Chapter 245: Chapter 149: Corrosion of the Quasi-Divine Artifact, Revenge Operation (Part 2)
The Female Witch subconsciously glanced at the Second-level Wizard. Seeing him nod slightly, she stepped forward and said, "Yin Xue’s injuries were caused by a quasi-divine artifact. That artifact left a high-intensity divine energy inside her. We’ve temporarily sealed it in her right hand and are now trying to figure out how to purge it."
A quasi-divine artifact!
Pei Ze’s expression immediately grew serious.
On the Turin Plane, Sacred Artifacts were Magic Items forged by high-ranking Priests of the church.
Divine Artifacts, on the other hand, were items personally forged by a Divine Spirit, possessing immense power.
As for quasi-divine artifacts, they fell somewhere in between: Magic Items forged by high-ranking Priests but blessed by a Divine Spirit.
Although a quasi-divine artifact’s power couldn’t match a Divine Artifact’s, it far surpassed that of an ordinary Sacred Artifact.
Pei Ze had never seen a quasi-divine artifact, but he had heard Jiang Rui, Yan Dong, and the others mention them.
It was said that a single quasi-divine artifact was enough to grant a Fourth-Class Priest the power to kill a Level 2 Crystalized Wizard.
Furthermore, because they were blessed by a Divine Spirit, the divine energy from a quasi-divine artifact often had corrosive properties that far exceeded those of the ordinary Power of Faith.
Even a Wizard, once afflicted by this divine energy, would have to spend a great deal of time and effort to slowly eliminate it.
Not only was the process painful, but it could also leave behind permanent aftereffects.
If the corrosion persisted for too long, it could even cause irreversible damage to one’s Spirit Crystal.
"What can be done to purge that divine energy?" Pei Ze asked with a frown.
"There are two ways," the Female Witch said with a grim expression. "The first is to have a Level 4 Wizard take action and use their immense Spiritual Power to eliminate the divine energy in Yin Xue’s body. However, all the Level 4 Wizards in Red Maple City have gone to the main battlefield, so we can’t find anyone to help for now. We are contacting the Yin Family to request they send someone over."
"And the second method?" Pei Ze asked, his face unreadable.
"Consume Moonlight Water," the Female Witch said. "It’s a miraculous item with powerful purifying effects. Consuming it can purge most foreign energies, including the divine energy inside Yin Xue."
"The exchange has Moonlight Water, but it’s very expensive—nine thousand merit points. We’re trying to scrape the points together right now."
At this, the Female Witch looked slightly embarrassed.
The expressions of the others also grew awkward.
Although the Witch Hunting Team offered generous benefits and rewards, injuries and damage to their Wizard tools were commonplace due to high-intensity combat. Both healing and tool maintenance required considerable expense.
That was without even mentioning exchanging points for cultivation resources.
They were all desperate to use every last merit point to increase their strength, lest they die on the battlefield due to a lack of power, rendering all their accumulated points useless.
So, including the Second-level Wizard, no one had many points to spare.
Nine thousand merit points was no small sum; it truly wasn’t easy to gather that much in a short time.
"Don’t worry," Yin Guang said in a low voice. "I’ve already contacted the family. They’re trying to find some Moonlight Water now. It should arrive by the day after tomorrow at the latest."
"The day after tomorrow?" Pei Ze’s brow furrowed. "From what I know, the longer a quasi-divine artifact’s energy remains in the body, the greater the chance of permanent aftereffects, even after healing."
Yin Guang fell silent. Of course, he knew this as well.
But they couldn’t just find the rare Moonlight Water at a moment’s notice.
It would take time for his family to both find the Moonlight Water and deliver it to the Plane Battlefield.
After all, Red Maple City was outside the Yin Family’s sphere of influence. If they were in Linfeng City or Jinglan City, things would be much easier to handle.
’I should have persuaded my cousin not to come to Red Maple City in the first place.’
Just as Yin Guang was silently filled with regret, he saw Pei Ze casually toss something to the Female Witch.
She caught it instinctively, and a soft gasp escaped her lips as she looked down at it.
"Mithril!"
"This Mithril is enough to exchange for the Moonlight Potion," Pei Ze said.
The hall instantly fell silent.
Everyone looked at each other, their shock unconcealed.
They weren’t surprised that Pei Ze could produce Mithril. After all, rumor had it that he had secured a Mithril Resource Point, so it wasn’t strange for him to have some on hand.
What shocked them was that Pei Ze would, without batting an eye, toss out Mithril worth nine thousand merit points just so Yin Xue could recover a day or two sooner. It was just too extravagant!
In that instant, the way everyone looked at Pei Ze changed.
Yin Guang, in particular, stared blankly at Pei Ze for a long moment, an incredibly complex expression on his face.
"Please make a trip to the exchange," Pei Ze said to the Female Witch.
Snapping out of her daze as if waking from a dream, she instinctively agreed and hurried out of the stone house.
Pei Ze then turned to the Second-level Wizard and asked, "How should I address you, sir?"
"My name is Gao Qun."
Perhaps because of Pei Ze’s earlier actions, the Wizard named Gao Qun’s expression softened considerably.
"Sir Gao Qun," Pei Ze didn’t bother with pleasantries and got straight to the point. "I want information about the Fourth-Class Priest who injured my senior."
Gao Qun nodded and said, "I don’t know the specifics, only that he’s a high-ranking member of the Witch Hunting Team. According to those who were there during the attack, the other Winter Frost Priests address him as Lord Maynard."
Pei Ze took out his Magic Map, spread it on the living room coffee table, and asked, "Where were my senior and the others ambushed?"
Gao Qun glanced at it and pointed to a spot on the map. "Right here."
Pei Ze looked closely. The location was over three hundred kilometers in a straight line from the Mithril Resource Point.
Considering he had also encountered Combat Priests from the Witch Hunting Team not long after leaving the Mithril Resource Point, their operational range was clearly quite large.
’It seems finding that Fourth-Class Priest named Maynard won’t be easy.’
At this moment, Gao Qun also seemed to sense what Pei Ze was thinking. His brow furrowed. "You want to go after Maynard?"
Pei Ze glanced at him and nodded calmly.
’Life and death on the battlefield are matters of fate. Once you step onto the battlefield, you must be prepared to die. Being ambushed and severely injured by the enemy is also perfectly normal.’
’But Pei Ze was no saint. His friend had nearly died and was now lying in bed, grievously wounded. Of course he wasn’t going to just let it go.’
"Don’t be reckless!" Gao Qun said with a grave expression. "Maynard wields a quasi-divine artifact. Even a Level 2 Crystalized Wizard might not be his match. If you go out there rashly, you might not be able to get revenge even if you find him."
In truth, Gao Qun was putting it mildly.
In his view, while Pei Ze was certainly powerful and even had a record of killing a Fourth-Class Priest, Maynard was no ordinary Fourth-Class Priest.
Even he would have to temporarily avoid a direct confrontation with a Fourth-Class Priest wielding a quasi-divine artifact.
If Pei Ze really went after Maynard alone, he would likely suffer a great loss, or even lose his life.
"Don’t worry, the Witch Hunting Team made us suffer such a huge loss this time. Sooner or later, we will make them pay the price!" Gao Qun said earnestly.
Hearing this, however, Pei Ze just shook his head, his expression impassive.
"That’s your business."
With that, he put away the Magic Map and turned to leave the stone house.
’Since he couldn’t get any useful information from the Witch Hunting Team, he had no intention of wasting any more time and prepared to leave the city immediately.’
However, he hadn’t gotten far from the stone house when Yin Guang caught up to him.
"Wait!"
Yin Guang strode to Pei Ze’s side and looked at him with a solemn expression.
"I’ll go with you!"
Pei Ze’s brow furrowed slightly. "I won’t have the spare energy to look after you."
"You won’t have to. I have a trump card. I can get away on my own at a critical moment, so I won’t be a burden to you."
Seeing Yin Guang’s determined expression, Pei Ze’s gaze flickered, and he finally nodded in agreement.
"Alright."
Without delay, Pei Ze sent a message to Su Ya and Peng Yan, instructing them to take care of a few things. Then, he and Yin Guang headed straight for the city gate.
Not long after the two of them reached the gate, Su Ya and Peng Yan also arrived, leading giant eagles.
Without another word, the four of them mounted the giant eagles.
Yin Guang hadn’t prepared a mount, so he had to share one with Peng Yan.
The three giant eagles spread their wings and soared into the sky, flying out of Red Maple City and deep into the wilderness.
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