Natural Spiritual Force Weapon, Dragon Whisker Needles

"Come on, Bai Yun, this is your reward!"

Wu Yun stroked Bai Yun's big head and fed her two Yang Yuan Pills.

Bai Yun now stood as tall as Wu Yun's waist. Her white fur was incredibly smooth, making her look even more majestic and graceful. Her bright, lively eyes were full of intelligence, and her round head and fluffy ears always made people want to give her a good rub.

But aside from Wu Yun, she hardly let anyone else touch her.

"Roooar!"

Bai Yun growled softly, constantly twisting her body as she tried to rub the blood off her fur.

"You're such a clean freak."

Wu Yun said helplessly. He had already discovered one of Bai Yun's bad habits: germophobia. If there was even a little dirt on her, she would feel uncomfortable.

Of course, that was also why she looked so cute and beautiful.

Wu Yun helped clean her fur.

Then he wiped her mouth clean!

Only then did Bai Yun contentedly swallow the pills.

By then, Luo Tong and the others had finished cleaning up the battlefield and found four Cosmic Bags.

They were worth quite a bit! "Senior Brother, why don't we strike while the iron's hot? We can wipe out Black Wind Stronghold before heading to Flame City," Wu Yun suggested.

They now had several Cosmic Bags, making it very convenient to carry all the goods.

"Good!"

Luo Tong agreed at once! He was no saint either. Since Black Wind Stronghold had no sense and dared oppose Mad Blade Martial Arts School, they would teach them a lesson.

The two led the remaining disciples and took the opportunity to massacre Black Wind Stronghold.

Then they looted Black Wind Stronghold's treasure vault.

Wu Yun's gaze casually fell upon a crystal the size of a human head.

The crystal did not look particularly remarkable. It was transparent by nature, but a large amount of dark yellow impurities lay within it.

Though the crystal appeared murky on the surface, a closer look revealed faint flashes of golden light within.

What caught Wu Yun's attention was the dark golden portion inside. Unlike ordinary crystals, although the colors within this crystal were mottled, that patch of gold was exceedingly rare.

Could it be?

Wu Yun picked up the crystal expectantly and examined it carefully.

"This crystal is so dull and muddled in color. It probably isn't any treasure. Are you interested in this, Junior Brother?" Luo Tong asked in confusion.

"Hehe, Senior Brother, I might have stumbled upon a treasure."

Wu Yun could not help grinning. The more he looked, the more certain he became.

"It isn't even precious purple crystal. How can it be considered a treasure?" Luo Tong still did not understand.

"This may be even rarer than purple crystal."

Holding the mottled crystal, Wu Yun found a small dark room with Bai Yun and entered.

He believed that the crystal in his hand was not an ordinary crystal, but Hair Crystal—or more precisely, the finest kind of Hair Crystal, Plate Crystal.

This was a material recorded in the Heavenly Treasure Record, Hundred Solutions for Hidden Weapons.

Under certain circumstances, some natural crystals were affected by external forces, producing golden thread-like substances inside. These golden threads were called crystal hair, also known as Hair Gold, as though they were the crystal's hair.

No matter what color a crystal was, as long as a single strand of crystal hair appeared within it, its value would exceed that of the finest natural crystal. A crystal containing crystal hair was called Hair Crystal.

The Hair Gold in Hair Crystal was generally sparse and scattered chaotically.

However, exceptionally ancient Hair Crystals could develop increasing amounts of Hair Gold. When the amount of Hair Gold reached a certain level and gathered together within the crystal into the shape of a golden plate, such Hair Crystal was called Plate Crystal.

And Wu Yun suspected that the one in his hand was Plate Crystal.

Wu Yun placed the crystal on the bed, then smashed it with the flat side of his blade.

With a bang, the entire small dark room shook.

The crystal shattered into powder, and countless golden specks burst forth from within.

At once, the floor of the entire room was covered in a hazy layer of golden light.

"Woo woo woo!!!" Bai Yun growled in surprise. Many golden particles had also lodged in her white fur.

"Don't be nervous!" Wu Yun soothed Bai Yun as he plucked the golden particles from her fur one by one.

Every golden particle was extremely uniform in size, about as large as a grain of rice. They were perfectly round, glittering with a faint golden light.

At that moment, Wu Yun's Spiritual Force sensed those golden particles.

He picked one up and pinched it between his fingers. The golden particle was somewhat soft, yet remarkably elastic. Even with his Primal Force, he could not flatten it.

He attached his Spiritual Force to the golden particle, and a strange sight appeared. As Spiritual Force flowed into it, the golden particle slowly stretched out. In just a moment, it transformed into a golden thread as fine as a hair. It was several times thinner than ordinary hair and more than three inches long. Fortunately, it was golden, or it would have been very difficult to see.

Wu Yun withdrew his Spiritual Force, and the golden needle instantly curled back into a particle.

Without the support of power, it returned to its original form! It really was a Dragon Whisker Needle!

I can be a protagonist too... Wu Yun secretly rejoiced. So this was how satisfying it felt to find hidden treasure.

Dragon Whisker Needles, the eighth-ranked hidden weapon in the Heavenly Treasure Record's Hundred Solutions for Hidden Weapons!

The Hundred Solutions for Hidden Weapons described Dragon Whisker Needles this way: they specialized in breaking internal protective force and required sufficient inner strength to activate. They struck enemies when they were unprepared, causing immense pain. However, the materials were difficult to obtain, and they consumed great amounts of inner strength. Only those with sufficient inner strength could use them continuously.

They were natural hidden weapons and required no forging whatsoever.

Using the Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon Hand, Wu Yun gathered all the golden particles. A rough estimate put their number at over ten thousand.

"More than ten thousand strands of Hair Gold... this is a miracle that could only occur in Plate Crystal that has existed for at least a hundred thousand years!" Wu Yun was secretly shocked. According to the records in Hundred Solutions for Hidden Weapons, that was exactly how it was.

A hundred thousand years!!! What kind of concept was that?

The power of Dragon Whisker Needles mainly depended on one's strength. The stronger one's Primal Force, the greater their effect.

In Wu Yun's eyes, they were natural Spiritual Force weapons.

Luo Tong asked, "Eh, what are these things?"

"Powerful Spiritual Force weapons!"

"These?"

Luo Tong clearly did not believe him.

"Then do you want to try them, Senior Brother?" Wu Yun curled his lips into a smile as he looked at Luo Tong.

Seeing Wu Yun's sly grin, Luo Tong felt a chill run down his back.

"I'll pass!"

After a short rest, Luo Tong sent someone back to report their safety, and the group continued toward Flame City to trade.

Upon arriving in Flame City,

Wu Yun went alone with a Cosmic Bag containing over a thousand Yang Yuan Stones, pretending to conduct a trade. In truth, the Yang Yuan Stones inside had already been refined into Yang Yuan Pills by Lin Dong beforehand.

He had deliberately made an extra trip to avoid arousing suspicion.

Afterward, Wu Yun remained in Flame City and found someone to forge the Shattered Yuan Profound Steel into short shuttles.

Then he found Yan Xuan and asked him to inscribe talismans on them.

Another month passed.

Wu Yun returned to Qingyang Town.

Ironwood Manor! The moment Lin Dong saw Wu Yun, he eagerly shared his joy. "Big Brother, you're finally back. I've advanced to the Heavenly Origin Stage."

Wu Yun said, "That's wonderful. Congratulations. I happen to have a gift for you."

Lin Dong said, "Big Brother, I have a gift for you too."

The two looked at each other and smiled again!

"Oh my, such perfect chemistry!" Qing Tan could not stand it anymore.

Lin Xia rolled her eyes as well... Just get married already.

Ignoring the two of them,

"Look at mine first!" Wu Yun said.

He chuckled, and ten streaks of black light flew from his sleeve, hovering in midair around him.

Lin Dong looked closely and saw that the black lights were actually ten dark black short shuttles, each about two fingers wide and an inch long. They were shaped like tiny cones, their sharp edges carrying faint serrations. Though small, anyone could tell at a glance that these little things were genuine weapons of slaughter.

"Talisman Treasure Shattered Yuan Shuttle. I had Master personally inscribe the talismans. A Four Seal Talismancer taking action is extremely rare. Their power is not much weaker than my Thunder Flame Sword."

"Thank you, Big Brother. I'll accept them!" Lin Dong's face was filled with delight as he took the Shattered Yuan Shuttles and stroked them.

"Big Brother, my gift is this."

Lin Dong took out a piece of Ancient Wood from his Cosmic Bag! It was covered in moss and bore blurry talismans.