Chapter 2730 - 2706: Artifact Refining

Chapter 2730: Chapter 2706: Artifact Refining

Chapter 2706: Artifact Refining

As Lin Feng walked into the main hall, he saw an elder from the Alien race standing with his back to him. The man’s skin shimmered with a silvery-gray brilliance, and he appeared much more robust than any other Alien race member he had encountered before. Lin Feng approached the elder, who then turned around and initiated communication with Lin Feng using spiritual power, saying, "Friend, where do you come from?"

Yamian was the leader of Yalaya City. He governed this secondary main city, where bloodline was crucial among the Alien race. With his second-generation bloodline, he could only live in such a subsidiary town. He looked at Lin Feng, believing this young man must be extraordinary; otherwise, he wouldn’t have reached the center of the Frost Highland. The Alien race deeply respected the strong, which is why he wanted to understand Lin Feng’s intentions, whether he was a friend or foe.

Lin Feng politely bowed to Yamian, then replied, "I come from Lin City, here to explore. I’ve long heard about the Alien race tribe in the Frost Highland, so I am very curious."

Upon hearing Lin Feng’s words, Yamian smiled slightly and then said, "There’s nothing special about the Alien race. The fact that you made it to Yalaya City is already beyond the ordinary. The climate of the Frost Highland is harsh; many humans can’t endure it."

"Elder, I have a few things I’d like to ask." Lin Feng asked directly, noticing that this prominent family leader seemed quite kind. Perhaps he could uncover some unknown secrets, and since he had been in the Frost Highland for a long time, he felt he needed to pick up the pace.

"Please go ahead," Yamian said to Lin Feng.

"Do you know what this is?" Lin Feng took out a black book and a ring from his space, showing them to Yamian.

When Yamian saw the symbol on the ring, his face turned ashen; he widened his eyes and stared at Lin Feng, asking, "Where did you get this?"

Lin Feng was curious about Yamian’s expression, which was a mix of fear and delight, dread and reverence. It was clear that Yamian knew the origins of the ring. He then replied, "I stumbled upon it during an adventure in the Southern Sea."

"The Southern Sea? And the owner of this ring?" Yamian asked urgently.

"He’s no longer around," Lin Feng replied.

What!

Yamian couldn’t believe it as he looked at Lin Feng. He then said to him, "Do you wish to know the story of this ring?"

"Yes." Lin Feng nodded.

Yamian then fell into deep thought and began to tell Lin Feng the story of the ring: "The symbol on this ring is the totem of the entire Alien race, a symbol of the leader of the Alien race. The owner of this ring was King Tevor, the foremost family on the Frost Highland, and the only leader to have ever united the Alien race. But after he left, the Alien race broke apart once more, and now the various prominent families manage it."

Listening to Yamian’s words, Lin Feng finally understood that buried within the dark palace of the Southern Sea was the only leader of the Alien race, and this ring was his. He then continued to ask, "Why did King Tevor leave here?"

Lin Feng’s question reminded Yamian of the great war many years ago. He looked at Lin Feng, questioning inwardly because the leader’s ring was usually embedded within the bones of an Alien race individual, impossible to remove easily. How did this young man manage it? Could it be that this young man was the successor chosen by King Tevor?

Everything seemed like it had been orchestrated, so he told Lin Feng, "I don’t know the exact details. You’ll understand everything when you reach Tevor City. The Tevor Family is in great trouble now; if you take the ring back, it will certainly help them."

Though Lin Feng didn’t quite understand Yamian’s intentions, he could see the severity of the situation. He knew that reaching Tevor City would uncover all the answers. He put away the dark ring and book, continuing to ask, "Is Tevor City still far away?"

"Yes, very far. Tevor City is in the far north of the entire Frost Highland," Yamian said seriously to Lin Feng.

"Are there any unique places near Yalaya City worth exploring? Since coming to the Frost Highland, I haven’t stayed long in the cities, having encountered only a village and a small town previously."

After some thought, Yamian told Lin Feng, "Yalaya City has two particularly special places you might be interested in exploring."

Special places? Lin Feng was very interested, always eager to gain unexpected rewards, and since coming to the Frost Highland, he hadn’t properly collected any rare treasures. He then asked, "Where are they?"

"The first place is the Temple of Fire, where the temperature is extremely high, a place we of the Alien race dare not enter," Yamian informed Lin Feng. The Alien race had a naturally frigid constitution, keeping them away from fire sources. For this reason, weapons for the Alien race had always been forged by captured human Artifact Refiners.

Lin Feng suddenly became interested in this place, as he himself was an artifact refiner. He then said to the City Lord, "Where is the Bathing Fire God Hall? I’d like to explore it."

"You can refine artifacts?" Yamian asked curiously, looking at Lin Feng. He hadn’t expected this young man in front of him to be an artifact refiner.

"Yes." Lin Feng nodded. He understood why Yamian was so curious; given his age, it was indeed unlikely for a human to be an artifact refiner, so Yamian’s curiosity was quite normal.

"That’s great. We have some special ice attribute materials here, specifically used for forging weapons. Unfortunately, the previous human artifact refiner left, so could you please help us?" Yamian requested. He had been wanting to find a human artifact refiner to help them, but the temperature in the Frost Highland was too low for previous refiners, who left unable to withstand it.

Hearing Yamian’s words, Lin Feng thought for a moment and agreed. After all, Yamian had provided him with a lot of useful information, and artifact refining was not a difficult task for him. He then asked, "What about the second place?"

"The second place is a ruin, very special. Some from the Alien Race have seen ghosts there, and even though it’s quite far from the city, the people inside the city often hear ghostly wails." Yamian said to Lin Feng. They had explored it before but still didn’t know what was happening there.

Lin Feng was very curious; he didn’t believe that ghosts existed in this world. So he said to Yamian, "I’ll go to the Bathing Fire God Hall first and check that place afterwards."

"No problem." Yamian immediately got up after hearing Lin Feng’s words and personally took Lin Feng to the Bathing Fire God Hall.

Before going to the Bathing Fire God Hall, Yamian first took Lin Feng and the others to the Treasure Pavilion of Yalaya City.

In a room spanning tens of miles, various types of heavenly materials and earthly treasures were collected, most of them ice attribute and very rare. Yamian took a blueprint drawn on a piece of beast skin from the shelf and said to Lin Feng, "Friend, I have some weapon designs exclusive to our Alien Race. I wonder if you can craft them."

Lin Feng took the blueprint and examined it carefully. It depicted a giant bow and several types of long knives, but they looked very different from those used by humans. He thought and said, "I should be able to."

Although they were Alien Race weapons, the artifact refining methods were interconnected, and these weapons seemed simpler than those of humans. As long as there were heavenly materials and earthly treasures for crafting ice attribute weapons, it wouldn’t be a problem.

Lin Feng then looked at the walls of the Treasure Pavilion, each shelf lined with different heavenly materials and earthly treasures. He selected some needed materials according to the weapon blueprints and then nodded to Yamian, saying, "I’m ready."

Yamian was very surprised that Lin Feng selected them so quickly, and with just a few simple materials. Was that enough? But he didn’t ask further and said to Lin Feng, "The Bathing Fire God Hall is thousands of miles outside the city due to its extremely high temperature."

"Just tell me the direction, and I can find it." Lin Feng said, considering the Alien Race’s physical factors, he decided not to let Yamian go.

"Just keep heading east, and you will see the Bathing Fire God Hall. You will feel a change in the temperature," Yamian told Lin Feng.

Lin Feng nodded and left. But he didn’t go directly to the Bathing Fire God Hall; instead, he went to find Tao Tao and the Azure Flame Frost Tiger to take them along.

The two of them and the beast flew in the direction Yamian had indicated, and it didn’t take long before they saw the Bathing Fire God Hall. The entire building was located at the easternmost part of the city. From far away, they could see the whole structure shimmering with a faint red glow, as if naturally formed in a valley wrapped in a layer of red crystal. Lin Feng felt the heat from a great distance and then quickened his pace towards the Bathing Fire God Hall.

The Azure Flame Frost Tiger felt the heat and, being a demon beast of the ice element, was very unaccustomed to the warmth. It then said to Lin Feng, "I’ll wait for you from a distance."

Lin Feng nodded and went in with Tao Tao, leaving the Azure Flame Frost Tiger to wait for them outside the hall. But once inside, Lin Feng was very surprised to find that there was no fire source in the God Hall. So where was the heat coming from? And wasn’t it strange to have such a place in the Frost Highland?

"Brother Lin, the temperature here is much more comfortable," Tao Tao said as she looked around, noticing that the entire Bathing Fire God Hall was enveloped in a faint red mist, though the source was unknown. This temperature was much better than freezing outside.

"I feel something strange here." Lin Feng thought and flew to the center on top of a massive red stone, and instantly, an invisible formation formed on the stone, encasing Lin Feng.

Without thinking much, Lin Feng closed his eyes, sent out the Eternal Divine Flame, and in an instant, it flew above him. In a moment, layers of flames in different colors were jumping intensely, almost as if they were alive.

The Eternal Divine Flame transformed into a fireball over ten feet high, causing the space within the formation to distort from the intense burning. Immediately the entire Bathing Fire God Hall was filled with thick, transparent smoke. Having not refined artifacts in a while, Lin Feng felt a bit rusty.