I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2502 - 1121: Purple Cloud Heavenly Palace
Previously on I Have A Cultivation World...
As Chen Mobai's close companion, Zhang Pankong proposed a clever plan upon hearing the details.
Within the Tianhe Realm, the esteemed status of Rank-5 among the Hundred Arts of Cultivation Immortal holds immense value, even if it's merely honorary. Assisting in refinements here poses zero danger. Success or failure alike yields some advantage.
Naturally, a Rank-5 Artifact Refiner demands higher fees when forging magical artifacts.
As a result, numerous cultivators lingering at the peak of Fourth Rank eagerly shell out premium sums to seize this chance.
Per the customs of the Tianhe Realm, when leveraging a certain rank's expertise, one must present a corresponding rank's treasure in exchange.
To illustrate, should Chen Mobai undertake the refinement of a Fifth Rank Artifact, participants acting as fire starters are required to contribute at minimum a chunk of Rank-5 ore.
"Should the Palace Master agree to mediate, it's bound to be a figure from the Central State Holy Land. That's where the Tianhe Realm's richest treasures reside. Let me track down the identity for you. Once they arrive via our Taixu MiaoMiao Palace’s Intercontinental Transmission Array, I'll tip you off. Perhaps you'll effortlessly acquire those elusive materials you've sought for so long."
Chen Mobai, ever upholding his upright principles, had never exploited connections through borrowed prestige, leaving him oblivious to such protocols. Upon Zhang Pankong's clarification, enlightenment dawned, tinged with mild unease: "This... could feel improper, especially burdening the Azure Fall Palace Master with such a request..."
"Don't worry; you won't need to lift a finger personally. Leave it to me. Should they withhold contributions, it'd smack of rudeness to flout decorum. Plus, it would embarrass the Palace Master as the facilitator."
As the Primordial Void Dao Child of the East Continent, Zhang Pankong often journeyed across Tianhe's Five Continents, deeply versed in these intricacies. Through the years, he'd savored plentiful Enlightenment Tea courtesy of Chen Mobai, thus gladly shouldering the task.
This sparked a memory in Chen Mobai: the Five Elements Sect, collecting under his banner for the Douluo Eight Scenic Lantern, aimed at Fifth Rank Peak and Sixth Rank materials alike, yet yielded nothing. For materials of that caliber are jealously guarded treasures of great sects, unveiled solely in exceptional times.
Exposure could prompt the Five Elements Sect to swoop in and claim them outright.
Though Chen Mobai enjoys a stellar reputation, the region's denizens remain exceedingly wary.
Yet, trading those spirit materials for the honor of a Fifth Rank Artifact Refiner might lure even Nascent Soul Cultivators into the fold.
Once Zhang Pankong departed, Chen Mobai promptly directed Yi Yuan Dao Palace to subtly disclose his intent to forge a Fifth Rank Magic Artifact within the East Land.
He expressly urged them to let the news slip in a casual manner.
It wasn't long before a visitor sought him out.
Though Chen Mobai couldn't place the face, word reached him that this was Jing Chi Shangren of the Chi Yan Sect in the Burning Heaven Meridians—a Fourth Rank Artifact Refiner mired there for centuries, yearning intensely to pierce the enigmas of Fifth Rank Artifact Refining.
Across the East Continent, the scant Fifth Rank Artifact Refiners of the last thousand years hailed exclusively from the Holy Lands.
These masters scarcely bothered mentoring their sect's own, and their expertise remained inconsistent.
Furthermore, in forging Fifth Rank Artifacts, they stuck to their specialties alone. Take Shang Congyan of the Nine Heavens Morality Sect: despite dozens of tries at Fifth Rank Flying Swords, he succeeded only twice with Fifth Rank Lower Grade versions.
Yi Yuan Dao Palace's Great Elder Wu Ming achieved a Fifth Rank Artifact just once, in a profoundly enigmatic trance, unable to replicate it since.
Chen Mobai had earned widespread acclaim in the East Continent as an Artifact Refiner long before, and his ascent to the Spirit Transformation Stage cemented his status as the area's premier craftsman.
Lately, every magical artifact he fashioned at the Xiao Nanshan Shop in East Land—regardless of the steep asking price—snapped up instantly by eager cultivators lined up inside.
One such item, a Fourth Rank Taoist Robe, found its way to Jing Chi Shangren.
In the East Continent, celebrated for artifact refining, Fen Tianjing Di's Chi Yan Sect drew much of its lore from the Holy Lands. This elevated Jing Chi Shangren's prowess to the elite among East Continent refiners, even rivaling Shang Congyan, whose Fifth Rank skills were Holy Land-forged.
Yet, witnessing Chen Mobai's rendition of the Pure Yang Spell Robe as the Red Flame Robe overwhelmed Jing Chi Shangren like gazing upon a heavenly tome, steeped in inscrutable wonder.
This Fourth Rank Taoist Robe astounded him—a Fourth Rank Peak Artifact Refiner—in every facet: forging methods, material fusion and seams, plus the arrays and seals, leaving him able only to identify the components.
Exactly due to that material insight, Jing Chi Shangren grasped that Chen Mobai's refining prowess stood as one of East Continent's all-time greatest.
The Red Flame Robe started with Rank-3 Superior Grade hides, but through Chen Mobai's sublime techniques, it emerged as a full Fourth Rank treasure.
East Continent's other Fifth Rank Artifact Refiners offered little more than show.
Solely the Turtle Immortal True Monarch proved the real deal.
He could well rank not only as East Continent's finest but as the Tianhe Realm's supreme Artifact Refiner.
Awakening to this truth, Jing Chi Shangren stumbled upon Yi Yuan Immortal City's uptick in sourcing Taoist Robe stitching supplies. Dispatching disciples to probe, he uncovered via covert means that Chen Mobai geared up to refine a Fifth Rank Magic Artifact, opening slots at Yi Yuan Dao Palace for fire children aides.
This discovery stirred Jing Chi Shangren to agitation.
He knew deep down Divinity Transformation lay beyond his grasp in this life; his burning fixation was ascending to Fifth Rank Artifact Refiner, unveiling the deep lore of Fifth Rank Artifact Refining.