Chapter 101: Automatic Acknowledgement of Ownership

  Self-identification

  Zhou Yuan saw that the damaged sword was none other than the Seven Flames Sword, famous throughout the Zhongzhou Continent. It was likely to be an existence beyond a Heavenly Artifact, and he felt somewhat moved. However, the price of 30,000 mid-grade yuan stones made Zhou Yuan feel distressed.

  He has now spent all his savings. Not to mention 30,000 yuan, even 300 yuan is hard for him to take out at the moment.

  But just at this moment, mutation broke out in life.

  The seven flames sword that was originally placed on the ground, unobtrusive and lifeless, suddenly burst forth with dazzling brilliance at this moment.

  Humm...

  The Seven Flame Sword floated up, due to the severe damage it had suffered, the Seven Flame Sword found it somewhat difficult to float, but eventually flew up and transformed into a stream of light, shooting towards Zhou Yuan.

  Zhou Yuan was still in shock and didn't have time to dodge, moreover, the Seven Flames Sword was a famous sword with great strength. Even though it had suffered heavy damage now, its power was still much stronger than Zhou Yuan's who was only at the Golden Core realm.

  Zhou Yuan didn't have time to dodge, and was stabbed by the Seven Flames Sword, leaving a not small wound on his arm, with fresh blood flowing out, dripping onto the body of the Seven Flames Sword, and instantly being absorbed away.

  "Ah, my sword! How did it automatically acknowledge a new master?! This is a huge loss!!!" The young sword seller was immediately shocked and lost his color. He wanted to go grab the sword, but at this moment, the Seven Flames Sword seemed to have used up all its strength, speeding away at an extreme velocity.

  The sword pierced through Zhou Yuan's arm, and after obtaining a drop of his blood, it transformed into a stream of light that entered Zhou Yuan's body and sank in.

  In an instant, Zhou Yuan saw a small sword full of cracks in his Tianmen, rising and falling. As soon as Zhou Yuan's mind moved, a stream of yuanqi immediately rushed into the Seven Flames Sword.

  Nourished by this primordial energy, in an instant, the Seven Flames Sword joyfully began to roam within Zhou Yuan's Heavenly Gate.

  "It's as expected, repairing these seven Flame Swords requires a massive amount of yuan force. I used one-tenth of my yuan force to nourish it, but surprisingly, I couldn't feel it being repaired. It seems that restoring it will take who-knows-how-long, but I have the War God's Magic Classics, so I'm sure that one day I'll be able to fully repair it. I really want to see what kind of quality these seven Flame Swords are as a magical artifact." Zhou thought excitedly.

  However, in the next moment, Zhou Yuan felt a pang of distress. The sword-selling youth was staring at him with anger, causing Zhou Yuan to smile bitterly.

  "This brother, you see... it's none of my business, it recognizes its own master, I don't even have the room to intervene, and besides, look at it, it's just a broken sword that can break anytime, it's not worth much money either, let's just forget about it..."

  "Alright?! You think I'm stupid? This sword is definitely not an ordinary thing. Do you have 30,000 yuan? Take it out, and this sword will be yours."

  Zhou Yuan shook his head and swung his sleeves, indicating that he had nothing in them.

  The young man's anger suddenly disappeared, and he let out a long sigh.

  "Since I got this sword, I knew that it was not an ordinary object. I often dreamt about it, and in my dreams, it would tell me to find a way to repair it. Although it was just a dream, I knew that the sword was trying to communicate with me, and it wasn't that I didn't want to repair it. As you can see, the yuan energy required to repair this sword is simply unimaginable. My cultivation level is too low, and I'm not capable of fulfilling its wishes. But I also don't want to let it suffer, so..."

  "So you want to sell it and let it fall into the hands of someone with real power, so that you can also gain a fortune, and this sword will have a chance to be restored?" Zhou Yuan asked.

  "Not bad, but I didn't expect it to automatically choose you as the master. It's quite spiritual, but I didn't think it would choose a third-rate mage like you. Looks like this sword has also gone senile after suffering heavy damage..."

  Zhou Yuan sneered inwardly, it was not confused, it knew that Zhou Yuan's body had the War God Magic Classic, which could allow him to recover in the shortest time and reach his former peak.

  So the Seven Flame Sword will automatically recognize its master.

  "Never mind, the treasure of the world belongs to those with virtue. This sword must have a great origin and it has chosen you as its master, representing its will. I cannot stop this, so from now on, this sword is yours. I hope you treat it well and help it with all your might, letting it recover one day, which will be of great assistance to you."

  Zhou Yuan nodded "Alright, since it has chosen me as its master, I will definitely go all out to repair it. You can rest assured on this point."

  The young man nodded slightly, and suddenly he smiled at Zhou Yuan, his figure gradually fading away, disappearing in an instant.

  Zhou Yuan was shocked and lost his color, he had just looked at this young man, who seemed to be only 14 or 15 years old, and his strength was also at the level of a practitioner. Now it seems that Zhou Yuan has misjudged him, what is the concept of suddenly disappearing out of thin air? Even if a Taoist master reaches the realm of Lingkong Xudu, he can only shock the void with his yuanqi to achieve flight, but wanting to disappear into thin air is an unknown high-level realm.

  "This person, doesn't seem simple at all. Looks like I misjudged him. Is he a Natural God Cultivator or not, still hard to say!!! This Seven Flames Sword chose me as its master, don't know if it's his deliberate arrangement, don't know if he's being kind or malicious, things aren't simple at all......" Zhou Yuan furrowed his brow in thought.

  He looked inward and found that the Seven Flames Sword had already lain dormant in his Heavenly Gate, Zhou Yuan no longer nourished it with yuan energy, as it was like a bottomless pit, any more yuan energy would be absorbed by it. Zhou Yuan was now at the critical moment of breaking through, every bit of yuan energy was precious, Zhou Yuan did not want to waste too much yuan energy, otherwise, he did not know when he could break through to the Killing Life Tribulation realm.

  "Unintentionally, I obtained the damaged Seven Flames Sword. I don't know if it's a good or bad thing, but I just hope that all of this isn't part of someone's deliberate plan. For now, let's not worry about this matter. With that youth's strength, if he were to plot against me, given my current realm, there would be no way for me to resist; he could kill me with just a flick of his finger. The most important thing right now is to break through to the Killing Life Realm. I'll go see Yang Chen and see if I can get the purple Ganoderma lucidum."

  Having made up his mind, Zhou Yuan quickly left the trading venue and headed towards the Holy Temple of the Sect Master. He knew that with Yang Chen's strength, he was definitely among the top three in the younger generation, without a doubt. The place where he lived must be very close to the Holy Temple of the Sect Master. As long as he went to that area and asked around slightly, he would know.

  Soon, Zhou Yuan arrived near the Holy Temple of the Teaching Master. As he had thought, Yang Chen was a very famous figure in the Natural Spirit Teaching. He just asked someone casually and knew where Yang Chen lived.

  Zhou Yuan walked for another short while before arriving at Yang Chen's doorstep.

  This is a courtyard that is neither big nor small, with the gate tightly locked and no guards. In the Natural God Religion, except for the Holy Temple of the Master and some forbidden places, even the Grand Priest has no guards, revealing another doctrine of the Natural God Religion: everything is equal.

  Knock knock knock...

  Zhou Yuan gently tapped on the copper door handle, the sound was not loud, but Zhou Yuan believed that with Yang Chen's strength, he would definitely be able to hear it.

  I don't know if Yang Chen is at home now.

  After knocking for a while and seeing no response, it seemed that Yang Chen was not at home. Zhou Yuan prepared to leave.

  Squeak...

  Suddenly, the door was slowly pulled open from inside, Zhou Yuan turned around and saw that the one who opened the door was Yang Chen.

  "Yang Chen, we meet again!!!" Zhou Yuan said with a smile. There was no personal grudge between him and Yang Chen; it was purely a matter of competing in the Fragmentation Technique, so there was no need to be awkward whenever they met.

  Yang Chen's face was visibly stunned, he hadn't expected that at this time, Zhou Yuan would come looking for him.

  "Is it you, Zhou Yuan? What brings you here?"

  "I've come to find you, I have a favor to ask!" Zhou Yuandao said, "I went to the trading venue to buy medicine, but one of the medicines was not available for purchase. However, they told me that you have it here, so I came to find you, hoping you can spare some."

  Yang Chen furrowed his brow, "You want purple Ganoderma lucidum?"

  Zhou Yuan nodded, "Exactly, I want to refine the elixir, but I'm missing a purple yam, don't know if you can..."

  "We just fought a battle, and I lost to you, losing face greatly. Are you so sure that you can get the purple Ganoderma from me? Setting aside the value of the purple Ganoderma, we don't have any relationship between us, on the contrary, there's some hostility. You come to find me, are you so confident that you can get the purple Ganoderma from my hands?"

  Zhou Yuan smiled wryly, "I naturally have no guarantee, but I believe you're not the kind of person who can't distinguish between public and private matters. Between us, it's purely a matter of cutting through the tricks, without any hatred. I believe you won't mix the two together. Moreover, the chips I've put out are quite enticing."

  "Oh? What chips?" Yang Chen said with interest.

  "I want to refine the Wang Dao Golden Elixir, one purple Ganoderma lucidum can be refined into two grains, I can give you one grain. Moreover, the effect of this Wang Dao Golden Elixir is much better than simply taking a single purple Ganoderma lucidum."

  Brothers, collect this one more time, and after a thousand years, I'll update again...