The most famous artefact crafting shop in the Dikun market was none other than Old Chen's shop in the western part of the market.
When Old Chen was young, he had a fortuitous encounter with a Mystic-class, low-tier spirit fire — the Stone Jade Fire. With the help of the Stone Jade Fire, Old Chen's artefact crafting skills improved by leaps and bounds, and he gradually became famous. However, rumors of him obtaining a spirit fire also attracted the attention of some people.
Just when the young Old Chen was at a loss for what to do, a Blood Condensation cultivator, Zhenling, whose life was saved by Zhenling, successfully advanced to the Core Forging stage after recovering from his injuries and became a core disciple of Zhenling. This Enlightened Master spread the word that he would protect his savior, which caused some people to give up their greed.
Later on, this Enlightened Master was stationed on Dikun Island, and Old Chen followed him to the market and opened up Old Chen's artefact crafting shop. With the help of the Stone Jade Fire, his business became more and more prosperous.
As Old Chen became more and more famous, people began to forget his original name. Regardless of whether they were familiar with him or not, they just called him Old Chen.
When Lu Ping arrived at Old Chen's artefact crafting shop, a young man in his twenties dressed in Zhenling clothes was in the shop. Lu Ping sensed that this was a Blood Condensation cultivator from the spiritual energy fluctuations coming from the young man's body. He didn't dare to be rude and immediately bowed. "Third level disciple Lu Ping greets Immortal Master!"
The young man smiled kindly. "No need to be so courteous. I've just advanced to the Blood Condensation realm, and I happen to be your senior apprentice brother from the previous batch. Are you here to forge an artefact? "
Lu Ping didn't dare to address him as senior apprentice brother, so he replied politely, "That's right. I would like to ask Mister Chen to forge a set of inner armor and upgrade an artefact's grade."
The young man saw that Lu Ping was still a little reserved and smiled. "I'm Chen Lian, the son of Old Chen you're looking for. You can call me senior apprentice brother Chen, it's not appropriate to call me Immortal Master. My father is in the refining room at the back, dealing with a magic tool that has just been refined. You will have to wait for a while. "
Lu Ping saw that Chen Changsheng wasn't one to stand on ceremony, and if he was too reserved, he would seem pretentious, so he said, "Thank you, Senior Martial Brother Chen. I will wait here for a while."
The two of them sat together and chatted about a few interesting things about the monastery. A white-haired, red-faced elder walked over from the back of the shop. Seeing the two of them, he said to Chen Lian, "You've returned?"
Chen Lian chuckled and said, "Isn't the auction going to be held soon? I reckon you'll have a lot of business when the time comes, so you can come back to help. It just so happens that this Junior Brother of mine is looking for you to forge a weapon for him. "
Elder Chen did not answer Chen Lian's question. Instead, he asked directly, "What kind of Dharma artifact do you want to refine? How are the materials prepared?"
Lu Ping took out the sea snake demon's hide. Chen Lian's eyes lit up and said, "Ah, a mid-stage Blood Condensation sea snake demon's hide. Such a big piece, but it's a pity that a lot of it was damaged. I can only make two mid-grade inner armors."
Elder Chen looked at the snake skin and said, "Two inner armors are not a problem, but a mid-stage Blood Condensation demonic beast's hide isn't equal to a mid-grade Dharma artifact. I need to add some other things. I can provide those things, and you can use the leftover parts of the leather to make up for it. How about it?"
Lu Ping nodded and took out Landslide and a piece of Black Iron.
Chen Lian clicked his tongue and said, "What a good Landslide. The three restrictions are all purely offensive. If this Dharma artifact can't be forged into a high-grade Dharma artifact, it would be a pity for this piece of Black Iron."
Elder Chen did not express his dissatisfaction with Chen Lian's overstepping his authority, but he did not agree either. He only said, "What requirements do you have for this Dharma artifact?"
Lu Ping was very fond of Landslide. Hearing this, he said, "I want to try my best to maintain the basic characteristics of Landslide and upgrade it to a high-grade Dharma artifact."
Elder Chen pondered for a while and said, "If that's the case, it will indeed be a little difficult to upgrade it to a high-grade Dharma artifact. Never mind, this kind of extreme Dharma artifact that only focuses on offensive power is rare. Moreover, if I don't upgrade it to a high-grade Dharma artifact, I will do my best."
Lu Ping was overjoyed. "Thank you, Senior."
Elder Chen said, "There's no hurry. We have enough main materials to upgrade this Dharma artifact to a high-grade Dharma artifact. However, this kind of pure offensive Dharma artifact is extremely difficult to forge. We still need to mix and match several spiritual materials to prevent it from collapsing when we add the restrictions. Therefore, Old Man has two requirements."
Lu Ping heard this and said, "Senior, please tell me."
Elder Chen said, "I can provide a few matching spiritual materials, but you will have to exchange them with spiritual stones. Including the crafting fee, it will be a total of 470 spiritual stones. The crafting fee for the two inner armors will also be 160 spiritual stones. In total, it will be 630 spiritual stones. Let's call it 600 spiritual stones."
Lu Ping nodded and handed over 600 spiritual stones. He sighed in his heart that artifact forging was also a profiteering industry. However, Lu Ping could not be bothered with these things right now.
Elder Chen then pointed at Chen Lian and said, "I still need him to participate in the forging of these Dharma artifacts."
Lu Ping looked at Chen Lian with a troubled expression, but Chen Lian was eager to try. Fortunately, Elder Chen then said, "My son's artifact forging skills have already been taught by me. He has also entered Zhenling's Qi Training Pavilion to learn artifact forging. Now, he only lacks experience."
Without waiting for Lu Ping to speak, Elder Chen continued, "Also, I can see that you have a special liking for this Landslide. It is inevitable that you will upgrade it again in the future. By that time, I may have already passed this shop to him. You will still need him to help you upgrade it. After all, only people who have forged this Dharma artifact are the best candidates to upgrade it."
Lu Ping was convinced by Elder Chen's words, so he nodded and agreed. Chen Lian was very excited and said, "If you want to upgrade it to a top-tier Dharma artifact in the future, it would be best to use Deep Sea Frigid Iron as the main material. Of course, spiritual materials like Golden Crow Iron and Wind Dust Iron are also fine."
Lu Ping nodded to show that he understood. He then asked, "When can I come back to collect these three Dharma artifacts, Senior?"
Elder Chen counted the days and said, "I still have two deals on hand. In this case, there should be no problem in a month."
Lu Ping said directly, "Then I will come back to collect them during the auction in three months. It will save me the trouble of having to make another trip."
In the evening, Lu Ping returned to Huang Li Island. These days, the peace between Zhenling and Xuan Ling Sect was not peaceful again. The cause was the battle on the island where five Xuan Ling Sect disciples were killed.
Initially, this incident was caused by Xuan Ling Sect ambushing Zhenling's disciples. However, in the end, a Blood Condensation Realm monster intervened. Instead, three of Zhenling's disciples, including Hu Lili, escaped with their lives and brought back the truth. All five Xuan Ling Sect disciples were killed.
Once again, Xuan Ling Sect lost to Zhen Ling Sect. What angered Xuan Ling Sect even more was that one of their fallen disciples was an elite disciple from a powerful family. Not only that, he was also an inner sect disciple of Xuan Ling Sect. This made Xuan Ling Sect feel even more embarrassed. Hence, Xuan Ling Sect insisted on stirring up trouble, accusing Zhen Ling Sect of setting up a trap to lure Xuan Ling Sect's disciples into this operation, and even colluding with the demon race.
Naturally, Zhenling did not want to be outdone. Both sides started a war of words again. Fortunately, both sides restrained themselves this time.
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