Chapter 1043: Chapter 1043: Custom Made

Magical Treasures that enhance appearance and aura are rare.

Magical Treasures are Third Order Magic Artifacts, and crafting one demands high quality materials and a skilled Artifact Refiner, and is also time-consuming and laborious.

Simply put, without a Golden Core cultivation level, one basically cannot craft a Magical Treasure.

At this level, a refiner can prepend their title with ‘Great,’ making it a Great Refiner!

But would a Great Refiner specifically craft such a Magical Treasure?

It’s not impossible.

However, it’s very rare indeed, since the primary requirement for most cultivators regarding Magic Artifacts is practicality, not aesthetics.

Moreover, most Great Refiners belong to certain forces, such as Major Sects, Noble Clans, and commercial corporations, and they’re usually too busy with ordinary crafting tasks to take such orders.

Unless someone offers a high price!

Everyone’s gaze towards Wang Chen began to change, not expecting him to spare no expense to please Huangfu Yongchun.

Huangfu Yongchun shook his head and said, “Taoist Friend Wang, you’ve gone too far.”

He felt a decline in his favorable impression toward Wang Chen, sensing that the latter is someone who likes to take shortcuts.

Wang Chen just smiled and replied, “I crafted this myself; it didn’t use many materials.”

Hmm?

Everyone’s gaze collectively turned towards him.

Wang Chen is also a Great Refiner?

Normally, if a cultivator does not intentionally conceal it, their cultivation level and age can be determined from the aura they emit, with not much deviation.

Like Huangfu Yongchun, a 200-plus year old Golden Core whose appearance is very young–his peers in cultivation wouldn’t be misled.

By comparison, Wang Chen actually looks genuinely young.

A young High-Order Golden Core is already notable enough, and he’s also a Great Refiner?

Everyone’s opinion of him instantly soared!

“My apologies.”

Huangfu Yongchun expressed his surprise, “I did not realize such prodigious skill at your young age, I’m impressed!”

He solemnly bowed to Wang Chen, expressing his apologies for initially underestimating him.

“You flatter me,”

Wang Chen politely returned the bow, then flashed a grin and said, “Fellow Taoists, I have studied the art of Artifact Refining extensively and also offer private customization services. If you need a Magical Treasure that perfectly fits your needs, or have any special requirements, feel free to come to me.”

“Guaranteed cheaper prices than the stores!”

This year since arriving in Luodu Immortal City, Wang Chen had gone through citizenship, property acquisition, cultivation, and even bought Lifespan Extension Pills to send to the Lower Realm, spending most of his previous accumulations, along with what he earned from killing four Golden Cores.

As the proverb goes, one cannot continue to consume without replenishing, and he had been planning on diversifying his income while cutting costs.

Previously, Wang Chen considered doing as he did in Thousand Star Immortal City, copying innovative ideas from his past life to produce some practical items for sale and open a shop.

But after a market survey, Wang Chen realized his idea was a bit naive.

The situation in Luodu Immortal City differs greatly from Thousand Star Immortal City.

Even though both are Earth-Level Immortal Cities, Thousand Star Immortal City has a much stronger commercial atmosphere, with hundreds of merchant families controlling it, creating a fairly good business environment.

Luodu Immortal City also has countless shops, but these shops mostly belong to Major Sects and Noble Clans, monopolizing all cash-generating industries, leaving Loose Cultivators without even leftovers to dine on.

For Loose Cultivators to make it in Luodu Immortal City, they either have to labor like oxen for large forces or engage in hard labor themselves.

The hierarchy among cultivators here far surpasses that of Thousand Star Immortal City.

Therefore, Wang Chen abandoned the idea of opening his own shop and dismissed the thought of collaborating with a store.

Upon deliberation, he decided to start with Artifact Refining, adopting the approach of personalized customization.

Personalized customization is small-scale and does not conflict with major powerhouses or merchants, and it is quite profitable.

Wang Chen, with hacks at his side and the powerful ability of the Creation Cauldron, was indeed well-suited for this path.

It also completely aligns with his principle of keeping a low profile.

Today, Wang Chen came to offer congratulations, and the purpose of specially refining this Phoenix Hairpin was also to promote himself.

However, without the earlier groundwork, he certainly would not have made these promotional remarks.

Huangfu Yongchun did not mind at all and laughed heartily: “Good, next time I need something, I will definitely look for you!”

Everyone immediately laughed, and the atmosphere in the hall was very harmonious.

When the auspicious moment arrived, the ritual of accepting a spouse officially commenced.

The essence of Cultivators marrying each other is not much different from mortals marrying, except that ordinary people can only take one legal wife, while Huangfu Yongchun was welcoming his twelfth spouse.

Strictly speaking, Cultivators could also have multiple wives and concubines, but if called spouses, they are considered equal.

Wang Chen noticed that during the entire ceremony, the spouses of Huangfu Yongchun present all behaved quite normally, no one caused any trouble, and even expressed congratulations to Ye Zifei.

Wang Chen was truly impressed–look at the level of managing a harem!

It was his first time attending someone else’s spouse acceptance ceremony, and he found it very interesting.

After the ceremony concluded, naturally came the part everyone looked forward to most–the banquet.

Huangfu Yongchun was very generous, and the banquet he hosted was set at a high standard, with each dish not only being skillfully made but also using very fine ingredients.

Each dish was not only delicious but also rich in Spiritual Energy, satisfying both taste and providing nourishment to body and soul.

Especially each person was served a cup of Spiritual Wine, after drinking which even Wang Chen felt tipsy.

It wasn’t that the wine was strong, but the contained Spiritual Power was so abundant that even he, a High-Order Golden Core, could not fully withstand it.

If Wang Chen felt this way, needless to say about other True Persons of weaker cultivation levels.

Several of them ended up drunk on the spot!

Of course, such Spiritual Wine was only available to Golden Core True Persons who came to offer congratulations.

As everyone was drunk, they opened up and engaged in conversations, Wang Chen not only made more acquaintances but also exchanged several Message Talismans.

Some inquired about the prices and requirements for customizing Magical Treasures.

Wang Chen had done his research beforehand, so he responded smoothly.

Although no deals were struck on the spot, it was undoubtedly a good start.

The banquet ended with both the host and guests in high spirits.

By the time the banquet dispersed, it was already late at night, and Huangfu Yongchun personally sent all guests out.

And he also gave a return gift.

He really is a person who pays attention to etiquette!

When Wang Chen returned to his home and opened the gift box, he found a Jade Slip inside.

He picked up the Jade Slip and discovered it contained a Sealed Dharma Technique–the Dragon Phoenix Imperial Truth Unity Mystical Scripture!

Wang Chen was utterly speechless.

From the name, it was evident that it was a dual cultivation technique; he browsed through it and found that this “Dragon Phoenix Imperial Truth Unity Mystical Scripture” was of high tier, and could be cultivated from Purple Mansion all the way to Nascent Soul!

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