NOVGO.NET Chapter 2025 - 971:
Chapter 2025: Chapter 971:
It is only fitting to obtain the Communicating Holy Spirit Pill and restore the Holy Land!
After listening, Chen Mobai couldn’t help but praise with admiration.
No wonder the predecessors demanded respect; Yuan Qingque’s plan was something Chen Mobai could not have devised in his lifetime.
“Please convey my thanks to Profound Heaven True Monarch on my behalf!”
Chen Mobai couldn’t help but rise and bow towards Ye Qing, who immediately avoided the gesture.
“This is what you deserve, Brother Chen.”
After discussing this matter, Ye Qing also prepared to take his leave.
Chen Mobai naturally insisted on him staying, especially as he planned to refine a Fourth Rank Weapon and asked Ye Qing if he was interested.
“Can I watch your artifact refining technique, Brother Chen?”
Ye Qing indeed showed interest; at the last Beidou Conference, Chen Mobai had refined the Quasi-Rank-5 Tai Yi Wu Yan Luo in their Nine Heavens Morality Sect courtyard.
At that time, Ye Qing adhered to the rules and did not peek.
This time, since Chen Mobai extended a personal invitation, he naturally would not miss it.
Moreover, his Lifebound Flying Sword had shattered in a duel with Ming Zun, and he intended to seek the assistance of an accomplished Artifact Refiner for repair, perhaps gaining some advice from Chen Mobai, who is an expert.
“If you trust me, Brother Ye, just leave it to me!”
Chen Mobai, upon hearing this, unhesitatingly agreed, not because he looked down on the East Continent’s Artifact Refiners, but because none could compare to him.
“Would it be too troublesome for you, Brother Chen?”
Even the top Fifth Rank Artifact Refiners on the East Continent would require considerable effort to refine a Fourth Rank Weapon, potentially taking several years, if not a decade.
The Defensive Magic Weapon Chen Mobai was crafting for Zhou Ye was even more challenging, and Ye Qing did not doubt his skills.
But he was deeply concerned about the time it might take.
On the Eastern Land Border, the Righteous and Demon Paths were already in conflict, and Ye Qing would head to the front lines in a couple of years; he couldn’t rely on the Tai Peacekeeping Sword for every opponent. Therefore, he needed his Lifebound Flying Sword repaired as swiftly as possible.
“Then I will give your flying sword a thorough inspection to determine the best repair plan…”
In the Immortal Gate, repairing flying swords can be swift or slow; Chen Mobai happened to have access to a Washing Sword Pool in Wanhua Immortal City, very beneficial for nourishing and repairing flying swords. But the specific state of Ye Qing’s flying sword still needed careful examination with “The Union of Differences.”
Because it required full attention, it was scheduled after crafting the weapon for Zhou Ye.
The day of refining arrived quickly.
Five Elements Sect’s Artifact Refiners and top students from the Scholarly Mansion, along with other onlookers, including Five Elements Sect Elders, nearly eight thousand cultivators, filled the site where Chen Mobai was to refine his weapon.
Zhou Ye personally led the Earth Vein disciples to maintain order. Chen Mobai reached out and opened the roof of the originally enclosed Refining Workshop, allowing everyone to witness his process of quenching materials with earth fire, merging materials, and inscribing restrictions and formations.
The artifact refining methods Chen Mobai used were all documented in the Five Elements Sect’s curriculum, deriving from a synthesis of local East Continent artifact refining techniques and the Immortal Gate’s knowledge of artifact refining, forming a new technique.
For each material’s refinement, the most suitable method was employed.
To ensure reproducibility, Chen Mobai did not use Stat Fire at this step but employed the more common earth fire. This approach was also his main reason for publicly demonstrating artifact refining, though most Five Elements Sect’s Artifact Refiners merely found it impressive without seeking deeper understanding.
Following material treatment, it was time for the eagerly anticipated refining. Chen Mobai noticed everyone focusing intently on this stage.
However, in actuality, ninety percent of the refining process was completed during material preparation.
Fostering artifact refining talent in the Eastern Wilderness was indeed a long-term endeavor.
At this stage, Chen Mobai utilized Stat Fire, as the power of this artifact pertained to Zhou Ye’s very survival.
The Five Elements Sect individuals had never witnessed such a miraculous refining process, where each lick of flames and each hammer strike exuded an indescribable rhythm and beauty.
This stage took the longest, but it was essentially replicating designs from blueprints using materials. The only challenging part was inscribing the restriction spells, which were also the source of the artifact’s power.
“It’s done.”
A month later, Chen Mobai softly declared; the Stat Fire in his hand gradually extinguished, and a shield in his hand emitted a dazzling light, which then converged to reveal a composed pentagon.
This shield was custom-made for Zhou Ye, who practiced Five Elements True Qi. After sacrificial refining, it could split into five, forming a protective shield array covering all directions, or unite the Five Elements, concentrating all defensive strength into one point.
The materials for this refinement were purchased by Zhou Ye during the Beidou Conference. Due to limited wealth, although most were Fourth Rank, some remained at the Third Rank Peak.
Nevertheless, the shield’s grade still reached the level of Fourth Rank Middle Grade.
Despite this, Chen Mobai felt slightly dissatisfied.
The local conditions indeed hindered his artifact refining skill’s full potential. If this were in the Immortal Gate, it wouldn’t have settled for a barely Fourth Rank Middle Grade; it could likely have achieved Fourth Rank Superior Grade.
Of course, Chen Mobai’s own level was also crucial. Compared to a grandmaster like Master Chengxuan, he was still far behind. If the latter were involved, these materials would at least result in Fourth Rank Superior Grade.
However, the Five Elements Sect individuals who watched Chen Mobai’s entire refining process were all wide-eyed.
Even Ye Qing, the Taoist Child of Nine Heavens Morality Sect, looked utterly astonished.
“Brother Chen, your artifact refining skill might already be considered the best in the East Continent!”
The most skilled Artifact Refiner in the Nine Heavens Morality Sect was also considered Fifth Rank but had only piggybacked on the Central State’s reputation; his greatest achievement was crafting a Fourth Rank Superior Grade Flying Sword.
Yet Ye Qing knew this was because that Elder spent a lifetime refining flying swords, achieving proficiency through practice.
Among all magic artifacts, defensive ones were the hardest, and Chen Mobai’s Five Directions Shield, an integration of device and array, was even more complex in artifact refining.
Ye Qing compared every East Continent Artifact Refiner he knew and felt none surpassed Chen Mobai, except for the renown of a distant Yi Yuan Dao Palace figure.
“No, no, under the heavens, there are always higher heavens, and among people, there are always greater people. In the North State Beidou Conference, I encountered the Mysterious Fire Sect’s Yuan Huo Immortal, whose refining skills were quite impressive.”
Chen Mobai lightly smiled, injecting his Primordial True Qi, and then demonstrated the newly refined Five Directions Shield.
With the shield array activated, Chen Mobai invited Zhou Ye to attack. The latter bowed before taking out his Lifespan Artifact, a heavy hammer, and struck down.
With this strike, it was Zhou Ye who was knocked back by the shield’s counterforce, while the heavy hammer was captured by the Five Directions Shield.
“Thanks to the Sect Leader, Junior Brother!”
After flying back, Zhou Ye eagerly picked up his heavy hammer, undeterred by his dusty state, then accepted the shield.
After Chen Mobai shared the sacrificial refinement mantra with him, he left Sheng Zhaoxi to handle these Five Elements Sect Artifact Refiners.