Array Plate, King Rank Elemental Stone, Returning Back

"That was really hard." Lee Che muttered while looking at the puppet standing tall in front of him.

"I am surprised that you were able to take down the puppet whose strength is equal to your Martial Cultivation with your elemental cultivation. And, where did you get the idea of creating the spear out of your firebird?" Gu Chen asked while lying down on the ground.

Lee Che shrugged his shoulders and spoke "It's not just element. For the last attack, I had to pour all of my physical strength to pierce its body. It seemed the body of those puppets is made out of strange wires connecting different parts."

"My fire burned down those wires and completely turned that puppet useless upon explosion. As for the firebird spear, old man and Jan helped me push past my limits."

Gu Chen turned his head back at the ceiling and couldn't help but remember Gu Tan's face. Before he didn't believe it nor did he want to believe it. His moral codes didn't allow him to accept Gu Tan's master. But now, he feels grateful.

"He said once our Elemental Vein's classified information gets revealed to the entire world, we might get attacked by the Great Families. Martial Cultivation and Element Cultivation, most of their soldiers possess both and thus making them strong as Royal Family Army."

"As of now, there is no way we can face those people, especially in numbers. The four years lockdown, we truly need it. We need to hide and get stronger to face off against those people." Gu Chen couldn't help but mutter while looking at the ceiling.

Lee Che patted his shoulder and said "Belief in your son! He became the hero of the village just when he was only six. He has never borne any bad intention for the village and with all of this happening, I believe he already has the plan for everything."

"Our journey will not be smooth for sure but if we just keep on getting stronger, we can face any situation in front of us."

"Right!" Gu Chen nods his head as a smile appears on his face. A little bit of pride flashes on his face as well.

"You two! I told you to hold down the enemies until I return, not destroy them."

Suddenly, a roar came from the door that slowly started closing. Until then, they didn't even realize that the door was closing. Gu Tan slides down the door and reaches out.

He angrily runs towards them while shouting at them but suddenly he pauses when he sees his dad lying on the ground with his upper body covered in bandages. Seeing this, he couldn't help but helplessly sighed.

All of the anger in his head instantly disappeared.

"Village Chief, we really try to hold them but they were extraordinary. We only had two choices either to injure ourselves or kill them. And, we couldn't choose the first option. Sorry!" Lee Che instantly stood up and explained while apologizing to him.

"It's alright. I didn't expect you could kill those puppets from the beginning." Gu Tan shook his head and sighed. It was really a surprise for him. These puppets had the same strength as both of them and they were a bit tricky as well.

One was basically hiding most of the time and another had an immense amount of mana to condense fire continuously. He walked up to his dad and said "How's your body?"

"It's okay. Just some side effects of using Overdrive. Anyway, did you fail?" Gu Chen bites his lips and asks. After all, he was the one who forces Lee Che for a counterattack. If Gu Tan really failed, then he would blame himself for everything.

"Nah! I got what I needed." Gu Tan showed them the pouch and put it back. Actually, he lost one thing. He didn't get the main inheritance which was an alchemy technique. But, he did get nearly ninety percent of the resources.

He looked at his dad and said "Rest for a few minutes and we'll leave. We got what we wanted and now, it's time to finally put the plan in action."

Gu Chen nods his head and closes his eyes. Lee Che also sits down while Gu Tan walks up to the puppet standing on the ground. He reached in front of the puppet and closely inspected it.

'Hmm! Steel body with hollow copper wires. I guess the power is flowing through these hollow copper wires to its entire body. Using the copper was a good idea to hold the flames and using steel as a body to bear the temperature was also a good idea.'

'This guy didn't leave the inheritance of the puppetry if I am not wrong. So, did he create these or did he ask someone else to create these? The more I ponder over this, the stronger my feeling for the latter option becomes. Anyway, he is definitely into something.'

'I did ask Ace to analyze the herbs. The results will be out by tomorrow. Hopefully, there won't be any problem or I might have to take more steps.'

While analyzing the puppet, he walked behind the puppet and looked around. He sees a strange part separated from the rest of the body with lines and this seemed more like a locker to him. He took out a knife from his pouch and pierced it.

Then, he slowly pulled out the knife and the outer layer opened alongside. This put a smile on his face as he sees a fist sized red-stone inside.

'King Rank Elemental Stone! I never got curious in my previous life and didn't check this. But, thanks to that, I can enjoy this feeling of hitting the lottery.'

Gu Tan swiftly puts the elemental stone inside his pouch. It was a King Rank Elemental Stone. It was quite a powerful stone that was thousand times better than Ordinary Rank Elemental Stones. But, he didn't go back immediately.

Elemental Veins produces elemental energy and spiritual energy. But, elemental energy doesn't have any specific element that's why spiritual energy is often produced out of it. Although it was possible to turn normal elemental stone into a certain element stone, it can only be done by those who possess Talisman and Array's profession.

Since they had a higher mastery over more than one element and using the soul power, they can easily add a certain element to a normal elemental stone. Gu Tan started searching for an array or talisman that transformed the elemental energy into flames.

He started dissecting the entire body in order to find it. And, he did find it. It was on his chest but there was a problem. It was an array plate spreading across the chest. And, there were two big holes in it. The array plate was a black steel plate with a lot of symbols written all over it.

They are the external runes. Unlike the runes that mage creates inside their bodies, there are many ways to create the runes outside the bodies as well.

He holds the array plate in his hand and thought.

'Only two holes and a little bit of burning. I could use some tricks to fix it maybe I could get help from Yellow Stone Village. I always wanted a weapon that could help me in battle. Maybe I should try to get my hands on an Array Master and ask him to transform this.'

'And, with the help of Uncle Lee, we could add this array plate and a king rank elemental stone into a weapon that I need. Anyway, I should keep this safe for now.'

Gu Tan puts the array plate on his spatial pouch and returns back to Gu Chen and Lee Che.

"Can you move?" Gu Tan asked before leaving.

Gu Chen nodded his head and Lee Che directly stood up.

"Let's return to the village!"

Gu Tan smiled and finally, three of them walked away. But after walking for steps, Lee Che stopped and asked "How are we supposed to go back?"

Only at this moment, did he remember they fell down and now they couldn't see the hole from where they fell. Gu Tan walked up to the wall and turned back.

"Elder Lee, punch this wall as hard as you can."

Lee Che stared at him with confusion but still walked in front of the wall. He clenched his fist and his internal energy gathered at his fist. As he infused internal energy into his fist, he takes a step forward and thrusts his arm.

Bang!

His fist collides against the wall but nothing happens. Lee Che turns at Gu Tan with confusion but Gu Tan keeps smiling.

Crack! Crack! Crack! Bang!

Suddenly, the walls next to the point he punched started cracking. It cracked until a hole was made on it. Seeing this, Lee Che and Gu Chen opened their mouth wide. Lee Che couldn't help but look at Gu Tan and ask.

"Village Chief, why did you ask me to hit this place?"

Gu Tan shrugged his shoulders and says.

"Just for fun!"

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