Green Luo, Rosy Dawn Peak.
Firelight soared above the peak all day long, staining the clouds crimson. At its summit stood the magnificent vermilion Flame-Walking Hall. From its entrance, one could look down over the Fire-Waiting Hall below, where numerous artifact workshops and refining furnaces stood in rows, drawing upon underground fire.
The former Forge Rectitude workshop had already been incorporated into this peak. Radiance filled its interior, and the Bright Sun Furnace was operating at full strength, rolling crimson flames continually tempering artifacts.
Beside the furnace stood a young man with exceptionally bright eyes, handsome features, and a lively air. He wore a white robe patterned with clouds, with a Red Jade Mallet hanging at his waist. He was Wang Cheng Yan.
He was now the busiest person on the peak. Almost every day, he had several artifact blanks to tend to, making not only artifacts for the sect's disciples but also many destined for sale beyond the mountain.
Across several commanderies of Heaven Province, the sect was regarded as the foremost sacred ground for artifact refining. It sold standardized magical artifacts and accepted custom commissions, drawing many cultivators who had heard of its reputation.
Wang Cheng Yan watched the crimson flames in the furnace with unwavering concentration. He activated his immortal foundation, and purple primal fire leaped up, spreading an aura of maintaining order and imparting instruction as the artifact blanks gradually took shape.
They were a pair of dark-gold Twin Maces, square and four-sided, engraved with arcane patterns of azure skies and mountains, their radiance flowing.
The spirit treasures used were all of the Qi Refining grade, but the refining technique was exceptionally sophisticated. With wu earth and victory gold as their foundation, they were engraved with twelve minor formations that provided bursts of power and increased