World version update

Chapter 57: The Scripture Proclamation

In response to Ji Xingyao's question, Lu Yan spread his hands with regret on his face.

"It's not that I intentionally concealed it, it's just that the place is too bizarre, even I can't describe it clearly."

Ji Xingyao nodded and did not continue to ask, but said in agreement:
"The world is full of mysteries. You have great merits, so it is normal for you to have some opportunities that are difficult for ordinary people to obtain."

Seeing that Ji Xingyao was so easy to talk to, Lu Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

What he was most worried about was that the Sunstone was too valuable, which would attract Ji Xingyao's covetousness and force him to trace its origin.

The Sunstone comes from the apocalyptic version, and it is difficult for Lu Yan to explain the situation. He might end up making things worse.

Fortunately, Ji Xingyao is not a rude person, and Lu Yan has gained a lot of goodwill during the previous exchanges, so there was no forced questioning.

Lu Yan asked curiously:
"How effective is this sunstone on Senior Sister Ji?"

Ji Xingyao raised her right hand, and her magic power gathered in front of Lu Yan and turned into a sphere.

Four-fifths of the area is covered with a disgusting gray color, and only one-fifth is a semi-solid pure color.

"I refined one-fifth of my mana for the first time, which is enough for me to sustain for a few more years.

However, if all mana erosion cannot be completely eradicated, the erosion will come back due to the continuous flow of mana, and may even be more serious than before.

So I would like to ask Junior Brother Lu to find me some more sunstones."

As she spoke, Ji Xingyao bowed solemnly to Lu Yan with a dignified posture.

Lu Yan did not rush to make a promise, but continued to ask: "According to this situation, Senior Sister Ji needs another twelve sun stones?"

Ji Xingyao shook her head and said solemnly:
"These three sunstones can be used to refine one-fifth of the mana. This is the result of the first refinement. I cannot guarantee that the subsequent refinements will be the same. So please help me collect as many sunstones as possible, Junior Brother Lu.

If this is accomplished, I will do my best to meet any requests from Junior Brother Lu!"

Lu Yan looked embarrassed on the surface, but he was happy in his heart.

Sunstone is extremely precious in the fairy-tale version, but it is not a rare item in the apocalypse version.

The scavenger was only in the late stage of Qi training at that time, but he was able to take out three sun stones.

Lu Yan used more than a month's worth of daily necessities as compensation, which was enough to surprise the scavengers, proving that the value of those food and drinks was far higher than the sunstone.

If he were to enter the apocalyptic version again, it would be easy for Lu Yan to obtain dozens of sunstones.

Compared to those sunstones, Ji Xingyao's favor is more valuable to Lu Yan.

Lu Yan spoke directly.

"To be honest, I do have something I want to trouble Senior Sister Ji with."

"But it doesn't matter."

"I would like to ask Senior Sister Ji to find a method for refining a meritorious magic weapon for me!"

Lu Yan did not forget that Qingwu Sect, as one of the ten major Xuanmen sects, dominated the southern border area and had also participated in the battle to encircle and suppress Daode Sect.

There is a high probability that there is a legacy left by the Daode Sect within the sect.

Lu Yan did not dare to ask for the core inheritance and meritorious magical powers of the Daode Sect, but he still had some hope by seeking a method of refining meritorious magic weapons from Ji Xingyao, a true disciple.

Upon hearing this, Ji Xingyao swept her spiritual sense over Lu Yan and nodded.

"Junior Brother Lu possesses the magical power of merit, so it is normal for him to seek a method to refine a magic weapon of merit."

Then Ji Xingyao changed the subject, and her expression became a little serious.

"But there is one thing I still want to remind Junior Brother Lu. Since the word 'magic weapon' is in the name of a merit weapon, it must be above the level of a golden elixir. The various natural materials and treasures consumed are secondary. The most important thing is the huge amount of merit required.

After the demise of the Daode Sect, some people inherited the tradition and tried to refine magical weapons of merit to suppress the sect's fortune, but all ended in failure.

Magical weapons are external objects, so please don’t get too obsessed with them and waste your time practicing.”

Lu Yan could understand the meaning of Ji Xingyao's advice. After all, it seemed a bit wishful thinking for a young cultivator in the middle stage of Qi training to seek the method of refining a magic weapon of merit.

Lu Yan naturally would not tell Ji Xingyao his trump card, so he could only make up an excuse:
"Don't worry, Senior Sister. I just want to use the method of refining the Merit Magical Treasure for reference."

After hearing this, Ji Xingyao stopped trying to dissuade him and could only nod and agree.

“If it’s just the method of refining the magic weapon of merit, there should be some records in the sect.

I will return to the sect to look for it first. You should stay in Qinggu Market for the next few days and don't move around casually."

After leaving instructions, Ji Xingyao turned into a green sword light, penetrated the ban and disappeared in the market.

Looking at the sword light disappearing into the sky, Lu Yan couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Although flying techniques and inferior flying boats can fly, their speed is far inferior to that of the sword escape method.

If it weren't for the fact that his style of painting with the Soul Banner was becoming more and more biased, Lu Yan would also like to learn the art of flying swords, soar into the sky and into the ground, and fulfill his dream of becoming a fairy hero.

With Ji Xingyao's departure, the top leaders of Qinggu Market gradually returned, and the market returned to peace again.

Although Xie Yun used the method of censoring the magic path to oppress independent cultivators, which damaged the reputation of Qinggu Market, at the last moment Ji Xingyao's sword intent soared into the sky and scared Xie Yun and others away, thus restoring some reputation for Qinggu Market.

Even some independent cultivators came to Qinggu Market on their own initiative because of Ji Xingyao's reputation, allowing the market to barely maintain its former prosperity.

Lu Yan, who was waiting for news from Ji Xingyao, also began to practice in seclusion during this period.

In more than a month, relying on a large amount of spirit stones and elixirs, Lu Yan successfully broke through to the fifth level of Qi training.

However, Lu Yan, who had a breakthrough in his cultivation, was not happy, because Ji Xingyao seemed to have disappeared since she left that day.

Seeing that the version update progress had reached 90%, Lu Yan couldn't sit still anymore.

He was not worried that Ji Xingyao would break the appointment. Ji Xingyao's personality made her sure she would keep her word once she had agreed to it.

What he was really worried about was that if Ji Xingyao found Lu Yan again after the world version was updated, then the originally agreed method of refining the merit magic weapon would inevitably change.

Even Lu Yan himself couldn't predict what would be delivered at that time.

As time passed, Lu Yan became more and more anxious, and even put aside his daily practice.

Just after the version update progress exceeded 95%, a sword light appeared in front of Lu Yan's cave.

However, this time it was not Ji Xingyao herself who came, but a flying sword with a storage bag tied to it.

Lu Yan quickly opened the restriction and allowed the flying sword to fall into the cave, then he untied the storage bag tied to it.

Opening the storage bag, there were several books, a token, and a note inside.

Lu Yan first looked through the books and found that they were basically some books on geomancer inheritance, feng shui methods, etc. These were the things that Ji Xingyao had promised to Lu Yan before.

Seeing that this was not a method of refining merit, Lu Yan's heart sank, and he picked up the token and the note.

The token was pitch black and seemed to be carved from some kind of spiritual wood. It had fairy birds, mythical beasts, and clouds and pavilions on it. In the center of the token were engraved three large characters: "Scripture Transmission Order".

Looking up at the note, Lu Yan's eyes were caught by the sword-like handwriting.

[Those who hold the scripture transmission order can enter the Qingwu Sect's scripture storage pavilion]

(End of this chapter)