114: Medicine God Valley's compensation! The Violent Aesthetics of Weapon Forging Method!

“A misunderstanding! This is truly a massive misunderstanding!”

Elder Gu Mu rushed between the two, sweating profusely, the herbal residue on his beard trembling.

While carefully helping Dan Chenzi up (afraid Gu Yang might deliver another kick), he quickly explained:

“Valley Master, please listen to me! This Fellow Daoist Gu is truly not a spy from the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect!”

“He is a peerless Genius that this Elder painstakingly discovered! He possesses the innate **'Myriad Poisons Immunity Body'**!”

“His purpose for coming to our Medicine God Valley is genuinely to help us clean up the waste pills! If you don't believe me, look at the Abandoned Pill Valley over there—he ate it all clean!”

Dan Chenzi clutched his chest. Although a few ribs were broken, as a Late-stage Soul Transformation Cultivator, he still had regenerative abilities.

Listening to Elder Gu Mu's explanation and looking at Gu Yang's expression of “I am innocent, I was just hungry,” the rage in his heart subsided slightly, replaced by deep apprehension.

Eating waste pills?

Ate the Abandoned Pill Valley clean?

Is this something a carbon-based life form can even do?

“Cough, cough...”

Dan Chenzi coughed twice, spitting out a mouthful of congested blood, looking at Gu Yang with complex emotions.

“Is what Elder Gu Mu said true?”

“Absolutely true!”

Gu Yang interjected from the side, casually stuffing a handful of poisonous Spiritual Plant he hadn't finished eating into his mouth, chewing loudly.

“Valley Master, right? See, I'm not a picky eater.”

“That fire you set earlier was good, just missing a little cumin.”

Watching Gu Yang chew highly toxic Spiritual Plants right in front of him, Dan Chenzi's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

At this moment, he believed it.

If the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect could cultivate a monster like this, they would have already dominated the Spirit Realm; why would they need to send him as an undercover agent?

“Since it was a misunderstanding...”

Dan Chenzi took a deep breath. Although unwilling, the situation demanded deference.

He couldn't defeat him, couldn't burn him to death, and couldn't poison him.

If they continued fighting, the entire Medicine God Valley might be torn down by this brute.

“Then this sovereign was reckless.”

Dan Chenzi gritted his teeth, cupped his hands, effectively conceding.

“That's better.”

Gu Yang clapped his hands, and that “harmonious” smile appeared on his face again.

He walked up to Dan Chenzi and extended a hand.

Dan Chenzi subconsciously stepped back half a pace: “You... what else do you want to do?”

“Compensation.”

Gu Yang said as a matter of course.

“I was eating hotpot and singing songs at home, and suddenly I was ganged up on by a group of you.”

“I'm in a terrible mood, and my appetite is ruined.”

“Also, that fire you set earlier messed up my hairstyle.”

“The emotional distress fee, lost wages, image consultation fee... surely these need to be calculated?”

Dan Chenzi was so angry he nearly spat blood again.

You ravaged my Poison King Peak like this, crippled half of my Law Enforcement Squad, and now you want compensation?!

But looking at Gu Yang's large hand waving in front of him, and the fist that would surely clench again if he refused.

Dan Chenzi endured it.

“Compensate! This sovereign will compensate!”

“Speak, what do you want?”

Gu Yang didn't stand on ceremony, scanning the surroundings.

His Physical Body had adapted to the Law of the Spirit Realm, but the weapon he held was starting to lag behind. Although the heavenly demon meteor hammer was a Divine Artifact in the Lower Realm, fine cracks had appeared due to the high-intensity collisions in the Spirit Realm.

“I want that stone.”

Gu Yang pointed to the cornerstone of the mountain-protecting Formation on Poison King Peak, which was already half-collapsed.

It was a massive stone, black as ink, emitting a rich metallic luster and a highly poisonous aura—the “Myriad Poisons Profound Stone.”

“Also, I heard your treasury has a piece of **'Outer Heaven Meteorite Iron'**? I want that too.”

“Finally, I'll borrow your **'Earth Fire Heavenly Furnace'** for a bit; I need to forge some iron.”

When Dan Chenzi heard this, his heart bled.

The Myriad Poisons Profound Stone was the Foundation of Poison King Peak! The Outer Heaven Meteorite Iron was the primary Material for refining Top Grade Spirit Treasures!

This was simply an outrageous demand!

“What? Unwilling?”

Gu Yang raised an eyebrow, the black-gold luster circulating around him again, and a fierce, murderous aura locked onto Dan Chenzi.

“Willing! We are willing!”

Dan Chenzi squeezed those words out almost through gritted teeth... One hour later.

Medicine God Valley, Earth Fire Heavenly Furnace Room.

This place possessed the core heat of the entire Spiritual Vein, with temperatures high enough to instantly melt a Golden Core Cultivator.

Gu Yang stood shirtless in front of the massive furnace.

He tossed the Myriad Poisons Profound Stone, which was the size of a millstone, and the extremely heavy Outer Heaven Meteorite Iron, which was the size of a washbasin, into the furnace all at once.

Next, he took down the heavenly demon meteor hammer from his back.

“Old friend, it's time for an upgrade.”

Gu Yang threw the Meteor Hammer in too.

“Ignite the fire!”

At his command, Elder Gu Mu personally operated the Formation next to him, activating the Earth Fire.

Boom!

The purple Earth Fire instantly enveloped the Cauldron.

But under this high temperature, the Outer Heaven Meteorite Iron only turned slightly red, showing no signs of melting.

“Not hot enough.”

Gu Yang shook his head.

He took a deep breath and spat out a stream of cyan flame—Earth Core Lotus Fire!

With the unique fire's enhancement, the temperature inside the furnace instantly soared tenfold!

The tough Meteorite Iron finally began to soften, and the Myriad Poisons Profound Stone melted into a pool of black poisonous liquid.

“Merge for me!”

Gu Yang didn't use a hammer to strike; instead, he directly reached both hands into the molten iron that could melt even Magic Treasures.

God-Demon Golden Body—Extreme Dao Monstrous Strength!

He forcefully squeezed and fused these three vastly different Materials together, as if kneading dough.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—

The poisonous liquid seeped into the molten iron, and the meteorite iron reinforced the framework.

Gu Yang's palms were scorched bright red, but he didn't care, his eyes instead shining brightly.

He also hammered a trace of the **'Law of Strength'** and the **'Power of Vibration'** he had comprehended into the hammer body.

“Condense!”

Following the final roar.

A brand new, even more hideous and terrifying giant hammer slowly took shape in the firelight.

It was dark purple throughout, its surface covered in eerie poisonous patterns and star-like speckles, and the hammerhead was massive, like a miniature planet.

The original spikes became sharper, and every spike glowed with a chilling, faint light.

Boom!

The instant the giant hammer formed, an aura of heaviness that caused even the Earth Fire to stagnate spread out, and the floor of the entire Artifact Refining room sank three inches.

[Reforging successful!]

[Obtained new weapon: Myriad Poisons Star Shattering Hammer (Medium Grade Spirit Treasure)!]

[Properties: Weight 500,000 catties! Comes with three attributes: Extreme Poison (corrodes spiritual Qi), Armor Break (ignores shields), and Vibration (penetrating attack)!]

Gu Yang grabbed the hammer handle with one hand and casually swung it.

Whoosh—

The air was torn apart, emitting a high-pitched ghostly scream.

“What a great hammer!”

Gu Yang stroked the hammerhead with satisfaction.

“With this weight, smashing people will definitely feel better.”

...The Artifact Refining was finished, and Gu Yang was ready to leave.

He had eaten almost all the waste pills in Medicine God Valley, and the remaining ones were of too poor quality for him to bother with.

“Valley Master, thanks for the hospitality.”

Gu Yang, shouldering his new hammer, stood at the mountain gate, waving goodbye to Dan Chenzi and the others who came to “send him off.”

Although Dan Chenzi secretly wished to set off firecrackers to celebrate the departure of this plague god, he still had to force a smile:

“Fellow Daoist Gu, walk slowly, come back often... no, until we meet again!”

“Oh, Valley Master.”

Gu Yang suddenly stopped, as if remembering something.

“I have a big appetite. These few things were only enough to tide me over.”

“Is there anywhere nearby... that has more abundant resources?”

Dan Chenzi's eyes instantly lit up when he heard this.

This was a perfect opportunity to divert the disaster elsewhere!

He quickly stepped forward and said eagerly:

“Yes! Of course, there is!”

“Three hundred thousand miles to the east, there is a massive city suspended in the clouds, named **'Cloud City'**.”

“That is the location of a branch of the **Ten Thousand Realms Merchant Alliance**, where all the world's rare treasures gather.”

“It is said that in half a month, a super auction, held only once every ten thousand years, will take place there!”

Speaking here, Dan Chenzi lowered his voice and said mysteriously:

“As far as I know, among the grand finale treasures this time, there is an **'Ancient Titan's heart of the titan'**!”

“heart of the titan?!”

Gu Yang's eyes instantly turned into two searchlights.

“Titans? Are those the legendary giants who are ten thousand feet tall and eat stars?”

“Exactly!” Dan Chenzi nodded. “That is a pure Physical Body divine item, containing the most primal Origin of the Law of Strength! For a Body Cultivator, it is an unparalleled supreme Treasure!”

Gu Yang's heart pounded twice.

His God-Demon Golden Body was currently stuck at First Revolution Perfection, and to achieve a Breakthrough to the Second Revolution, ordinary energy was no longer enough. He needed this kind of top-tier Origin item to charge the Bottleneck!

“What a great place! Truly a great place!”

Gu Yang excitedly patted Dan Chenzi's shoulder (nearly knocking Dan Chenzi down).

“Thanks, Old Brother! I owe you one for this favor!”

After speaking, he tossed Ergou onto his shoulder.

“Ergou, let's go! To Cloud City!”

“We're going to eat that Titan's heart!”

Watching Gu Yang's figure transform into a streak of light and vanish into the distance, Dan Chenzi, Poison Granny, and the others behind him finally couldn't help but sigh in relief.

Some Elders even collapsed onto the ground on the spot.

“Finally... finally, we sent off this plague god!”

Dan Chenzi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, glanced in the direction of Cloud City, and silently mourned for the Ten Thousand Realms Merchant Alliance for three seconds.

“Fellow Daoist dies, not poor Daoist.”

“Everyone in Cloud City, may you fend for yourselves.”