Chapter 211
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Chapter 211: The Sky Controlling Pearl
Sword King Sect.
"Brother Ye, here are six Fifth-Grade Precious Artifacts Spiritual Swords I recently made," said a bumbling young man, scratching his head.
"Junior brother, you’ve worked hard," Ye Xiaoyao smiled and handed him a jade plate.
"This jade plate I found in a ruin has some insights and techniques on artifact crafting."
"I’m not talented in artifact crafting, so I’m giving it to you. I hope you become a master craftsman soon," Ye Xiaoyao said, feeling lucky to know this talented junior brother, or else finding such affordable Fifth-Grade Precious Artifacts Spiritual Swords would be tough.
"Thank you, Brother Ye," the bumbling young man said, taking the jade plate.
"The Thousand Flames Spirit Iron you sent last time can still make fourteen more Fifth-Grade Precious Artifacts Thousand Flames Spiritual Swords."
"Come back in three months to pick them up, Brother Ye," the bumbling young man smiled.
"Junior brother, you’ve worked hard," Ye Xiaoyao said gratefully.
"Brother Ye, no need to be so formal. You saved my life and shared many artifact crafting secrets, treating me like family."
"I’d gladly craft treasures for you even if it cost me my life."
"Don’t talk about death; I’ll still need you to craft celestial tools for me," Ye Xiaoyao laughed.
"Brother Ye, I’ll work hard. One day, I’ll craft celestial tools for you," the bumbling young man said seriously.
"Good, I’ll be waiting," Ye Xiaoyao smiled.
In his cave dwelling, Ye Xiaoyao carefully placed the six Fifth-Grade Precious Artifacts Spiritual Swords into the Qian Kun Sword Box.
"Kid, it’s time to upgrade your precious artifact sword box," Old Sword reminded Ye Xiaoyao in his mind.
"Sigh, master craftsmen won’t bother with low-grade precious artifacts."
"And senior artifact masters are too busy with their own orders."
"As for Xiao Yun, he’s just starting to craft Fifth-Grade Precious Artifacts Spiritual Swords; forget about the rest."
"Finding a master craftsman to make a fine sword box like this is nearly impossible," Ye Xiaoyao sighed, thinking of his old friend from Que Tian Gate.
"I wonder how Little Fan is doing now," Ye Xiaoyao said.
"Don’t worry about him; he’s probably doing better than you. Maybe he’s already a master craftsman," Old Sword replied in Ye Xiaoyao’s mind.
"True."
Just then, Ye Xiaoyao’s communication artifact chimed.
"The Talented Battle Strength Competition on the central continent is being hosted by the Heavenly Refining Sect. The first prize is at least a precious artifact," Ye Xiaoyao read from the message.
"Find a way to join. Your fighting strength at the Transformation Stage is decent; winning first place won’t be a problem," Old Sword said.
"Old Sword, think about it. All the top talents from the central continent will be there."
"I know my limits. I won’t even make the top one hundred, let alone the top one thousand," Ye Xiaoyao shook his head.
"Don’t forget, you’ve got me."
"In battle, with my guidance, making the top one hundred will be easy."
"If you face someone you can’t beat, I’ll step in and help you take first place," Old Sword assured.
"You’re going to fight for me?" Ye Xiaoyao frowned.
"Why? After all these years, do you still not trust me?" Old Sword’s voice carried a hint of sadness.
"If I wanted to take your place, I wouldn’t have waited until now."
"It’s not that I don’t trust you. I’m worried about what comes after winning first place," Ye Xiaoyao said. "Once I take first, there will be a lot of things to deal with."
"You’re overthinking it. After taking first, we can use the Elder Council’s connections to enter the demon realm. Let’s worry about that after we’ve looted the demon realm for a hundred years."
"By then, if a war breaks out between the two realms, who will even remember you?" Old Sword said dismissively.
"I’m going to ask the sect leader for a spot right now," Ye Xiaoyao said, transforming into a beam of sword qi and flying toward the main peak of the Sword King Sect.
In Heavenly Refining Fairy City, Xu Gang led Xu Lingtai, Xiong Li, Xiang Yun, and Zhou Tong out of the teleportation formation center.
Zhou Tong had placed second in the Hidden Spirit Sect’s Sect Competition. He was a disciple of the illusionary arts, loosely taught by Li Xingci, though Li Xingci hadn’t spent much time instructing him.
As the five stepped out of the teleportation center, they saw the towering Illusion Heart Tower in the distance.
"Is that the Illusion Heart Tower? Is it like our sect’s trial tower?" Xu Lingtai asked, looking at the distant tower.
"Your aunt has been here. The Illusion Heart Tower is a top-tier Taoist artifact, a cultivation treasure."
"It’s said to simulate various cultivation environments and battlefield enemies."
"The only difference is that everything inside is a real simulation," Xu Gang explained.
"Oh, I see. Let’s check it out later," Xu Lingtai said. Xiong Li and the others also looked eager.
Xu Gang glanced at the midday sun and then used a communication artifact to contact the manager of Hidden Spirit Commerce in Heavenly Refining Fairy City.
Hidden Spirit Commerce had branches in many well-known fairy cities across the central continent to gather the latest market prices and business information.
"Let’s eat first. After lunch, I’ll take you inside to look around. I’m curious too," Xu Gang said with a smile.
"Okay."
As soon as Xu Lingtai spoke, a Golden Core cultivator dressed as a merchant approached them.
"Senior, President Pang has informed me that the rooms and restaurant have been arranged for tonight."
"Please follow me, senior."
The Golden Core cultivator led Xu Gang and the others to a restaurant.
"This is the most famous restaurant in Heavenly Refining Fairy City. The food is made using a Taoist artifact called the Heavenly Food Furnace. The flavors are absolutely top-notch."
The Golden Core cultivator brought the five to a private room on the second floor and ordered a Heavenly Treasure Feast. As they ate, he told them about Heavenly Refining Fairy City.
Everyone listened in amazement. They hadn’t expected the entire Heavenly Refining Fairy City to be a Quasi-Immortal artifact.
"So, are we now above a celestial tool?" Xu Gang asked.
"Yes, and not only that. There are more than twenty large Taoist artifacts in Heavenly Refining Fairy City, including the Illusion Heart Tower," the Hidden Spirit Commerce manager said.
At that moment, a distant voice echoed.
"The Saintess of the Hundred Sources wishes to observe the snow scene and has rewarded the Four Seasons Spirit with 100,000 top-grade spirit stones. Heavenly Refining Fairy City will have auspicious snow for ten days."
As soon as the words were spoken, the temperature dropped rapidly, and snow began to fall from the sky.
The five watched in slight shock as the sky outside transformed.
"This is another large Taoist artifact from Heavenly Refining Fairy City, the Sky Controlling Pearl. It can control the weather within a ten-thousand-mile radius," the manager of Hidden Spirit Commerce explained casually.
"Impressive!" the five murmured in awe.
"Every large Taoist artifact in Heavenly Refining Fairy City has its unique features. If you stay here for a while, you’ll get to know them all," the manager added with a smile.
Xu Gang nodded in understanding.
As the young servants began serving the dishes, everyone started eating and chatting.
Just then, a small white beast flew in through the window of the private room, circling around Xu Gang and sniffing him.
"You smell familiar," the little beast said in a voice as soft and sweet as a three-year-old’s.
"Who are you?" Xu Gang asked, puzzled by the creature circling him.
"This is the spirit of the Sky Controlling Pearl I just mentioned," the manager of Hidden Spirit Commerce said, surprised as he watched the little beast.
The spirit of the Sky Controlling Pearl is well-known among those who have lived in Heavenly Refining Fairy City for a long time. It’s a mischievous spirit, much like a playful child, always up to some prank.
"Your scent is stronger than that woman’s," the little beast remarked.
"Does your family have a spirit as cute as me?" The white beast perched on Xu Gang’s shoulder and asked.
Hearing this, Xu Gang immediately thought of Grape.
Suddenly, a strange sound was heard.
The little beast glanced at Xu Gang and said, "I’ll come find you to play next time," before flying out of the window.
"Dad, do you think that little beast is connected to our sect’s Grape?" Xu Lingtai transmitted.
"Probably. I’ll mention it to your master when we get back," Xu Gang replied.
Eager to visit the Illusion Heart Tower, they quickly finished their meal, and soon the table was cleared.
Outside the restaurant, the manager of Hidden Spirit Commerce hailed a beast cart.
"This is a beast cart from Heavenly Refining Fairy City. The drivers are locals, very familiar with the city," he explained.
"Just tell him where you want to go," the manager added.
"Alright, you go ahead and take care of your business," Xu Gang said, noticing the manager seemed to have other matters to attend to.
"Thank you for understanding that I can’t accompany you," the manager said, then boarded a passing beast cart and rode off into the distance.
"Where would the five seniors like to go? I’ll take you," the beast cart driver offered.
"The Illusion Heart Tower," Xu Lingtai said eagerly as they climbed into the cart.
