Covering the Sky: A Guide to Proving the Dao Without Cheats

Chapter 120 Fragments of the Supreme Emperor Weapon

He pondered for a moment, then suddenly spoke up: "By the way, senior, I have another deal I'd like to make with you."

Jiang Taixu looked up at him.

Luo Heng didn't beat around the bush and took out two items: an ancient scripture and an old-fashioned bronze stove.

"This is—" Jiang Taixu's gaze fell on the bronze furnace, and his eyes narrowed. "The Divine Furnace of the Departing Fire."

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"It is indeed the Divine Furnace of Departing Fire," Luo Heng said frankly. "It is a quasi-emperor weapon used by Emperor Hengyu in the past. I know that you were trapped in Purple Mountain for four thousand years in search of it."

By sheer chance, I obtained this item near Zishan Mountain, and today I return it to its rightful owner.

Upon hearing this, a hint of joy flashed in Jiang Taixu's eyes, but it quickly turned into solemnity.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, especially not a quasi-emperor weapon used by a great emperor. This gift is too heavy, so heavy that he has to think: what Luo Heng is asking for is probably not small.

Luo Heng pushed the ancient scroll forward again: "This is the 'Taoist Scripture's Wheel Sea Scroll. I would like to use these two items to exchange for the Jiang family's 'Hengyu Scripture's Four Extremes Scroll."

Upon hearing this, the solemnity in Jiang Taixu's eyes instantly faded considerably.

Although the Hengyu Scripture is the fundamental inheritance of the Jiang family and is extremely precious, if it is only one volume of the scripture that is exchanged, without involving the core forbidden secret techniques, then it is within his acceptable range. In fact, for him, this deal is still profitable.

Consider the significance of the Divine Furnace of Departure to the Jiang family, and then consider the value of this Daoist scripture, hailed as the strongest in the Sea of ​​Wheels realm, to the younger generation of the Jiang family—

There was also the kindness of Luo Heng, Gai Jiuyou, and others who saved his life.

Jiang Taixu pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Deal."

Then he casually made a stroke in the air, and a ball of light formed from Dao patterns floated lightly toward Luo Heng.

Luo Heng dared not be careless and quickly connected with the Heavenly Heart Imprint, reaching out to catch the ball of light. The next moment, the text of the Four Extremes Scroll of the Hengyu Scripture slowly unfolded in his mind.

After closing his eyes and contemplating for a moment, Luo Heng opened them, his eyes filled with surprise.

He silently complained to himself: Ye Fan, look how good your brother-in-law is to you, he even got you the Four Extremes Realm scriptures ahead of time.

He then stood up and solemnly cupped his hands in greeting to Jiang Taixu.

Jiang Taixu waved his hand, his tone indifferent: "No need to be polite. In fact, I'm the one who benefited from this deal. I'll remember this favor."

Luo Heng smiled but didn't say anything more. Then, changing the subject, he asked, "By the way, I wonder if the Jiang family brought the Nine Immortal Golds with them this time?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Taixu smiled and said, "I suppose you're here to refine a weapon for proving your Dao? Unfortunately, although the Jiang family has some immortal gold, the quantity is very small."

Luo Heng was not disappointed at all; on the contrary, he was delighted: "If you have it, I'll take it all. I don't think the Jiang family would be willing to trade such divine materials as the Nine Great Immortal Golds for source stones. How about this, I'll exchange them for Xuanhuang Mother Qi, and add 20% to the original price."

Jiang Taixu finally showed a change of heart.

Although the Nine Immortal Golds are materials for Imperial Weapons, it's not a case of the more the better—most ancient emperors only used a single type of Immortal Gold, simply because a single material could better support their own Great Dao. If there were too many types of Immortal Gold, the Dao would be difficult to fully control, which would be detrimental.

Otherwise, it's impossible that so many great emperors throughout history could have found only one type of immortal metal. They all possessed other types of immortal metals to varying degrees, and if mixing them yielded even better results, the ultimate imperial weapons of today would already be dazzling with five colors.

Luo Heng has a need for all kinds of immortal metals, which clearly shows his ambition to forge artifacts using a variety of immortal metals.

Jiang Taixu did not offer any advice—the Yao Guang Holy Land was also a first-rate power in the Beidou system, and these were common-sense matters that the elders of the sect had already explained, so there was no need for him to say more.

For the Jiang family, exchanging several scattered immortal funds for a sum of Xuanhuang Mother Qi is a win-win situation. In case the Jiang family produces another promising prodigy who can prove the Dao in the future, the materials for forging artifacts will be prepared in advance.

The transaction was completed amicably by both parties.

But Luo Heng wasn't about to give up, and continued, "Did the Jiang family bring any fragments of the Imperial Weapon this time?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Taixu's expression became even more peculiar, but he still nodded: "Your invitation from the Yao Guang Holy Land clearly states this matter, so the Jiang family naturally brought it."

He paused, his tone slightly hesitant: "However—is your Yao Guang truly willing to buy the fragments at half the price of the Imperial Weapon materials?"

Yes, Luo Heng specifically instructed the Yao Guang Holy Land to include a note on the invitation: they are willing to purchase the fragments of the Imperial Weapon at 50% of the price of the materials used in the Supreme Imperial Weapon.

Don't be fooled by the seemingly good price; in reality, almost no one is willing to pay that price for fragments of the Imperial Weapon.

First of all, while complete Supreme Emperor Weapons are rare and precious, fragments of Emperor Weapons are not uncommon.

Throughout history, emperors, ancient sovereigns, and even celestial venerables have emerged in great numbers, and almost everyone possesses an ultimate imperial weapon, with some even having more than one.

But how many supreme imperial weapons have survived intact to this day? The rest are either badly damaged or have long since been reduced to fragments and scattered in the long river of time.

Secondly, even if they are not ancient emperors, some quasi-emperors with extraordinary opportunities may also use imperial weapon materials to forge their own path to enlightenment.

This further increased the number of Imperial Weapon fragments scattered outside.

Furthermore, the Big Dipper is a well-known burial ground in the universe, and countless powerful figures have visited this place over the centuries, leaving behind a considerable number of fragments of imperial weapon materials.

However, in the end, these are just fragments.

For most people, fragments of imperial weapons are merely rare collectibles—because the ancient emperors had already inscribed their own Dao principles upon them, making them unusable directly.

To erase those Dao principles, one would need to reach the level of an ancient emperor to spend countless years gradually erasing the remaining imperial Dao imprints and turning them back into blank material.

But if it really comes to that, then just go and find the original immortal gold. Why waste time and effort dealing with the fragments?

Of course, in the original story, Ye Fan also used fragments of imperial weapons to forge imperial weapons—but at that time he was already at the Heavenly Emperor realm, and it was naturally much easier for him to erase the Great Emperor's Dao principles on the fragments with a higher level of power.

In this situation, it is actually more convenient than finding the immortal gold materials again yourself.

This is precisely Luo Heng's unique advantage.

He didn't need to wait until he reached the Heavenly Emperor Realm to directly refine those fragments with the help of the Great Luo Heaven. The Great Emperor Dao Principles on the fragments were stripped off and integrated into the Great Luo Heaven, becoming nourishment for the world.

The remaining immortal gold particles transformed into pure materials, which were used to nurture his protective artifact.

In other words, what others see as waste is actually a real treasure in his hands.

Otherwise, with just the limited amount of Primordial Qi he possessed, he might not have been able to gather all the materials needed for his Primordial Banner.

Because he didn't get much of the Xuanhuang Mother Qi essence from Ye Fan.