A Dramatic Increase in Strength

"We can't afford to offend them, we can't afford to offend them."

Cao Fengqi looked at the information about the underground world beneath the imperial palace and shook his head helplessly.

He's struggling to hunt even level 11 evil spirits and beasts now, let alone level 12 or 13 ones.

This level of danger is beyond his ability to stage an accident; even appearing within five kilometers of such an evil beast would be extremely perilous.

"We can't go into the underground world beneath the Imperial Palace. Let's look around for any other metals."

"Getting some level 10 or 11 metal would also be helpful."

Cao Fengqi thought to himself.

He planned to explore the area, acquire any resources he could, and then return to reality to exchange them for Transcendent Source Metal from Old Deng and the others.

"Once I get my hands on a level 11 Wind-Swept Broken Blade, I can go back to my previous location and deal with the Corpse Person that are trying to surround me."

Cao Fengqi was making plans in his mind.

The Guilou dug around the area, and he followed behind, scanning the surroundings.

"Huh, there really is level 11 metal."

"There are level 12 players too!"

Soon, Cao Fengqi scanned some more resources, and when he rushed over, they were all metals.

This also made him marvel at how many treasures were hidden beneath the imperial palace.

The resources he acquired were clearly just 'junk' that the Mechanical Empire's royal family wouldn't even look at.

After searching the entire area beneath the imperial palace, they obtained over 5,000 jin of level 11 metal and about 3,000 jin of level 12 metal.

"Not bad, not bad, that's quite a haul."

Cao Fengqi was very satisfied with these gains. With a thought, he returned to the shelter.

I sent the arrow tower's attributes to Sister Fenghua and explained the situation.

Cao Fengqi wasn't in a hurry to get a reply from Sister Fenghua.

Arriving at the Witch Sea downstairs, I saw that the battle pet in the Insect Nest Ten Thousand Gu Pool was still leveling up.

Yesterday, he hunted down more than twenty level 10 Corpse Person.

"However, since I kept all the level 10 souls, I won't be able to gain many more level 10 battle pets."

Cao Fengqi muttered to himself.

To upgrade the Wind-Swept Broken Blade to level 11, you need not only level 11 metal, but also level 10 soul.

The Wind-Swept Broken Blade is a special weapon; forging a level 9 Wind-Swept Broken Blade requires Wind-Crushing Stone and 10 level 8 Souls.

To upgrade to level 11, you need 10 level 10 souls.

Twenty Wind-Swept Broken Blade can equal 200 level 10 souls.

"The founder of the Twin Star Sect was able to be invincible among his peers, and even fight against opponents of higher levels, not only because of the power of his Art of Wind and Thunder, but also because the resources required for the Wind-Swept Broken Blade were extremely absurd."

Cao Fengqi sighed inwardly.

However, compared to the increase in strength, this expenditure is within an acceptable range.

This upgrade is more cost-effective than upgrading battle pets.

After all, once he possesses 20 level 11 Wind-Swept Broken Blade and forms the Dragon of Wind and Thunder, he will be truly invincible at level 11.

With the added blessing of the Golden Lotus Mysterious Flame, he could easily kill ordinary level 11 evil beasts.

Therefore, Cao Fengqi plans to focus his next upgrade on the Wind-Swept Broken Blade technique.

"Cao Fengqi."

A few hours later, as Cao Fengqi leisurely sunbathing and enjoying the sea breeze on the beach, Sister Fenghua's voice suddenly rang out.

"Hmm? Sister Fenghua, have you asked Lao Deng if Tianbei needs arrow towers? If not, I'll make a deal with Demon Capital and Capital."

The Xu Family's Transcendent Shelter was only two kilometers away from the Cao Family's, a very close distance for them.

Upon seeing her arrival, Cao Fengqi smiled and asked.

"Yes, of course I want it."

Xu Fenghua nodded.

She was utterly shocked when she saw the arrow tower attributes that Cao Fengqi had sent her after she exited the Lost Land.

Putting everything else aside, the 40 tons of level 10 metal needed to build the entire arrow tower is an astronomical figure for the entire Tianbei Base City.

If Tianbei had this arrow tower, even places guarded by twenty or thirty level 10 evil beasts could be conquered.

Relatively speaking, 18 pieces of Transcendent Source Metal are not much.

"Here, these are 18 pieces of Transcendent Source Metal. Here you go."

Xu Fenghua asked impatiently, "Where is your arrow tower located?"

"At home, Sister Fenghua, don't be in such a hurry. Sit down and rest for a bit; the scenery here is quite nice."

Cao Fengqi smiled and said to her.

"I'm not as carefree as you. Come on, let's go."

Xu Fenghua pulled him up abruptly. "The situation is getting increasingly tense. We need to quickly conquer these valuable locations and increase our strength."

"..."

Cao Fengqi nodded helplessly. "Alright, alright."

The two arrived at the Witch Sea, the shelter of the Cao Family, where a level 10 arrow tower, over 30 meters high, stood prominently in front of them.

Xu Fenghua looked over, her eyes lighting up, and excitedly went over to touch it.

"Oh, Sister Fenghua, I wish you were this kind to it as you are to me."

Cao Fengqi looked at it and spoke slowly.

"Snort."

Xu Fenghua gave him a light shout, immediately put it away, and waved her hand. "I'm leaving, I have other things to do."

"So heartless?"

Seeing her leave directly, Cao Fengqi asked speechlessly.

Xu Fenghua ignored him and quickened her pace toward her home.

His father was still waiting for him. Besides, if their team had this powerful weapon, they would be able to conquer several places they couldn't handle before.

At that time, they will not only reap huge rewards, but their father's strength will also be able to rise to level 10, and even their own strength will be able to rise to level 10.

Cao Fengqi watched the beautiful figure disappear quickly into the distance and shook his head.

"Sister Fenghua is truly a strong woman."

He murmured to himself, a smile appearing on his face as he looked at the Transcendent Source Metal in his hand.

While waiting for Return to the Herd to cool down these past two days, he had already finished forging the Wind-Swept Broken Blade, and also completed the ones that Senior Sister He and the others had asked him to forge.

"I currently only have 25 level 10 souls, so I'll upgrade two of them first."

"Having two would significantly improve one's strength."

"Furthermore, with the Golden Lotus Mysterious Flame I've obtained, I can venture back into that area of Corpse Person. Even if I can't kill those two level 11 evil beasts, it will be enough for me to protect myself and retreat safely."

Cao Fengqi took out Transcendent Source Metal, Wind-Swept Broken Blade, Level 10 Soul, and Level 11 Metal, and began to fuse and enhance them.

[Wind-Swept Broken Blade: Level 11]

[Effect 1: A specially customized weapon of level 11 Perfect quality, fused with Transcendent Source Metal.]

[Effect 2: Special weapons can be integrated into spells without affecting elemental composition.]

[Effect 3: Possesses unparalleled Armor Piercing and sharpness, and great speed.]

[Effect 4: Can unleash metallic properties, attacking all targets within a kilometer radius with sharp blades. Recharge time: 15 minutes.]

[Effect 4: Durability comparable to level 12 equipment and weapons.]

In less than ten minutes, the two level 11 Wind-Swept Broken Blade were upgraded.

Cao Fengqi looked at the weapon's attributes and a smile appeared on his face.

Special weapons have slightly different attributes from normal weapons, but once integrated into the Art of Wind and Thunder, their destructive power is extremely terrifying!