Chapter 481 - 222: Expanding Territories
Afterwards, he was busy refining the Sword Bone Magical Sword and indeed had never tried to manifest the Realm.
At this moment Huang Lingshan mentioned it, and he secretly manipulated the Sword Embryo within him, wanting to manifest the Realm outwards.
But no matter how hard he tried, he could only simply attach the Power of the Realm to the Sword Embryo, unable to achieve the level of Huang Lingshan’s Cyan Bamboo Sword Intent, which manifested the body of the Realm outside.
Feeling this, Huang Lingxiu smiled faintly and said, "Compared to the Immortal Dao Golden Core, when a Sword Cultivator reaches the Sword Immortal Realm, that single strand of indestructible Golden Nature is the strongest attack of a Sword Cultivator."
"You could also understand it as, when a Sword Immortal decides to fight desperately, it is far more terrifying than the Immortal Dao Golden Core."
As Shen Wen’an was pondering this, two streams of light quickly flew over from the distant, rolling Celestial Monarch Mountain.
The streams of light arrived not far from them, and the figures manifested were the two Golden Core Cultivators of Celestial Monarch Mountain whom he had met once before.
"So it is Fellow Daoist Lingshan, this old woman was wondering why such a strong Sword Intent appeared near Celestial Monarch Mountain."
The old woman named Miao Qian clasped her hands and spoke.
It was evidently Huang Lingshan who had just summoned her Lifebound Flying Sword, causing them alarm.
"Greetings to you, esteemed seniors."
Shen Wen’an clasped his hands and spoke, and Huang Lingshan also nodded slightly in return.
"Have the two of you come looking for Junior Brother Qingjing?"
Miao Qian thought for a moment and understood that Huang Lingshan and Shen Wen’an must have come to retrieve the magical artifacts that they had entrusted Junior Brother Zhang Qingjing to refine.
"Indeed."
Huang Lingshan spoke calmly, "Do you know if Fellow Daoist Zhang has completed the refining of the magical artifacts?"
Miao Qian shook her head slightly, "I don’t know, but you two can wait inside, I will send someone to ask."
The two exchanged a glance, then followed Miao Qian toward Celestial Monarch Mountain.
Due to the matter of condensing the Wisdom Sword Method, Celestial Monarch Mountain was extremely courteous and respectful to Shen Wen’an and Huang Lingshan.
During the few days Zhang Qingjing had not yet left seclusion, the two of them stayed temporarily on Celestial Monarch Mountain, and there was even an elder at the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm specifically guiding them to appreciate the mountain’s scenery.
Five days later, Zhang Qingjing finally emerged from seclusion.
In a small building atop the peak, the three sat together.
Zhang Qingjing, in a dark blue daoist robe, waved with a smile, and before them appeared a long spear and a uniquely shaped long sword.
"I was fortunate not to let you down, the quality of these two magical artifacts has reached the Peak of Middle Grade."
"Back then, I even considered injecting all the spiritual nature from the Flood Dragon corpse into one magical artifact to see if it could reach the Upper Grade level."
"However, the risk was too great, so I dared not attempt it rashly."
Upon hearing these words, Huang Lingshan and Shen Wen’an each picked up the magical artifacts in front of them for a closer look.
As he examined the long spear in his hand, Shen Wen’an couldn’t help but feel amazed.
The only Middle Grade Magical Artifact he had seen before was the Cloud River Practice in the hands of Elder Luo Yao of Luoxia Mountain.
It was said that Luo Yao had obtained it from an ancient ruin.
But just from the aura of this long spear in his hand, it was indeed more powerful than the Cloud River Practice.
The spear’s body was entirely crafted from the bones of that Golden Core Poisonous Flood Dragon, mixed with a kind of silver-white glowing Spirit Gold Ore, and the spear tip was polished from the tail vertebrae of the Poisonous Flood Dragon, giving the entire color a silver-white sheen.
"A Middle Grade Magical Artifact is already sufficient."
"For the Shen Family, the practical value of two Middle Grade Magical Artifacts exceeds that of Upper Grade Magical Artifacts."
"Especially since these are both at the Peak of Middle Grade."
Huang Lingshan handed the gigantic bone sword, which somewhat resembled a heavy sword, to Shen Wen’an and spoke softly.
Shen Wen’an nodded.
In the current Cultivation Realm, most cultivators at the Fetal Breathing Realm use Lower Grade Magical Artifacts. Only some in the Late Stage of Fetal Breathing, or even the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm, might have special opportunities to possess Middle Grade Magical Artifacts.
As for Upper Grade... even some Golden Core Cultivators might not own one.
"Aside from these two magical artifacts, I discovered the lifeless Flood Dragon bone was quite hard, so I spent additional time crafting these." As an Artifact Refining Master, Zhang Qingjing evidently did not wish to waste any good materials.
He crafted all the lifeless Flood Dragon bones into numerous White Bone Long Spears.
These White Bone Long Spears, due to the considerable amount of Spirit Gold Ore they were mixed with, can be inscribed with Array Inscription, barely reaching the Lower Grade Magical Artifact level.
However, aside from being particularly hard, they are actually weaker than standard Lower Grade Magical Artifacts.
"Thank you, senior!"
Seeing the hundred White Bone Long Spears appearing before him, Shen Wen’an sincerely bowed to Zhang Qingjing.
He knew very well that although these White Bone Long Spears were not difficult to refine, they definitely required a lot of effort from Zhang Qingjing and also additional Spirit Gold Ore.
"Young Friend Shen, there is no need for such courtesy."
"I just didn’t want to see these materials being wasted."
Zhang Qingjing took a sip of tea and then retrieved the highlight as the centerpiece.
These were three sets of armor, black and red intermingled!
The armor was an entire set, exuding a rich aura of a Magical Artifact.
"These three magical robes can be considered the pinnacle of my lifetime of artifact refining creations."
Gazing at the three sets of armor before him, Zhang Qingjing’s eyes were filled with strong pride.
All three sets of magical robes reached the Upper Grade quality, and just by looking at them, it was clear they were different from ordinary magical robes.
After examining one set of magical robes, Shen Wen’an respectfully handed it to Zhang Qingjing.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Qingjing was slightly stunned, then smiled faintly and said, "I did say before that I would keep a set as payment."
"But back then I thought I could only refine Middle Grade magical robes."
"Now having fortunately refined Upper Grade magical robes, using these as payment seems a bit inappropriate."