Ascending the Jade Palace Chapter 36: In the End, That Fool Became a Joke Among Artifi

Early in the morning, Hongi left Clear Stream Market with his two disciples.

Unlike when he had arrived with Uncle Rongyuan, Householder Redbrow was now highly confident. He chose to drive a flying carriage magic treasure to carry his two disciples along the journey.

"Master, isn't this a bit too conspicuous?"

Sitting on the flying carriage and looking down at the rolling mountains and open plains below, Yulou asked with a hint of worry.

"It matters not. Even if two or three Qi Refining rogue cultivators show up, they won't be able to defeat . If there are more, we can just run.

Besides, Foundation Establishnt cultivators have all left the aura of their Dao foundations with the Immortal Alliance, so it is impossible for them to act as rogue cultivators."

Householder Redbrow was broad-minded and robust, clearly not placing ordinary rogue cultivators in his eyes.

"This ti, I am taking you to see the true cultivation world. Our destination is hundreds of miles away. Flying magic treasures are ant to be used. If we didn't use it, this trip would be far too tedious."

"The true cultivation world?"

Yulou and Yu'an exchanged looks, not quite understanding what Hongi ant.

"The Ten Sects stand high above, but there is the even higher Immortal Alliance above them, and below them are nurous Purple Palace clans and sects guarded by Purple Palace experts.

At the intersections of the Ten Sects' territories, unique market towns often exist.

I leave Clear Stream Market once every two months precisely to deliver goods to those markets. Without the Red Lantern Illumination Sect taking a cut, the profits are much larger."

So that was how it was. Realization dawned on Yulou.

He had previously thought the Red Lantern Illumination Sect truly controlled everything.

It turned out there were places in the world that even the Ten Sects could not reach.

"Is this kind of behavior tacitly allowed by the Ten Sects?" Yu'an asked.

"When people from the Immortal Alliance team up with Purple Palace disciples, the Ten Sects turn a blind eye. As long as it is not excessive, it is usually fine."

The wooden flying carriage magic treasure was incredibly fast. In just a single morning, they flew three hundred miles.

Above a scenic mountain hollow, Hongi brought the flying carriage to a halt.

Below them lay two green mountains covered in dense forests, resembling green dragons crouching upon the earth. Between the valley of the two mountains flowed a small river.

With his eyesight at the fifth layer of Qi Induction, Yulou could even see wild deer drinking water by the riverbank.

Hongi pointed at the valley below and said to his disciples.

"This place is called Twin Dragon Mountain. Although it lacks rank-nine spiritual materials, it can still be considered a place abundant in spiritual energy.

Many rogue cultivators have built caves here, and your Wang Clan's rchant caravans sotis pass through this area to do business.

Look closely. Can you tell where the rogue cultivators' caves are?"

Yulou stared for a good while until his eyes grew strained, but he still could not find any.

"Please enlighten us, Master."

"Hahaha! There is one under that giant boulder, another behind the waterfall next to that pool, and various others. There are at least a dozen.

I also stayed here for a few years in the past, and I know many of these Fellow Daoists. Co, follow down to have a look."

Yulou said worriedly.

"Master, why has no one noticed our arrival? Is sothing not right?"

"You don't understand. These rogue cultivators sotis turn into bandits. They are afraid of being hunted down by the Ten Sects or great clans, so they won't actively reveal themselves."

Hongi explained for a bit, then channeled his magic power and shouted.

"Fellow Daoists, no need to run! It is I, Hongi!"

With the enhancent of magic power, Hongi's voice spread through the valley like a tolling bell. The birds in the forest flew up in fright, and the wild deer drinking by the river also fled in panic.

Soon, a rogue cultivator with a deep cultivation base confird it was Hongi and erged from a cave.

"You dead fatty, you actually rember to co back? Did you get caught selling shoddy magic treasures in Clear Stream Market?"

The newcor was a rough female cultivator with dark, sun-tanned skin, and her speech was incredibly sharp.

"Third Sister, what do you an caught selling shoddy magic treasures? I rely ca by to visit you old friends. These two are my disciples, Yulou and Yu'an."

"Greetings, Senior."

Though Third Sister was plain-looking, her cultivation was at the late stage of Qi Refining. Yulou quickly led his younger brother to bow.

"Wonderful! Senior Hongi, can I also bow to you as my master?"

Third Sister did not even look at Hongi's cheap disciples; instead, she wanted to directly beco Hongi's disciple.

Several other rogue cultivators who ca out also greeted Hongi. Hongi waved his hand and said.

"Enough idle chatter. Third Sister, Fellow Daoists, please trouble yourselves to inform the nearby friends.

Tonight, we shall gather together to catch up. I brought quite a few magic treasures this ti, so you can see if there is anything you need."

Third Sister puckered her lips but did not continue to act rowdy.

"Still at your old cave?"

"Yes, sorry for the trouble."

Hongi now possessed a profound cultivation base and was thriving in Clear Stream Market.

His old friends naturally gave him face.

The rogue cultivator friends went to inform the others, while Householder Redbrow led Yulou and Yu'an down to the junction of the two mountains at Twin Dragon Mountain.

"Look here. This is where the earth veins converge, where the two mountains et and the water dragon erges.

If nothing unexpected happens, a new rank-nine spiritual material will be born here in a few centuries.

In the artificing path, the thod of seeking the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to nourish magic treasures is quite similar to the thod in talisman making where one gathers the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to enhance the power of talismans.

High-grade spiritual artifacts require spiritual resonance and demand more precision. Ordinary magic treasures are not that troubleso; placing them in a suitable location to be nourished for a few years can greatly enhance their power.

I hid a magic treasure here. Counting the ti, it has been over three years, and it reached the upper limit of this location's nourishnt long ago."

As he spoke, Hongi pinched a hand seal. Before long, a small white shield flew out from underground.

"This is also a Mirror Silver Golden Thread Shield, but its interior uses two pieces of dark steel and has twenty-nine layers of restrictions.

Channel your magic power to activate it and see if you can perceive the difference."

Receiving the Mirror Silver Golden Thread Shield, Yulou was startled by the rich spiritual energy emanating from it.

His own belt was a spiritual artifact, and a mid-grade one bestowed by the Patriarch at that, but the spiritual resonance on that belt did not exceed this high-grade Mirror Silver shield by much.

"Is the Spirit Energy Nurturing thod this powerful?"

Hongi smiled, shook his head, and said.

"Not quite. Nourishing it for three years only allows the enhanced power to last for three days. Once a battle starts, it might only last for half a incense stick's ti, and it will continuously decay during those minutes.

The Spirit Energy Nurturing thod has its pros and cons. Even if you use the Clear Stream of Qin Rhy to nourish it, the duration won't be much longer.

Only great clans who establish their foundations on spiritual grounds and nourish items within their clan lands find practical value in this. Rogue cultivators have no use for this kind of nourishnt thod.

Bringing you here is to make you understand that when crafting artifacts in the future, you must consider the spiritual energy characteristics of the crafting location.

Refining ordinary magic treasures doesn't require so much precision, but spiritual artifacts must take these into account. As for refining a magic treasure, even the seasons must be considered.

For example, in the past, there was a Purple Palace expert who attempted to refine a water-attribute magic treasure in the sands of the Eastern Desert during the peak of sumr. In the end, that fool beca a joke among artificers for tens of thousands of years."

Yulou nodded thoughtfully. This was the benefit of having a heritage and a master.

It did not matter where Hongi's artificing heritage ca from, but this heritage was indeed extraordinary.

From the foundational heritage of refining with fire, to the restrictions on tal and stone magic treasures, and now to the spiritual energy amplification and nourishnt heritage, though not incredibly profound, it was comprehensive.

"Co, take out your magic treasures. I will teach you the hand seals. Bury them inside to nourish them for a few months and try it out."

Yulou asked in surprise.

"Can our magic treasures be nourished here?"

The five elents intersected between heaven and earth, but each elent possessed different properties. The Mirror Silver Golden Thread Shield could be nourished here, but could their magic treasures do the sa?

"Magic treasures are all consumables. There is no need to be so particular. Only spiritual artifacts need to account for these things."

The tone of an artificing master was exactly like this. Magic treasures that ordinary cultivators and even many clan cultivators viewed as precious treasures were completely treated as consumables in Hongi's eyes.

"If we put the magic treasures down there, what if those rogue cultivators co to dig them up?" Yu'an was exceptionally vigilant.

The thing Hongi was most satisfied with regarding his two disciples was their caution. He explained with a laugh.

"Hahaha! No need to worry. I know those rogue cultivators well. They are all wild amateurs. How could they possibly understand anything about spirit energy nourishnt?"

Under Hongi's guidance, Yulou and Yu'an quickly mastered the hand seals for the Spirit Energy Nurturing thod and buried their magic treasures into the ground.

Yulou buried his ink jade cane, while Yu'an buried his jade axe blade.

In the evening, the two accompanied Hongi and his old rogue cultivator friends for a small gathering at Twin Dragon Mountain, and Hongi managed to sell three magic treasures along the way.

However, they did not stay long at Twin Dragon Mountain and departed through the night.