X-Dragon Era-Chapter 251 - 196-198: The Emergence of the Divine Artifact

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After a year and a half of continuous flight, Xin Yun had completely merged with Yinglong, thoroughly mastering all of Yinglong’s qualities and abilities, and had figured out Yinglong’s utmost limit.

Beyond that, his strength had increased by three stars, but the most important thing was the training he had undergone with the Supreme Yang Fire. Not only had the power of his Thunderbolt doubled, but even that strand of Ultimate Yang Power contained within his Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms had also improved twofold.

However, the real change in strength was only part of the story... Over the past year and a half, Xin Yun’s primary goal wasn’t to enhance his strength, but to amass a fortune amidst the financial storm!

In that time, Xin Yun had traveled across over a hundred cities, completing over a hundred loans, and by now, he possessed more than 2 million Gold Ingots. When converted into Gold Coins, that amounted to over 20 billion!

By now, Xin Yun had visited nearly all of the major cities in the region. Although more cities lay beyond, the time it would take to reach them was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Though Xin Yun had delayed two years due to his studies, the time wasn’t wasted. As the saying goes, ’sharpening the axe will not interfere with chopping wood.’ In fact, his flight speed had increased tenfold. So, despite the year and a half delay, he had gained a significant advantage.

If he had started rushing around at full speed from the moment he was reborn, he might have only managed to visit twenty or thirty cities by now. But he had covered more than a hundred cities, and that made all the difference.

Although he would have liked to secure a few more loans, time waits for no one. The economic storm had already begun to ripple, and the Money Shops had all closed their lending channels. Until the financial turmoil settled, Xin Yun could no longer use this strategy.

Despite the storm having passed and the inability to use this method to make money anymore, Xin Yun didn’t feel disappointed at all because there was something even more important waiting for him to do.

Ever since his rebirth, Xin Yun had been fixated on the top-ranked Divine Artifact from his previous life. Considering his studies, strength, and various other factors, Xin Yun had to temporarily abandon the pursuit. But now, the time had finally come. With Yi Luo Xiang and Yan Qingying’s assistance, he was ready to embark on that journey.

The thought of that supremely mighty Divine Artifact made Xin Yun tremble with excitement. This life, the artifact would be his. Especially after the frenzied accumulation of wealth during this financial storm, he had earned enough to restore its basic capabilities.

Of course, ’basic capabilities’ meant that it could only exhibit the most primitive, fundamental, and simplest powers. Compared to its full potential, those powers were probably only a billionth as strong, and incomplete at that, possessing only one type of ability.

However, a Divine Artifact is still a Divine Artifact. Despite the difficulty of unlocking it, Xin Yun had witnessed its power.

In fact, even before he started his journey a year and a half ago, Xin Yun had determined his purpose. So, all along the way, although it seemed haphazard, everything was well arranged. When Xin Yun secured his last loan, he was only a half-month’s journey away from the location of the Divine Artifact—at his current speed, that is.

After preparing their daily necessities and food, the trio set off once more, heading toward Tongtian Mountain where the Divine Artifact was located.

The so-called Tongtian Mountain was, in fact, the largest mountain in the world. No one knew its true height because no one had ever been able to reach its peak. Thus, the mountain was named Tongtian Mountain. The future top-grade Divine Artifact was hidden in a mine at the foot of this very mountain.

Without any incidents along the way, the three of them quickly arrived at the foot of Tongtian Mountain in the Mining City of Tongtian. This mega-city was noteworthy for being under the control of the Po Kong Clan. In fact, all the areas surrounding Tongtian Mountain were Po Kong territory. Xin Yun and his companions were essentially walking into the lion’s den.

In his previous life, the number one Divine Artifact belonged to Po Kong. It was initially unearthed from their family’s mine, and naturally, it was supposed to belong to them.

To avoid drawing attention, the trio descended quietly into the dark outskirts of Tongtian City. Then, using the night as cover, they entered the city and settled in its largest inn.

Once they were in the inn, Xin Yun immediately instructed the two girls to go into seclusion for cultivation. They were not to come out unless the inn caught fire, or something of similar severity occurred. As for Xin Yun himself, he had more important matters to attend to. Discover hidden content at novelbuddy

Given Xin Yun’s instructions, the two girls naturally wouldn’t refuse. Although they did not know what he was up to, they obediently agreed.

Over the next two days, Xin Yun scouted the city, gathering two sets of ragged clothes, full of patches and holes, utterly filthy and reeking. After bidding the girls farewell, Xin Yun changed into these clothes and made himself look particularly dirty before heading toward the mining tunnels.

Tongtian City was a Mining City focused on its mines, built right outside of the mining tunnels that produced bronze.

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With a face covered in dust, Xin Yun, dressed in his shabby outfit, staggered to the entrance of the mine and spoke weakly to the guard, "Uncle, could you give me something to eat? I haven’t had any food for three days!"

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