141: Chapter 141 The Sword of the King

The next half a month passed exceptionally peacefully, as if nothing had happened.

Both West Sea City and the Demon Beast Mountain Range returned to their former quiet state.

The cities that were destroyed during the beast tide had also begun to be rebuilt one after another, and West Sea City dispatched another group of Foundation Establishment Cultivators to serve as city lords.

As for the low-level Cultivators and ordinary commoners who died in that conflict, no one ever mentioned them again, as if they had never existed in this world.

White Cloud City also completed its reconstruction and returned to its previous appearance.

In the City Lord's Mansion, Wang Bin stood there, looking at Huang Youcai.

"Youcai, the Demon Beast Mountain Range is stable now.

For you, it's time to attempt the Foundation Establishment Stage. I guess you must have been prepared for a while, right?"

Wang Bin's voice was steady, making people feel at ease when they heard it.

Huang Youcai looked up, his eyes full of excitement, and nodded vigorously.

"Youcai, the Demon Beast Mountain Range is peaceful now.

It's time for you to Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage. You should have prepared yourself.

I'll give you two sets of insights for Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage, one is mine, and the other is from Du Xiaoyue's aunt.

I've also prepared one Foundation Establishment Pill, ten drops of Spirit Liquid, two Meridian Protection Pills, two Mind Nourishing Pills, and two Rejuvenation Pills for you.

Go to Cultivation Room Number Three for Foundation Establishment to Breakthrough! Don't worry about failure.

Go all out, and move forward bravely.

Even if you fail this time, it's fine; just rest for a few months and then try to Breakthrough again.

Healing Medicinal Pills and Foundation Establishment Pills are all sufficient. I will give you ten chances. If you still can't Breakthrough, you won't have time. Remember to write down your Breakthrough insights after successfully reaching Foundation Establishment.

Give a copy to me, and you can also keep one for your son!"

Wang Bin placed these items one by one in front of Huang Youcai.

Huang Youcai looked at these items, his hands trembling involuntarily. He knew in his heart that these things combined were worth at least two to three hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones. He had lived for eighty years and had never earned so many Spirit Stones.

He carefully put all the items away. Only then did he remember something else.

"City Lord, Chen Jun arrived in White Cloud City yesterday and is currently staying at my house. Would you like to see him?"

Huang Youcai asked tentatively.

"Mm, just tell him to come and find me. Don't worry about the rest; focus on preparing for your Foundation Establishment Breakthrough," Wang Bin said calmly.

"Yes, I'll go call him now, then go home to make arrangements, and then immediately go into seclusion!"

Huang Youcai quickly responded and hurried away.

A few minutes later, Chen Jun arrived. After ten years of not seeing him, Chen Jun had changed too much. If it weren't for the unchanged Aura on him, Wang Bin wouldn't have dared to recognize him.

Ten years ago, although Chen Jun was seventy years old, because he was a Cultivator, he looked like he was forty, and he was full of energy.

But looking at him now, he was completely a frail old man. Although he had tidied himself up, he had lost all his vitality.

Chen Jun looked at the City Lord, whose Aura was even more profound, and after a slight hesitation, he bowed and said,

"Your subordinate Chen Jun greets the City Lord!"

"En! I know you failed your Foundation Establishment Breakthrough. Come over here, and let me check your condition."

"Yes!"

Wang Bin checked Chen Jun's physical condition. Two of his Meridians seemed to have ruptured, and his Sea of Consciousness was also somewhat damaged. No wonder his vitality had declined so much.

"Your situation is not a big problem. With just two Rejuvenation Pills and two Mind Nourishing Pills, and half a year of recuperation, you can attempt Foundation Establishment again.

I have Rejuvenation Pills, Foundation Establishment Pills, and other such things here. Youcai should have told you that many Families actually have these things.

Since you're here, you should know what to do, right?"

Chen Jun looked at the Foundation Establishment Pill in Wang Bin's hand, his eyes filled with endless longing.

He was just a little bit away from successfully reaching Foundation Establishment during his last Breakthrough.

If he had just prepared one more Meridian Protection Pill and one more Mind Nourishing Pill at that time, he might have successfully reached Foundation Establishment.

Although he knew the situation now and could attempt Foundation Establishment again, he no longer had enough Spirit Stones to gather another Foundation Establishment Pill.

He didn't even have the Spirit Stones to buy Rejuvenation Pills and Mind Nourishing Pills to recover from his injuries.

Without another word, Chen Jun knelt down directly and raised his hand to make a vow:

"I, Chen Jun, with heaven and earth as my witness today, swear to be eternally loyal to the City Lord. If I ever go against my lord's command, I am willing to suffer heavenly lightning strikes, Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, Dantian shattering, Spiritual Root withering, and all my Cultivation being utterly destroyed."

Wang Bin looked at Chen Jun kneeling on the ground, and he sighed in his heart.

This was the first time he had seen Chen Jun kneel. Alas!

He hoped he would not have such a day himself.

"Alright, remember the oath you made. From now on, I'll see your performance!

You've also followed me for decades, and I know you inside and out. That's why I'm helping you.

Here are two Rejuvenation Pills, two Mind Nourishing Pills, three drops of Spirit Liquid, and ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Take these to recover your body first, and then take over the patrol duties of White Cloud City. Youcai will be in seclusion for his Foundation Establishment Breakthrough during this period, so don't disappoint me."

"Yes, your subordinate guarantees to complete the task!"

Chen Jun tremblingly accepted all the items, his gratitude towards the City Lord was beyond words.

In recent years, he had truly experienced the coldness of human relationships. Everything in the School followed rules, and only the City Lord and Huang Youcai were his true friends.

In the following days, Wang Bin spent his time Body Refining and Cultivating the Star Observation Art. The rest of his time was spent improving his "sea urchin" Lei Sha Pearl and researching "batteries."

The concept of a battery sounded simple but was troublesome to implement. After researching for a while with no results, he temporarily gave up.

However, the Lei Sha Pearl had been mostly modified.

He created an enlarged version of a pistol, with a barrel the size of a fist.

The bullet was composed of two Lei Sha Pearls, and the bullet was also made into a cylinder. Behind the cylinder was an ordinary Lei Sha Pearl.

The thrust generated by the explosion of this Lei Sha Pearl propelled the front Lei Sha Pearl to shoot out at high speed.

The front Lei Sha Pearl used was the "sea urchin" Lei Sha Pearl, but only the front was arranged with spikes made of obsidian.

When Wang Bin pressed the switch, the firing pin struck the first Lei Sha Pearl. The Lei Sha Pearl exploded inside the barrel, and the high-pressure gas accumulated within it propelled the front Lei Sha Pearl to shoot out at high speed along the barrel.

Essentially, it was replacing the bullet's primer and propellant with a small Lei Sha Pearl, as the gunpowder here was not powerful enough.

Although this modified Lei Sha Pearl gun was neither like a gun nor like a cannon, its speed was extremely fast.

Just this firing barrel itself was already a top-tier second-order Spiritual Artifact. Using inferior Materials would easily lead to a barrel explosion.

Looking at this great killing weapon in his hand, Wang Bin was overwhelmed with excitement. He finally had some means of self-preservation.

Actually, this weapon could only be considered a combined second-order Spiritual Artifact.

It was composed of a second-order Artifact Refining gun barrel, an ordinary Lei Sha Pearl, and a "sea urchin" Lei Sha Pearl.

Under normal circumstances, it could only kill a Foundation Establishment Cultivator with one shot.

However, the obsidian spikes installed on the front of the bullet made it possible to kill Golden Core cultivators.

Moreover, he could refine the two Lei Sha Pearls that made up the bullet and control their explosion timing with his Divine Sense.

The mechanism on this gun could also confuse enemies.

Wang Bin gave this gun a powerful name: Kings Sword. This way, it was both deceptive and imposing.

He had originally planned to name it "Wang's Creation," wasn't there a Hanyang-made one?

However, in the end, Kings Sword sounded more imposing.