Chapter 54

"As for the sects most skilled in fire-attribute techniques, I don't know about those too far away, but looking at the four sects of the Great Ming Prefecture, including Tongzhou, it should be the Sunset Sect.

The Sunset Sect's Crimson Yang Great Art, when cultivated to the highest realm, is said to be able to melt mountains and boil lakes, and it is famous throughout the entire Wu Nation.

Besides that, the Four Symbols Gate's Departing Fire Art is also very famous. It is said that when cultivated to the end, one can summon a strand of true Vermilion Bird fire.

As for the remaining Thousand Bamboo Sect and Vajra Temple, I haven't heard of any famous fire-attribute techniques." The short-haired man did not take the spirit stones for nothing and told him what he knew very readily.

"Many thanks for your guidance, Fellow Daoist."

Wang Yu thanked him repeatedly, and after a few more polite words, he left the shop.

Standing on the street, he frowned and began to think seriously.

With this spirit root attribute, according to the short-haired man, joining a sect might be a bit of a stretch, but he didn't know that he also possessed the talent of bloodline awakening. With both combined, those sects would likely take him in.

And looking at the current conditions, joining the Four Symbols Gate seemed to be the best choice.

For one, this sect specializes in beast taming and values physical bloodlines; secondly, it has famous fire-attribute techniques; and finally, there is the Yin family to act as a referral, so joining should be smoother.

Of course, whether everything the short-haired man said is true still requires spending some time to inquire in detail. At the very least, he needs to understand the specific situation of the four major sects of the Great Ming Prefecture a bit more.

But before that, he needs to find that blacksmith Wu and contact the Yin family first.

Wang Yu had an idea in his mind and immediately turned back to the shop he had seen earlier that he suspected was a blacksmith's.

"What? Blacksmith Wu just passed away?" Inside the shop filled with swords and blades, Wang Yu stood before a dark-skinned, sturdy man, his eyes wide open, looking completely caught off guard.

"Yes, three days ago the furnace suddenly exploded. Old Wu couldn't dodge in time and died on the spot. It's a pity; his craftsmanship in forging thousand-tempered iron will likely be lost." The sturdy man sighed and said.

"Does Blacksmith Wu have any family or relatives in the marketplace?" Wang Yu asked again, unwilling to give up.

"Old Wu was just a mortal. He was only able to enter the Guangyuan Marketplace based on his craftsmanship and the shop's guarantee. Even if he had family, they wouldn't be able to enter the marketplace. Moreover, he had a somewhat reclusive personality and didn't have many friends in the marketplace." The sturdy man shook his head, then went to attend to another customer who had walked in, ignoring Wang Yu.

Wang Yu walked out as if sleepwalking, looked up at the sky, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This was really troublesome now.

Yin Linglong had only given him this one contact method. Should he go and inquire again to find the address of the Yin family directly?

After all, the Yin family is considered an affiliated family of the Four Symbols Gate; someone in the Guangyuan Marketplace should know where the Yin family is located.

Wang Yu was just worrying, but the next moment, the expression on his face suddenly froze.

Because next to the fiery red sun in the sky, several black shadows had appeared out of nowhere, and these shadows were growing larger, seemingly falling rapidly.

Not only Wang Yu, but other people walking on the street also seemed to have discovered this abnormal phenomenon and looked up at these shadows in astonishment.

"No, it's a magic tool!"

"Enemy attack!"

"Quickly activate the defensive array!"

Someone, having seen the true face of the shadows, suddenly shouted.

As soon as these words were spoken, the street fell into chaos. Following this, alarm-like shrill sounds rose up everywhere, and several fireworks of different colors even shot up into the sky from various shops simultaneously.

"Hum hum."

Amidst the low humming, a white pillar of light shot up into the sky from each of the four corners of the Guangyuan Marketplace. A semi-transparent light screen suddenly appeared in mid-air, actually shrouding the entire valley beneath it.

But just at this moment, those black shadows had already become behemoths the size of houses. They were actually black, square seals, their surfaces covered in floating inscriptions and wreathed in black Qi.

"Heavens, Black Soul Seals! It's the second-rank magic tool, Black Soul Seal!"

"It's the Foundation Establishment masters of the Black Soul Sect, and there's more than one!"

Screams like the arrival of the apocalypse rang out again, but before anyone else could react, these behemoths crashed onto the light screen one by one like meteorites.

"Boom," "Boom," "Boom"...

The sky turned completely dark. Clusters of giant black light orbs burst open all over the light screen, obscuring most of the sky. The surface of the semi-transparent light screen rippled with violent fluctuations, but after only a breath's time, it shattered like glass with a "crack."

The giant black seals then followed the momentum and landed in different areas of the marketplace.

Wang Yu only felt a series of thunderous roars in his ears, followed by the earth shaking and mountains quaking. The ground vibrated violently, and huge cracks appeared.

Several people nearby couldn't react in time and fell into them one after another amidst screams.

"Activate overclocking!"

Wang Yu gave a low shout without thinking, threw his body onto the ground, and leaped up with his hands and feet exerting force simultaneously, just barely avoiding a huge crack that had suddenly opened beneath his feet.

But he couldn't care about any of this, because with the aid of his super five senses, he saw from afar that more dense black shadows had appeared on the horizon, flying toward the Guangyuan Marketplace at an extremely fast speed.

Wang Yu was shocked and angry. Without thinking, he took out a yellow talisman from his body and stuck it on himself. A clear breeze swirled around his entire body, and his body instantly became as light as a swallow.

It was exactly one of the defensive talismans gifted by Yin Linglong, the entry-level version of the Light Body Talisman, the "Wind-Following Talisman."

Under the influence of this talisman, Wang Yu's figure flickered like a wild beast, leaping three or four zhang at a time. He swept across the roofs of several collapsed shops and headed straight for the hillside at the edge of the valley.

Not only Wang Yu, but countless figures in the marketplace were fleeing in all directions like ants, and dozens of flying magic tools of various sizes were taking to the air.

"Black Soul Sect, you are so bold! How dare you actively invade the Great Ming Prefecture? Are you not afraid that our four sects will join forces to wipe the Black Soul Sect from the Yu Nation?"

From the top of the high mountain behind the marketplace came a man's angry roar, followed by a tiger's roar. A giant cyan tiger, carrying a man in golden armor, flew out from the mountain peak.

Behind the giant tiger, more than a dozen wild beasts like wolves and leopards also rushed out, and on their backs were also men and women wearing various types of armor.

"Hehe, so it's Brother Yue of the Four Symbols Gate holding down the fort here. But it's a pity that there is only one Foundation Establishment cultivator here. This time, our Soul Sect's six major Foundation Establishment masters are attacking simultaneously. Even if you have heaven-defying abilities, don't even think about escaping alive." A gloomy laugh came from high in the sky, and six blurred figures slowly descended, surrounding the cultivator on the giant tiger.

At this moment, those black shadows in the distance had already approached the Guangyuan Marketplace. They were actually giant bone boats, each five or six 10-20 meters long, wreathed in black energy, with dense crowds of figures standing on them.

It was unknown who gave the order, but the crowds on the bone boats cheered and flew down one after another, chasing after the loose cultivators fleeing in the marketplace.

Those giant bone boats also suddenly accelerated, charging toward the flying magic tools that had taken to the air.

At this time, Wang Yu had already run to the hillside at the edge of the valley. After looking back and seeing this scene from afar, he was startled and jumped down from the other side of the hillside without looking back.