Chapter 1987 - 1568: Jiu Yu, Seven Apertures Exquisite Lamp!

Yuan Bao’s caution is understandable. Generally, Yuan Bao is a very kind person, but the moment something threatens the existence of Gu Changsheng and Zhou Mu, Yuan Bao immediately becomes extremely cautious!

Yuan Bao knows better than anyone else why his wife is injured. Although Yuan Bao doesn’t remember the memories related to the Ancient Wilderness Supreme Deity at the Star Innate Tower, she clearly remembers all those shocking events!

These are things that must not be known to outsiders!

"You... what’s wrong with you? I know about Divine Soul Injuries, what’s so strange about it? Do you need to point your sword at me?" Yong Shu didn’t expect Yuan Bao to suddenly become like this. His expression changed instantly, looking in panic at the longsword lying across his neck.

"Speak, who sent you here? Is it someone from Sand Sea? Or someone from Royal City? What exactly are you trying to do? If you speak honestly, that’s fine. Otherwise, today you will surely arrive without returning!" Yuan Bao said, his face showing no sign of easing, speaking in a deep voice.

The Family Head and his wife only brought Yuan Bao on this trip, so he naturally bears the responsibility without question!

Yuan Bao already felt very guilty about his wife’s injury, and if anything further happens to his wife and the Family Head, Yuan Bao would have no choice but to apologize with his death!

"I... what do you mean by people from Sand Sea? People from Royal City? What are you talking about? This is Smelting City, the Mercenary Alliance, and you’re pointing a sword at me. I haven’t even asked what you intend to do!" Yong Shu wasn’t a pushover either. Faced with Yuan Bao’s repeated questioning, his straightforward nature came to the forefront.

"Yuan Bao..." Zhou Mu furrowed his brows, called out Yuan Bao’s name, and shook his head almost imperceptibly.

Yuan Bao immediately understood what his Family Head meant, and slowly moved the longsword away from Yong Shu’s neck, yet his expression remained extremely serious.

"Speak, how do you know about Divine Soul Injuries?" Forcing an interrogation, what need is there for weapons?

Zhou Mu has always disdained resorting to such tactics!

Oppressive force, absolute power, the dominance of a king.

Zhou Mu’s approach has always been straightforward!

Yet Yong Shu felt the pressure and killing intent coming at him like a wave!

In his heart, a thought flashed, and that was, he now had only two choices: answer this man’s questions, or die!

He didn’t know why, but Yong Shu knew that if he didn’t speak, this man would kill him, even though he was on his own turf and felt he should be more confident, yet Yong Shu just lacked confidence!

This feeling grew even stronger as he met the gaze of the man named Shui Mu!

The gaze of this man was cold, ruthless, carrying an air of superiority!

This guy is definitely not ordinary!

Quickly diverting his eyes away, Yong Shu discovered he didn’t dare meet Zhou Mu’s gaze!

"It’s the Divine Weapon Convention in the Smelting City..." Finally, Yong Shu chose to trust his intuition—to answer this man’s question, and after all, this question wasn’t difficult to answer!

"Divine Weapon Convention?" Zhou Mu heard this and couldn’t help but knit his brows. "What Divine Weapon Convention?"

"The Divine Weapon Convention in Smelting City, held once a year, where the city’s Smelting Masters present their greatest creations to compete. The one who earns the title of the first divine weapon will be sent to the Divine Weapon Forging Tower, bringing unparalleled glory to the Smelting Master!" Yong Shu spoke at length immediately upon hearing this. When speaking of the Divine Weapon Convention, his face was filled with pride and honor.

This is the pride of Smelting City, unmatched and peerless!

"Get to the point!" But, Zhou Mu clearly wasn’t interested in this aspect; he only wanted to know why Yong Shu was aware of Divine Soul Injuries and seemed completely unbothered by it.

"The point? The point..." Suddenly interrupted, Yong Shu paused, but quickly realized what Zhou Mu’s focus was, and hurriedly continued, "The point is that the masterpieces presented by Smelting Masters in Smelting City are priceless divine weapons, worth a fortune..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mu’s eyes grew colder, interrupting him once more, "The point!"

Does this man named Yong Shu even know what the point is?

"The crucial point is that among the divine weapons competing this time, there is the Seven Apertures Exquisite Lamp!" Receiving Zhou Mu’s cold demeanor, Yong Shu instinctively shivered and anxiously said, "In Smelting City, there’s an old woman named Lady Nine. Although she is a woman, she’s a once-in-a-century forging master! It’s just that she’s had a hard life..."

Gu Changsheng leaned against the embrace of his evildoer, waking up slowly, still feeling a bit listless, unable to muster energy. Hearing the voices beside him, he wanted to open his eyes, but couldn’t...

Yet, in a vague sense, Gu Changsheng managed to grasp a rough story...

It is said that in Smelting City, there’s an old woman named Lady Nine, born into a noble family engaged in weapon forging for generations. Lady Nine, a once-in-a-century forging master, became famous as a youth, generating much buzz in Smelting City. However, her life was not fortunate...

Lady Nine lived long in Smelting City and chanced upon a man who came treasure hunting. But treasure hunting wasn’t his goal, his true aim was adventure!

He heard about the dangers hidden deep inside the Divine Mount Qilian, determined to seek adventure there. Lady Nine fell in love at first sight with the man, wholeheartedly attached to him, betrothed herself willingly. Upon learning the man wanted to venture deep into Divine Mount Qilian, she naturally advised against it in every way possible. However, this adventurous man wouldn’t listen and insisted on going!

Lady Nine, having no other choice after newly being wed, could only send him off into the mountains with tears!

And the man never returned alive; instead, he was brought back by mercenaries hired by Lady Nine...

But the man brought back had lost all consciousness, becoming a living dead!

Lady Nine shed tears profusely, wishing to awaken the man who had lost his Divine Soul, but to no avail. Her family feared she’d resort to desperate measures, only consoling her with what she excelled at most, saying that among the world’s divine weapons, those that achieve Great Accomplishment possess spirit and soul with extraordinary effects. Hundreds of years ago, Smelting City once produced a Nine-Dragons Sword; when unsheathed, nine dragons soared. There was also the Disaster-Breaking Dagger, which, when unsheathed, broke all seals...

Hearing her family’s words, and seeing her comatose man, Lady Nine’s confidence was reignited. She was determined to forge a divine weapon capable of reuniting his Divine Soul, healing his Divine Soul Injury, and reviving him!

This obsession persisted for fifty years!

Now, as the seventy-year-old Lady Nine outlived her worried family who had long since passed, even her man’s body couldn’t be preserved to this day. Yet, she never gave up, like a fool, exhausting a lifetime of tears solely to forge a divine weapon capable of reuniting souls, healing Divine Soul Injuries!

The years in the mountain passed easily, and in the blink of an eye, fifty years went by. The devoted old woman succeeded. Although her man had long turned to ash, she truly forged a divine weapon capable of healing Divine Soul Injuries, and that weapon is the Seven Apertures Exquisite Lamp!

This was originally a tragic story, and Yong Shu sighed repeatedly while telling it. However, everyone who heard the story had a glimmer of surprise on their faces!

"That Seven Apertures Exquisite Lamp can really heal Divine Soul Injuries?" Yuan Bao’s longsword had long fallen to the ground. At this moment, how could he be bothered with defending against Yong Shu? He was more concerned about his own wife’s health!

In truth, Yuan Bao had never seen his wife so weak before, without any medicine that could cure, without any method available. He grew so anxious that blisters formed on his lips, yet he had no solution!

But now, finally, the master and Shi Wujue had spread the word, trying hard to find a way to heal the Divine Soul, but no news had ever come back—who would’ve thought, in Smelting City, they’d encounter a turning point!

What is this called?

This is called searching untiringly, only to find it effortlessly!

How could Yuan Bao not be overjoyed?

"Of course, it’s true! That Exquisite Lamp by Lady Nine was truly miraculous. It’s said that when the Seven Apertures Exquisite Lamp was successfully forged, Lady Nine finally emerged from the workshop she had stayed in for fifty years. In Smelting City, there was a beggar who originally was a skilled gold seeker but was obsessed with gambling. Eventually, he was driven mad by debt collectors, ending up as a beggar in the streets. However, Lady Nine’s Seven Apertures Exquisite Lamp cured that beggar; now he’s back to mining for gold, completely clear-headed, just as he was before he went mad!" Upon hearing this, Yong Shu immediately spoke up, noticing Zhou Mu and the others seemed incredulous. He continued, "Since you’re new to Smelting City, you might not know. Our Smelting City is not as simple as rumored elsewhere; this place is blessed with outstanding people, gathering the essence of heaven and earth. Here, heaven and earth treasures and peerless divine weapons may appear, and only here, in Divine Mount Qilian, can divine weapons emerge. It’s understandable if you don’t believe!"

"We believe." Zhou Mu replied, glancing at Baby Jin Bao nestled in Yuan Bao’s arms. His eyes, deep as a cold pool, flickered with a thoughtful expression, as he nodded.

Divine Mount Qilian, able to nurture even Spirits like Jin Bao, what else couldn’t it nurture?

Moreover, having seen some divine weapons with special abilities, Zhou Mu wasn’t entirely unfamiliar!

Just like the Disaster-Breaking Dagger that Yong Shu mentioned, wasn’t it the Chonghua Dagger currently tucked away on his little woman’s person?

If so, then it’s truly possible that the Seven Apertures Exquisite Lamp, capable of healing Divine Soul Injuries, exists!

"You guys believe..." Abruptly interrupted, Yong Shu felt a bit embarrassed. He initially planned to continue narrating some legendary tales from Smelting City, but upon noticing that Zhou Mu and the others seemed only interested in the Seven Apertures Exquisite Lamp, he scratched his nose and carried on, "Are you curious about the Seven Apertures Exquisite Lamp? Let me tell you, the Seven Apertures Exquisite Lamp is also competing in this Divine Weapon Convention..."