged.

He asked, "Then what are you doing here?"

Surely they're not here to show off, are they?

Wu Ziyu rubbed his nose and said with a wry smile, "Actually, I wanted to apply for a position in Xiyuan City, but I just joined the sect, so it's a bit difficult to get transferred. I came here specifically because I took on the mission of escorting supplies."

"Senior Brother Zhang, if you hadn't come out of seclusion two days later, you wouldn't have been able to see me again!"

Zhang Yuan chuckled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

It's clear that the Wu family has gone to great lengths to try and strengthen their relationship with him.

Previously, they promoted their own daughter as a reward, and now they've sent Wu Ziyu to win her over.

But we can't come empty-handed, can we?

Just as Zhang Yuan's thought crossed his mind, he heard Wu Ziyu say, "Senior Brother Zhang, I also brought you a gift."

As he spoke, he picked up the box that was placed at his feet and handed it to Zhang Yuan with both hands.

Zhang Yuan took it curiously.

This sandalwood box is quite heavy, weighing at least several tens of kilograms.

He opened the box and found a black scale armor folded up inside.

The scales that made up the armor were shiny black, and Zhang Yuan felt a sense of familiarity with them, both in color and texture, and even in the aura they emitted.

The raging river is like a giant python!
Zhang Yuan was 100% certain that the material used to make this scale armor was from the monstrous python he had killed. "This dragon armor was commissioned by my father through the main family of Qianjing to be made by a master craftsman from the sect."

Wu Ziyu explained, "It used a total of 136 python scales, and also incorporated seven kinds of rare and precious materials, making it a top-tier high-grade Xuan Armor!"

That's a huge favor!

Zhang Yuan didn't think Wu Ziyu was just spouting nonsense or deliberately exaggerating.

Through his divine sense, he discovered that this so-called Manglong Armor contained spirituality, and that each piece of armor faintly displayed talismans and hidden marks, indicating that its grade was extremely high.

Zhang Yuan shook his head: "This is too valuable."

He helped the Wu family get rid of the monstrous python that had plagued the Nutao River for decades, and in return, he received his share of the reward.

If we take this high-level Xuan Armor, we'll end up owing the Wu family a favor.

Zhang Yuan dislikes owing favors.

"no!"

Seeing that Zhang Yuan was hesitant, Wu Ziyu became anxious: "Senior brother, my father said that you took too little from the secret vault before, and we are going to cooperate to dredge the Angry River waterway. This Xuan Armor is nothing!"

His purpose in coming to Xiyuan City to find Zhang Yuan was also to discuss matters related to dredging the waterway.

The Nutao River has many hidden reefs in the Liping Mountain area. If it is not cleared and dredged, merchant ships from the river source will not be able to go upstream to reach the Xiyuan region.

This golden waterway could no longer serve its purpose and bring the Wu family a fortune.

In fact, after Zhang Yuan left Heyuan, the Wu family began to make preparations in this regard.

However, this matter concerns the Xiyuan region, so we must cooperate with Zhang Yuan, the Daoist general.

In fact, the Wu family should have sought out Fei Hongming, the official of Xiyuan Dao.

However, this Daoist official was completely suppressed by Zhang Yuan, and his orders were basically not issued outside the Daoist office. He was even secretly ridiculed as a "useless official." The Wu family must have been bored to ask him for help.

In addition, Zhang Yuan stated that he could resolve the waterway issue within a month.

However, the Wu family did not intend to entrust him with all the hard and tiring work, and decided to rely mainly on their own strength.

After all, Zhang Yuan's resolution of the giant python meant he had solved the most crucial problem.

The rest is just a matter of more time and money.

There was no need for Zhang Yuan to use his connections anymore—that's what they thought.

Having understood the Wu family's intentions and thoughts, Zhang Yuan pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Good."

Since the Wu family has taken the initiative to take on the job, he no longer needs to do it himself.

After all, clearing so many reefs would take a lot of time and effort.

He readily accepted the generous gift from the Wu family.

Zhang Yuan held the Manglong Armor in his hand, sensing the spiritual energy contained within the armor, and then infused it with Hunyuan True Qi.

The Manglong Armor was recently forged, and Zhang Yuan is its first owner. Therefore, he needs to infuse it with his own power and aura to resonate and bond with its inherent spiritual energy in order to truly unleash the power of this Xuan armor.

And this "first time" can be said to be very important!

Zhang Yuan had just finished his seclusion, and his body was filled with abundant true energy. Moreover, after repeated tempering, it had reached an extremely pure level, and it resonated instantly when injected into the Xuan Armor.

Suddenly, the jet-black dragon armor emitted a faint glow, and wisps of red light appeared on its surface!

It seemed to come to life in an instant, and then greedily absorbed the Primordial Chaos True Qi that Zhang Yuan had injected.

Zhang Yuan's aura had also unconsciously seeped into it. (End of Chapter)