The Nine Cauldrons

“This rock must be some kind of precious item.” The leader of the hunting squadron issued his verdict in a solemn voice, “The speartip couldn’t even leave a mark. This rock must be some rare item. It is definitely something good. Everyone, search the surroundings carefully for this kind of rock. If you find it, dig it up and bring it back to our village.”

“Yes.”

When they heard the words of the hunters that examined the rock, the rest of the group immediately understood that this blood-red rock could, in fact, be a rare item.

“As for what treasure it is….we will ask the Chief when we return to our village. Our Chief is knowledgeable. He has been to the city many times and witnessed the various aspects of society. He probably knows.” The leader of the hunting squadron said in a serious tone.

“Second Uncle, look! There’s one more here!”

Another hunter dug out a blood-red rock from deep underneath the sandy rock and soil of the valley.

“I got one too!”

“There’s more here!”

As the hunters dug deeper, they discovered there were many blood-red rocks beneath the surface layer of the valley. Eventually, they uncovered a great number of them.

……

Two months after Teng Qingshan accepted Yang Dong as his second follower, a great storm rose up in the Eastern Flower Region of the Duanmu Continent. This storm was stirred up by an explosive bit of information, one that spread throughout the entire Duanmu Continent at an astonishingly fast pace. Nearly every clan in the entire Continent managed to acquire the news.

The news was—

In the Ox-Head Mountains, located south of the Blazing Flame Territory of the Eastern Flower Region, an exceedingly precious and rare treasure was discovered一Fiery Gilt Steel Ore Deposit!

On the Duanmu Continent, the Fiery Gilt Steel ore was considered to be the prime material for the forging of weapons. Someone once found the Fiery Steel ore at the bottom of the vast sea in the northern tip of the Continent. Since the Tianfeng Clan governed the Northern Frosty Region, they possessed almost all of the Fiery Gilt Steel ore available in the Continent.

The Fiery Gilt Steel was significantly harder than Darksteel!

Most importantly, it was also very light!

A full suit consisting of Heavy Armor, War Boots, and a helmet made of Darksteel normally weighed somewhere in between 400 and 500 Jin. If an expert wore such a suit, one that weighed that much, it would definitely affect his agility. The expert would need to use his inner strength to support himself while wearing the suit of armor. Due to this, only experts who reached the peak of the Postliminary Realm or the Innate Realm could wear a suit of Darksteel Heavy Armor.

However, the Fiery Gilt Steel was different!

The Fiery Gilt Steel was extremely light, it was only slightly heavier than water. In comparison, Darksteel was ten times the weight of water.

The full suit of armor, helmet, and war boots forged from the Fiery Gilt Steel only weighed somewhere between 30 to 40 Jin!

Many people, even ordinary villagers, had the strength of 400 to 500 Jin. Since they could wear a set of war armor weighing 30 to 50 Jin with ease, there was no need to mention the powerful warriors! Even though warriors would never intentionally increase their physical strength, they possessed a great amount of inner strength. As time elapsed, the vast inner strength would naturally nurture their bodies. It was normal for them to have a physical strength of 800 or even 1000 Jin.

In addition to the fact that it was lighter, Fiery Gilt Steel also provided a stronger defense than Darksteel.

If one wore Battle Armor forged from Fiery Gilt Steel, even the sword of a Hollow Dan Innate Expert wouldn’t be able to pierce through the armor and cause harm.

One could say that一

If one possessed a great amount of Fiery Gilt Steel, one would be able to establish a powerful troop of cavalrymen, all wearing full suits of Fiery Gilt Steel Battle Armor. Even a Hollow Dan Innate Expert wouldn’t be able to pierce through their armor and cause them any harm! A True Dan Innate Expert would have to exert their full force in order to pierce through armor forged from Fiery Gilt Steel. Who in the world could fight against such a troop of cavalrymen?

Even the Tianfeng Clan, who possessed almost ninety percent of the Fiery Gilt Steel in the world, only had 60 suits of Fiery Gilt Steel armor!