NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 428 - 428: Beast Taming Seal_1
Chapter 428: Chapter 428: Beast Taming Seal_1
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Though Qian Zongsheng was shocked, his heart was already ablaze with urgency. He secretly gave Xu Fan a wink and a nudge, signaling not to forget that he had his share too.
Xu Fan imperceptibly nodded his head and his lips moved slightly as he transmitted his voice quietly, “Minister Qian, don’t worry, your items are in the car and can be given to you at any time.”
Qian Zongsheng was surprised at heart, Xu Fan had managed to transmit his voice without being detected by Li Fuqiang, a figure of king status; truly impressive.
He too nodded subtly, his gaze returning to normal.
This information had to be kept secret. If it got out, it could be very troublesome. Worse, they might even lose their lives for the crime of concealing treasures.
After all, the value of Superior Martial Skills was so immense that it was simply priceless. Once the news leaked, it was inevitable that it would attract the strong from the Ancient Martial World to rob them.
Even though Qian Zongsheng was a Minister in the Flame Dragon Organization, his strength was ultimately limited. There were many in the Ancient Martial World who were more formidable than him, and under the intense lure of Superior Martial Skills, taking risks was not impossible.
Li Fuqiang took a few deep breaths, his eyes shining brightly as he looked at the six notebooks; with a swipe of his hand over the notebooks, they suddenly vanished.
“A storage magical artifact?”
Xu Fan was taken aback. This discovery was beyond his expectations. To think such an item could be found on Sea Blue Star, could there be a master here versed in the laws of space?
Even though in the Cultivation World, storage magical artifacts were common and essential items—comparable to how people on Sea Blue Star each had a mobile phone—with everyone owning either a storage ring, a storage belt, or at the very least a storage bag. Without one, it would be embarrassing to call oneself a cultivator.
There was no helping it. Cultivators needed to carry many items with them. Personal living items accounted for some of the load, but magic artifacts, magical treasures, medicinal herbs, ores, spirit stones, and the like were the bulk of it.
Storage magical artifacts were graded based on the space within them.
Small storage magical artifacts had only a few cubic meters, medium-sized ones had dozens of cubic meters, large ones had several hundred cubic meters, and extra-large ones had tens of thousands of cubic meters. As for even larger ones, they did exist.
Furthermore, lower grade storage magical artifacts were less stable, either easily destroyed in battle or at a high risk of losing items. In either case, it indicated that the items had entered the chaos of space, and even cultivators at the Tribulation Transcendence Stage would be helpless, never able to recover those items.
In his previous life, Xu Fan’s Xuanhuang Ring was naturally the highest quality storage magical treasure.
The space inside was no different from a small world, being over a hundred miles wide, with mountains, forests, rivers, and lakes. Most importantly, it could store and retrieve living creatures.
Therefore, Xu Fan had captured some interesting low-level demonic beasts to place inside for them to live and cultivate.
The primary factors influencing the quality of a storage magical artifact were the materials and the formation arrays used.
The materials served as the hardware, determining the characteristics and properties of the storage magical artifact. For instance, if made from Xuankong Jade Stone, it could store and retrieve living beings. If crafted from Myriad Demon Gold Stone, it would be extremely hard and difficult to damage.
The formation arrays were like software, determining its functions, such as the speed of storing and retrieving items, the internal rules, and the situation of spiritual energy absorption, among other aspects.
Thus, Xu Fan had spared no effort in creating his Xuanhuang Ring, not only using the top-grade materials Xuankong Jade Stone and Myriad Demon Gold Stone but also inscribing forty-nine top-tier formation arrays on the inside and thirty-six protective arrays on the outside.
Based on these two aspects, the Xuanhuang Ring had become a world of its own, possessing not only massive capacity and unmatched stability but also a complete set of natural laws operating within.
Having delved into storage treasures, Xu Fan immediately noticed something was amiss when Li Fuqiang used such an item, his gaze involuntarily falling on the watch on the man’s left wrist.
It seemed that this was no ordinary watch but one that had been modified by an expert, or perhaps specially customized.
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And Xu Fan instantly deduced that Li Fuqiang’s watch was the lowest-grade storage magical artifact, which caused such obvious energy fluctuations with so few items inside that it likely had only a few cubic units of space, and naturally, the engraved array was basic and crude.
At this thought, he couldn’t help but laugh silently, considering that the other party at least had that to use.
It seemed he would have to find time to forge a storage ring for himself since he also needed to store some medicinal herbs.
The only trouble was, it was difficult to find the right materials on this planet, so he could only hope for a pleasant surprise from the Flame Dragon Organization’s storeroom.
After collecting the six notebooks, Li Fuqiang smiled contentedly and said, “Nephew, you have made significant contributions to the Flame Dragon Organization. I thank you for this.”
“Uncle Li, there’s no need to be polite,” Xu Fan nodded in acknowledgment.
“Hahaha… That won’t do, after all, it’s the Six Superior Martial Skills. With them, the Flame Dragon Organization’s strength will soar rapidly, and it’s also the assurance we need to destroy the Black Blade Organization,” Li Fuqiang hadn’t laughed so heartily in a long time.
Qian Zongsheng also smiled happily, empathizing with the situation and also because he would soon receive the Wooden Immortal Technique and the Superior Martial Arts Technique Arrow Flower Dart Leaf.
Xiao Bai and the other two chuckled foolishly. Although this matter didn’t directly concern them at the moment, a stronger organization meant better days ahead for them too.
“Nephew, your strength has been fully verified by me. Now, as the Chief Steward of the Flame Dragon Organization, I grant you the right to keep a monster beast,” said Li Fuqiang.
“By the way, I’ll issue you the Beast Taming Seal now. There aren’t many who can obtain this,” he added.
Li Fuqiang opened the Flame Dragon APP and used his authority to send an electronic stamp to Xu Fan, which he placed in the personal information section of Xu Fan’s profile.
From now on, just by showing this stamp, Xu Fan could enter most places with a monster beast.
Subsequently, Xu Fan received a friend request from Li Fuqiang. After accepting, Li Fuqiang became the second person on Xu Fan’s friend list besides Qian Zongsheng.
Xu Fan smiled as he checked the Beast Taming Seal and let out a sigh of relief. Now Ben Ben also had a “legal owner,” no longer undocumented.
“Thank you, Uncle Li,” said Xu Fan as he put away his phone.
“It’s just official business, no thanks necessary.”
Li Fuqiang paused for a moment, then continued, “Regarding the matter of you publicly killing two Martial Arts Grandmasters, the Flame Dragon Organization will take care of everything. No one will bring it up again.”
“Okay,” Xu Fan nodded.
“By the way, Nephew, I must remind you. With what has happened, the Xu Family should have taken notice of you, and they’ll probably send someone to contact you. I think it’s best not to provoke them. Even if you don’t consider the family connection, still keep in mind the situation your mother is in,” Li Fuqiang advised earnestly.
Xu Fan pondered briefly, “I hope they’re not coming specifically to cause trouble. If so, I’ll naturally be courteous.”
“Alright, I understand what you mean,” Li Fuqiang thought to himself that he needed to remind the Xu Family not to do anything foolish to provoke Xu Fan, as it would only result in their own suffering.
After all, with Xu Fan’s strength evident, killing was hardly a big deal to him.