Chapter 256: Lord Jingke Is Really Too Cool!
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Hundreds of millions of people in Huaxiu nation were paying close attention to the live broadcast of the old devilâs trial. Fatty Luo was one of them. His metalware store was from that old generation; even its cabinets were made of wood.
He wasnât in the habit of reading the news, nor did he binge watch TV. He got all his news from the mouths of customers as well as brothers and sisters who came to him to get their magic weapons serviced.
That morning, Fatty Luo was unprecedentedly interested in the old devilâs trial. He didnât have a TV in his shop, and could only use a mirror-like magic treasure to simulate TV reception.
So when someone entered the shop that morning, they saw a fatty with hair combed into a poop style 1 and wearing a white undershirt looking into a mirror. But this fatty wasnât admiring himself â he was sincerely concerned about state affairs.
âYo, morning.â
At that moment, a man in white suddenly stepped across the threshold and greeted him.
Fatty Luo looked up, and when he saw the visitor, he was a little surprised. âWhy are you here so early?â
âI still have something to do in the afternoon, so I thought I would pick up the sword in advance. You promised to help me give the Seven Stars Sword a full service if I lent it to you for five days to study it. Donât tell me you forgot?â Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal leaned back and supported himself against a cabinet with a smile.
âOf course not, I gave it a full service. It didnât take too long, and it didnât cost too much.â Fatty Luo waved his hand and his gaze turned to the cabinet on the right. âItâs in number twenty-four on the right, you can get it yourself.â
Fatty Luo was so matter-of-fact that Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal couldnât quite believe it. He remembered that Fatty Luoâs attitude hadnât been like this when heâd first asked for the Seven Stars Sword; heâd almost fallen to his knees to hold on to Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalâs thighâŠ
âIâd heard of Immortal Zhenyuanâs fame before, so Iâd always had high expectations of the Seven Stars Sword. But when I got it from you, the novelty wore off after just a couple of hours.â
Fatty Luo put down the mirror in his hand, slowly raised his head, and said seriously, âThe Seven Stars Swordâs strength to move things is no small matter, and it is indeed very formidable. However, thereâs also a huge drawback, and that is it asks a lot of its wielder. It consumes almost four times the amount of spirit energy compared with a spirit sword at the same level.â
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: âWhatâs your point?â
âSo, even though the Seven Stars Sword ranks high in the swords list, itâs also true that this sword isnât practical, and it isnât suitable for everyone. Itâs only suitable for cultivators who have innate spirit energy and abundant basic energy reserves, and who can develop at extraordinary speeds â in other words, the so-called sons of heaven.â Fatty Luo shrugged. âIf you want me to rank it, the Seven Stars Sword wouldnât even make the top ten.â
â??? â After hearing this, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortalâs expression was full of bewilderment, since this wasnât what Fatty Luo had said a few days ago!
âDidnât you say that this Seven Stars Sword was an exquisitely crafted and flawless godly sword? That was just a few days agoâŠâ Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal was speechless.
âThat was then, this is now.â Fatty Luo pressed his lips together. âI have seen so many spirit swords, what sword havenât I viewed before? But it was only recently, when I saw Ling Zhenrenâs Jingke, that I realized that I was just a frog in a wellâŠâ
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: âSurely youâre exaggerating?â
âYou donât understand.â
Fatty Luo tsked. âFrom tip to end, Lord Jingke is impeccable. The only pity is that he doesnât have a scabbard. Nowadays, there are truly very few swords like Lord Jingke, which are able to save on as well as consume less energy, which are very formidable and pleasing to the eye, and which uphold the three views.â
When Fatty Luo spoke up to this point, Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal saw his eyes light up.
Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal: ââŠâ
Fatty Luo looked at the mirror, which was still playing the live broadcast of the old devilâs trial. There was a deep expression in his eyes. âLook at this; no matter who you are, even if you have a hollow reputation for having once rocked the world⊠in the end, donât you just become outdated, just like the Seven Stars Sword? So, only a common spirit sword like Lord Jingke, which is not on the swords ranking list, is the genuinely supreme godly sword.â
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âOf course, itâs not like Iâm targeting your Seven Stars Sword. Ever since I saw Lord Jingke, Iâve come to realizeâŠâ Fatty Luo squinted and smiled. âAll other existing spirit swords are trash!â
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Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal could already completely tell that this Fatty Luo had become a fanboy!
âBy the way, has there been any progress in relation to the place that I asked you to look into?â
Speaking on this topic, Fatty Luo suddenly lifted his head to look at Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal as he recalled proper business. Previously, he had asked Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal to look for a secret location called Devil Valley, which was rumored to be a secret place with a history far older than the Gate Between Worlds and which only opened once every century.
While the name Devil Valley made it sound like an awful place, according to historical records, it had the kind of picturesque landscape where any photos you took could be used as a screensaver.
And, most crucially, it was rumored that Devil Valley contained rare materials that according to history no longer existed.
âI asked Little Black before, and he has already detected some fluctuations that might be from Devil Valley. Calculating the years, it indeed looks like the valley will open again this year.â Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal flattened his lips. âBut I still want to know, why do you want to go there?â
âI want to make something. If I succeed, itâll be my entire lifeâs glory,â Fatty Luo said proudly with a face full of smiles.
âYou want to make a sword?â
âThat was my previous goal; before, I wanted to create a spirit sword that would be able to easily destroy all the armor in my shop. However, since seeing Lord Jingke, I feel that this isnât something that can be achieved in this life.â Fatty Luo sighed with a little regret, and then he looked up with hope in his eyes. âSo instead, Iâm going to make the ultimate scabbard for Lord Jingke.â
âIs this your most recent reason for wanting to go into Devil Valley?â Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal raised his eyebrows.
âThatâs right.â Fatty Luo smiled and said, âMy original plan was to look for the special supplemental material, the One Thousand Dried Bone, in Devil Valley.â
âOne Thousand Dried Bone? That would be very rare, even in the valley.â Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal sighed.
The One Thousand Dried Bone which Fatty Luo was talking about was a supplemental substance in ancient times which could be added as an ingredient to elixirs for restoring vitality, but which had been used back then to stabilize the forging of holy weapons. Unfortunately, because of its extremely long growth cycle, plus excessive harvesting at the time, it had already gone extinct a long time ago.
Even if it really did exist in Devil Valley, there actually wouldnât be a lot of it.
It was clear that Fatty Luo was well aware of this.
âI know that even if Devil Valley does have the One Thousand Dried Bone, there wonât be much of it. If I were to use it to forge a godly sword, this amount wouldnât be enough. However⊠if I use this material to build the ultimate scabbard, itâll definitely be enough!â Saying this, Fatty Luo smiled maniacally.
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Grenade-Throwing Senior Immortal instantly panicked when he saw this fanatical smile.
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