The Great Martial Saint!

Chapter 976 Transaction Commitment, Future Direction

"Lord Chen, I apologize for the poor hospitality." Outside the rocky cave, Mo Sidao greeted Chen Ping'an with a warm smile.

"Master Mo, you're too kind," Chen Ping'an replied with a smile.

Today's trip went smoothly and successfully, and he was in a good mood.

"We'll talk again another day, and I'll make sure Lord Chen has a good time," Mo Sidao said, stroking his beard. His attitude was noticeably more friendly than before.

"Then I, Chen, will thank Master Mo in advance," Chen Ping'an said with a smile.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chen Ping'an smiled and left.

"Master Mo, then I'll have to trouble you."

Mo Sidao cupped his hands in farewell, watching Chen Ping'an's figure disappear into the distance until it vanished from his sight.

The young man stood respectfully to the side, his mind racing. His master held a lofty position, and he had never seen his master act like this before, personally seeing him off and even escorting him to the cave entrance.

It's unclear what the two of them discussed during his absence.

"Chen Ping'an"

Mo Sidao watched Chen Ping'an's figure disappear into the rippling blue water, his eyes sharp and piercing.

Unexpectedly, the renowned prodigy Chen Ping'an, the valiant swordsman, personally came to visit.

By a twist of fate, it also resolved a long-standing worry of his.

"Let's go, Jiefu."

Mo Sidao withdrew his gaze, called out to his disciple, and then walked back to his cave.

As for why Chen Ping'an came to Bicang when he first took charge of Beishan, it was because of this.

Considering the situation in Bi Cang, the answer is probably self-evident.

As we left Master Mo's cave, it was already approaching evening.

The setting sun casts a crimson glow on the lake's surface, creating a shimmering, picturesque scene.

In the distance, on the shore of Bixin Lake, a lively and festive atmosphere filled the air, and the tourists seemed to enjoy themselves immensely.

Chen Ping'an sensed the surroundings with his divine sense and took in the entire scene around him.

Having just completed a transaction, he was in an extremely cheerful mood, and his expression showed a rare hint of carefree joy.

transaction.

It was indeed a transaction.

His purpose in coming here was to ask Master Mo to forge and refine his sword, the Heavenly Meteor Frost Blade, to the level of a great treasure.

Thus, his weapons and protective treasures were finally secured.

Ordinary treasures, though not particularly rare to him now, could be easily obtained if he set his mind to them.

However, it is still quite rare to find a precious sword that can be used in practice and whose origin can be traced.

Moreover, objectively speaking, an ordinary treasure is enough to support a senior cultivator at the second realm.

In other words, this forging is now complete, enough for him to use openly for quite some time.

In addition, the several treasures he obtained from Gu Yueyan, such as the Black Whirlwind Cloak and the Dark Moon Wheel, when combined, are enough to support his overt system framework.

This was his expectation for the trip. He had also prepared everything he needed to invite Master Dongmo to publish a book.

After all, forging and refining, unlike direct purchase or auction competition, has a greater room for adjustment, and is close to a customized state of forging from scratch.

Unexpectedly, the actual results exceeded expectations.

"I have a secret refining method that can greatly improve the grade of precious treasures. However, this method comes at a great cost and requires a lot of effort and energy, and will deplete my essence. Even with my abilities, it would be difficult to use it a second time within sixty years."

Inside the rocky cave, Mo Sidao's words seemed to still echo in his ears.

This method is rare and effective, but comes at a great cost.

Mo Sidao's meaning was extremely clear. But since Mo Sidao was willing to say it, it certainly wasn't without reason.

"What price do you want, Master Mo? Please speak freely. I, Chen, will certainly not let Master Mo pay for nothing."

Chen Ping'an spoke frankly, without beating around the bush or going back and forth.

"Lord Chen is very generous." Mo Sidao's face showed a smile. "I would like a promise from Lord Chen."

"promise?"

"Lord Chen is a peerless genius with an unfathomable future. If I could obtain a promise from you, I would be willing to use my secret techniques to refine and upgrade your treasure, thus elevating its grade." Mo Sidao's eyes shone brightly, making him appear several years younger.

"Promises made out of personal relationships".

Chen Pingan smiled and shook his head.

Mo Sidao does understand the principles of long-term investment.

Everyone says that Mo Sidao has an eccentric temper and is difficult to get along with. But today, I haven't experienced that at all. After all the interactions, I feel right at home.

It has to be said that once this prestige and status are established, many things become much simpler to handle.

For the same kind of thing, without the backing of a reputation, the process of probing before and after, weighing and negotiating with each other, and finally exchanging prices, is a troublesome affair even if the other party is willing to make a move.

However, with the reputation of a prodigy and the experience he has accumulated along the way as a guarantee, simply stating his name is enough for the other party to know everything. In addition, the unique privileges and natural aura of being a prodigy also made a blacksmithing master like Mo Sidao want to befriend him.

To be precise, he should be a top genius on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, the seventh on the Hidden Dragon List, a top-tier prodigy who reached the realm of martial arts prowess at the age of twenty-nine!

With such talent and ability, as long as they don't perish halfway through their journey, or experience major upheavals that cause mental blockages, their future achievements will certainly not stop here.

Given time, his position as a master of the Heavenly Realm is almost a certainty.

Even someone like Mo Sidao would be tempted to befriend a future Celestial Master.

If it succeeds, this investment will undoubtedly be extremely worthwhile.

However, all investments inevitably involve risks.

Even in a transaction like Mo Sidao's, risks cannot be denied. After all, the road ahead is long, and no one can predict the future.

If one's future could be determined by one's natural talents, then many things would no longer need to be done.

Even if one is exceptionally talented and has a bright future, the path ahead is fraught with danger, and one could very well perish one day.

He may not live to see the day when he achieves the highest level of cultivation.

but

Chen Ping'an, as the person involved, was fully aware of the matter.

"A Grand Cultivation of Celestial Beings?"

Chen Ping'an smiled, then transformed into a rainbow and disappeared into the horizon.

Mo Sidao was willing to lend a hand and use his secret refining method to refine and enhance the Heavenly Meteor Frost Star Blade for him.

This is naturally a good thing for Chen Ping'an.

Given his current progress, an ordinary treasure might not last him long. Even if he makes progress openly and slows down appropriately, it would only take a few years at most.

But if I could improve my rank and take a few more steps, then I might be able to spend more time with him.

Furthermore, with powerful and reliable support, his combat strength can be further enhanced at crucial moments, which is quite predictable.

In this transaction, Mo Sidao obtained a favor from Chen Ping'an by offering to use his secret refining method to significantly enhance the Heavenly Meteor Frost Star Blade.

Furthermore, all auxiliary materials and spiritual water used in this forging and refining process will be provided by Mo Sidao, and the corresponding forging costs will also be waived in full.

Chen Ping'an only needs to provide the main forging materials.

After leaving behind two fourth-tier treasure mines, the deal was truly finalized.

Next, all that's left is to wait for news from Mo Sidao.

According to Mo Sidao, the secret refining method comes at a considerable cost, and this forging process should take a long time. The exact time will depend on the actual circumstances.

There's a significant difference between smooth sailing and rough sailing.

Mo Sidao has been in charge of Bi Cang for many years; he wouldn't do something to ruin his reputation. Chen Ping'an was relatively confident about this refining and forging process.

In addition, there are extra favors and benefits involved, which can be said to be even more effective than ordinary spiritual offerings.

After all, Chen Ping'an agreed to the transaction on the condition that the secret forging process would be successful.

As for the favor that Mo Sidao wanted, Chen Ping'an had discussed the specifics of it beforehand.

This favor will not shake Chen Ping'an's stance and decision; he will provide assistance to the best of his ability.

According to Mo Sidao, he will not use this promise in the short term.

From his few words, Chen Ping'an deduced that this promise of favor might be related to Mo Sidao's background and the Forging Alliance.

"The Forging Alliance?"

Chen Ping'an suddenly remembered that he still had a chance to forge a precious treasure from the Forging Alliance and the Hundred Refinements Pavilion.

Now that we've connected with Mo Sidao, this treasure forging slot doesn't seem to be of much use.

If only I had the chance to forge a top-tier treasure.

Chen Ping'an pondered for a moment.

The Forging Alliance, as a super-large alliance power in the Northern Territory, has master craftsmen capable of forging top-tier treasures.

Many top-tier treasures are still renowned in the Northern Territory, playing a significant role in the power struggles of various factions. These top-tier treasures are so named because they possess extraordinary and divine power, far surpassing the capabilities of ordinary or even high-quality treasures.

Those who can wield top-tier treasures are generally renowned figures, like the Great Celestials of the Four Realms, whose fame is as illustrious as the sun.

Without background considerations, even for a master cultivator like a Celestial Being, only the very top-tier individuals could possibly possess such a skill.

People like Wen Tianfu, the head of the Crimson Gold Sect, and He Xinchen have never had top-tier treasures protecting them.

However, the twin swords in his hands, the Silent Luminous Blade, are also top-grade treasures.

With their combined efforts, the quality approaches that of top-tier treasures.

Mo Sidao should have a background in the Forging Alliance and the Hundred Refinements Pavilion. If there are no surprises, this favor should be related to the Hundred Refinements Pavilion.

He still holds considerable control over this deal.

Under these circumstances, Chen Ping'an was not afraid of Mo Sidao playing any word games.

Back at Qingchi Courtyard, Chen Ping'an was in a good mood.

He gently raised his hand, and a beautiful purple-blue flower appeared before him.

This purple-blue flower was a key spiritual item he had previously ordered from a shop in Yifangbaoge and acquired on his way back, as he intended to use it to concoct the Hundred Poisons Water.

In recent days, he has been using an alias to contact various small trading meetings and business channels, and has also acquired the secret formula for preparing the poison.

Compared to alchemy and medicine making, the process of preparing poison is much simpler.

He had previously received considerable knowledge of poison techniques from Lan Yingying and had experience in refining poison resistance and barrier-avoiding waters. Now that his cultivation level had improved, controlling and adjusting these techniques with his divine soul was not a difficult task.

In the past few days, he has collected a lot of auxiliary materials and spiritual items. Now, with the addition of this purple-green flower, the corresponding resources and materials are almost ready.

Once the secret formula has been thoroughly studied and the medicinal properties have been analyzed, the preparation of the poison can begin.

Once such a transfer is successful even once, the subsequent path can be considered to be on the right track.

What is needed to support this is nothing more than financial resources.

However, with the previous gains from the White Bone Grand Repair and Red Lotus Town Mountain, a little financial resources were nothing to Chen Ping'an.

Nowadays, as long as he doesn't seek top-tier treasures or spiritual objects, his expenses are hardly a serious blow.

This is largely because, along the way, the pursuit of key resources has primarily involved obtaining them for free.

Previous treasures such as the True Skill Scroll, Dual Cultivation Technique, Guanghan Sword Technique, Top Secret Technique, Avici Thunder Sound, Yin Bone Flame Technique, Soul Suppression Technique, as well as spiritual objects of heaven and earth, Yin-Yang Dew, Golden Crown Feathered Sparrow, Bloodline True Blood, and even treasures like Yin Jade Bone Wings and White Bone Puppet, as well as subsequent refinement and modification, did not consume too much of his energy.

Thinking about it carefully, I've had quite a few helpful people along the way.

"Gu Qingcheng, Hua Ruyue, Qu Feiyan," Chen Ping'an's eyes flashed as one figure after another appeared.

Even earlier treasures like the Snow Spirit Leaf and the Poison Dao inheritance were acquired by him through extremely low-value transactions.

All the prices were barely the bottom price.

Chen Ping'an's mind stirred slightly, and he remembered the woman standing in the forest, smiling sweetly, as beautiful as a star or the moon.

Strangely enough, the two had only met once, but they seemed to get along quite well.

The Azure Dragon of yesteryear had only exchanged a few words, but by the time they parted, there was a hint of familiarity between them.

"Yunya is looking forward to your gift, sir."

As they parted, the other person's voice came from the woods. Turning around, they saw a beautiful woman smiling sweetly, her clear eyes like stars and the moon.

"If we meet again next time, I'll have to prepare a gift for you," Chen Ping'an said with a slight smile, pondering to himself.

At that time, the other party intended to give him the Snow Spirit Leaf as a gift for their first meeting. However, considering the cause and effect behind it, he declined the gift by saying something to the effect of the gift being given.

Since it is a gift to exchange upon meeting, it is only right that they should be given to each other; how can it be a one-sided gift?

The other person had bright eyes and sized him up for a while before finally agreeing.

In this situation, the agreement was reached in a brief conversation.

If the two meet again, they should exchange gifts.

Chen Ping'an had prepared a gift for the meeting, and had selected a few items.

However, the specific value is somewhat difficult to grasp, so it has not been determined for the time being.

Since it is a matter of acquaintance and a gift exchanged upon meeting, the value of the gifts exchanged between the two people should be equal.

Even if there are some deviations, the difference should not be too large.

This refers to social interaction and the exchange of favors.

Judging from the other party's previous generosity, the gift they bring next time we meet will likely be substantial. If they are planning to, the gift won't be too ordinary in value.

Chen Ping'an's gaze sharpened slightly as he thought of something.

Speaking of which, I wonder if it's true or not that the other party said they have a treasured scroll of swordsmanship at home.

Judging from the first impression, the other party is unlikely to be lying; it must be true.

“It contains a treasured scroll on the art of the sword.” Chen Ping’an’s gaze shifted, and he made a judgment in his mind.

In Yun Ya's home, there must be at least one ancestor at the Celestial Realm level who is in charge.

Even among celestial beings, the True Skill Scroll is extremely rare.

Even if ordinary celestial beings possess genuine skill scrolls, they use them for cultivation, not to preserve them.

Not to mention keeping it at home as a treasured possession.

A complete and profound manual of martial arts techniques is kept as a reserve and treasured item at home, which means that such an item is not an urgent necessity.

This is the margin for error for a power, and also a reflection of its underlying strength.

By observing only a small part, one can glimpse the underlying background and significance of a story.

"The land of Beihai, undergoing major background renovation"

Chen Ping'an had a slight thought, but then stopped considering it.

Today, ordinary cultivators of the Celestial Realm no longer arouse his fear.

He didn't delve too much into Yun Ya's family background.

Compared to his family background, he was more interested in that precious scroll of swordsmanship.

The other party had said that he would invite him to his home and that he would be treated to a precious scroll and invited him to take a look.

Under normal circumstances, if one only observes it once, it is naturally difficult to begin practicing a true skill manual.

The precious scrolls are obscure and profound; no matter how talented one is, it is impossible to fully understand them after just one reading.

Can.

If you can persuade the other party, or even offer a price to get him to study some of it, then by relying on the essence of the panel, you can truly master this precious skill manual through further study!

The only difference between this and a complete inheritance is that it takes him a little more time.

Chen Ping'an had high expectations for the Sword Dao Treasure Scroll. Lost in thought, he also thought of Lan Yingjun. He wondered how the girl was doing now, after their parting at Xuanling.

Previously, Qianlong updated its rankings, but the opponent's rankings remained unchanged.

However, judging from her combat strength at that time, her actual ranking was probably far higher than the one on the Hidden Dragon List.

"Qu Feiyan, Lan Yingjun, and..."

Sure enough, the Hidden Dragon Ranking is becoming increasingly unreliable.

The ranking of potential top talents should only be used as a reference. It would be ridiculous to believe everything you read.

I've heard that the Hidden Dragon List includes an even more prestigious Ranking of Successors; I vaguely recall hearing a few words about it at a previous meeting. I wonder...

Amidst the swirling purple and blue light of the flower, Chen Ping'an was filled with many thoughts. These thoughts, seemingly long, actually arrived in an instant, lasting only a moment in reality.

After putting away the purple and blue flowers, he examined the cold water he had previously purchased, as well as the small bottle of Ice Soul Cold Water he had obtained from Master Gu.

Although commerce flourished in Bi Cang Prefecture, its scale was ultimately limited. He was unwilling to make a big fuss, so the amount of cold water he had previously raised and purchased was not large.

There are still many gaps in the process of refining the deep-sea pearl for actual combat.

Even if he replenishes the Hundred Poisons Water and then dilutes it with Ice Soul Cold Water, he will still need to continue purchasing it.

"The task is arduous and the road ahead is long."

Chen Ping'an sighed and put away the things in front of him.

Poisonous Water, Cold Water

The preparation, refining, trading, and purchasing all require him to expend energy and plan carefully.

Fortunately, these were just spare moments in his practice, and his dedication to them did not affect his cultivation.

In this way, we can proceed gradually.

Furthermore, once the Hundred Poisons Water and Cold Water are added, the power of this Deep Sea Pearl can be expected to be unleashed.

It should be able to provide considerable assistance at the major repair level!

"We've already figured out how to make the Hundred Poisons Water and the Cold Water. In addition, we've also acquired the Yin Soul Jade, which is needed to attract the Yin Bone Netherfire. The only thing we're missing now is Yin Wind Sand. We'll search for it again in Bi Cang Prefecture City these next few days. If we can gather everything we need in one go, then we'll have all the external conditions for the Yin Bone Netherfire."

"Once the Netherfire is formed, even a Celestial Realm cultivator would feel a chill run down their spine!"

In the following days, Chen Ping'an settled down in Qingchi Courtyard, practicing the Guanghan Sword Technique, studying secret methods, and occasionally going out to purchase resources.

Meanwhile, within Bicang Prefecture, news about the Bicang Prince's Mansion spread rapidly among social circles, and the momentum surrounding Bicang grew stronger and stronger.

Under these circumstances, news of Chen Ping'an's appearance in Bicang Prefecture City finally became known to all parties. (End of Chapter)