CHAPTER 45: CHAPTER 44 THE ENIGMATIC MAGIC WAND

While her father Yun Canghai and Lady Suoluo were chatting, Yun Sheng was taking a keen interest in looking around Lady Suoluo’s shop.

It was a tiny shop, quite cramped inside with an abundance of goods, giving Yun Sheng the impression that a pile of items had been stuffed into a matchbox.

Unlike the exquisite and spacious Magic Artifact Shops, this one was filled with assorted items, and Yun Sheng even spotted a few brooms.

It involuntarily brought to her mind the image of witches flying through the sky on their flying brooms.

The entire shop had only a narrow aisle big enough for sidestepping, so Yun Sheng had to carefully make her way without knocking anything over.

Next to the counter, dozens of Magic Wands were inserted haphazardly to one side.

Several of them were covered in dust.

But Yun Sheng also noticed the shop’s uniqueness—the pristine white walls were adorned with diagrams explaining the construction of Magic Wands, including some teachings on Magic Wand knowledge.

Yun Sheng’s understanding of Magic Wands was quite limited; in her memory, only three people around her possessed Magic Wands.

Her father Yun Canghai, the Magician village chief, and Great Magic Director Yang Shuo; as for Ye Beiming, although he was also a Mage, it was said that his Magic Wand had been broken, so she had never seen him using a Magic Wand.

The construction diagrams on the walls greatly resolved Yun Sheng’s curiosity.

According to the diagrams and explanations, a Mage’s Magic Wand is of paramount importance.

Not only does it help Mages use magic more smoothly, but some Magic Wands inlaid with soul stones of special attributes can also play a role in magic amplification.

Moreover, the higher the level of the Magic Wand, the better its magic amplification and magic acceleration effects.

A Magic Wand is mainly composed of two parts: one is the Demon Beast Bone used to make the wand body. The older the Demon Beast Bone, the more durable and magically compatible it is, but the more difficult it is to refine.

Aside from the Demon Beast Bone that serves as the wand body, another important part of the Magic Wand is the Demon Beast Soul Stone, which Yun Sheng had also heard was the most important thing on a Demon Beast, even more precious than the Beast Bones.

Taking a high-level Demon Beast as an example, if it is a large one, there might be several bones that can be made into a Magic Wand body, but there would only be one Soul Stone.

A Magic Wand can be inlaid with up to eight soul stones, forming a complete soul stone chain.

Depending on the order of the soul stones, they can be classified as 10-year soul stones, 50-year soul stones, 100-year soul stones, 500-year soul stones, 1,000-year soul stones, 5,000-year soul stones, 10,000-year soul stones, and soul stones aged over 10,000 years.

In ordinary Magic Wand shops, the Magic Wands that can be bought usually have soul stones of less than 500 years, while Magic Wands inlaid with Demon Beast Soul Stones around a thousand years old can only be obtained at major auctions.

Setting aside the intrinsic value of the Magic Wand itself, whether the full power of a Magic Wand can be unleashed also has a lot to do with the Mage owner.

Generally, Fire-element Mages would purchase Magic Wands made of Fire Element Demon Beast Bone and inset with Fire-type Demon Beast Soul Stones, as that would maximize the effect of Fire Magic.

However, when it comes to common sense, it’s clearly inapplicable to Yun Sheng because, with a Five Elements Magic Soul, she is already a rare All-element Mage.

Consequently, the Magic Wand that Yun Sheng is seeking has even more stringent requirements on attributes.

From Lady Suoluo’s words, Yun Sheng could tell that No Attribute Magic Wands were not easy to find.

Yun Canghai also considered this point, which is why he chose Lady Suoluo’s shop, because he knew that if even Lady Suoluo did not have such a Magic Wand, other shops would be even less likely to have it.

Just like Magicians, most Demon Beasts have attributes, and finding a Demon Beast without attributes is quite difficult.

"You don’t have such a Magic Wand? If there isn’t one from fifty years, one from forty years would also do," Yun Canghai settled for less, as a Magician, he too understood the scarcity of "No Attribute" Demon Beasts.

On the Wuji Continent, known "No Attribute" Demon Beasts such as Illusion Beasts and Star Nebula Beasts, as well as the highest tier of Demon Beasts like dragons and phoenixes, are all incredibly rare and not to be sought after.

"There is none from forty years either. However, I do have a "No Attribute" Mystery Bone Wand of indeterminate Beast Age that has been in my shop for decades. Since the Beast Age is unknown, it has never been sold. If you, young lady, are daring enough, you could try to see if you can bond with this Magic Wand," Lady Suoluo recalled something.

The so-called Mystery Bone Wand is the Magic Wand made from Demon Beast Bones that could not be aged due to unknown factors like an unclear beast species.

On the Wuji Continent, the age of Demon Beast Bones is mostly determined by testing the amount of Magic Elements within the bones.

But for "No Attribute" Demon Beasts, their bones contain no Magic Elements, making it quite difficult to deduce the age of the Beast Bones.

Upon hearing this, Yun Sheng’s eyes sparkled.

In the ancient times, Emperor Shennong not only sampled all herbs but also treated illnesses for many domestic and wild animals.

Her Yan Family also inherited Emperor Shennong’s mantle, excelling in various animal diseases, and could determine the age of the animals by feeling the bones, the density of the bone, and the length of the bone body.

"This... Sheng’er, why don’t you choose a Single-element Magic Wand to use for now," Yun Canghai hesitated, not willing to let Yun Sheng take this risk, he considered simply letting Yun Sheng choose a Single Attribute Magic Wand to use temporarily, especially since Yun Sheng currently excels the most in using Fire Element Attack Magic.

A Magic Wand is not something that can be wielded casually, as a Magic Wand with an undetermined Beast Age might become unusable by Sheng’er after a year or two if its Beast Age is too low.

But if the Beast Age is too high, not only might Sheng’er be unable to harness it, but she could also be at risk of backlash from the Magic Wand. A Magic Wand with an unknown origin is too dangerous.

"Father, Sheng’er wants to try that Mystery Bone Wand. Even if the Magic Wand is not suitable, we could still supplement it with daily-use Demon Beast Soul Stones," Yun Sheng did not hesitate, preferring something complete rather than plentiful, she wanted an All-element Magic Wand.

Lady Suoluo nodded her head in satisfaction, the child indeed had determination.

Rare for her age.

Yun Sheng’s fearless attitude reminds Lady Suoluo of her mother, Hu Jiusheng, who similarly insisted on choosing the most suitable Magic Wand back in the day. Yun Canghai silently reflected that back then, Hu Jiusheng and he nearly traveled across half of the Great Zhou City and eventually found the suitable Magic Wand in Lady Suoluo’s shop in Qi City.

Lady Suoluo scratched the neck of the fat cat on her body, which then staggered to its feet, its flabby body dragging on the floor.

Despite being very fat, the cat was quite agile.

With a swift jump, it scaled the shelf and bit down a wand-shaped Jade Box from the highest place.

A Magic Wand that is not used for a long time must be kept in a Jade Box to prevent the loss of Magic Elements inside the Scepter.

"Actually, this Magic Wand was not made by my hands. It is the only wand in the entire shop that I didn’t craft. It was sold to me by a destitute Mage, and the soul stone on it has been removed. Young girl, you can try it first to see if you can control this Magic Wand. If not, you can choose another," Lady Suoluo opened the Jade Box.