Ch. 3861..3870
Chapter 3861 King Of Forging
Levi regarded everyone else with a smile. As he expected, their reactions were more or less similar. Quirina’s intention was obvious. Dragon stone was an extremely precious forging material, and its rarity far surpassed a regular dragon ley line.
A small dragon ley line could not produce a dragon stone. Even the dragon ley line Levi had snatched previously did not contain any dragon stone.
That was a testament to the rarity and valuableness of a dragon stone. Therefore, ordinary forging techniques would not be sufficient to handle such an exquisite raw material.
To put it bluntly, an average forger could not create a premium ultimate weapon even if they possessed a dragon stone, and that would be a waste of such a prized resource.
The members of Astre Lune Sect were doubting his forging skills. “Let’s do this then. Bring me some of the materials available in the sect and lead me to the sect’s holy ley line. I’ll make some useful weapons for the sect’s elders,” Levi chirped.
All the elders of Astre Lune Sect felt embarrassed to have their thoughts openly expressed in words. However, they also looked forward to witnessing Levi’s forging technique in person.
His confident demeanor fanned the enthusiasm of the elders. It seems like our new leader is genuinely skilled. That thought flashed across everyone’s mind.
Quirina immediately instructed her subordinates to bring over heaps of raw material before showing Levi the way to the holy ley line. “Let’s begin.”
With that, Levi started forging. All the members of Astre Lune Sect gaped in awe when they saw his exceptional techniques and how professional he was. “Lord Garrison’s forging technique is too advanced!”
“I’ve participated in a forging competition hosted by multiple prominent sects, but even the skills of the forging champion of that contest pale in comparison to Lord Garrison’s.”
“I reckon Lord Garrison’s skills are almost on par with Kenfort’s ultimate forging techniques, right?”
“Elder Quimby, please be more confident about your speculation. I’m afraid only Weapon God, the King of Forging, could compete against Lord Garrison.”
The King of Forging was Kenfort’s most skilled person in forging, and he was honorably referred to as Weapon God by others. Many of the strongest sects were willing to sacrifice all their resources to acquire an ultimate weapon made by Weapon God.
Unfortunately, Weapon God was an existence far beyond Astre Lune Sect’s reach. Even Eclipse might not be able to establish contact with Weapon God.
Rumor had it that only the secluded prominent families or sects could correspond with Weapon God.
However, after taking in Levi’s superb forging technique, everyone was shocked to the core.
The next second, their astonishment was replaced by exhilaration and agitation as they all realized they wouldn’t have to worry about the lack of premium ultimate weapons if they could rely on Levi.
Swiftly after, Levi was done smithing a few weapons. “The quality of the raw materials was too low, and the weapons are merely blessed with the power of the holy ley line, so I hope you all don’t mind using these lousy creations for now.”
He tossed the few weapons at Quirina and the elders.
Lousy creations? What does he mean? Everyone stared at the magnificent and radiant weapons in their hands dumbfoundedly. Even the ultimate weapons of those influential sects are incomparable to these! Yet Lord Garrison merely thinks of these as lousy creations and hopes we don’t mind using them?
On second thought, the members of Astre Lune Sect realized Levi was right. After all, they had provided him with normal-grade raw materials.
If they had given him dragon stone, star metal, or any other similarly high-grade resources, the weapons he created would’ve been premium ultimate weapons.
“Are you really giving these weapons to us, Lord Garrison?” Quirina asked emotionally.
Levi grinned and nodded. “Of course. I am a man of my word. If all of you can procure more high-grade materials in the future, I’ll forge some premium ultimate weapons for you too.”
The crowd gasped after hearing that.
“Thank you for your generous gift, Lord Garrison!”
“You’re so cool, Lord Garrison!”
“Your forging technique is out of this world, Lord Garrison!”
All the high-rank officials of Astre Lune Sect were overjoyed as they cheered in excitement.
Chapter 3862 Pay The Price
Their joyous mien was not a facade, as all the high-rank officials of Astre Lune Sect were truly over the moon. All the remaining hint of resentment they harbored toward Levi for seizing control of their sect dissipated for good.
The weapons Levi had casually produced were far superior to their sect’s existing strongest ultimate weapons. Disregarding their cultivation techniques, their combat abilities would receive significant boosts from wielding those ultimate weapons alone.
Besides, Levi had made himself very clear that if they could acquire top-tier raw materials in the future, he would smith some premium ultimate weapons for them. “I finally understand why you’re so determined to locate high-grade forging materials, Lord Garrison.”
“That’s right. Aside from those top-tier raw materials, other ordinary substances are too mediocre for your forging technique.” “We should change our sect’s name to Premium Ultimate Weapon Sect from now on.”
“Ah, that’s a little immodest, Elder Canfield, but that name sure fits Lord Garrison’s outstanding forging technique.”
Taking in their delightful demeanor, Levi found their reaction comical. I can’t believe they are showering me with so many praises for offering them weapons I regard as rubbish.
Nevertheless, this situation is coincidentally beneficial for me. After all, I can gain better control of Astre Lune Sect by doing them favors and letting them acknowledge my strength. Presently, it seems like the high-rank officials of the sect no longer have any complaints. As long as they have chosen a side, the stability of the sect’s circumstances will be cemented.
While the members of Astre Lune Sect were dwelling in that joyous moment, an informant suddenly approached.
“Lord Garrison, we’ve just received the latest news that Walden Slabey, the sect leader of Eclipse, had given an order to over a hundred sects to carry out a thorough search. A portion of Eclipse Academy’s fighters has arrived at the sect’s branch located at the outermost perimeter. They seem to be here to confront us. Should we instruct our apprentices to retaliate? Please make the decision, Lord Garrison.”
Levi contemplated in silence for a few moments before uttering with a smile, “Let’s seize this opportunity to test the quality of these newly forged weapons. You all do not have to retaliate. Let them in, and I’ll personally deal with them.”
“Understood!”
The informant immediately returned to the branch to relay the message.
Levi said, “All of you can stay here and guard the sect. I’ll go and teach those insolent people a lesson.”
With that, he picked up a long sword that had just been smithed and swiftly made his way over to deal with Eclipse Academy’s fighters.
Meanwhile, a team comprising approximately thirty elites from Eclipse Academy was aggressively rushing toward Astre Lunar Sect.
“Looks like Astre Lunar Sect may not necessarily be the murderer since they wouldn’t dare to fight back.”
“They would never have the courage to impede us!”
“But our sect leader ordered us to find out some reliable information. We won’t be able to explain ourselves later on if we don’t fulfill our tasks.”
Amidst their discussion, the few people leading the group saw someone blocking their way ahead.
That man had the appearance of an average Joe and was wielding a long sword. However, after probing his abilities, they noticed that man didn’t possess impressive capabilities.
The group leader, dressed in a black outfit, demanded coldly, “Who are you? How dare you get in the way of Eclipse Academy?”
“I’m the person who will take your life!” Levi replied cheerily.
The elites from Eclipse Academy immediately raised their guards despite sensing their opponent wasn’t extraordinarily strong.
“Scoundrel! I’d like to see how well you’ll fare against a Paladin like me!”
One of the group’s leaders, dressed in black, withdrew a long sword from behind his back. Then, he charged forward at high speed, his figure morphing into an afterimage while he slashed at Levi’s throat.
“Those who wish to witness my prowess will have to pay the price with their lives.”
Levi flicked his wrist and blocked the incoming attack with his sword.
Clang!
A crisp, loud sound of metal clashing together split the air.
The elite’s sword broke in half the next second.
On the other hand, Levi’s long sword continued to gain momentum and struck the vital part of his opponent’s body.
Utterly shocked, the man dressed in black failed to dodge the attack. The next instant, blood spurted in midair, and that man’s head was separated from his body.
Before he could even grunt, his body fell to the floor with a thud.
Chapter 3863 Kill Him
Hiss! The sound of others gasping reverberated in the air. The leader of the party dressed in black was among the top five fighters in their group, yet Levi killed him with one hit.
The vast difference in their capabilities caused the other members of Eclipse Academy to be in disbelief. “Be careful, everyone. He’s wielding a premium ultimate weapon.”
“That’s right. Otherwise, there’s no way Finley would die.” “Let’s kill him and snatch away his ultimate weapon. That way, even if we do not locate the mysterious fighter, we can still claim some credit when we return.”
Everyone from Eclipse Academy eyed the long sword in Levi’s hand passionately. Eagerness glinted in their gazes as if they were starved predators finally laying their eyes upon their prey.
That was because they were aware of the preciousness of an ultimate weapon. “Let’s fight him together!” commanded another leader of the group who was dressed in black. Numerous Paladins surged forward fearlessly and surrounded Levi.
“You’ll have to be sufficiently capable to take this ultimate weapon away from me. Let me do you all a favor and send you to hell to be reunited with your vice-chancellor!”
Before Levi even finished his words, he had vanished from his spot. The next second, he reappeared in the middle of the Paladins’ attack formation. Blood splattered as he waved the long sword in his hand.
With every strike, he ended one person’s life, and all of his opponents died from getting their throats slit. His movements were deft and quick.
Despite having the advantage of striking with a larger party, members of Eclipse Academy were mercilessly defeated by Levi alone. In less than five minutes, dead bodies were strewn across the ground.
Only one person from the group survived by luck. He hastily fled after acknowledging Levi’s terrifying abilities. As he escaped, he took out his communication device, planning to relay the message to Walden.
However, after the surviving member of Eclipse Academy bolted a few meters ahead, he suddenly felt an intense murderous intent rapidly closing in behind him.
He glanced behind him and saw a long sword flying toward him. A split second later, the long sword stabbed his heart before he even had a chance to dodge.
Whoosh!
The long sword pierced through his body and sent him soaring across the sky due to the immense propelling force.
In the end, the last surviving member of the party died while his body was airborne, and his corpse was pinned to the tree trunk of an ancient tree.
“This weapon is indeed not bad. At the very least, it is a few times stronger than the previous God Crusher.”
Levi retrieved the long sword and walked away afterward as if he had nothing to do with everything that had happened there.
Subsequently, a few more sects sent some more elites to investigate the truth, but all of them were wiped out by the mysterious fighter.
Shortly after, the news of Eclipse Academy and other sects’ fighters being murdered by the mysterious fighter spread like wildfire.
The area involving the deaths of those people suddenly became a forbidden death zone. While the news garnered attention from the public, all the others sects also grew concerned and panicky at the same time because no one knew who the culprit was.
Nonetheless, the Eclipse Academy elites were widely recognized as strong fighters, yet none survived the predicament.
Therefore, one could imagine how remarkably formidable the killer was.
As a result, no one dared to set foot in that area to carry out their investigation anymore.
Naturally, Levi was the person who orchestrated all those gruesome incidents.
After all, he felt bored waiting for members of Astre Lune Sect to collect the materials. Hence, he decided to eliminate some of his enemies and, at the same time, seize that opportunity to polish his cultivation.
A few days later, members of Astre Lune Sect successfully gathered some raw materials for forging.
Unfortunately, they couldn’t find any star metal, spark gold, dragon stone, or Divine Bones.
The outcome caused Levi to feel slightly upset as he had wasted a significant amount of time staying at Kenfort. It won’t be worth my time and effort if I continue to get stalled here.
Most importantly, he was worried that the Holy Guardians he met at the secret realm would attack the base while he was at Kenfort.
Still, he was aware that everyone from Astre Lune Sect had tried their best. The main issue was the rarity of those materials and the difficulty in acquiring them.
“Isn’t there any other way to obtain these things?” Levi asked.
Chapter 3864 Prime Association
A hint of anger rose within Levi. Those few items were crucial to increasing the upper limit of an ultimate weapon’s potential.
If he couldn’t acquire those materials, the ultimate weapons he forged could never achieve his desired state.
Nonetheless, Levi did not feel like wasting any more time. After all, there were still unaddressed issues pending in the mundane world.
“Lord Garrison, I just received a piece of news. Perhaps we can try our luck at Lightspring,” Cheriette piped up.
Overjoyed, Levi hastily asked, “Tell me more details.”
“Lord Garrison, Lightspring is the largest city in this area, and the most influential force in Lightspring is Prime Association. They possess the largest amount of rare resources. According to the information I obtained, Prime Association has all the top-tier materials you need,” Cheriette elaborated.
Levi was thrilled after listening to her. Still, he made a few judgments after taking in the changes in her facial expression.
“Is Prime Association very influential?” Levi asked while wearing a grin.
“They are not just influential. They are very powerful!” Cheriette wore a wry smile. “Even Eclipse has to show them respect, much less Astre Lune Sect. Prime Association is an organization similar to an alliance. They have branches all over the cities in Kenfort and own some undiscovered dragon ley lines. Perhaps even resources beyond that tier. Even though the one at Lightspring is just one of their branches, we should still avoid provoking Prime Association because the consequences will be dire,” Cheriette explained with all seriousness and expressed her opinion on that matter very clearly.
She was implying to him that they were facing a lot of enemies at the moment, so it would not be wise for them to offend Prime Association.
Quirina chimed in as well, “Lord Garrison, let’s think of another way. We don’t need to mess with a huge organization like Prime Association.”
“I understand your concern,” Levi replied.
Everyone finally relaxed after hearing his response, but his subsequent words caused everyone’s hearts to jump into their throats.
“Cheriette and Larissa, make the necessary preparations and follow me to Lightspring,” he chirped.
The others present were dumbfounded as the abrupt turn of events caught them by surprise. We’ve made ourselves so clear, yet he’s still going to provoke Prime Association? Why is he deliberately putting us in danger?
“Lord Garrison, please reconsider!” everyone uttered in unison while wearing bitter expressions.
Levi’s face darkened as he said, “This is the decision I made after thinking this matter through. Anyone of you who is unwilling to accept my verdict, please feel free to speak up now.”
“That’s brilliant thinking, Lord Garrison!” Everyone changed their stance instantaneously.
Their voices rang harmoniously as if they had rehearsed that line countless times.
Despite their worries, none of them dared to defy Levi because he was a ruthless man who would kill without hesitation if anyone disagreed with him, and all the members of Astre Lune Sect cherished their lives.
Cheriette felt the urge to laugh after seeing the quick change in everyone’s attitude.
However, thinking of how they were going to mess with a dominant force like Prime Association, she felt like crying her eyes out.
Unfortunately, there was no way to convince Levi after he made his decision. Hence, she could only leave her future to fate.
The next morning, Levi departed with only Cheriette and Larissa keeping him company.
The trio did not dawdle and reached Lightspring’s city gate in just five days.
They were still a few miles away from the actual city, but the towering city wall was already visible.
Looking from afar, the city wall alone was over thirty meters in height.
Besides that, the wall was protected by a defensive formation. Levi could clearly sense the terrifying energy fluctuations.
He exclaimed inwardly. This defensive formation’s energy is comparable to a secret realm when activated! This place is indeed an established city. Even the outer defensive formation is already so strong.
Chapter 3865 In The Heart Of Kenfort
While Levi was immersed in shock, he suddenly heard the sound of something cutting through the air. Jerking his head up, he spotted a gigantic animal-shaped ship whizzing past at lightning speed.
Because of its breakneck speed, even he couldn’t manage to catch a glimpse of it in its entirety. Such speed far exceeds any aircraft designed by Digital God!
Sheer surprise inundated him. I wonder what its power source is. But judging from its look, I think it’s likely a particular type of manned aircraft. That aside, it’s an exclusive mode of transportation in Kenfort. “What was that?” Levi inquired in puzzlement.
“That was a cloudship, Lord Garrison. It’s usually designed in the shape of an animal and uses top-notch spiritual energy crystals as fuel. Not only can it be used as a means of transport, but it can also function as a lethal weapon. Only super-powerful sects own such a cloudship, so sects such as Void Sect and Astre Lune Sect can only dream of owning one.
Of course, even if we spend a fortune buying a cloudship, a sect like ours doesn’t have sufficient spiritual energy crystals for fuel. Even Eclipse Academy doesn’t have a cloudship,” Cheriette explained respectfully. In response, Levi flashed her a faint smile of understanding.
Ah, this is the upgraded version of the inability to afford gasoline even if one could afford a car. After all, a sect of Astre Lune Sect’s level would rather give any top-notch spiritual energy crystals they have to their Paladins for cultivation. It’d be a great waste of precious resources to use them as fuel for a cloudship.
This is also evidence that Lightspring is indeed extraordinary. Needless to say, there must be plenty of dragon ley lines in the city for it to be capable of supplying spiritual energy crystals for the consumption of cloudships.
“Lightspring is the biggest city in this region, so it’s not surprising that it has cloudships. But in terms of the whole of Kenfort, its geographical location isn’t perfect. The bona fide top-notch city is in the heart of Kenfort, and cloudships are almost everywhere there,” Larissa added at the side.
Turning to her, Levi asked, “So, you’ve been there?”
“I was fortunate enough to visit once.” Larissa then paused for a moment before she continued, “Cloudships are also divided into many levels according to their shapes. For instance, the cloudship earlier was evidently in the shape of a red deer or the like. A cloudship in the shape of a dragon or tiger would have more functions, consequently, be much more powerful.”
“I never thought there are so many different types of cloudships.”
Levi felt that he had truly broadened his horizons.
But on second thought, even cars in the secular world are of different quality when they’re of different brands, no? Ordinary cars and top-notch sports cars are worlds apart, regardless of whether it’s in terms of parts or speed.
“Let’s enter the city!”
After saying that, he took the lead and started forward.
Cheriette and Larissa followed closely behind him, but Cheriette obviously couldn’t quite mask her worry.
Soon, they arrived at the city gates. A near distance away, city guards could be seen inspecting the crowd coming and going from the city.
In truth, it wasn’t so much an inspection than a simple registration and cultivation assessment for a general understanding of those entering the city.
By doing so, they could also prevent those with ulterior motives from making trouble in the city.
More than ten city guards inspected the goods in detail while an elderly man with a white beard and hair sat underneath the arch of the city gates.
The elderly man wore a white robe with a huge, lifelike dragon embroidered at the chest. Above the dragon’s head was scorching sunlight.
“That’s Lightspring’s inspector general, responsible for assessing the cultivation level of those entering the city,” Cheriette whispered through the transmitter.
Levi inclined his head in acknowledgment.
This elderly man’s capabilities are on par with Quirina’s. Lightspring is indeed something else that it assigned someone with the capabilities of helming a medium-sized sect to perform cultivation assessment.
Of course, even the capabilities of the ordinary city guards inspecting the goods were on par with ordinary Paladins of medium-sized sects.
When they walked past the inspector general, the latter’s gaze only stilled for a second longer on Larissa.
As for Levi and Cheriette, they were both ignored entirely.
Chapter 3866 Misfortunes Never Come Singly
When they entered the city, Cheriette noticed Levi quirking an eyebrow imperceptibly. She hastily queried through the transmitter, ”What’s the matter, Lord Garrison?”
“We’re being targeted, but it’s okay. Just ignore him.”
While saying that, Levi glanced at Larissa meaningfully.
Earlier, both he himself and Cheriette had deliberately suppressed their cultivation.
Larissa, however, didn’t do so. In fact, she had even purposefully let out a trace of murderous intent.
It was probably that murderous intent of hers that had caught the inspector general’s attention.
Don’t tell me she has some trick up her sleeve again now that we’re in Lightspring?
Despite his thoughts, he didn’t show the slightest hint of anything amiss on his face.
After Cheriette learned that someone was targeting them, apprehension and anxiety brewed within her.
But when she looked at Levi’s confident expression, the tension within her inexplicably eased a fraction.
Levi was wholly ignorant of the complex changes in her emotions. Instead, he studied everything in the city.
The main road in Lightspring was wide and clean, spanning over ten feet with bluestone paving it.
Various stalls lined both sides of the road, trading in various magical herbs.
The surrounding buildings, especially, had retro architecture. It was as though one had gone back in time hundreds of years ago, with pavilions everywhere in sight.
The gates and walls of mansions were richly ornamented with carvings and paintings. The murals and relief sculptures were vivid, a feast for the eyes.
Even the stone griffins in front of the gates were made of materials mined from top-notch holy ley lines or even dragon ley lines.
Undeniably, the mansions were incredibly luxurious.
The three of them continued forward. Levi even caught sight of a private herb garden in which various precious medicinal herbs were planted.
Despite a distance of over ten feet apart, he could distinctly sense the pure spiritual energy and natural fragrance emanating from those medicinal herbs.
An endless stream of people came and went on the streets. With various spirit beasts alongside the pedestrians, in particular, the entire scene was very much lively.
Whoa! There are tons of elites here in Lightspring! Levi exclaimed inwardly, for he discovered that the lowest cultivation level of the pedestrians was on par with the elder of Bluesky Sect. Many even exceeded that by far.
The capabilities of the stronger ones were comparable to the sect leaders of medium-sized sects. On top of that, fighters of Yunus’ level abounded.
No wonder Quirina and the others strongly dissuaded me from picking trouble with Prime Association. There are already tons of elites here in Lightspring, and Prime Association is membered by the crème de la crème of the various sects in Lightspring. One can only imagine how terrifying its capabilities are. But so what? I’m going to turn Lightspring upside down!
He continued forging ahead with the two ladies.
A short while later, his eyes narrowed slightly. He glimpsed a group of black-robed elites searching everywhere for something or other a stone’s throw away.
“They’re members of Eclipse!” Cheriette exclaimed through the transmitter.
In a flash, her expression turned grim.
He’s here in Lightspring to pick trouble with Prime Association, and he has even been targeted by the city guards the second he entered the city. Now, we’ve even bumped into fighters from Eclipse hunting for someone. Verily, misfortunes never come singly!
Meanwhile, Larissa had also spotted her comrades. Her eyes promptly lit up.
This is a golden opportunity for me to escape. If I missed it, it’d be exceedingly difficult for me to break free from his control again.
She planned to open her mouth and cry for help from them, but she abruptly stopped halfway, for her eyes met Levi’s sharp and icy ones.
For a moment, she felt as though she had been submerged in freezing water. She swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
Without a shadow of a doubt, he’ll kill me immediately if I dare cry out for help.
Utter terror pervaded her. She even started trembling all over, cold sweat dripping from her forehead.
At that very instant, she was truly afraid and threw the notion of asking for help out the window.
Chapter 3867 The Wealthy Prime Association
“You can try calling for help!” Levi remarked with a chuckle. His smile, dazzling as it was, resembled a demon’s in Larissa’s eyes.
It made her shudder, and her last hope of screaming for help and escaping dissipated. More importantly, she had completely regained her senses.
She wanted to scream for help out of survival instinct, but after she had calmed down, she sincerely regretted that thought.
Even if the entire Eclipse team attacks Levi at once, it’ll be pointless, given his cultivation level. When I led dozens of Paladins with superior fighting skills back then, didn’t he also take them down effortlessly? Besides, he came here so openly and brazenly, so I can’t gain support from the powerful parties in Lightspring.
Larissa’s mind was in turmoil. Let’s see if I’ll get the chance when Levi gets into a conflict with Prime Association. She secretly made a decision.
“How can you say that, Master? I’ll never call for help. Besides, how can those weaklings ever be your match?” Larissa said respectfully. Levi’s smile grew wider. “Let’s hope you act in accordance with your words.”
Larissa’s heart lurched, but in order to stay alive, she still tried to suppress her internal panic and act like an obedient subordinate.
With that, the trio continued walking forward while browsing the market in Lightspring, which was more than ten times larger than the one in Yannopolis.
The bustling marketplace was lined with stores selling all kinds of magical herbs and materials for forging weapons. Upon careful inspection, Levi discovered that those items were of lower quality than what he had expected.
He failed to find any material that met his expectation even after browsing the entire place. “We’ll head straight to Prime Association!” Levi announced in a deep voice.
Cheriette acknowledged with a nod before checking the map for directions and moving swiftly toward its location. Around two hours later, the three of them finally arrived at their destination – Prime Association.
A magnificent ancient-style palace stood before them in luxurious splendor. The finest spiritual stone bricks were used to build the walls, and some of the intricate decorations were even processed using dragon ley line ores.
The richly ornamented beams, columns, and pavilions were a sight to behold. Disregarding everything else, just the ores used for the exterior of those buildings would use up several medium dragon ley lines.
The main entrance of Prime Association was even more majestic, and there was a faint aura of purple energy radiating from the unknown metal ore it was made of.
The words “Prime Association” could be seen carved on a gold-colored plaque that hung above the entrance. “What a magnificent association!” Levi could not help but exclaim.
Cheriette’s lips twitched. The members of the association are also extremely formidable!
The anxiety within her reached its peak. No matter how strong Levi is, he is still alone. Given the abundance of elites in Prime Association and the uncertainty posed by Larissa, the result is unpredictable should a fight break out.
Levi was unaware of what Cheriette was thinking and quickly used his power to assess the cultivation level of the people in the area.
Although he decided to come to the Prime Association to seize the raw materials for forging weapons, he also wanted to gauge the extent of his enemies’ strength to the best of his abilities.
There was an endless stream of people entering and leaving the association, the vast majority of whom were in groups.
Levi assessed dozens of groups that came and went and found that most of their powers were above the core council members of Astre Lune Sect.
However, their abilities were still inferior to those of the elites of Eclipse, and they were essentially the crème de la crème of the average sects.
What attracted Levi’s attention, in particular, were the waves of aura hidden around Prime Association’s perimeters.
Some of those fighters were already as strong as the fighters from Eclipse, and there were a few even more formidable ones.
Levi remarked with a smile, “Prime Association’s background is truly something else. Let’s head inside!”
Chapter 3868 Just Take It By Force
Cheriette followed Levi into Prime Association with a mixture of anxiety and apprehension. Contrary to her, Larissa was not nervous at all, wanting nothing more than for Levi to get into a fight with the fighters of the association.
Then and only then could she have a better chance of escaping from his side. When Levi stepped inside Prime Association, he discovered that the interior was even more lavish and resplendent.
Even the tables, chairs, and benches inside were made of thousand-year-old wood. “Go and get hold of someone from this association!” Levi said to Cheriette.
The latter summoned up her courage and went inside. She soon located a person in charge of trading for the association.
Levi stood where he was and waited. After a while, Cheriette and a middleman dressed in a long robe with a sword hanging from his waist came over.
“Mr. Garrison, this lady has already told me what you need. Star metal, spark gold, and dragon stone, are available here. As for divine bone, we know its whereabouts. If you think the price is acceptable, we can trade now.”
The middleman spoke very politely.
“What’s the price?” Levi asked flatly.
The middleman answered with a smile, “That’ll be three hundred top-tier spiritual energy crystals for the star metal, while the spark gold and dragon stone each cost three thousand top-tier spiritual energy crystals. If our trade is successful, the association will tell you the whereabouts of the divine bones for free. Does that sound good, Mr. Garrison? Of course, you can trade them with magical herbs of equal value if you can’t produce such a large number of top-tier spiritual energy crystals all at once.”
“That’s so expensive!” Cheriette exclaimed.
Top-tier spiritual energy crystals originated from dragon ley lines or even legendary higher-level ancient spiritual ley lines.
Even the entire Astre Lune Sect could not accumulate ten spiritual energy crystals, for the sect only possessed resources from holy ley lines as an average sect.
As for Void Sect, the members’ access to resources from dragon ley lines was only made possible by the seven Empyreans’ unique abilities to sense spiritual ley lines.
However, the price of six thousand and three hundred dragon ley line spiritual energy crystals set by Prime Association was equivalent to an astronomical figure to Astre Lune Sect.
“Is this already the lowest price?” Levi asked in a deep voice.
The middleman nodded. “Since this is your first time doing business with Prime Association, I have already given you the lowest price. This makes it easier for us to continue doing business in the future, isn’t it? What’s the matter, Mr. Garrison? Could it be that you can’t afford the price?”
The middleman had previously been treating Levi with respect, but at that moment, courtesy and friendliness were non-existent.
There was even a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
“You can’t even pay this amount of spiritual energy crystals, yet, you still came to trade with Prime Association? You truly are making a fool of yourself! You guys can go out, turn right, and walk for an hour. There are street stalls over there. That’s more in line with your identities, isn’t it? How dare you trade top-quality materials like dragon stone and spark gold without enough spiritual energy crystal? Have you no shame? Scram! Paupers like you lot are dragging down our reputation.”
Everyone doing business in Prime Association immediately made mocking remarks, and even the person in charge of the transaction changed his attitude.
“If you’re not sincere in making this deal, please leave quickly, and don’t affect the association’s business,” the middleman uttered coldly.
Levi merely grinned at him in silence. He did possess quite a few dragon ley line spiritual energy crystals.
Of the more than ten dragon ley lines found in the secret realm, he had used up a lot of their powers, but there were plenty of crystals.
One could even say that the number of crystals accumulated from those dragon ley lines was enormous.
However, due to distance, Levi did not intend to go back to the mundane world to fetch them.
“List the names of the sects in Lightspring that have these spiritual energy crystals. I’ll go and seize just enough to make the trade. Or we can spare ourselves the trouble and just rob the association,” he said with a wide grin.
Chapter 3869 They Forced Me To Do It
As soon as his words fell, Cheriette and Larissa widened their eyes in shock. This guy is clearly the Fearless Robber of Kenfort!
Larissa was stunned speechless. Oh, Lord Garrison. You should keep these words to yourself. Why must you say it out loud? Cheriette also experienced quite a shock.
Prime Association’s forces are scattered all over Kenfort. Provoking such a powerhouse is equivalent to triggering an entire series of chain effects. Even within Lightspring, the association is full of elites and has a close relationship with the City Defense Army. Isn’t he asking for trouble?
Gasps echoed across the hall of Prime Association before everyone burst out laughing. “This guy’s a lunatic, isn’t he?”
“No one sound of mind will say such a thing.”
“I can’t believe he said he wants to rob Prime Association. He truly has a death wish!”
The person in charge of the transaction also wore an icy expression as he ordered loudly, “Guards! Seize these lunatics who came to cause trouble.”
The minute he finished his sentence, dozens of elite guards rushed out from the inner courtyard of Prime Association and surrounded Levi and the others.
Levi remained impassive, and upon assessing the abilities of those guards, found them to be much stronger than Larissa’s team back then.
No wonder Quirina previously said that even Eclipse has to show Prime Association some respect. Judging solely by the quality of the guards at their disposal, the association has a more profound foundation.
Levi had a rough judgment in his mind.
Members of various sects that came to do business with the association stepped back and watched the situation unfold with great interest.
“This brat’s cultivation is mediocre. Looks like he’s dead meat.”
“That woman, on the other hand, is quite formidable, but she also doesn’t have the slightest chance of defeating so many Prime Association fighters.”
“Shall we bet on how long the three of them can last?”
“Sure! I bet three hundred dragon ley line spiritual energy crystals that they won’t last fifteen minutes.”
“I bet five hundred that they won’t last more than ten minutes.”
Everyone started making bets among themselves.
The person in charge of the transaction said icily, “Prime Association has always adhered to the concept that anyone who comes to visit is our guest. Since this is your first offense, I’ll spare your lives as long as you kneel and beg for mercy.”
Levi waved his hands as he rejected, “Oh, we can’t do that! Since the atmosphere has been built up, won’t we be disappointing everyone If we don’t fight?”
What the heck?
The person in charge of the transaction suddenly had a strong urge to swear. I can’t believe this guy has the nerve to show such ingratitude!
“Since you asked for it, don’t blame me for being ruthless,” he said.
After that, he turned around and instructed his subordinates, “Kill this man on the spot and capture the other two alive as slaves.”
“Understood!” the guards of Prime Association replied in unison.
Levi was in no way viewed as a threat by them, and after observing the stunning beauty of the two women, they were eager to attack.
“Sure! I can take this opportunity to test the sharpness of my blade,” Levi replied with a smile.
He then looked at Cheriette, who appeared distressed and anxious, and said to her helplessly, “They are the ones who forced me to rob the resources, so you can’t blame me for this matter.”
“Yes, you’re right, Lord Garrison. They’re entirely to blame,” she stated insincerely.
When they set out, Levi had brought along a saber and a sword that he had forged, and Cheriette had brought a long sword as well, so the two instantly went into combat mode.
Larissa, on the other hand, continued assessing the situation, not daring to turn her coat until she had absolute confidence.
After all, if Levi survived, he would undoubtedly search for her to settle the score, and there was a good chance that she would die at that point.
In light of this, she decided to act cautiously and monitor how the situation changed while she fought.
The fighters of the association drew closer, and the tension between both sides thickened. A big battle was imminent.
Chapter 3870 Stamp Of Prime Association
“Stop!” Right as the battle was about to break out, an elderly man’s voice rang out in the space. Then, a figure leaped right between Prime Association’s guards and Levi’s group.
When Levi turned in the direction of the sound, he saw an elderly man with red hair and a gruff look. The stern expression he wore made him look intimidating.
“Mr. Webber!” the guards greeted in unison. The red-haired elderly man waved his hand, causing the guards to straighten their backs and return to glaring at Levi’s group.
“Young man, could you lend me your weapon so that I can take a look at it?” the elderly man asked with a slight smile. Confused by the elderly man’s words, the others turned to look at him with a frown.
Levi was equally baffled, but he could sense that the elderly man bore no hostility toward him. “Sure,” Levi replied before tossing his sword. The red-haired elderly man caught it and studied it for a while.
Then, everyone saw his expression shifting from a look of shock to one of delight. “It really is a premium ultimate weapon!” the elderly man exclaimed. An ultimate weapon?
The people in Prime Association’s hall gasped audibly before fixing their gazes on the sword the elderly man was holding. “Stand down. You must not offend our distinguished guest here,” the elderly man chided the guards as he waved at them.
He then turned to Levi and gently asked, “Do you mind coming in for a talk?”
“Sure,” came Levi’s swift answer. Cheriette let out a sigh of relief. The tense atmosphere earlier had frightened her. In contrast, Larissa was a little disappointed. If the battle had erupted earlier, she could have had the opportunity to flee.
Levi and the others entered the living room with the red-haired elderly man. After a while of small talk, Levi found out that the elderly man’s name was Sylvan Webber and that he was the chairman of Lightspring’s Prime Association.
Soon, Sylvan asked, “Mr. Garrison, would you be willing to use these three weapons to exchange for star metal, spark gold, and such?”
“Of course,” replied Levi without a hint of hesitation. Although Levi did not fear clashing with Prime Association, he did not mind settling the matter peacefully either.
Furthermore, the premium ultimate weapon Sylvan saw value in was merely a random weapon he had forged.
Even Astre Lune Sect could create many weapons of that class.
Sylvan was surprised by Levi’s swift agreement, but the reply also affirmed the speculations he had.
“Mr. Garrison, here are the materials you’ve requested. These, on the other hand, are gifts from me on behalf of Prime Association,” Sylvan told him.
Star metal, spark gold, and dragon stones were all placed in front of Levi, and there were much more of them than he had actually requested.
Furthermore, Sylvan had gifted him plenty of high-quality magical herbs. Hence, Levi had reaped much from the deal.
“By the way, this is an intermediate Prime Association stamp. Please take it,” Sylvan continued.
When Levi studied it, he realized it was made from a high-quality dragon ley line spiritual energy crystal.
Gold lined its edges, and there was a picture of two fishes swimming in opposite directions in the middle. It looked intricate.
Levi curiously asked, “What does this stamp do?”
“Mr. Garrison, this is Prime Association’s exclusive stamp. Those with this stamp will get to have discounts on any of Prime Association’s trades. In other words, they’re the distinguished guests of the Prime Association. Moreover, Prime Association extends their protection to those with the stamps. You can seek protection from the elites of Prime Company anywhere and anytime,” Sylvan explained.
“Seek protection?”
Levi’s lips curled. Do I even need that?
Still, curiosity drove him to keep asking, “What kind of protection can Prime Association provide if I were to show this stamp?”