Chapter 451 - 420: A Golden Core Master Arrives in Person

Chapter 451: Chapter 420: A Golden Core Master Arrives in Person

There was no helping it. Earth Element Star had been at peace for far too long. For the vast majority of its people, the most intense, life-or-death battle they would ever face was the day of their college entrance exams. After graduation, many would live out the rest of their days having never known a real fight.

Therefore, lethal types of magic were the most heavily regulated.

The higher the tier, the harder they were to obtain.

Moreover, most people remained uninterested in them. After all, few were willing to expend great effort to learn things they would never use.

But for Chen Che, these were the very means he relied on to survive in this world.

So he had to find a way to acquire them.

As for major contributions, they either involved capturing Evil Cultivators—the case of the Golden Core True Master who used ’Bloodline Curse Killing’ in an internet company’s office building was considered a massive terrorist incident. The Cultivator who solved that case was directly named Cultivator of the Year.

However, cases like that were a once-in-a-century occurrence.

The rest were mostly completing Pill Formulas or Cultivation Techniques, or improving existing Cultivation Techniques.

’That’s right, I’ll submit the Great Sun Style to the Immortal Sect. But this single style alone probably won’t count as a major contribution. As for how much of a shortfall there is, I’ll have to go ask Sister Li.’

"Valley Master, Senior Yu is waiting for you outside the hall. She said the materials are all ready and she is prepared to begin forging the Magical Artifact, so she wanted to ask for your input first."

Just then, Hu Yao’s voice came from outside the main hall.

"I know. Tell her to go to the back mountain first. I’ll be there shortly."

Chen Che slowly rose to his feet.

During this time, the materials for the Magical Artifact had been continuously gathered, progressing at the same pace as the pill production.

Half of the materials were provided by the Yu Clan. If not for the need to secretly transport this batch from Celestial State to avoid drawing attention, the forging might have started long ago. To only be starting now was already considered late.

"Valley Master, Valley Master... Someone from the Primordial Sect is here again! They want to see you."

Having just stepped out of the main hall, Hu Yao rushed over again in a hurry.

Chen Che glanced at him, furrowed his brow, and asked, "Did Duobao come in person?"

"No."

Hu Yao shook his head. "A Chief Steward came. His attitude is very forceful, and he insists on seeing you. He says he has an urgent matter to discuss face-to-face."

"Tell him I’m severely injured and cannot receive guests."

With a wave of his hand, Chen Che clasped his hands behind his back and walked directly toward the back mountain, unable to suppress a cold sneer. "Some random nobody dares to demand a meeting with me? By the way, there’s been no news from Faqian City recently. Pay closer attention to it; it’s best to know the situation inside and out."

"Yes."

Hu Yao sighed inwardly and could only nod.

’What urgent matter? It must be about Xiao Chan. Including this one, this is already the fourth Pardon Decree.’

Clearly, Xiao Chan’s counterattack outside Faqian City had been a massive blow to the Primordial Sect. However, given the current situation, the Primordial Sect would definitely not give up so easily.

But for now, the most headache-inducing problem for him was how to fend off the Primordial Sect’s messenger.

...

Chen Che didn’t need to meet them to guess their intentions.

It was nothing more than wanting him to participate in the hunt for Xiao Chan.

If it were any other place, the Primordial Sect would have likely arrived with a great army long ago. But Faqian City was a lawless territory. Its three City Lords were not people to be trifled with. Even the Primordial Sect had to play by their rules.

He arrived at the back mountain once more.

He saw that a large new clearing had been opened up a few miles from the Pill Furnace.

The clearing was chaotically piled with various metal materials and rows of Jade Bottles filled with different liquids. Yu Qian, bare-chested, was using a Deer Head Walking Stick to draw on the ground, seemingly in the process of Array Formation.

Around the Grand Array were sixteen dragon heads shaped like Flood Dragons, their mouths slightly raised and aimed directly at the center of the array.

Inside the Grand Array lay the giant eye of a Three-Headed Fierce Flood Dragon.

Judging by its size, it must have been the eyeball from the middle head.

Not far away, the father-and-son duo of Meng Qianxun and Meng Changtu, who were guarding the Pill Furnace, watched this scene, dumbfounded.

"Valley Master, I never knew Artifact Casting had so many intricacies."

Seeing Chen Che approach, Liang Yuan couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. He recalled his own past work, and comparing it to this, the difference was obvious. His own skills seemed as clumsy as a child’s.

"The Hundred Skills of Cultivation... none of them are simple."

Chen Che patted his shoulder and sent him a voice transmission, telling him to study hard. After forging seven or eight Magical Artifacts, even if he didn’t learn seventy or eighty percent of Yu Qian’s skills, forty percent would be enough. With the rest, he could easily become a Tier Three Alchemist, even if it meant just throwing Spirit Stones at the problem.

"Valley Master Chen, do you know what this is?"

Yu Yunfei was also there. He was disguised as a mortal wanderer, and whatever Magical Artifact he was wearing completely concealed his aura. He was currently helping Yu Qian. Hearing the voices, he grinned, picked up a Jade Bottle, and shook it at Chen Che.

"Fei’er, don’t be rude."

Yu Yunko glared reproachfully at her younger brother. "Valley Master Chen is a Pill Master. How would he know about this stuff? Don’t go looking for trouble."

Chen Che didn’t say anything. He walked over, took the Jade Bottle, uncorked it, and sniffed. "I haven’t seen it before. Is it a combustion accelerant? I’ve heard that some special materials can’t be melted with Spiritual Fire and require the addition of other special materials."

The smug smile on Yu Yunfei’s face instantly froze.

"Valley Master Chen is very knowledgeable."

He casually took out an Array Disc and tossed it on the ground. As soon as the Array Disc hit the ground, it instantly unfurled. Countless runes spread out like a tide in all directions, and in the blink of an eye, a Grand Array was set.

Chen Che’s eyelid twitched. He couldn’t help but marvel that a thousand-year-old clan was truly extraordinary; they were on a completely different level than the Jin Family of Thunder Accumulation Mountain. At the same time, he sent a voice transmission to Liang Yuan, telling him to watch and learn carefully.

"Most people wouldn’t know any of this."

Yu Qian straightened up, not stingy with his praise at all:

"The reason I asked you to come over, Valley Master Chen, was to ask what kind of Magical Artifact you want this Fierce Flood Dragon’s central eye to be made into. This type of item is quite special. Once the decision is made, it can’t be changed."

As he spoke, he patted the giant eye, which was even larger than his entire body.

The eye was a perfect oval, the iris a Jade color and the pupil golden yellow. Because its spiritual nature had not yet dissipated, it remained in the squinted state it was in at the moment of death. A star-like shimmer radiated from around the pupil, giving it an extremely unsettling appearance.

"As the core of an Illusion Technique Array, this item would display its greatest power. The second-best option is to forge it into a lethal Magical Artifact, but its effectiveness would be weaker. A reconnaissance-type Magical Artifact is also possible, but that would be a great waste of its potential."

After a moment of thought, Yu Qian added, "Our Yu Clan was planning to forge it into a lethal Magical Artifact."

"Lethal type?"

"Array type?"

The Meng Changtu father-son duo discussed endlessly.

Chen Che clicked his tongue. ’This item is too rare; its value might even exceed that of a Tier Four item. Unfortunately, I already have the Sword Pill for a lethal weapon, and I don’t need an array-type item because I have an Array Spirit.’

"Are there any other options?" After a long consideration, Chen Che asked, "I seem to recall you mentioning before that this item could also be forged into a Divine Soul Magical Artifact."

"Correct."

Yu Qian nodded. He seemed a little surprised by Chen Che’s choice but still explained patiently:

"This eye, influenced by the growth of the Three-Headed Fierce Flood Dragon, does indeed possess such properties. Offensively, it can amplify the strength of one’s Divine Sense. Defensively, it can be made into a Divine Soul Defense Type Magical Artifact to prevent one’s Divine Soul from being invaded by others. I wonder what Valley Master Chen is planning..."

"Amplify the strength of my Divine Sense."

Chen Che decided without the slightest hesitation.

’Divine Sense has always been one of my trump cards. At my current level of Divine Sense strength, even an increase of just ten or twenty percent would be a terrifyingly high number.’

In the days that followed, Chen Che became even busier.

Besides participating in Alchemy, he also had to act as an assistant to Yu Qian. The seven or eight Golden Core cultivators on the back mountain were so busy they were practically run off their feet. They almost never left the back mountain, and their auras were never maintained at their peak state.

He was so busy that he didn’t even have a solid block of time to absorb the items of faith sent by the Lu and Chen Families, delaying it for over half a month.

During this time, the situation outside was in turmoil. Two more Golden Core cultivators under the Primordial Sect’s jurisdiction received the Pardon Decree and left for Faqian City. The fifth Pardon Decree subsequently arrived at Jinyun Valley, but Chen Che still refused to see the messenger.

Another half a month passed. When the sixth Pardon Decree was delivered, it was accompanied by Huang Shiwo.