Invincible Divine Sword - Chapter 338
Chapter 338: Chapter 338 Qinghe City
Tie Xiaodan’s face lit up with joy as he saw Yang Xiaotian approaching, “Brother Yang.”
Tie Wanpeng was the village bully, and these past few days, he had been pestering Tie Xiaodan’s sister. Yesterday, Yang Xiaotian taught Tie Wanpeng a lesson, which made him feel much closer to Yang Xiaotian.
“Up so early for artifact refining?” Yang Xiaotian asked with a smile.
This Tie Xiaodan had a kind of tenacity about him, very similar to Yang Xiaotian when he was young.
With a wide smile, Tie Xiaodan said, “I want to train the Hundred Waves Technique to the Minor Achievement Realm and then take the Iron Fan Sect’s assessment to become a disciple of the Iron Fan Sect’s Artifact Refining Hall!”
The Iron Fan Sect was the largest and most formidable sect in Qinghe City, and becoming a disciple in the Iron Fan Sect’s Artifact Refining Hall was his biggest dream at present.
Hearing this, Yang Xiaotian replied with a smile, “Who taught you this Hundred Waves Technique?”
“My grandfather,” Tie Xiaodan said, his face beaming with pride as he mentioned his grandfather. “My grandpa is very impressive; he’s the best at refining artifacts in our village.”
He went on to say, “He can control the Heaven and Earth Fire within a fifty-meter radius for artifact refining. He’s actually capable of forging high-level treasures.”
Being able to forge high-level treasures was indeed a remarkable feat in Qinghe City.
That was also why Tie Wanpeng, despite his ill intentions towards Tie Xiaodan’s sister, dared not force himself on her.
With a smile, Yang Xiaotian said, “Controlling fifty meters of Heaven and Earth Fire for artifact refining is indeed impressive.”
In Divine Sea Country, only the four Grandmasters of Alchemy could control fifty meters of Heaven and Earth Fire.
Tie Xiaodan then said, “My sister says that you, Brother Yang, must be a disciple from a major clan of our Human Race, and that you must be very good at refining artifacts as well.”
Yang Xiaotian chuckled, “I’m not a disciple of any major clan, but as for refining artifacts, I can make Innate Spirit Instruments.”
“Brother Yang, you’re amazing to be able to forge Innate Spirit Instruments,” Tie Xiaodan exclaimed in admiration. “Li Ting, the number one artifact refining genius of Qinghe City, forged an Innate Spirit Instrument at the age of thirteen. My grandpa says he’s destined to become the top artifact refining master of Qinghe City.”
After that, Yang Xiaotian and Tie Xiaodan chatted casually for a while.
In the Hundred Clan Empire, the practice of refining artifacts was widespread; it was a common sight in every street and alley.
However, among the Hundred Clan Empire, the strongest at artifact refining were the Dwarf Clan.
Although the Dwarf Clan was no longer as glorious as in ancient times, their artifact refining skills were still the strongest in the Hundred Clan Empire.
Within the Hundred Clan Empire, there were nearly a hundred clans, including the Dwarf Clan, Elf Clan, Human Race, Tree Clan, Sky Demon Clan, Giant Clan, Shi Clan, Three-Eyed River Clan, Charm Clan, and others.
That’s why it was known as the Hundred Clan Empire.
In the Hundred Clan Empire, the Human Race was weak, with the Elf Clan and the Sky Demon Clan being the strongest.
Even though the Human Race of the Hundred Clan Empire had Divine Spirits to support them, there were only two Divine Spirits, and they had just broken through a few hundred years ago.
In terms of strength, they were not as powerful as the Iceflame Kylin and the Azure Thunder Python.
In the following days, Yang Xiaotian spent his days cultivating the Thousand Buddha Sword Path in the small forest and practicing the Primordial Dragon Art at night; occasionally, he would give Tie Xiaodan some pointers on artifact refining in the morning.
Even though Yang Xiaotian only gave a few casual pointers, they significantly improved Tie Xiaodan’s artifact refining skills.
Knowing that Yang Xiaotian would offer her brother some advice on artifact refining in the morning, Tie Qiulan also began to arrive at the entrance of the village early each day.
In the last few days, Yang Xiaotian and the Iceflame Kylin tried to visit the Dwarf Tribe.
However, just as Tie Qiulan had said, the Dwarf Tribe was on full guard, activating their Grand Array and refusing to see anyone.
Yang Xiaotian could do nothing about it.
Since the Dwarf Clan was not receiving visitors, he certainly couldn’t force his way in.
If things turned sour with the Dwarf Clan, then he could forget about the Innate Divine Iron.
He could only wait for Grandpa Tie Qiulan to return.
One day, as Yang Xiaotian was browsing the artifact refining techniques of the Thousand Buddha Medicine God in the courtyard, he saw Tie Xiaodan peering around outside.
“Xiaotian, what’s the matter?” Yang Xiaotian asked with a smile upon seeing Tie Xiaodan.
Scratching his head sheepishly, Tie Xiaodan said, “Sister said she’s going to Qinghe City later to buy some things and asked me to come over and see if you wanted to join us?”
After a brief moment of contemplation, Yang Xiaotian replied, “Alright.”
He also wanted to visit Qinghe City and take the opportunity to inquire about some matters.
“Great, I’ll go tell Sister right now.” Tie Xiaodan, excited that Yang Xiaotian had agreed, happily took off.
Yang Xiaotian smiled.
A short while later, Yang Xiaotian and a few others left the grove and reached the road, where they saw Tie Qiulan dressed in a light green dress, looking pure and pretty.
Tie Qiulan was already about fifteen or sixteen, with a burgeoning chest that was quite appealing.
Upon seeing Yang Xiaotian come out, Tie Xiaodan excitedly waved and said with a smile, “Big Brother Yang, doesn’t my sister look nice in that dress? She usually doesn’t wear it.”
Tie Qiulan glared at her brother: “You talk too much.”
Yang Xiaotian commented, “It does look nice.”
Tie Qiulan’s face turned red, her shyness evident.
And so, the group headed towards Qinghe City.
Since they rarely had the chance to visit Qinghe City, Tie Xiaodan was very happy along the way, talking nonstop.
When they arrived at Qinghe City, it wasn’t even noon yet.
Perhaps because the New Year was approaching, Qinghe City was bustling with activity.
After strolling around for a while, and because Yang Xiaotian needed to gather some information, he split up from Tie Qiulan and her brother and then arranged to meet them later at an inn in the city.
After parting ways with Yang Xiaotian, Tie Qiulan and her brother went to the ore materials market to do their shopping.
However, no sooner had they reached the market than they were confronted by several tall men.
Recognizing them, Tie Qiulan’s face changed. The ones blocking them were people from the neighboring Shi Family Village, including Shi Sheng.
Since Tieshan Village had a mine, the Shi Family Village coveted it, trying several times to take it over. Her grandfather had stepped in and had taught Shi Sheng’s family a lesson; even Shi Sheng’s grandfather had lost an arm to her own.
Shi Sheng, looking at Tie Qiulan, sneered, “Isn’t this little sister Qiulan? Where are you planning to go?”
Tie Qiulan said sharply, “Shi Sheng, what do you want?”
“What do I want?” Shi Sheng’s eyes were fierce as he drew a knife, “Your grandfather cut off my grandfather’s right arm, leaving him in so much pain that he can never refine artifacts again in this life. What do you think I want?”
At that moment, one of the Shi Family Village experts suggested, “Brother Sheng, the City Lord is currently offering a high price for Human Race girls; he needs the blood of Human Race maidens to practice the Yin Yang Union Technique. Rather than cutting off her arm, we should sell her to the City Lord’s Mansion.”
Upon hearing this, Shi Sheng paused, his eyes lighting up, “Oh.”
“Each girl is worth quite a bit of money, and I hear that the prettier ones are worth at least a thousand gold pieces,” the expert from Shi Family Village said with a smile.
A thousand gold was certainly not a small amount for the people of Shi Family Village.
