I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2616 - 1194: Mysterious Flood Dragon Horsetail Whisk (Part 2)

"Young friend, your words make perfect sense."

After hearing this, Dustless True Monarch nodded his head vigorously again and again.

Should Dao Morale Sect try selling regular Three Lights Divine Water, it would probably anger the Star Temple. But with Chen Mobai stepping up to shoulder the responsibility, he no longer needed to fret over the matter.

In the end, no matter Yuanchen True Monarch's power, he couldn't possibly exceed that ancient flood dragon lurking above the Mysterious Sea.

"I recall the Dao Morale Sect's Weak Water Pool yields sixth-level Azure Blue Essence Crystals, ideal for refining the Jade Pure Glass Bottle..."

Suddenly, Ni Yuanzhong chimed in.

Dustless True Monarch and Shenxi exchanged involuntary glances.

Chen Mobai froze in shock right there.

During the Primordial Clock's upgrade, Dao Morale Sect had generously supplied an Azure Blue Essence Crystal from humanitarian spirit, which turned out to come from this pool's waters.

"A mature sixth-level Azure Blue Essence Crystal still lies within the Weak Water Pool. If fellow Daoist requires it, I'm prepared to trade. That said, the latest sixth-level Magic Artifact forged in the Tianhe Realm came from the hands of the ascended Yi Yuan True Monarch. Though your Artifact Refining Dao stands at peak perfection, utmost caution is recommended."

Dustless True Monarch mused aloud, picking up from Ni Yuanzhong's suggestion.

Generations of Dao Morale Sect True Monarchs, upon reaching Divinity Transformation, employ the sixth-level Azure Blue Essence Crystal to reforge and elevate their Lifespan Artifact.

Yet these sixth-level materials can merely propel a Magic Artifact up to the fifth level.

Thus, despite Chen Mobai reigning as East Continent's supreme Artifact Refiner, Dustless True Monarch harbored doubts about his crafting a sixth-level Jade Pure Glass Bottle.

Still, should Chen Mobai desire the Azure Blue Essence Crystal, he would provide it willingly—though not gratis this time.

"Beyond the inner core, does Senior Dustless spot any other valuables from the old flood dragon's corpse worth claiming?"

Chen Mobai favored trades over gifts, as the latter carried heavy burdens of obligation; straightforward exchanges proved far cleaner.

"Shenxi recently attained Divinity Transformation; his horsetail whisk scarcely reached fifth-level, with its Spiritual Essence remaining feeble. Could you assist in enhancing it?"

The wily veteran Dustless True Monarch seized on Chen Mobai's words to request help refining the Magic Artifact.

Hope sparked in Shenxi's eyes as he proffered his horsetail whisk. Dao Morale Sect had lavished it with vast fifth-level resources, including a fragment of sixth-level Azure Blue Essence Crystal, yet it still lagged behind Chen Mobai's Fire Spirit Robe in quality.

Every major Holy Land in East Continent coveted Chen Mobai, the continent's top Artifact Refiner, for their Magic Artifact needs. But his frequent seclusions made chances rare, so they grasped this one, with Shenxi swiftly presenting the horsetail whisk.

"The refining approach is far too crude, simply layering materials to barely hit fifth-level..." Chen Mobai remarked after examination, his voice tinged with envy that left Dustless True Monarch and Shenxi perspiring coldly.

"Madam, are the old flood dragon's dragon whiskers and dragon tendon still available?"

Chen Mobai directed his question to Qing Nu, who chatted with Qi Jiannu beyond the grass pavilion. She affirmed with a nod, extracting two radiant golden dragon whiskers and a lustrous dark golden dragon tendon from her waist gourd.

"I'll forge this dragon tendon into the horsetail whisk's handle as the Magic Artifact's fresh core, fuse the dragon whiskers within, revive the Artifact Spirit's vital essence, merge the prior frail and chaotic Spiritual Essence, and raise its power..."

Securing the materials, Chen Mobai shaped water into a blueprint and outlined his vision for upgrading the horsetail whisk to Shenxi, its proprietor, poised to solicit any client feedback for a flawless first attempt.

"Sect Master Chen, do as you deem best. I have full faith in your skills."

Yet Shenxi expressed no particular wishes, only desiring a superior grade and mightier Spiritual Essence than its current state.

Such was the norm in Artifact Refining commissions: the refiner solely determined the Magic Artifact's features and form, provided it functioned perfectly.

"That makes it straightforward."

Shenxi's response freed Chen Mobai from further deliberation; he stuck to the preliminary blueprint and commenced refining.

Chen Mobai's profound Artifact Refining insight rendered upgrading a subpar fifth-level Magic Artifact a trivial task.

Around the handle's tip coiled the vital dragon tendon, which under Chen Mobai’s Stat Fire morphed into misty dark-golden vapors. It evoked a black dragon lurking within clouds, fusing into the wooden shaft and etching a dragon silhouette—from tail onward, yet headless—an enigmatic black flood dragon.

With the pattern now vivid, Chen Mobai delicately pinched the pair of dragon whiskers. They swiftly dispersed, reshaping into a grand dragon head that seamlessly merged with the handle’s dragon motif, forming a perfect True Dragon.

As Chen Mobai swung the horsetail whisk lightly, the dragon head from the two whiskers blended into the snow-white strands.

Up close, the two golden dragon whiskers remained faintly visible amid the white.

"Friend, give it a try, see if it feels comfortable."

Amid the crowd’s stunned gazes, Chen Mobai reforged Shenxi’s horsetail whisk in merely an hour.

Shenxi grasped it, channeling his Superior True Qi, and a thunderous dragon roar erupted.

A shadowy True Dragon burst forth from his whisk amid swirling mists. Guided by Shenxi’s intent, it coiled upward around the Weak Water Pool, shaking the sixth-level Water Pulse Spirit Qi into waves and ripples.

Employing the Sacramental Refinement Mantra from Chen Mobai, Shenxi discovered the True Dragon responded flawlessly. The newborn dragon spirit even imparted Divine Skills like Dragon Roar Wave and Xuanming Thunder Sea on its own.

These were bloodline Divine Skills of the Mysterious Flood Dragon Clan. Yet in Chen Mobai’s refinement, the full essence Qi from the dragon whiskers and tendon stayed intact, enabling the Magic Artifact to unleash them.

"Splendid!"

The deeper Shenxi tested it, the more extraordinary his horsetail whisk proved.

Pouring in his mighty True Qi and Divine Sense, he unleashed Dragon Roar Wave, which slashed wildly through the skies. The Weak Water Pool exploded with towering water jets; the soaring liquid massed into ominous dark clouds above the valley, crackling with vivid lightning.

"Young friend’s Artifact Refining skills appear even more extraordinary than previously."

Dustless True Monarch watched in awe; Chen Mobai had long handled Fifth Rank Robes with skill, but today’s display was unparalleled.

Da Kong, seeing Chen Mobai refine for the first time, stared with bulging eyes brimming with shock.

"Young friend, with such prowess, forging the sixth-level Jade Pure Glass Bottle might truly be feasible."

Chen Mobai responded humbly upon hearing this: "Not really, sixth-level far surpasses fifth-level. I’ve only upgraded my Flying Sword and Primordial Clock, both built on solid foundations from the start. Crafting a sixth-level Magic Artifact anew is still a daunting task for me."

At that point, Shenxi caught Dustless True Monarch’s signal and halted the whisk’s display, though its massive disturbance had summoned every Dao Morale Sect member in the valley.

Shenxi held the whisk across his chest, summoning an illusory black dragon cloud atop it. He stood like a dragon-riding immortal, striding toward the few dozen Nascent Souls of Dao Morale Sect.

Once they understood, the Dao Morale Sect cultivators eyed Shenxi’s whisk with burning envy. His close Nascent Soul brethren clustered near, and Shenxi freely shared his prized Magic Artifact for their inspection.

"My apologies for the embarrassment."

Dustless True Monarch felt somewhat sheepish before Chen Mobai in the grass pavilion.

For Dao Morale Sect, brewing Fifth Rank Elixirs was routine, but a top-tier, spiritually potent Fifth Rank Magic Artifact might emerge only once in centuries or millennia.

After Chen Mobai’s expert touch, Shenxi’s whisk had ascended to Superior Grade, outshining most in the Dao Morale Sect Treasury.

Its prime material was one factor. During refinement, Chen Mobai drew out the Spiritual Essence, letting the Azure Blue Essence Crystal fuse with dragon tendon and whiskers to propel it into Superior Grade effortlessly.

Without doubt, the chief praise went to Chen Mobai, the master Artifact Refiner.