Han Quan's Shadow
Type: Equipment · Sniper Rifle
Quality: Excellent
Durability: 100/100
Attack: 15–20
Han Ying Bullet (Passive): Generates one Han Ying Bullet every ten minutes, dealing an additional 10 ice damage to the target and slowing it for 5 seconds. Holds a maximum of 10 and cannot be loaded with other types of ammunition.
Equipment Requirement: 5 Spirit
"No wonder it was called Han Quan's Shadow. So it was because of this weapon." Chu Danqing finally understood why Han Quan's Shadow had become a member of the Dragon-Tiger Alliance.
For Han Quan's Shadow to obtain an Excellent Grade weapon during the assessment trial for becoming an Apostle showed that his potential was far from small.
The Dragon-Tiger Alliance did not care how he had obtained it. Being able to get it was his capability.
"The problem now is, how do I use this sniper rifle?" Chu Danqing had never handled firearms.
He had watched videos and movies, but if watching meant he could do it, then wouldn't everyone have been a straight-A prodigy back when they studied?
He would put it away for now and find a chance to slowly learn.
Then, with Da Bao's help, Chu Danqing smoothly removed Tie Yan's armor.
"A set? Tie Yan might have had a low evaluation, but it seemed he had made quite a few contributions." Chu Danqing did not believe Tie Yan had obtained these two pieces through his own strength.
The greater possibility was that Tie Yan had constantly helped the Dragon-Tiger Alliance guide newcomers in exchange for rewards. Otherwise, why bring along deadweight?
No matter how much potential Han Quan's Shadow had, to Tie Yan, he was more of a burden than a help.
Black Iron Shield-Axe
Type: Equipment · Shield-Axe
Quality: Excellent
Durability: 100/100
Attack: 15–20
Balanced Offense and Defense (Passive): Defense +10
Equipment Requirement: 7 Strength
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Black Iron Heavy Armor
Type: Equipment · Heavy Armor
Quality: Excellent
Durability: 100/100
Defense: 20
Heavy Armor Charge (Passive): Damage dealt by charge-type skills +10
Equipment Requirement: 7 Constitution
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Black Iron Heavy Armor Set
2-piece set: Equipment requirements -3
3-piece set: Not activated
5-piece set: Not activated
"I'll bundle them up and sell them next time." Neither Chu Danqing nor Da Bao could use them, but that did not stop him from trading them for resources he needed.
"These two pieces of equipment were probably the most valuable things on Tie Yan."
"Poor as a church mouse."
Tie Yan had other things on him, but none were equipment—not even anything of Ordinary Grade.
Chu Danqing had little equipment because he had only just completed his assessment. Yet Tie Yan was already an Apostle who had gone through seven trials. For him to still be this poor could only be attributed to his low evaluation.
"The gap between Dimension Apostles really is enormous. Fierce Fist and Tie Yan should represent the upper and lower limits."
As for Chu Danqing, he was the sort who fell short of the best but surpassed the worst.
If he had traded places with Fierce Fist, he did not have the slightest confidence that he could become a Prefect.
Before long, the coachman heard the commotion and stopped, only then driving the carriage back.
The moment the fight began, the coachman had run away.
A life was one's own. Running was only human nature.
"Attendant Chu, are you all right?" The coachman looked at the two corpses and asked cautiously.
"Deliver these two corpses to the Prefect. Tell him they are the two members of the Way of Peace who escaped this morning." As Chu Danqing spoke, Da Bao directly tossed the corpses onto the carriage.
"Then I'll take you back first." Watching the corpses land precisely on the carriage, the coachman's eye twitched.
"No need. I'll be faster going back myself." Chu Danqing refused outright.
Da Bao grabbed Chu Danqing and headed for the Lu residence, moving far faster than a horse.
When they returned to the Lu residence, the gatekeeper opened the door for Chu Danqing, and the first thing he said was that Lu Yin was waiting for him.
Chu Danqing did not waste any time and went straight to find Lu Yin.
"Something happened on the road?" Lu Yin caught the scent of blood on Da Bao, so he asked the moment they met.
Chu Danqing nodded. "People from the Way of Peace. I dealt with them, and sent the bodies to that Fierce Fist Prefect."
"It seems this Way of Peace truly takes my Yangxian Lu clan for a soft persimmon to squeeze." Lu Yin's expression was far from pleasant.
This was not an assassination attempt against Chu Danqing. It was clearly a slap across the Lu clan's face.
"Sit. The matter has already begun to take shape." Lu Yin had Chu Danqing sit before saying, "The Fierce Fist Prefect will head to Xijiu tomorrow to eliminate the Unicorn Flood Dragon."
Chu Danqing did not know where Xijiu was, but Lu Yin would not speak so abruptly. This meant the flood dragon was connected to the Way of Peace.
"What about us?" Chu Danqing had no intention of stealing the kill. Lu Yin surely had other arrangements.
"You will go to South Mountain and kill a tiger." Lu Yin smiled. "This Zhanji Tiger was transformed from the Middle Corpse Stumbler."
The moment those words left his mouth, Chu Danqing immediately understood the whole chain of events. "Then the Unicorn Flood Dragon in Xijiu is the Lower Corpse Qiao?"
"That's right." Lu Yin confirmed it. "To possess such mastery of the Three Corpses Severing Method, it must be the grandson-disciple of the Way of Peace Master establishing his foundation in Yangxian."
"There may even be a disciple of the Way of Peace Master protecting him."
"Miner Lu San looks like he was used for the other party's trial run."
"The later deaths should have been an accident, rather than something the other party deliberately plotted." Lu Yin inferred a considerable amount of information from what was currently known.
"Do you have any leads on who this person is?" Chu Danqing asked.
What was a Zhanji Tiger worth? Killing the Way of Peace Master's grandson-disciple in the midst of Foundation Establishment would definitely earn a high evaluation.
Perhaps he could even open something good from the treasure chest.
"I don't know. We'll first eliminate the Unicorn Flood Dragon and the Zhanji Tiger, then use the human demon transformed from the Superior Corpse Squatter to force this person out." Lu Yin spoke softly.
Chu Danqing knew little about the Three Corpses Severing Method. Lu Yin only knew the rough outline as well, not its contents.
After all, it was a method and scripture the Way of Peace Master had obtained from the Yellow Heaven. How could they possibly know it?
They only knew that the Foundation Establishment process was exactly as its name implied: killing the three corpses split from oneself.
One also had to kill them personally. Another's hand could not be borrowed, and the three corpses needed to be fully matured at the same time.
The human demon, Unicorn Flood Dragon, and Zhanji Tiger had only just been discovered, so they still needed some time before they reached the proper maturity to be severed as a foundation.
"I'll set out for South Mountain tomorrow." Chu Danqing figured he could earn a treasure chest while he was at it.
"No rush. Eliminating it within three days will do. This Zhanji Tiger is no ordinary creature." Lu Yin did not urge him.
At the same time, Paradise issued a hidden mission.
Hidden Mission: Assist in killing or kill the Zhanji Tiger alone within three days Trial Difficulty: C Rank (Adventure) Trial Reward: Paradise Points ×2000, Attribute Points +2 Trial Failure: Paradise Points -4000, forced return Accept? Yes/No
Chu Danqing accepted directly, then said, "There's no need to trouble Venerable Xie. Da Bao and I are enough."
"Besides, Venerable Xie needs to remain in the residence to hold the fort, lest the Way of Peace dogs jump over the wall in desperation."
This was not an excuse. It was genuinely possible.
Ruining another's Dao Path meant retaliation was only natural.
As for the other side being at fault first? If they possessed such breadth of heart and such thinking, how could they casually use a miner as a sacrifice?
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