Manjoo Zhanmu was indeed a great sect with an ancient heritage. The depth of its heritage could be seen from its library. Its collection of books was all-encompassing, including battle techniques, dao techniques, pill recipes, and various handwritten letters.
But to Qin Yu's disappointment, there were not many ancient books related to Wang Qing and the ancient era on the fifth floor. Qin Yu guessed that these ancient books should be on the sixth or seventh floor, which he could not enter with his authority.
After reading all the books on the first five floors, Qin Yu took off his black robe and mask. After bidding farewell to Li Yun, he left the library.
When Qin Yu returned to his house, Zhang Yiwen was meditating in his simple wooden house.
Qin Yu did not wake Zhang Yiwen up. He entered the room and set up a simple array. Then, he took out the battle spear he had obtained from the market.
In truth, at the time, Qin Yu hadn't been able to see how extraordinary this battle spear was. The only reason he had bought it was because there was a thunder mark on it. But afterwards, there were actually people guarding the entrance. This made Qin Yu realize how extraordinary this battle spear was.
This was a battle spear about five feet long. The body of the spear was covered in emerald green rust. The sharp spearhead was ink-black, and at the joint between the spearhead and the body of the spear, there was a thunder-shaped mark. Because it was covered in rust, only a part of the thunder-shaped mark could be seen.
After a long time, Qin Yu injected Vital Essence into the battle spear.
"Buzz!"
The battle spear suddenly emitted a buzzing sound. This buzzing sound actually carried with it the sound of muffled thunder. What surprised Qin Yu was that the battle spear suddenly emitted a faint purple light. The emerald green rust on the spear fell off, revealing the bronze body of the spear. The body of the spear was covered with dense lightning patterns. These patterns actually contained Xuan Thunder flowing within them. The ink-black spearhead suddenly emitted a wisp of faint purple lightning!
"This … this is a weapon with Thunder Patterns?"
Qin Yu was elated. His mind worked quickly. He simply injected a wisp of purified Xuan Thunder into the battle spear.
"Rumble!"
The sound of muffled thunder exploded, and the lightning patterns on the spear in his hand bloomed with light. The entire spear turned into a light purple lightning!
"I've found a treasure."
Qin Yu sucked in a breath of cold air. He did not expect that this battle spear would actually contain thunder runes. This spear was simply tailor-made for him.
The excited Qin Yu quickly got up, opened the door, and threw the spear at the towering tree in the distance.
Boom!
With a thunderous roar, the battle spear turned into a bolt of lightning and disappeared.
"Boom boom boom!"
A series of muffled explosions rang out. What made Qin Yu's eyes widen was that the trunk of the tree, which would require three adults to encircle it, suddenly exploded, sending wood chips flying everywhere.
But it didn't stop there. With the first tree as the starting point, it continued in a straight line. Ten more trees exploded almost at the same time. While Qin Yu was still in shock, the ten trees that were hundreds of feet away from him collapsed one after another.
"What terrifying power!
What a powerful battle spear! "Qin Yu was overjoyed. He rushed in the direction of the battle spear.
A moment later, Qin Yu pulled out the battle spear from the trunk of a large tree. The thunder runes and the lightning on the spear had all disappeared, leaving only the head and body of the spear with thunder runes. It looked ordinary.
"This battle spear needs to be infused with thunder in order to stimulate its power.
No wonder it was useless to that disciple! "Qin Yu murmured in excitement. He did not expect that he would obtain such a powerful weapon in the market.
"For the time being, I can't see the grade of this battle spear. Moreover, I haven't really made this battle spear recognize me as its master. In other words, I can only use a hair from nine oxen of the battle spear's power!"
"Although I can't make the battle spear recognize me as its master, the stronger the power of thunder I infuse into it, the stronger the power it can display will be. Pure profound thunder can make the battle spear have such power, then … can thunder make the battle spear even stronger?
It should be so! "
Qin Yu's excitement could not be calmed down for a long time. Suddenly obtaining such a powerful weapon made him more confident about the trial grounds and the disciple selection.
"There is still more than a month to the trial grounds!
I should be able to use the Thunder Shock Transformation to condense two more bolts of thunder!
At that time, three bolts of thunder will become my three trump cards. "Qin Yu thought to himself. Keeping the battle spear, Qin Yu turned and walked back to the house.
Although the method of using Xuan Lightning to attack Xuan Lightning mentioned in Yuanchu's letter was unacceptable to Qin Yu, it had to be said that this method, which could be described as pedantic, had an astonishing effect, even though it was unbearable to the ears.
When Qin Yu returned to the house, Zhang Yiwen was already awakened. When he saw that Qin Yu was already in the Heaven Tempering Realm, Zhang Yiwen's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "You really stepped into the Heaven Tempering Realm?"
Qin Yu glanced at Zhang Yiwen and said indifferently, "I need some time to prepare. Remind me before the trial begins.
Oh right, go to the market and see if there is a map of the trial grounds. "
As he spoke, Qin Yu entered the house and closed the door. He set up a few arrays and began to refine the Thunder Shock.
Outside the room, Zhang Yiwen was still in a daze. He was still in disbelief. He had seen how Qin Yu had stepped into the Heaven Tempering Realm from the Initial Stage of the Cosmic Qi Realm, but the speed was so fast that Zhang Yiwen could not believe it.
It had only been a year, no … to be precise, eleven months. How could he have crossed an entire realm?
"It must be because of that spiritual art!"
Zhang Yiwen naturally attributed Qin Yu's cultivation speed to the spiritual art. This made Zhang Yiwen even more restless. He could not wait to get his hands on Qin Yu's spiritual art.
"I can't be too hasty. Everything has to be done slowly. Anyway, he will die in the trial grounds."
Zhang Yiwen comforted himself. Then, he left the house and went to buy a map of the trial grounds.
In the blink of an eye, there were only two days left until the trial grounds opened.
Zhang Yiwen and Qin Yu went early to receive the token to enter the trial area and then went to the entrance of the trial area.
When Qin Yu and Zhang Yiwen arrived at the entrance to the northern trial area of the Earth Vein, there was already a sea of people gathered here. Several thousand young disciples had gathered here. Because of the disciple selection, the number of people entering the trial area was several times greater than usual, and this time it was at least ten times more.
"So many people?"
Zhang Yiwen looked at the dense crowd of young disciples and couldn't help but exclaim out loud. But, he was actually quite happy in his heart. If there were more people, Qin Yu would die even faster. Don't look at how there were rarely fights between disciples in the sect. But once they entered the smelting trial area, things were completely different.
"The second on the Prodigy Roll, Zhao Jinglong!
I didn't expect him to be here too. "Zhang Yiwen, who was looking around, suddenly stared at a tall young man in the crowd and exclaimed.
Qin Yu turned his head. To his surprise, the Zhao Jinglong that Zhang Yiwen was talking about was the young man he met on the stairs when he came out of Heaven Room 9. However, Zhao Jinglong was like an unsheathed immortal weapon a month and a half ago. Now, his aura was completely restrained!
"Junior Brother Qin?
Why are you here? "
Just as Qin Yu was sizing up Zhao Jinglong, a voice rang out. Qin Yu turned his head and saw Chu Yuechan and a group of young men and women walking over. What surprised Qin Yu was that Chu Xiong was also here. Didn't he enter the trial grounds previously?
"Greetings, Sister Chu, Senior Brother Chu!" Qin Yu cupped his fists and greeted.
"You actually entered the Heaven Tempering Stage?" Chu Yuechan's beautiful eyes widened as she sized up Qin Yu in surprise. Even Chu Xiong was extremely surprised.
"Yes, with the help of the Gang-refining Pill and entering the Ten Thousand Level Pagoda to cultivate for a period of time, I broke through." Qin Yu explained.
Chu Yuechan nodded slightly. If he used the Gang-refining Pill and entered the Ten Thousand Level Pagoda to cultivate for a year, it would be normal for Qin Yu to break through. Only then did the surprise in Chu Xiong's eyes disappear. The group of young men and women beside him glanced at Qin Yu with disdain. It's bad enough that he broke through from the Cosmic Qi Realm to the Heaven Tempering Stage and entered the Ten Thousand Level Pagoda, but he still needed the help of the Gang-refining Pill?
How bad is his bone structure?
Then, Chu Yuechan looked at Zhang Yiwen and raised her eyebrows.
"Zhang Yiwen greets Sister Chu." Before Chu Yuechan could speak, Zhang Yiwen hurriedly said. He lowered his head and his face was flushed red.
Chu Yuechan nodded slightly and retracted her gaze. She glared at Qin Yu fiercely, as if blaming Qin Yu for not listening to her advice.
Qin Yu smiled bitterly. Zhang Yiwen wanted to become a boy disciple of his own accord, what could he do?
"Junior Brother Qin, the training ground is different from the sect. It's … better if you don't go."
Chu Yuechan hesitated for a moment before sincerely advising. In her opinion, if Qin Yu didn't light the Karma Lamp then he wouldn't live for more than three years. If he stayed in the sect for these three years then he might have a slim chance of survival. But if he entered the smelting trial, he would likely die a miserable death.
"Thank you, Sister Chu. I want to enter the training ground and explore." Qin Yu said firmly. How could he not know Chu Yuechan's intention?
But he had to enter the training ground.
"Alright, then follow us after you enter." Chu Yuechan saw Qin Yu's determined look and did not continue to persuade him.
After Zhang Yiwen heard this, he was secretly anxious. If he really followed Chu Yuechan, then how could he show his loyalty in front of Qin Yu?
How could he trick Qin Yu into giving him his spirit art?
But if he refuted now, he was afraid that he would attract Chu Yuechan's attention. This made Zhang Yiwen feel conflicted and he kept looking at Qin Yu.
Qin Yu frowned slightly. He entered the training ground this time to raise his cultivation to the second stage of Heaven Tempering. If he followed Chu Yuechan and the others, he was afraid that he would not be able to cultivate. However, Chu Yuechan had good intentions, so Qin Yu did not want to refuse.
Just as Qin Yu was thinking about how to answer, he heard a disciple at the third stage of Heaven Tempering whisper, "Sister Chu, this time we are entering the forbidden area … If we bring the two of them … I'm afraid …" Chu Yuechan's group of nine were all at the third stage of Heaven Tempering.
Qin Yu glanced at the disciple, then followed his words and said to Chu Yuechan, "Senior-apprentice sister Chu, I'm with Zhang Yiwen, so I shouldn't encounter any danger. I'm still waiting for Senior-apprentice sister Chu to tell me what happened in the ancestral shrine."
Chu Yuechan looked at the disciple who spoke and hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Alright, then you must be careful not to enter the forbidden area, understand?
This is the map of the training ground, take it. "With that, Chu Yuechan took out a beast skin map and handed it to Qin Yu.
Qin Yu sighed inwardly. After entering the training ground, the real danger was not the fierce beasts, but the people!
Because of the sect rules, most of the disciples could get along peacefully. However, if they entered the training ground, there would definitely be a good show of killing each other.
Glancing at the map in Chu Yuechan's hand, Qin Yu realized that this map was much more detailed than the one Zhang Yiwen had bought, so he gladly accepted it.
"After you enter, you have to be careful of that Zhao Zhenyuan. This time, he and his brother will enter the training ground." Chu Yuechan seemed to be still worried and warned Qin Yu.
Qin Yu nodded in agreement.
After that, Chu Yuechan discussed with Chu Xiong and the others about entering the forbidden area of the training ground, while Qin Yu stood at the side and scanned the surrounding disciples. In the crowd, Qin Yu saw many familiar faces. Liu Yun and Li Sheng from the Ten Thousand Pagoda, as well as the simple youth with the Innate Sword Body and the youth with the Pure Yang Battle Body who had entered Manjoo Zhanmu at the same time as him.
Compared to before, the youth no longer had the simplicity. At this moment, his sharpness was pressing, and his Innate Sword Body gradually revealed its sharpness. His cultivation had already reached the first stage of the Heaven Tempering Realm. The other youth with the Pure Yang Battle Body was also there, and his cultivation was also in the Heaven Tempering Realm.
What surprised Qin Yu was that the prince, Long Fei, had also reached the Heaven Tempering Realm!
This left Qin Yu feeling incredulous. As he thought back to how Longfei was able to reach the fourth level, Qin Yu guessed that this Longfei might have something extraordinary about him. It was just that he hadn't discovered it yet.
The next day, four whirlpools appeared in front of everyone.