Unstoppable Martial Arts: Starting from Attribute Points Allocation-Chapter 977 - 493 An Daochen Cold Ice Jade Crystal
Chapter 977: Chapter 493 An Daochen, Cold Ice Jade Crystal
Chapter 977: Chapter 493 An Daochen, Cold Ice Jade Crystal
Majestic peaks soared high, with forests of spirit trees emitting a faint treasure-light. On the mountainside, a silver waterfall cascaded down, forming a pool from the gathered Silver Creek, shrouded in a mist so ethereal it resembled the splendor of an Immortal Realm.
However, this picturesque scene was marred by a fat man disrupting the tranquility. He was bathing in the pond, completely naked, his round buttocks bobbing up and down in the water, which splashed everywhere. Moreover, he was constantly grimacing, showing his teeth, and making faint hissing sounds.
The fat man’s face was as round as an overripe apple, flushed and red, with beady eyes that kept blinking shiftily. He looked rather sly. He was only about twenty years old and was in the midst of refining a Heavenly Material Treasure within the Silver Pond to temper his physical body, producing astonishing anomalies.
Lu Yun’s pupils were deep and dark, his divine light flickering as he pierced through the illusion and discovered that there was an extremely high-quality ten-thousand-year Cold Marrow at the bottom of the pond, which the fat man was currently refining. Less than one-third of it remained.
“This fat man certainly has some luck, encountering such an amount of premium ten-thousand-year Cold Marrow.”
Lu Yun approached silently; coming across such an opportunity, he naturally couldn’t pass it up.
Cold Marrow of such quality was not something you could come across if you sought it, and it had miraculous effects on the tempering of Imperishable Golden Bones.
“Ouch, fellow daoist, when did you arrive? You don’t even make a sound when you walk?” The fat man was very alert and quickly noticed Lu Yun’s presence.
“Fellow daoist, stop right there. Don’t come any closer, as men should not touch each other, lest others witness it and our reputations for life be destroyed.”
“What nonsense.” Lu Yun glared, his face criss-crossed with black lines, feeling that the fat man’s speech was far too disingenuous. He was clearly there to snatch an opportunity, yet in the other’s mouth, it turned into something else entirely.
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It was fortunate that no one else was present; otherwise, their reputations would have been ruined indeed.
“Don’t rush me, at least wait for me to put on my pants.” Seeing that Lu Yun was not only not stopping but actually accelerating, the fat man became anxious.
“Hmph, it seems you’ve refined enough. The remaining Cold Marrow is all mine; you may leave now.” Lu Yun walked straight to the side of the Silver Pond, looking at him askance.
“Not at all, I’ve only just begun refining. I’ve yet to refine even a tenth of it before you arrived.”
The fat man immediately began to spill a torrent of woes: “Fellow daoist, please be kind, let me continue refining for just a little while longer, it will be quick. If I interrupt the refining process now, not only will my previous efforts be wasted, but it could also leave hidden dangers.”
“Either you come out now or never.” Lu Yun made an implacable threat.
“Forget it, forget it. A few hidden dangers are easily solved.”
The fat man emerged from the Silver Pond, bare-chested and without a single pair of underpants, and only after reaching the shore did he change into clothes.
Believe it or not, the guy had a good bearing, looking quite presentable dressed, no wonder he could temper his body with premium ten-thousand-year Cold Marrow.
“Hehe, fellow daoist, it’s your turn now.” The fat man flicked his suave hair and grinned cheekily at Lu Yun.
“Ten-thousand-year Cold Marrow, such a treasure of heaven and earth, it’s best to get completely undressed to refine it for the best effect.”
After saying this, he even took the time to eye Lu Yun’s physique.
Lu Yun just gave him a glare and said nothing. He waved his sleeve, and then the Great Sun Treasure Bottle flew out from his Cave Heavens, hovering above the Silver Pond.
“Boom!”
Runes flashed as fierce flames erupted, quickly evaporating the deep Silver Pond and revealing the bottom.
The bottom of the pond was covered with crisscrossing ravines and oddly shaped rocks, with strands of mist rising, uncannily cold.
Lu Yun glanced around, saw nothing else out of the ordinary, nodded slightly, and then brought out the Blood Slaughter Thunder Blade.
Thunder flashed and blade aura cleaved through the air. In an instant, the strange rocks at the bottom of the pond were all reduced to dust.
“Such a waste of heavenly material, truly a massacre of the gifts of heaven!”
Seeing Lu Yun’s rough methods, the fat man couldn’t stop shaking his head, a pained expression on his face.
His actions could not only destroy the ten-thousand-year Cold Marrow but also break the environment in such a way that no more Cold Marrow could form there in the future.
Otherwise, he would not have chosen to refine it there himself.
But soon, his pained expression came to a sudden halt, his eyes widening as he stared fixedly at the bottom of the pond.
As it turned out, when Lu Yun cleared away those oddly shaped rocks, the ten-thousand-year Cold Marrow was quickly fully exposed, indeed only about one-third left.
But beneath the Cold Marrow, there lay a greater secret.
It was a diamond-shaped crystal, clear and radiant, enveloped by a misty aura as it stood silently at the bottom of the pond, seemingly at the center of it all.
“Is that… Cold Ice Jade Crystal?”
The fat man’s eyes bulged, his gaze intense, fixed on the Cold Ice Jade Crystal as if he were looking at a bare-bodied goddess.
Lu Yun swept a glance at the fat man without drawing attention, noting that although the latter was very eager, he had no untoward intentions. The quietly circulating divine power gradually faded away.
“Ha-ha, my apologies to you, fellow daoist, for wrongly accusing you earlier. It seems you had already discovered the clues at the bottom of the pond.”
After Lu Yun had collected all the Cold Marrow and the Cold Ice Jade Crystal, the fat man finally came over, complimenting him with a look of reverence on his face.
Lu Yun ignored him and surveyed the bottom of the pool for a while before randomly hacking away with the Blood Slaughter Thunder Blade. He practically turned the bottom of the pool inside out before confirming that nothing was left behind and ceased his actions.
The fat man, unaffected by Lu Yun’s aloof attitude, rubbed his chubby hands and tentatively asked, “Fellow Daoist, if you are not in a hurry to use that Cold Ice Jade Crystal, perhaps we can make a trade of items.”
Lu Yun turned his head and took another look at the fat man, realizing that this person’s spirit was solid, his body free of any flaws, and especially perfect. The Divine Dawn within him even surpassed that of Li Chensha, who he had killed earlier.
After some thought, he said with a smile, “Why don’t you tell me what you want to exchange for it?”
At these words, the fat man’s spirits lifted, and he took out a Golden Water Chestnut that emitted blinding light, bathing his entire body in a golden hue.
“This is a top-tier Emperor-grade Spiritual Medicine; it was not easy for me to acquire it. It has tremendous effects on consolidating consciousness and nourishing the Divine Soul. I treasure it greatly. In terms of value, it is not much less than those Emperor Medicines…” The fat man, gesticulating wildly, nearly sang praises of the Golden Water Chestnut to the skies.
Lu Yun remained silent. It was just an ordinary Emperor-grade Spiritual Medicine after all. Although it does indeed have some effect on consciousness and the nourishment of the Divine Soul, it wasn’t nearly as good as he claimed, let alone comparable to Emperor Medicines.
In Lu Yun’s eyes, it wasn’t even as good as Silver Dragon Grass.
“How generous of you, fatty. What if I exchanged a top-tier Emperor-grade Spiritual Medicine for that Cold Ice Jade Crystal?”
The fat man smiled naively, touched his forehead, and sheepishly said, “Although the value of the Cold Ice Jade Crystal is good, it is only used in Body Refinement or Artifact Refining, and in your hands, Fellow Daoist, it can’t exhibit its full value. If you trade it for this Golden Water Chestnut, it will not only greatly improve your consciousness but also advance your cultivation level, aiding you in seizing other fortunes and inheritances within the Divine Palace.”
“You are mistaken, for I have made great strides on the path of bodily cultivation; I am precisely in need of rarities like the Cold Ice Jade Crystal for Body Refinement.”
“Don’t try to deceive me, Fellow Daoist. You look all delicate and smooth-skinned. If you changed into a set of clothes and dressed up a bit, you could even pass for a woman. How could you possibly be one who cultivates the body?”
He lifted the excess flesh on his abdomen, jiggled it a few times, and said with self-congratulation, “See, this is the sign of Great Accomplishment in body cultivation.”
“I think that’s just from eating too much, and it has nothing to do with whether body cultivation has succeeded.”
Lu Yun teased him and asked, “What’s your name?”
“I’m An Daochen, already a household name. One day, my fame will surely shake the Black-yellow Great World, and it will be an honor for people across the All Heavens and Myriad Realms to praise my name,” the fat man said excitedly, his eyes shining.
“Ah, fatty An Daochen,” Lu Yun summarized, automatically ignoring his grand visions.
An Daochen’s face instantly fell, and he argued, “This is the mark of success in body cultivation. Once my Divine Body achieves Perfection and I Return to the Truth, I’ll be even more handsome and upright than you.”
“Fine, I look forward to the day your Divine Body reaches Perfection,” Lu Yun appeased him with a response and, with a flap of his Demon Wings, quickly disappeared from the spot.
“What a pity for my Cold Marrow and Cold Ice Jade Crystal!” An Daochen said with a sense of longing as he withdrew his gaze.
He had already guessed it was Lu Yun when he sensed someone approaching right away through the pair of wings blazing with Netherflame.
Otherwise, he, An Daocheng, a man destined to fame, would not have relinquished those premium body cultivation treasures—the finest Cold Marrow—over a mere threat from someone else.
“It’s my bad luck to have run into him.”
“However, this Lu Yun is not as ruthless as the rumors suggest; he’s quite approachable and even comfortable to converse with.”
Nowadays, there were many rumors about Lu Yun.
On one hand, he was known for his unparalleled talent, voraciousness in killing, and indifference in his actions, harboring grudges over the slightest offense. Offending him even slightly meant relentless pursuit until death, as was the case with Han Zhong and Li Chensha.
On the other hand, he was seen as low-profile; having entered the Inheritance Land for so long, he was yet to make any noteworthy deeds known, thus remaining relatively unknown. If it weren’t for the many witnesses to his battle with Li Chensha, he would probably continue to keep a low profile.
Overall, the rumors about Lu Yun were polarized—one view saw him as a domineering figure who acted without restraint and was relentless with enemies, striking decisively in a life-or-death manner; another regarded him as a person who was low-key, focusing quietly on growth without causing trouble but also never shying away from conflict.
But regardless of which rumors or evaluations, they all recognized his exceptional talent and astounding combat power.
Not long after Lu Yun left, he encountered Zhou Yichen, Ye Zhiying, and others.
“Junior Brother Lu, last time you left so elegantly, but the rest of us were implicated by that ancient tree’s residual anger.”
As soon as they saw Lu Yun, Zhou Yichen couldn’t help but complain, speaking his grievances before stopping.
It was clear to everyone that the Thunder Ancient Tree had targeted Lu Yun, but having failed to catch up, it vented its fury on the other Heavenly Prides.
“What ended up happening?” Lu Yun was somewhat curious, as that Thunder Ancient Tree was so formidable in its pursuit of him, which made him a bit frustrated.
“What could we do? When calamity struck, we each fled on our own,” Ye Zhiying said irritably. He had initially hoped that the Heavenly Prides would unite to show this native what it means to be beyond provocation.
But things didn’t go as hoped. Everyone had their own agendas and couldn’t set aside their differences to confront a common threat.
Just then, a vast Red Cloud soared high, Divine Light surged, carrying the fluctuations of astounding Divine Power. It released a magnificent and vast aura, drawing everyone’s gaze involuntarily toward it.
