Chaotic Sword God

efore the other three ran after him.

This was a store that specialized in selling wooden sculptures.
Inside were plenty of precious wood carvings and other wooden arrangements of considerable value.
Some of the more powerful families would sometimes come and buy some for their own homes.

When they entered the store, a young shopkeeper was immediately visible with a welcoming smile on his face, “My lords, welcome to the most exquisite wood carvings within Fengyang City.
All of the items here are carved by the master sculptor Mu Chexuan, whose skill is among the best in the city! I guarantee my lord’s satisfaction here with whatever the item.”

Ignoring the shopkeeper, Jian Chen’s feet carried him straight to the second floor.

However, just before Jian Chen could enter it, the shopkeeper hurried to stop him with an apologetic but courteous smile.
“My lord, this one is truly sorry, but the second floor is only accessible to those guests with a purple card.
If my lord wishes to view our wares there, then please show me a purple card!”

With a twist of his hand, a purple card appeared in Jian Chen’s right hand, “Do I have the right to go up now?”

Seeing the purple card, the smile on the man’s face rekindled.
Hurriedly nodding, he said, “Welcome my lord.
Welcome.
If I offended you with my actions earlier, please forgive me.
Allow me to welcome you to the second floor.”

On the second floor, Jian Chen ignored all else and simply stared straight at a giant log seated in the very center of the room.

The entire thing was a dark-red with golden light running throughout it.
With a diameter of a third of a meter and a height of one meter, the block of wood looked as if it once used to be the trunk of a tree.
With the tree trunk twisted and distorted in a strange pattern of grains, the sight of a “dragon” and “phoenix” could just barely be seen carved into it in a lifelike manner.

Looking at the dragon and phoenix pattern on the wood, Jian Chen’s eyes flashed with light.
He could distinctly tell that the pattern contained the essence of the world that was particular hard to fathom and extremely profound in nature.
It was almost identical to a Saint Tier Battle Skill, and seemed to just contain every part of the world within its secrets.

“My lords, might I welcome you to our Thousand Hand Workshop where we display the finest of sculptures and carvings.
Is there something my lords find of interest?” An elderly man approached them with a smile as he spoke in a friendly manner.

Surveying the area with confusion, Ming Dong could only ask Jian Chen, “Jian Chen, what are you doing in a place like this? The sculptures here might be nice to look at, but you don’t have any interest in stuff like this, do you!?”

Completely disregarding Ming Dong’s question, Jian Chen slowly walked to the dark-red log of wood, and stared at the dragon and phoenix carving.
“Shopkeeper, where did you get this block of wood?”

The old man laughed, “What an eye my lord has.
This magical piece of wood is the treasure of our Thousand Hand Workshop.
It’s rumored that it was taken from one of the wild zones of the Tian Yuan Continent — the Sea of Yangfire.
It is there that this piece of wood was baptized by the strongest of flames and became as hard as steel.
Flames cannot burn it, and steel cannot break it.
This is truly a treasure among treasures.”

“Just how much are you exaggerating? An item brought back from one of the wild zones of the continent would indeed be an item in great demand, but would one really end up in a Second Class city? Do you take us to be three year old children that are easy to bully?” Ming Dong snorted.

“Haha, this rotten old man knows that my lords will not believe me.
Even if you believe me or not, this piece of magical wood is truly worth what it is as a treasure.
That cannot be changed.” The elder laughed without being insulted.

Jian Chen’s eyes slowly moved away from the block of wood as he tried to restrain the surging emotions he felt within him.
With a calm voice, he asked, “How much for this wood? Name your price.”

Seeing that Jian Chen was interested, the shopkeeper’s eyes lit up.
Hurriedly, he said, “What an eye my lord has, this old man greatly admires such an eye.
Since this wood is quite unnatural as well as being the treasured jewel of this store, the price will be quite high.” The shopkeeper didn’t say a price and instead held up three fingers.

With wide eyes, Ming Dong said, “Don’t tell me you’re selling it for three hundred purple coins.
That’s a huge price for a single block of wood.”

The shopkeeper shook his head.
“My lords, if you take a look at this piece of wood, the naturally formed pattern on it is beyond what man can do.
With that alone, a price of three hundred purple coins is not enough to buy it.”

“Then are you selling it for three thousand purple coins?” Tie Ta spoke with a look of disbelief on his face.

The shopkeeper shook his head, “Incorrect, thirty thousand purple coins!”

“What! Thirty thousand purple coins?!” Ming Dong cried out.
A price like that made him leap up into the air in shock.
Swearing out loud, he spat, “You might as well rob me of my money! A single block of wood costing thirty thousand purple coins? Three hundred purple coins was already beyond what I was willing to spend.
But this price? Who’d ever buy it?”

A smile appeared on Jian Chen’s face, ‘If this piece of wood is indeed that price, then shopkeeper, I would like to purchase it.” From the mouth of Ziying, Jian Chen had learned that this Draconix Wood was one of the materials used to forge the Azulet Swords.
Materials like these were extremely rare in nature and priceless beyond all else.
For something like this to be for thirty thousand purple coins, Jian Chen only saw it as a delectable deal.

Whether it was thirty thousand, three hundred thousand, or three million purple coins, Jian Chen would purchase this without hesitation.
The moment he knew an item was one of the materials for the Azulet Sword, he would buy it.