Lingyun An Gifts a Shield
After standing there in a daze for a moment, Ling Pengyun was reminded by an elder in the group to catch up so as not to get separated from the crowd.
The thirty members of the Ling Clan Lineage who came this time were arranged by Ling Yunhong to stay in the shops owned by the Lingxiao Treasure Pavilion and the Lingxiao Talisman Pavilion.
Although these two shops don't have many rooms, you can still manage to settle down by sleeping on the floor.
As for the inns in the market, the Spirit Stone required are too expensive, and the supply cannot meet the demand.
Many impoverished independent Rogue Cultivator sleep in tents set up by the roadside.
Such a situation would not be possible under normal circumstances, but now that there is war, there are too many cultivators in the market, and there are not enough empty inns in the market, so the Hundred Spirits Sect has tacitly allowed people to sleep on the street.
After settling the thirty Qi Refining clan members who were going to participate in the battle, Ling Yunhong, as the Clan Head, waited for three days. At noon one day, he went to a teahouse to meet with the Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the other four Foundation Establishment Family in Huai River County. Together they went to Huai River Prefecture, which was in charge of market affairs.
Huai River Prefecture was established by the Hundred Spirits Sect, and on ordinary days, the disciples of the Hundred Spirits Sect in Huai River Prefecture were in charge of the affairs of the market.
In this time of war preparedness, Huai River Prefecture has been designated as a temporary strategic deployment site by the Hundred Spirits Sect.
Dozens of the Foundation Establishment Family from ten prefectures in Ning and Jing provinces under the Hundred Spirits Sect must gather in groups by prefecture before they can go to Huai River Prefecture to receive missions for the Demon Extermination War.
There are rewards for completing the task.
Failure to complete the task will result in the Hundred Spirits Sect reclaiming the Spirit Vein of each Lineage as punishment.
Resisting the mission will directly result in the extermination of the demon.
The five Foundation Establishment Family of Huai River County had already agreed not to participate in frontline combat, so they accepted a relatively simple task.
The mission is to conquer a Second Grade Middle Rank Spirit Vein, located 5,000 miles away, between May 1st and May 5th, which is currently occupied by four Foundation Establishment Realm Stone Armor Ape and over 700 Qi Refining Stone Armor Ape.
After seizing this Spirit Vein, it became part of the Hundred Spirits Sect Spirit Vein, with the Five Great Clans acting as its henchmen.
If the task is completed within the specified time, each of the Five Great Clans will receive one thousand Sect Contribution Points. If the task is failed, each Lineage will lose ownership of a First-Tier Superior-Grade Spirit Vein in the territory.
The five families of Huai River County were quite confident about this task; otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen it.
As the day of departure drew closer, more and more cultivators poured into the Huai River Market Town.
With a major battle imminent, most cultivators with some spare money will buy a few spiritual items to protect themselves.
This has led to a significant increase in business for shops selling spiritual items within the market, especially for elixirs, Spirit Talisman Cave, and Law Artifact artifacts, which are selling extremely well.
The Ling Clan's Talisman Pavilion and Hundred Treasures Pavilion both possessed one of these three popular spiritual items. Because of their excellent quality, the influx of cultivators into the market allowed the Ling Clan to make a fortune.
In order to earn more Spirit Stone by selling spiritual items before and during the Demon Extermination War, the Ling Clan Lineage long ago dispatched Ling Yun'an, the tenth elder of the Yun Generation, First Rank Middle Grade Alchemist, and Ling Yun'an, Artifact Refiner, to the Huai River Market Town.
Together with Ling Yunfeng, Third Elder First-Tier Superior-Grade Talisman Crafter who has been stationed in Huai River Market Town for many Lineage, they refined three kinds of spiritual items: pills, Law Artifact, and Spirit Talisman Cave to fill the gaps in the two shops that the Lineage had opened in the market.
To provide these three money-making machines with a sufficiently quiet environment, Ling Yunhong specially rented a spacious and quiet room for each of them in an inn called "Peaceful Residence Inn" in the market area to refine spiritual items.
Because the Clan Head, Ling Yunhong, had not had anyone to teach Ling Pengyun, a promising weapon refiner whom the Lineage was focusing on cultivating, for a few days, he sent Ling Pengyun to observe weapon refining next to Ling Yun'an, a First Rank Middle Grade Artifact Refiner.
As for why the Lineage didn't allow Ling Pengyun to refine weapons during this demon-slaying period, it's quite simple. The family has a large stock of First Rank Low Grade Law Artifact. The Azure Bamboo Sword that Ling Pengyun refined a few years ago haven't sold many of them in recent years.
First Rank Low Grade- level magic Law Artifact are, after all, the lowest-level Law Artifact, so it's normal for them to have poor sales.
Only First Rank Low Grade defensive Law Artifact sell relatively well, and even some Qi Rogue Cultivator Qi Training Middle Stage with limited funds will buy them.
However, Ling Peng's success rate in forging Round Iron Shield was not high, only 40%, barely enough to break even.
Under these circumstances, rather than having Ling Pengyun, one of the few Qi Training Late Stage cultivators in the Lineage, stay in the market to refine weapons, it would be better to send him to join the Demon Extermination War.
This will not only enhance the strength of the Lineage team Demon Extermination War, but also increase Ling Pengyun's combat experience and provide him with valuable training.
Inside a large, quiet room at Peaceful Residence Inn.
Ling Pengyun held his breath, his eyes fixed on the process of a red-faced, white-haired old man beside him using a red Refining Furnace to forge a magical Law Artifact, not daring to miss a single detail.
After about half an incense stick's time, the red-faced old man quickly made a finger gesture and pondered for a moment.
"Freeze!"
Immediately afterwards, a surge of spiritual energy suddenly appeared within the Refining Furnace.
The next moment, the red-faced old man waved his arm and used his Object Manipulation Technique to lift the furnace lid, taking out a round magic shield with extremely bright spiritual patterns and a blue body from the Refining Furnace.
"Hahaha, a top-quality First-Tier Superior-Grade Mystic Water Shield."
The red-faced old man took out the blue magic shield and burst into laughter.
Upon hearing the red-faced old man's mutterings, Ling Pengyun's expression shifted slightly. He looked at the newly forged magic shield and was startled to see the spiritual patterns on it flashing unusually.
Then, a look of joy appeared on his face as he cupped his hands and addressed the red-faced old man beside him.
"Congratulations to the Eighth Grandfather for crafting such a high-quality First-Tier Superior-Grade Mystic Water Shield. In less than ten days, the Eighth Grandfather will surely become the second First-Tier Superior-Grade Artifact Refiner in the history of our Ling Clan."
The red-faced old man was named Ling Yun'an. He was the eighth in the Yun Generation and the first First Rank Middle Grade Artifact Refiner since the founding of the Ling Clan clan.
As for the title of the first First-Tier Superior-Grade Artifact Refiner in the history of the Ling Clan family, it was snatched away by Ling Yunhong, who had a cultivation Foundation Establishment Realm of Foundation Establishment and a strong Divine Sense.
Ling Pengyun's congratulatory remarks are based on common sense about weapon crafting.
Only Law Artifact with extremely high skill and a bit of luck can forge a top-grade First-Tier Superior-Grade Law Artifact.
Hearing Ling Pengyun's congratulatory words, Ling Yun'an was overjoyed, and his smile broadened. In his delight, he waved and handed the freshly forged high-quality Mystic Water Shield to Ling Pengyun, saying with a smile, "Hahaha, I love hearing what you say, kid. I'll give you this first high-quality Mystic Water Shield that I've ever forged."
Seeing Ling Yun'an's gesture of giving away the shield, Ling Pengyun, though very eager for the top-quality First-Tier Superior-Grade Mystic Water Shield, dared not accept it.