Chapter 736 - 475: The Second Witch God Stone, Choosing a Blade! (Double - )_2

Chapter 736: Chapter 475: The Second Witch God Stone, Choosing a Blade! (Double Chapter)_2

He judged that only by obtaining more Witch God Stone Fragments could he further access more of the Witch Race’s inherited content.

And now, the second piece of Witch God Stone Fragment has finally appeared!

How could this not excite his heart?

Song Changming flipped his hand and took out a Great Demon Heart Core, pushing it to Xi Yanxue.

"As an exchange, madam, please accept this."

He didn’t want to take advantage of others without giving something in return, especially since this person was Su Qingqing’s biological mother. A proper gift in return was necessary.

"No need for this, this stone is useless to me, just consider it a token of appreciation on behalf of Qingqing." Xi Yanxue shook her head and said.

The Great Demon Heart Core was much more valuable to her than this hard stone.

Because of Su Qingqing, she also didn’t want to take advantage of Song Changming.

"Madam, please take it as a reciprocal gift. These stones are of great use to me. I hope you will look out for more in the future, and please do not refuse." Song Changming said, not intending to take back the Great Demon Heart Core.

Seeing Song Changming insist, Xi Yanxue felt somewhat embarrassed but eventually accepted the Great Demon Heart Core.

The Great Demon Heart Core was very useful for her cultivation, and if used well, it could significantly enhance her Demon Path practice.

She was also determined to help Song Changming pay attention to such strange stones in the future.

After a round of hospitality, the four did not linger much longer. Once they confirmed that the remaining great demons had scattered and the coalition besieging Fox Mountain had collapsed, they set off on their journey back.

The Fox Race had also made a promise regarding their stance, willing to advance or retreat with the Human Race and would also assist them in gaining support from other foreign races in the Demon Realm.

In a little while, they would send special envoys to the Cloud Emperor City to meet with Emperor Yun to discuss details, which had nothing to do with Song Changming and the others.

Traversing Feng Province again, they did not encounter the Cold Evil Wind this time, and after a dozen days, the four returned to Yun Province amidst the wind and sand.

Feeling the warm and bright sun, the gentle breeze, and the colorful clouds, there was no more wind and sand from Feng Province nor the pervasive demon qi from Yuan Province.

Even Li Xuan couldn’t help but sigh softly.

"Still, the environment in our own Yun Province is the most pleasant..."

After hearing this, Song Changming also agreed.

In reality, the Shui Village in Miao Province also had very nice scenery and environment.

If Yuan Province didn’t have so many Demon Race inhabitants, its vibrant and life-force-rich environment could also be quite refreshing.

Even Feng Province, with its wind and sand, had a unique charm in its oasis treasures.

But as long-term residents of Yun Province, they would naturally feel that their homeland was the most beautiful.

After entering Yun Province, the four first headed to the Cloud Emperor City to make their report to Prince Cui, relaying the results of their mission.

This was also Song Changming’s second time meeting the legendary Emperor Yun.

Emperor Yun was still as extraordinary as ever, youthful and exceptionally heroic.

Especially with his Emperor’s Qi, which was uniquely unmatched and commanded respect.

"Very well, you have worked hard on this journey." Emperor Yun gazed downward, looking at the four who came to report back, quite satisfied with Prince Cui’s report results.

Completing the mission so smoothly and without incident was also a testament to the capabilities of the four.

Emperor Yun decided to reward the four for their task.

Prince Cui and Li Xuan requested funds for territorial development, while Hong Zhen sought an elusive elixir he had been searching for in vain.

After a slight pause, Song Changming decided to ask for a more suitable Spirit Saber.

Most noble families favored the sword, regarding Sword Dao as the grand path, and since many powerful figures hailed from such families, there were fewer people using sabers compared to swords.

Where there is a need, there is a market, and perhaps because of this, the number of known Spirit Swords in the world far exceeds that of Spirit Sabers and other Spiritual Artifacts.

Therefore, asking for a suitable high-level Spirit Saber was not an easy task.

Since he couldn’t find one externally, he simply used the opportunity of meeting Emperor Yun to request a high-quality suitable Spirit Saber as a reward.

Emperor Yun seemed to have quite an impression of Song Changming, learning of his request, and said with a smile, "You can follow Prince Cui to my knife collection, and choose any Spirit Saber you like."

Prince Cui was somewhat surprised, seemingly not expecting Emperor Yun to agree so readily.

After leaving the Cloud Palace, Prince Cui took Song Changming to a towering pagoda not far from the main hall.

On top of the pagoda, the words "Sword Tower" were inscribed.

And there were eighteen such similar pagodas, all private weapon collections of Emperor Yun, each storing a different type of weapon and gathering the world’s finest.

"His Majesty has always loved collecting weapons, allowing you into the Sword Tower to choose is his greatest favor to you, no one else has ever received such treatment." Prince Cui said to Song Changming.

"I am truly overwhelmed by the favor." Song Changming nodded and replied.

Outside of the Sword Tower, there was a guard who, after seeing Prince Cui’s imperial decree from Emperor Yun, allowed the two to enter.

"This really is..."

Upon entering, they saw rows upon rows of Spirit Sabers laid out, much like bulk goods in a wholesale mall, so plentiful it was dazzling.

These were all genuine Spiritual Treasures, and at least of Middle Grade or higher!

Any one of these, once entering the Martial Realm, would make numerous swordsmen envious, and revered as Divine Weapons.

And such Divine Weapons; just on the first level of the Sword Tower, there were dozens!

And the Sword Tower had five levels!

Song Changming had imagined that with Emperor Yun’s highest position amongst the Human Race, any collection would surely open his eyes, but he hadn’t expected there would be so many.

"So this is the collection of a top-tier collector worldwide..." Song Changming mused to himself.

"Among the eighteen towers, the Sword Tower has the most collection, and this Sword Tower comes second, since His Majesty has already said you’re free to choose, feel free to look around, I’ll wait for you here." Prince Cui glanced at those Spirit Sabers and said.

Perhaps having heard of it before, or maybe having been here once, Prince Cui looked quite calm after entering.

He himself used a sword, following the path of Sword Dao, so naturally, he wasn’t as interested in these Spirit Sabers as Song Changming was.

"Alright." Song Changming agreed, stepping in and casting his gaze over each Spirit Saber one by one.

Each Spirit Saber possessed extraordinary qualities, some with evil qi concentrated like the Netherworld Ghost Saber, some roaring like tigers and dragons, with dominant sword spirits, and others with azure blade moon shadows, enveloped in its own aura.

Just on this level, Song Changming quickly picked out several Spirit Sabers that felt comfortable and satisfactory to him.

However, he wasn’t in a hurry to choose and continued upwards.

Every level housed dozens of Spirit Sabers, with hundreds in total over five floors!

There were Middle Grade Spirit Sabers, Top-Grade Spirit Sabers, and even Top Grade Treasure Sabers!

Having seen so many, the Middle Grade Spirit Sabers gradually failed to impress Song Changming.

His gaze lingered only on those Top Grade or Top Grade Treasure Sabers.

Suddenly, while on the fifth floor, as Song Changming passed a row of stored Spirit Sabers, one of them trembled abruptly, as if it wanted to break free from restraint.

The commotion naturally caught Song Changming’s extra attention.

"Hmm..." Song Changming looked over.

This saber, with a silver-white handle, had little ornamentation, a pitch-black straight blade, exuding a menacing edge.

The black and white contrast, and perhaps influenced by the blade, the silver-white of the metallic handle also seemed exceptionally dark.

Strangely enough, though this saber wasn’t in the style of a big saber, nor did it look heavy, Song Changming still felt an unusual sense of weightiness.

It was like seeing a mountain range, an abyss, high and unattainable, deep and unfathomable.

As if aware that Song Changming was continuously watching it, the long saber became even more ’excited’, making more noise.

It was as if a ferocious beast was roaring at Song Changming, or perhaps calling for his help.

Song Changming, seeing this, reached out to touch it, grasping the handle.

Surprisingly, the handle did not feel as cold as metal typically does; instead, it felt blazing hot at this moment.

Buzz!

Song Changming was amazed to find his own Sword Intent being passively activated by this Spirit Saber.

And this wasn’t just any Sword Intent, it was the most powerful ’Silent Saber’ Intent among his current Sword Tao accomplishments!

This was the first time something like this had happened.

The sense of annihilating heaven and earth instantly enveloped the entire Sword Tower, causing Prince Cui on the first floor to frown, looking up with some confusion.

"What is Changming doing?"

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