Chapter 239: Hot-Clear Pot
Feather Demon Blade (Legendary Level): Special equipment, requires level 31, when equipped, allows for flight in the skies, with speed depending on one's level, special effect: can shoot out all feather blades, causing a fan-shaped attack on all targets in front, with the specific damage depending on own attack power, durability 80/120.
Looking at the attribute information of this Feather Demon Blade, Jiang Liu couldn't help but flash a glimmer of surprise and excitement in his eyes.
Although in terms of main functionality, the Feather Demon Blade had the same effect as his Heavenly Demon Bone Wings, in terms of equipment quality, the legendary level was indeed a notch higher than the perfect level.
He hadn't tested the speed yet, but this special effect, which included a group attack effect, was essentially an additional attack skill for him, wasn't it?
"For the elder to bestow this upon me, I dare not refuse. Thank you, Master!" Having carefully reviewed the attribute information of the Feather Demon Blade, Jiang Liu felt secretly pleased and didn't hesitate to express his gratitude.
"Holy Monk Xuanzang, if you like it, that's great!" Hearing Xuanzang's reply and seeing his happy demeanor, the old Daoist nodded and spoke.
Having lost the wife and the troops, for Heavenly Sword Observatory, this could indeed be described as losing the wife and the troops. Not only did they lose the Feather Demon Blade, but almost everyone in the Daoist temple had been beaten up. Even summoning their ancestor Lv Dongbin hadn't been of any use.
However, since the Heavenly Sword Observatory faced such a catastrophe and had offended such a significant figure, losing only a Feather Demon Blade in compensation seemed quite good.
Take the smaller loss as a win, they thought. Offending such a person, if just one Feather Demon Blade could resolve this disaster, it couldn't be better.
After all, a Feather Demon Blade was merely a flying dharma treasure of little use to cultivators above the Divinity Transformation Realm.
"This is very good!" Seeing the attitude between Jiang Liu and the old Daoist, Lv Dongbin also nodded in quiet satisfaction, feeling content with everything.
The Journey to the West was a calamitous event of Heaven and Earth, something ordinary people would avoid at all costs, let alone provoke.
The Heavenly Court was no longer keeping secret the matter of the Floral Mink of the Four Heavenly Kings descending to the Lower Realm and troubling the Journey to the West Team, leading to its demise.
His own disciples had offended them, and to pacify the situation with just one dharma treasure was a much better outcome than what befell the Four Heavenly Kings.
Heaving a sigh of relief, seeing that the issue had been perfectly resolved, Lv Dongbin did not intend to stay any longer. After giving a few last instructions, he turned and stepped onto his divine pedestal, his statue returning to its sculptural form.
Clearly, Lv Dongbin's true spirit had already departed.
"Oh, Holy Monk Xuanzang!"
By this time, the misunderstandings had been cleared up, and everyone was pleased. Suddenly, Master Qingxu seems to remember something and speaks up, "You mentioned that the evil demon causing trouble in Treasure Elephant Country is very powerful and not someone we can deal with. Is that true?"
"That is correct, I urge you not to attempt to subdue demons and eliminate evil there, or else the consequences will be dire!" Jiang Liu nodded earnestly in response.
This was the truth. How could they confront the Kuimu Wolf from heaven? After all, the Kuimu Wolf was a leader among the twenty-eight constellations in the heavens.
"Understood, we will definitely not involve ourselves with Treasure Elephant Country again!"
While they had initially suspected Jiang Liu wanted to eliminate a rival, the Daoists of the Heavenly Sword Observatory now believed his words unreservedly, nodding emphatically in response.
"Alright, it's getting late! Disciples, let's go!" With the matter at the Heavenly Sword Observatory concluded satisfactorily, treasures in hand, and experience points gained, Jiang Liu felt a deep sense of fulfillment. He called out, leading Sun Wukong and the others to continue their journey westward.
Descending from Heavenly Sword Observatory, the mountain path was rugged, steep, and naturally tricky to navigate.
But Jiang Liu swapped to the Feather Demon Blade, stowing the Heavenly Demon Bone Wings back into his bag, eager to test out the effects of the Feather Demon Blade.
Moving with Jiang Liu's intent, countless feather-like blades suddenly spread out behind him, forming a set of wings composed of Flying Daggers.
Jiang Liu willed his new wings to move, and they thrashed violently behind him. Then, his figure shot up like a bolt of lightning.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
With the constant motion of the Feather Demon Blade, Jiang Liu could clearly feel the wind around him, cutting against his face like knives, causing a bit of pain.
Having thoroughly tested the Heavenly Demon Bone Wings before, Jiang Liu could distinctly sense that the flight speed of the Feather Demon Blade was in a completely different league.
If the previous flying speed of the Heavenly Demon Bone Wings was like that of a bicycle, then the current Feather Demon Blade was more like a motorcycle, with a significant improvement in speed.
"Excellent, worthy of a legendary-level flying dharma treasure. This increase in speed is indeed substantial!"
After flying for about half an hour and thoroughly experiencing the speed of the Feather Demon Blade, Jiang Liu was extremely satisfied and nodded his head in approval.
With a thought, Jiang Liu decided to test the other special effect feature of the Feather Demon Blade.
As his thoughts commanded, the Feather Demon Blade on his back swung forward fiercely. In a blink, hundreds of flying daggers formed a fan shape and shot mercilessly toward the front.
Without a target to attack, it was unclear just how powerful these flying daggers were.
However, seeing more than a hundred flying daggers shoot out instantly, the sight was still incredibly imposing.
"Not bad, when held in hand, it's just a single Flying Dagger, but when deployed, it turns into hundreds, even a thousand daggers. Now I not only save a skill point for Controlling Artifacts Flight, but I also gain an offensive skill. This equipment is indeed very valuable!"
After a thorough test of the Feather Demon Blade's effect, Jiang Liu nodded in satisfaction.
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After landing, naturally, it was already late at night and Jiang Liu didn't rush to continue his journey, instead, he took out the Exquisite Immortal Mansion.
In high spirits, the master and disciples cooked a large pot of food, and after a satisfying meal of food and drink, they each went to rest.
From the Heavenly Sword Observatory to the Royal City of Treasure Elephant Country was a distance of about five to six hundred li, and with the pace of Jiang Liu and his companions, it took them nearly half a month to arrive at the capital of Treasure Elephant Country.
"Bajie, Wujing, the two of you quickly change your appearances, we're going into the city!" Arriving outside the capital, Jiang Liu looked at the bustling Royal City of Treasure Elephant Country and spoke.
"Master, why is it only me and Junior Brother Sha who have to change? Doesn't Monkey Brother need to transform?" Zhu Bajie asked, feeling somewhat unfair upon hearing Jiang Liu's words.
Of course, while he complained, Zhu Bajie's actions were swift. Executing the mystic Divine Skills of the thirty-six Heavenly Gangs, he transformed into the handsome appearance he had when he was Marshal Tianpeng.
"Well, my Art of Transformation skills... are not very proficient!" Sha Wujing said with some difficulty upon hearing Jiang Liu's words.
Hearing that, Sun Wukong didn't waste words. He pointed at Sha Wujing and gently exhaled a breath.
Suddenly, Sha Wujing's form, which was originally three to four meters tall, began changing rapidly and shrank to the size of a normal man, taking on the appearance of a robust Han warrior.
"You, Monkey Brother, just stick with your original appearance when we enter the city. It won't cause any alarm, can you both do that?" Jiang Liu gave Zhu Bajie a playful roll of his eyes, seeing his sense of imbalance.
"This…" Jiang Liu's words left Zhu Bajie speechless.
Alright, it was true. Sun Wukong, dressing in clothes, a monkey, would simply draw a few more glances when entering the city and not cause any alarm. In this aspect, he indeed could not compare.
No way around it, monkeys had their unique advantages, after all—walking upright was natural for them.
As they talked, Jiang Liu and his companions paid the city entrance tax and directly entered the Royal City of Treasure Elephant Country. Jiang Liu sat on the White Dragon Horse, accompanied by the sunshiny Zhu Bajie and the robust Sha Wujing, with a monkey in tow. This combination, admittedly, did look a little odd.
Upon entering the capital, as Master Qingxu had said, the Royal City of Treasure Elephant Country was covered with an Imperial List. The King was recruiting extraordinary individuals everywhere to subdue demons and save the Princess.
After more than a decade, the King hadn't given up, which showed his deep feelings for his daughter.
However, it had been over a decade since Princess Baihua Xiu had been kidnapped and no one had managed to rescue her. Thus, anyone who knew a little about the situation dared not take down the Imperial List.
After all, those with the courage to respond to the proclamation had done so long ago.
The consequences were self-evident.
Yet, after entering the city, Jiang Liu was not in a hurry to respond to the Imperial List, but instead inquired about the location of the best blacksmith in the capital.
"The best blacksmith in the city? Naturally, you need to go to the Refined Iron Shop!" A man whom Jiang Liu had stopped to ask didn't hesitate and immediately replied.
"Refined Iron Shop? Could you please tell me how to get there?" Jiang Liu naturally asked for the location of the Refined Iron Shop and then made his way there.
Refined Iron Shop truly lived up to its name as the best blacksmith's shop that the Royal City of Treasure Elephant Country had to offer—a large blacksmith's shop with many blacksmiths toiling away, sweating as they smithed, and flames bursting energetically all around.
"Esteemed guest, may I ask what you wish to forge? Or perhaps you're looking to buy something?"
Seeing Jiang Liu arrive on a tall horse, clearly a very wealthy monk, a young lad ran over and asked.
"Oh, I want to have a pot made, can you do custom orders here?" Jiang Liu nodded and inquired.
"Just to forge a pot? We have many different pots in stock, esteemed guest—If you see one you like, you can buy it right away!" The young lad answered.
"No, the pot I'm talking about is different from the ones you know!"
Jiang Liu shook his head and said, "This pot I want is known as the Hot-Clear Pot!"