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As the auction and selection events came to an end, the flow of cultivators between Xian City and Mist City gradually decreased. Spirit Beast Manor transitioned from a dozen carriages and eight White Eagles to a single carriage with one sculpture. When Xu Feng returned to Xian City, Spirit Beast Manor was preparing to change to seven at a time.
In preparation for the gathering in Mist City a month later, Xu Feng requested a communication spirit stone from Spirit Beast Manor and arranged a meeting place.
Having not yet received any communication from Zhou Ba, Xu Feng found an inn near Zhou Ba's shop to stay in. After several competitions, he was physically and mentally exhausted, especially after the final battle with Fan Renjian, which nearly drained him.
After taking some time to rest, Xu Feng finally had the energy to organize his thoughts.
His original plan was to gather information about New Moon Sect in Xian City, hoping to find an opportunity to deliver the Jade Box to Qiu Wuling. Based on the introduction of Heroes of the Fragrant Nation, there must have been significant events involving Jin Liaoyuan, Qiu Wuling, and Wuhua Island. The Square Leaf Grass in that box was the Antidote for One Hundred Years of Solitude; if Qiu Wuling had been poisoned without the Antidote, he would have died over a hundred years ago.
Clearly, Qiu Wuling was not dead and had even taken on a promising disciple, Cai Shujun, who established his foundation at the age of nineteen.
Given this situation, it seemed wise to put aside matters concerning Qiu Wuling for now. Approaching him recklessly could be dangerous; Xu Feng still knew nothing about Jin Liaoyuan's relationship with him. If they were enemies, he would be walking into a trap.
During his trip to Mist City, Xu Feng's weaknesses in regular combat had already been exposed. Without being able to use Superior Spirit Tools or Archery Skills, if he encountered a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator with similar equipment, he would have no choice but to rely on Five Elements Power and fight desperately. Even then, he might only win by a narrow margin; if his opponent fought with determination or had companions, it would likely be Xu Feng who ended up dead.
Moreover, during the auction, he had attracted the attention of some interested parties. Few cultivators could afford to spend a million on spiritual tools; while Golden Core Stage Cultivators might not care, there were certainly many thieves like Zhou Hai who would take notice. It was uncertain whether someone might follow him back to Xian City.
What was urgent now was to strengthen his abilities. Among the Earth-Level Cultivation Methods, only Fire and Earth elements were available for use; the other three elements could only utilize Human Level martial skills for now. With more than a month left until the Liuxiang Immortal Path Conference, he could not afford to do anything else during this time—he needed to focus solely on cultivation.
Xu Feng had already mastered the Control Vein Technique quite well. Coupled with the benefits of Five Elements mutual generation, even in Five Elements Cultivation, he was confident that within a month he could reach the first layer of Jinxi's Thousand Miles Kill. Based on past experiences, once he broke through this challenging point of Jinxi, other Cultivation Methods would progress smoothly.
After practicing Thousand Miles Kill for two days, on the third afternoon, Zhou Ba finally shattered the communication spirit stone. Xu Feng finished his cultivation and got up; it took him only five minutes to reach Zhou Ba's shop.
"Senior, you are here..." Xu Feng's sudden arrival surprised Zhou Ba. "I thought you wouldn't arrive until at least Ming Cai."
Xu Feng did not hide it from him and said, "I've been in Xian City these past few days waiting for my goods."
Zhou Ba chuckled and replied, "I hope I won't disappoint you." He then walked to the front door and closed it.
The shop became significantly darker inside as Zhou Ba said, "To avoid affecting your bow testing, I will close for today." He then took out a storage bag and handed it to Xu Feng. "Please take a look."
Xu Feng accepted the storage bag and reached inside to pull out a blue exquisite bow.
The bow is not long, similar in size to the "Sadness" bow. The grip has several anti-slip grooves, and the two powerful bow limbs are made of an unknown material. The bow has a significant curve, resembling a crescent moon.
As Xu Feng gazes at it, Zhou Ba explains, "The arrow shaft is made from five hundred years of shattered gold wood, the bow limbs are crafted from meteorite iron, and the bowstring is made from the tendons of a Fifth-Grade Monster Wild Rhinoceros. The bow body is composed of thirteen powerful formations, increasing its attack power by eighty percent."
Eighty percent! This qualifies as a Superior Spirit Tool!
The level of a spirit tool is primarily determined by its multipliers for attack and defense. A Low-Grade Spirit Tool increases power by ten to thirty percent, a mid-grade spirit tool increases it by forty to sixty percent, a Superior Spirit Tool boosts it by seventy to one hundred percent, and tools that exceed one hundred percent are no longer considered spirit tools but are referred to as treasures.
If the power increase exceeds one hundred percent, it equates to having an attack strength comparable to that of a master. In such cases, who is the guest and who is the host? When spirit tools surpass one hundred percent under the deliberate arrangement of a refiner, they can produce Spirit Weapons, forming treasures with recognition functions. The refinement of treasures is extremely difficult; the Liuxiang Kingdom does not have any refiners capable of creating treasures.
This bow's eighty percent increase in attack power is average among Superior Spirit Tools, but as a means of ranged attack, its significance is greatly enhanced.
Imagine facing an opponent of equal rank suddenly attacking you with nearly double their strength while using blunt force—do you think you could evade it?
"This bow is named Chasing the Moon," Zhou Bayi introduces while swallowing nervously. "It's just unfortunate that my cultivation is too low; I can't draw this bow at all and will never have the fortune to use it."
"Chasing the Moon, what a nice name," Xu Feng says as he strokes the bow's body, feeling multiple overlapping formations arranged according to unique patterns.
"What about arrows?" Xu Feng asks eagerly, wanting to try shooting.
"Arrows? No, there are none," Zhou Ba laughs. "This bow doesn't require arrows; it's a no-arrow bow."
"A no-arrow bow!" Xu Feng exclaims in delight, realizing that such a bow could be crafted. Now he wouldn't have to worry about running out of arrows or the risks associated with making them.
Before he was certain he could sweep through the Liuxiang Kingdom, Xu Feng dared not let anyone know he was an expert archer. Archery is difficult to master, and there are very few cultivators who use arrows; it would be easy for others to guess his identity, making it impossible for him to hide.
As he grips the bowstring and slowly pulls it back, the thirteen formations on the bow activate. Xu Feng feels his spiritual energy flowing rapidly into the bow as it deforms.
When the bow reaches its full moon shape, a fire-red arrow aura forms in the center of the bow, with its blue body contrasting against the red arrow energy—like an extremely dangerous exclamation mark.
As soon as Xu Feng relaxes his finger, this arrow aura will shoot out like a meteor from Chasing the Moon.
The formations on the bow are combined formations that include force borrowing formations, energy storage formations, and enhancement formations. As soon as someone pulls back on the bowstring, it activates the force borrowing formation, 'borrowing' some spiritual energy from the archer and condensing it into an arrow aura through the energy storage formation before finally launching it with the enhancement formation.
After this arrow, Xu Feng's spiritual power would be irretrievable. Based on the strength of his spiritual power, Xu Feng estimated that he could shoot a maximum of ten arrows with this bow. After ten arrows, his spiritual power would be nearly exhausted, which translates to two arrows per unit of spiritual energy.
Considering the recovery rate of his spiritual energy, he would need at least ten minutes to recover after shooting ten arrows. For a cultivator, that amount of time would be enough to kill a hundred people.
Xu Feng drew the bow four more times, producing four arrows of different colors. After releasing the bowstring, the arrow energy transformed back into spiritual power and returned to his Dantian.
"What a great bow!" Xu Feng was very satisfied with the Moonchaser Bow. "How much is it?"
"Senior, you prepaid two hundred thousand last time and need to pay an additional six hundred thousand spiritual stones," Zhou Ba quoted the price. "Typically, Superior Spirit Tools are around six hundred thousand, but this bow is custom-made, and the materials and time involved are quite costly, hence the price."
Without hesitation, Xu Feng took out six hundred thousand spiritual stones and handed them to Zhou Ba. He understood the difference between bulk and retail pricing.
"Thank you!" Zhou Ba accepted the storage bag filled with spiritual stones.
"If I need anything else, I'll come back to find you," Xu Feng said casually. Zhou Ba was taken aback and replied, "That would be wonderful; the Zhou family welcomes you anytime."
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