Chapter 200

This was an ancient city, and even more so a city of martial artists. It had no fame among the common people, but among the group of martial artists, its reputation was thunderous.

Because the people living here were either powerful themselves or had powerful ancestors; there were basically no families without martial arts inheritance.

Even the small servant doing chores in a restaurant might have practiced a few moves when he was young.

Compared to Qingyuan County, where there were destitute people everywhere who couldn't get enough to eat, this place seemed like heaven; everyone was dressed in bright and beautiful clothes, their faces ruddy.

Stepping into the city, what he saw before his eyes was even more refreshing; he couldn't see the dirt, mess, and stench of Qingyuan County at all.

The streets, which could accommodate several carriages side by side, were all paved with smooth and clean stone slabs, and there were noisy sounds and hawking everywhere.

"The Profound Heaven Sect being located nearby is secondary; the main thing is that this is the hinterland of the Yunling Mountain Range."

The Yunling Mountain Range is one of the famous mountains of the Great Xia, vast in territory, and no one knows how many treasures and strange beasts are bred within it. Jianghu people who come here to find treasures basically all stay here or sell their treasures, which is why this place is prosperous.

"If Xu Qing could live here, she would probably wake up laughing in her dreams every day."

The prosperity here was beyond what ordinary people could imagine. Everything sold on the street was all kinds of snacks, and even strange beast skewers were being sold; the fragrance of delicious food was everywhere.

As long as you have money, you can eat from the beginning of the street to the end.

Xu Yang stood at a fork in the road and looked around for a while, finally choosing a street to continue moving forward.

His appearance as a bumpkin entering the city for the first time, coupled with the clothes of an outer sect disciple of the Profound Heaven Sect, immediately attracted the attention of some people, who knew that the young man before them was probably visiting Qingyang City for the first time.

On a restaurant not far away, someone noticed him.

"Eh... Xu Yang, he actually came to Qingyang City."

Li Ruian narrowed his eyes and looked; it was indeed Xu Yang without a doubt.

"He seems to have not achieved Qi Refining into Gang Qi, and it seems he hasn't even reached Qi Gathering Perfection."

His thoughts turned rapidly, and a fierce light gradually appeared in his eyes.

He was originally a bully among the outer sect disciples of the Profound Heaven Sect, famous for bullying the weak and fearing the strong, which was why the Poxiao Society had sought him out to help perform a play.

After stepping on a soft egg and discovering it was a nail, he was forced to apologize and reconcile, so he was naturally unwilling.

The reason he was wary and had to bow his head was that he was worried about Xu Yang hiding in the Profound Heaven Sect to achieve Qi Refining into Gang Qi. Once he achieved Qi Refining into Gang Qi, with Xu Yang's talent, killing him would only be a matter of time.

Xu Yang, who had not achieved Qi Refining into Gang Qi and was not hiding in the Profound Heaven Sect, was not someone he feared at all.

Let alone Xu Yang, even if Kong Yu had not achieved Qi Refining into Gang Qi, he would still not be afraid of him outside.

Originally, he had planned to leave, but he sat down again and asked the shopkeeper for another pot of wine.

"Don't think I didn't see it that day; you were only pretending to reconcile..." The fierceness in Li Ruian's eyes became more intense.

"Five taels? This is too expensive!"

Xu Yang inquired and searched all the way, finally finding a security firm that could send letters to Qingyuan County, but the asking price was five taels of silver. You must know that one Qi-Benefiting Pill was only ten taels of silver.

The manager of this security firm smiled and said: "This is the price. I am not deceiving you alone. You can go and ask people from Qingyuan County if this is the price for sending a letter. If my Sihai Security Firm charges you even one extra penny, you can smash my Sihai Security Firm.

The escort team of my Sihai Security Firm itself will not go to a small place like Qingyuan County; we still have to entrust other security firms to transfer it to Qingyuan.

And this five taels of silver is not just for sending a letter once. After the letter is delivered, we will also help bring back a letter from your family to prove that our letter was delivered. Five taels of silver is equivalent to the cost of sending two letters."

Hearing that the five taels of silver also included the return trip fee, he felt much better in his heart. Although he knew this was illegal bundled consumption, there was nowhere to complain.

After paying the money readily, Xu Yang said: "May I ask the manager, which shop in the city has good craftsmanship for forging weapons?"

The manager of the Sihai Security Firm said: "The best is naturally the Ziyang Pavilion opened by the Profound Heaven Sect. The weapons inside are at least forged by inner sect disciples of the Li Huo Peak, and even weapons forged by the Peak Master are for sale."

Xu Yang was speechless. If I could afford weapons forged by inner sect disciples of the Profound Heaven Sect, would I still need to ask you?

"Manager, brother, just introduce a place that a kid like me can afford." Xu Yang said.

Only then did the manager realize that Xu Yang was probably not a rich person, and pondered: "For general weapon forging shops, the one with the best reputation is the Wang Family Weapon Forging Workshop. The Wang family's ancestors also came from the Profound Heaven Sect, and their weapon forging craftsmanship is quite good."

Xu Yang asked for the location of the Wang Family Weapon Forging Workshop and soon found it.

This weapon forging shop did indeed look like it had been around for some years, and much of the gold paint on the plaque had fallen off.

"Guest, do you want to buy finished weapons or customize them?"

As soon as Xu Yang walked in, a small servant greeted him.

"How long does customization take?" Xu Yang said.

The servant said: "That depends on what level of weapon the guest wants to customize. Good ones take ten days or half a month, and ordinary ones take five or six days."

"Take me to see the finished products; I want to see sabers."

If he went back and did missions, he might not have time to come and pick them up, and he had no special requirements for the style, so there was no need to customize and spend more money.

As for why he chose a saber, it was because, except for the main peak, Tianquan Peak, the strongest inheritance of the other peaks was saber techniques.

He was not in the top three of the exam, so it was almost impossible for him to join the main peak in the future, so the only choice was a saber.

As for spear and staff techniques, although the Profound Heaven Sect also had inheritances, they were not ranked at all.

"Guest, please follow me."

This servant was also a person with a good eye. After bringing Xu Yang into the place where weapons were displayed, he immediately took out a saber with a cold light.

"Guest, this is the Cold Moon Saber, famous in our shop. The blade was designed by a master, with perfect lines, and forged with mysterious iron and red gold. It can withstand the infusion of Gang Qi without breaking, and it is the first choice of treasure saber for many experts who have just entered the Gang Qi realm to practice.

Many disciples of the Profound Heaven Sect bought this saber in our shop to practice saber techniques."

As soon as he saw Xu Yang's appearance, he knew he was at Qi Refining into Gang Qi and intended to practice weapons, so he immediately introduced this Cold Moon Saber.

Xu Yang looked at it; he had indeed seen many people use this saber in the Profound Heaven Sect, and the shape was okay.

He held it in his hand and felt the weight was a bit light; mysterious iron should not have been mixed in much.

"How much does this saber cost? If I infuse Gang Qi into it now and it breaks, what will happen?" Xu Yang said.

His Gang Qi was condensed from Diamond true qi, which was extraordinary, pure, and domineering. Ordinary weapons were afraid they could not withstand his Gang Qi infusion.

The servant looked up and down at the outer sect disciple clothes on his body and said: "The Cold Moon Saber costs one hundred taels. If it cannot withstand the guest's Gang Qi infusion, it proves that this saber has flaws, and if it breaks, naturally, the guest will not be held responsible."

He did not believe that an outer sect disciple's Gang Qi could break the Cold Moon Saber, unless it was deliberately broken by Gang Qi.

But if that were the case, it would not be buying a saber but looking for trouble. Although the Wang Family Weapon Forging Workshop's ancestors were only Profound Heaven Sect disciples, now it was not just anyone who could come and look for trouble.

Xu Yang nodded, and Gang Qi was infused into the blade bit by bit.

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, spider-web-like cracks covered the blade, and Xu Yang hurriedly withdrew his Gang Qi.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart; he knew it was not that the Cold Moon Saber had flaws, but that his Gang Qi was too fierce and domineering, and the blade could not withstand his Gang Qi infusion.

"Broken... broken?"

The servant looked at the Cold Moon Saber full of cracks, speechless, not knowing what to say for a while. He had boasted for a long time, but the saber had broken.

Xu Yang put down the cracked saber: "It seems the quality of your Cold Moon Saber is average. Do you have anything better?"

The servant nodded hurriedly and took out another type of saber with a shape similar to the Cold Moon Saber, but it looked more exquisite, and the cold air emitted by the blade was stronger.

"Guest, please look. This is our shop's Wolf Tooth Saber, forged with mysterious iron, red gold, and black gold. The quality is far superior to the Cold Moon Saber, and it is guaranteed to withstand your Gang Qi infusion."

Xu Yang took it, and it was much heavier than the previous Cold Moon Saber: "How much does the Wolf Tooth Saber cost?"

The servant held up two fingers and said: "Two hundred taels!"

Two hundred taels; if it could withstand his Gang Qi infusion, he could take it out.

It was just that he had to do missions immediately upon returning, and he didn't have much money left on him. If it weren't for that unexpected gain outside the black market, he wouldn't even be able to afford a saber for practice.

Xu Yang slowly infused Gang Qi again, the blade trembled, the cold light soared, but it did not shatter.

"I want this saber!" Xu Yang said.

Although there were better ones, he couldn't afford them, so he immediately took out the money and handed it to the servant.

"Guest, please wait!"

The servant confirmed that there was no problem with the money and immediately took the scabbard and strap.

Xu Yang carried the saber on his back and turned to leave. ===== CHAPTER 201 =====