At this moment, Wu Su was very grateful to Qin Wang. She never expected Qin Wang to go to such lengths, spending a significant amount of money to obtain such a treasure for the restoration of her soul.
Just now, her consciousness entered the Skyfire Tower and discovered that it contained a rich essence of soul energy. If she could absorb it, her soul could be restored to half of its peak state. If her soul were restored to half its peak, there would be so many things she could accomplish. Then, by finding similar items to the Skyfire Tower, it wouldn't be impossible to restore her soul to its full peak state. With her soul fully restored, she could return to the Wu Family Sword Domain and, with the family's help, restore her body and seek revenge against that malicious woman!
"There's no need for such formalities between us," Qin Wang said, waving his hand dismissively. "With your soul restored and your strength increased, my safety is also ensured, right? If it weren't for your help, I would have already died at the hands of Chu Yunxiao's divine thought clone."
Qin Wang followed the one-zhang-wide (approx. 3.33 meters) hole at the back of the cave, walking downwards.
"Scrape! Scrape! Scrape!"
Upon seeing Qin Wang descend, Zhang Fujiang immediately stepped forward and respectfully reported the excavation progress. The pit had been dug into stepped levels by Zhang Fujiang and several hybrid species to facilitate movement. The stones dug out were discarded into a stream to avoid attracting other cultivators' attention. If this left hand were acquired, it would be a formidable weapon for Qin Wang.
Qin Wang placed the Skyfire Tower and the thousand-year soul-nurturing wood together, storing them away, and proceeded to the deep hole in the back of the cave. He wanted to check the progress of Zhang Fujiang and the others.
Descending about two hundred zhàng (approx. 666 meters), Qin Wang saw four soul seeds digging, with Zhang Fujiang also helping by controlling a flying sword to excavate. He collected the stones into his storage bag and discarded them in a distant mountain stream. As he went down, he heard the scraping of excavation, smelled stone dust, and felt a subtle sense of pressure, as if a ferocious beast lurked deep underground.
"Master, we've dug about 270 zhàng so far," Zhang Fujiang reported respectfully to Qin Wang.
"Master, it seems like something inside can block divine sense. Moreover, the deeper we dig, the stronger the oppressive feeling becomes," Zhang Fujiang added, bowing respectfully. He felt deeply worried as they dug deeper, wondering if they might encounter a ferocious beast or some other great terror. But he dared not question Qin Wang, as he had ordered them to dig three hundred zhàng.
"In truth, I learned from an ancient text that the thing below is the left hand of a great being. If we can excavate it, it will become a powerful weapon for me," Qin Wang revealed. Zhang Fujiang's soul was already bound to Qin Wang, so there was no harm in telling him.
"A great being's left hand?" Zhang Fujiang was shocked.
"Yes, keep digging. Try to get it out by tomorrow," Qin Wang instructed solemnly.
"Yes, Master!" Zhang Fujiang saluted and continued to control his flying sword, resuming the excavation process.
Qin Wang didn't engage in the manual labor. He returned to the cave to meditate and cultivate, knowing that increasing his cultivation was the true path to power.
"With Wanyan Meng's talent and a Foundation Establishment Pill, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage shouldn't be a problem," Qin Wang thought as he checked on Wanyan Meng in the adjacent cave. Her aura was steadily growing stronger and more solid.
"Once I have the Barbarian God's left hand, I'll further enhance my soul seeds and consolidate my techniques," Qin Wang planned as he returned to the central cave to meditate.
His initial soul seeds, Mu Hun 2 and Chu Chucheng, were Foundation Establishment puppets. But later, he had killed three Foundation Establishment cultivators, including the mid-Foundation Establishment Murong Tai, who was now the strongest soul seed in Qin Wang's possession. Qin Wang intended to keep Murong Tai for himself. As for Mu Hun 2, being a puppet with prosthetic limbs, its combat power was diminished. However, as a Foundation Establishment puppet, it still had some use and could be given to Zhang Fujiang.
Qin Wang took out two bones, one about two feet long and pale in color, the other a palm-sized white bone he had previously bought from the Rogue Cultivator Square. Placing them together, there was no reaction.
"Maybe I need more pieces," Qin Wang thought, remembering that gathering a certain number of bones was rumored to bring unexpected benefits.
In the early hours of the morning, a notification appeared:
[Daily Intel Refreshed!]
[Today's Intel!]
1: Yesterday, you obtained the remains of a great being at the auction. Intel reveals it is a rib bone of the great being known as Tian Gu Xianzun. This being defended Murong Jiuhua against the combined attacks of three demon gods, ultimately falling in battle. The whereabouts of their soul remain unknown.
2: Yesterday, you acquired a Foundation Establishment Pill at the auction. Intel reveals this pill was crafted by Zhao Wuji, a third-rank alchemist from the Zhao family. Zhao Wuji's success rate in refining the Dust-Suppressing Pill for Core Formation is as high as 80%.
3: Yesterday, you obtained the broken Skyfire Tower at the auction. Intel reveals the Skyfire Tower was the treasure of Skyfire Immortal Venerable from ten thousand years ago, who perished in the Myriad Spirits War. The whereabouts of their soul remain unknown.
4: You approached within fifty zhàng of the Barbarian God's left hand yesterday. Intel reveals that during the Myriad Spirits War, the Barbarian God Panqiu, alongside Murong Jiuhua, resisted the powerhouses of all races, ultimately self-destructing and killing eighteen demon gods and seven demon emperors.
5: You gave a Foundation Establishment Pill to Wanyan Meng yesterday. Intel reveals she is very grateful to you and will successfully step into the Foundation Establishment stage within a day. Wanyan Meng's comprehension is exceptional; she will begin to understand her ancient curse and use it as an attack method.
6: You gave the Skyfire Tower to Wu Su yesterday. Intel reveals that Wu Su thinks highly of you and is filled with hope for the future. She plans to take your place in the Wu Family Sword Domain's Sword Pool to comprehend the supreme swordsmanship as a token of gratitude for saving her.
7: You poured Bad Luck Bathing Soup on the Murong Family's ancestral land yesterday. Intel reveals that Murong Changtian, a Golden Core elder of the Murong family in Tian Nan Market, was affected by your actions. While he was shattering a nascent infant, your curse caused him to be attacked by his nemesis, Golden Core Lin Feng. Although Murong Changtian repelled Lin Feng, he failed to shatter the infant, resulting in a massive hemorrhage and significant damage to his Dao foundation, severely impacting his chances of forming a nascent soul. Murong Changtian is extremely frustrated.
8: You spilled Bad Luck Blood Bathing Soup on the walls of the Murong family's ancestral land yesterday. Intel reveals that Murong Changtian once visited the Heavenly Extreme Earth Palace, which might hold clues about the Pictographic Golden Scroll.
9: Your exposure of Chu Yunxiao's fame in the southern region revealed that the Nascent Soul masters of the Southern Domain, including Tuoba Xiongfeng, spent significant resources to invite the diviner Tianji Shangren to deduce the inheritance of the Transforming Spirit ancestor, Tian Xiao. It confirmed its presence in Tianchu Immortal Dynasty, causing a storm as various sects, families, and dynasties converged there to force Chu Yunxiao to share the inheritance. Chu Yunxiao denied the claims, and now the Tianchu Immortal Dynasty is on the brink of chaos.
10: You touched the jade token sent by the Wu Clan's heavenly maiden, Jiuzi, yesterday. Intel reveals that Jiuzi, along with the three Wu Kings and Tumuch, have arrived at Tianchu Immortal Dynasty and found Ban Lin. Fleeing like a lost dog to the Dayan Immortal Dynasty, Ban Lin encountered the Jade Blood Toad King blocking his path. Cursed with bad luck due to tracking you with the Wu soul, Ban Lin was chased and cursed by the three Wu Kings, forcing him to escape again, severely wounding himself.