Chapter 261 - Chapter 261: Chapter 230: Wide Imagination^ (1/2)
Chapter 261: Chapter 230: Wide Imagination^
“Elder Xu, you’re here to pick martial methods as well. What a coincidence!”
A burly man who looked like a raging bear slowly walked towards Xu Mu.
The ground, inscribed with numerous formations, seemed to struggle under his weight, flickering with light continuously.
“It turns out to be Elder Ying Tianhong!” Xu Mu greeted him with a smile: “Are you also here to pick martial methods?”
“Not really, I’m merely here to look for some insights on crafting array artifacts!”
“Array artifacts? Friend, are you planning to become an array master?” Xu Mu asked, surprised.
Ying Tianhong was an inner-branch elder and a tier seven artifact refiner from the Artifact Refinery Division.
Frankly, the two were not very acquaintant. Ying Tianhong had merely congratulated Xu when he recently came out of his retreat and casually asked if he wanted artifacts crafted.
“Friend Xu, you joke. There’s a vast sea of hundreds varieties of cultivation arts, yet one might spend his whole life without any real achievement, let alone having the energy to learn other skills!
But crafting array artifacts, I can manage with my current skills no problem!
Lately, the demand for large-scale arrays in different forces has significantly increased. The market price has surged by fifty percent, and yet, supply still falls behind demand. I was merely thinking of taking this opportunity to make some extra cash.” Ying Tianhong laughed heartily.
Xu Mu’s eyes shimmered, he then asked: “Could this be due to the South Wasteland Demon Calamity?”
Ying Tianhong nodded: “Currently, the entire Tianyuan Continent is buzzing the most around the southern wasteland. As our region is relatively close, it’s only normal that we would be impacted! I heard your Pill Hall also seems to be in high demand recently, I’m rather envious of you!”
The Artifact Refining Division should have also been affected, and gotten a large number of orders.
But unluckily, the rival palace of Fairy Moon Palace, the Tianyang Palace which expertises in artifact crafting, is in the nearby region. Cultivators, regardless if crafting or buying artifacts, would always prioritize them.
On contrary, when it comes to formations, the Fairy Moon Palace has an absolute advantage. Whether it’s buying array artifacts, or hiring Array Masters to set up formations, they would always choose the Fairy Moon Palace.
In terms of earnings, the Formation Division is undoubtedly first, even the Pill Division could only rank second, and as for the Artifact Refining Division, they could probably rank only fourth or fifth.
Regarding Ying Tianhong’s words, Xu Mu only smiled and didn’t respond.
“Elder Xu, did you hear about the recent news from the Southern Wasteland?”
Ying Tianhong steered the conversation back to the Southern Wasteland.
“What news?” Xu Mu asked.
“The three nascent soul sects nearest to the demon calamity have already been extinguished not too long ago! Currently, the nascent soul sects in the Southern Wasteland area are uniting to combat the disaster! It’s hard to predict what will happen next!”
Ying Tianhong expressed a bit of worry.
“Oh, also! The cause of this demon calamity. It seems like it was instigated by a demonic sect called Tongyou Sect!”
“Tongyou Sect?”
Xu Mu frowned, as if it was his first time hearing of it.
“Yes! Exactly, it’s called Tongyou Sect! Initially, it was said to be just a small sect. Who knew how they stumbled upon a stroke of luck that their strength has improved so much!”
Sensitively changing the topic, Ying Tianhong said: “Friend Xu, are you really not thinking of crafting an artifact for self-defense? If the demon calamity continues to escalate, it won’t be so easy to craft an artifact then. Currently, various refining materials in the market have already risen by more than thirty percent! But since we are both in the same sect, if you ask me to refine one, I can give you a discount…”
Xu Mu was speechless.
I knew it, why would this guy be so enthusiastic.
All this talk and in the end, he just wanted to drum up some business.
Compared to concocting array artifacts to others, obviously crafting an artifact for Xu gains more profits, and also improves his own refining skills.
Unfortunately, even if Xu Mu thought about having him craft one, he didn’t have any materials.
Besides, his initial plan wasn’t to let others refine for him…
No wait, that could work too!
Xu Mu intended to refuse directly, but a change of thought made him hesitant.
He originally planned, after his other identity from the Sea Race obtained the Kun Peng feathers and spine, to personally perform the refinement.
But the current situation was, his Sea Race identity would have difficulty obtaining these two refining materials for a while, and even if he was lucky enough to get them, there’s no way to deliver them considering the conditions near the space rift.