Chapter 537: Feilian Breaks Its Horn (First Update, requesting everything)

There were too many major powers that came this time; the lowest were at the County Gentry level, and there was no lack of Famous Clans. For the sake of their reputation, it was impossible for these powers to send congratulatory gifts that did not match their status.

In other words, this huge pile of gift boxes might be enough for Li Haoqiong and He Yan to live on for several years.

"Let's start with a lucky opening!"

From the large number of gift boxes, Li Haoqiong picked out the one from the old Clan Leader, Li Xinming.

Family members were certainly bound to be more generous than outsiders.

After opening the gift box, they saw a woman's pendant inside, with a fingernail-sized blue gemstone in the center, faintly emitting a lustrous azure radiance.

There was also a note wrapped around the pendant, describing its name and effects.

Azure Guardian: Strange Treasure; when attacked, it will automatically trigger the Water Curtain Technique to protect the Monster Tamer's safety.

"This is from the old man for you!"

If Li Haoqiong were shameless, he could also wear the Azure Guardian, but he wasn't that shameless yet, so he had He Yan wear it instead.

Looking at the Azure Guardian, He Yan felt increasingly happy and hurriedly said, "Let's go visit the old man tomorrow morning."

Li Haoqiong's branch no longer had any elders, but in terms of lineage, his grandfather and the old man Li Xinming were biological brothers; this was also the reason why the old Clan Leader Li Xinming served as Li Haoqiong's elder during this wedding banquet.

In the time that followed, Li Haoqiong opened the gift boxes one by one.

Many of these gift boxes contained valuable treasures, mainly from the major powers, but most were merely mediocre items.

"You open Principal Ning's gift."

Li Haoqiong grabbed another gift box, and upon seeing that the signature on it was Ning Bizhen, he handed it to He Yan.

He Yan did not refuse; she was also curious about the congratulatory gift her good friend had sent.

After opening the gift box, they saw two black wooden pendants inside. As soon as she touched the pendants, a cool aura seeped into He Yan's skin, instantly dispelling her distracting thoughts.

These were two pendants carved from Yinhun Wood. Ning Bizhen had risen to power too recently and didn't have many treasures worth giving away, so Li Changsheng borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha, giving her two Yinhun Wood Pendants to serve as a congratulatory gift.

Of these two Yinhun Wood Pendants, one was carved with a dragon and the other with a phoenix, signifying the auspicious meaning of the dragon and phoenix bringing prosperity.

"Come, one for each of us!"

He Yan handed the phoenix-carved pendant to Li Haoqiong, and the two put the pendants on for each other.

"Let's open Changsheng's next; you open it this time!"

He Yan picked up Li Changsheng's gift box and handed it to Li Haoqiong.

Li Changsheng's gift box was very large, nearly a meter in length, width, and height; it was unknown what was placed inside.

Li Haoqiong was also quite curious and opened the gift box as quickly as he could.

Inside this gift box, there were three Jade Ceramic Jars, a Metal Scepter, and a Jade Box, respectively.

The three Jade Ceramic Jars contained quite viscous blood.

"There's quite a lot of stuff!"

While Li Haoqiong was speaking, he casually opened one of the Jade Ceramic Jars, and countless blood auras emerged and gathered, condensing into the phantom of a miniature Dark Demon Wolf King.

"Dark Demon Wolf King Spirit Essence!"

With such an obvious sign, Li Haoqiong naturally recognized it.

Li Haoqiong opened the other two Jade Ceramic Jars; they also contained Dark Demon Wolf King Spirit Essence.

The Dark Demon Wolf King belonged to the category of Exotic Beasts, and its Spirit Essence was naturally far less valuable than that of a Top-tier Exotic Beast, but it was still quite rare, especially since it was of great use to Li Haoqiong.

Li Haoqiong owned a Superior Quality Dire Wolf with the bloodline of a Dark Demon Wolf King. At the time, he had originally wanted to give it to Li Changsheng, but he was politely refused by Li Changsheng and had to contract it himself.

These three jars of Dark Demon Wolf King Spirit Essence could potentially allow his Dire Wolf to evolve directly into a Dark Demon Wolf King.

Li Haoqiong suppressed the excitement in his heart and instead picked up the Metal Scepter, which had a note describing the item attached to it.

This Metal Scepter was naturally Li Changsheng's recent masterpiece; it could amplify the power of Gold Element skills by forty percent and also came with a certain degree of Armor Breaking ability, with a value comparable to an ordinary Top-Grade Treasure.

Unfortunately, this Metal Scepter was useless to Li Changsheng because Li Changsheng had better treasures to equip his Demon Pet, so it became one of the congratulatory gifts.

"This guy!"

Li Haoqiong toyed with the Metal Scepter, suppressing his inner excitement, and opened the last Jade Box.

Inside the Jade Box were two fingernail-sized pearls, emitting a seven-colored halo.

These were naturally Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearls, which could assist Leader-level Demon Pets in breaking through to the Lord level.

For an ordinary Fifth-tier Beastmaster, these two Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearls were impossible to measure in value and belonged to the kind that had a price but no market.

Li Changsheng had truly prepared a generous gift for them this time. As the saying goes, a drop of water in need shall be repaid with a gushing spring. When Li Changsheng was still very weak, it was Li Haoqiong who protected him. Furthermore, Kailan also owed a debt of gratitude to Li Haoqiong; given Li Changsheng's poverty at the time, if Li Haoqiong hadn't funded many Demon Cores, Kailan could not have reached Superior Quality at birth.

Of course, there was also the fact that Li Haoqiong was his second uncle, so he naturally couldn't be stingy.

Among these three types of treasures, Li Changsheng had absolutely no use for the Dark Demon Wolf King Spirit Essence and the Metal Scepter; giving them to Li Haoqiong was a perfect use of resources.

As for the two Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearls, they were also dispensable treasures to Li Changsheng; it would feel like too much of a waste to trade them, so it was better to give them to Li Haoqiong.

If Li Haoqiong's strength increased, the support he could provide to Li Changsheng in the clan would also strengthen. It wouldn't do for the second strongest person in the clan to still be a Fifth-tier Beastmaster when he became a King; that would be too embarrassing.

Gulp~

Looking at these three treasures, Li Haoqiong's lips trembled with excitement, and He Yan, who was beside him, was equally excited.

There was no help for it; Li Changsheng's congratulatory gift was simply too precious.

These three treasures were all of great use to Li Haoqiong; if he was lucky, they could strengthen his power and significantly shorten the time it would take to become a Sixth-Rank Expert.

Li Haoqiong took a deep breath, finally suppressing his inner reluctance, and said to He Yan, "Wife, these two Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearls are truly too valuable, and they must be of great use to Changsheng as well. I think we should return them to him tomorrow morning."

"You are the head of the household; I will listen to whatever you say."

To be honest, He Yan was equally reluctant, but she still respected Li Haoqiong's choice.

It was just that because of this, the two of them lost their anticipation for the remaining gift boxes, turning from their original high spirits to feeling as tasteless as chewing wax, and they opened them casually.

The gift boxes—they weren't fragrant anymore!

It wasn't just the gift boxes; the two of them became absent-minded even when they were together, and they didn't even sleep all night. As soon as they closed their eyes, those two Seven-Colored Profound Dome Pearls they were about to lose would automatically appear in their minds.

While Li Haoqiong and his wife were opening the gift boxes, Li Changsheng had already finished purifying the Spirit Essence of the Golden-Eyed Roc.

"It's still missing just a little bit; it's really driving my obsessive-compulsive disorder crazy!"

Li Zhangsheng looked at the Jade Ceramic Jar in his hand; it was less than a bowl's worth away from being full.

Had he known a Golden-Eyed Roc would take the initiative to deliver itself to his door, Li Zhangsheng would have done whatever it took to purify those two Silver-Eyed Rocs from the Starry Sky Auction House first, and he wouldn't be in this position of being just a little bit short when the time came.

Unfortunately, Li Zhangsheng could not foresee the future.

Under these circumstances, it was naturally impossible for Li Zhangsheng to leave Luo City immediately; he planned to wait until he obtained the corpse of the ancestral Black Dragon before returning.

"Almost forgot about Dou Lingsi's compensation!"

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Li Zhangsheng took out the Jade Box that Dou Lingsi had gifted him.

According to common sense, Dou Lingsi's apology gift could not be an ordinary item.

Before opening the elongated Jade Box, Li Zhangsheng hovered the Taiyin Token above his head, wrapping himself in a Moonlight Screen.

One must always be on guard; his relationship with Dou Lingsi was not very good, so he still had to be vigilant when necessary.

It was not just Dou Lingsi; Li Zhangsheng would exercise a certain level of caution toward others as well.

Unexpectedly, what was inside the Jade Box was not the Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure that Li Zhangsheng had imagined, but a broken deer horn.

Even though only a portion remained, this broken horn was still over a meter long, and apart from being long enough, it looked the same as an ordinary stag's horn.

However, from the feedback of his Mental Power, Li Zhangsheng could sense that the broken horn contained extremely Rich Wind Element energy, and this strand of Wind Element energy seemed different from ordinary Wind Element energy, being far more condensed.

Li Zhangsheng picked up the broken horn and lifted the wooden plaque placed at the bottom of the Jade Box; there were only four characters on it—Feilian Horn.

Feilian, also written as Feilian, has a bird's body and a deer's head, governs the winds coming from all eight directions, and manages the seasonal climate of the four seasons; it is one of the rare Wind Element Divine Beasts.

Speaking of Feilian, Li Zhangsheng thought of the Unrestrained Xun Wind Tower; this top-tier Wind-type Treasure was refined using Feilian bones as its main body.

Of course, the Feilian Broken Horn belonged to the essence of a Feilian, and its material grade was one tier higher than Feilian bones.

"It really is a case of 'what you need is what you get'; Dou Lingsi is a good person!"

Li Zhangsheng couldn't help but sigh; with this Feilian Broken Horn, the materials for crafting a Semi-Artifact were almost sufficient.

Because of the Feilian Broken Horn, the success rate rose sharply; Li Zhangsheng had a seventy percent certainty of crafting a Semi-Artifact, and there was even a sliver of a possibility of it becoming a Divine Artifact.

Of course, the possibility of a Divine Artifact was too low; every Divine Artifact was difficult to replicate because, in addition to various precious materials, it also depended on the right time, the right place, and the right people.

Li Zhangsheng had no intention of refining it at the Li Family Manor; it lacked some tools, and at the same time, refining a Semi-Artifact required a period of preparation—the refining plan, adjusting his state, equipment, and location all required time.

After putting away the Feilian Broken Horn, Li Zhangsheng began his daily cultivation; although there was still a long way to go before the Sixth Rank, he had to accumulate it bit by bit, and not a single day could be wasted.

The next morning, Li Haoqiong and his wife were preparing to go find Li Zhangsheng, but not only did they fail to find Li Zhangsheng, they didn't know where Ning Bizhen had gone either, so they had to suppress their inner irritation and visit the old Clan Leader Li Xinming first.

Li Zhangsheng and his companion had left the Li Family Manor quietly at dawn to head to the Silent Forest in search of the traces of the Demon King-level Black Dragon, Harikuchi.

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