Chapter 95: The Finished Product

“Trouble you, Young Master Violet,” Tu Lu said, clasping his fists.

“It’s nothing.” Violet Camel Peak shook his head.

Tu Lu smiled faintly.

There was no question that he could not attend the lord of the mansion’s birthday banquet. The reason was simple enough: the banquet would surely be attended by many Divine Transformation Venerables.

His Nine-Lock True Spirit Art was still far from being able to conceal him from such experts.

If his true identity were exposed before so many Divine Transformation Venerables, then once the truth came out, he would be left with nowhere to go.

So he could only use Violet Camel Peak’s hand to present the pair of Icebound Swords.

After taking his leave of Violet Camel Peak, Tu Lu hurried back to the secret chamber, not even bothering with Zhao Yuyang.

The Nine-Refinement Sacred Embryo Pattern had long since been successfully mastered, but he could not hand it over in that form.

For although the inscription itself was difficult, once the runes had been formed, attaching them to an object was much simpler.

Even some apprentice inscribers could manage it.

Violet Camel Peak was timid and cautious. He might not allow him to personally inscribe it onto the divine embryo. If he handed over the Nine-Refinement Sacred Embryo Pattern outright, there might be nothing left for him to do.

Even the divine embryo itself might no longer be in that original sinkhole.

What, then, was he to do?

After a moment’s thought, he picked up a scrap of beast hide from the floor, and his eyes began to gleam.

Ten days. He had only ten days to prepare.

That was the limit he had set for himself.

Because once Zhen Ling decided to refine the essence blood, he would have to make a move. Even if he failed to obtain the sacred embryo, he had to secure Violet Ling’s essence blood.

By then, once the matter came to light, he would certainly not be able to remain at the provincial manor residence any longer.

And if that happened, he would naturally lose any chance of scheming for the sacred embryo.

“Perhaps I can do this…”

His gaze remained fixed on the scrap of beast hide.

Over the next day, he threw himself once more into the inscription of the Nine-Refinement Sacred Embryo Pattern.

Even he himself did not know how many times he had used the white light sphere’s power this time; he had spent tens of thousands of thunderstones, and he was far more cautious than before. In the middle of it all, he even swallowed a One-Thought Thousand-Pound Pill before finally producing another finished piece.

Only, this finished piece was somewhat delicate.

Within it, eighteen mid-grade runes and more than a thousand basic attribute runes barely managed to maintain a precarious balance with one another.

That balance was extremely unstable.

It could be said that even a somewhat heavy impact might destroy it.

No one but him could have made it, and even an inscription grandmaster might have failed through a moment’s carelessness.

Not to mention that even if it were somehow attached successfully to the sacred embryo, such a “finished piece” alone would never bring out its proper effect.

At the very least, it could not achieve the result Violet Camel Peak was hoping for.

“Using this to test the waters will tell me everything.”

Tu Lu let out a long breath and rubbed his brow.

A day later, Violet Camel Peak returned to the mansion.

Tu Lu then handed over this delicate finished piece.

“Haha, Master, you truly do not disappoint!” Violet Camel Peak merely glanced at it before laughing heartily and taking the beast-hide scrap away.

But Tu Lu shook his head. “The structure of the Nine-Refinement Sacred Embryo Pattern is extremely unstable. Although it has been completed, I have no confidence that it can exert sufficient power.”

“No matter!” Violet Camel Peak waved a hand. “Master, you have labored hard. You should rest for a while. As for what comes next, you need not concern yourself. Once this young master succeeds, I will certainly not treat you poorly.”

“Here are one hundred thousand thunderstones, as a gift to Master for your research into inscription arts.”

“I would not dare,” Tu Lu said in feigned alarm.

Violet Camel Peak frowned. “There is no need to refuse, Master. Take them.”

Tu Lu hesitated, as if somewhat tempted yet still worried. He remained silent for quite some time before finally making up his mind.

“Then I shall accept with gratitude.”

He gritted his teeth and took them.

Only then did Violet Camel Peak nod in satisfaction.

Yet after Tu Lu left, Violet Camel Peak’s expression slowly turned cold.

“Father, he really wasn’t someone you arranged?”

“No.”

At that moment, a faint elderly silhouette in a blue-green rain cape appeared within the void.

“And he has nothing to do with those mighty friends of yours either?”

The figure in the void remained silent.

Violet Camel Peak slowly nodded, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

“Then... he must be hiding something.”