Chapter 3913 — The Millennium Tree Crystal
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Ever since coming to Cloud-Tier Island, because he had stayed in the Welcome Pavilion the whole time, Wei Zhao and the other newcomers had almost never had occasion to use divine weapons. For one thing, they were strictly forbidden in the Welcome Pavilion—otherwise, if weapons were truly used in combat, the challenge tournament alone would likely have killed off a great many newcomers.
For another, Heaven-Tier divine weapons simply could not withstand the true qi of the Foundation Establishment stage; channeling true qi into them would destroy them outright.
Thus the fine steel staff in Wei Zhao's hand had never made an appearance. It had no use for the time being, so naturally he had no thought of raising its grade.
Even after meeting the Rag-and-Bone King, the artifact forger, in the marketplace, though the two had reached an agreement, Wei Zhao had not been in a hurry to put the matter on his schedule. After all, while dealing with the newcomer assessments, he also had to cultivate the Soul-Devouring Linglong Grass and find a way to refine Foundation Establishment Golden Pills, all while staying on guard against trouble from Nan Tianguan and his lot. Wei Zhao had not had a moment's leisure all this time.
But now that the opportunity had chanced to present itself, Wei Zhao naturally would not let it slip by for nothing. In any case, weapons would surely be needed in future battles, and if the fine steel staff remained only Heaven-Tier, that would clearly be far from enough. Raising its grade was imperative.
Under normal circumstances, once a weapon was forged, it was set—no further possibility of change, unless it was destroyed and reforged. But even then, only some of the main materials, such as fine steel and dark iron, could be salvaged; most of the auxiliary materials would be wasted.
The Millennium Tree Crystal, however, was an exception. Not only could it raise a weapon's grade during forging, but even a weapon already set could have one chance at advancement.
Only one chance—but that was already exceedingly precious.
So whether for Shangguan Lan'er or for himself, Wei Zhao was determined to obtain the Millennium Tree Crystal.
The ghostly voice sounded again. "As long as you can win the game that follows, I can give you a Millennium Tree Crystal."
"Two," Wei Zhao said without even lifting his head.
Though he still did not know who or what the other party was, judging by its tone and what it had said, it was likely a powerful spirit beast hiding here—perhaps even the guardian spirit beast Wei Zhao had speculated about earlier, unable to leave this place for some reason, which was why it spoke of loneliness.
Since the other side had proposed a game, that at least showed no intent, for the moment, of fighting him to the death. Wei Zhao knew well that with his present strength, his odds against this nameless spirit beast—one that showed its head but never its tail—would be pitifully slim. Agreeing to its game, on the other hand, might leave a sliver of a chance at success.
Still, being led by the nose so easily was not Wei Zhao's style. Even if he could not set the rules of the game, he would make up for it elsewhere.
"Two? Heh heh—weak as you are, you're a greedy one indeed." The voice laughed strangely for a while, then said, "Very well, very well. After such a long loneliness, I'll count it as a reward for you. As long as you win, two Millennium Tree Crystals are yours."
"It's a deal." Wei Zhao nodded, calm on the surface, though inwardly he was deeply shocked.
What he had said just now was offhand, no more than a simple probe. Deep down he had never believed that two such rare heavenly treasures as Millennium Tree Crystals would appear at once—yet unexpectedly, the other party had actually agreed. R1152