Chapter 9: Zitian Umbrella (1)
At the end of this Enrollment Day, everyone returned to their own house for a celebration except those from a prominent family. In total, 55 youngsters are accepted into the three Designer Pagodas, except the two youngsters from Lin Household, which recruited straight into the Eternal Flame Military Force.
While Shenyang Designer Pagoda returned empty-handed, his departure did not fail to impress the crowd. Riding on top of an Obsidian Crystal Crow, Envoy Ying left the Longshan City under the amazement gaze from everyone present.
"Father! Is that the Early Yuan Qi Realm's Obsidian Crystal Crow? The one people say to have the potential to reach Peak Yuan Qi Realm in its adulthood?" Zhang Wu Ji stares at the leaving Envoy Ying and wishes that he could tame a beast of similar strength.
"Yes. Shall we go back for our celebration feast?" Zhang Yuan suggested that they left along with the crowd. Held by both parents, Zhang Wu Ji returned to the Zhang Household that evening and celebrated for the entire night.
After all, their child will have to leave the house the next morning to visit the Beiyang Designer Pagoda for his induction and also to receive the items all students of Beiyang Designer Pagoda entitled to. Most important, of course, is the monthly provision that entitled only to the students.
"What is so special about this ancient blueprint? From how Envoy Ying tosses the scroll, he must cherish this blueprint so much." Zhang Wu Ji unrolls the ancient blueprint in his hand slowly until he read the first two rows of letters.
[Zitian Umbrella]
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[Peak Tier 1 Designer Weaponry]
"Dear heaven! This ancient blueprint holds the method to creates the Zitian Umbrella, one of the Seven parts of Zitian Dragon! This is a Peak Tier 1 Designer Armament belonged to the ancient Tier 3 Designer Pagoda!" Zhang Wu Ji cannot believe that the ancient blueprint in his hand belonged to the Pointing Heaven Designer Pagoda!
To be more accurate, this Designer Pagoda was destroyed more than a hundred thousand years ago, where it was known as the Golden Age of cultivation and designer armaments. During that time, Tier 3 Designer Pagodas are nothing but fodder academies that can be found everywhere!
"No wonder Envoy Ying shows this kind of expression when he gave me the scroll. I should repay his generosity in the future with something similar in quality." Zhang Wu Ji wasn't a fool. He knows how precious is an ancient blueprint, especially one related to the Pointing Heaven Designer Pagoda.
In the next morning, everyone from the Zhang Household decided to send him on his way altogether. But it wasn't an unexpected scene because the families from the remaining 54 students were doing the same thing as they did.
"Listen, when you're inside of Beiyang, try to look for Elder Tang, or more likely known as Librarian Tang inside the Academy. Try your best to become his direct disciple, and if you failed, show him these two pieces of jade. He will give a face to your father and mother, at least." Lady Yue put on the necklace with two jades on Zhang Wu Ji's neck and gave him another hug.
"I will. Father, Mother, please take care of yourselves when I am outside. My father, you should stop loitering in the Underground Designer Ring. Mother will whack you harder if I am not by your side." Zhang Wu Ji returns his hug to both parents before he advised his father to not act recklessly without him around.
"Ah! You brat. Don't come back before you become stronger than us!" Zhang Yuan retorted. How can his son lecture him instead! But before his fist reaches Zhang Wu Ji, a pinch that could only come from the Number One in Longshan City reaches his ear.
"Hahaha!" laughing happily, the youngsters followed their respective envoys and left on top of a tamed beast. As the journey was only one week distance from Longshan City, Zhang Wu Ji, along with 29 fellow youth from Longshan City, moving with his new adventure!
"This is the Ground Transportation Lizard! With their strength as an Advance Inner Qi Realm, our trip back to the Beiyang Designer Pagoda is safer than you can think!" Envoy Tang explained to them as they began their journey to the Beiyang Designer Pagoda.
With powerful protection of the envoy and the beast, the thirty hot-blooded youths took their turn to travel on foot, all for the cause of gaining more experience. They say that the further they left the city, the stronger the beast becomes, and sometimes, even Yuan Qi Realm monster might appear from nowhere.
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"Brother Zhang! Please provide us with some assistance!" two weaker students returned from their exploration. Due to their lack of experience, the two accidentally disturb the burrow belonged to a Thundering Beast.
The beast carries the appearance more like a wild boar, with a pair of a horn on its skull and two fangs facing upward from the lower jaw. It's four hooves is covered with hardened leather that not only protects the Thundering Beast from weaponry but also to increase the speed of its movement.
"Jump sideways!" Zhang Wu Ji ordered and activated the helm to form a complete Designer Armament. Charging at the incoming Thundering Beast like a medieval paladin, Zhang Wu Ji stopped the beast from moving one step forward.
"Take this!" two smaller blades pops out from his right gauntlet and makes their way into the Thundering Beast, but because its defensive ability is far above his expectation, Zhang Wu Ji's attack failed. Left with nowhere to retreat, he's forced to take one of its attacks.
"Bam!" the tackle used by the Thundering Beast that stabilized itself on four hooves at a split second throws Zhang Wu Ji more than a meter back. Other than a small crack on his Designer Chest-Armor, even his two smaller blades are broken when it makes contact with the Thundering Beast's thick leather.
"Brother Zhang, we..." the two shivers against the monster of this level. Although they're equipped with Designer Armament, it doesn't mean that they're now more than qualified to hunt any beast available within the forest. They might be genius in crafting their own Designer Armament, but in term of Physical Qi Cultivation, they're nothing.
As a person that yet to enter the path of Physical Qi Cultivation, they're not even qualified to be called as a cultivator, but some nameless individual that capable of having fun with the Natural Qi surrounding them. One wasn't graded by his number of Natural Qi, but his capability in using the Natural Qi.
"Leave! Request help from brother Wen and sister Li! I'll handle the Thundering Beast until help arrives from your side! Zhang Wu Ji instructed them on what they have to do. But when he noticed that they both still not begin to move yet, he bellowed.
"Faster!"
"Yes! Yes!" the two quickly escaped to the direction the Ground Transportation Lizard took. Noticing that a sudden burst of Natural Qi like there's a tornado started to form, Zhang Wu Ji knows that help is coming at any moment now.
"Hehehe, I might be weaker than an Early Inner Qi Realm cultivator, but that doesn't mean I cannot take advantages on you." Zhang Wu JI chuckled. His attention is all placed on the four hooves covered with thick leather that almost look like some natural formed rocks.
Hidden in between the layers is some light colored azure crystals, which can be said to be the most precious thing available on the Thundering Beast's body except the monster core!
"If I can obtain some of the dust from this Azure Crystal formed there, then my effort in facing this fellow alone will not be wasted! A gram of the Azure Crystal Dust can fetch me five Eternal Flame Coins!" Zhang Wu Ji made his moves and shortened his distance from the Thundering Beast.
"OINK!" the Thundering Beast howl furiously, seemingly looking down on this tiny human that tried to face it alone! Although it was just an Early Inner Qi Realm beast, it doesn't mean that the Thundering Beast is at the same rank as the Copper Scale Beast!
A weapon wasn't made equal even if they're made from the same steel. This is the same for the hierarchy of Cultivation Beast! Although both belonged to Early Inner Qi Realm rank monsters, a Thundering Beast can easily slaughter a pack of ten Copper Scale Beasts if it wishes!
"Damn! Even your howl is this loud. No wonder you're called Thundering Beast!" Zhang Wu Ji belittled the Cultivation Beast as he charged and taken down the distance between them. His gauntlet activated another weapon, letting out a javelin long stick with some tinder sticks thick limbs.
Unbothered by the weird looking weapon, the Thundering Beast charged.
"OINK! OINK!" the pair of horns pointed forward at Zhang Wu Ji as its charge and looking at the target trying to block its attack with a stick with some little limbs.
"Whoosh!" the weapon is opened, revealing a rounded shield that covered Zhang Wu Ji completely from its view. Feeling a little fury in Zhang Wu Ji's action, the Thundering Beast continue with the charging path. The attack eventually missed, but it also allowed the Thundering Beast to notice the real appearance of the weapon.
It wasn't a rounded shield, but an umbrella instead! By using the Zitian Umbrella as a Matador's cape, Zhang Wu Ji caused the Thundering Beast to misjudge the target and the distance between them!
Worst of all, the closed umbrella was used to trip the Thundering Beast, and like a beast that failed to stabilize itself, the Thundering Beast rolled on the ground like a collapsed Fighting Bull!
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