Chapter 1140: Shameless Dude!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"The Earth Continent of the World of Near Celestials?"
Xiao Ru looked at Xu Que with a confused expression.
"Isn't it so?"
Xu Que was nervous; in fact, his heart skipped a beat and was soon panicky. Did I hear it wrong before? Or is it that this place is also called Earth Continent, but it's not the Earth Continent of the World of Near Celestials?
But the next moment, Xiao Ru nodded her head and said, "I didn't say it's not!" This is the Earth Continent of the World of Near Celestials, just that…how could you ask such a silly question? Oh no, Second Miss, come out and see this man. He has become stupid after your attack. You might need to be responsible for him all your life!"
As soon as Xiao Ru's voice ended, another door squeaked opened, and a tall woman came out with a startled expression, "What's going on?"
Then she saw Xu Que standing in the same spot, with a silly and joyous face, he was mumbling continuously, "Earth Continent, Earth Continent, it's really Earth Continent!"
"Look, Second Miss, he seems to have really lost his mind after your hit. Just now, he asked if this is the Earth Continent of the World of Near Celestials!" Xiao Ru ran up to the tall woman and explained with great care.
When the tall woman listened and took a look at Xu Que again, she couldn't help but feel a little panicked. She could guarantee that it was just an unplanned hit, and she really had no intention of hurting him. But who knew that the young man who was in his Half-Celestial Stage was so weak that he was instantly knocked out into an unconscious state. In the light of the current situation, what if he had really lost his sanity because of her? It's impossible to really take him back and take care of him for a lifetime, right?
"This…this fellow cultivator, you…are you all right?" Finally, the tall woman probed Xu Que as she held out her palm and waved it gently in front of him.
However, Xu Que had already collected himself. Just now, he had experienced a mental journey from hope to despair, then from despair to surprise, then from surprise to despair, and finally rekindled his hope; he was overexcited in a short span and couldn't help being overjoyed like a silly person.
Originally, he planned to resume his proud and cold demeanor, but when he heard the girl informing the Second Miss that she might need to be responsible for him for a lifetime, Xu Que immediately maintained his silly and happy look.
Be responsible for a lifetime, oh, such a great good thing, this fool is willing!
Immediately, Xu Que, with a silly smile, looked at the tall woman and said, "Heh, heh, sister, I want sweets. Sister, am I cute?"
"Yike, he's so crude and disgusting!" Xiao Ru was frightened and had goosebumps all over instantly. With disgust on her face she said, "Second Miss, don't bother asking, he has become silly after you beat him!"
"This…" The tall woman was all the more worried, full of distress, and ultimately all her worries came out in a sigh, "Alas, I can't imagine that we are so low in luck. We have gone for several trips these few years, and we've not only failed to find an Equipment Forging Grandmaster, but also heavily injured an innocent person!"
"Second Miss, don't say that. It's not entirely your fault. Who asked him to pretend to be a Mountain Deity when he was so weak!" Xiao Ru immediately comforted her.
Now Xu Que was unhappy to hear that.
You can say that I'm silly or handsome, but you can't say that I'm weak! Your Act-Tough Saint has killed someone in the Initial Stage of the Earth Celestial Stage, although it was a pseudo Earth Celestial Stage. How dare you two girls comment that I'm weak over here?
This is unbearable!
"Humph!"
Suddenly, Xu Que sneered, and he changed his expression. His previous silly demeanor vanished; it was as if he was a different person. He was annoyed and said, "Have you two had enough? Could you stop saying that I'm weak. Believe it or not, I can kill you both with one hand?"
"Uh?" Xiao Ru and the tall woman were startled by Xu Que's drastic change. Instantly, they took a step back and put on their guard against Xu Que.
Xu Que was too lazy to put on an act again. He stared at them and said, "What are you looking at? Yes, I just lied to you, including before when I was knocked unconscious. I only have one question for you two, is my acting good?"
"You…pretended?" The tall woman was severely suspicious of him and expressed her doubts.
She could feel that Xu Que was really knocked unconscious by her. On the contrary, whether that dude had pretended to be silly or not, she couldn't be sure!
"Yes, it was all a pretense!" Xu Que was stubborn and reluctant to admit that he was knocked out by the woman. After all, it was too much of a disgrace!
"Okay, then tell me, what did we talk about when we brought you here?" Just then, Xiao Ru asked tactfully.
Xu Que was tongue-tied. How the hell would I know what you were talking about?
But soon, after thinking about how worried the two women were earlier, he said, "What else could you two talk about? You two were worrying about what to do after knocking me out?"
"Ah! My God, Second Miss, he's right. He really pretended to faint!" Xiao Ru exclaimed.
But the tall woman felt that something was amiss. Out of trust in her intuition, she looked at Xu Que and asked, "We had talked about other matters too. Is there anything else?"
"Others?"
Xu Que didn't waste time in thinking before he gave his reply. He sneered and said, "What else could you talk about besides discussing my handsome looks? It's all right. I'm used to it. You don't have to feel embarrassed!"
"Uh…"
The tall woman and Xiao Ru's expressions stiffened. "We didn't!"
However, they already guessed that Xu Que really fainted just now. Otherwise, he wouldn't need to blabber nonsense now. When he said that they were worried about his injury, it was possibly just his guesses! But Xu Que had exerted such a great effort in covering up his lies; they didn't feel like exposing him.
The tall woman regained her cool and said lightly, "Fellow cultivator, since you look fine, let us send you away!"
"Good! But before I leave, I want to ask another question. Have you heard of Jade Lake?" Xu Que blinked his eyes.
Previously, he was sure that the Jade Lake wasn't in the Xuanhuang Continent, so there were only two possibilities: Earth Continent and Heaven Continent. If the Earth Continent hadn't heard of the Jade Lake, it would surely be in the Heaven Continent!
At that moment, he had hoped that the Jade Lake was in the Earth Continent, because it meant that he didn't have to waste more time looking for ways to go to the Heaven Continent. He could find Jiang Hongyan and the rest quickly!
However, the confused expressions on the tall woman and Xiao Ru let Xu Que guess the correct answer.
"Sorry, fellow cultivator, we haven't heard of Jade Lake after being in the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm for so many years! The Earth Continent is too vast, maybe you should go to some other Celestial Realms to inquire about it!" The tall woman shook her head and said.
"Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm? And there are other Celestial Realms? This…isn't the Earth Continent? What has it got to do with the Celestial Realms?" Xu Que was startled.
"Fellow cultivator, are you not from Earth Continent?" the tall woman exclaimed.
"I am, but I was beaten up by you a moment ago and I'm having a little amnesia now!" Xu Que replied as a matter of fact.
The tall woman was speechless. Just now, he denied that he was knocked unconscious. And now he claimed that he had amnesia from her attack. He had a silver tongue!
Just then, she was certain that she had a very intuitive and deep impression of Xu Que—he was undoubtedly a very shameless dude!
Chapter 1141: I'm Actually Very Strong
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
At the moment, the tall woman felt a little sorry! No matter what kind of person Xu Que was, it all boiled down to one thing; Xu Que was knocked unconscious because of her!
Thus, even if Xu Que was nonetheless shameless, she was embarrassed to ask any more questions. She immediately replied, "Since fellow cultivator has forgotten, I'll explain it to you! We're now in the Earth Continent that belongs to the World of Near Celestials, but the Earth Continent is only a general term for our realm. In fact, the Earth Continent is also divided into several Celestial Realms…"
She could almost be sure that Xu Que came from the Xuanhuang Continent, which wasn't an uncommon scenario. Hence, when she introduced the situation of the Earth Continent, she basically explained everything in detail. And Xiao Ru added some explanations to supplement too.
With their explanations, Xu Que quickly absorbed all the new information and finally got a preliminary understanding of the Earth Continent. Generally speaking, the Earth Continent was quite different from the Xuanhuang Continent.
Although there were many academies and sects in the Earth Continent and the academies attached great importance to the cultivation of disciples, similar to the Xuanhuang Continent, in terms of geographical divisions, the Earth Continent was much more complex than the Xuanhuang Continent.
It might be because the continent was too vast, so it was divided into six big Celestial Realms, which were managed by the six big Golden Celestials of the Earth Continent! Every Celestial Realm was very vast in area. The one Xu Que was located in belonged to the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm. The Zhen Yuan Daoist was in charge of that Celestial Realm. His cultivation had already reached the peak of a Golden Celestial and his strength was unusually formidable.
The tall woman and Xiao Ru were also in that Celestial Realm and they seemed to have powerful backing. According to Xiao Ru, the tall woman was the Second Miss from the Wind Chamber of Commerce. The president's precious daughter, her name was Feng Lanwu.
And the Wind Chamber of Commerce also had a long history in the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm; it was tens of thousands of years old and a famous brand. Even the leader of the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm, Zhen Yuan Daoist, had personally visited the Wind Chamber of Commerce!
Xu Que felt that the Wind Chamber of Commerce wasn't that simple. But he remembered the conversation between the tall woman and Xiao Ru and he suddenly smiled and asked, "Since your Wind Chamber of Commerce is so strong, why do you need to run out personally to find an Equipment Forging Grandmaster?"
"Because…" Xiao Ru was tongue-tied.
The tall woman named Feng Lanwu had a trace of defeat flash in her eyes as she shook her head slightly. "Fellow cultivator, that's embarrassing. Xiao Ru only mentioned the past glory of the Wind Chamber of Commerce. Now it's no longer famous and has fallen to a small local chamber of commerce."
"I get it, Miss Feng, you don't need to be so depressed. After all, time is cruel. If you look back at how many major forces have disappeared throughout history, Wind Chamber of Commerce, after so many years, is still towering like a giant today; it's already a magnificent task!" Xu Que smiled.
Xiao Ru burst out with a chuckle, "I thought you were a fool just now, and I didn't know you could talk like that; turning bad things into good things!"
Feng Lanwu smiled, looked at Xu Que and said, "Thank you so much for your kind words, but fellow cultivator you have exaggerated your praises!"
"You're welcome! You're welcome!" Xu Que immediately waved his hand and said modestly, "I'm just telling the truth. An old and famous Chamber of Commerce like your Wind Chamber of Commerce must have gone through numerous crises, numerous adversities, and emerged stronger after each crisis. This is a test! Of course, unlike our Exploding Heavens Faction, it's only 1 million years old. Since its establishment, it hasn't encountered any difficulties. We've enjoyed all the glory along the way and have been strong all the time!"
"Ah?" Xiao Ru and Feng Lanwu's smiles stuck on their faces and the corners of their lips twitched slightly. After all that lengthy speech, that fellow wasn't saying anything courteous; he was merely waiting for the time to praise his own faction! But what was that Exploding Heavens Faction? They had never heard of it before and it already had a history of 1 million years?
Suddenly, both their faces had looks of extreme doubt; they affirmed that Xu Que must be exaggerating.
Even in the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm, some powerful and ancient forces had only a history of more than 100,000 years. That dude mentioned an uncommon faction's name and claimed it to have a history of 1 million years. It seemed that he was boasting and fooling them!
"Uh, don't look at me like that. I'm telling you the truth. There's no need to lie to you. Every one of us in the Exploding Heavens Faction is an elite and a proud son of heaven!" Xu Que said as he slapped his chest.
"Psshh!"
Xiao Ru burst out laughing, "Elite and a proud son of heaven? Does that include you?
"You're right!" Xu Que smiled and said, "I know what you're laughing about, but it doesn't matter. Believe it or not, it was merely a blunder just now. I'm actually very strong. If I'm serious, I can beat both of you in one move!"
But in fact, Xu Que himself wondered why he was struck unconscious with a single move!
When the Magic Art of Feng Lanwu was about to hit him, he didn��t feel any danger. Even the power of the Magic Art was similar to those cultivators in the Human Celestial Stage in the Lost Land; it was very ordinary. But when the Magic Art fell onto his Dark Heavenly Sword, he was struck unconscious!
So it wasn't that Feng Lanwu was too strong, but that Xu Que seemed to have some problems after he was injured; he was weaker now! He had just regained consciousness and hadn't had the time to find out why.
But for Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru, Xu Que was really weak. Whether or not he was knocked unconscious from a single blow, he was still a cultivator in the Initial Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage. He was a little inferior as compared to Xiao Ru who was in the Medium Stage of the Half Celestial Stage. Naturally, it was impossible to believe his words.
Someone in the Initial Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage could defeat a person in the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage and a person in the Medium Stage of the Human Celestial Stage at the same time? If that wasn't bragging, then what was?
"Fellow cultivator, not far ahead is Li Qiu City. We're entering the city and taking the Teleportation Spell to go home; we'd better let you off the Flying Boat here. We'll leave our next encounter to fate!" Just then, Feng Lanwu said.
Her Soul Strength had always been in control of the Flying Boat, as she was about to reach Li Qiu City, she had to let Xu Que go first.
Although the Wind Chamber of Commerce was in a decline, she was talented in cultivation, beautiful in her looks, and had a reputation among the younger generation of cultivators. If someone saw a man in her flying boat, there would inevitably be gossip. And if that happened, Xu Que would surely be under the watch by those lurking in the dark too.
Hence, whether it was for her innocence or for Xu Que's safety, she felt that she should keep a safe distance away from Xu Que; it could save them from a lot of trouble!
But Xu Que was unhappy to hear that.
If he hadn't been injured, he would have left straightaway, but now he realized that his body might have problems. Moreover, he had just reached the Earth Continent and he wasn't familiar with the place. In case of any trouble, he was afraid that he couldn't even win over someone in the Half-Celestial Stage! If that happened, it wasn't as simple as being bullied; he might die at any moment!
Hence, before finding out the reasons for his weakness and restoring his strength to its peak, he felt that he shouldn't be left alone. Moreover, Feng Lanwu's Wind Chamber of Commerce seemed to have some status and strength in the area. If he could be shielded under them temporarily, it would be the most appropriate and safe choice.
However…which excuse should he use to stay?
"Wait a minute!"
Suddenly, Xu Que seemed to have an idea. The corner of his lips raised and he looked at Feng Lanwu with a smile and said, "Miss Feng, I heard you mentioned before, you're looking for an Equipment Forging Grandmaster?"
"Yes, we're not going to hide from you. It concerned the life and death of me and the future of the Wind Chamber of Commerce. It's a pity that we've searched countless places in recent years, and we're still empty-handed!" Speaking of that, Feng Lanwu couldn't help but looked defeated and slightly disappointed.
"Oh, Miss Feng, you're in luck today. I've good news for you!" Xu Que straightened his chest immediately, and his smile was akin to a man of great sanctity.
Subsequently, in the confused expressions of Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru, he confidently said, "In fact, I happen to be an Equipment Forging Grandmaster!"
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"You?"
"Equipment Forging Grandmaster?"
Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru were shocked, and they stared at Xu Que in a daze.
Is there a need to be so shameless?
You said you're from the Earth Continent, we didn't expose you!
You said you pretended to faint earlier, we also didn't expose you!
You said you're actually very strong, all right, we didn't expose you then either!
But this time round, you have gone overboard! How could you say you're an Equipment Forging Grandmaster? Refine, my *ss!
Looking at the whole of the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm, who had ever heard of an Equipment Forging Grandmaster who was only at the Initial Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage? Without the cultivation of an Earth Celestial Stage, how could it be possible for him to support the consumption of True Core Strength, Soul Strength, and Taoist Connotation needed in the refining of equipment?
"Uh, from your stares and expressions, I know you don't believe me. Forget it, believe it or not!" As Xu Que finished talking, he proudly pulled out an ancient Bronze Lamp and played with it in his hand.
At that moment, Feng Lanwu couldn't maintain her cool and she exclaimed, "This is…an Inferior Celestial Artifact?"
A weak cultivator in the Initial Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage actually owns an Inferior Celestial Artifact? It's really unbelievable!
Whoosh!
Xu Que didn't reply. He waved his hand, like a magic trick, and took out a piece of golden rope and played with as if he was bored!
"An…another Inferior Celestial Artifact?" This time round, Xiao Ru was staring with eyes wide opened; it was incredible.
"They're just Inferior Celestial Artifacts. I have so many of them!" Xu Que responded disdainfully, and then he added, "They're my master's failed creations."
"What?" Feng Lanwu cried out loud. She was tremendously shocked.
These Inferior Celestial Artifacts are failed creations?
Then what's the grade of a successful creation? Middle Grade Celestial Artifact? High Grade Celestial Artifact?
God, is this man finally telling the truth that his master is the King Refiner of the Inferior Artifact?
At that moment, Feng Lanwu could no longer maintain her composure.She immediately rushed up to Xu Que and said in an anxious tone, "Fellow cultivator, you…could you recommend your master to us?"
"My master? Sorry, he's not in this realm. But you only need an Equipment Refining Master. Is it necessary to send my master here?" Xu Que winked and laughed.
"Then…who should we look for? Your seniors? Where are they?" Feng Lanwu asked hastily.
She had spent many years searching for an Equipment Forging Grandmaster, but she had found nothing. Famous Equipment Forging Grandmasters were reluctant to help, and the Equipment Forging Grandmasters who were concealed were unreachable. It had almost made her give up in despair.
But now, Xu Que's words had rekindled her hope.
"Ha, ha, Miss Feng, my master only has one disciple. Don't look only at my cultivations of the Half-Celestial Stage. In fact, I'm an Equipment Forging Grandmaster. Look at this if you don't believe me!" Xu Que with a slight move of his wrist took out the Firestorm Wheels.
"Middle Grade Celestial Artifact?"
Suddenly, Feng Lanwu's expression changed and she looked at Xu Que, gasping with astonishment.
As a Second Miss of the Chamber of Commerce, she had naturally seen a Middle Grade Celestial Artifact. But only the aces in the Human Celestial Stage or those in the Earth Celestial Stage could own Celestial Artifacts of such grades. And here she was seeing a dude at his Half-Celestial Stage taking that out from his pocket! How could she not be shocked?
However, she carefully recalled Xu Que's words and found something was amiss. He said he was an Equipment Forging Grandmaster. How could he show them a piece of Middle Grade Celestial Artifact? After thinking about that, Feng Lanwu immediately returned to her senses and looked at Xu Que. If Xu Que dared to say that the Middle Grade Celestial Artifact was made by him, she would definitely dash up and uncover the ultimate liar!
Fortunately, Xu Que was serious and sincere in his deception this time; he wouldn't commit such a silly mistake.
He put away the Firestorm Wheels and the two other Inferior Celestial Artifacts and smiled, "This Middle Grade Celestial Artifact was made by my master. I showed you to prove my master's strength. Give it careful thought. If he's so strong, but only accepts me as his disciple, how bad could I be?"
Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru were silent for a moment. It seemed that Xu Que's explanation was pretty plausible!
If he was the sole disciple of a King Refiner of the Inferior Artifact, maybe he was also a genius in refining equipment. What a genius could accomplish shouldn't be judged from an ordinary point of view. His cultivation of the Half-Celestial Stage might not be a disadvantage for him!
"That…fellow cultivator, which grade of an Equipment Forging Grandmaster are you in?" After a moment of silence, Feng Lanwu finally asked since she was still dubious about his explanation.
"Which grade do you need?" Xu Que asked instead of replying.
"We need at least a Fourth Grade to help us!" Feng Lanwu replied.
"I'm in the Fifth Grade!" Xu Que didn't hesitate even for a second as he held out five fingers in an arrogant manner.
Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru were staring with their eyes wide open again.
Fifth Grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster?
Is this possible?
They weren't aware what the situation was like in other Celestial Realms, but they knew very well that in the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm, within the already well-known Fifth Grade Equipment Forging Grandmasters and beyond, they had at least a cultivation at the peak of the Human Celestial Stage; they were also known as geniuses in the field!
But now, a young man who was in the Initial Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage had labelled himself as a Fifth Grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster. Could they trust him?
"Wait a minute, you say you're a Fifth Grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster, then could you show us a Fifth Grade magic weapon you've personally refined? No, no, no, you should refine one and show us!" Xiao Ru collected herself and said.
Feng Lanwu had a sparkle in her eyes. She secretly reflected to herself that she was too anxious and missed out on such an important detail. All they needed was to see him refine something to know whether he was speaking the truth!
"Refine one for you to see? Uh…it's going to take quite a while. Forget it, let me be honest. I admit that I was really knocked out unconscious before, and that's because I was injured, hence I can only create a Nine Star magical weapon now. But if I can recover from the injury after some rest, I can create a Fifth Grade magic weapon!" Xu Que spitted out half-truths. He was indeed a Nine Star Equipment Refiner and he could refine a Nine Star magical weapon.
However, after recovering from his injury, he could still only make a Nine Star magical weapon, unless he took advantage of that period of time to conduct research and learn about the knowledge of refining equipment and break through to a Fifth Grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster. Of course, as to whether he could succeed or not, Xu Que didn't really have the confidence in that, after all, he had never tried before.
However, since he had already bragged about his ability; he had to give it a try. If he failed, he would have to use violence to solve their problems and he would help them in this way. After all, he believed that he would have returned to his peak by then!
"You…how long do you need?" After much consideration, Feng Lanwu looked at Xu Que and asked with an expression of incomparable seriousness. She was pinning her last hopes on Xu Que. She could only hope that Xu Que wasn't deceiving her.
Of course, even if he lied to her, she was ready for that too. It was because, before she met Xu Que, she already knew that the present crisis faced by the Wind Chamber of Commerce could not be resolved. By placing a trace of hope on Xu Que, it was…better than nothing!
"I probably need…" Xu Que thought for a moment and then suddenly sat cross-legged on the ground. "Wait a minute, let me check where I was injured!"
After that, he ignored Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru's looks of frustration, and he shut his eyes immediately! Next moment, Xu Que called out the System and explored his own situation in detail! It was all good before he decided to check, but he was astonished with his state when he checked!
His injuries far exceeded his expectations. Although his appearance and some meridians were repaired, his Dantian was in a mess. The six balls of light, which were originally created from five Celestial Spiritual Roots and a Thunder Spiritual Root, were mingled up into a huge mess and running all over the place in his Dantian. Every collision would cause his Dantian to break a little and then quickly be repaired by the System. As a result of this vicious cycle, there was no progress in his recovery, and he had been stuck in that awful state of health!
Fortunately, the System's automatic recovery ability wasn't shut down. Otherwise, he might have had to suffer from another serious injury, or even worse, his cultivations would have been deemed useless!
"D*mn it, what sin have I done? Why do you treat me like that?" Xu Que immediately began to shed bitter tears; he felt helpless and distressed. Although he had encountered many difficulties before, generally speaking, it had been quite smooth sailing for him. But from the moment he entered the Celestial Burial Valley until now, there had been all kinds of disasters and hardships; it was sheer bad luck.
"Fellow cultivator, how are you?" Just then, Feng Lanwu saw Xu Que open his eyes and she asked hurriedly.
Xu Que shook his head helplessly. ��I don't know what's going on now. I guess I'll have to wait a little longer to tell you how many days it will take!"
"Is your injury very serious?" Feng Lanwu asked.
"It isn't particularly serious!" Xu Que shrugged his shoulders. "It's just that my Dantian is about to explode!"
Chapter 1142: It Isn't Particularly Serious!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"You?"
"Equipment Forging Grandmaster?"
Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru were shocked, and they stared at Xu Que in a daze.
Is there a need to be so shameless?
You said you're from the Earth Continent, we didn't expose you!
You said you pretended to faint earlier, we also didn't expose you!
You said you're actually very strong, all right, we didn't expose you then either!
But this time round, you have gone overboard! How could you say you're an Equipment Forging Grandmaster? Refine, my *ss!
Looking at the whole of the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm, who had ever heard of an Equipment Forging Grandmaster who was only at the Initial Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage? Without the cultivation of an Earth Celestial Stage, how could it be possible for him to support the consumption of True Core Strength, Soul Strength, and Taoist Connotation needed in the refining of equipment?
"Uh, from your stares and expressions, I know you don't believe me. Forget it, believe it or not!" As Xu Que finished talking, he proudly pulled out an ancient Bronze Lamp and played with it in his hand.
At that moment, Feng Lanwu couldn't maintain her cool and she exclaimed, "This is…an Inferior Celestial Artifact?"
A weak cultivator in the Initial Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage actually owns an Inferior Celestial Artifact? It's really unbelievable!
Whoosh!
Xu Que didn't reply. He waved his hand, like a magic trick, and took out a piece of golden rope and played with as if he was bored!
"An…another Inferior Celestial Artifact?" This time round, Xiao Ru was staring with eyes wide opened; it was incredible.
"They're just Inferior Celestial Artifacts. I have so many of them!" Xu Que responded disdainfully, and then he added, "They're my master's failed creations."
"What?" Feng Lanwu cried out loud. She was tremendously shocked.
These Inferior Celestial Artifacts are failed creations?
Then what's the grade of a successful creation? Middle Grade Celestial Artifact? High Grade Celestial Artifact?
God, is this man finally telling the truth that his master is the King Refiner of the Inferior Artifact?
At that moment, Feng Lanwu could no longer maintain her composure.She immediately rushed up to Xu Que and said in an anxious tone, "Fellow cultivator, you…could you recommend your master to us?"
"My master? Sorry, he's not in this realm. But you only need an Equipment Refining Master. Is it necessary to send my master here?" Xu Que winked and laughed.
"Then…who should we look for? Your seniors? Where are they?" Feng Lanwu asked hastily.
She had spent many years searching for an Equipment Forging Grandmaster, but she had found nothing. Famous Equipment Forging Grandmasters were reluctant to help, and the Equipment Forging Grandmasters who were concealed were unreachable. It had almost made her give up in despair.
But now, Xu Que's words had rekindled her hope.
"Ha, ha, Miss Feng, my master only has one disciple. Don't look only at my cultivations of the Half-Celestial Stage. In fact, I'm an Equipment Forging Grandmaster. Look at this if you don't believe me!" Xu Que with a slight move of his wrist took out the Firestorm Wheels.
"Middle Grade Celestial Artifact?"
Suddenly, Feng Lanwu's expression changed and she looked at Xu Que, gasping with astonishment.
As a Second Miss of the Chamber of Commerce, she had naturally seen a Middle Grade Celestial Artifact. But only the aces in the Human Celestial Stage or those in the Earth Celestial Stage could own Celestial Artifacts of such grades. And here she was seeing a dude at his Half-Celestial Stage taking that out from his pocket! How could she not be shocked?
However, she carefully recalled Xu Que's words and found something was amiss. He said he was an Equipment Forging Grandmaster. How could he show them a piece of Middle Grade Celestial Artifact? After thinking about that, Feng Lanwu immediately returned to her senses and looked at Xu Que. If Xu Que dared to say that the Middle Grade Celestial Artifact was made by him, she would definitely dash up and uncover the ultimate liar!
Fortunately, Xu Que was serious and sincere in his deception this time; he wouldn't commit such a silly mistake.
He put away the Firestorm Wheels and the two other Inferior Celestial Artifacts and smiled, "This Middle Grade Celestial Artifact was made by my master. I showed you to prove my master's strength. Give it careful thought. If he's so strong, but only accepts me as his disciple, how bad could I be?"
Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru were silent for a moment. It seemed that Xu Que's explanation was pretty plausible!
If he was the sole disciple of a King Refiner of the Inferior Artifact, maybe he was also a genius in refining equipment. What a genius could accomplish shouldn't be judged from an ordinary point of view. His cultivation of the Half-Celestial Stage might not be a disadvantage for him!
"That…fellow cultivator, which grade of an Equipment Forging Grandmaster are you in?" After a moment of silence, Feng Lanwu finally asked since she was still dubious about his explanation.
"Which grade do you need?" Xu Que asked instead of replying.
"We need at least a Fourth Grade to help us!" Feng Lanwu replied.
"I'm in the Fifth Grade!" Xu Que didn't hesitate even for a second as he held out five fingers in an arrogant manner.
Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru were staring with their eyes wide open again.
Fifth Grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster?
Is this possible?
They weren't aware what the situation was like in other Celestial Realms, but they knew very well that in the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm, within the already well-known Fifth Grade Equipment Forging Grandmasters and beyond, they had at least a cultivation at the peak of the Human Celestial Stage; they were also known as geniuses in the field!
But now, a young man who was in the Initial Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage had labelled himself as a Fifth Grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster. Could they trust him?
"Wait a minute, you say you're a Fifth Grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster, then could you show us a Fifth Grade magic weapon you've personally refined? No, no, no, you should refine one and show us!" Xiao Ru collected herself and said.
Feng Lanwu had a sparkle in her eyes. She secretly reflected to herself that she was too anxious and missed out on such an important detail. All they needed was to see him refine something to know whether he was speaking the truth!
"Refine one for you to see? Uh…it's going to take quite a while. Forget it, let me be honest. I admit that I was really knocked out unconscious before, and that's because I was injured, hence I can only create a Nine Star magical weapon now. But if I can recover from the injury after some rest, I can create a Fifth Grade magic weapon!" Xu Que spitted out half-truths. He was indeed a Nine Star Equipment Refiner and he could refine a Nine Star magical weapon.
However, after recovering from his injury, he could still only make a Nine Star magical weapon, unless he took advantage of that period of time to conduct research and learn about the knowledge of refining equipment and break through to a Fifth Grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster. Of course, as to whether he could succeed or not, Xu Que didn't really have the confidence in that, after all, he had never tried before.
However, since he had already bragged about his ability; he had to give it a try. If he failed, he would have to use violence to solve their problems and he would help them in this way. After all, he believed that he would have returned to his peak by then!
"You…how long do you need?" After much consideration, Feng Lanwu looked at Xu Que and asked with an expression of incomparable seriousness. She was pinning her last hopes on Xu Que. She could only hope that Xu Que wasn't deceiving her.
Of course, even if he lied to her, she was ready for that too. It was because, before she met Xu Que, she already knew that the present crisis faced by the Wind Chamber of Commerce could not be resolved. By placing a trace of hope on Xu Que, it was…better than nothing!
"I probably need…" Xu Que thought for a moment and then suddenly sat cross-legged on the ground. "Wait a minute, let me check where I was injured!"
After that, he ignored Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru's looks of frustration, and he shut his eyes immediately! Next moment, Xu Que called out the System and explored his own situation in detail! It was all good before he decided to check, but he was astonished with his state when he checked!
His injuries far exceeded his expectations. Although his appearance and some meridians were repaired, his Dantian was in a mess. The six balls of light, which were originally created from five Celestial Spiritual Roots and a Thunder Spiritual Root, were mingled up into a huge mess and running all over the place in his Dantian. Every collision would cause his Dantian to break a little and then quickly be repaired by the System. As a result of this vicious cycle, there was no progress in his recovery, and he had been stuck in that awful state of health!
Fortunately, the System's automatic recovery ability wasn't shut down. Otherwise, he might have had to suffer from another serious injury, or even worse, his cultivations would have been deemed useless!
"D*mn it, what sin have I done? Why do you treat me like that?" Xu Que immediately began to shed bitter tears; he felt helpless and distressed. Although he had encountered many difficulties before, generally speaking, it had been quite smooth sailing for him. But from the moment he entered the Celestial Burial Valley until now, there had been all kinds of disasters and hardships; it was sheer bad luck.
"Fellow cultivator, how are you?" Just then, Feng Lanwu saw Xu Que open his eyes and she asked hurriedly.
Xu Que shook his head helplessly. "I don't know what's going on now. I guess I'll have to wait a little longer to tell you how many days it will take!"
"Is your injury very serious?" Feng Lanwu asked.
"It isn't particularly serious!" Xu Que shrugged his shoulders. "It's just that my Dantian is about to explode!"
Chapter 1143: This Is Insane!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Whoosh!
At that moment, the flying boat was in complete silence! Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru looked at Xu Que and their jaws dropped. They thought they had misheard something.
It's just that his Dantian is about to explode?
Can such an issue be described with just?
The key was he said that it wasn't particularly serious! Oh my god, then what counts as serious!
However, all this isn't important. The key is his Dantian was already injured, but he appeared to be looking fine? Is he lying again?
"Fellow cultivator, you…are you joking?" Feng Lanwu inquired in a careful manner.
"Joke? Oh my god, would you crack a joke on such matter? Forget it. I'll let you two take a look!" Xu Que rolled his eyes,and, without hesitation, he held onto Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru's hands, and, through his Soul Strength, he reflected the state of his Dantian into their Mind Senses.
"What?"
"This…this is Dantian?"
The moment when Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru saw Xu Que's Dantian, they were immediately dumbfounded and horribly startled; it was unbelievable. Such a vast Dantian they were seeing for the first time. Most important, that Dantian contained an imposing and formidable Celestial Core Power. It was terrifying—especially for Feng Lanwu, who was in the Medium Stage of the Human Celestial Stage. After witnessing Xu Que's Dantian, she understood that she was a giant in the presence of a super-giant. She paled in comparison to him. If Xu Que's Dantian was compared to the sea, then hers could only be regarded as a small ditch, not even a river.
"You have a body of the Five Elements Celestial Spiritual Roots?" Feng Lanwu was in a state of shock as she looked at Xu Que. She knew the reason why Xu Que had such magnificent Celestial Core Power. It was because it was filled up with Five Elements Celestial Spiritual Roots, five times more than the cultivators with an ordinary single kind of Spiritual Root. No, it wasn't as simple as having five times extra power; it seemed that there was also a Thunder Nature of Celestial Core Power in there!
"My god, how can there be such monsters in this world, with such physiques? He can cultivate himself to the Half-Celestial Stage?" Feng Lanwu was so shocked that she verbalized what was in her mind and wasn't aware of it.
Xu Que rolled his eyes once more. "Hey, hey, I'm asking you to look at my injury, not sing praises of my Dantian, okay?"
"Injury? Yes, your injury!" Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru finally returned to their senses, their cheeks slightly red. But the next moment, the two were confused again. They watched the Celestial Core Power in Xu Que's Dantian darting around, constantly destroying his Dantian. But his Dantian recovered quickly after the cracks appeared, and the cycle of being destroyed and repaired was running continually!
"Fellow cultivator, you…how did you get hurt? No, in your case, how did you survive?" Feng Lanwu was tremendously shocked. She had been shocked by Xu Que time and again. Only in that moment did she finally understand why Xu Que was knocked unconscious by her single blow. He was really injured, and it was such a serious injury!
"Oh, this is still doable; this injury isn't a troublesome thing. Although it was a bit of a challenge before meeting both of you, now I feel that there should be a way to solve it!" Xu Que said in a composed manner, as he loosened his hold on them and condensed his Soul Strength to cover up his entire body.
What he said this time was the truth. Before meeting Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru, he had had only 200,000 Acting Tough Points. However, after acting tough in front of Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru, he easily earned more than 60,000 Acting Tough Points. He now had a total of almost 300,000 Acting Tough Points. He had shopped around the System store a while ago and hadn't found a cure for his injury, so Xu Que decided to continue to use the lottery wheel! Under the influence of the Lucky Aura, the Lottery Roulette would be changed into a Luck Roulette and could give him what he needed at present.
While Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru were still thinking about what Xu Que meant, Xu Que had already activated the Lucky Aura and entered the Lottery Roulette!
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
The roulette on the System Interface rotated rapidly, it then pointed and stopped at a black area. A black light shot out of it. It turned into a text pop-up window and appeared in front of Xu Que reading, "You've received a Green Lotus Seed!"
"Green Lotus Seed?"
Xu Que was struck dumb in an instant. What's the meaning of drawing a seed now? Are you forcing your Act-Tough Saint to go into farming?
However, when he looked at the introduction of the item, he was dumbfounded! Green Lotus Seed: The seed of the Chaotic Green Lotus, when buried into the Dantian, can absorb Celestial Core Power and grow!
"This…d*mn it…this is insane!"
Xu Que was tongue-tied and in utter disbelief.
In today's lottery, I drew a Chaotic Green Lotus Seed!
The Chaotic Green Lotus was extremely powerful in myths and legends. It was born between heaven and earth, with five leaves, 24 flower petals, and in the heart of the lotus there would be five lotus seeds, which finally could give birth to Pan Gu, the majestic god!
But after Pan Gu started the world—split heaven and earth apart—the magnetic field of the world became chaotic and the Chaotic Green Lotus crumpled and fell all over the world! The five lotus leaves of the Chaotic Green Lotus transformed into the famous and well-known Ancient Heaven Five Flags!
The 24 flower petals transformed into Divine Items such as the Canonization of the Gods, Lethal Whip for the God, the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and the Book of Death and Life!
Among the five lotus seeds, one was transformed into the Green Lotus of Purge whose flower turned into three Jade Scepters and was owned by the Primeval Lord of Heaven. The lotus root transformed into the Whisk of Taiyi and was owned by the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord. Its leaf turned into Qing Ping Sword and was owned by the Grandmaster of Heaven. Its soil turned into Nine Days Living Soil and was owned by the mother goddess, Nüwa!
The other three lotus seeds were transformed into the Twelfth Grade Virtue Golden Lotus owned by Jie Yin Daoist, the Twelfth Grade Red Padma Fire Lotus owned by Ming He Sect Leader, and the Twelfth Grade Doomsday Black Lotus owned by the Buddha of Contemn respectively!
The last matured lotus seed had fallen onto the peak of Mount Buzhou and bloomed gloriously. It was also the Twelfth Grade Reincarnation Green Lotus! As for the seedpod of the Chaotic Green Lotus, it was transformed into the Universe Chinese Cauldron and owned by Hong Jun Heavenly Lord!
That was why the Chaotic Green Lotus had such a terrifying and formidable presence! Of course, all those were myths and legends, but it still couldn���t prevent Xu Que from fantasizing about his Green Lotus seed.
It was because in the introduction of the seed, it didn't explain what would happen after the growth of the Green Lotus, which probably meant that it had endless possibilities.
"It's such a great bargain! It's a blessing in disguise!" Xu Que burst into laughter and was full of joy. If he hadn't suffered from that kind of injury, he believed that the Lottery Roulette would never have been able to draw out such a fantastic item, moreover it was from a single draw!
In his last life, he saw countless seeds, but those seeds would only hurt his body. Only that Green Lotus seed made him feel that his future was bright! The treasure from myths and legends might be owned by him in the future!
"Fellow cultivator, what's going on?"
"Second Miss, he's giggling again, has he gone silly this time?"
Just then, the voices of Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru dragged Xu Que back to reality!
Then Xu Que put away his smile and said pleasantly, "It's nothing. I just feel that the world is beautiful!"
The world is beautiful?
Is that a smile before death?
Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru were startled but his reply. They thought Xu Que was ready for his death so they asked hurriedly, "Fellow cultivator, your injury…"
"My injury? Ha, ha, this injury is not worth mentioning. My master is the King Refiner of the Pill. Can't he cure this little injury? I'll just take some medicine, and I'll be fine. Give me a moment!" Xu Que said as he took out the Green Lotus seed, put it into his mouth, and swallowed it down!
Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru were in a daze, they had so many questions!
Isn't his master the King Refiner of the Inferior Artifact?
Why is he the King Refiner of the Pill now?
Wait a minute, his injury is so serious, how can it be cured with just a pill?
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At that very moment, the worldview of Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru had become a mess!
Since when is it possible that the destruction of a Dantian's Celestial Core Power could be healed?
Since when is it possible that a medicinal item could solve a problem, one that has no cure, that the Golden Celestial of the Great All-Embracing Heaven couldn't solve?
But for now, that scene was playing out right in front of them.
Xu Que swallowed a green medicinal item and fell into a state of Secluded Meditation. His whole person was like a solid rock, extremely quiet, and even the manic spirit of the Celestial Core Power in his Dantian was slowly dissipating.
"How…how could this happen?"
"A medicinal item and he's fine?"
Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru looked at each other in horror; they were at a loss for words.
If such horrific news was known by the public, they were afraid that even the Zhen Yuan Daoist would laugh at them for bragging!
"Second Miss, now…what should we do now? We're reaching Li Qiu City soon. We don't know how long this dude is going to take!" Xiao Ru suddenly thought of the crucial problem and inquired hastily.
Feng Lanwu looked at Xu Que's tightly shut eyes, as she sat cross-legged on the ground behind him. She hesitated for a while and finally made a decision and said, "Go around, Feng Lanwu, and delay for a while!"
"Ah? But we don't have much time, the most…three months at most!" Xiao Ru exclaimed at once.
"Then…give him three months!" Feng Lanwu looked toward the front of the flying boat and responded in a soft voice. If she went back empty-handed, three months, even three years was useless. This time, she decided to give it a try!
…..
At the same time, Xu Que had fallen into an intriguing scene. He seemed to have returned to the time when he was in the womb, surrounded and embraced by a gentle force. It was cordial and warm, very peaceful and quiet. The Soul Strength and breath of his whole body had converged to his core and was gradually gathering toward his Dantian!
In the center of the vast and boundless Dantian, a Green Lotus Seed was emitting a faint halo, suspended in the middle, surrounded by the wild and restless Five Elements Celestial Core Power. The power was crazily gushing into the Green Lotus Seed!
In such a scenario, it was akin to a sponge being thrown into the sea and crazily absorbing the seawater. However, what was terrifying about this scene was that the sponge's absorption capacity seemed to be endless. It looked like it was about to engulf all of the majestic Celestial Core Power!
Xu Que was completely unaware of what he was doing. He had fallen into a state of half-sleep. It seemed like a dream! He was never that quiet in his life. His body was akin to returning to its original state, leaving only the shell unchanged. The interior was reversing slowly. His blood, meridians, and bones had gradually returned to their infancy state and were slowly growing up from infancy to adulthood, constantly reincarnating!
One day.
Two days.
Three days.
..…
Time was passing. Only after 49 days did Xu Que's eyes finally move slightly. His Soul Strength was gradually coming back to life, and the Green Lotus Seed in his Dantian had a slight crack that was too small to be detected. The magnificent Five Elements Celestial Core Power had been absorbed completely. Even the Thunder Nature of Celestial Core Power that was drawn from his Heavenly Tribulations had vanished. The enormous and vast Dantian was empty in that moment. It was like a deep Void and also like a black hole in the universe. It created fear in people!
"Oh!" Xu Que looked at himself with his Mind Sense. He took a clear look and he was completely relieved!
Although all his Celestial Core Power was gone, Xu Que had all kinds of medicine to make up for his Celestial Core Power. He believed that he could exchange a few bottles of medicinal items from the System and cultivate himself again. The key point was that his Dantian was repaired and there was no danger to his life! That would also mean that his strength would soon return to its peak!
"Chaotic Green Lotus Seed, it's really interesting!" Xu Que smiled and glanced at the seed emitting a pale green halo. Then he quickly withdrew his Soul Strength from his Dantian!
Whoosh!
In the next second, Xu Que, who had been sitting in the flying boat for more than a month without moving, finally opened his eyes! But at that hour, the flying boat was quiet, Feng Lanwu and Xiaoru were in their rooms, their breaths very stable. They seemed to be in cultivation.
Xu Que was too lazy to bother them. He directly called out the interface of the System store. He exchanged several bottles of medicinal items for restoring his Celestial Core Power and swallowed them immediately. The medicinal items melted in his mouth and the medicinal powers gushed madly into the major meridians and toward his Dantian, like a fierce flood or savage beasts!
But for Xu Que's body, which was different from ordinary people's, those medicinal powers could only be regarded as a drop in the bucket. But with the idea of making up for his body whatever he could, Xu Que swallowed several bottles of medicinal items in one breath!
Bang!
All the medicinal items were melted into an enormous, wild, and restless Spiritual Qi, like a tidal wave crashing into his body and enveloping his Dantian!
Xu Que finally showed a satisfied smile. That medicinal power would help him recover about a quarter of his Celestial Core Power in an instant. Together with the cooperation of the System's automatic recovery ability and the continual consumption of medicine, maybe in less than an hour, he would be able to recover his strength to its peak!
Suddenly, the smile on Xu Que's face froze. With dozens of medicinal items turning into Celestial Core Power and pouring into his Dantian, which was still wild and restless, the Green Lotus Seed suddenly, like a beast opening its bloody big mouth, engulfed the massive Celestial Core Power and swallowed everything up!
The vast Dantian became empty again in the blink of an eye!
"F*ck this!" Xu Que's jaw dropped.
What's the d*mn meaning of this?
It wasn't easy to finally get rid of a potential danger, but to end up falling into a greater danger that he had created for himself?
D*mn, no wonder my Dantian felt a little strange. It had turned out to be a petty thief?
Xu Que had a sudden realization. He had never seen his Dantian that empty. Every time the System restored its functions, there would surely be endless supplements to make up for the Celestial Core Power that he had lost. But when he woke up this time round, he found nothing in his Dantian, and he didn't react in time. Now it was clear that the Celestial Core Power supplemented by the System's automatic recovery ability had been stolen by this Green Lotus Seed. It had even grown more arrogant, boldly and blatantly stealing the Celestial Core Power that had been transformed from the medicinal items!
"D*mn it, System, help me get this Green Lotus Seed out, I can't afford it!" Xu Que immediately turned to the System for help.
The System responded immediately, Ding! "After evaluation, the Green Lotus Seed has been integrated with the Host. It's now inseparable and can't be taken out!"
"What?" Xu Que was once again stunned.
Inseparable, can't be taken out?
What should I do then? Keep it until it grows roots and sprouts or when it grows into a Chaotic Green Lotus?
Even if I live 10,000 years, it's not enough!
Ding! ��The host need not worry, the Green Lotus Seed is about to wake up. Please continue to irrigate it with Celestial Core Power. After waking up, it'll be extracting Celestial Core Power according to the Host's cultivation without affecting the Host!" The System prompted.
Xu Que looked better after hearing that and he nodded slightly. As long as that Green Lotus Seed wasn't a bottomless pit, he could accept it, though reluctantly!
"Forget it, I've already used dozens of medicinal items anyway, it makes no difference to use another dozens more!"
Eventually, Xu Que exchanged for more medicinal items for a one-off restoration of his Celestial Core Power from the System again. He poured everything into his mouth. However, the situation was still the same as before, all the medicinal power transformed into Celestial Core Power and went into his Dantian and was then immediately and completely absorbed by the Green Lotus Seed.
"D*mn it, it's not over yet? Fine, I don't believe that I can't satisfy you!"
Xu Que was unwilling to accept the outcome. Anyway, he had nearly fed it with over 100 medicinal items and figured there was no difference for feeding it with another 100 medicinal items! He ended up exchanging hundreds of medicinal items, continuously swallowing them all. He was pitting himself against the Green Lotus Seed!
But soon…
"Not yet? Forget it, in any case, I've already used 200 medicinal items, and there's no difference to use another 200 medicinal items!"
"What? 400 medicinal items aren't enough?"
"System, give me 500 medicinal items. If this time if I'm still unsuccessful, I'll perform swallowing excrement in a live show!"
"F*ck…give me some sh*t…no, another 600 medicinal items!"
"F*ck! Give me another 1,000 medicinal items!"
Chapter 1144: The Ever-Hungry Seed!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
At that very moment, the worldview of Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru had become a mess!
Since when is it possible that the destruction of a Dantian's Celestial Core Power could be healed?
Since when is it possible that a medicinal item could solve a problem, one that has no cure, that the Golden Celestial of the Great All-Embracing Heaven couldn't solve?
But for now, that scene was playing out right in front of them.
Xu Que swallowed a green medicinal item and fell into a state of Secluded Meditation. His whole person was like a solid rock, extremely quiet, and even the manic spirit of the Celestial Core Power in his Dantian was slowly dissipating.
"How…how could this happen?"
"A medicinal item and he's fine?"
Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru looked at each other in horror; they were at a loss for words.
If such horrific news was known by the public, they were afraid that even the Zhen Yuan Daoist would laugh at them for bragging!
"Second Miss, now…what should we do now? We're reaching Li Qiu City soon. We don't know how long this dude is going to take!" Xiao Ru suddenly thought of the crucial problem and inquired hastily.
Feng Lanwu looked at Xu Que's tightly shut eyes, as she sat cross-legged on the ground behind him. She hesitated for a while and finally made a decision and said, "Go around, Feng Lanwu, and delay for a while!"
"Ah? But we don't have much time, the most…three months at most!" Xiao Ru exclaimed at once.
"Then…give him three months!" Feng Lanwu looked toward the front of the flying boat and responded in a soft voice. If she went back empty-handed, three months, even three years was useless. This time, she decided to give it a try!
…..
At the same time, Xu Que had fallen into an intriguing scene. He seemed to have returned to the time when he was in the womb, surrounded and embraced by a gentle force. It was cordial and warm, very peaceful and quiet. The Soul Strength and breath of his whole body had converged to his core and was gradually gathering toward his Dantian!
In the center of the vast and boundless Dantian, a Green Lotus Seed was emitting a faint halo, suspended in the middle, surrounded by the wild and restless Five Elements Celestial Core Power. The power was crazily gushing into the Green Lotus Seed!
In such a scenario, it was akin to a sponge being thrown into the sea and crazily absorbing the seawater. However, what was terrifying about this scene was that the sponge's absorption capacity seemed to be endless. It looked like it was about to engulf all of the majestic Celestial Core Power!
Xu Que was completely unaware of what he was doing. He had fallen into a state of half-sleep. It seemed like a dream! He was never that quiet in his life. His body was akin to returning to its original state, leaving only the shell unchanged. The interior was reversing slowly. His blood, meridians, and bones had gradually returned to their infancy state and were slowly growing up from infancy to adulthood, constantly reincarnating!
One day.
Two days.
Three days.
..…
Time was passing. Only after 49 days did Xu Que's eyes finally move slightly. His Soul Strength was gradually coming back to life, and the Green Lotus Seed in his Dantian had a slight crack that was too small to be detected. The magnificent Five Elements Celestial Core Power had been absorbed completely. Even the Thunder Nature of Celestial Core Power that was drawn from his Heavenly Tribulations had vanished. The enormous and vast Dantian was empty in that moment. It was like a deep Void and also like a black hole in the universe. It created fear in people!
"Oh!" Xu Que looked at himself with his Mind Sense. He took a clear look and he was completely relieved!
Although all his Celestial Core Power was gone, Xu Que had all kinds of medicine to make up for his Celestial Core Power. He believed that he could exchange a few bottles of medicinal items from the System and cultivate himself again. The key point was that his Dantian was repaired and there was no danger to his life! That would also mean that his strength would soon return to its peak!
"Chaotic Green Lotus Seed, it's really interesting!" Xu Que smiled and glanced at the seed emitting a pale green halo. Then he quickly withdrew his Soul Strength from his Dantian!
Whoosh!
In the next second, Xu Que, who had been sitting in the flying boat for more than a month without moving, finally opened his eyes! But at that hour, the flying boat was quiet, Feng Lanwu and Xiaoru were in their rooms, their breaths very stable. They seemed to be in cultivation.
Xu Que was too lazy to bother them. He directly called out the interface of the System store. He exchanged several bottles of medicinal items for restoring his Celestial Core Power and swallowed them immediately. The medicinal items melted in his mouth and the medicinal powers gushed madly into the major meridians and toward his Dantian, like a fierce flood or savage beasts!
But for Xu Que's body, which was different from ordinary people's, those medicinal powers could only be regarded as a drop in the bucket. But with the idea of making up for his body whatever he could, Xu Que swallowed several bottles of medicinal items in one breath!
Bang!
All the medicinal items were melted into an enormous, wild, and restless Spiritual Qi, like a tidal wave crashing into his body and enveloping his Dantian!
Xu Que finally showed a satisfied smile. That medicinal power would help him recover about a quarter of his Celestial Core Power in an instant. Together with the cooperation of the System's automatic recovery ability and the continual consumption of medicine, maybe in less than an hour, he would be able to recover his strength to its peak!
Suddenly, the smile on Xu Que's face froze. With dozens of medicinal items turning into Celestial Core Power and pouring into his Dantian, which was still wild and restless, the Green Lotus Seed suddenly, like a beast opening its bloody big mouth, engulfed the massive Celestial Core Power and swallowed everything up!
The vast Dantian became empty again in the blink of an eye!
"F*ck this!" Xu Que's jaw dropped.
What's the d*mn meaning of this?
It wasn't easy to finally get rid of a potential danger, but to end up falling into a greater danger that he had created for himself?
D*mn, no wonder my Dantian felt a little strange. It had turned out to be a petty thief?
Xu Que had a sudden realization. He had never seen his Dantian that empty. Every time the System restored its functions, there would surely be endless supplements to make up for the Celestial Core Power that he had lost. But when he woke up this time round, he found nothing in his Dantian, and he didn't react in time. Now it was clear that the Celestial Core Power supplemented by the System's automatic recovery ability had been stolen by this Green Lotus Seed. It had even grown more arrogant, boldly and blatantly stealing the Celestial Core Power that had been transformed from the medicinal items!
"D*mn it, System, help me get this Green Lotus Seed out, I can't afford it!" Xu Que immediately turned to the System for help.
The System responded immediately, Ding! "After evaluation, the Green Lotus Seed has been integrated with the Host. It's now inseparable and can't be taken out!"
"What?" Xu Que was once again stunned.
Inseparable, can't be taken out?
What should I do then? Keep it until it grows roots and sprouts or when it grows into a Chaotic Green Lotus?
Even if I live 10,000 years, it's not enough!
Ding! "The host need not worry, the Green Lotus Seed is about to wake up. Please continue to irrigate it with Celestial Core Power. After waking up, it'll be extracting Celestial Core Power according to the Host's cultivation without affecting the Host!" The System prompted.
Xu Que looked better after hearing that and he nodded slightly. As long as that Green Lotus Seed wasn't a bottomless pit, he could accept it, though reluctantly!
"Forget it, I've already used dozens of medicinal items anyway, it makes no difference to use another dozens more!"
Eventually, Xu Que exchanged for more medicinal items for a one-off restoration of his Celestial Core Power from the System again. He poured everything into his mouth. However, the situation was still the same as before, all the medicinal power transformed into Celestial Core Power and went into his Dantian and was then immediately and completely absorbed by the Green Lotus Seed.
"D*mn it, it's not over yet? Fine, I don't believe that I can't satisfy you!"
Xu Que was unwilling to accept the outcome. Anyway, he had nearly fed it with over 100 medicinal items and figured there was no difference for feeding it with another 100 medicinal items! He ended up exchanging hundreds of medicinal items, continuously swallowing them all. He was pitting himself against the Green Lotus Seed!
But soon…
"Not yet? Forget it, in any case, I've already used 200 medicinal items, and there's no difference to use another 200 medicinal items!"
"What? 400 medicinal items aren't enough?"
"System, give me 500 medicinal items. If this time if I'm still unsuccessful, I'll perform swallowing excrement in a live show!"
"F*ck…give me some sh*t…no, another 600 medicinal items!"
"F*ck! Give me another 1,000 medicinal items!"
Chapter 1145: Recovering to His Peak
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Bang!
Eventually, after Xu Que had taken nearly 2,000 medicinal items to restore his Celestial Core Power, his Dantian finally changed! At last, the Green Lotus Seed's speed of absorbing the Celestial Core Power had slowed down. At the same time, it blossomed brilliantly, illuminating the whole of his Dantian. Wherever the brilliance shone, there was a vital aura.
The original dark and frightening Dantian had become beautifully inviting—it was just like a glossy, green pasture!
"Uh?" Xu Que was startled and stopped swallowing medicinal items.
He found that the Green Lotus Seed seemed to look a little different. It was plumper and more saturated than before. There were many small threadlike fibers on the surface of the seed, which were all rooted in his Dantian, and the fibers were slowly absorbing the Celestial Core Power, while continually delivering vitality, constantly improving the body, so that the body was slowly enriching itself.
It was similar to some kind of optimization program, which could constantly optimize and strengthen the body. Although the speed was very slow, it accumulated over a long period of time, and its effect would certainly be considerable! After Xu Que discovered that fact, he finally had a smile on his face and found his balance.
After expending so much effort, at last there's some return!
Of course, the most important thing was that this Green Lotus Seed was temporarily full. The Celestial Core Power that he had gotten from the medicinal items had gradually accumulated in his Dantian. With the System's automatic recovery ability, the amount of Celestial Core Power in his Dantian was slowly increasing at a visible rate. Moreover, it was automatically divided into Five Elements, which corresponded to his Five Elements Celestial Spiritual Roots!
"Oh!" Xu Que exhaled a long breath and slowly opened his eyes.
That series of actions had consumed a lot of what he had. It cost him tens of thousands of Acting Tough Points to buy nearly 2,000 medicinal items. Fortunately, he could stop buying them, and there was a new gain!
He found that his cultivation stage had shown signs of loosening, as if as long as the Celestial Core Power in his Dantian was restored to perfection, he could break through and enter the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage!
"It seems like the old saying is true, it was a blessing in disguise!" Xu Que couldn't help but smile ruefully.
The greatest gain of this trip was definitely the Green Lotus Seed, and then it was the opportunity to break through in his cultivation stage. That kind of breakthrough achieved without effort was indeed very valuable!
But Xu Que felt the pain of losing the Thunder Element Celestial Core Power. All those years of Heavenly Tribulations, he had absorbed all kinds of essence from the Heavenly Thunders. Now they were all swallowed up by the Green Lotus Seeds. They could no longer be recovered, and he could only try to steal some back from his next Heavenly Tribulation.
"Oh, I want to go through my Heavenly Tribulations all of a sudden!" Thinking of that, Xu Que couldn't help but stretch his back as he said this with a face full of satisfaction.
Creak!
The next moment, the two tightly shut wooden doors in the flying boat suddenly opened at the same time. Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru both came out and looked at Xu Que in surprise, "Fellow cultivator, you…have you recovered from your injury?"
"Yes! I've recovered, but it'll take more than an hour to return to my peak!" Xu Que stood up, smiling from ear to ear. Within an hour, the Celestial Core Power in his Dantian would be perfected. By that time, he would not only recover to his peak, but also step into the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage. His strength would grow by leaps and bounds!
This feeling of re-mastering his power and ability of self-protection had Xu Que feeling very comfortable. Now even if Feng Lanwu let him go, he didn't need to worry about the dangers outside.
"Congratulations, fellow cultivator!" Just then, Feng Lanwu, with a smile, congratulated Xu Que. Although she was shocked that Xu Que's injuries were recovered, she didn't ask many questions. After all, everyone had their own secrets, especially Xu Que's uncommon and shocking situation. If he didn't take the initiative to explain, she wouldn't ask.
On the contrary, Xiao Ru cried out anxiously, "Oh my, are you really all right? That kind of injury can't be solved with a medicinal item. Was that an elixir? Didn't you say that your master is the King Refiner of the Inferior Artifact? Why did he become the King Refiner of the Pill?" She said whatever she wanted, and she wasn't as mindful as Feng Lanwu.
Xu Que explained without hesitation, in a composed manner, "The King Refiner of the Inferior Artifact is my Great Master. The King Refiner of the Pill is my Second Master. Is this explanation all right?"
"You have two masters!" Xiao Ru suddenly saw the light.
Feng Lanwu was startled and astonished.
Is there anyone else in this world that can be accepted as a disciple by the King Refiner of the Inferior Artifact and the King Refiner of the Pill at the same time?
Doesn't that mean that this guy knows not only refining equipment, but also alchemy?
This…how is it possible? Where did he get so much time and energy?
"Good, now that you've recovered, then quickly prepare your refinery equipment for us to see. We're running out of time. We have to return in a month!" Xiao Ru urged him.
Xu Que was startled. He was reminded of his promise to help Feng Lanwu. But there was a problem. He was truly only a Nine Star Equipment Refining Master and he was a long way from being an Equipment Forging Grandmaster. Moreover, there was no advanced Occupation Skill Book in the System store to upgrade himself. This was a bit awkward! Before, he could excuse himself that because he was injured he couldn't refine, but now that his injury was recovered, it was a bit difficult to find another excuse!
What should I do?
Xu Que had gotten himself into an awkward situation, and his own bragging faced the danger of being exposed. It was such an embarrassment!
"Fellow cultivator, is there any inconvenience?" Just then, Feng Lanwu asked with a face of slight bitterness and disappointment. In fact, she didn't hold much hope on Xu Que. Now when she saw Xu Que's embarrassed look, the last hope she harbored was shattered.
"I have just recovered from my injury. I'm not used to it. Why don't you give me a room and let me practice by myself first and take some time to recover?" Xu Que squeezed out an awkward smile.
Anyway, he had to try first. What if he was really a genius in equipment refinery, maybe he could really break through to the level of Equipment Forging Grandmaster!
"No problem. You can have my room!" Xiao Ru responded immediately.
Feng Lanwu hesitated a little but she didn't say anything after all. She had thought of giving up, but seeing Xiao Ru's enthusiasm, it made her feel that maybe she could try again. Anyway, she had decided to try any possibility as an attempt to break the deadlock. After all, they had given Xu Que more than a month's time. There was no harm in giving him the remaining time of the last month!
Because besides that, she had no other choice!
"Okay, this matter shouldn't be delayed. I'll go start!"
Xu Que felt too guilty to stay any longer, and he hurried to Xiao Ru's room. He closed the door and locked it. If he wasn't successful, he would summon his courage and confess to Feng Lanwu that there wasn't any Equipment Forging Grandmaster, but there was someone comparable to the Earth Celestial Stage. He could still offer his help!
…..
At the same time, inside the flying boat, looking at the closed door, Xiao Ru couldn't help but ask Feng Lanwu, "Second Miss, do you think he could really be a Fifth Grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster?"
"I…I don't know.," Feng Lanwu said with a bitter smile as she shook her head.
"Second Miss, in fact…in fact, I can also see that he's deceiving us, but I always felt that he's mysterious. I wanted him to try so I made the decision to give him my room. Second Miss, you don't blame Xiao Ru, do you?" Xiao Ru looked up and watched Feng Lanwu with her eager eyes.
With a sudden laugh, Feng Lanwu rubbed her little head and said, "Of course not. Even if you didn't speak, I think I might have chosen to let him try it too! As for the result, I'll leave it to God's will."
Chapter 1146: Efforts Will Pay Off
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
At that moment, in a small, cramped room, Xu Que was sitting on the ground with a serious face, his eyes fixed on the System interface. He was extremely focused! He was searching for something related to Equipment Refining. Although he had never performed Equipment Refining, with the use of the Occupation Skill Books he had become a Nine Star Equipment Refining Master. In addition, they had given him a lot of knowledge and experience in the field of Equipment Refining!
His foundation obviously wasn't as sturdy and firm as those who had learned and accumulated their knowledge by performing day by day and step by step! If he wanted to reach the level of Fifth Grade Equipment Refining Grandmaster in an instant without working hard, it was simply impossible!
Of course, the rationale for Xu Que to be so dedicated and willing to work hard and study was not only because he didn't want to dishonor himself, but, to a greater extent, for his own sake. He had lost his broken sword, which meant he had lost part of his strength. Now he was in the Earth Continent where he would encounter more people, issues, and even crises than previously. There would be more uncertainties as compared to Lost City. Hence, he needed to make up for the shortcomings of his strength as soon as possible, so as to avoid being unprepared when he encountered a powerful enemy!
The broken Long Halberd was what Xu Que wanted to refine the most. The power of the Terrifying Spiritual Qi within the Long Halberd was very familiar to Xu Que. Thus, he wanted to study intensively Equipment Refining and strive for the ability to refine the broken Long Halberd as soon as possible. He wanted to fuse the Purple Sky Age Metal with the Terrifying Spiritual Qi and forge a complete sword. He believed its grade would surely surpass the broken sword.
When he had finished refining his broken Long Halberd, he would then let the Sword Spirit enter the Long Halberd. He would be invincible then; he might even kill the acesat the Earth Celestial Stage or the Heaven Celestial Stage with a single blow!
This was thus a very clear and powerful goal which motivated Xu Que; it was worthwhile to work hard to achieve it!
For three days and three nights, Xu Que was sleepless, browsing through all the things related to Equipment Refining in the System store. Among them, there were many theories on the skills of Equipment Refining and also many predecessors' opinions about Equipment Refining!
Xu Que was well aware that if he studied old knowledge one step at a time, he wouldn't be able to step into the stage of Fifth Grade Equipment Refining Grandmaster in a short time, let alone refine the Purple Sky Age Metal Long Halberd. He had to use a modern society's brain to think and explore a new way of doing things!
He didn't study all the lore he found in the System from the perspective of an Equipment Refining Master, but from the perspective of a scientist. He looked at all perspectives of a piece of knowledge, learned all kinds of theoretical knowledge, and then planned as a whole. After his research and analysis, he understood the process of Equipment Refining. In fact, if he was to dismantle the process of Equipment Refining, it was very similar to Pill Refining!
The prerequisite of Pill Refining was to extract and purify all kinds of medicinal materials—to get rid of all impurities and irrelevancies and extract the essence! The same was true for Equipment Refining, he had to refine and purify all kinds of materials to extract its essence!
Following which, the essences of all kinds of materials were fused and then carved with a Rune Mark. In the final stage, it was forged into its desired shape.
Whether it was Pill Refining or Equipment Refining, the more advanced it was, the higher the difficulty of the whole process. For example, refining, extracting, and purifying the essence of materials would test the ability to control the temperature. The higher the grade of a material, the harder it was to refine. Even the final fusing and shaping were extremely difficult!
Of course, there was also an important key point—in the process of fusing the materials, the engraving of the Rune Mark involved the cultivator's Soul Strength and Taoist Connotation. If the cultivator's Soul Strength and Taoist Connotation weren't strong enough, it was impossible to even leave a faint mark on the higher grades of materials, let alone engrave the Rune Mark. Xu Que's final analysis was thus that Pill Refining was very difficult and Equipment Refining…was very difficult too!
"Da*n, this is taking my entire life. It's too difficult. I can't figure out this question!" Xu Que fell to the ground with a bitter expression! Originally, he had planned to pick up his top scholar state from those days back in school, but when he analyzed and understood everything, he felt that it was beyond his capability. If he wanted to find a new solution of such a complex problem, he was afraid that even Einstein wouldn't be able to solve it! The strength requirement for an Equipment Refining Master was absolutely rigid, and it couldn't be compensated by his IQ at all!
Am I screwed? This is too depressing. I have something more than others—the System. There's no reason…uh, wait a minute, the System!
Xu Que was complaining and making a fuss but he suddenly sprang off the ground and sat up. He quickly called up the System interface, opened his personal information, and had his eyes directly fixed onto one of the information corners—Essence!
Previously, the System activated the Recycling Function for him so that he could recycle all kinds of Magic Art, medicine, and magical weapons and finally transform them into all kinds of corresponding Essences. For example, the Skill Essence could be used to improve the skill of the Magic Art, and the Medicinal Herbs Essence could be used to increase the age of the Medicinal Herbs or the grade of a Medicinal item. As for the Weapon Refining Essence, it could be used to increase the grade of an artifact!
For many years, Xu Que hadn't engaged in any Pill Refining. Instead, he used the Skill Essence frequently, but then he gradually forgot about that function too. But now, when he finally remembered that there was such an awesome function, he couldn't help but get excited.
"Ha, ha, ha, when one door shuts, another opens. Everyone should be like me and work extremely hard! It's only after you put in lots of effort that you'll get something in return!" Xu Que shouted excitedly.
He read books for three days and three nights, and his final achievement was to remember the function that he had carelessly forgotten. He regarded it as a reward for his efforts. He didn't find anything amiss at all!
But he did make sense. How could you taste despair if you didn't work hard at times? Without despair, how could it have reminded him of the System's Recycling Function at the last second!
"Ha, ha, it's definitely a smooth ride from now. Let me try and refine one first!"
Xu Que, his motivation restored, became very enthusiastic. He immediately screened out an ugly Big Chopper belonging to the category of Inferior Celestial Artifact that he had extorted from the Good and Evil Village and gave it to the System for recycling! The System prompted immediately:
Ding! "Recycled an Inferior Celestial Artifact. Congratulations to the Host! You have received 300,000 points of Weapon Refining Essence!"
Da*n it, so much?
Xu Que suddenly glared at the interface. In the past, he had used so many Magic Arts, but the result was only tens of thousands of points of Skill Essence.
Now, a useless Inferior Celestial Artifact had actually recovered 300,000 points of Weapon Refining Essence?
Oh my god, I've suffered great losses. If I knew this, I wouldn't have given that Inferior Celestial Artifact to Lan Hetu!
Xu Que was regretting his past generosity. He had felt that those Inferior Celestial Artifacts weren't useful to him. He had given one Inferior Celestial Artifact to Lan Hetu as a way of Acting Tough. Now, when he thought about it, he couldn't believe what a great loss it had been!
But he had already given it, and he didn't know whether Lan Hetu was alive or dead now. Xu Que could only feel sorry for himself in that moment. Moreover, he wasn't crazy enough to think about finding ways to recover it from Lan Hetu.
Now that he had 300,000 points of Weapon Refining Essence as a reserve, Xu Que was full of confidence. He exchanged a large stove from the System store and transformed it into a Smithing Table. Following this, he took out several pieces of tungsten and refined iron stone. He had all kinds of materials, all of which were automatically sorted out by the System from the Storage Rings of those he had killed over the years.
"Well, there's a Smithing Table, basic materials, and flames, not to mention those Mystical Fires are enough to deal with everything. Now everything is ready, I still need…" Xu Que stood in front of the Smithing Table and peered around.
What was he missing? He needed a formula!
Equipment Refining was similar to Pill Refining, it wouldn't work by casually throwing in materials. Some metal materials were similar to medicinal herbs, they had mutually exclusive attributes. It must be refined according to the formulas based on previous research results, and even the amount of materials must be precise. Otherwise, the top quality and hardness of the equipment couldn't be guaranteed after the refining.
Creak!
Xu Que pushed open the wooden door and stretched out his head. Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru were just outside. When they heard his movements, they immediately turned around and looked at him. They were thrilled. It had been three days, a full three days and three nights; he was finally out.
Is it possible that he had succeeded?
Immediately, expectations were written on both of their faces, as they looked at Xu Que with eager eyes. Xu Que said with a grin, "Miss Feng, you can rest assured that I am 80 percent sure I can refine a magical weapon, but now I'm just short of one thing!"
"What is it?" Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru were instantly delighted although Xu Que hadn't succeeded in Equipment Refinement yet. He said he was 80 percent positive, it meant that he was not far from success!
"Fellow cultivator, which materials are you short of, just tell us, we'll certainly find them for you!" Feng Lanwu immediately responded. As the Second Miss of the Chamber of Commerce, she had a lot of precious materials with her. Even if she didn't have what Xu Que wanted, she could go to some Ancient City and exchange for them.
"No, it's not material. I'm missing a formula for the Equipment Refining right now. Do you have it? Any formula is fine!" Xu Que waved his hand and said.
Feng Lanqu and Xiao Ru were stunned and felt unwell and frustrated.
The formula for Equipment Refining?
As a Fifth Grade Equipment Refining Grandmaster, you don't even have one formula?
What kind of Fifth Grade Equipment Refining Grandmaster are you?
…..
Chapter 1147: I Don't Believe I Can't Refine You!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Hey, stop daydreaming, do you have it?" Seeing that Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru were in a daze, Xu Que couldn't help but urge them.
The two of them looked at each other, their faces filled with confusion. Then they looked at Xu Que and shook their heads.
"No?" Xu Que frowned and responded, "Forget it, if you don't have it, I'll ask later!"
Bang!
He slammed the door shut.
Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru were even more confused as they looked at each other again.
If we don't have it, he'll ask later?
That's a solution?
If we don't have it means we don't have it, what's the difference if he asks at a later time?
The two of them were nearly being driven crazy by Xu Que. They hadn't met anyone as weird as him in their lifetimes. He's crazy, right?
..…
At the same time, Xu Que returned to his cramped little room and entered the System store again.Yes, the System Store had formulas for Equipment Refining, but those formulas were worth at least tens of thousands of Acting Tough Points—it was too expensive.
Xu Que could feel his heart aching if he spent the price they wanted on it and so he had gone to ask Feng Lanwu. But since they didn't have it, he couldn't waste his time!
Nine Soul Heavenly Frost Sting? Xu Que looked at the first item on the list of the First Grade Magic Weapon Formulas and shook his head instantaneously.
What's there to train with? The sting is so narrow and small; this isn't your Act-Tough Saint's style!
Heavenly Fire Meteor Hammer? Uh, this is not bad. It's as thick and huge as your Act-Tough Saint, but…it'll exhaust too much of my materials, forget it, forget it!
Five Elements Sacred Decree? Da*n it, this is such good stuff! Suddenly, Xu Que's eyes were beaming with interest. His gaze was fixed onto the sheet of paper listed under the First Grade Magic Weapon.
That kind of Five Elements Sacred Decree was similar to Five Elements Amulet and Five Elements Spell Flag; it had the effect like the Five Elements Seal. But the Amulet was a one-time exhaustive item, while Spell Flag needed time and Spirit Stone to set up before its use. If he could refine that magical weapon, that Five Elements Sacred Decree could unleash its effect whenever he wanted and it had an extraordinary attacking power!
Of course, the most cost-effective thing was that although a weapon was a First Grade magic weapon, if the Five Elements Sacred Decree was used together its power could be completely comparable to a Second Grade magic weapon!
"Interesting, I choose you! 18,000 Acting Tough Points? I'm buying this!" Xu Que swung his hand and exchanged for the Equipment Refining formula!
That 18,000 Acting Tough Points he thought was well-worth it. After all, when the Five Elements Sacred Decree was refined, he could use it too. Moreover, he had the physique of Five Elements Celestial Spiritual Roots which he could use to maximize the power of the Five Elements Sacred Decree. It was simply a tailor-made magic weapon for him!
At the same time, he was confident that the Acting Tough Points he spent on the formula of Five Elements Sacred Decree could be earned back from Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru!
"Tut, tut, tut. Let me first identify these materials!"
With the formula in his hand, Xu Que sat cross-legged on the ground and started to examine it seriously.
He had all the materials needed for the Five Elements Sacred Decree and with his experience and identity as a Nine Star Equipment Refining Master, Xu Que could remember the exact amount of materials and the sequence of refining. But because of his serious and careful nature, Xu Que took a few more looks at the formula to remember all the details of it. When he was sure that he remembered the whole refining process, he expended all his energy and concentration on the Rune Mark shown on the formula.
He owned the Mystical Fires and his Soul Strength and Taoist Connotation were strong enough, so he was confident of its completion. After all, it was only a First Grade magic weapon, which could be refined by a First Grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster.
Xu Que was currently a Nine Star Equipment Refining Master, and the next level was a First Grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster, and hence the material extraction and fusing of a level beyond his level wasn't too difficult. As long as he had practiced several times, he could master it.
But the most difficult of all was the engraving of Rune Marks toward the end of the refinement. First of all, remembering the Rune Marks was troublesome, even if you had a photographic memory. The Rune Marks needed to be sketched from the beginning to the end; line by line, dot by dot, as he drew it in his mind, following closely the pattern, and he couldn't stop halfway, otherwise what he had done before would be futile. He would completely forget what the pattern looked like!
Only by mastering it skillfully and accomplishing it in one go could he then remember everything in detail. It was basically very difficult for ordinary people to reach that step; they might not be able to do it even in their lifetimes! There were geniuses in Pill Refining and Equipment Refining. They were naturally more sensitive to that kind of Rune Marks and could remember faster than normal people! Of course, some people were good at memorizing the Rune Marks of Equipment Refining, while others were good at the Rune Marks of Pill Refining. Generally, few people could master two kinds of skills at the same time!
However, Xu Que had an easier way. He found that he could skip that part completely because the System could help him to complete that step accurately without the need for him to waste time in remembering.
The only thing that Xu Que needed was his Soul Strength and Taoist Connotation. Only when the Soul Strength and Taoist Connotation were strong enough, could he firmly engrave the Rune Marks when the materials were fusing.
Tut, this part is quite sh*tty. I can't cheat and skip this. Unless I have the means to make my Soul Strength and Taoist Connotation stronger, it's absolutely impossible to refine any Inferior Celestial Artifact! Xu Que frowned.
But the next moment, the corners of his lips rose. But it's more than enough to deal with a Fifth Grade magic weapon with your Act-Tough Saint's Soul Strength and Taoist Connotation!
Xu Que stood up and came forward to his Smithing Table.
He inhaled a deep breath, raised his arm, shook his palm slightly, and a gentle Celestial Core Power surged out in an instant. It enveloped some tungsten and refined iron stone beside the Smithing Table and suspended them in front of him!
Bang!
The next moment, Xu Que's palm spurted out a black Mystical Fire and the extreme temperature instantly permeated the whole room. If he didn't control the energy of the Mystical Fire, he was afraid that everything in the whole room would be burned into ashes in an instant!
The extreme temperature of the Mystical Fire was very strong, but, under the control of Xu Que, the tungsten and refined iron stone were successfully wrapped within it and was burning.
Pssh! Pssh! Pssh!
Several pieces of tungsten and refined iron stone immediately emitted plumes of black smoke, rapidly melting into a dark liquid at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Xu Que looked very serious as he increased the temperature of the Mystical Fire slightly. The dark liquid shrank in an instant, at the same time, the impurities discharged from the liquid surged out as black gas, and the blackness of the liquid began to decrease gradually! The black liquid was turning clear and transparent and all of a sudden the Mystical Fire shook a little.
Bang!
Accompanied by a muffled sound, the whole mass of metal-liquid exploded on the spot; it turned into a wisp of ash as it evaporated and dissipated!
"F*ck!" Xu Que immediately let out a scream.
He had made a slight mistake earlier. In that kind of mental pressure due to high concentration, there could always be a second of laxity. Unexpectedly, a slight mistake could cause the temperature of the Mystical Fire to change slightly; it even directly destroyed the liquid extracted from the tungsten and refined iron stone!
Obviously, the process of Equipment Refining was far less simple than Xu Que had thought. Although the most time-consuming Rune Marks could be skipped with the System's help, the whole process of refining was still tough!
"Huh! I don't believe I can't refine you!" Xu Que exhaled a long breath and prepared himself to start afresh. He controlled the Mystical Fire and enveloped some tungsten and refined iron stone within it. He had started his refinement again!