Chapter 36
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Chapter 36: Repairing the Floating Sky Ship
At that moment, an inner sect elder approached the two.
Here, powerful figures were everywhere; inner sect elders typically started at the Spirit Transformation stage.
“Greetings, senior.”
“Greetings, Elder Li.”
The elder looked at Xu Fan and asked, “How many types of runes do you master?”
“206 types.”
“Using flexible runes, heavenly turtle runes, giant rock runes, steel runes, momentum runes, spirit gathering runes, and iron sand runes, how would you arrange them to create the hardest shield?” The elder wasted no time and immediately began to test Xu Fan.
These runes were the most basic ones Xu Fan had learned from the artifact crafting jade slip, and he was very familiar with them.
Xu Fan used his finger as a brush and quickly arranged the runes in the best order.
A small shield made of runes appeared in the air.
“Hmm, solid basics, quite standard.”
“To repair the outer wall of the Floating Sky Ship, it’s 1,000 spirit stones per square meter and 100 contribution points. Is there any problem?” the elder said promptly.
“No problem,” Xu Fan nodded in response.
At this time, the elder waved his hand, and a big shot from the Void Refinement stage descended from the Floating Sky Ship.
“Do I need to guide him?” the Void Refinement expert asked.
“Yes, please take care of him, senior,” the elder replied.
“Not a problem; the peak master is watching from above.”
“Alright, enough chit-chat. Young one, what’s your name?” the Void Refinement expert inquired.
“I am the outer disciple Xu Fan,” Xu Fan felt like a little chick caught among fierce tigers.
“Good, follow me.”
Without waiting for anyone’s response, the Void Refinement expert directly transported Xu Fan to the side of the Floating Sky Ship.
“Kid, your repair speed is linked to my rewards.”
“Speed it up, and there will be benefits.”
“Alright, first observe how others are doing the repairs.”
“Understood.”
Xu Fan used the Lightness Technique to stand in the air and began to focus on the side of the Floating Sky Ship.
The entire outer shell of the ship was a pale yellow, and its surface was pitted, giving the ship a somewhat dull appearance.
From Xu Fan’s estimates, the ship was at least 50,000 meters long and over 5,000 meters high.
After observing the ship’s body, Xu Fan turned his gaze to a few groups of people working on the outer wall repairs at a distance.
After watching for a moment, Xu Fan withdrew his gaze; it was just simple repair work. Aside from the difficulty of carving the connecting rune formations, the rest was mainly manual labor.
“Senior, shall we begin?” Xu Fan said to the Void Refinement expert.
“Oh, you’ve already figured it out so quickly?”
“Then let’s get started.”
Xu Fan led the Void Refinement expert to a section of the ship’s hull that had been pierced.
“Senior, we’ll need to forge 700 kilograms using a ratio of eight parts starry black iron to two parts lunar fine iron,” Xu Fan estimated. The materials are just of higher quality, but the principles remain the same.
The Void Refinement expert didn’t waste any time and immediately pulled out several refined ores from his storage ring, beginning to melt them down.
“Senior, what kind of spirit fire is this?” Xu Fan asked, watching as the expert controlled the spirit fire to melt the ultra-hard spirit ores. Both starry black iron and lunar fine iron are among the toughest spirit metals in the cultivation world; even a great being at the Core Formation stage would struggle to damage them once they’re formed.
“It’s Tai Jin Xuan Huo. If you want some, trade me a magical artifact.”
As they spoke, the refined ores melted into a pool of liquid essence.
“Alright, I’ve coated the essence with a layer of spiritual energy. Now you can control it to fill in the gaps.”
“Got it.”
Xu Fan cut away the damaged sections and used the newly forged essence to fill them in. Before shaping it, he carved the runes following the original patterns, then set up the formation connecting the entire ship’s outer wall.
As Xu Fan and the Void Refinement expert grew more skilled in their teamwork, their repair speed increased, finishing what was originally a three-month project two weeks ahead of schedule.
After Xu Fan carved the last spirit-gathering rune, the outer hull of the Floating Sky Ship regained its former brilliance.
It shimmered with light, appearing unbreakable, like a true god’s chariot.
“Senior, the repairs to the outer hull of the Floating Sky Ship are complete. Is there anything else?” Xu Fan let out a long sigh. For over two months, he had been pushing himself to the limit.
If it weren’t for the inner sect elder who had initially received Xu Fan occasionally giving him strength-enhancing pills, Xu Fan’s body would have likely given out long ago.
“Yes, but that’s no longer your concern.”
“Kid, during this time together, I’ve realized you’re a genius.”
“In artifact crafting, I think it’s entirely possible for you to become a master craftsman.”
“My elder just sent word, and he’s very pleased with our speed.”
At that moment, five rune stones appeared in the Void Refinement expert’s hand, and Xu Fan’s eyes lit up immediately.
Rune stones capable of carrying such runes were rare treasures, hard to come by.
“Kid, I like you, so I’m giving you these five rune stones that I stumbled upon.”
“Take them as a gesture of goodwill. When you become a master craftsman in the future, don’t forget to craft a magical artifact for me,” the Void Refinement expert said with a chuckle.
After receiving the rune stones, Xu Fan replied, “Once I become a master craftsman, I’ll definitely craft a magical artifact for you right away.”
Xu Fan wanted to offer something in return, but after thinking it over, he realized he had nothing of value to give, so he let it go.
“Good, I’ll be waiting for that day.”
When Xu Fan parted ways with the Void Refinement expert, he also received a piece of spirit jade, with the promise that he could seek help from the expert in the future.
“What a great senior. I’ll have to stay close to him in the future,” Xu Fan said with a smile, looking at the spirit jade in his hand.
Just then, the inner sect elder appeared beside Xu Fan.
“Your reward is a total of 42,000 spirit stones and 2,100 contribution points.”
The elder handed Xu Fan a storage bag.
“Xu Fan, are you interested in joining my Artifact Crafting Peak?” The inner sect elder looked at Xu Fan with admiration. He had inspected Xu Fan’s repairs, and unless you looked closely, you wouldn’t even notice where the repairs had been made.
For someone at the Qi Training Stage to achieve such a level, he was truly a genius—what the industry would call someone with the potential of a master.
“Once I reach the Foundation Establishment Stage, I’ll definitely join the Artifact Crafting Peak,” Xu Fan said, though he still had about 120 years before reaching that stage.
“Good, I’ll be waiting for you at Tian Lian Peak.”
The elder had assessed Xu Fan’s talent and estimated that he could reach the Foundation Establishment Stage in about ten years. With the elder’s recommendation, entering the inner sect would be no problem.
“When I came here, powerful figures escorted me, but now I have to travel alone. How unfortunate,” Xu Fan sighed as he sat on the Spiritual Wind Boat, not expecting the cultivation world to be so harsh.
As he spoke, Xu Fan glanced back at the vast expanse of spirit mines behind him.
“The sect is far more impressive than I imagined. Half a small thousand worlds as the inner sect is truly astonishing.”
“I used to think the outer sect was huge, but I never imagined there was something even bigger.”
“Once I advance to the inner sect, I’ll have to take a good look at this small thousand worlds.”
