Chapter 68: A Grand Occasion!

  The token is unique to Mo Gong Zhu and has a special mark left by her.

  Qin Zheng guessed that this person should be someone sent by Mo Gongzhu's Tiger Garden branch in Ziyang Town. He originally didn't plan to contact the Tiger Garden side, because once he made contact, it would mean that Mo Gongzhu of Dayan Emperor would necessarily get accurate news. Now that he had been discovered, there was no need to hide anymore. Moreover, the Tiger Garden branch in Ziyang Town also had some status, which could be helpful for him to find Longjiao and search for materials to refine pen-type weapons. This was why he decided to go see them.

  That warrior leads the way forward.

  Passing through two bustling streets, in front is a large mountain villa.

  Apart from the grandeur, Qin Zheng also clearly sensed that within this mountain villa, there were thousands of tiger-like demonic beasts, which would be of great help to him in his in-depth cultivation of the Tiger Fist.

  At the entrance of the mountain villa, there were some people standing, led by an old man. He was wearing a luxurious silk robe, with two emerald jade rings on his hands, carved with a mythical tiger, and his black and white hair was combed neatly. His small eyes darted around, clearly a businessman.

  As soon as he saw Qin Zheng coming from afar, the old man quickly went up to greet him.

  "Ziyang Town's Hu Garden Branch, Song Qianshan, has met Qin Shao." The old man, Song Qianshan, bowed and paid his respects.

  "Song Lao Tai was being polite." Qin Zheng was slightly surprised that Song Qian Shan would actually kowtow, and quickly dismounted his horse, holding out both hands.

  Song Qianshan smiled and said: "Qin Shao doesn't know yet, does he?"

  "What don't you know?"

  "Princess Mo has just announced that Qin Shao is the master of Tiger Garden, and your orders are the princess's orders." Song Qianshan smiled all over his face.

  Huh?

  Qin Zheng was taken aback for a moment, unable to express his surprise and astonishment.

  This made him recall the conversation with Mo Gongzhu, vaguely remembering that Mo Gongzhu mentioned that Old East Sea King Qin Gu had wanted her to marry a Nine-Colored Lotus Cultivator. Now thinking about it, perhaps Mo Gongzhu really did have such thoughts, but he didn't know if she hoped to use the Nine-Coloured Lotus to save herself or was truly sincere.

  Thinking of Mo Gongzhu's absolutely beautiful face, which was all pale, it really made people feel sorry for her. Qin Zheng's heart had always been moved by a desire to help her get rid of her troubles, but as for other things, he seemed somewhat indifferent.

  "Speak inside," said Qin Zheng.

  "Right, right, young master, please come in." Song Qianshan bustled back and forth.

  Inside the mountain villa, it was also decorated quite luxuriously.

  Someone has taken away the swift horse with the wind in its mane.

  They then entered the living room.

  In the spacious hall, Song Qianshan invited Qin Zheng to take the central seat of honor, which made Qin Zheng very uncomfortable, so he did not agree and sat down on the side.

  "Alright, I'm not one of those particular nobles, no need for so much courtesy." Qin Zheng waved his hand to stop Song Qian Shan's next move, "I have important business on this trip."

  "Please instruct me, Young Master, and I, Song Qian Shan, will definitely exert all my efforts."

  Looking at Song Qianshan maintaining this appearance, Qin Zheng also didn't bother to care about it anymore and said: "I have a list here, help me collect it."

  He will need all sorts of materials to forge a pen-like weapon, which are written on it, some of which are redundant and are what Yan Tingyu needs.

  Song Qianshan took it with both hands, "Don't worry, young master, I'll go and take care of it as soon as possible."

  "Hmm." Qin Zheng responded casually, not expecting Song Qian Shan to be able to gather everything, as many of them were rare and precious materials. "You know about the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon of Ming Luo City, right?"

  "I've heard that if it weren't for the young master's involvement, this matter would have caused a huge stir," said Song Qianshan. "It's said that the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon left behind a dragon horn, which was obtained by Guan Chen of the Longxiang Daoist temple. A few days ago, Guan Chen supposedly tested the dragon horn and found it to be incredibly resilient, planning to forge it into a divine sword. He's currently searching for a master swordsmith everywhere."

  Qin Zhengdao said: "I'm quite interested in that dragon horn, do you think Guan Chen will sell it?"

  Song Qianshan looked embarrassed.

  "You can speak the truth, don't be afraid." Qin Zheng had received very little information about Guan Chen from Zhao Xi, and what he had found out was only superficial. Therefore, he sought more specific details from Song Qianshan's mouth.

  "I'll tell you everything I know, young master." Song Qianshan said, "Guan Chen has great ambitions and is already a high-ranking martial artist in the Dragon Elephant Sect at the age of 19. He's also the only candidate to succeed as the sect leader and has received full support from the sect. He's quite overbearing too. From what I know about him, if he's determined that Long Jiao can forge divine weapons, he definitely won't sell them. Someone offered him a million gold coins to buy one, but he directly beat the person out of the Dragon Elephant Sect, saying they were insulting him. People in the sect say that Guan Chen has said privately that unless it's an exchange for another divine weapon, it's not up for discussion."

  This road is no longer viable for trading.

  Qin Zheng had expected this, the dragon scales were incredibly resilient, and the dragon horns must be even more extraordinary. Even if they couldn't be forged into a weapon, with their shape, they could still be used as divine weapons.

  "How is the strength of Longxiang Daochang?" Qin Zheng regarded the dragon horn as a must-have, because the five-clawed golden dragon leaving behind its dragon scales was normal. Leaving behind the dragon horn also indicated that the Shenbing Furnace might have exceeded its normal progress. Since the dragon scales had their wonders, why wouldn't the dragon horn? Moreover, having the dragon horn would definitely help Yan Tingyu fully control the Shenbing Furnace earlier.

  Yan Lianyu, who mastered the Tian Di Furnace Wu Mai, was destined to control the Shen Bing Furnace. However, uncovering the many secrets hidden within the Shen Bing Furnace would not be that easy.

  Song Qianshan hesitated for a moment before saying, "The Longxiang Daochang is quite powerful and can be considered a second-rate force in the Da Yan Empire. Compared to the four major royal families of East, South, West, and North, they are only slightly inferior. In recent years, the Longxiang Daochang has been constantly absorbing other Daochang, recruiting strong experts, and expanding its power. The only thing it lacks now is a Tianwu realm expert. Once the Dao master enters the Tianwu realm, the Longxiang Daochang will inevitably rise to become one of the top forces in the empire."

  "The master of the Longxiang Daochang, Huang Wenzhe, reached the peak of his martial arts three years ago. In these three years, he has been continuously accumulating power, and it's hard to say when he will make a breakthrough. Apart from Huang Wenzhe, there are nearly twenty other powerful masters in the Longxiang Daochang who have reached the same level as him. Our Huayuan branch in Ziyang Town has been bullied by them several times due to our inferior strength. Alas, they even forcibly took things from us and bought tiger-type demonic beasts at low prices to form a 'Demonic Tiger Squad' that became the main force for annihilating other Daochang. I'm really helpless; it's just that our strength is insufficient. Now that the Nine-Colored Lotus Sutra incident has passed, the East Sea Wangfu hasn't been destroyed, and they've only slightly restrained themselves. So if you want to take the Dragon Horn from Master Chang's hands, I think it's better not to."

  Qin Zheng said calmly: "I have a plan for this matter."

  "Besides, young master has just arrived and coincidentally it's a grand occasion, best to keep a low profile." Song Qianshan said with an expression of consideration.

  Grand occasion?

  Qin Zheng and Yan Tingyu exchanged a glance, but they really didn't notice.

  "I also found that many people seem to be rushing to Ziyang Town, and I didn't think much of it, thinking it was just normal traffic. What's going on in Ziyang Town?" Qin Zheng asked.

  "It's not just a grand occasion for Ziyang Town, but rather for the entire Longxiang Mountains." Song Qianshan said, "A few days ago, news came out that a strong member of the Longxiang Tribe is planning to cross the calamity and transform into a new form."

  So that's how it is.

  The dragon elephant tribe's transformation is not surprising, and it's estimated that many have completed it without causing a stir. However, the dragon elephant is born with a hint of dragon blood, and if their realm is low, this bloodline will not awaken, rendering it meaningless. But once this bloodline awakens, they are bound to achieve greatness in the future. Such dragon elephants usually choose to transform after reaching the Heavenly Martial Realm, allowing the dragon bloodline to fully take effect.

  It is also the case that if such a dragon elephant transformation fails or is strangled, and its essence is refined, the awakened dragon's bloodline will be extracted, which will bring great benefits to warriors.

  "Do you know what level of strong practitioner can cross the tribulation and transform? Is it Tianwu Realm, or even stronger?" Qin Zheng asked.

  "It's just temporary, and it's only been spread out in the past few days," Song Qianshan said. "The specific situation is not very clear for the time being."

  Qin Zheng thought of someone and said: "I heard that there is a person in the Longxiang Mountains who specializes in gathering intelligence, called Shunfeng Er. Hasn't he leaked any information?"

  Mentioning Shun Feng Er, Song Qian Shan was full of grievances and sighed: "It's because he revealed it that it caused a stir. Otherwise, how could such news be recognized by so many people? This Shun Feng Er is too despicable, just pointing out this little bit, and then not saying anything more about the matter. And I've been staying here for these few years, following the princess's orders, trying to get close to him and hear some information from his mouth, but I never succeeded, I'm ashamed in front of the princess."

  This matter, Qin Zheng could think of it, the so-called news from the investigation should be about Tianyang's liquid.

  Mo Gongzhu Qin Mo's heavenly mandate martial pulse was too special, and there was a calamity. The final solution to resolve it was to use the power of the divine lotus to inject the heavenly yang liquid into her martial pulse.

  But despite Princess Mo's efforts for so long, there was still no news of the Tianyang liquid.

  Then Qin Zheng chatted with Song Qianshan for a few words, and then made an excuse that the journey was tired and wanted to rest, so he returned to the residence arranged by Song Qianshan for him and Yan Tingyu.

  This place of residence is much more luxurious than the magnificent castle lord's mansion in Miroku City.

  Moreover, Song Qianshan arranged for several beautiful maids to serve him, but Qin Zheng drove them all away. He didn't want to be disturbed and also didn't want others to know his secrets.

  Qin Zheng had the power of Shen Lian, and there was no such thing as fatigue. After helping Yan Tingyu recover, he planned to go out for a walk, like Long Jiao, collecting refining materials, which wasn't something that could be done in a short time. He planned to find the places described in the treasure map and see if there were any treasures.

  Yan listened to the rain and stayed in the mountain villa to continue studying the divine furnace.

  She was originally unable to cultivate the Divine Armament Domain, her bloodline didn't meet the requirements. Now that she has grasped a bit of the Divine Armament Furnace's skin, she can actually melt it into her body, it just needs some time. Recently, she has been busy with this.

  The two people also have a clear division of labor.

  Leaving the mountain villa, Qin Zheng wandered around in Ziyang Town before leaving the town and entering the Longxiang Mountains.

  He had already memorized the map depicted in the treasure map and didn't need to check it at all, so he grabbed a pair of winged horses and flew through the air to take a look.

  For seven or eight days in a row, the place depicted on the treasure map was not found, but his blood was boiling with some stimulation.