I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2504 - 1122: Eastern Wilderness Qing Emperor
Previously on I Have A Cultivation World...
True Master Jingchi and Yan Huo strolled down the avenue, taking in the array of artifact refining shops and the ceaseless flow of cultivators, sensing a wave of lively prosperity.
The path took them to the square inside Huozhen Immortal City, reserved specifically for vendor stalls. Some hawked their goods with loud calls, while others narrowed their sights, awaiting patrons. A range of refining resources was on display, including pieces that even the pair of Nascent Soul experts deemed worthwhile.
Yet, from the viewpoint of a Rank-4 Artifact Refiner, they swiftly discerned that plenty were counterfeits.
That said, in such stalls, combining authentic and bogus items is standard fare.
Having each acquired a few minerals that caught their interest, they reached the eastern edge of the Immortal City.
Chen Mobai picked this site for refining, positioned near the heart of a fire vein. There's also a stream nearby, with tailored smelting apparatus placed over exposed fire orifices, steadily extracting Earth-Core True Fire to process an array of rare minerals.
"Please, esteemed seniors."
Spotting their approach, Tan Rong inspected the Heaven Heart Sword Talisman and at once triggered the barrier to permit entry.
Lately, Chen Mobai began readying himself to craft a Fifth Rank artifact, and True Master Jingchi with Yan Huo, acting as Fire Burning Boys, frequently visit to lend a hand.
Chen Mobai has long enjoyed instructing others. He urged them to ask freely about any points of confusion.
In the beginning, the duo stayed quite cautious, but later True Master Jingchi, seeing Chen Mobai sketch over a thousand diagrams, couldn't hold back from inquiring why such complexity was required.
"By addressing all issues on paper beforehand, the refining itself becomes straightforward, warding off any mishaps."
Chen Mobai's response echoed a fundamental rule of artifact refining from the Immortal Gate.
"True Monarch, doesn't this level of detailed prep limit the artifact refiner's creative inspiration?"
True Master Jingchi represented the usual Tianhe Realm artifact refiner, convinced that attaining top skill demanded freedom from rules; unbound creativity was vital.
As a result, in the Tianhe Realm, magic artifacts need only to function—that's the sole demand.
For instance, should a sword cultivator desire a blade, the refiner would forge a flying sword from the given materials, leaving every aspect to the artisan's judgment; the buyer stays silent.
Chen Mobai stood apart in this regard. Before starting, he drew more than a hundred diagrams for the design alone, covering orthographic, cross-section, and 3D angles from all directions to miss no detail.
When it came to putting together, merging parts, steps, and similar elements, yet more diagrams were needed.
"Artifact refiners have a duty to their clients. I see this as the core of professional ethics and integrity. If you seek to freely express your inspiration, collect the materials on your own."
Chen Mobai voiced the Immortal Gate teachings absorbed since youth, noting only that the Tianhe Realm's Cultivation Immortal Hundred Arts stayed isolated, letting those versed grow overly complacent.
"The True Monarch's virtue fills me with shame!"
True Master Jingchi overflowed with respect after hearing Chen Mobai's words.
Though tales described this Chen Sect Master as embodying the poise of ancient worthies, real engagement showed even those sages paled beside his uprightness.
"This is simply fundamental morality."
With a shake of his head, Chen Mobai downplayed it plainly.
From that point, True Master Jingchi's questions turned to hands-on techniques. Chen Mobai replied thoughtfully, revealing all but the vital Immortal Gate secrets.
The deeper their exchanges grew, the more the two Nascent Soul cultivators recognized their own inadequacies.
During this particular day, as Chen Mobai described a mineral processing technique, he halted abruptly and turned his eyes toward Northern Abyss City.
He felt a presence as mighty as his own making its arrival.
This was a Deity Transformation True Monarch unknown to him.
It had to be Ao Yuxia from Purple Cloud Heavenly Palace.
"A visitor has come; I'll head out to greet them."
Chen Mobai set down the specimen in his grasp and shifted into a silver gleam, vanishing in an instant to appear at the massive teleportation array beyond Northern Abyss City.
A sharp-eyed young man in fine silk attire waited by the array, posture at ease, brows like honed blades and eyes like distant stars, a touch of interest on his expression. The instant he noticed Chen Mobai, a faint tremor ran through him.
But Chen Mobai's attention slid beyond him to the individual following close.
A elegant, lithe woman with lustrous dark locks had just stepped from the array, her looks refined, brows slim as willow fronds, eyes deep as hidden springs, subtly sparking with keen insight.
As their looks connected, a clash of Deity Transformation presences flared, only to brush and recede at once.
"Greetings, Chen Sect Master. This is my companion, Jade Consort True Monarch Ao Yuxia of Purple Cloud Heavenly Palace."
While the pair lingered awkwardly, unsure where to start, the Azure Fall Palace Master emerged from the array and straightaway presented them to Chen Mobai.
"Greetings, Jade Consort True Monarch!"
Chen Mobai offered a gentle smile, bowing to the Deity Transformation cultivator from the Central State standing there.
"I have long admired the renown of the Eastern Wilderness's Blue Emperor; seeing you now, the reputation holds true."
Ao Yuxia matched the courtesy, left hand at her back and right shaping a gesture, carrying out the Central State's ritual salute for Dao companions.
"Blue Emperor of the Eastern Wilderness?"
Chen Mobai showed mild surprise at the appellation.