Chapter 65, Mysterious Beast Skin (Part 7)

  For several days, Qin Hao had been busy with the method of refining instruments. The fan he wanted to refine was not trivial, but after searching through the ancient scriptures in the library, he couldn't find a suitable method. Qin Hao became worried and anxious, as instrument refinement required flames to melt and purify, but he didn't have divine power or wasn't an accomplished cultivator, unable to harmonize with the grand trend of heaven, earth, and fire, making it impossible for him to refine instruments.

  However, thinking of the mysterious and nameless Taoist, Qin Hao suddenly understood. He went to Ri Feng again. When the mysterious and nameless Taoist heard that Qin Hao had come, he was somewhat evasive, wanting to say that he was in seclusion. But Qin Hao didn't pay attention to the gatekeeper at all, and directly rushed in. The mysterious and nameless Taoist still had to smile and entertain him. Qin Hao also didn't beat around the bush, and directly said everything he wanted.

  "What? You want to refine equipment? Do you need a top-grade Yuan Stone?" Xuan Wuming was somewhat skeptical, thinking that Qin Hao wouldn't try to run off with the Yuan Stone.

  "Alright, I'll also trouble you to refine a Human Flame Symbol for me. You know that I'm a Body Refiner, and I can't grasp the grand trend of Heaven and Earth Fire." Qin Hao said with embarrassment.

  "You're right, you're stronger than the accomplished cultivators of the Mystic Door. If you weren't, the Supreme Elders would be so ashamed they'd kill themselves!" Xuan Wumo thought to himself, but instead said with a mouthful of agreement: "This top-grade Human Dao yuan stone, I don't have it. Originally, I had one, which contained the great momentum of water, and I used it to break through the Human Dao. If not for that, I would have already become a corpse."

  "Impossible! The Xuanmen doesn't even have a single top-grade Human Dao Yuan Stone, how can they be so poor?" Qin Hao didn't believe it, and he knew that Xuan Wuming was being stingy, so he would definitely have to persuade him for a while.

  "You think that the original stone of humanity's upper rank is just a trivial matter, but every single piece of humanity's original stone contains the grand trend of humanity. This is something that even cultivators of humanity can't easily obtain! And it's best if you use a spiritual stone that contains the grand trend of fire to refine your equipment, this way I won't have to help you refine the human fire symbol." Xuan Wumo pushed everything away cleanly, in reality, he didn't have any.

  "Got it, aren't you just spouting nonsense? Where am I supposed to find it? I've been the successor of the Mystic Sect for so long, but I haven't gained any benefits. I even helped you guys gain face, and now you won't even give me this small thing? That's too stingy!" Qin Hao pretended to be angry, trying to probe Xuan Wuming.

  Xuan Wuming was a thousand-year-old fox spirit, how could he not see what Qin Hao was up to? He was just worried that Qin Hao would really take the Ling Stone away, and at that time, the Xuan Gate would suffer a great loss.

  "Are you worried that I'll roll up my things and leave?" Qin Hao said what Xuan Wuming was thinking.

  "This, of course not..." Xuan Wuming originally wanted to say "of course not", but Qin Hao waved his hand: "I said, I'm taking this yuan stone to refine equipment, and if I wanted to leave, I would have left with my master a long time ago. I believe that even if I were to pester him, Master wouldn't be able to do anything about it. You see the logic in that, don't you?"

  Upon hearing this, Xuan Wuming pondered for a moment. What Qin Hao said was indeed reasonable, but an unaccomplished cultivator like himself claiming to refine equipment would likely be met with skepticism by anyone he told. Without the power of heaven and earth, how could he possibly refine equipment? Without divine might, how could he inscribe array patterns? Could it be that he would have to rely solely on his own abilities, using his qi and blood as substitutes? This was absolutely impossible, which is why Xuan Wuming had his doubts. Throughout history, countless body cultivators had emerged, not a few of whom were geniuses with unparalleled talent. If even they couldn't use their qi and blood to refine equipment, then how could he?

  Only after a Refiner has achieved the Dao can they truly display their talents, and almost surpass the Divine Storage cultivators. However, there is this abnormal Qin Hao who not only surpasses Refiners but also dares to challenge those of higher cultivation levels. Nevertheless, Qin Hao possesses the Divine Pulse, so it's hard to say otherwise; moreover, he is the only one in history to have achieved this feat.

  "Alright, I don't have the Yuanshi, but I know someone who does." Xuán Wú Míng believed Qin Hao. Although Qin Hao's claim to refine equipment was a bit unbelievable, Qin Hao's character was evident from his attitude towards Mingyue Xiang - this kind of person would gain respect from others, and he would return it tenfold; conversely, if someone treated him poorly, he would not hesitate to retaliate.

  "Who?" Qin Hao asked, he also knew that the top-grade Yuan Stone was precious and some sects might not even have a middle-grade one. Qin Hao had only been trying his luck. He hadn't expected to actually find one by digging deeper.

  "And it's still a top-quality yuan stone that contains the grand trend of human dao fire." Xuan Wumo continued to tease, Qin Hao raised his fist as if he was going to smash him, but Xuan Wumo just opened his mouth. If it were someone else, Xuan Wumo would have slapped him down with one palm, but Qin Hao is now equivalent to the ancestor of the Xuan Gate, and its revival depends on him, so any sacrifice is worth it.

  Even if Qin Hao didn't care about his seniority, he said: "It's just the Grand Elder of the Law Enforcement Pavilion, Sun. He is preparing to merge with the Great Fire Trend, but merging with the Great Fire Trend is much more difficult than merging with the Great Water Trend. This is what he has prepared for breaking through to the Human Dao. I'm telling you this, whether you can handle it or not is your business. The entire Xuanmen is just like this piece of land. This is also the last piece of top-grade Yuan Stone dug out from the Dragon Vein back then."

  Upon hearing this, Qin Hao did not hastily go to find Elder Sun, but instead pondered what he should exchange for the yuan stone, which he was determined to obtain.

  In a few breaths, Qin Hao suddenly understood and seemed to have thought of a way. However, he didn't plan on leaving but instead smiled at Xuan Wuming with a smile, saying "I've come, I can't go back empty-handed, I need to find something."

  Xuan Wuming was suddenly covered in goosebumps, and Qin Hao would have immediately left, but this guy just thought for a moment and had an air of confidence. He suddenly felt heartache for his treasure, but staring like that wasn't going to solve anything. Finally, Xuan Wuming winced in pain and said, "Speak up, what else do you want?"

  Upon hearing this, Qin Hao suddenly burst out laughing and rummaged through his sleeves for a moment before pulling out a piece of paper. He handed it to Xuan Wuming with an apologetic expression: "This is what I want; help me gather them."

  Xuan Wuming took over the things and looked at them, suddenly becoming stunned: "Purple Blood Gold, Phoenix Stone, Jiaolong Skin..."

  Is this going to refine the local weapon? All are those local divine materials, he doesn't even have a few human-grade ones, let alone local ones. Looking at Qin Hao, he really wants to call his ancestors, but he really doesn't have any. Thinking about it, he thought of a way. Anyway, Qin Hao must be thinking of playing around, so just use some substitutes.

  Xuan Wuming then took Qin Hao to the treasure trove of Ri Feng to find what he wanted.

  "This is my accumulation over the years, although there's no top-grade divine material in here, but there are a few things that can be substituted." Xuan Wumo said with his mouth, but in his heart he thought: "Anyway you don't have Void Jade, what can you take away?"

  "What's the point of just replacing it?" Qin Hao was disappointed for a moment, but thinking about the small door of Xuanmen, he suddenly felt relieved. Qin Hao said, "Okay, I'll just make do with it then."

  "Hmph..." Xuan Wú Míng finally couldn't take it anymore and directly said: "My little ancestor, you can find your way yourself, I won't accompany you."

  Xuan Wuming was overjoyed, but he didn't know what other demands Qin Hao would make if he stayed. He'd rather Qin Hao demolish the treasure trove than stay with him.

  "This old man, really." Qin Hao shook his head, but as soon as he entered the treasure trove, he found himself cheated. What kind of treasure trove was this? It was simply a pile of trash! The famous Shengdao weapons were all thrown here, what use were they to him? There were also some spiritual medicines, but they were all ordinary goods, completely different from Qin Hao's imagination.

  "You've cheated me, Xuan Wuming!" Qin Hao was very displeased in his heart. However, he didn't know that a small sect like the Xuan Gate already having such things was quite good enough. If he were to go to other small sects, it's likely that even these things would be hard to come by.

  However, Qin Hao finally found a few things. Originally, he wanted to refine an earth-shattering magic treasure, but now it seems hopeless: "It seems that there is only one way left, first find a few more and then talk about it, can't return empty-handed."

  Qin Hao was rummaging through the stuff, and found a few things that caught his eye. He wasn't alone, he also called out Xiao Meng. The two of them started digging through the treasures together. Xiao Meng's eyes were much sharper than Qin Hao's, and she picked up all the good stuff, leaving the bad ones aside. Just as Qin Hao was satisfied and ready to leave, Xiao Meng suddenly exclaimed: "Honey, look! What's that?"

  Qin Hao was taken aback, and he looked in the direction that Xiao Meng was pointing. A dusty animal hide appeared on a shelf, looking very inconspicuous, as if it had been used as a rag. But Qin Hao was overjoyed, and he asked Xiao Meng to take out the piece of hide that they had snatched from Kong Xuan's hands. He carefully took the hide from the shelf and brought it over.

  The originally ordinary beast skin suddenly emitted a stream of light, and the two pieces of beast skin were connected together, but only about the size of a palm. However, after being connected, there was no reaction. This magical scene even shocked Little Meng. Qin Hao picked up the beast skin again and found that the texture on it seemed clearer. Deep down, Qin Hao had a feeling that this beast skin carried a familiar and intimate aura.

  But apart from this aura, no matter how Qin Hao tried to use the beast skin, it seemed to have returned to normal, but who would still dare to believe that this beast skin was an ordinary object?

  "Never mind, let's put it away for now and study it later. This trip wasn't in vain after all." Qin Hao had Xiao Meng put the beast skin away, and then Xiao Meng disappeared on the spot. Qin Hao walked to the entrance, turned his head to take a look at the messy treasure trove, chuckled to himself, and left with big strides.

  Just after Qin Hao left, Xuan Wuming appeared at the entrance of the treasure house. Although he said that he didn't care about the broken jar, his heart was aching: "This guy left without even taking the Void Jade. He didn't take anything with him when he left, and even if he could carry something on his body, it wouldn't be much."

  Xuan Wuming comforted himself and pushed open the door, but what he saw in front of him made him thoroughly stunned. The treasure vault was a mess, with only a few pieces of trash left inside. It seemed that Qin Hao hadn't even spared those powerful weapons that had been cultivated for years, let alone the materials he had accumulated over the years. Now everything had been taken away by Qin Hao.

  "This guy is really something else." Xuan Wuming said so...