Dragon Mountain Tower's Black Iron Token (End of This Arc)

The next morning.

Inside Yi Water City, at the residence of Grand Mage Bai Yuanzhi.

The windows were open, and the biting cold wind of the northern winter blew into the spacious meditation room. Grand Mage Bai Yuanzhi, dressed in loose white robes and barefoot, sat cross-legged, letting the freezing wind lash at him until his face turned red.

"Where exactly is the incompatibility?"

"Why did the test subject's body collapse?"

Bai Yuanzhi pondered the problems he had encountered during the previous night's experiments.

Suddenly—

"Teacher, Teacher, the Lord of Snow Eagle Territory is here to visit!" A somewhat timid voice came from outside; everyone knew the Grand Mage disliked being disturbed during his morning meditation.

Of course, he only disliked it, it was not strictly forbidden!

During experiments, however, interruptions were absolutely prohibited! Unless something of monumental importance occurred.

"That young Lord?" Bai Yuanzhi was slightly stunned, feeling puzzled. It hadn't been long since Dongbo Xueying's last visit; could he have already obtained the Silver Moon Wolf King's heart or fifty thousand gold coins?

"Quickly, invite him in!"

Bai Yuanzhi immediately stood up, left the meditation room, and went to the parlor to welcome him.

Grand Mage Bai Yuanzhi stood at the entrance of the parlor to receive his guest. As the youth in black, carrying a weapon case, walked over, Bai Yuanzhi felt a secret sense of wariness. The aura of this young Lord had become even more restrained, but as a Grand Mage with powerful mental energy, how could his senses be anything but sharp? He could clearly perceive that aura, which, despite appearing restrained, was all the more alarming.

"Grand Mage," Dongbo Xueying said with a smile.

"Lord, please," Grand Mage Bai Yuanzhi replied, quite courteously.

The two sat down separately.

"Lord, your visit this time..." Grand Mage Bai Yuanzhi looked at Dongbo Xueying.

"Grand Mage, please take a look." Dongbo Xueying flipped his hand, and an iron box appeared in his palm. A faint, bloody scent immediately wafted from the box as he handed it over.

Bai Yuanzhi immediately guessed what it was. His body trembled with excitement, and he reached out to take it.

He opened it gently.

Inside lay the heart of the Silver Moon Wolf King, and it was incredibly fresh! Only a day had passed since the Silver Moon Wolf King was killed yesterday, and it had been kept inside a storage pendant devoid of any air, preserving the heart's freshness perfectly.

"A Silver Moon Heart? It feels like it was harvested less than two hours ago." Bai Yuanzhi was ecstatic. Between the Silver Moon Heart and fifty thousand gold coins, he desired the heart far more. Even if he had fifty thousand gold coins, he could only buy some materials... but this Silver Moon Heart would allow him to finally complete a work he had been striving to finish for a long time.

However, buying a fresh Silver Moon Heart was a matter of luck, not something one could simply demand. It was rare for someone to happen to go to the Destruction Mountain Range and kill a Silver Moon Wolf King so quickly. He had prepared every other aspect of this experiment, but he had been waiting for the Silver Moon Heart for eight full years without success.

If he were to hire experts specifically to hunt a Silver Moon Wolf King in the Destruction Mountain Range, the cost would be far too high—beyond what he could afford.

"Grand Mage," Dongbo Xueying began.

Bai Yuanzhi suppressed his wild joy and looked up. "Lord, rest assured. Since you have brought me the Silver Moon Heart, I, Bai Yuanzhi... will certainly teach your brother with all my might. I will take him as my personal disciple, and as long as his mental energy reaches the threshold, I guarantee he will become a mage!"

Having received such a treasure, he would naturally ensure the job was done well.

"Then I will trouble you, Grand Mage," Dongbo Xueying smiled. "I wonder when my brother can come over?"

"At any time," Bai Yuanzhi said. He then took a wooden plaque from his robes, which bore the character 'Bai'. "This is the token. Your brother only needs to bring this with him."

Dongbo Xueying nodded.

He was not afraid that Bai Yuanzhi would dare to renege!

Nor was it possible for Bai Yuanzhi to take the treasure and turn hostile; after all, if someone could deliver a fresh Silver Moon Heart in such a short time, killing him in secret would likely not be difficult! After all, the difficulty of killing a Silver Moon Wolf King was no less than killing a Meteor-level Grand Mage.

"I will send my brother over after the New Year. I will be imposing on you then, Grand Mage." Dongbo Xueying took the token and stood up. "I shall take my leave."

Bai Yuanzhi also stood up to see him off.

Watching Dongbo Xueying depart, Bai Yuanzhi held the iron box and pondered secretly: "This young Lord said he would deliver the Silver Moon Heart or fifty thousand gold coins within a month. To deliver it so quickly, and with the heart so fresh, he clearly just killed a Silver Moon Wolf King. Who killed it? Snow Eagle Territory doesn't seem to have such powerful experts."

Zong Ling and Tong San were already famous, but neither was capable of killing a Silver Moon Wolf King.

"Is it this young Lord?" Bai Yuanzhi speculated inwardly.

He had met Zong Ling before; although the Six-Armed Snake Demon Zong Ling was an expert, he hadn't made him feel threatened.

Only this young Lord remained somewhat unfathomable to him.

Dongbo Xueying went to return the ten thousand gold coins he had owed for the purchase of the Flying Snow Divine Spear, then took his subordinates and quickly returned to Snow Eagle Territory.

He entered through the main gate of the castle.

Along the way, the soldiers and servants were all extremely respectful.

"Brother, Brother, you didn't even take me with you when you went to Yi Water City this morning." Qing Shi was on the third floor of the main castle building, leaning against the railing and looking down.

"You were still sleeping when I left." Dongbo Xueying leaped, whoosh, and landed beside his brother on the third floor, taking out the token and handing it to him. "Qing Shi, look, what is this?"

Qing Shi took the wooden plaque, puzzled: "A wooden plaque, what's it for? And there's a 'Bai' character on it?"

"This is the token of Grand Mage Bai Yuanzhi. After the New Year, you can go to the Grand Mage and become his personal disciple," Dongbo Xueying said.

"Ah, the Grand Mage is willing to take me as his personal disciple? Ah, hahaha..." Qing Shi was so excited he wiggled his hips. "This is too awesome, too awesome."

"But brother, won't I be unable to see you then?" Qing Shi asked, sounding somewhat reluctant.

"Hahaha, Yi Water City is not that far from here. You can come back to see me at any time, and I can go visit you as well," Dongbo Xueying laughed.

"Mm." Qing Shi nodded heavily. He had long since read many of the mage-related books left behind by their mother and was very much looking forward to a life as a mage.

That afternoon.

Snow drifted lazily across the sky. As the northernmost province of the entire empire, snowy weather was all too common.

Dongbo Xueying sat cross-legged in his room, watching the snow flutter outside. After his spear technique reached the Master realm, although he still spent an hour every day practicing, the effect of the training was mostly to stimulate the rapid growth of his muscles and bones. If he wanted to improve his spear technique? At this point... he needed to perceive the nature of heaven and earth.

He had to take heaven and earth as his teacher and gain enlightenment from them.

"Master, Master, there is someone outside claiming to be the Branch Master of the Dragon Mountain Tower who wishes to see you." The servant outside ran over, panting slightly.

"Dragon Mountain Tower?" A flash of light crossed Dongbo Xueying's eyes.

He knew a bit about the Dragon Mountain Tower.

It was a very mysterious organization that spanned the entire empire; the status of the Yi Water City Dragon Mountain Tower Branch Master was no less than that of the Yi Water City Lord.

He stood up immediately and hurried to the main gate of the castle to welcome him personally.

"Open the gate and let the honored guest in." Dongbo Xueying arrived at the main entrance of the castle.

The group of people blocked outside was led by a black-haired middle-aged man with an extraordinary air, accompanied by a white-haired elder, with a group of Heaven-Rank Knight guards behind them.

"Haha, I have long heard of the great name of the Spear Demon Dongbo Xueying. Seeing you today, you are indeed extraordinary," the black-haired middle-aged man smiled. "This Humble One is Si An, the Branch Master of the Yi Water City Dragon Mountain Tower!"

"Greetings, Lord Si An," Dongbo Xueying said quite politely. "Lord Si An, please, come inside."

Dongbo Xueying and Lord Si An walked side by side, with the others following behind.

"Lord Si An has come through the snow; I wonder what the occasion is?" Dongbo Xueying asked with a smile as they walked.

"Lord, you wiped out the Curved Blade Alliance single-handedly; surely such a major event cannot be hidden? Furthermore, yesterday you sprinted nine hundred miles while carrying the pelt of a Silver Moon Wolf King. There were quite a few people who saw you. Do you intend to hide the fact that you slew the Silver Moon Wolf King as well?" Lord Si An asked with a smile.

Dongbo Xueying was secretly startled.

Everything he had done yesterday seemed to be fully known to this Lord Si An by today; the Dragon Mountain Tower was truly formidable.

"Of course, I have come today for two reasons: first, to deliver the bounty for your killing of the wanted criminal Gai Bin! And second, and more importantly, to present you with the Black Iron Token of my Dragon Mountain Tower," Lord Si An said.

"The Black Iron Token?" Dongbo Xueying's heart trembled slightly.

He had waited for this day...

He had waited for far too long!

(End of Chapter)