nownovels Chapter 40 The Sacred Remains
Chapter 40 The Sacred Remains
The sky was about to brighten.
A total of eight factory areas in the eastern suburbs caught fire, and a pungent, sour smell permeated the air.
Jiang Feng and Qin De stood in front of a factory area, silently gazing ahead.
"Clatter".
The corpses charred rapidly under the high temperature, and the sound of fat bursting could be heard constantly in their ears.
In the sky, snow-gray ash fluttered down.
"It's finally over." Qin De sighed, his face showing some fatigue, whether from physical or mental exhaustion, it was hard to tell.
After a moment, he looked at Jiang Feng and smiled slightly, "You are indeed quite good, much better than any other person my age I've ever met."
The sudden praise made Jiang Feng a little embarrassed. He simply nodded silently and didn't say anything.
"I was originally planning to reward you with a martial arts skill and cultivation technique after this mission," Qin De said to himself.
"After thinking it over, since you've already obtained several books from Jiang Beicheng, giving you some more low-grade Xuan-rank books would be redundant. So I'll take the liberty of giving you something else instead."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng's eyes lit up.
The law enforcement team was just passively thinking that they wouldn't say anything, but they didn't expect there would be a reward?
"Officer Qin, what is this reward...?" Jiang Feng rubbed his hands together like a fly.
"Hehe." Qin De raised an eyebrow, his gaze lingering on Jiang Feng for a few seconds before he said with a half-smile, "..."
"You've already reached the Profound Bone aptitude, right? Based on your contributions over this period, I can apply for a high-grade Profound weapon for you, or a bottle of Profound Bone-level marrow cleansing potion."
"A marrow-cleansing agent of the Xuan Bone level?!" Jiang Feng's eyelids twitched.
This substance is about three times more effective than ordinary bone and marrow cleansing agents, and correspondingly, it is much more valuable. A bottle can sell for more than 3 million on the black market. More importantly, it is often available but not sold on the market.
Although he had two bottles of marrow-cleansing potion, he was still far from being able to improve his bone marrow aptitude to that of a spirit bone.
As for weapons of the Xuan Bone level, he naturally wouldn't consider them since he already had a divine artifact.
"That's right." Qin De smiled, feigning ignorance, "So you're saying you're not planning to consider weapons?"
Jiang Feng nodded.
Qin De then asked, "Is it because of your scythe-shaped weapon?"
Jiang Feng remained silent this time.
Over this period of time, he had come to a general understanding that the Darkborn Scythe could not be perceived as terrifying unless it was touched at close range, so he was certain that Qin De would not doubt the weapon.
"Hehe." As expected, Qin De simply patted him on the shoulder and did not continue the topic.
"Alright, the marrow cleansing agent is indeed more important to you. To be honest, this thing costs 280 million internally."
"You're one of our own, and you've provided such important information in just a few days. Moreover, you have excellent potential and are well worth nurturing, especially considering your relationship with your junior sister..."
Qin De held up three fingers, "For just 70, this bottle of resources is yours."
Jiang Feng: "......."
So all that buildup was for this thing to cost money?
And this 70... He couldn't help but roll his eyes at Qin De. Wasn't this the money in Jiang Beicheng's Xinghai card?
Forget it.
Getting a bottle of Xuan Gu Cleansing Agent for 70 is a huge profit for him; he didn't lose out.
"make a deal!"
During the conversation, all the corpses in front of the two were burned. After confirming that nothing was left behind, the law enforcement officers present boarded the hover train and left.
........
At that time, in the eastern suburbs, deep underground.
"Da da, da da".
In the dimly lit space, on a spiraling downward staircase of dark stone, the Shadow Saintess, dressed in a black robe and barefoot, walked deeper into the ground.
Beside her was a priest, also dressed in a black robe and wearing a mask.
"Holy Maiden, has Jiang Feng's identity been confirmed yet?" A somber voice rang out from the side.
Beneath her black robes, the Shadow Saintess's wheat-colored lips curved into a meaningful smile. Instead of answering, she asked a question, saying softly:
"High Priest, shouldn't you first consider what should be done with your Water Saintess?"
"Hmph." Upon hearing this, the person addressed as the High Priest was slightly annoyed.
"Back then, in order to bring her into my sect, I didn't even go to Dongxuan Star before coming to Donglin. If I had known this would happen, I would rather she hadn't joined my sect at all."
"Hehehe." The Shadow Saintess let out a charming laugh.
As they spoke, the two had descended a hundred meters underground, and suddenly the view opened up before them to a spacious cavern.
In the center of the cave stood a massive altar made of strange black stones. The altar was covered with densely packed, eerie runes. If Jiang Feng were here, he would immediately recognize that these runes were almost identical to those he had seen on the ground, only more complex and intricate.
In the very center of the altar, a huge, translucent cocoon-like object floats, its surface covered with vein-like patterns, pulsating rhythmically like a giant heart.
Wisps of black mist seeped from the runes around the altar, continuously flowing into the cocoon. As the mist was poured in, the cocoon's pulsations became more powerful, and its color deepened.
The Shadow Saintess slowly walked forward, pointed her slender jade finger at that spot, and smiled sweetly.
"After last night, the blood of this holy remains has reached perfection, but we both know in our hearts that for Him to successfully transform, a crucial 'guide' is still needed."
"How about we let your Water Saintess act as the 'guide'... Hehe, that way I won't have to go to the Martial King's Ruins to fight those geniuses to the death."
The Shadow Saintess lifted her black robe, revealing a stunningly beautiful face, and winked at the other person. "High Priest, why don't you... help me out?"
"Enough!" The High Priest interrupted the Shadow Saintess sharply. "I will naturally persuade the Water Saintess, as for that 'Guiding Path'... Hmph! That's your concern, Saintess. Why waste your energy on her!"
"Tch, so stingy." The Shadow Saintess pouted, her eyes darting around, then suddenly looked puzzled and asked, "What if... High Priest, your persuasion fails?"
"Then there's no need for the Holy Maiden to trouble herself." The High Priest, unwilling to continue speaking with this madman, snorted coldly and turned to leave.
In the empty cave, only the Shadow Saintess stood quietly in place, gazing up at the sacred remains.
The cave was quiet and deep. After an unknown amount of time, a soft laugh suddenly came from inside.
"whee."
.........
It was already noon the next day when he left the enforcement team. Holding the bottle of Xuan Gu Cleansing Essence that he had spent all his savings on, Jiang Feng felt no reluctance whatsoever.
"If I could obtain a few more bottles of this marrow-cleansing potion, perhaps I could advance to the Spirit Bone level very soon!"
Full of anticipation, Jiang Feng put away the bottle of potion and then planned to go to the martial arts hall to continue his seclusion.
After the contaminated area is cleaned up, there shouldn't be too many aberrations appearing in the short term. The most urgent task is to take advantage of the Fire Dragon Soul to master the Flame Prison Heart Sutra and strive to break through to the fifth level of Body Tempering.
"Buzz... Buzz..."
Another urgent ringtone sounded in his pocket.
He answered the phone, and Sun Hao's voice came from the other end.
"Jiang Feng, meet at the entrance of my family's martial arts gym at 9:30 tomorrow morning. We're heading to Suzhou!"