Chapter 1117: Developing the Silent Forest (Second Update, requesting all)

World Wonders are further divided into those born of Heaven and Earth and those that are man-made; both are comparable in power, with the only difference being that the former are equivalent to a portable resource point, birthing specific resources every interval of time.

In this regard, man-made ones have almost none—well, I say "almost," because there are always exceptions.

This gives one the feeling of the difference between Innate Spiritual Treasures and Acquired Spiritual Treasures in Primordial novels, except that whether man-made or born of Heaven and Earth, there is no other difference between World Wonders; at least, that is what Li Zhangsheng believes.

Although the materials used to refine the Hunyuan Heluo Treasure Umbrella are not as high-level as Blood Phoenix Black Gold, every single material is extremely precious.

This time, Li Zhangsheng used three damaged World Wonders, one material of Lower-Grade World Wonder level, six beads of Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade, and the most essential materials from a Teng Snake to refine the Hunyuan Heluo Treasure Umbrella; the cost was by no means small.

However, after testing it, Li Zhangsheng expressed great satisfaction; the power of the Hunyuan Heluo Treasure Umbrella exceeded his expectations.

Judging from the feedback of his Mental Power, the Hunyuan Heluo Treasure Umbrella is roughly at the middle stage of a Zifu Qizhen, but its defensive power is startling, and it possesses other functions as well.

When this umbrella is opened, the sky darkens and the sun and moon lose their light; when the umbrella spins at high speed, it can negate a portion of attacks, and the flowing tassels possess the effect of confusing enemies; when encountering energy-based attacks, the space within the treasure umbrella will automatically Devour a portion of the energy; when the umbrella is shaken vigorously, the Hunyuan Heluo Restriction can be activated, turning heaven and earth upside down and repelling the Five Elements, possessing the effect of trapping enemies.

Besides this, Li Zhangsheng specifically added a slot to the treasure umbrella and designed energy flow paths within it; as long as a Demon Core is embedded, the power of the Hunyuan Heluo Treasure Umbrella can be increased for a short time.

In other words, the Hunyuan Heluo Treasure Umbrella integrates defense, trapping, confusion, and Devouring capabilities into one, with a defensive power that is outrageous; it is truly worthy of being a Zifu Qizhen specialized in defense.

Among Li Zhangsheng's many Strange Treasures, unless the Biluohuangquan Twin Swords are used in tandem, it is impossible to break the defense of the Hunyuan Heluo Treasure Umbrella in a short time.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng found Ning Bizhen, who was recuperating from her injuries.

Compared to two days ago, Ning Bizhen's complexion was much better; she would likely be fully recovered in a few more days.

"Bizhen, I have prepared a gift specifically for you."

Li Zhangsheng feigned mystery; this time, the harvest was truly massive, but Ning Bizhen had gained almost nothing.

The Holy Tree, the Water Profound Meaning Crystal resource point, and the three Seven Treasures Glazed Beads all fell into the category of "real estate," the Blue Light Tripod and Zining Cauldron were combination-type Strange Treasures, and the three top-grade pill formulas, Nether Profound Crystal, Wood Profound Meaning Crystal, pill furnace, and Nine Heavens Agarwood were completely useless to Ning Bizhen; the Teng Snake corpse was still just material, and the three Snake Eggs were of unknown incubation time.

In this battle, Ning Bizhen had gained very little, obtaining only a portion of Kui Water Essence and a few Top-Grade Treasures, which was far from the total harvest—not even reaching one-tenth of it.

Of course, this is without counting the Sun Moon Shuttle Heavy Light Wheel and the Qiankun Wuliang Bell.

Although the two had a very good relationship, affection must be maintained by both sides to last; this was Li Zhangsheng's intention in refining the Hunyuan Heluo Treasure Umbrella.

Of course, Ning Bizhen's safety was the top priority.

Ning Bizhen did not speak, simply extending her right hand.

"Here!"

Li Zhangsheng handed the Hunyuan Heluo Treasure Umbrella directly to Ning Bizhen and began to introduce its functions.

Ning Bizhen's mouth opened slightly, staring in surprise at the magnificent Hunyuan Heluo Treasure Umbrella; she never expected Li Zhangsheng to give her another Zifu Qizhen-level Strange Treasure, and one specialized in defense at that.

As everyone knows, among Strange Treasures of the same grade, defensive types are clearly more sought after and possess greater value.

This time, Ning Bizhen did not decline; this had to do with the style of the Hunyuan Heluo Treasure Umbrella. This light purple treasure umbrella was clearly meant for a woman; although a man could use it, it would be too demeaning and give people a sissy impression.

"Then I will accept it without being polite."

Ning Bizhen opened the treasure umbrella and observed it carefully; she was quite fond of the style of the Hunyuan Heluo Treasure Umbrella and began to refine it happily.

As a reward, Ning Bizhen would naturally treat Li Zhangsheng well.

Li Zhangsheng did not immediately return to the Dawn World, specifically lingering in the Langya Kingdom for a few days to digest the fruits of the battle while also organizing the development of the Silent Forest.

At the time, the Imperial Family of Langya had left too hastily; although they took away many resources, they still left behind quite a few, especially a large number of low-to-mid-tier Monster Tamers, who became the main force for developing the Silent Forest.

Even if the remaining Great Overlords and Overlords would restrain their own dependents, the Silent Forest had many wild Spirit Beasts, and there was no lack of powerful ones, which still posed a certain danger to them.

With the promise of generous rewards, the first batch alone had over a thousand Monster Tamers starting to explore and develop the territory of the Silent Forest bordering the Langya Kingdom.

Wanting to digest the entire Silent Forest was a long and arduous task; according to Li Zhangsheng's estimation, even the preliminary development of the Silent Forest would likely take decades of work, and that was assuming everything went smoothly; otherwise, it would take even longer.

During this period, Li Zhangsheng was not without things to do; besides his daily cultivation, he was also tirelessly studying the "Zhou Tian Star Dou Monster Taming Art" and perfecting the refining method for the enhanced Imitation Demon Refining Pot.

These two aspects could be considered to have made some progress, but they would still require quite some time.

Besides this, Li Zhangsheng was also spending heavy gold to purchase Spirit Beasts possessing Concentrated Grade or Vigorous Grade Mysterious Turtle Bloodline.

Zhao Yuanqing was already at the end of his rope and could not last more than a few months; if Zhao Yuanqing were to pass away from old age, the situation in the Dai Kingdom would likely see turmoil, and there was a possibility of outsiders taking the opportunity to intervene.

To prevent this, the best method was to extend Zhao Yuanqing's lifespan; furthermore, Zhao Yuanqing was a decent person and suited Li Zhangsheng's temperament, so he was willing to extend his life.

Since Zhao Yuanqing had consumed many Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures to increase his lifespan, ordinary life-extending treasures had almost no effect on him; only those exceptionally precious life-extending treasures would work, such as the semi-humanoid Chima Mushroom that the Treasure King had once encountered.

But this was something entirely dependent on luck; ordinary people who obtained it would usually choose to use it themselves. The key was that Li Zhangsheng had not obtained such precious life-extending treasures in this battle, so he could only set his sights on the "Mysterious Turtle Still-Fetus Wonderful Transformation Art."

According to Li Zhangsheng's estimation, if it were a Demon Pet with a Concentrated Grade Mysterious Turtle Bloodline, it could increase Zhao Yuanqing's lifespan by about ten years; if it were Vigorous Grade, it could increase it by twenty years.

As for the corpse of a Divine Beast Mysterious Turtle, Li Zhangsheng did not count on it.

With Li Zhangsheng's methods, he only needed to increase Zhao Yuanqing's lifespan by ten years; ten years would be enough to help Zhao Yuanqing become a Double-Character King, at which point he would no longer need to worry about his lifespan.

(End of this chapter)