I Can Upgrade Everything Infinitely - Chapter 258 - 232: Ye Langtian’s Return, Blood Demon Cave (Part 2)
And so, after weathering its initial slow period, Xu Qing’s weapon shop began to attract more and more customers. As sales increased, the shop’s fame and reputation grew.
In fact, its name even began to circulate among the upper echelons of the Cangzhou Prefecture, alerting them to the existence of a very unique weapon shop.
This weapon shop, despite selling High Tier Spirit Patterned Artifacts, was located in the Ninth Ring of the Cangzhou Prefecture’s first layer. Moreover, it only sold a single weapon each day.
Of course, every weapon it sold was of the highest quality—all of them Top-Grade Nine-Layered Spirit Pattern Artifacts. Furthermore, the forging technique behind each Spirit Patterned Artifact was the pinnacle of craftsmanship, even to the point of being transcendent.
This level of skill even led many to suspect that a “Refiner”—a master craftsman who surpassed an Artisan Spirit Master—was backing the shop, drawing a great deal of attention.
Under these circumstances, the weapon sold each day was typically bought on the very same day. Sometimes, a bidding war would even break out during the purchase.
In the blink of an eye, one hundred and fifty days had passed.
On this particular morning, in the courtyard…
“Haaa…”
Xu Qing opened his eyes with a long exhale. A sharp glint flashed in their depths as the Low-grade Law Stone in his hand expended its last bit of Energy, crumbling to dust and scattering away.
’The seventeenth Low-grade Law Stone is gone, too,’ Xu Qing mused.
SWISH!
With a thought, Xu Qing’s consciousness connected to the Encyclopedia of All Things. A stream of information flashed through his mind, displaying the status of his Reincarnation Law.
[Reincarnation Law Level 1: 186,880/1,000,000 (…)]
“Hm.”
Xu Qing nodded. ’The Experience Points for the Reincarnation Law have passed one hundred and eighty thousand. That’s about one-fifth of the way to a million.’
’Almost there, almost there.’
Xu Qing’s gaze was intense. ’As long as I have enough Low-grade Law Stones, it won’t be long before I can accumulate enough Experience Points to raise the Level of my Reincarnation Law.’
“Kaya,” Xu Qing called out.
“Master.”
Kaya appeared. “What are your orders?”
“The Low-grade Law Stones are all used up.”
Xu Qing said, “How many Top-grade Primordial Stones do we have on hand right now?”
“Master,” Kaya produced a list and quickly reported, “our shop, A Weapon Shop, has sold a total of one hundred and twenty weapons since it opened. Each weapon brought in anywhere from one thousand to three thousand Top-grade Primordial Stones.”
“Currently, we have earned a total of two hundred and forty thousand Top-grade Primordial Stones.”
“Two hundred and forty thousand.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Qing nodded in satisfaction. “Not bad, not bad at all. For now, two hundred and forty thousand Top-grade Primordial Stones is more than enough.”
“Master,” Kaya continued, “if we sold more weapons each day, we could earn even more Top-grade Primordial Stones.”
“No need.”
Xu Qing waved his hand. “This is already very good. In a little over one hundred and fifty days, we’ve sold one hundred and twenty weapons and pieces of equipment, earning two hundred and forty thousand Top-grade Primordial Stones.”
“That’s already a lot.”
“You have to understand.”
“When we went to the Great Zhou Money Shop to exchange for seventeen Low-grade Law Stones, we attracted the attention of several Great Success Extraordinary Extremes. Now, by running this weapon shop, we’ve already earned two hundred and forty thousand Top-grade Primordial Stones.”
“It’s highly likely that some factions have already taken notice of us. They just can’t figure out the specifics of our shop and probably assume we have a powerful backer, which is why they haven’t made any rash moves.”
“But, if our income increases further and reaches a certain threshold, those people might decide to take the risk.”
“Of course,” Xu Qing continued, “since I have decided to open this shop, I am not afraid of these threats and risks. However, it’s best to avoid any trouble that can be avoided.”
“It’s not about fear or terror, but about not wasting time and energy on such trivial matters. My time is precious.”
“Yes, this servant understands,” Kaya said.
That afternoon, Xu Qing prepared to head out again to the Great Zhou Money Shop on the first layer of the Cangzhou Prefecture. He intended to exchange all two hundred and forty thousand Top-grade Primordial Stones for Low-grade Law Stones.
SWISH!
Suddenly, Xu Qing’s expression shifted. He sensed Ye Langtian’s aura as a streak of light shot through the air and stopped abruptly before him.
HUMMM!
A screen of light materialized, revealing the figure of Ye Langtian.
“Master.”
Ye Langtian bowed to Xu Qing in greeting.
“Ye Langtian.”
Xu Qing was taken aback. More than half a year had passed, and during that time, Ye Langtian had vanished without a trace. Xu Qing had no way of contacting him.
If Xu Qing hadn’t been able to sense that his connection with Ye Langtian was still intact, he might have suspected that Ye Langtian had died in some forgotten corner of the world.
“What’s the situation?” Xu Qing asked.
“Master.”
Ye Langtian took a deep breath and said, “This subordinate never expected it either. As soon as I arrived at the Blood Demon Sect Chapter, I was immediately dragged into a place called the Blood Demon Cave.”
“The Blood Demon Cave?” Xu Qing frowned.
“Yes.”
Ye Langtian nodded and continued, “Inside this ’Blood Demon Cave,’ we had to chant the ’Blood Demon Scripture’ day and night to cleanse our own consciousness and soul.”
“This situation is similar to ’brainwashing.’ Only after staying in the ’Blood Demon Cave’ for more than half a year, being successfully brainwashed, and having the ’Blood Demon Seal’ appear on your forehead are you allowed to leave.”
“Mm.”
Xu Qing understood, of course.
Obviously, an organization like the Blood Demon Sect would naturally worry about spies infiltrating their ranks. The Blood Demon Sect Cangzhou Chapter, in particular, is considered part of the sect’s upper echelons, so they have to be extremely cautious.
Thus, they created the ’Blood Demon Cave’ as a checkpoint. Once inside, one must chant the ’Blood Demon Scripture’ daily and endure the cleansing of the Blood Demon Divine Light day and night.
It could be said that no one could possibly resist it.
In the end, they would inevitably be successfully brainwashed by the Blood Demon Sect, becoming a complete member. This would eliminate any chance of betrayal and, naturally, any worry about spies in their midst.
Unfortunately, Ye Langtian’s situation was completely different.
The ’Blood Demon Cave’ did indeed affect him. By chanting the ’Blood Demon Scripture’ and receiving the baptism of the Blood Demon Divine Light every day, he had become a believer of the Blood Demon Sect.
However, before all of this, Xu Qing was Ye Langtian’s true master. He was Xu Qing’s subordinate first, and a believer of the Blood Demon Sect second.
As a result, the ’Blood Demon Seal’ appeared on Ye Langtian’s forehead, yet he remained loyal to Xu Qing. This was a change and reversal at the level of consciousness—the power of the Encyclopedia of All Things was unimaginable.
Furthermore, since Ye Langtian had emerged from the Blood Demon Cave, he had naturally gained the trust of the Blood Demon Sect. Coupled with his extremely high aptitude and the fact that he had already reached the Ultimate Extraordinary Extreme, Ye Langtian was given great importance by the Blood Demon Sect Cangzhou Chapter. They considered him a true genius of the Demon Path, destined to step into the Third Realm in the future.
Therefore, Ye Langtian now held a considerable amount of power within the Blood Demon Sect Cangzhou Chapter.
Most importantly, Ye Langtian had obtained one of the Blood Demon Sect’s Laws.
This Law was called the Blood Sea Law.
In this way, Ye Langtian now possessed two Laws.
The Blood Sea Law and the Devouring Demon Technique Third Level Secret Method.
“Master,” Ye Langtian continued, “actually, there is a matter that this subordinate believes is quite important to you, so I wanted to report it as soon as possible.”
“What is it?” Xu Qing asked.
“It concerns your two great enemies.”
Ye Langtian said, “Marquis Cangba Dao of the Cangzhou Prefecture… this Prince is incredibly ambitious. He is plotting to join forces with the Fengdu Deceitful King to conquer the world.”
“In this, that enemy of yours, Li Shang, is the liaison between Cangba Dao and the Fengdu Deceitful King.”
“However, more than half a year ago, Li Shang was severely wounded by an unknown expert. His Origin was damaged, and it took him over half a year to recover enough to wake up. He has since been recalled by the Fengdu Deceitful King.”
