Chapter 3721: New Feature

Three millennia passed quickly.

In the northeastern corner of Zidra Market, stood a nine-story green pavilion, its signboard displaying the three golden characters: "Azure Lotus Pavilion."

The Azure Lotus Pavilion was a shop established by the Wang family, primarily dealing in weapons and automaton beasts. Many cultivators entered and exited, giving it a bustling appearance.

On the eighth floor, Wang Moxin was conversing with a shapely young woman in a purple dress.

“Manager Wang, if Senior Wang concludes his seclusion, please inform me immediately. My master wishes to speak with him in person.”

The young woman in purple politely stated.

“Please don’t worry, Madam Chen. I will notify you as soon as our patriarch emerges from seclusion,” Wang Moxin replied with a smile.

He had also ascended to the Immortal Realm with Wang Changsheng and was now in charge of the family’s businesses.

Wang Chuanming, Wang Mengshan, and Cui Yao were responsible for intelligence gathering. Wang Ruyi, Wang Zongyun, Wang Qingfeng, Wang Jiye, Wang Yuyu, and Su Hongshang handled artifact refinement. Wang Yulan and Wang Rumeng specialized in talisman crafting, and Liu Hongxue was in charge of alchemy.

Each family member fulfilled their role, collectively supporting the family.

Having been in the Immortal Realm for over three thousand years, they had fully integrated into the Sky Morning Sea Region. Wang Changsheng, capable of refining immortal artifacts, had gained a modest reputation in Zidra Market as an Immortal Artifact Master.

To be considered an Immortal Artifact Master, one must be able to refine immortal artifacts with a success rate of no less than thirty percent.

Both artifact refinement and alchemy can fail, rendering materials unusable. Gathering the necessary materials for immortal artifacts is not easy. Consequently, some immortals choose to purchase immortal artifacts directly, while others, seeking to save costs, gather materials and commission Immortal Artifact Masters to craft them.

“Thank you then, Manager Wang. I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave now.”

The young woman in purple expressed her gratitude and stood up to depart.

No sooner had she left than Wang Qingfeng approached.

“Moxin, have all the materials I requested been gathered?” Wang Qingfeng asked.

He was now capable of refining Profound Sky Treasures, and in addition, he had acquired an eighth-tier spiritual flame.

The Sky Morning Sea Region boasted abundant cultivation resources. Mahayana cultivators typically wielded Profound Sky Treasures, with defensive and flying types being relatively common there.

Wang Qingfeng had befriended many Mahayana cultivators and exchanged for the eighth-tier spiritual flame.

Above spiritual flames were immortal flames, which were the most precious. They were categorized into five tiers, corresponding to the five major realms from True Immortal to Dao Ancestor.

“Ancestor Qingfeng, these are the materials you requested. You could have just given the word, and I would have sent someone to deliver them; there was no need for you to come in person.”

Wang Moxin took out a golden storage bracelet and handed it to Wang Qingfeng.

He didn’t shy away from their familial relationship; many cultivators in the market knew they were Wang Changsheng’s kinsmen.

The saying ‘one person attains the Dao, nine generations ascend to heaven’ held true. Many ascended cultivators brought their family members or disciples with them. There were numerous such instances in the Sky Morning Sea Region, and Wang Changsheng was not an exception; it was a common sight among cultivators.

Wang Changsheng had acquired a considerable amount of cultivation resources from the Immortal Realm Fragments, so he wasn’t as hard-pressed upon arriving in the Immortal Realm.

Initially, Azure Lotus Pavilion did not sell immortal artifacts. It began by accepting custom orders for Profound Sky Remnants and eighth-tier automaton beasts. Once a stable clientele was established, business gradually improved, and they started accepting custom orders for Profound Sky Treasures and immortal artifacts.

Profound Sky Remnants, eighth-tier automaton beasts, and Profound Sky Treasures were refined by Wang Zongyun, Wang Qingfeng, Wang Jiye, and Wang Ruyi, while Wang Changsheng was responsible for refining immortal artifacts.

“I was passing by on business. Oh, by the way, how are the preparations for the elixir shop coming along? It should be opening soon, right?”

Wang Qingfeng accepted the storage bracelet and inquired.

The Wang family had opened five shops in Zidra Market, dealing in different goods, and was preparing to open another elixir shop.

They had acquired the formula for Soul Cleansing Pills at a high price. These pills were only necessary for ascended cultivators to purge the aura of the lower realms; they were of little use to immortals, so the formula itself was not particularly valuable.

The Wang family currently had two eighth-tier alchemists: Liu Hongxue and Wang Ruiyan, the latter being a descendant of Wang Yuling.

Family members were responsible for gathering materials, which were then given to Liu Hongxue and Wang Ruiyan to refine Soul Cleansing Pills. Once family members consumed these pills, they could leave the Nine Origin Pearl and move freely, working for the family, and gathering cultivation resources, thus forming a beneficial cycle.

The Wang family planned to open an elixir shop selling sixth to eighth-tier elixirs. Wang Moxin was in charge of managing all of the family’s businesses in Zidra Market.

“Everything is ready. Many fellow cultivators are coming to show their support,” Wang Moxin said, full of confidence.

Wang Qingfeng nodded with satisfaction, chatted for a while, and then departed.

More than an hour later, Wang Qingfeng appeared on a sparsely populated street and arrived at the entrance of a tranquil estate. Its signboard read ‘Great Vast Garden’. After Wang Changsheng made a name for himself, he moved to a better dwelling, and all the Wang family members now resided in the Great Vast Garden.

The gates of the Great Vast Garden were closed. Wang Qingfeng took out a round, azure token, and with a slight flick of his wrist, a beam of green light shot out, striking the gate. The gate swung open, he walked in, and it automatically closed behind him.

Passing through several arched gateways and small courtyards, a hundred-mu lake appeared before Wang Qingfeng. In the center of the lake was a blue stone pavilion where Wang Changsheng and Jin Tianlong were leisurely conversing.

“This junior greets Senior Jin,” Wang Qingfeng said, quickly bowing to Jin Tianlong upon seeing him.

“Your father and I are old acquaintances, my virtuous nephew, there’s no need to be so polite,” Jin Tianlong said with a gentle smile.

“Fellow Daoist Jin, you jest. As a junior, it is proper for him to pay his respects to you,” Wang Changsheng said with a laugh.

“My virtuous nephew is already at the Mid-Mahayana stage; reaching the Late-Mahayana stage is just a matter of time, and he’ll be a True Immortal in due course. There’s no need for such formalities. Besides, as old acquaintances, you don’t need to be so reserved,” Jin Tianlong said sincerely.

In the lower realms, he was once a formidable figure, dominating his domain. When he first ascended to the Immortal Realm, he was brimming with confidence, believing he could carve out his own path. However, reality dealt him a harsh blow.

He lacked knowledge in alchemy, artifact refinement, formation arrays, and talisman crafting, making it difficult to earn immortal spirit stones. He couldn’t even afford a single immortal elixir, let alone cultivation techniques.

The Sky Morning Sea Region had abundant beast resources, and Jin Tianlong could hunt True Immortal-stage beasts for immortal spirit stones. However, without comprehending laws or possessing immortal artifacts, going to eliminate True Immortal-stage beasts would be courting death.

Besides cultivation techniques, the aperture-opening secret art was another major factor compelling Jin Tianlong to join the Nine Immortals Sect. There were many True Immortal-stage rogue cultivators in Zidra Market, but most had not opened their apertures and were thus of average strength.

After a period of careful deliberation, Jin Tianlong ultimately succumbed to the realities of life, joining the Nine Immortals Sect to make his path of cultivation somewhat easier.

Wang Changsheng was different from Jin Tianlong. He could refine immortal artifacts, and as an Immortal Artifact Master, he fared quite well in Zidra Market. Many True Immortal-stage rogue cultivators commissioned him to refine immortal artifacts, and even the True Immortal cultivators of the Nine Immortals Sect held him in high regard.

Both being ascended cultivators, Wang Changsheng’s and Jin Tianlong’s choices and statuses were starkly different.

The Nine Immortals Sect had hundreds of True Immortals, and Jin Tianlong was not particularly prominent within it. While his situation was slightly better than that of a rogue cultivator, he was far inferior to Wang Changsheng.

As fellow ascended cultivators, Jin Tianlong stayed relatively close to Wang Changsheng, primarily valuing Wang Changsheng’s artifact refinement skill. Otherwise, he would not have sought to befriend him.

“Once he advances to the True Immortal stage, then he can address Fellow Daoist Jin as an equal,” Wang Changsheng said dismissively.

His rapid ability to refine immortal artifacts was largely due to the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron.

After new inscriptions appeared on the cauldron’s walls, the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron gained a new function: it could revert artifact refinement materials.

If artifact refinement failed, the failed product could be reverted back into raw materials for re-refinement. Additionally, Wang Changsheng could use the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron to revert certain semi-finished treasures into raw materials.

Simply put, Wang Changsheng had a one hundred percent success rate in artifact refinement; not a single material would be wasted.

Some Immortal Artifact Masters, after painstakingly gathering materials for an immortal artifact, would find their materials ruined if refinement failed, making further attempts impossible. With the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron in hand, one set of materials could be used for numerous refinement attempts until success was achieved.