Chapter 756: New Divine Power
“The Artifact Refining Conference is held here?” Shen Bai asked.
The young man nodded. “That’s right. This is our Artifact Refining Sect’s foundation in Molten Rock City, and this year’s Artifact Refining Conference will also be held here. However, the conference won’t officially begin until the participants have gone to the Magma Domain and found the magma aura.”
“The magma aura allows us to control the temperature of Artifact Refining with extreme precision. It’s a massive boost for our Artifact Refining Sect. Brother Ke, you’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time. You’ll definitely be able to secure a good ranking.”
At this point, the young man suddenly found something strange.
‘Why wouldn’t Brother Ke know about the Artifact Refining Conference?’
The young man then looked past Shen Bai and sighed.
“Brother Ke, did your Artifact Refining cause problems again? The last time you were refining, you fried your brain and started shouting about things being ‘fake.'”
Shen Bai stroked his chin and said, “Perhaps.”
‘He’d already come up with an excuse, but since the young man had just handed him one, he decided to just go with the flow.’
The young man led Shen Bai to a room, explaining it was his residence. He also warned Shen Bai not to wander around, or the Sect Leader might get angry.
The young man didn’t leave until he had rambled on for a long time.
After the young man left, Shen Bai began to ponder.
‘From his conversation with the young man, I’ve picked up on a key point.’
‘The man he was impersonating, Ke Xiaoran, had said something was “fake”.’
”Fake’… Could he have been referring to this place?’
‘He must have discovered something, which is why I ran into him outside. Perhaps his very presence is an anomaly within the Molten Rock Forbidden Land,’ Shen Bai thought.
He decided to stay here for the time being.
‘I have no leads anyway, and the Artifact Refining Conference is about to start. Something unusual is bound to happen during a major event like this.’
Having thought it through, Shen Bai felt at ease. He settled into the room and began to grind his Skill Level.
The Disguise Technique he had just acquired needed grinding, and its Skill Level wasn’t high. So, Shen Bai paused his training of the Void-breaking Red Eye and switched to grinding the Disguise Technique instead.
Amber remained within Shen Bai’s body, providing a three-fold bonus to Skill Level gain. As a result, the Disguise Technique’s Skill Level rose at a rate visible to the naked eye.
…
Time trickled by, and in a flash, night had fallen.
After Shen Bai consumed a wisp of Evil Qi and watched the phantom show off in the Space, his Disguise Technique underwent its first qualitative transformation and its name changed.
[Bone Shifting Technique Level 3 (Disguise +4, Qi Transformation +4, Bone Shifting +4): 0/5000]
After its first qualitative transformation, the name changed to Bone Shifting Technique.
The Disguise Attribute could alter his facial features, the Qi Transformation Attribute could alter his aura, and the Bone Shifting Attribute was even more profound—it could change Shen Bai’s physical build.
Each of the three Attributes had its own specialty, and Shen Bai’s ability to Change Appearance had improved immensely.
His Qi also underwent a slight change; the Golden Thread crept a little further up the Spirit Soul Little Person’s neck.
After a moment of thought, Shen Bai’s form shifted.
His face morphed into that of an ordinary person, he grew slightly taller, and his build became much stockier.
‘I’ll go out and test this.’
Having made up his mind, Shen Bai decided to go out and take a look.
Upgrading the Bone Shifting Technique to the next level required another 5,000 Skill Level points, and Shen Bai couldn’t afford to keep grinding. After all, he was here on official business.
He had a reason for changing his appearance now: he wanted to test whether the people here would still recognize him by the Jade after he had used Change Appearance.
If they did, Shen Bai planned to use this new appearance from now on.
After all, the Demonic Forces were unaware of this ability, and it might produce some unexpected results.
Stepping out of his room, Shen Bai entered the courtyard.
A disciple of the Artifact Refining Sect approached him and asked, “Brother Ke, shouldn’t you be resting up for the Artifact Refining Conference tomorrow?”
‘So they really do identify people by the Jade,’ Shen Bai realized.
“Just taking a stroll to clear my head.”
After giving his casual excuse, Shen Bai began to wander around the grounds of the Artifact Refining Sect.
Neither the Great Zhou Country nor any other nation would permit a Sect to be established within a city. Yet here, in the ancient city of the Molten Rock Forbidden Land, one was built right inside.
As Shen Bai finished exploring the entire Artifact Refining Sect, he actually managed to find a clue.
In a secluded corner of the Artifact Refining Sect.
A young maiden was huddled in a corner, her shoulders trembling uncontrollably.
The maiden’s aura was extremely unstable.
‘This could be something,’ Shen Bai thought as he approached. ‘I might be able to get a clue from this maiden.’
But he had only taken two steps before the maiden suddenly spun around.
“Brother Ke, you were right! It’s all fake! Everything is fake! We have to go, we have to get out of here.”
The maiden grabbed Shen Bai’s hand, her words a frantic jumble.
Just as Shen Bai was about to speak, a squad of soldiers descended from the sky and seized the maiden.
“Another one’s gone mad. Take her away for now. She’ll be fine once she calms down.”