The Nine Cauldrons

Book 8 Chapter 36 The Martial Saintess

“I will return to the Nine Prefectures in the future. The situation there is even more chaotic than that of Duanmu Continent. Additionally, the waters of the Nine Prefectures are even muddier and deeper than the waters here! If I wish to destroy Qing Hu Island and replace it with the Gui Yuan Sect, not only will I have to fight an Emptiness Realm Expert, I will also need a powerful army!” Teng Qingshan knew this well.

It was impossible for an Emptiness Realm Expert to contend for hegemony by himself!

A sect must have an Emptiness Realm Expert and a formidable army in order to be capable of dominating the continent. In the past, the Northeastern King, Hong Tian, had led eighty thousand Steel Cavalrymen from Youzhou and Yanzhou, and conquered over half of the Nine Prefectures. There was no doubt that the Northeastern King, Hong Tian, was capable, but his eighty thousand cavalrymen from Youzhou and Yanzhou were the trenchant sword which aided his conquest of the Land of the Nine Prefectures!

“If I have in my possession the power of the Northeastern King, Hong Tian, and spawn ten thousand Innate Steel Cavalrymen with the use of the Elixir of the North Sea and the Fiery Gilt Steel… even if I can’t conquer the entire Land of the Nine Prefectures, I will be able to seize control of a vast area for the Gui Yuan Sect. Establishing a base for the future cultivators of the Internal Martial Arts is not a difficult thing.” As Teng Qingshan thought of this, he couldn’t help but feel exceedingly ambitious.

After all, the Fiery Gilt Steel Battle Armor was something which even the Hollow Dan Innate Expert couldn’t pierce through!

It wasn’t wrong at all to address the Steel Cavalrymen who were clothed in this type of battle armor as ‘Innate Steel Cavalrymen’! Even if there were over a hundred Innate Experts, they would be charged to death by the ten thousand Steel Cavalrymen.

……

Fu Dao continued expounding in the house.

“In the many years that have passed, the amount of Fiery Gilt Steel discovered in Duanmu Continent has been exceedingly rare. Moreover, 90% of the Fiery Gilt Steel in Duanmu Continent was taken by the Tianfeng Clan. Of course, even though the Tianfeng Clan was able to seize control of most of the Fiery Gilt Steel, the amount they seized wasn’t actually much as the total amount of Fiery Gilt Steel was too little.”

“And now, Fiery Gilt Steel Ores have been discovered in one of the Ox-Head Mountains near the Blazing Flame Territory in the Eastern Flower Region. That was a huge vein of Fiery Gilt Steel Ores!” Fu Dao couldn’t suppress his feelings. “The members of a village at the bottom of the Ox-Head Mountain Range were digging and accidentally excavated around a thousand Jin of Fiery Gilt Steel! This amount is enough to forge thirty to forty suits of armors. Also, what those villagers excavated was just a little bit of the surface layer.”

When Teng Qingshan heard this, he was secretly happy.

No matter what…

He had to think of a way to acquire a share of the Fiery Gilt Steel Ores.

“Haha, Mister Teng.” Tantai Huayan laughed and said, “The significance of the Fiery Gilt Steel Ores doesn’t need to be explained. Currently, the clans in the Eastern Flower Region are all fighting to seize control of the Fiery Gilt Steel Ores. However, it is tough to win this fight. Besides the army, Martial Saints are also needed. Therefore, Mister Fu Dao and the Tantai Clan have come to invite Mister.”

Teng Qingshan glanced at Fu Dao in surprise. “Fu Dao, which clan do you serve?”

“The Fu Clan,” Fu Dao said.

“The Fu Clan?” Teng Qingshan stared at Fu Dao in surprise.

“Otherwise, why would I spend so much gold to purchase that set of Blunt Vanadium Stone Tablets?” Fu Dao laughed as he responded. “However, the Fu Clan is not some great clan in the Eastern Flower Region. It has only become more prominent during the last two years.”

At the side, Tantai Qing chuckled and said, “Mister Fu Dao, you mustn’t look down on your clan. With the Thunder Blade Martial Saint, the day when the Fu Clan thrives is not far off.” It was exceedingly rare for the clans in the continent to have Golden Dan Innate Experts. Since Fu Dao was part of the Fu Clan, it would indeed thrive with ease.

Suddenly—

“Clop! Clop! Clop!”

The sounds of the hooves came from outside. As Tantai Huayan flicked a glance outside, his facial expression changed, and he immediately said with a smile, “Mister Teng, the Wu Clan has arrived.”