Lu Yang, however, had no idea what the old man was thinking at this moment. He had already returned to Cloud Top Villa with the Five-Colored Divine Stone.
Lu Yang's current plan was to refine a defensive magical artifact to his satisfaction.
He sat on the sofa, gazing at the Five-Colored Divine Stone before him, and began searching for refining methods within the Taigu Medical Dao. As expected, he found two refining methods.
One was an ordinary refining method, which involved using the simplest materials, some common stones, and other items. These were then placed in an alchemy furnace for refinement, requiring forty-nine days to complete. However, the defensive artifact refined through this ordinary method had rather mediocre effects, capable of withstanding attacks from small cannons but no match for powerful heavy weaponry.
The advanced refining method, on the other hand, required more specialized raw materials. Besides the Five-Colored Divine Stone as the primary material, it also needed a large amount of jade, specifically fine quality jade, as well as Purple Radiance Goldstone and Black Radiance Goldstone.
These two materials were relatively rare but still available on the market.
However, the most challenging aspect of the advanced refining method was the fire. It did not require ordinary fire but rather a more potent True Fire, similar to the fire used in steelmaking. A defensive artifact refined with such fire would be incredibly powerful, capable of withstanding anything except atomic bombs.
"This is the one!"
Lu Yang smiled slightly and directly chose the advanced refining method.
Although the conditions were stringent, Lu Yang was prepared to gather all the necessary materials to craft a defensive artifact that met his desires.
Soon, Lu Yang made a call to Gulahan Deli.
"Gulahan Deli, I need ten pieces of top-quality jade, about the size of a basketball. I also need five pieces of Purple Radiance Goldstone, also basketball-sized, and five pieces of Black Radiance Goldstone, similarly sized, along with some auxiliary materials..."
Lu Yang relayed all the requirements to Gulahan Deli.
"Understood, Boss. Please rest assured, I will find all these items as quickly as possible and deliver them to Cloud Top Villa!"
Upon hearing Lu Yang's words, Gulahan Deli readily agreed.
"Yes, preferably by tonight. I need them urgently!"
Lu Yang added.
"Understood!"
Gulahan Deli responded and immediately went to prepare the materials.
Lu Yang then took out his phone again and called Lin Guoxiong.
"Old Lin, help me find a steel mill. I need the flame from the steel mill to refine a magical artifact. A cylindrical steelmaking furnace with a diameter of two meters would suffice!"
Lu Yang directly instructed Lin Guoxiong.
"Understood, Chairman Lu. I will go find one immediately!"
Upon hearing Lu Yang, Lin Guoxiong personally drove off to search for a steel mill.
After arranging these two matters, Lu Yang let out a long sigh of relief, finally able to rest for a while.
Looking at the Five-Colored Divine Stone before him, Lu Yang felt a surge of excitement.
As the night deepened, Lu Yang sat on the sofa, awaiting the return of Shen Yiman and Lu Wushuang. However, by nine o'clock, they had still not returned.
"Could something have happened?"
A sudden sense of foreboding washed over Lu Yang.
Lu Yang quickly took out his phone and called Shen Yiman's number. The call displayed "no answer." He then tried calling Lu Wushuang, but that number also went unanswered.
"No, I have to go out and check!"
Lu Yang said, and then drove out.
At this moment, about two kilometers away from Black Dragon Capital, Shen Yiman and Lu Wushuang were cornered by over a dozen men in black.
These men in black were all wielding formidable weapons, some swords, some guns, and were continuously attacking Shen Yiman and Lu Wushuang.
The surrounding two kilometers had been completely covered by their signal jammers, preventing Shen Yiman and Lu Wushuang from making any phone calls, which was why Lu Yang had not received any response.
"Wushuang, what should we do? These people seem intent on killing us!"
Shen Yiman said to Lu Wushuang with great tension.
"Madam Shen, please don't worry. As long as I am alive, they cannot kill you. I believe Mister will come to our rescue soon!"
Lu Wushuang said, comforting Shen Yiman.
"I hope Lu Yang arrives quickly. If he doesn't come soon, we might really die here!"
Shen Yiman prayed repeatedly.
"Boss ordered us to capture them alive. Put away your guns for now, and let's go. Capturing them unharmed will be a great achievement. These women are all stunning beauties. Let's capture this Shen Yiman first, and then Tang Shimin. Once all the women around that kid are captured, Lu Yang will definitely kneel before Boss!"
A man with a scar on his face said with a cold laugh.
He was the leader of these men, named Scarface. He was a notorious thug who had previously operated in the south and had been hired with a hefty sum to do this dirty work.
Scarface was greedy and would do anything for money.
He had just seen Shen Yiman and Lu Wushuang, two exceptionally beautiful women, and had developed some wicked intentions, wanting to capture them for his own pleasure.
His subordinates, aware of his lecherous nature, immediately told the other brothers to leave these two women for Scarface to enjoy thoroughly.
Soon, two men holding long swords stealthily approached Lu Wushuang and Shen Yiman.
In Lu Wushuang's hand, a dagger had already appeared, and her body was as agile as a cat's, lurking and waiting for the opportune moment to act.
The two men, with lecherous smiles on their faces, were about to reach a door next to Lu Wushuang. As one of the men kicked open the door, intending to charge in, Lu Wushuang, like a phantom, leaped out from the side and drew her dagger across the man's throat. The man's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at Lu Wushuang, but he could no longer utter a sound. With a thud, his body crashed heavily to the ground.
The other man, seeing his comrade killed instantly by the woman before him, let out a startled cry and swung his sword towards Lu Wushuang. However, Lu Wushuang easily dodged his attack, leaped behind him, and plunged the dagger into his back, twisting it violently. This man also fell dead before Lu Wushuang.
Clean and efficient, without any hesitation – this was the mark of a female assassin trained by the Swallow Camp.
If Lu Yang had witnessed Lu Wushuang's deadly skills, he too would have been unable to help but marvel.
However, since the opponents had guns, Lu Wushuang dared not advance recklessly, choosing instead to remain in position and wait for them to approach.
"Boss, something's wrong! This woman is too formidable. Two of our brothers are already down!"
The man beside Scarface, seeing both his brothers dead, immediately reported to Scarface.