Zhang Pingfan, with his insistent pulling, finally managed to push the Fatty away.
"Enough from you! I never noticed this side of you before!"
"Alright, it's been over two months. How has the progress been on your end?" Dou Youyou stepped forward and asked.
"Master, I'm already level 75!"
Subsequently, Chang Sheng and Fatty also announced they had reached level 75.
Nangong Qingyu and Bing Shan were both level 74.
Their equipment had also been completely upgraded.
"Good, good. Besides the suppression from the four major families, has anything else happened?"
Dou Youyou shook her head.
"Master, I didn't intentionally lie to you. I was just afraid you'd worry!"
Zhang Pingfan sighed and shook his head.
"If you really didn't want me to worry, you should have told me the truth instead of hiding it like this. To come back and hear such terrible news, do you think I'd be in a good mood? Or perhaps you thought you could resolve these issues before I returned?"
The five disciples present all lowered their heads. The current situation was not something the five of them could resolve.
They were indeed powerful.
Each one of them was exceptionally strong.
However, the four major families had too many people, and they also had more hidden professions than their own side.
If a large number of people were dispatched to encircle and suppress these five, they would be unable to spare any effort to assist other members. Consequently, the other members would have no choice but to passively endure the onslaught.
After all, the five of them couldn't possibly fight against an entire guild single-handedly!
Zhang Pingfan looked at Chang Sheng and said, "Chang Sheng, step forward!"
Chang Sheng nodded and walked out of the ranks.
Zhang Pingfan took out a divine sword from his backpack. This was the sword he had taken from Old Jin.
"You are a sword cultivator. This time, on your mission, aside from other things, obtaining a few suitable weapons is also a gift from your master. This weapon is yours!"
With that, Zhang Pingfan tossed the divine sword over.
When Chang Sheng saw the sword, his eyes gleamed.
"Master, are you really giving me this sword? This is a divine artifact! It hasn't appeared in the game yet. With this divine artifact, taking down the four major families won't be a problem, will it?"
Hearing the words 'divine artifact,' the others revealed expressions of surprise. After all, the top-ranked weapon on the game's equipment leaderboard was Dou Youyou's staff, though its level had never been confirmed.
Dou Youyou's staff was also quite peculiar.
As Dou Youyou's level grew, her staff would also grow with her. It was an evolving weapon, and by all rights, it should be a divine artifact. However, judging by its attack attributes, it wasn't!
"Quick, look! The number one spot on the level leaderboard has been updated! It's no longer Sister Youyou's staff, but Chang Sheng's divine sword, the Golden Sword Xuanwu!"
The others quickly opened the equipment leaderboard. Indeed, the first position had changed.
Everyone saw the attributes of this Golden Sword Xuanwu.
Its terrifying attributes made people feel a sense of disbelief.
Dou Youyou exclaimed in surprise.
"This is insane! My weapon's attack power is only a little over 5000, but that divine artifact of his has over 10,000 attack power!"
Fatty said with envy, "Not only is the attack power double, but it also comes with an additional skill, the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder area-of-effect skill. It can instantly kill all creatures within a 10-meter radius that are lower level than the player! Damn, it's purely overpowered!"
Chang Sheng was incredibly excited.
He had always been dissatisfied with his own weapon. When the Lord of Pingjiang City was around, he could get better weapons. Ever since the Lord of Pingjiang City and his master left, he had been obtaining all his equipment himself.
"Disciple Chang Sheng thanks you, Master!"
Zhang Pingfan smiled and said, "It's exactly what you needed, so I'm giving it to you. Don't worry, everyone else, I've already scouted good weapons for you all!"
The Divine Realm Continent was vast and boundless. Since Old Jin could possess divine artifacts, it meant there was more than one. Thus, after a month of searching, Zhang Pingfan discovered quite a few divine artifacts in several secret realms.
Fatty obtained a divine greatsword.
Nangong Qingyu received a divine short sword.
Bing Shan simply got a staff, but it was a divine artifact for a priest. An ordinary healing spell, empowered by this divine artifact, became comparable to an ultimate healing spell.
Everyone received a divine artifact, except for Dou Youyou.
Dou Youyou looked at Zhang Pingfan with anticipation.
But Zhang Pingfan could only shake his head helplessly.
"Your magic attributes are already special. It's very difficult to find a divine artifact weapon that suits you. However, your current weapon is very special. I feel its growth rate is unusual. Why don't you let me study it?"
Dou Youyou was clearly a little disappointed. After all, everyone else had received divine artifacts, and her weapon had climbed to fifth place on the equipment leaderboard.
However, Dou Youyou's face still showed a smile.
"Alright!"
Saying this, she handed the staff in her hand to Zhang Pingfan.
After receiving their divine artifacts, everyone was eager to test them out!
After they bid farewell one by one, only Zhang Pingfan and Dou Youyou remained in the small courtyard.
Dou Youyou pounced on Zhang Pingfan, giving him a big bear hug.
Zhang Pingfan, with Dou Youyou clinging to him, said,
"What are you doing! Get down quickly. I need to figure out what's going on with your staff. Logically, it should also be a divine artifact!"
Dou Youyou said coquettishly,
"I won't get down. I haven't hugged you in so long!"
Zhang Pingfan rolled his eyes. What did she mean 'so long'? He hugged her every day, even sleeping with her.
"I hug you every day, and you call that 'so long'?"
"Mmm~ I mean, I haven't hugged you in the game. It's been over two months!"
Looking at Dou Youyou, who was clinging to him like a koala, Zhang Pingfan shook his head. This girl.
"Hei Huang, come here and take a look at what's going on with this weapon!"
Zhang Pingfan had been studying it for a long time but couldn't find anything unusual about the weapon. Apart from being an evolving weapon, there seemed to be nothing special about it.
Hei Huang put down his work and took the staff from Zhang Pingfan.
After studying it for a long time, he also had no clues.
"Master, this staff appears ordinary, but it's definitely not simple. An evolving weapon is absolutely not an ordinary weapon. At least, in my knowledge, this is the first time!"
Zhang Pingfan nodded. Of course, he knew it wasn't simple, but what exactly should be done? Did they really have to wait for Dou Youyou to reach max level?
"Master, this weapon is so unusual. I think we should let Big Brother take a look!"
Zhang Pingfan glanced at Ri Tian, who was lying on the doghouse, sleeping with his limbs splayed out!
"Him? He has that kind of ability?"
Hei Huang nodded. After all, in his understanding, his master was not as strong as his Big Brother Ri Tian.
"Perhaps it's possible!"
Zhang Pingfan now knew that Ri Tian was very powerful.
"Youyou, call Ri Tian over!"
Dou Youyou looked bewildered. Wasn't this about studying a staff? What did a dog have to do with it?