Chapter 2628 - 2620: This Is Too Much

Chapter 2628: Chapter 2620: This Is Too Much

Although Qian Zhong was so scared that she didn’t dare to spy anymore, she confirmed one thing: To ultimately assemble the magical treasure requires a being above the Divine Spirit Stage.

Thus, she started waiting, and when bored, she silently deduced how much time it would take to refine it.

However, much to her dismay, she couldn’t deduce the result and could only sense chaos.

Yi Jue also engaged in divination, even bringing out her divination sticks, but after half an hour, she put them away again.

She originally could have asked Qian Zhong, "What was your deduction result?" But she harbored a vague resentment towards the Grand Lord: If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have needed to leave the manor and could have directly watched nearby.

In the blink of an eye, a day and night passed, and the two of them sat silently in the pavilion, neither saying a word.

With their cultivation levels, sitting still for dozens of years wouldn’t be a problem.

But eventually, Qian Zhong broke the silence, "How long will he take to refine this magical treasure?"

Yi Jue glanced at her coldly, initially not wanting to speak, but considering the other party was ultimately the Grand Lord, she asked in return, "Isn’t the senior capable of deducing?"

"Can’t deduce," Qian Zhong replied without hesitation, "I feel you’re close to him; hasn’t he told you?"

"As you’ve seen, I can’t deduce either," Yi Jue replied lightly, "I don’t need him to tell me; as long as I ask, he’ll naturally help me refine it... Haven’t you spied on him?"

I’d never spy on him again! Qian Zhong had already made up her mind, but her expression remained unchanged, "Spying on others is better done less often; some people shouldn’t be spied on casually."

When she said this, she actually underestimated Yi Jue: So what if you’re the first Nascent Soul of Tianqin? You don’t even know what’s in Feng Jun’s hands... Fine, perhaps you do know but can’t sense it promptly, and that’s because you’re weak.

Yi Jue didn’t know she had so much going on in her mind, just slightly curled the corner of her mouth, thinking, why bother spying?

If there’s really a problem, I’d just ask directly, or simply watch, "I hope the refining time won’t be too long."

Qian Zhong shook her head, expressionless, stating, "Based on my experience, the time certainly won’t be short. Although the item to be refined isn’t of high level, it’s really very tedious... Maybe it’ll take ten to twenty days."

She wasn’t sure how long it would take, but sitting here for a long time would seem foolish.

Qian Zhong didn’t mind others thinking she was foolish, as long as they didn’t say it to her face. Being the Grand Lord, how could she lack such composure? What she minded was this foolish behavior attracting attention, thus investigating her background.

She generally acted very discreetly, but still couldn’t hide it from all cultivators. Throughout Tianqin, there were a few who knew her — such as that True Lord of the Xiong Family, who knew she was also a True Lord.

So what she meant was to let Yi Jue know this isn’t a matter of one or two days. Why not deploy the portable abode?

Actually, based on her estimation, refining successfully in ten to twenty days would be quick, three months or more would be quite normal — If it weren’t so difficult, why would Feng Jun invite a being above Divine Spirit for help?

Couldn’t find an Out of Body stage or Divine Spirit to solve the problem? Why bother troubling someone above True Lord?

However, Yi Jue shook her head, "It won’t be that long, just wait a bit."

"How is that possible?" Qian Zhong smiled but said no more — you can’t even detect those above Divine Spirit, why say such things?

Yet the development of the matter did indeed slap the face a bit. By noon, the Golden Core defense array suddenly began to weaken, not falling to Mid-Stage Golden Core, but gradually dropping to Initial Golden Core Stage before stopping.

Many cultivators at White Pebble Beach had been watching this change, and when the defensive formation stabilized, first were the Taixu Sect practitioners who loudly asked, "Immortal Yi Jue, Mountain Master Feng’s artifact refining... is it finished?"

Currently, there were nearly three hundred Golden Cores at White Pebble Beach, most were clan practitioners; in fact, their presence already caused a heavy burden on White Pebble Beach’s earth vein. Fortunately, the surrounding land of White Pebble Beach was well developed, still able to divert some people.

However, most Golden Core cultivators could only live in their abodes without daring to activate Golden Core level Spirit Gathering Array — this was unanimously requested by several landlords around, and anyone who dared break the rules would be promptly driven out.

This rule was somewhat unreasonable, but those who could cultivate to Golden Core, were few that lacked intelligence? They knew very well, if the Golden Core abodes were allowed to unrestrictedly activate Spirit Gather Arrays, the earth vein here might... directly collapse.

Essentially, the Golden Core level defense array of the abode isn’t subjected to this limitation, as most of the abode’s defense arrays are powered by Spirit Stones alone. While there are those rooted in earth veins to extract Spiritual Energy in Spirit Gathering Arrays, basically, it’s impossible for abodes to possess it.

For instance, Feng Jun’s manor’s defensive formation is rooted in the earth vein, but this is his main base; not rooting it in the earth vein would be foolish.

However, the journeys are not the same. They are temporary residences while traveling. You never know where you will end up, and randomly rooting in the earth vein, who knows what you’d pick up?

Therefore, most of the Golden Core practitioners at White Pebble Beach can only stay in the Spirit Gathering Array dwellings of the Early Stage of Leaving Dust. When lacking spiritual energy, they either rent caves from others or use the Spirit Restoration Array themselves.

In other words, they are very afraid of Feng Jun. Although White Pebble Beach openly and resolutely supports Feng Jun, there aren’t many people, but almost everyone is willing to be a backup supporter.

Now that they’ve discovered the descent in the level of the manor’s defensive formation, no one dares to rashly probe but instead contacts Yi Jue first to see what she has to say. They have been taught lessons many times before for disbelief.

At this moment, Yi Jue felt justified to disturb Feng Jun, so she sent out a divine sense, "Mountain Master Feng, has it been completed?"

"Finished, just wait a moment," Feng Jun replied with a divine sense. About ten minutes later, Mei Yeyu opened the manor gate, standing in front of Yi Jue and Qian Zhong, "Mountain Master Feng invites the two of you to meet him."

"Not inviting others?" A female cultivator spoke up; it was Yan Yuxi. She was originally mining on the Big Planet, but this time the cultivators were rotated, and she was also transferred back—it’s said she didn’t want to come back, but the Yan Family ordered her to return.

After coming back, she went into seclusion for cultivation, hoping to improve her body and directly break through to the Second Layer of the Golden Core.

She was only alarmed after hearing that Feng Jun was in seclusion for artifact refining. Now, hearing that the seclusion is over but only summoning Yi Jue and Qian Zhong inside, she was dissatisfied, "Mountain Master Feng, my Yan Family has produced an artifact refiner too!"

Out of nine artifact refiners, the Yan Family indeed has one, and it’s a Nascent Soul Artifact Forger.

"Yuxi, you’re my comrade. How could I favor one over the other?" Feng Jun chuckled lightly, "But I just finished refining and need someone to help me test it. If the test is successful, of course, I would announce it to everyone... I also care about face."

This is entirely true. Though Mountain Master Feng is only at the Mid-Stage Golden Core, his presence is significant and influential.

When other Mid-Stage Golden Core practitioners fail in refining, many people aren’t interested in what happened exactly, but if Feng Jun fails in refining, it’s not just others who will inquire meticulously; it will be discussed in high-rank practitioners’ circles, which is embarrassing enough.

However, Yan Yuxi still didn’t believe in these superstitions. Being pampered by her family from childhood, she developed a bit of a temper—she’s recognized as a Nascent Soul Seedling and successfully formed her core before seventy; she feels she’s not much worse than Yi Jue.

Of course, to reach Yi Jue’s height, she still needs some luck from Golden Core First Layer to Ninth Layer, Nascent Soul First Layer to Ninth Layer... Can this all be completed within four hundred years?

No matter what, she feels that she has a life-and-death friendship with Feng Jun, so she didn’t think too much, flashing her body to the manor gate, "I’m about to reach the Second Layer of Golden Core... Don’t forget me when you become rich and noble!"

"Alright, you can come in too," Feng Jun was somewhat helpless. Yan Yuxi is not only the first beauty of Pine Cypress Peak but also experienced life and death struggles with him. He especially liked her unfiltered temper—he always liked straightforward people.

If truth be told, Yu Qingzhu is also straightforward, not hiding anything, but Feng Jun’s impression of her was mainly as a "former goddess." Whether she was cheerful, Feng Jun didn’t know at that time.

In the end, he felt that their personalities weren’t too different, but the state he was in when he met them was different, leading to different feelings.

When he met Yu Qingzhu, he was just a hapless person, but when he met Yan Yuxi, even though he was just at the Eighth Layer of Leaving Dust, weaker than her Ninth Layer, he was already on the rise; everyone knew he was about to soar.

So when they became acquainted, Yan Yuxi looked up to him—this reaction was quite normal.

Feng Jun analyzed the differences between them, but the conclusion made him laugh and cry—it meant the fate between him and Yan Yuxi was deeper.

Absurd? Maybe, but who can clearly explain the concept of destiny?

So when Yan Yuxi insisted on coming in for an explanation, he felt it was tolerable—fighting alongside him in his early difficult days was invaluable friendship, "Alright, you’re coming in too... but no fourth person."

Yi Jue glanced at Yan Yuxi without saying a word—she knew the relationship between Yan Yuxi and Feng Jun.

But she really didn’t see her as a worthy opponent. This was the pride from the first Nascent Soul of Tianqin—want to replace me? You’re welcome, but the issue is... do you have the capability?

As the three entered the manor, many watched in envy, wishing they could switch places, but others almost gritted their teeth to bits, "Three high-rank female cultivators... isn’t it too much?"

Female cultivators are common on the Tianqin Plane, but reaching high ranks is rare—they are often used as cauldrons.

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