The Wonders of Moonlight Essence

"According to my subordinates' research, the Moonlight Essence here possesses many wonders. Leave weapons in this place to bathe in the essence of moonlight, and over time, they will grow sharper and gain the ability to break blood."

"How long did it take for your sword... to become like this?" Yang Yi asked.

"Two years," Lu Qianshan answered truthfully. "And the longer it is left here, the greater the changes to the weapon."

"How long have these two weapons been here?" Yang Yi looked at the saber and sword.

Nothing about their appearance stood out, but since this saber and sword had been placed here, they surely possessed wonders like Lu Qianshan's personal sword.

"Nearly ten years." Lu Qianshan let out a long sigh as he spoke. "Originally, Shi Zhongtang and I prepared these for entering True Blood in the future. But entering True Blood... how difficult is that?"

Ten years ago, the two of them had been high-spirited and full of expectations for True Blood. Yet after ten years of tempering, both he and Shi Zhongtang knew that unless some extraordinary opportunity came their way, they could forget about entering True Blood in this lifetime.

Lu Qianshan's sword had only absorbed Moonlight Essence here for two years, while this saber and sword had remained for ten. Whether in sharpness or blood-breaking effect, they were far superior.

"My lord, I wish to offer this saber and sword to you, in thanks for sparing my life." Lu Qianshan clasped his fists. "And this secret of this place will never again pass from my lips."

Yang Yi narrowed his eyes slightly. "Why me? You could have handed this secret to the Qiao Household. I believe the Qiao Household could offer you greater benefits."

After all, he was working for the Qiao Household. Even the Bloodbane Pill Lu Qianshan had taken had come from the Qiao Household. From Lu Qianshan's perspective, giving this secret to the Qiao Household would undoubtedly have been better.

To say nothing else, this benefit alone might have convinced the Qiao Household to cure the poison of the Bloodbane Pill, freeing him from the poison within his body from then on.

"My lord is young and accomplished. One day, you will surely shake the world with your name. This lowly one has been fortunate enough to earn your favor, and since I have already followed you, I should naturally treat you with complete sincerity."

He spoke with righteous solemnity, but Yang Yi merely said flatly, "Speak like a human!"

Lu Qianshan could not help giving an embarrassed laugh before continuing. "My lord, the Qiao Household has a great family and great wealth. For a subordinate with arms and legs as small as mine, working with the Qiao Household would be no different from plotting with a tiger. And besides..."

He raised his eyes toward Yang Yi and cautiously said, "This lowly one also fears that the Qiao Household may tear down the bridge after crossing the river, killing me to silence me."

Only the dead could keep secrets. The secret here was immensely valuable; if the Qiao Household truly killed Lu Qianshan to preserve it, that would be perfectly normal.

"And you are not afraid that I will kill you to silence you as well?" Yang Yi picked up a sword from the ground.

Lu Qianshan's heart leaped into his throat, yet he still said in a deep voice, "Though I have spent only one day with you, my lord, yesterday's actions alone showed me that you are broad-minded and righteous. You reward merit among your subordinates and are by no means a petty man with a narrow heart. That is also why this subordinate is willing to tell you the secret of this place."

The main reason was that, in order to survive yesterday, he had already mentioned this great secret.

Yang Yi had not asked, but he could not simply leave it unsaid. If Yang Yi remembered later and he only then revealed the secret, his sincerity would be worth far less.

Rather than that, he might as well take the initiative and win Yang Yi's approval to the greatest extent possible.

"You are not bad." Yang Yi tested the edge of the sword slightly and found that it truly was better than Lu Qianshan's personal sword. Both its sharpness and blood-breaking effect surpassed it by a great deal.

"I am willing to die for you, my lord!" Lu Qianshan raised his fist and struck his chest, his voice ringing like metal.

"Just do your work properly. Do not go talking about dying for me at every turn!"

Who knew where such crooked and evil customs had come from!

"By the way, since the Moonlight Essence here is useful to weapons, is it useful to people as well? Have you tried cultivating here?" Yang Yi suddenly thought of a question.

Weapons left here could grow sharper and gain a stronger blood-breaking effect. But what about people?

"We tried." Lu Qianshan replied. There was no way Shi Zhongtang and he had failed to think of what Yang Yi had thought of. "Shi Zhongtang and I used to cultivate here every night, but we gained no extra benefits. The wonders of this place seem to affect only weapons."

"I understand. Go up first. I will take another look around." Yang Yi gave his instructions. "Also, if nothing unusual happens later, then forget it. But if anything does happen, someone will certainly come to investigate. Stop them for me!"

"Yes!"

Lu Qianshan accepted the order. As he was about to leave, he could not help adding, "My lord, the shade beneath the Qiao Household's great tree may be pleasant, but the situation is chaotic now. Please make preparations early. This subordinate takes his leave!"

As he spoke, he leaped upward.

At such a depth, he naturally could not jump out in one bound. But the pit offered plenty of places to brace himself, so getting out would not be difficult.

Lu Qianshan's parting words carried another meaning. Clearly, he did not think highly of the Qiao Household, which was why he had offered that veiled reminder.

Yang Yi reckoned that this was also one of the reasons Lu Qianshan had been willing to tell him this secret instead of giving it to the Qiao Household.

In Lu Qianshan's eyes, it was uncertain whether the Qiao Household could even survive this calamity. Even if he told them and gained some benefits now, it would do him no good in the future.

He might as well tell Yang Yi, win his favor, and demonstrate his sincerity.

Yang Yi was so young and yet so powerful. Just as Lu Qianshan had said, he would surely shake the world with his name one day. The earlier he pledged his loyalty to such a person, the greater the benefits would naturally be.

Perhaps he also hoped that Yang Yi could obtain, from the Qiao Household, an antidote that truly resolved the toxicity of the Bloodbane Pill.

On his own, even if he really offered the secret of this place to the Qiao Household, would they truly be willing to cure his poison?

Not necessarily. If things went badly, not only would he fail to be cured, he might end up under even more restraints—or even face the murder to silence him that he feared.

It was only because Lu Qianshan did not know Yang Yi was merely sixteen that he had agreed so readily.

Compared with when he had first entered Qiao Family Fort, Yang Yi still looked young, but after several fierce battles, he had shed that youthful immaturity.

He ate well and lived well at Qiao Family Fort, and cultivation resources were never lacking. Though he was not especially burly, he was now truly tall and powerfully built, no longer merely impressive on the surface.

Yang Yi picked up the saber as well and examined it, finding it much the same as the longsword.

This saber and sword belonged respectively to Shi Zhongtang and Lu Qianshan. They had been placed here for ten years and bathed in countless measures of Moonlight Essence. They truly deserved to be called divine weapons.

With such divine weapons in hand, one's overall strength could rise by several tenths out of thin air.

If a weapon like this were put up for sale, it would certainly be fought over in a frenzy. Calling it a priceless treasure would not be an exaggeration.

Yang Yi raised his head once more and watched the Moonlight Essence slowly spilling down.

In truth, the moment he entered this place, he had already made a judgment.

This place should be like the Yin-Yang Pool of the Qiao Household: a land of providence.

Only, their effects differed. The Yin-Yang Pool could assist cultivation, while the Moonlight Essence here was useful for weapons.

Although Lu Qianshan had already explained that the wonders of this place were useless to people, Yang Yi still could not help standing beneath the Moonlight Essence and silently sensing it for a while.

There was nothing special.

With a thought, a glimmer flashed across the white Source Crystal wrapped in Golden Light within his consciousness. The next instant, a sudden change erupted!