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Chapter 347 Man and Weapon as One
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This Blackwood city is clearly divided into classes.

The closer to the central area, the more prestigious the residents are; therefore, the appearance of different areas varies greatly.

As you venture deeper, you'll see a completely different scene.

Just as Wu Wen was strolling leisurely,

A violent explosion suddenly came from a distance ahead, accompanied by a dazzling burst of light.

Wu Wen stopped and looked around.

It turned out that a fierce battle was taking place in the city.

A group of people were besieging an old man with silver hair.

Judging from their attire, this group should be the city's guard. Each of them is wearing standard armor, and this armor is a magical artifact, like a mecha. It not only has extremely strong defensive capabilities, but can also change form at any time to launch attacks.

The silver-haired old man, surrounded by them, had tattered clothes that revealed his strong and powerful physique. He used only his own strength to constantly dodge and escape from the well-organized guards' attack.

"Cangshan, you can't escape. You'd better surrender now and hand over the divine weapon!" a guard shouted in a loud threat.

Upon hearing this, the silver-haired old man merely smiled coldly, ignored him, and continued to flee quickly.

They fought and fled, causing destruction along the way.

Wu Wen stood in a corner, silently observing everything.

In Wu Wen's opinion, the silver-haired old man was definitely not going to escape today.

Because the guards who surrounded him were just minor figures.

He himself had already been identified.

In the sky, a jade flying boat hovered, with twelve silver shuttle-shaped magical artifacts poised to be unleashed.

The old man in a green robe standing at the bow of the boat, holding a dove-shaped staff, was none other than Elder Xuanguang of the Taiwei Sect, whom Wu Wen had met when he entered the city.

Elder Xuanguang's eyes were cold and sharp, staring intently at the fleeing Cangshan below like a hawk.

With a gentle wave of his staff, the twelve silver shuttle-shaped magical artifacts instantly transformed into twelve silver streaks of light, shooting towards the silver-haired old man, Cangshan.

Wherever the silver shuttle passed, the air was torn apart, emitting a sharp whistling sound.

Cangshan felt a sharp killing intent coming from above, and his heart tightened.

He turned around abruptly and threw a punch.

At this moment, Wu Wen observed carefully and discovered that a layer of protection, like a membrane, had appeared on Cangshan's fist.

The silver shuttle struck the fist with loud "bang bang bang" sounds, but failed to break through the defense.

"Hmph, so it's you, Xuan Guang. Did you think you could capture me like this?" Cang Shan roared, his voice filled with defiance and anger.

Elder Xuanguang's lips curled into a mocking smile: "Cangshan, don't put up any more resistance. Today, you have nowhere to escape. Hand over the divine weapon, and perhaps I can grant you a quick death."

Cangshan gritted his teeth, his eyes revealing a resolute determination: "This divine weapon was obtained by chance, how could I easily hand it over? Your Taiwei Sect is so arrogant, you will get your retribution sooner or later!"

As he spoke, Cangshan suddenly punched himself in the chest, as if the violence had unleashed his inner potential, and his body instantly changed.

His muscles swelled up, and his skin turned bright red, as if an infinite power was surging within him.

It even seemed as if a layer of flames ignited on the surface of the body, causing the surrounding airflow to distort.

"Oh no, he's going to fight to the death!" a guard exclaimed.

Cangshan flashed and rushed towards the guard team like a ghost.

Every time he attacked, he carried immense power, which even armor could not withstand, and the guards were all sent flying.

Elder Xuanguang's face darkened upon seeing this.

He waved his dove-shaped staff again, and the twelve silver shuttle-shaped magical artifacts flew out once more, assembling and combining with each other to form a silver spear.

Cangshan felt the terrifying pressure coming from above, took a deep breath, gathered all his strength into his fists, and slammed them towards the silver spear.

The silver spear collided with Cangshan's fists, and for a moment, no sound was made, but a powerful shockwave was generated.

The surrounding buildings were shaken by the shockwave, and cracks appeared in the ground.

The Cangshan Mountain was thrown backward by the shockwave, and its surface was cracked.

But he did not give up. He struggled to his feet and continued to flee out of the city.

Watching the fierce battle unfold before him, Wu Wen secretly wondered whether he should intervene.

After all, judging from their conversation, this Cangshan Mountain possesses a valuable item called a divine weapon. Perhaps by learning from this person, one can gain a faster understanding of this place.

Just as Wu Wen was pondering, Elder Xuan Guang had already piloted the Azure Jade Flying Boat, charging directly towards Cangshan Mountain. "Starlight Sword Shadow Slash!"

The flying boat released a light as dazzling as stars, which condensed into a sword shadow, carrying a sharp edge and brilliant starlight, and swiftly slashed forward.

In Wu Wen's view, Elder Xuan Guang's attack should be similar to the 'Ion Beam Oscillation Slash'.

The spacecraft emits a high-energy ion beam, which generates an oscillating effect during flight, thus possessing penetrating destructive power.

Cangshan, who was already seriously injured, was completely engulfed by this dazzling attack and crashed heavily into a house, where he was buried under the rubble.

After a while,
The pursuing escort team arrived at the spot where Cangshan had fallen.

Xuan Guang said, "I held back the power of this move. He should still be alive. Let's drag him out."

"Yes!" Upon hearing this, the guards immediately began digging into Cangshan Mountain.

But after searching through the ruins for a long time, they found no trace of Cangshan.

Seeing this, Xuan Guang frowned and thought to himself: How is this possible? Given Cang Shan's situation at the time, there was no way he could have escaped from my sight.

"Keep searching! Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, find him for me!" Xuan Guang said fiercely.

He came to Black Forest City for the sake of Cangshan Mountain, and for this he even accepted a gift from the city lord.

If he can't even handle this small matter, he'll lose face big time.

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While they were still desperately searching for Cangshan, little did they know that Wu Wen had already kidnapped them.

At Wu Wen's residence, Cangshan, a survivor of the ordeal, looked at the mysterious Wu Wen before him and asked with trepidation, "Who are you? Are you also here for the divine weapon?"

Wu Wen shook his head slightly: "I don't want any divine weapon. I just want to ask you some questions. As long as you answer me honestly, I will let you go."

Cangshan pondered the truthfulness of Wu Wen's words for a while before finally speaking, "What do you want to ask?"

Wu Wen asked earnestly, "What is a divine weapon?"

Upon hearing this, Cangshan was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that Wu Wen didn't even know what a divine weapon was.

Seeing that Wu Wen wasn't joking, Cangshan obediently began to explain to Wu Wen in detail what a divine weapon was.

The divine weapon is actually a magical artifact related to cultivation.

Therefore, to explain the divine weapon, we need to start by explaining the methods of cultivation.

This method of cultivation is centered on controlling artifacts and relies on external objects.

The logic is that through the triple integration of 'artifact-human body-soul', a qualitative change is achieved from 'user' to 'community'.

The realm is divided into nine levels.

The first to third stages are called "wielding the realm with tools," which means that people use magical tools.

First Stage - Initial Stage: Possessing a magical artifact, initially forming resonance, with energy conduction efficiency reaching 30% when used.

Second Stage - Artifact Integration: Deeply master the artifact, and when using the artifact, the energy conduction efficiency reaches 50%.

Third Stage - Artifact Soul: Complete mastery of the artifact and the formation of human-artifact resonance, with energy conduction efficiency reaching 70%.

The first three stages are particularly easy to cultivate.

With just one magical artifact and through prolonged use, almost anyone can achieve this.

However, in subsequent cultivation, the difference in realms becomes very large, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Because the fourth to seventh levels are known as the realm of artifact embedding, which requires the 'fusion of man and artifact'.

The defining characteristic of this stage is that magical artifacts are integrated into the human body, forming a semi-mechanized combat form.

The focus of cultivation is on physical transformation, energy circulation, and organ metamorphosis.

Fourth Stage - Bone Inlay: The core of the magical artifact is embedded into the bone, forming an 'energy skeleton'.

Fifth Stage - Meridian Integration: The ritual implements are integrated into the meridians, forming an 'energy circulation system'.

Sixth Stage - Organ Transformation: The magical artifact replaces the internal organs, forming an 'energy core group'.

Seventh Tier - Divine Embedding: The magical artifact is connected and embedded into the nervous system, forming a 'spiritual network'.

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To advance to the 'Weapon Embedding Realm'
First, you need a magical artifact with spiritual power, and this kind of artifact is called a divine weapon!
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(End of this chapter)