Chapter 147: A Visit

The material of the Earth Vein Flame Crystal possesses ample Spirit, making it a natural material for bearing laws.

Within the Earth Vein Flame Product, Zhou Heng can sense fragments of intricate and complex law power.

These have accumulated within it over ten thousand years of deposition; some perhaps originate from fire-type Spirit Beasts, some perhaps from the power within the earth veins, and others perhaps from magma.

No matter from which angle one looks at it, it is a top-tier natural material.

If one could carefully organize the laws within and condense the power of the Earth Vein Flame Crystal itself, perhaps it could be used as a raw material for a Divine Artifact.

Zhou Heng thought for a moment, glanced at Lou Gao, and pushed the half-person-tall Earth Vein Flame Product toward Lou Gao.

"Master Craftsman Lou, I do not understand forging. Although I know a little about Spirit, I am a layman when it comes to the casting craft itself.

May I entrust you to use this Earth Vein Flame Crystal as a raw material to forge a weapon for me?"

"What are you saying, Hall Master? It is this old man's honor to be able to forge a weapon for you," Lou Gao patted his chest and assured Zhou Heng.

Why did he leave Kangxin City? Was it not to collect those materials with Spirit for research, in hopes of breaking through to become a God Craftsman?

Now, Zhou Heng could not only provide him with guidance but even provided him with materials; for Lou Gao, this was almost like a pie falling from the sky. If Lou Gao had even half a moment of hesitation, it would be because his hand slipped while smithing and his brain was smashed by his own hammer.

Zhou Heng let Lou Gao keep the Earth Vein Flame Crystal, and after agreeing on a meeting place, he took his Dragon Scale Stone and Dragon Blood Stone, left the auction house, and returned to Dugu Bo's residence.

At this very moment, Dugu Bo was preparing for the banquet in a few days, and seeing Zhou Heng arrive, he was naturally overjoyed.

When Zhou Heng spoke of meeting Ning Fengzhi at the auction house and the exchange between himself and Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo's expression immediately turned serious.

Zhou Heng proposed that he wanted Dugu Bo to accompany him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect tomorrow, and Dugu Bo did not hesitate and agreed immediately.

After all, the mere fact that Zhou Heng had met that old fox Ning Fengzhi was enough to make Dugu Bo uneasy.

At this moment, Zhou Heng was going to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; if he did not follow, he feared Zhou Heng would be deceived by that Ning Fengzhi and return as the son-in-law of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master Ning Fengzhi instead of his own granddaughter's husband.

Zhou Heng first returned to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy to tell Dugu Yan the news that he would be leaving for a while.

Then he returned to Dugu Bo's residence, and after resting for a night, the two headed toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect outside Heaven Dou City.

The distance between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Heaven Dou City is not far, but it certainly cannot be called close. After all, not every emperor can tolerate a sword hanging next to their neck; even if this sword theoretically would not harm them, it is estimated that not many people could accept it.

At a normal person's walking pace, the journey between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Heaven Dou City takes about two days.

Yet Dugu Bo and Zhou Heng arrived at the foot of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's mountain gate in less than two hours.

Unlike other sects, although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect resides within a mountain range, its location is not a natural barrier like the Wutian Sect or the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, and the area below the mountain range is not a wasteland uninhabited by people.

Below the mountain gate of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is a prosperous small town where a large amount of goods and various daily necessities are traded, and one can occasionally see Spirit Masters with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect mark on their clothes moving about.

This place is equivalent to an external sales point for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, mainly targeting those low-level Spirit Masters and civilian merchants, and the items sold are mostly ordinary gems and ores.

Some lucky ones who happen to get their hands on good things will also take their harvest to this window belonging to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to exchange for what they need.

Regardless of whether it is truly good luck or of unknown origin, there is basically nothing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect dares not accept here.

Relying on the appraisal ability of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect manages to pick up quite a few good things every year.

The town is bustling with people coming and going, and one can see fully armed soldiers patrolling from time to time.

In the corners of the town, many Spirit Masters disguised as ordinary merchants are hidden, clearly secret agents and sentries deployed by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Zhou Heng and Dugu Bo arrived in front of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's mountain gate and presented their visiting card.

Upon realizing the identities of the two, the disciples guarding the gate immediately became respectful and dispatched a team of professionals to lead Dugu Bo and Zhou Heng toward the interior of the sect.

Not long after walking, an elderly man who looked somewhat fat came up to greet them, greeting Dugu Bo familiarly.

"Wang Zhanglao, long time no see."

Dugu Bo recognized this fat old man; he was an Elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect who usually handled various matters in Heaven Dou City.

He himself was an 83rd-level Defense System Spirit Douluo, and his martial soul was the high-level martial soul Rock Turtle.

Although his strength among Spirit Douluos was not particularly outstanding, because he walked outside all year round to handle affairs on behalf of Ning Fengzhi, he was a rather recognizable Spirit Master.

Wang Zhanglao bowed to Dugu Bo and then explained to him very gently.

"Your Excellency Dugu, long time no see.

Hearing that Your Excellency was visiting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with your successor, the Sect Master immediately sent this old man to be responsible for the welcome.

At this moment, the Sect Master and the two Protector Douluos are already waiting in the main hall for Your Excellency Dugu's arrival."

Wang Zhanglao took Dugu Bo to a carriage at the entrance of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The carriage did not look luxurious, but the materials and workmanship were very solid, and all the materials used came from ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts.

The wood for the frame came from a ten-thousand-year tree-type Spirit Beast, and the fabric used for the cushions was woven from the webs of spider-type Spirit Beasts over a thousand years old; it focused on low-key luxury with substance, and the cost of a single carriage was enough to bankrupt a small Spirit Master family.

Even the four fine horses pulling the carriage were hundred-year Spirit Beast Dragon Scale Horses.

Each Dragon Scale Horse had dense scales on its neck, clearly of a type with high purity of dragon blood; even if they were not at the level of top-tier Spirit Beasts, they were not far off.

Under the control of the coachman, the four Dragon Scale Horses kicked up their hooves, and even while pulling the heavy carriage, their speed still exceeded that of an average Spirit Elder-level Spirit Master.

After the carriage had traveled for about ten minutes, it stopped in front of a hall decorated with various gems. Wang Zhanglao guided Dugu Bo and Zhou Heng inside, where Ning Fengzhi and the two Douluos, Sword and Bone, were already waiting.