Cultivation Begins From The Desert-Chapter 163 - 161: Purchasing Magical Artifacts [Part 1 - Subscription Requested]
Chapter 163: Chapter 161: Purchasing Magical Artifacts [Part 1 - Subscription Requested]
"Divine Weapon Workshop" is a chain store in the Cultivation Realm that specializes in the business of spiritual artifacts, backed by the illustrious "Six Paths Alliance" of the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm.
The "Six Paths Alliance" was established over ten thousand years ago, initially formed by six sects with Nascent Soul Stage cultivators. Over time, the six sects have evolved into five sects and one family.
However, what remains unchanged is that these six powers all have Nascent Soul Stage cultivators stationed, and the current "Six Paths Alliance" has become a superpower with over a dozen cultivation sects and thousands of cultivation clans joining it.
With such a powerful backing, it is natural that the items sold in the "Divine Weapon Workshop" would not fall short in quality.
In Zhenyue Immortal City, the "Divine Weapon Workshop" takes the shape of a hexagonal treasure tower. The tower has five floors, with the first four floors corresponding to the realms of Qi Cultivation, Foundation Establishment, Purple Mansion, and Golden Core, respectively. The fifth floor is a VIP area specifically reserved for the rest and residence of Golden Core Stage cultivators from the Six Paths Alliance.
Dong Jianping took Zhouyang directly to the second-floor entrance of the tower and flew inside.
Upon entering the "Divine Weapon Workshop," Zhouyang was greatly surprised.
The tower’s second floor, which appeared to have a diameter of less than twenty zhang from the outside, surprisingly had an internal space large enough to accommodate hundreds of people walking around without feeling crowded!
After his initial astonishment, Zhouyang immediately realized that when the tower was built, spatial attribute spiritual objects must have been integrated into it, and then high-tier array masters used the spatial attribute spiritual objects as the array base to set up a space expansion array inside.
"Oh, isn’t this Fellow Daoist Dong? Has Fellow Daoist Dong come to our Divine Weapon Workshop again to honor us with your patronage?"
Just as Zhouyang was intently examining the spiritual artifacts displayed on the various artifact racks inside the tower, a charming and enchanting female voice that easily sparked the imagination suddenly came from behind a nearby artifact counter.
Following the voice, Zhouyang saw a beautiful lady dressed in a purple court dress, smiling gracefully as she approached him.
As she came closer, she pretended to have just noticed Zhouyang, and with a slight parting of her cherry lips, she exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, this young lad looks unfamiliar. Could he be a new friend Fellow Daoist Dong has recently made?"
At that instant, a sweet yet subtle enchanting aroma wafted silently from the lady in the court dress, directly into Zhouyang’s nostrils.
Upon catching a whiff of this enticing scent, Zhouyang’s body instantly felt a surge of heat, as if something within him had been stirred.
However, just as he realized something was amiss and was about to employ his magical power and divine sense to dispel the scent, it suddenly vanished. Looking up, he saw the culprit glaring at him with bright, innocent eyes.
"Ahem, Lady Hua was merely playing a joke on you, Brother Zhou, with absolutely no ill intentions."
Dong Jianping seemed to understand what had transpired and hurriedly explained to Zhouyang.
After explaining, he pointed to the lady in the court dress and introduced her to Zhouyang, "Let me introduce you, Brother Zhou, this fairy is Fellow Daoist Hua Yuerong, the shopkeeper of the second floor of Divine Weapon Workshop in Zhenyue Immortal City. Fellow Daoist Hua hails from a prestigious sect and is an Inner Sect disciple of the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers."
Before the words could fade, he added, addressing Hua Yuerong, "Fellow Daoist Hua, Zhouyang is indeed a new friend I made. He wishes to purchase some suitable spiritual artifacts, and I brought him straight to your Divine Weapon Workshop. Please, don’t bully him just because he’s a stranger!"
Hearing that Zhouyang was there to buy spiritual artifacts, Hua Yuerong’s face immediately lit up with enthusiasm, her bright eyes gazing at Zhouyang as she softly said, "So it’s Fellow Daoist Zhou. I apologize for my earlier offense and hope you can forgive me. If you’re here to buy spiritual artifacts, our Divine Weapon Workshop is definitely the right place. Not to brag, but if you can’t find a satisfactory spiritual artifact here, then there isn’t a second shop in Zhenyue Immortal City that can meet your expectations!"
"I wish to purchase a Tier Three Middle Grade Flying Sword with both gold and fire attributes, and a Tier Three High-grade Fire-Attribute Attack Spiritual Artifact. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Hua has any suitable artifacts to recommend?"
After taking a look at Hua Yuerong, Zhouyang calmly stated his requirements, implicitly accepting her apology.
He was well aware of the esteemed "Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers" from which she hailed, one of the top five sects of the "Six Paths Alliance." This sect exclusively admits female cultivators and wields immense latent power. Given her apology, Zhouyang had no desire to make enemies with an Inner Sect disciple over an insignificant matter.
"I understand your request, Fellow Daoist. Please follow me."
With a graceful gesture, Hua Yuerong invited Zhouyang and Dong Jianping to follow her to a certain row of artifact counters within the shop.
The artifact counter displayed some dozen or so flying swords, all of them shimmering with spiritual light, each being a Tier Three Middle Grade Flying Sword, and available in various attributes.
A transparent protective shield enveloped both the artifacts and the counters, ensuring the safety of the artifacts.
Stopping in front of the counter, Hua Yuerong gently waved her jade hand, and a spiritual light emanated from a white jade ring on her right index finger, falling onto the counter, thereby dismissing the protective array shielding the counter.
"The flying swords in these two counters are crafted by Tier Three High-grade Refiners. Their quality is absolutely assured. Fellow Daoist Zhou, if you don’t believe me, you may try the swords yourself!"
Zhouyang himself is a Tier Three Lower Grade Artifact Refiner, so judging the quality of a magical artifact is naturally not an issue.
He wasn’t polite with Hua Yuerong either, and immediately picked up both the gold and fire attribute flying swords on the counter, infusing them with magical power to activate and test them. Finally, he pointed to a silver flying sword three feet long and said, "This flying sword is not bad. How many spirit stones does it cost?"
"Fellow Daoist has good eyes. Although this Taiyi Profound Light Sword is a Tier Three Middle Grade Flying Sword, it contains a small amount of Taiyi Essence Gold when being refined. Though it’s just a small amount, it makes this sword’s sharpness comparable to any Tier Three Top Grade Flying Sword. Buying such a treasure sword for six thousand spirit stones, Fellow Daoist will definitely not regret it!"
Hua Yuerong, with a quick glance at the silver flying sword Zhouyang indicated, smiled charmingly and quoted a price that made Zhouyang’s face twitch.
Even in the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm, where the cultivation civilization isn’t very developed, selling a Tier Three Middle Grade Flying Sword for six thousand spirit stones is hardly possible.
As for the Tier Four Spiritual Object "Taiyi Essence Gold" mentioned by Hua Yuerong, even if Zhouyang, being an Artifact Refiner, couldn’t determine whether this flying sword contained a small amount or half a small amount, even if it truly contained a small amount, it couldn’t possibly raise the price of the sword from five thousand spirit stones to six thousand!
"Five thousand five hundred spirit stones, I won’t pay a single one more!"
He waved his sleeve, firmly stating his mental price.
As an Artifact Refiner, buying artifacts refined by others already felt like a loss of face. If he also bought them at a high price, then why would he bother learning artifact refining skills?
"This... Alright, since it’s Fellow Daoist Zhou’s first time buying something at our Divine Weapon Workshop, I can’t let the Fellow Daoist leave disappointed, even if it means not profiting. Let’s agree on what Fellow Daoist said then!"
Hua Yuerong glanced at Zhouyang and then at the silent Dong Jianping beside her, hesitated for a while, but agreed with a smile.
Thus, Zhouyang paid the spirit stones on the spot, took the flying sword, and under Hua Yuerong’s guidance, went to the place in the store where Tier Three High-Grade Fire-Attribute Spiritual Artifacts were displayed.
On this counter, Zhouyang found a Tier Three High-Grade Artifact "Thunderfire Gourd" to his liking. This artifact can generate three "Thunderfire Bombs" each month, each having the power equivalent to a Tier Three Middle Grade Spell. If released together, their power surpasses that of an ordinary Tier Three High-Grade Spell by a notch.
Of course, with such powerful might, the price wouldn’t be cheap either.
A normal Tier Three High-Grade Artifact costs around eight thousand spirit stones, but Zhouyang bought this "Thunderfire Gourd" for nine thousand five hundred spirit stones, a price that could normally buy two Tier Four Spirit Talismans!
After purchasing two handy artifacts, Zhouyang intended to return to the Immortal Inn to refine these two newly acquired artifacts. Unexpectedly, just as he was about to leave, Hua Yuerong suddenly said, "Please wait, Fellow Daoists. Our store just got a new-style artifact. Would the two of you be interested in taking a look?"
"Oh, a new-style artifact? What kind of artifact is it?"
Being an Artifact Refiner, Zhouyang was naturally familiar with magical artifacts. As soon as Hua Yuerong mentioned the words "new-style artifact," he was immediately intrigued, looking at Hua Yuerong with eager eyes, wanting to see what kind of "new-style artifact" this woman could present.
However, Hua Yuerong did not immediately take out the so-called "new-style artifact" but instead looked at Zhouyang and Dong Jianping with a smile and asked, "Do you both know about the Spirit Beast Ring?"
"Of course, Fellow Daoist Hua, why bring this up suddenly?"
Zhouyang frowned, feeling somewhat displeased with Hua Yuerong’s teasing behavior, although he understood it was actually a marketing tactic.
He certainly knew about the Spirit Beast Ring and had even seen it with his own eyes. Back in the day, Cyan Yang Daoist had such a spatial artifact to house his mount, the Single-horned Cyan Ox.
However, such a Spirit Beast Ring, which allows demon beasts or living creatures to live inside, is a Tier Five Artifact that can only be used by a Golden Core Stage Cultivator.
"Fellow Daoist Zhou, don’t be anxious. Allow me to finish. The new-style artifact I’m talking about is actually related to the Spirit Beast Ring!"
Hua Yuerong smiled, suddenly clapped a small green bag hanging at her waist, and with a flash of white light, she was already holding a Tier One Demon Beast "Red-eyed White Rabbit," often kept as a pet by many female cultivators.
Then she grabbed the rabbit’s ears with both hands, letting the rabbit kick its legs, and smugly said, "Fellow Daoists, do you see? This kind of Spirit Beast Bag, is a new artifact developed by our Six Paths Alliance’s Tier Five Top Grade Refiner Master Mo after hundreds of years of painstaking research. Although it is only a Tier Three Artifact, it has the same effect as the Spirit Beast Ring, allowing Foundation Establishment Cultivators like us to carry spirit beast mounts and war beasts with us!"
Zhouyang and Dong Jianping watched the rabbit in Hua Yuerong’s hand closely, remaining silent.
With the two of them having sufficient cultivation, they could tell that the rabbit indeed came out of the pouch on Hua Yuerong’s waist and that its aura was stable, showing no signs of distress.
"What about the drawbacks? Fellow Daoist Hua, don’t just talk about the advantages. Let’s hear about the disadvantages of this Spirit Beast Bag. The Tier Five Artifact Spirit Beast Ring has no obvious shortcomings, yet your Spirit Beast Bag is only a Tier Three Artifact; it cannot be without flaws, right?"
Zhouyang gazed curiously at the small Spirit Beast Bag at Hua Yuerong’s waist and asked the question that made Hua Yuerong’s smile freeze, a question she couldn’t avoid answering.
Read lat𝙚st chapters at fre(𝒆)novelkiss.com Only
