Protect Our Chief-Chapter 531 - 29: Tian Yezi! Artifact Refining Legacy_2

Chapter 531: Chapter 29: Tian Yezi! Artifact Refining Legacy_2

In this way, several more days passed.

The family "main force" arrived at Qinglian Fire Valley, and the one in charge of the situation became Mrs. Wang, Liua Ruolan, while Ancestor Longyan oversaw the core. Except for the absence of Wang Shouzhe, this was almost the family’s most elite personnel arrangement.

At this point, the hearts of the clansmen were greatly reassured. Even if the ancient ruins posed dangers, the family could handle them calmly.

However, even so, Liua Ruolan did not advance recklessly. Instead, she first led the clansmen and household generals to broaden and reinforce the lava channel, carefully inspecting unstable structures throughout and reinforcing them on-site.

All the family’s hundreds of Panjiao Tuo Sheep were employed, transporting various supplies back and forth.

Not until the over-hundred-zhang-long lava channel was spacious and very stable did Liua Ruolan dispatch a puppet specifically for mining to enter near the Melt Cave Pond and activate the mechanism.

As for the juniors and household generals, they hid on a safe high ground over a hundred zhang away, watching all of this from a distance.

"Crack!"

"Rumble!"

Massive muffled sounds continually came from below their feet. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

The ground trembled slightly.

Even though they were hiding far away, everyone could still feel the overwhelming shock, as if some colossal entity that had been sealed for ages was slowly activating, awakening from its slumber.

Everyone couldn’t help but feel a bit apprehensive.

A mechanism with such power was indeed full of danger.

Various strange noises continued for half an incense stick’s time, and only then did the ground gradually quiet down. Thankfully, no creatures were activated, nor did any strange occurrences happen.

The clumsy puppet responsible for activating the mechanism was still clumsy and intact; it was very clear that the mechanism merely opened a secret chamber, not a lethal one.

But this did not mean the Wang Family’s efforts during this time were in vain. The fact that this activation of the ancient ruins did not result in danger does not mean it will be safe every time.

Just one serious accident could be a disaster for the Wang Family.

Subsequently, Ancestor Longyan personally led the exploration of the ancient ruins, with Liua Ruolan ready to assist from outside the passage.

Within an hour, Ancestor Longyan safely returned.

Inside the tent.

Ancestor Longyan held a meeting to announce the findings, attended by Wang Shouyong, Liua Ruolan, and a group of juniors who discovered the Earth Fire Spiritual Acupoint.

"The mechanism opened an ancient secret chamber, and from the writings discovered inside, we found that the owner of the relic secret chamber was an artifact refining master named ’Tian Yezi.’

"According to the information he left behind, he claimed to come from a continent called Phecda State. On Phecda State, several countries competed for dominance. Besides the prevalence of Black Tortoise, these countries also excelled in the art of artifact refining."

"Tian Yezi hailed from a country called the ’Great Zhou Kingdom,’ and he was a loose cultivator artifact refining master. The cultivation technique he practiced, ’Heaven Refining Technique,’ sounds impressive, but in reality, it’s only a Fire Element Middle-Grade Technique. The ’Celestial Human Chapter’ within can only support him to cultivate to the late stage of the Celestial Human Realm, after which his prospects are dim."

"Tian Yezi’s talent was exceptional, and he was unwilling to join an artifact refining sect and be controlled. So he painstakingly prepared for decades, stealing a secret technique called ’Celestial Fire True Technique·Purple Mansion Chapter’ from a sect called ’Celestial Fire Sect,’ along with a few Chapters of the secret manual ’Ten Thousand Treasures Complete Book.’"

"However, even with all his scheming, Tian Yezi was still discovered by the Celestial Fire Sect, who immediately sent experts after him. Tian Yezi had already prepared an escape route, sneaking away through an ancient teleportation array. Yet, he hadn’t anticipated that the other end of the array led to a Wilderness teeming with fierce beasts. In those years, even Lianlongzuo Commandery had not been reclaimed. Fierce beasts roamed and even Tier Seven Great Demons walked openly."

Ancestor Longyan narrated with an endless stream of words: "Tian Yezi lived in constant fear and eventually failed to escape the Wilderness. After suffering injuries multiple times, he finally gave up and settled in Qinglian Fire Valley, attempting to break into the Purple Mansion Realm before seeking the human world again. Unfortunately, due to factors like age, injuries, and lack of resources, he never achieved Purple Mansion and finally passed away in Qinglian Fire Valley, despondent."

"Before he died, he greatly regretted stealing the Celestial Fire Sect’s secret technique, implicating his trusted friends there. He ultimately closed his secret cave and left a testament, hoping that whoever inherited his legacy in the future, if they had the opportunity to cultivate to the Purple Mansion Realm, they could make a trip to the Phecda State’s Great Zhou Kingdom Celestial Fire Sect for him."

"If his friends’ descendants are still alive, try to help them as much as possible; this is the only last wish of Senior Tian Yezi."

The Wang Family juniors were left dazzled and speechless, mouths dry. This ancient relic involved such a tortuous and strange story, and there was even another world outside called Phecda State...

It’s no wonder they’d felt that way; they had grown up in Ping’an Town, mostly limiting their activities to the Changning Guard region. During the autumn and winter hunts outside the domain, the range of activities rarely exceeded eight hundred li.

For the family’s juniors, traveling to East Sea Guard, Hundred Islands Guard, and other outer cities already counted as a distant journey. As for the bustling Longzuo County City, they dreamed of it, hoping that as they mature, they could strive for a chance to go there.

In their eyes, the entirety of Longzuo County was vast. As for the overseas world, they occasionally heard tales from books, yet they were all mythical and illusory legends, such as the Outer Sea being filled with Qian Gold and Spirit Veins all over the ground.

"Phecda State—back at the Academy, I occasionally encountered some related secrets," Ancestor Longyan said with a very serious expression, "but relevant information is very scarce. Even the Purple Mansion Academy knows little about Phecda State. However, from some of Tian Yezi’s records, it can be seen that Phecda State is overall quite powerful and developed, with some artifact refining products even penetrating among the common people. Among Spirit Platform Realm cultivators, Spiritual Artifacts are very common, and only Upper Grade Spiritual Artifacts receive special attention."

"Our Daqian Kingdom’s path in artifact refining is ultimately not formed into a systematic whole." Liua Ruolan nodded in agreement, "Even Lower-Grade Spiritual Artifacts are very expensive, and many Ninth-Grade Noble Families often have only one piece at most."

The Wang Family had long sought ways to recruit a few artifact refiners, but calling them artifact refiners would be an overstatement; they were more like artifact refining apprentices, purely creating various peculiar parts based on Wang Shouzhe’s ideas.

Despite this, the Wang Family still paid a significant price to retain them and had sent clansmen and Wang Family branch members to join the artifact refining system to learn more knowledge.

As for artifact refiners capable of crafting Spiritual Artifacts, they were the elites of the Daqian artifact refining realm. When Ancestor Zhou Xuan crafted the Cosmic Palace Sword and the Longyan Sword, he had to bring enough materials to the commandery city for success.

As you can imagine, in the Daqian Kingdom, the path of artifact refining is much more lacking than that of alchemy. At least, Ancestor Longyan had not heard of any Purple Mansion Ascendants who specialized in artifact refining in Longzuo County, just a few Celestial Human Realm artifact refiners.

"Old Ancestor," Wang Shouming said with a slightly fervent look, "I have the Red Dragon True Technique and excel in Fire Profound Qi. I wonder if I could try to accept Tian Yezi’s refining legacy?" He was quite envious of his brother Wang Shouye’s status as an alchemist, who was esteemed both within the family and wherever he went.

"Artifact refining legacies are not just about having Fire Profound Qi," Ancestor Longyan said, "The Red Dragon True Technique, as far as I have confronted it numerous times, emphasizes fierce and unrelenting power. However, artifact refining requires patience, control, and numerous tedious learning processes."

"Of course, I’m not saying you definitely can’t. Each of you four have priority opportunities to try. Whether we can eventually visit Phecda State will depend on our Wang Family’s development, and if our refiners reach the Purple Mansion Realm, it may still be possible."

Ancestor Longyan was in a good mood and continued, "Senior Tian Yezi left not only his lifelong insights but also a Celestial Human Realm Puppet that is already damaged. Unfortunately, he was at a dead end without materials to repair it. If our Wang Family could produce a refiner and repair the Celestial Human Puppet, it would add considerable depth to our family’s foundation."

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