Wu Chang Jie

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Chapter 137
The treasures of the immortal families were sent to Daming in batches. The horses left trail after trail in the snow, leaving a muddy ravine that was repeatedly crushed. The snow clung onto the mud like geese leaving markings*. All of which were evidence of the crimes committed by the Zong Clan for plundering the world.

It had been a long time since Wuji Palace has been so noisy, and it had taken several days just to count the annual offerings.

The treasures of the immortals were certainly different from each other, but after all they were inanimate objects and Zong Zi Xiao was very ruthless in asking them to offer living people. Of course, what he asked for by name was the secret alchemy methods of each family. How can anyone give up this kind of treasure? With no other choice, each family could only send those people who have inherited the secret method to Wuji Palace. They became hostages at the same time when refining the core for Zong Zi Xiao.

Among these people, the most important person is Ran Xing Wen, the young master of the Giant Spirit Villa.

Giant Spirit Villa is unique in the immortal cultivation world. It has been a sect for hundreds of years, never pursuing extreme sword techniques or cultivation, but rather craftsmanship.

Giant Spirit Villa possesses the best and most comprehensive smelting techniques in the immortal cultivation world, including armor, pills, talismans and magical treasures. It is not that all the best things in the immortal cultivation world are produced by Giant Spirit Villa, the best treasures need the best base materials after all, but from the same base materials, Giant Spirit Villa can always produce the best. Therefore, all the immortal families purchase many things from Giant Spirit Villa throughout the year, and they also send the treasures they found to Giant Spirit Villa for refining.

Giant Spirit Villa has never been involved in sect disputes. Because of its special and lofty status, the Giant Spirit Villa has always stood alone no matter how turbulent the immortal cultivation world has become.

That is, until Zong Zi Xiao appeared.

Now the Giant Spirit Villa had no choice but to send the heir to the head of the sect to Wuji Palace, which can be described as an enduring humiliation.

Ran Xing Wen was a mysterious man who lived in seclusion and didn't even attend the Jiaolong Assembly when he was younger. In addition, the Giant Spirit Villa does not prioritize cultivation, so the outside world thinks that he is mostly of mediocre talent. But that does not matter, as long as he can inherit the smelting skills from the old master, he is good enough to gain a foothold in the immortal cultivation world.

This time, he came to Daming, causing the world to want to get a glimpse of his honor. Even Zong Zi Heng was a little curious.

However, when they met him, they were disappointed. He was quite handsome, but he spoke little and was even a bit inarticulate. But, no one dared to question his genuine talent.

Zong Zi Xiao entrusted Ran Xing Wen with the important task of planning the refinement of the core and discussing with the top alchemists from various sects on the method of refining this supreme immortal core. Wuji Palace's furnace will be used to test it first, and when he's confident, real materials will then be used to refine it at Shen Nong Ding.

Ran Xing Wen showed no expression. Without speaking nonsense, he buried himself in his research. This winter, many expensive base materials have been wasted in one trial after another.

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From the day Zong Zi Xiao made a great fanfare of refining cores, Zong Zi Heng's mind was hardly at peace. He did not know exactly what kind of core Zong Zi Xiao wanted, nor could he understand what was written in the Heavenly Secret Scripture, but he had known many years ago that there was a legendary core that was described as a supreme immortal core.