Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme - Chapter 512

Chapter 512: Chapter 313: Commission_2

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“Master!”

Just as Xu Yang’s treasure refining was complete, a child carved from pink jade and ivory walked into the Essence of Fire Hall, “Someone has sent an invitation wishing to meet with you!”

“Oh?”

Xu Yang’s eyebrows raised with interest as he picked up the invitation presented by Gui Sanqian. He then got up and stepped down from the cloud bed, “It seems a distinguished guest has arrived, let’s go out to meet them.”

With that, he went out of the hall, leaving Gui Sanqian somewhat astonished behind him.

This master of his usually stayed at home, what kind of distinguished guest could make him leave the island to welcome them?

Carrying his surprise, Gui Sanqian followed closely behind Xu Yang to the outside of Lingbao Island, where he saw a person standing quietly, a heroic-looking young man with a straight posture and a dragon-like spine. Although his face was not old, his temples were speckled with white, revealing eyes filled with the colors of life’s hardships and a subtle hint of sorrow and decline.

Xu Yang smiled and stepped forward, “A distinguished guest has come. I apologize for not welcoming you from afar. Please excuse me, Venerable.”

“My friend, you are too serious,”

The visitor shook his head, his slightly decadent face showing a trace of a smile as he humbly said, “It was presumptuous of me, Cangwu, to come without invitation. I am the one who should ask for your forgiveness.”

It was none other than the Integration Great Power renowned throughout the Southern Sea—Venerable Cangwu!

“Ha!”

Xu Yang laughed and with an inviting gesture said, “Would you like to come to the island for a chat?”

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“Please!”

Li Cangwu nodded and, following the footsteps, entered the island.

Soon, they arrived in front of the Essence of Fire Hall.

“Is this the Essence of Fire Hall?”

Looking at the hall built over the Fire Essence Ley Lines, Li Cangwu showed an expression of admiration and turned to Xu Yang, “Back in the day, I was stopped outside Lingbao Island. That Chen Yanqi sat within the array, drawing upon the power of these Fire Essence Ley Lines to bolster the might of the Nine Dragons Array, preventing me from advancing. Yet you managed to break it with a single sword strike, truly shaming me.”

Xu Yang smiled and calmly replied, “The Venerable jests. Although the Nine-Nine Fire Dragon Array was formidable, if you truly wished to take it down, Chen Yanqi wouldn’t have been able to stop you. It was only that the Venerable, out of compassion, did not wish to destroy both him and the Ley Lines, bringing catastrophe upon the creatures of the Southern Sea, that you refrained from making the killing blow.”

“Truly, my friend sees as clearly as a sword penetrates, as if watching fire through crystal!”

Li Cangwu did not deny it, instead complimenting him in return.

Xu Yang smiled faintly and led him into the hall, then got straight to the point, “I wonder what brings the Venerable to this place.”

Clearly, Xu Yang was also somewhat surprised by his visit.

Three months ago, in the battle outside East Lai Island, using the overloaded mecha to launch the Broken Void, he severely injured Old Ghost Jiang from Mysterious Yin Island, causing Li Cangwu, who was also an Integration power and bore past grudges with him, to chase and initiate numerous tumults along the way.

But that wasn’t the point. The question was, what did he want by coming here?

Could it be that he noticed something, or even saw through Xu Yang’s identity?

Unlikely, for on that day, it wasn’t Xu Yang himself who went out, but rather his Yang God controlling the mecha. Moving through the void undetectably—unless one cultivated the Dao of the Void or possessed some treasure for investigation—there’s no way they could trace Xu Yang’s whereabouts.

So, why had he come?

Faced with Xu Yang’s query, Li Cangwu was straightforward, “Cangwu has brashly come to request a favor for an important matter.”

“Oh?”

Xu Yang’s interest was piqued, “May I know what the matter is?”

Li Cangwu smiled and without responding handed over a storage bag, “Take a look for yourself, my friend.”

Xu Yang’s brow furrowed slightly but he still reached out to take the storage bag, opening it to discover its treasures.

“What is this…?”

Looking at the flowing light and exquisite variety of Spiritual Objects inside the storage bag, Xu Yang seemed to guess something and looked up at Li Cangwu.

Li Cangwu explained with a smile, “Two thousand years ago, I went to Central Plains and in the Ancient Secret Realm of the Ten Thousand Star Sea, I found a piece of Star Sovereign Iron. Then I traveled the world, gathering various materials with the intent of refining a Flying Sword.”

“However, I know nothing of the Path of Artifact Refining, and the remote areas I visited were side paths without any Grandmaster of Refinement. As for Central Plains, let’s not even discuss it. Thus, these Spirit Materials have been gathering dust in my possession for a thousand years, until today, when I met you.”

He finished, bowing slightly and earnestly spoke, “As fellow Sword Cultivators, you, my friend, are a genius who is also versed in the Method of Equipment Refinement, specializing in Sword Artifacts. Looking over the Southern Sea, there’s no one who surpasses you. Therefore, I have taken the liberty of coming here to earnestly request that you create a Flying Sword from these materials for me.”

“So that’s the case!”

Understanding the situation, Xu Yang looked at the materials in the storage bag, “This Star Sovereign Iron is a specialty of the Ten Thousand Star Sea. It’s said to only be born within the core of stars; indeed, it is superior Spirit Material for refining Sword Artifacts. And with all these auxiliary materials, it’s more than enough to forge a middle-grade Flying Sword of Superior Immortal Spirit level.”

“No matter how good the material is, without exceptional artisanship, it’s hard to create something great!”

Li Cangwu looked at Xu Yang with a sincere expression, “Would you be willing to lend your assistance, fellow Daoist?”

Xu Yang smiled, “Since Venerable trusts my skills and entrusts me with such a valuable treasure, how could I possibly refuse?”

These words made Li Cangwu’s face show joy, “I’ve long heard that fellow Daoist loves swords and is even more passionate about sword crafting. Today’s sword has indeed lived up to its reputation. This Star Sovereign Iron is quite substantial and I’ve also collected a bunch of high-tier spirit materials. It should be possible to craft two Flying Swords. I propose using one of them as compensation for your sword-crafting efforts. What do you say?”

Xu Yang shook his head, noncommittal, “How can we talk about compensation if the sword isn’t crafted yet. I wonder if you have any particular design in mind? I also need to follow the proper steps.”

“This…” Li Cangwu hesitated for a moment, then gave a wry smile, “To not conceal the truth from you, Flying Swords are rare, and even more so are the techniques to craft them. I’ve spent a thousand years wandering the world, collecting from all corners, and only secured a fifth-rank treasure technique. It’s not specialized in Sword Artifacts, but it does include a technique for them.”

Having said that, he took out a jade slip and passed it to Xu Yang.

Xu Yang took it, his Divine Consciousness swept over it, and he immediately shook his head saying, “Although this Refining Treasures technique does have its unique aspects, it truly doesn’t match this Star Sovereign Iron.”

“I’m aware,” Li Cangwu said with a wry smile, “But sword crafting techniques are indeed difficult to come by, to say nothing of sixth-rank, mid-grade Immortal Spirit Swords. Even in the Northern Domain’s Central Plains, among the major Sacred Places, they’re a closely guarded secret. I really…”

Xu Yang understood and said with a light laugh, “If Venerable trusts me, my Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion does possess a sword crafting technique that is worthy of this Star Sovereign Iron and would perfectly suit Venerable’s Thunderstrike Heavenly Sword method!”

“Hmm?”

Li Cangwu’s eyes sharpened with a hint of surprise and suspicion.

Xu Yang, however, was unconcerned and looked at him with a light smile, “Do you trust me, Venerable?”

“…”

After a moment of silence, Li Cangwu burst into laughter, “Then I’ll have to trouble fellow Daoist with this matter!”

“Oh?”

Xu Yang smiled, his eyes sparkling perfectly, “Venerable is not worried that this might be a plot or scheme?”

“I believe that with fellow Daoist’s bearing, you’re definitely not that sort of despicable person!”

Li Cangwu shook his head with a calm smile, “And after all, a mere Li Cangwu is hardly worth such elaborate schemes by others.”

“Haha, fellow Daoist is truly carefree!”

Hearing this, Xu Yang also smiled, changing his manner of address, “Since fellow Daoist has such trust in me, I will do my utmost. Within my Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion, there’s a sixth-rank Sword Artifact technique called Heavenly Thunder Double Swords. Would you like me to craft it for you?”

“Heavenly Thunder Double Swords?”

Li Cangwu’s eyes grew bright, and then shone with excitement, “Could fellow Daoist introduce me to it?”

Xu Yang smiled, raised a hand and spirits of the void suddenly materialized, forming the ghostly shadows of a pair of Sword Artifacts.

“This is a sixth-rank sword crafting technique I’ve acquired from an ancient legacy!”

“The sword named Heavenly Strike represents the force of heaven, capable of harnessing the Heavenly Earth Prime Spirit, allowing the unification of man and sword, Unity of Heaven and Man, and enhancing the power of the sword’s might and the technique itself!”

“The sword named Thunderflame represents the force of thunder, able to draw forth Heavenly Thunder Earthly Fire, synergizing with the might of the Heavenly Sword. The combined force is overwhelming, burning in all directions. When the swords unite, heaven and earth quake, thunder and fire strike simultaneously, making Ghost Gods tremble and Evil Demons flee in defeat!”

“At their highest, the swords are of the sixth rank, capable of both separation and unity, moving according to one’s will. They are best wielded by two Sword Cultivators attuned to each other, hearts as one, Divine Sword unified, achieving the power of integration. It’s audacious to say they could break through the seventh-rank boundary, reaching the tier of Superior Immortal Spirits, but among sixth-rank Flying Swords, they are undoubtedly top-tier.”

Xu Yang explained the construction of the Heavenly Thunder Double Swords in the void, then turned to the astonished Li Cangwu, “What do you think, fellow Daoist?”

“This…”

Li Cangwu stood there in shock for a long time before regaining his senses, looking at Xu Yang with a mixture of surprise and elation, “Coming to visit fellow Daoist today is truly one of the greatest fortunes of my life. This Star Sovereign Iron, I entrust it to you, fellow Daoist!”

Xu Yang smiled, then asked, “When does fellow Daoist plan to collect the sword?”

“This…”

Li Cangwu was taken aback, somewhat unsure, “It depends entirely on fellow Daoist, but preferably within a hundred years, otherwise the situation in the Southern Sea might change.”

Xu Yang nodded, laughing lightly, “If that’s the case, we might as well start now. Three months should be enough time.”

“Ah!?”

Hearing these words, Li Cangwu stood frozen in place, his eyes full of astounded disbelief.