"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Huang, Fellow Daoist Qi, Fellow Daoist Li..."
"All those named above have passed the formal assessment and the Grandmaster Artisans' review, earning the right to be conferred the title of Grand Artisan by our sect. We now issue your credentials and enter your names into the register to mark this solemn occasion!"
A steward of the Creation Sect held a golden register in both hands and stood below the dais in the great hall, announcing the names on the list in a ringing voice.
The dust had settled, bringing joy to some and sorrow to others.
Yet almost everyone accepted and approved of the list. After all, they knew that every person who could pass such an assessment was far from ordinary.
"In ten years... we'll be back!"
Those who felt they had lost only by a hair naturally refused to accept defeat. Like the unsuccessful candidates before them, they would repeat the struggle to win this title.
"Will the newly appointed Grand Artisans please remain for an audience with the Great Elder."
Soon afterward, sixteen newly appointed Grand Artisans stayed behind to formally meet Great Elder Shen.
They were to receive their Grand Artisan credentials and instructions on overseeing their spirit peak blessed lands in the future.
The Grand Artisan credentials granted rights of communication and passage, as well as permission to trade with all forces under the Creation Sect. They entitled the holder to purchase every commodity within the corresponding grade, making them quite valuable.
What everyone present anticipated even more, however, was the blessed land the Creation Sect would bestow upon them.
It would be a middle-grade blessed land suitable for someone at Core Formation.
"Grand Artisan is, in fact, also a territorial title within our sect. As mentioned earlier, you will receive a