Taiheng Palace, Hengming Tower

Xu Guiyuan held a high reputation among Artifact Forging Master, and his announcement of joining immediately attracted a large number of people to join as well.

The remaining few who were hesitant basically agreed after Yang Ning explained the other benefits.

Some people want to join, but they worry that their crafting skills are too low and they might be just there to coast along, and therefore not be able to enjoy the benefits of the Artifact Forging Master Association.

Yang Ning then told them that the association not only needed skilled weapon Artifact Forging Master, but also staff members who knew a little about technology.

Upon hearing that the staff would receive salaries, they joined as well.

As long as the vast majority agreed, the remaining few wouldn't be too stubborn, and so in just one afternoon, all the Artifact Forging Master in the entire hall became members of the Artifact Forging Master Association.

Since they were all cultivating immortality and didn't need to sleep anyway, they stayed up all night to plan out the functional departments for Artifact Forging Master.

The Artifact Forging Master Association is divided into nine departments: Information Department, Technology Department, Assessment Department, Judicial Department, Law Enforcement Department, Legislative Department, Intelligence Department, Circulation Department, and External Affairs Department.

Information Department: Responsible for registering all Artifact Forging Master' information and professional skills, including basic information such as the Artifact Forging Master's name, skills, and level, and updating it at any time.

The Technology Department is responsible for the assessment, certification, and inclusion of technology patents, as well as the collection, summarization, and organization of technologies not currently under patent protection. It is also responsible for protecting and passing on the art and skills of weapon crafting, providing training and instruction in weapon crafting techniques, and organizing skills training, lectures, and seminars for Artifact Forging Master.

Assessment Department: Responsible for assessing and certifying the skills and abilities of Artifact Forging Master, and issuing corresponding badges based on the assessment results. Only those with the corresponding badges can accept weapon refining tasks of the corresponding level.

The Judicial Department: As the highest judicial body for Artifact Forging Master, it is responsible for handling disputes among Artifact Forging Master, adjudicating and protecting their rights.

Law Enforcement Department: As the violent agency of the Artifact Forging Master Association, it is responsible for suppressing and arresting those who infringe upon the rights of members of the Artifact Forging Master Association.

Legislative Department: Responsible for formulating industry laws and standards related to refining, such as the Patent Law and the Company Law.

Intelligence Department: Responsible for collecting and disseminating information and technology related to weapon crafting, providing Artifact Forging Master with the information and technical support they need, and helping Artifact Forging Master understand and master the cutting-edge technologies of weapon crafting.

The Circulation Department is responsible for managing a large number of tools, equipment, and materials related to weapon crafting, so that Artifact Forging Master can easily obtain and use the materials they need.

External Affairs Department: Responsible for liaison Artifact Forging Master and the outside world, including issuing material collection tasks, negotiating weapon refining cooperation, and purchasing weapon refining materials and equipment.

The meeting determined that the president of the Artifact Forging Master Association would be elected and rotated, and established Standing Committee Artifact Forging Master Association, chaired by one of the six rotating presidents, with all department heads and deputy heads serving as members. A standing committee meeting would be held annually to summarize and address association-related issues from the previous year and to develop plans and budgets for the coming year.

The nine departments are set up within the Taiheng Sect. Each department has a division, and each division has a bureau. The bureaus serve all Artifact Forging Master in Taiheng. Therefore, they are set up in every city where Artifact Forging Master gather.

The bureau has established offices, which are the most basic administrative units of the Artifact Forging Master Association. They will be set up in all cities of all countries in Taiheng and will be responsible for contacting refining cooperation and issuing refining tasks. Once mobile phones become more widespread, some offices may be eliminated.

The Artifact Forging Master were initially skeptical, but as departments were established one by one and their functions became clearer, and as they gained a better understanding of the Artifact Forging Master Association, they finally realized that it was truly an organization that served them wholeheartedly.

The enthusiasm for working for others is naturally incomparable to that for working for oneself. As time went by, everyone's emotions became more and more excited, and rules and regulations were formulated one after another.

Even in the task of making mobile phones, skilled Artifact Forging Master were vying to take on the job.

It takes Li Yuan half a day to make a mobile phone, but among these seven thousand people, there are far more skilled than Li Yuan, a Li Yuan -taught Artifact Forging Master. There is Artifact Forging Master named Wei Hui who can make one in half an hour.

I asked him and found out that he was a professional Identity Jade Token maker.

At 10:30 a. m. the next day, after several rounds of research, discussion, comparison and confirmation, no problems were found, and no further details could be thought of to add. The organizational charter of the entire Artifact Forging Master Association was finally finalized.

However, this does not mean that the Artifact Forging Master Association has been established. After all, all Artifact Forging Master belong to the Taiheng Sect, and the Taiheng Sect has not yet given its approval.

At 3:30 PM, after rounds of selection, Li Yuan, the first president of the Artifact Forging Master Association, Xu Guiyuan, the chairman of the Standing Committee, and Yang Ning, the secretary of the Artifact Forging Master Association and chief designer of the Artifact Forging Master Association, boarded the Spirit Artifact bound for Hengming Tower in the Taiheng Palace under the watchful eyes of all the Artifact Forging Master.

Everyone was praying in their hearts, "We must succeed!"

On the fan-shaped Spirit Artifact, Xu Guiyuan sat cross-legged with a calm expression. Although his cultivation level was not high, he had dedicated himself to Taiheng for many years, and even the sect leader treated him with respect.

But Li Yuan and Yang Ning were very nervous; the former was excited and somewhat exhilarated, while the latter was nervous and somewhat apprehensive.

The Spirit Realm can deceive Pill Cultivator, but the Sect Leader is a powerful Spiritual Law Realm expert. Can we fool him?

If it's exposed, then there's only one way...

"Have you met the sect leader? What does he look like? What is his personality like? How should you address him?" Yang Ning asked softly.

"The sect leader's surname is Qu and his given name is Heng. I met him once twenty-four years ago when I participated in the Mountain River Ranking competition. The sect leader is handsome, humble, and very caring towards his disciples. You don't need to be nervous!" Li Yuan whispered.

How could I not be nervous!

But

"The surname Qu, it seems to be a surname from the Northern Plains Xi Kingdom?" Yang Ning knew about this country; it was sandwiched between the Zhao Kingdom and the Yue Kingdom. If the sect leader came from the Northern Plains, wouldn't that mean they were from the same hometown?

"The sect leader is indeed from the Northern Plains!" Li Yuan.

"That's true!" Yang Ning relaxed a little and then asked, "Where is Tian's surname?"

"There are people with the surname Tian in the Tianyi Sect, but we don't have any here!" Li Yuan said.

Xu Guiyuan, standing nearby, chuckled, "Tian Dao Yi's surname isn't actually Tian, but his original name was too gentle. As the eldest disciple, such a name wasn't enough to suppress the other disciples, so he changed it!"

"So that's how it is!" Yang Ning nodded. "I knew it! Who would name their son Tian Dao Yi? Wouldn't they be afraid of not being able to control him?"

If I have the opportunity to become the senior disciple in the future, will the name Yang Ning be sufficient?

If I were to change my name, what would it be? Yang Jian? Yang Guo?

"What was Senior Brother Yizong's name that Tianyi Sect?" Yang Ning asked again.

"Tai Su Yi!" Li Yuan answered.

"E" Taiheng Taiheng, the word "Tai" naturally has a special meaning in the Taiheng Sect, similar to the meaning of the word "Tian" to the Tianyi Sect.

As it turns out, their own senior brother is named Tian Dao Yi, while the other senior brother is named Tai Su Yi, which suggests a bit of a confrontation.

"We've arrived!" Li Yuan said softly.

Yang Ning did not answer, but silently looked ahead.

It was a vast complex of palaces stretching to the horizon, with no end in sight, and no indication of how far or how large they were. The palaces, with their orange bricks and blue tiles, and towering walls, resembled a continuous, undulating sea of waves when viewed from afar.

Above the palace complex, a towering octagonal pagoda, thirty-six stories high and gleaming in gold, soars through the landscape like a golden dragon swimming in a blue sea.

The palace complex is named Taiheng Palace, and it contains top-grade Dao artifacts.

The tower is named Hengming Tower, a celestial artifact!