The news that a Heavenly Being had appeared in the Origin Sect, and the impact of the phenomena that followed, had yet to settle.
Then another bombshell dropped.
It shook all of Great Zhao.
Tomorrow, Qin Shujian would publicly refine Liangshan City into a Dao artifact. Anyone who wanted to watch had to submit one ninth-rank material.
As soon as this news spread,
the Forge Masters of Great Zhao all went wild.
Refining a Dao artifact!
For a Forge Master, that was the highest glory.
And refining an entire city into a Dao artifact was utterly unheard of.
Had anyone else spread such news, no one would have believed it. Everyone who heard it would have scoffed.
But Qin Shujian was different.
Great Zhao's first artificially refined Dao artifact had come from his hands.
As one of the Human Race's foremost Forging Masters, Qin Shujian commanded immense respect.
After all,
to Forge Masters, Qin Shujian's reputation as the strongest expert in the cultivation world was less impressive than his standing as a top Forging Master.
One Forging Master sighed. "If Qin Shujian really refines Liangshan City into a Dao artifact, won't that make him the Human Race's foremost Forging Master?"
The moment those words were spoken,
they swept far and wide.
The Human Race's foremost Forging Master—that was an immense honor.
Whatever the title, attaching "foremost" to it lent it tremendous weight.
The strongest expert in the cultivation world!
The Human Race's foremost Forging Master!
If both titles belonged to one person, anyone would be astounded.
As the news spread,
all the families and sects of Forge Masters, along with unaffiliated Forge Masters, rushed impatiently toward Liangshan City.
Ninth-rank materials were precious.
But anyone with some strength could obtain one without too much difficulty.
After all, materials were only materials.