Chapter 1001

Chapter 1001: Artifact Great Master.

Ertie looked at the Immortal Sword in his hand, feeling somewhat incredulous.

"I didn’t expect that one moment of enlightenment would make me an artifact great master," Ertie said, staring at the Immortal Sword in his hand in a daze.

He had always thought that becoming an artifact great master was a distant dream, so he never considered advancing to that level.

Instead, he devoted himself entirely to forging and refining swords, focused solely on how to turn spirit ores into the finest Spiritual Swords.

But fifty years ago, after listening to the Grand Elder’s teachings, he stumbled back to his Artifact Hall, applied to Grape for a batch of immortal ores, and began forging swords all by himself.

He continued for more than fifty years, and by the time he came back to his senses, he had already become an artifact great master.

At that moment, the sect’s forum was buzzing with excitement, and a banner appeared in the center that read, "Congratulations to Ertie for becoming an artifact great master!"

In that instant, the entire sect erupted in joy.

At this time, a trio in a secret realm, on a mission, also spotted the banner on the forum.

"Eryuan, your status is about to rise!" Li Lei Hu exclaimed excitedly.

"?" Eryuan, who was enjoying spirit food, looked puzzled.

"Your brother has advanced to artifact great master! This is a huge step; as his sister, your status will definitely rise!" Lin Mo Wan said with a smile.

"Then can we get those two brothers from the gourmet division to make me more spirit food?" Eryuan’s eyes sparkled.

"Of course! Just have your brother forge a couple of celestial tool cooking pots to send over, and you’ll have all the spirit food you want," Li Lei Hu said as he assessed the surrounding terrain.

Their current task was to explore the area for any potential ore veins.

"Then I’ll have my brother work on the pots when we get back!" Eryuan said excitedly.

Just then, a giant python with a shimmering metallic sheen suddenly erupted from the ground, opening its massive mouth full of sharp teeth to swallow the three of them.

"Retreat!"

A thunderous voice rang out as Li Lei Hu pulled the two back to a distance of ten miles.

"Spirit beasts accompany immortal ores; it seems the scale of the ore veins here is significant. This giant python is at least a mid-grade true immortal," Li Lei Hu said excitedly, producing a giant knife that flickered with lightning.

"It doesn’t seem too strong; we three should be able to handle it."

"Wife, support me."

"I’ll take the lead, and Eryuan will assist me," Li Lei Hu declared, transforming into a bolt of lightning and charging at the giant python.

As soon as they engaged, the three realized something was off.

The surrounding ground began to churn, and hundreds of giant pythons appeared around them.

Among them was one extraordinarily large python, emerging from the earth and watching the three coldly from a distance.

"What are we supposed to do now?"

"Grape, request assistance!" Li Lei Hu shouted at the sight of so many pythons, thinking he would have a straightforward fight.

"Request received; scanning the battlefield."

"The shared treasury teleportation formation has been activated, and automatic assistance is engaged. A thousand-person true immortal puppet team is ready."

In an instant, a giant teleportation formation surrounded the three of them.

The teleportation formation lit up, and a thousand true immortal puppets appeared around the three people.

"This time we hit the jackpot! With so many spirit beasts, there must be a large immortal ore vein around here."

"As soon as we return and calculate our Contribution Points, the points from my Nine Kill Lightning Knife will be enough," Li Lei Hu said, drooling as he looked at the surrounding true immortal puppets.

Five puppets made up a small team, totaling two hundred true immortal puppet teams.

The entire battlefield was quickly divided, and under Grape’s precise control, over a hundred giant pythons transformed into the purest immortal ore.

"Grape, what kind of immortal ore vein is this below? The spirit beasts it produced seem weak!" Li Lei Hu curiously asked.

"This is Extreme Moon Wujin, a yin element, mid-grade immortal ore. It can be used to refine true immortal puppet cores when combined with Yang Extreme immortal ore."

"The spirit beasts created here are relatively weaker," Grape explained.

"Your mission is complete, and your Contribution Points will be calculated based on the size of the immortal ore vein."

"Congratulations in advance! This type of immortal ore is highly needed by the sect, so your points will be a bit higher," Grape’s voice carried a hint of amusement.

"That’s great! I’ll leave the rest to you, Grape."

Li Lei Hu said as he stepped into the direct teleportation formation that Grape had just set up, bringing the two with him.

Once they returned to the sect, Li Lei Hu and Lin Mo Wan picked several immortal ores from the sect’s treasury online store to bring to Eryuan to find her brother.

"We’re so familiar now; we don’t need to bring gifts when we visit!" Eryuan said, looking at the spatial gift boxes in Li Lei Hu’s hands.

"Familiar or not, your brother’s advancement to artifact great master is a big deal, so we should definitely bring a congratulatory gift," Li Lei Hu said with a smile.

He was now considering an important question: since Eryuan’s brother could craft celestial tools, could he possibly customize one suitable for him?

"If you want your brother to help with crafting, just ask him. He listens to me the most," Eryuan said proudly, finally realizing that her brother was an artifact great master and capable of crafting celestial tools.

At this moment, at the Artifact Crafting Peak of the Hidden Spirit Sect, the entire peak was decked out in decorations, as if someone was getting married today.

Nearly all the first, second, and third-generation disciples of the sect brought gifts to the Artifact Crafting Peak to congratulate him.

There were over 100,000 third-generation disciples in the Hidden Spirit Sect, and over thousands of years, everyone had become familiar with one another, even knowing each other’s names despite limited interaction.

At that moment, Ertie looked at the mountain of gifts, feeling suddenly regretful. Why did he accept that first congratulatory gift? Now, his refinement orders were pushed back to after a thousand orders.

Fortunately, he primarily crafted swords and knives; if he covered a wider range, his orders might have soared past ten thousand items.

"Big brother, I didn’t expect that after fifty years in seclusion, you’d emerge to give me such a big surprise," Eryuan suddenly appeared beside Ertie.

"I became an artifact great master without realizing it," Ertie laughed as he looked at Little Sister.

At this statement, Sha Diao in the distance felt a twinge of pain in his heart.

Just then, a handsome young stranger appeared at Artifact Crafting Peak, holding a large spatial gift box as he walked toward Ertie.

"This is the Golden Immortal puppet that the master just refined, named Golden One."

"The master is currently in seclusion and cannot come out, so Golden One is here to deliver the congratulatory gift," Grape explained to the confused crowd.

"Now I understand!"

Then, two Gourmet Disciples took action and prepared a celebratory banquet for the entire sect.

Five years later, the disciples in the sect suddenly sensed a supreme and profound aura that quickly disappeared.

Xu Fan stepped out from the Time Acceleration Small World.

"Congratulations on advancing to true immortal, Master," Grape congratulated.

"There’s nothing surprising about it; after spending so much Immortal Jade, I finally ascended to true immortal," Xu Fan waved his hand, his expression flat.

He estimated that he had spent over a billion Immortal Jade just to advance to true immortal.

If that Immortal Jade were converted into resources and invested in the sect’s disciples, perhaps a Golden Immortal could have already emerged.