After seeing it, Keqin had been helpless as well. He had suggested that this old man either go to Wumeng to seek out shamans or head to Three Cultivation Kingdoms to find artifact refiners. But he had made it clear too—those capable of refining a Pingtian Rod were surely cultivators of towering attainment, and the price they demanded... was beyond what this old man could afford! He even doubted that there was still an artifact refiner in this world capable of producing a Pingtian Rod!!!
"As for Wumeng... this old man naturally would not go there lightly!" Elder Ji Lan continued. "And as for the Sword Domain and Three Cultivation Kingdoms, after giving it some thought, I never made the journey either! After all, I could not even produce anything to repay young friend Xiao. How could I possibly satisfy the demands of those artifact refiners?"
"Elder, you should have gone and taken a look..." Zi Ming said regretfully. "You had already gathered nearly all the materials. You were only short of refining it..."
"This old man only said I did not go myself. I never said I had not entrusted others to go!" Elder Ji Lan said with a beaming smile.
"Elder..." Zi Ming drew out her voice, seeming a little coquettishly reproachful.
"Hehe." Elder Ji Lan looked affectionately at Zi Ming, who had sought his guidance in her early years, and smiled. "This old man naturally did not give up. I sent people to the Sword Domain and Three Cultivation Kingdoms many times, and even asked the Elder Shaman of Houtu Village to inquire with the Shaman King on this old man's behalf..."
"I suppose it did not go well either?" Xiao Hua naturally already knew the outcome.
Elder Ji Lan sighed. "Indeed. There was no news at