Chapter 350 Thunder God’s Sacred Hammer

“Daoist Thunderclap, are you all right?”

Great Sage Bloodshade saw Thunderclap standing in place, staring blankly at the jade pendant in his hand, and asked subconsciously.

He had tried to probe the jade pendant with his divine sense, but the instant he neared it, he suddenly felt a terrifying aura. If he continued, he might suffer greatly, so he immediately gave up that idea.

“I am fine.”

Thunderclap Great Sage glanced at the pendant engraved with the character “Chu,” then placed it into his storage ring, thinking to himself: Instructor truly does not treat me lightly!

He slowly returned to his seat of honor, fixing his gaze on Great Sage Bloodshade. “Daoist friend, what was it you wished to ask?”

Bloodshade said, “That Instructor who guided you, who exactly is he?”

Thunderclap Great Sage took a sip of wine and said slowly, “Do you truly wish to know?”

The faces of the gathered Great Sages revealed thoughtful expressions.

After a long silence, the Great Sage of Wanbao Pavilion finally asked, “Could it be that the one who guided Daoist friend is a Saint?”

Thunderclap Great Sage laughed. “Of course not. Instructor’s reputation you should have all heard of—he is none other than the first Half-Saint of Xuantian, Great Sage Qiankun!”

Hiss…

All the cultivators present instinctively sucked in a cold breath.

Every one of them had heard of the renown of Great Sage Qiankun, and toward this figure they held only reverence.

Previously, Great Sage Qiankun was an untouchable existence in their eyes. Now, they had actually come so close to him.

The only regret was their lack of fortune, unable to witness Great Sage Qiankun’s bearing in person.

Great Sage Hongchui spoke. “Ninth Brother, could you describe for us the bearing of Great Sage Qiankun?”

“Dressed in white robes, ethereal like an immortal, truly like a celestial in the mortal world. The title of Peerless Great Sage is no exaggeration.”

As Thunderclap Great Sage spoke of his Instructor, his eyes shone with worship and reverence.

The others revealed varying expressions at these words, and several Great Sages thought to themselves that they must soon seek an audience with Great Sage Qiankun, to see if they might have the chance to gain his guidance.

The banquet continued, none noticing a figure vanish into the night sky above Wushuang City.

After the banquet, Thunderclap Great Sage personally sent off each of the Great Sages who had attended.

Great Sage Hongchui waited until the others had left, then approached Thunderclap and asked in a low voice, “Ninth Brother, could you take me to visit Great Sage Qiankun? Not for anything else—I merely wish to thank him in person.”

Thunderclap Great Sage laughed. “Elder Brother, it is already too late now. Instructor should have already departed. But rest assured, I have secured for our Thunderclap Manor the chance to send disciples into Wendao Academy.”

“You…”

At these words, Great Sage Hongchui instinctively wanted to say, “Have you forgotten our ancestral rule?” But when the words reached his lips, only the single word “You” came out.

Thunderclap Great Sage smiled. “Elder Brother, listen to my reasoning first…”

After a long discussion, Great Sage Hongchui finally nodded slightly. “Ninth Brother, you have done well. Should the day come when Great Sage Qiankun ascends as a Divine King, and your fellow disciples all become Saints, then our Thunderclap Manor too would rise alongside them, and producing another Half-Saint would be no problem.”

Thunderclap Great Sage said, “Elder Brother, return and rest.”

“Very well.”

With that, Great Sage Hongchui left for his chambers.

At the same time—

Outside the palace where Chu Feng and his companions had previously stayed, several figures appeared together at the entrance.

They exchanged glances and each revealed a smile.

This group was none other than the Great Sages residing in the palace. Though they had clearly returned to their own dwellings earlier, the very next moment they all, as if by coincidence, arrived outside Great Sage Qiankun’s palace.

The Great Sages spoke in unison. “We have come to pay respects to Great Sage Qiankun. We have offended earlier and beg Great Sage’s forgiveness.”

But inside, there was no response. The gathered Great Sages looked at one another—could it be that the Great Sage was unwilling to forgive them?

So they repeated their words again, yet the result was the same as before.

Great Sage Bloodshade said, “Fellow Daoists, I have a bold idea.”

“If it is bold, then best left unsaid.”

Great Sage Xuanyi cut him off without giving him the chance to continue.

The surrounding Great Sages remained silent, standing quietly in place.

“Hmph!”

Great Sage Bloodshade snorted coldly. “You old Daoist, must you always oppose me?”

“Fellow Daoists, cease quarreling. Should we provoke Great Sage Qiankun’s displeasure, our trip will have been wasted.”

Great Sage Zhexian stepped in to mediate.

Sure enough, the two Great Sages fell silent, standing motionless.

One night passed, and dissatisfaction appeared on the faces of the Great Sages.

Yet constrained by their own insufficient strength, they did not dare to lose their tempers.

Just as they were about to erupt, the neighboring palace doors opened and Thunderclap Great Sage stepped out.

Seeing the Great Sages standing at the entrance, he immediately said, “Surely you all have not waited outside my Instructor’s residence all night?”

“How did you know that?”

Great Sage Bloodshade spoke before realizing his words were careless. He quickly shut his mouth and turned his head away as if nothing had happened.

Thunderclap Great Sage had no intention of exposing him. He smiled and said, “Then you all have waited in vain. Instructor already left Wushuang City last night.”

The Great Sages: “…”

Many of them had not considered this possibility. Even the one or two who had thought of it did not dare to remind the others.

“Is this true?”

Great Sage Xuanyi asked, slightly unsettled.

Thunderclap Great Sage smiled. “If you do not believe me, come in with me and see for yourselves.”

The Great Sages gave silent consent. After all, since Thunderclap was a student of Great Sage Qiankun, entering together would not be considered offensive.

Creak. The palace gates opened, revealing an empty courtyard without a sound.

Seeing this, the Great Sages could confirm that Thunderclap was not deceiving them. They cautiously spread out their divine sense into the palace.

Sure enough, it too was completely empty.

Sigh…

Having waited outside in vain for an entire night, it seemed they were not fated to meet Great Sage Qiankun.

Each of them sighed inwardly, then departed.

Thunderclap Great Sage also gathered the disciples of Thunderclap Manor, preparing to set off back to their sect.

Ten thousand miles away.

Great Sage Jinchi had already led Chu Feng and his group back to Miaomiao Mountain.

After returning to his courtyard, Chu Feng carried the Thunder God’s Sacred Hammer into the study.

He infused his divine sense into the sacred hammer and quickly saw a spirit in the shape of a hammer.

“Your servant greets the master.”

The spirit was unlike others that were arrogant. Its tone was deferential, which greatly pleased Chu Feng.

“What is your name?”

“Reporting to Master, your servant’s name is Leigong.”

Chu Feng chuckled. “That name is rather casual.”

Hearing this, the spirit quickly replied, “If Master does not like it, you may change it.”

“No need. Continue to be called Leigong.”

Chu Feng paused, then said, “Since you are a spirit, you must also understand the art of refining, correct?”

“Reporting to Master, this servant does indeed understand the art of refining. If you wish, I can now record my former master’s forging techniques for you.”

Before being handed over to Chu Feng, the spirit had already been warned by Thunderclap Great Sage that its next master would be a terrifying existence, and that it must never offend him.

At first the spirit felt some dissatisfaction, even wanting to test this new master. But the moment it was grasped by him, it sensed an aura more terrifying than anything even its former master had possessed.

Fortunately, it had not acted rashly.

The spirit thought this silently and then adopted its deferential demeanor.

“Very well. Engrave the refining techniques you know into a jade slip.” Chu Feng placed a supreme-quality jade slip on the table.

“Yes.”

The spirit replied, “Master may return in three days to take the jade slip.”

“Good.”

Chu Feng turned and left without the slightest intention of lingering.

Three days passed in a flash. Chu Feng entered the study, immediately picked up the jade slip, and swept it with his divine sense…

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