Becoming an Immortal and Ancestor, Starting from the Clan-protecting Divine Beast

95: Chapter 95 Master Xuan Forging, The Golden CudgelDue to the unique nature of the Changli Blessed Land, the Qi Xuan Sect is not located within Changli Commandery City, but rather to the west of it. One must be guided by a member of the Qi Xuan Sect to find and enter this major Artifact Refining Sect.

The Qi Xuan Sect has opened a Qi Xuan Pavilion within Changli Commandery City, specifically for selling Magical Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts, and taking various Artifact Refining orders. The people in charge are Disciples, Deacons, and Elders of the Qi Xuan Sect.

The Qi Xuan Sect is the main organizer of this Artifact Refining Assembly, supported by other Artifact Refining Sects. However, considering the personal safety of the participants, the Artifact Refining Assembly is being held within Changli Commandery City.

If anyone dares to cause trouble during the Artifact Refining Assembly, they would be slapping the face of the Changli Governors Office and the faces of the various Purple Mansion powers within Changli Commandery City.

It is not that the Qi Xuan Sect cannot guarantee the safety of the participants; rather, the Qi Xuan Sect has too many secrets, and with many people around, unexpected incidents are bound to occur.

After winding through the city for a while, a magnificent and imposing pavilion came into the view of the man and the ape.

Written above were three majestic, flowing, gilt characters: Qi Xuan Pavilion. It was thirteen stories high, with each story approximately thirty-three zhang tall, standing on the ground like an ancient black-gold mountain, exuding a magnificent Aura.

”What a splendid Qi Xuan Pavilion! It truly lives up to its role as the face of the Qi Xuan Sect in Changli Commandery!” Chen Fufeng couldn’t help but exclaim.

Yuan Feng scrutinized it, golden light flashing in his eyes. The Illuminating Demon Eye Talent activated, allowing him to see deeper layers of reality.

The entire Qi Xuan Pavilion before him showed faint golden patterns, which seemed to breathe, brightening and dimming intermittently, appearing quite miraculous.

”It is probably a Spiritual Treasure, and an extremely powerful one at that. Its spirituality is quite strong. If it could integrate a trace of Golden Nature, it might be able to advance into a pseudo-magic treasure,” Yuan Feng said lightly.

Hearing this, Chen Fufeng spoke up, feeling surprised: ”This is the true foundation that a major Purple Mansion Sect should possess. Liyuan Commandery is simply too remote in the end. Even the only Great True Person with Five Dharma Manifestations comes from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion and is not a native Immortal Cultivator.”

Among the seven major Purple Mansion powers in Liyuan Commandery, several only have one Purple Mansion True Person presiding over them, and the rest are not much stronger. Compared to Changli Commandery City, they are merely small fry.

For example, the Jieyang Sect, besides the contemporary Immortal Master Jieyang and Immortal Master Yangke, only has two other Purple Mansion True Persons: one with Two Divine Abilities and one with One Divine Ability.

Guiyuan Sect and Heavenly Lotus Sect have similar strength and foundation, each possessing a Mid-stage Purple Mansion True Person with Three Divine Abilities overseeing them. Below that, they each have two Early Stage Purple Mansion True Persons serving as their public face.

”If you don’t go out, you won’t know how vast the world is, how immense the mountains and rivers are, or that there are always people stronger than yourself!” Chen Fufeng sighed with emotion.

Yuan Feng didn’t pay much attention to it. No matter how strong a Purple Mansion True Person was, they were still just Purple Mansion. Only upon achieving the Golden Core stage could one truly step into the ranks of the powerful.

”Let’s go, Old Chen. If you keep sighing, the sky will turn dark.”

Chen Fufeng gave an awkward smile, took a step, and walked into the Qi Xuan Pavilion with his head held high.

Upon entering, a rich ’scent’ of Magical Artifacts rushed forward. Beautifully crafted Magical Artifacts, gleaming with light, filled their vision, including all eighteen types of weapons, such as sabers, spears, swords, and halberds.

A young and beautiful maidservant came forward: ”Welcome, honored guest, to the Qi Xuan Pavilion. May I ask what Senior wishes to purchase?”

”It’s too crowded here, and the transaction I wish to discuss is not suitable for negotiation in the open.” Chen Fufeng spoke calmly, displaying the composure befitting the head of a major Purple Mansion clan.

The maidservant paused slightly upon hearing this, bowed to Chen Fufeng, and then said, ”Senior, please follow me.”

”Alright.”

Chen Fufeng nodded, his steps steady, and followed the maidservant toward the upper floors.

”May I ask what grade of transaction Senior intends to conduct, so that I may properly assess it?”

The maidservant walking ahead had an apologetic look on her face. This was required by the Qi Xuan Pavilion; they had to determine the guest’s status and specifications, and could not elevate them to a high position based on a single statement.

There are quite a few Cultivators who clearly lack money and resources but still come to pretend to be wealthy, just to satisfy their vanity.

”I wish to forge several Spiritual Artifacts, and I want to request the Artifact Refining Masters of your Pavilion to take action—preferably those capable of forging Spiritual Treasures.” Chen Fufeng said lightly, not revealing too much, fully displaying the demeanor of an expert.

Excitement flashed in the maidservant’s eyes. Forging Spiritual Artifacts, and even wishing to forge Spiritual Treasures—such guests were rare, deserving the description ’scarce.’

Generally speaking, weapons of the Spiritual Artifact and Spiritual Treasure tiers are used by Purple Mansion True Persons themselves. It is rare for someone to specifically forge Spiritual Artifacts for their descendants.

Unless they are extremely wealthy and don’t care about the cost of the spiritual Materials and precious resources, willing to spend heavily to forge Spiritual Artifacts for the younger generation to protect their Dao.

”Senior, this Junior needs to ask one more question: Where are you from?” The maidservant spoke cautiously. If she took someone to see the Artifact Refining Master in the Pavilion without clarifying their identity, and they turned out to be a fraud, she would be in serious trouble.

Chen Fufeng glanced at her, his voice calm: ”The Chen Clan of Liyuan Plains, contemporary Patriarch Chen Fufeng.”

”The Chen Clan of Liyuan Plains?” The maidservant’s thoughts spun. In her memory, Liyuan Commandery did not seem to have a major Purple Mansion clan surnamed Chen.

Seeing the maidservant’s confused expression, Chen Fufeng smiled without speaking, and took out the Invitation Letter given by Han Qianjun: ”This is the Invitation Letter sent by a representative of your Sect.”

The maidservant respectfully accepted it and confirmed repeatedly that this was indeed an Invitation Letter from the Qi Xuan Sect, and one of extremely high specifications, bearing the endorsement of the Qi Xuan Sect Master.

”Senior, please proceed!”

The maidservant swayed her waist and walked ahead, her steps slightly hurried, showing her inner turmoil.

The man and the ape followed her upward. The higher they went, the more valuable the Magical Artifacts displayed for sale became.

For instance, the first floor displayed Tier 1 Magical Artifacts. Tier 2 Magical Artifacts began to be sold on the second floor. The third floor mostly contained Tier 2 Middle Grade and High Grade Magical Artifacts, and the Magical Artifacts sold on the fourth floor were at least Tier 2 High Grade.

On the fifth floor, all the Magical Artifacts sold were Tier 2 top-grade, all exquisitely crafted, not standardized Magical Artifacts.

The Magical Artifacts sold on the sixth floor were somewhat special; they were all Ancient Magical Artifacts. Some were excavated from ancient ruins and Immortal Caves, and others were forged by Artifact Refining Masters of the Qi Xuan Sect imitating the forging techniques of the ancients.

Starting from the seventh floor, the shadows of Spiritual Artifacts gradually appeared. The quality of their Aura was far beyond what Tier 2 Magical Artifacts could compare to.

Continuing upward, Chen Fufeng followed the maidservant to the tenth floor and entered a quiet room.

From the tenth floor and above, Magical Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts were no longer sold; instead, these floors were dedicated to discussing Artifact Refining matters, dealing with items that were at least Tier 3 Low Grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Inside the quiet room on the tenth floor.

An old man wearing the robes of a Qi Xuan Sect Elder stood up, his gaze falling upon Yuan Feng. He cupped his hands in greeting and said, ”Mysterious Forging greets Battle Demon King. I have long looked forward to meeting you.”

Yuan Feng descended from Chen Fufeng’s body, changing back to the size of a normal person, and returned the bow: ”Great Master is too kind.”

The old man before him was an Immortal Master at the Purple Mansion level. If his guess was correct, he should also be an Artifact Refining Master with formidable skill, the kind capable of forging Spiritual Treasures.

Immortal Master Xuanduan stroked his beard and said cheerfully, ”Demon King, you have come here first to observe the Artifact Refining Assembly, and second, to forge a suitable Natal Spiritual Artifact, correct?”

”It seems I don’t need to say much; Fellow Daoist Mysterious Forging already understands.” Yuan Feng nodded. Talking to smart people saves effort.

The maidservant beside them opened her mouth into an O-shape. When she saw the Invitation Letter, she knew Chen Fufeng’s identity was not simple, and the matter of forging Spiritual Artifacts was definitely real.

But Chen Fufeng mentioned it would be best to find an Artifact Refining Master capable of forging Spiritual Treasures, and currently, Immortal Master Xuanduan was the only one in the Pavilion qualified to do so.

However, Immortal Master Xuanduan had a strange temper and was difficult to deal with, so she had not expected Immortal Master Xuanduan to be so polite to Yuan Feng; it completely astonished her.

”May I ask what grade of Spiritual Artifact the Demon King wishes to forge? High Grade, top-grade, or perhaps... a Spiritual Treasure?” Immortal Master Xuanduan asked.

Yuan Feng had killed two Purple Mansion True Persons in succession, one of whom was a Mid-stage Purple Mansion True Person with Three Divine Abilities. Such deeds had long since spread throughout the surrounding commandery cities.

As a major Artifact Refining Sect, the Qi Xuan Sect paid high attention to newly advanced Purple Mansion True Persons like Yuan Feng.

Because they knew that newly advanced Purple Mansion True Persons usually lacked suitable Natal Spiritual Artifacts and definitely had a demand for Artifact Refining services.

This is where the role of the Qi Xuan Sect came into play. The newly advanced Purple Mansion True Persons didn’t need to search everywhere for Artifact Refiners; members of the Qi Xuan Sect would actively seek them out.

As for whether they chose the Qi Xuan Sect to forge their Spiritual Artifacts, that was not something the Qi Xuan Sect needed to worry about. Those who were willing would come naturally, and those who were not would find all pleas useless.

”I heard Great Master Mysterious Forging can forge Spiritual Treasures?” Yuan Feng did not answer, but instead asked a question in return.

Immortal Master Xuanduan straightened his back and vowed confidently: ”If Battle Demon King wishes to forge a Spiritual Treasure, Mysterious Forging naturally has no problem. As long as the Materials are sufficient, let alone one Spiritual Treasure, I can forge ten Spiritual Treasures.”

Yuan Feng nodded slightly, raised his hand, and took out a Storage Ring: ”Great Master, please take a look.”

Immortal Master Xuanduan took it, probed it with a trace of his Divine Sense, and surprise flashed in his eyes: ”Ten Thousand Forged Fine Gold, Ruyi Profound Iron, Psychic Black Copper, Cloud Pattern Ancient Silver... these are all High Grade and even top-grade Artifact Refining Materials. I didn’t expect the Demon King could produce so many.”

”Great Master Mysterious Forging, what do you think?” Yuan Feng looked at Immortal Master Xuanduan with a faint smile.

The latter coughed lightly: ”This much Material is enough to forge two Spiritual Treasures. May I ask what style of Spiritual Treasure the Demon King wishes to forge?”

”A Golden Cudgel, the kind with golden hoops at both ends. The heavier, the better. As for the remaining Materials, Great Master can decide how to use them.” Yuan Feng pondered for a moment, thinking of the Ruyi Golden Cudgel of Great Sage Sun from his previous life.

He was a Battle Spirit Ape, walking the Dao of Dou Zhan. This Golden Cudgel was perfectly suited for him and highly compatible with the path he walked.

One must know that the title bestowed upon Great Sage Sun after enduring the Eighty-one Tribulations was the Victorious Fighting Buddha, the pinnacle of the name Dou Zhan.

”Golden Cudgel?” Immortal Master Xuanduan was not overly surprised. Yuan Feng’s true form was a Black Ape, and using a rod-type Spiritual Artifact was most suitable.

”May I ask if the Demon King has decided on a name for the weapon?”

”’Pillar of White Jade Supporting the Heavens’ and ’Purple Gold Beam Spanning the Seas’—these two weapon names are also quite imposing, but the Ruyi Golden Cudgel is more appropriate.” Yuan Feng rubbed his chin in contemplation upon hearing this.

”Let’s call it the Ruyi Golden Cudgel.”

Immortal Master Xuanduan nodded slightly and put away the Storage Ring: ”The forging of a Spiritual Treasure cannot be accomplished overnight. If Battle Demon King is willing to leave a few drops of Essence Blood to assist the Artifact Refining process, the time required will be significantly shortened.”

”Essence Blood?” Yuan Feng’s gaze, sharp as a knife, swept over him.

Immortal Master Xuanduan immediately felt a chill down his spine and hastily explained: ”As a Spirit Beast, Battle Demon King’s Essence Blood is psychic. The most crucial step in creating a Spiritual Artifact is the birth of spirituality, and this step is also the most time-consuming.”

”If we can use Battle Demon King’s Essence Blood to nurture the spirituality, a large amount of time can be saved, and the forging can be completed in just one or two years.”

”Demon King, please rest assured. Our Qi Xuan Sect has credibility. Before forging any Magical Artifacts, we establish a Heavenly Dao Vow. Anyone who violates it will have their Dao path severed.”

...Half a day later, the man and the ape walked out of the Qi Xuan Pavilion.

Yuan Feng ultimately left three drops of Essence Blood for Immortal Master Xuanduan, stipulating that they could only be used for Artifact Refining to stimulate spirituality. If they were used for anything else, Immortal Master Xuanduan would not only have his Dao path severed, but the Qi Xuan Sect would also receive Heavenly Dao punishment.

”Oh, Brother Yuan, I heard that the Red Dust Tower in Changli Commandery is the premier entertainment venue among the surrounding commanderies, offering what can be called top-grade wine and delicacies. Shall we go try it?”

Yuan Feng raised an eyebrow. Why did the Red Dust Tower sound a little suspicious? But since they were already here, there was no harm in taking a look.

”Old Chen, let’s go.”