Artifact Refining and Zheng

Guen didn't leave Thunder Mountain right away. Instead, he made another trip to Venerable Tanshi's palace. Venerable Tanshi was exploring a Cosmic Secret Realm. After all, the Headless Energy Body had kept the Pantheon sealed for so long, and all the materials it possessed had been nurtured by itself. Some materials simply couldn't be replaced, so Guen had to search for them. Fortunately, the Cosmic Secret Realm where Venerable Tanshi was had traces of several of the materials.

"These rumored materials are all in dangerous places. If I retrieve them for you, you'll have to trade precious treasures for them," Venerable Tanshi said hoarsely. "You can manage that with a few trips to the Primal Stars."

"Teacher, you need precious treasures?" Guen wasn't surprised. Though they were meant for forging precious treasures, they were mostly primary materials. With enough of them, the exchange was fair.

"Your Eldest Senior Brother has gained some insight into artifact refining. I want him to try dismantling precious treasures. Forging is one approach; dismantling is another. Some precious treasures on the Primal Stars are unusual, and dismantling them will yield better results." Venerable Tanshi explained briefly. "I heard you've run into some trouble?"

"Just a few jealous people."

Guen knew what Venerable Tanshi meant. He oversaw such a vast number of Universe Nations that he simply didn't have enough people, so he'd applied to the human leadership to let him preside over five of every hundred Genius Tournaments. Guen was willing to compromise on the total number he would oversee, rather than accept the three assigned from above. Even three had upset many Universe Venerables who were waiting for their turn. Once they reached the Universe Venerable realm, many began to stagnate. Naturally, they valued any path that could bring them sufficient resources, so they