Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 868 - South Bright Like Fire
Chapter 868: 868 Chapter South Bright Like Fire
Chapter 868: 868 Chapter South Bright Like Fire
Seeing Wang Chen’s demeanor, True Person Jingyun was naturally clear-minded.
Of course, she was merely testing the waters and held no ill will towards Wang Chen, smiling as she said, “Fellow Taoist truly is beyond compare, Jingyun admires you greatly.”
After a pause, the Golden Core Kun Cultivator inquired, “Fellow Taoist, if I may be so bold to ask, are you skilled in Artifact Refining?”
The items Wang Chen brought contained many Spiritual Artifacts, each of exquisite quality, and with True Person Jingyun’s discerning eye, she could tell that these Spiritual Artifacts originated from the same person.
Therefore, she had her suspicion.
“Mm.”
Wang Chen readily admitted, “Does the fellow Taoist have any advice?”
“Advice would be too bold a word.”
True Person Jingyun smiled and said, “Fellow Taoist’s Artifact Refining skills are exceptional. I wonder if you would accept orders for custom-made Spiritual Artifacts? The price is negotiable.”
The Haotian Realm belongs to the Upper Realm. There are virtually no mortals there, and anyone below the Golden Core is considered insignificant, with Qi Cultivation and the Purple Mansion being far too common.
However, even True Persons of the Golden Core might not possess only Magical Treasures; in fact, many Golden Core Cultivators still make use of Spiritual Artifacts.
Spiritual Artifacts could be considered the most mainstream and popular equipment in the Haotian Realm!
Although Artifact Refiners abound in the Haotian Realm, Golden Core True Persons like Wang Chen, who could present numerous high-quality Spiritual Artifacts with ease, were still a rarity.
After all, Artifact Refining is time-consuming and strenuous, greatly impacting daily cultivation practices.
While one could not say that Golden Core Artifact Refiners were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, it was true that not a single one could be found in Lingyou City!
True Person Jingyun also knew some Dharma Techniques for Artifact Refining, but her skills paled in comparison to Wang Chen’s.
Most importantly, True Person Jingyun believed that Wang Chen, who could easily bring out so many top-quality Spiritual Artifacts for sale, was also highly likely capable of crafting Magical Treasures.
Her mind immediately became active!
A custom-made Spiritual Artifact?
Wang Chen hesitated for a moment.
To be honest, he was not keen on spending time and effort on Artifact Refining. Compared to pursuing the great dao, Artifact Refining was merely a minor practice, one must not lose sight of the melon while picking up sesame seeds.
It was only because of the Transmission Array in the Underwater Cave Abode that Wang Chen had invested most of his fortune, and if he didn’t uncover the secret of this array, not to mention recouping sunk costs, his thoughts would not be clear.
It could even become a heart demon!
Furthermore, Wang Chen had a vague feeling that mastering this Transmission Array would be greatly beneficial to himself.
This led to Wang Chen having to continuously invest Spirit Stones, to say he was in a difficult position to dismount the tiger was an understatement!
“It is possible,”
Wang Chen thought for a moment and said, “The problem is that I currently have no Earth Fire available, and customizing Spiritual Artifacts is rather troublesome…”
Wang Chen was not inflating his own value, but in the Nameless Valley, it was simply impossible to extract Earth Fire. The Spirit Artifacts he had previously refined were entirely created using the fire from his Golden Core, combined with the power of the Creation Cauldron.
Such a method was immensely draining and not a long-term solution!
Custom-made Spiritual Artifacts required accommodating the customer’s special requirements, making the refining process much more difficult than that for standard Spiritual Artifacts.
“That’s easy!”
True Person Jingyun immediately said, “Although Lingyou City is small, we have three Earth Fire Chambers and three Earth Fire Furnaces; making one available to Fellow Taoist is not an issue!”
Wang Chen smiled without a word.
How could he possibly stay in Lingyou City to refine Spiritual Artifacts!
Doing so would not only put himself in a disadvantageous position but would also, to some extent, tie himself to Lingyou City.
Not the act of a wise person!
“Then how about this,”
Seeing Wang Chen was impervious to persuasion, True Person Jingyun said somewhat ruefully, “I have a sapling of South Bright Like Fire here…”
As she spoke, she flipped her wrist and suddenly, in the palm of her hand, there appeared a fist-sized transparent crystal ball.
Within the sphere, a small crimson flame was sealed, which, despite being in a solid state, radiated an eyecatching, dazzling radiance that made one feel an unbearable heat.
In fact, the temperature in the room hadn’t risen, but just one glance could cause a searing pain!
South Bright Like Fire!
Wang Chen had seen records of this kind of flame in “Nine Directions Refinement,” where South Bright Like Fire was listed as one of the ancient ten flames. Although it couldn’t compare to True Sunflame, True Yinflame, or Nine Heavens Mysterious Flame, it was still an extremely rare and precious source of true Dao fire.
“I want it, I want it, I need it!”
At this moment, the voice of the small ding arose in Wang Chen’s sea of consciousness, resembling a child who had spotted scrumptious candy, throwing a fit at the prospect of not receiving it.
It was filled with an immense longing!
Despite the stirrings within his heart, on the surface, Wang Chen remained stoic, “What do you mean by this, fellow Daoist?”
True Person Jingyun gave him a glance, as if saying Wang Chen was feigning ignorance, and somehow managed to convey a hint of intoxicating charm.
“As long as you help me craft three, no, five magical treasures, this sprout of South Bright Like Fire is yours!”
Wang Chen could only smile wryly, “I take my leave.”
What a joke, crafting five magical treasures—custom made at that—let’s not even discuss whether he had the ability to craft them, even if he did, he didn’t have the materials for magical treasures!
Magical treasures and spiritual artifacts might only be a tier apart, but in terms of crafting difficulty, they were worlds apart. Even with the Creation Cauldron, mastery of “Nine Directions Refinement,” and having ascended to Golden Core, Wang Chen had never even considered crafting magical treasures.
In fact, those Great Refiners capable of crafting magical treasures always had the support of prestigious sects and noble clans.
True Person Jingyun might look pretty and think even prettier thoughts, but Wang Chen would kindly decline!
“Fellow Daoist!”
Seeing Wang Chen truly about to leave, True Person Jingyun grew a bit anxious, “We can discuss this further!”
She had indeed started with an outrageous demand, but Wang Chen was free to bargain!
She even felt a touch wronged.
But Wang Chen was caught between laughter and tears and couldn’t care less about haggling any further, speaking directly, “True Person Jingyun, for this sprout of South Bright Like Fire, I will craft at most three magical treasures for you, but you must provide me with five sets of materials!”
“Sprout” was a unit of measurement for Dao fire, akin to the flame produced by a common oil lamp, much like the concept of one Low Spirit.
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Of course, the value of the ancient ten flames could not be measured by Low Spirits.
“This…”
Wang Chen’s counteroffer was too severe, prompting True Person Jingyun to frown involuntarily, “Fellow Daoist, this is a bit too much.”
Wang Chen just smiled and said, “Then you should seek someone else.”
He had no interest in continuing the negotiations.
“Wait!”
True Person Jingyun bit her lip and said, “Plus fifty superior spiritual artifacts, all custom made!”
“Thirty pieces, and you still supply the materials,” Wang Chen said indifferently, “Agree and we will sign a Taoist Contract, otherwise let’s forget it.”
If it weren’t for the ding nearly causing an uproar in his sea of consciousness, he truly wouldn’t have the patience to entangle with her.
A moment’s work was worth hundreds of thousands of spirit stones; where would he find that much spare time!
“Deal!”
True Person Jingyun agreed decisively.
“You’ve made a good profit.”
Wang Chen said lightly.
With this business, he didn’t feel like he had gotten the better end of the deal, because the South Bright Like Fire he exchanged would be consumed in the process of crafting the magical treasures, effectively giving part of it back to the other party.
What Wang Chen really stood to gain was mainly the invaluable experience of crafting magical treasures!
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