Chicken feet!
The tag next to it read: Spirit Chicken Claw, Attribute: Gold. Extremely sharp, a natural Sharp Weapon, can be used to make swords, hidden weapons, etc. It can also be melted down for other uses.
Qian Duoduo couldn’t help but be delighted.
This was the first item he had obtained since arriving in the Immortal Cultivation World, and it turned out to be Artifact Refining Materials. No wonder he had poked those holes in the Jail rock with it without any damage.
This discovery greatly increased Qian Duoduo's interest in Artifact Materials, as if a new door had opened for him.
What? This black wood, with burn marks on it, was actually a good material for refining Magic Treasures that resist lightning.
Golden Ox Horns, Golden Tiger Teeth, and Luan Phoenix Feathers were Artifact Materials, which Qian Duoduo could understand.
But why were Spirit Snake Skin, Zombie Blood, and Spiritual Bee Honey also Artifact Materials?
Qian Duoduo looked at each one, understanding them one by one.
Suddenly, he widened his eyes and rubbed them hard, unable to believe what he was seeing—
A square piece of metal, yellowish with a hint of purple.
On the tag next to it were two large characters: “hao gold,” and below them, a line of smaller text: “Rare Ore, one hundred times the price of ordinary gold Ore. hao gold Coins made from it are worth one hundred ordinary gold coins each”!
Qian Duoduo's breathing quickened, and his eyes blazed with fire.
There was actually such a good item in the world, one hundred times more valuable than gold coins. Just that small piece was enough to make one reach the peak of happiness, enough to make one commit crimes and end up in Jail.
If he had to find a fault with hao gold, it was that after seeing hao gold, Qian Duoduo immediately felt that gold coins were no longer as appealing; he had developed some immunity to them and no longer had the urge to line them up and stick them by his bedside.
As his heartbeat slowly returned to normal, Qian Duoduo told himself not to make a fuss; he would have gold coins, and he would have hao gold too.
Reluctantly pulling his gaze away from the hao gold, Qian Duoduo walked forward.
However, where his gaze fell, it instantly froze him.
“extreme gold!” Qian Duoduo read aloud, “Extremely rare gold Ore, one hundred times that of hao gold.”
The Ore was still golden yellow, but the luster it emitted had a sky-like azure glow.
Qian Duoduo’s tears were about to fall!
These tears were for the beauty of extreme gold, and even more so for seeing a higher realm.
The azure blue of extreme gold seemed to beckon Qian Duoduo, inviting him to touch it.
Qian Duoduo took half a step forward, raised his hand, but then forcefully lowered it.
Bending down, Qian Duoduo whispered to the tempting Ore, “I’ll remember you.”
Leaving the extreme gold, Qian Duoduo completely unleashed his Spiritual Awareness, immersing himself in every spiritual item and Material in the Artifact Material area, completely forgetting why he had come to the Artificer Hall.
“May I ask, Disciple, what brings you to the Artificer Hall?” A calm female voice sounded in Qian Duoduo’s ear.
Qian Duoduo looked up and found that he had walked past the Artifact Material area and entered a new section of the Artificer Hall.
A woman in a green robe, with bright eyes and white teeth, and a free and elegant demeanor, stood before Qian Duoduo, fanning herself with a Jade folding fan.
Green robe! Qian Duoduo's spirits lifted. This was an Elder-level figure in the sect.
“I am Tian Shu, a third-grade intermediate Artifact Refiner, and an Elder of the Artificer Hall.” The woman in green robe introduced herself proactively.
Qian Duoduo's heart trembled; the words “Tian Shu” on the Magic Bead left by Jin Buhuan should refer to the fact that the artisan artifact was refined by Elder Tian Shu.
“Elder Tian,” he hurriedly saluted, “I came—”
He originally wanted to say he came to discuss a borrowing money business, but Qian Duoduo hadn't displayed the Jade pendant his Zhangzuo Dajiu gave him, and Elder Tian Shu might not have the patience to listen to him finish, so he changed his words and said, “I came to learn.”
Elder Tian Shu smiled, “Hmm. You’ve been looking here for almost a whole day. Your spirit is commendable, and you have great talent.”
She thought for a moment and handed him a Jade Slip.
“This is the first volume of the Encyclopedia of Weapon Refining. It contains introductions and illustrations of ten thousand types of Artifact Materials. If you are interested, you can study it. Once you have memorized all of it, you can go to Wanjin Pavilion to take an assessment. After passing the assessment, you will not only receive the second volume but also become a Qi Apprentice and officially begin to learn how to Refine Artifacts.”
“Jin Buhuan, the Gold Vault handyman, thanks Elder Tian!” Qian Duoduo bowed deeply.
Magic Treasures and Artifact Materials have a price, but immortal books are priceless. The kindness of imparting knowledge is not small.
A third-grade intermediate Artifact Refiner means being able to refine intermediate Dan artifact Magic Treasures.
That Magic Seal just now, merely a high-grade artisan artifact, sold for ten thousand gold coins. If it were a Dan artifact, it could sell for at least one hundred thousand gold coins.
If he, Qian Duoduo, became an Artifact Refiner, would he never have to worry about money again?
“Are you Jin Buhuan, the one who was demoted from the inner sect Xiong Jun to the Gold Vault?” Elder Tian Shu asked, looking at Qian Duoduo.
“Elder has heard of me?”
Tian Shu smiled, but did not answer again.
From her expression, Qian Duoduo couldn't guess how she had heard of Qian Duoduo, whether from his Zhangzuo Dajiu, or from Elder Bi, or from other channels.
After much hesitation, Qian Duoduo decided to bring up the borrowing money business. If he didn't, this trip would be in vain.
“Elder, our Gold Vault recently has a new business. Depositing money not only doesn't require a safekeeping fee but also earns interest.” Qian Duoduo started, observing Elder Tian Shu’s expression.
Tian Shu smiled softly again, “Artifact Refiners only converse with Artifact Refiners. Only when you become an Artifact Refiner will you be qualified to discuss your new business.”
Having failed to attract even a single gold coin deposit, Qian Duoduo returned to the Gold Vault from the Artificer Hall in disappointment, where Huang Guiren stood by the roadside waiting for him.
These days, Qian Duoduo had learned a bit more about Huang Guiren.
Huang Guiren claimed to be born into the Huang family, a Cultivation family with a history of ten thousand years of prosperity, but no one had ever seen him associate with the Huang family.
After entering the sect, his Cultivation was not slow, but he had a major flaw: he talked too much.
He was disliked by various mountains and places, and finally assigned to the spiritual plant Research Institute.
Upon arriving at the institute, he didn't change his habit, talking incessantly to plants all day long.
As a result, flowers he raised died, and beans he planted withered. After six or seven years, not only did he not save any of his Cultivation fees, but he also owed the institute a lot, earning him the notoriety of being the sect’s most unfortunate person.
However, ever since he signed a contract with Qian Duoduo, his luck had turned.
Not only was the problem of food solved, but finding one hundred people to talk to about the borrowing money business every day also made him very happy.
More importantly, he had extra income.
He would chat with people, and after chatting, he would bring business and income to Qian Duoduo. Qian Duoduo shared half of the income he brought in with him. These days, he had accumulated several thousand.
Seeing that this unfortunate person was no longer unfortunate, and was doing work for the Gold Vault, Senior Brother tacitly allowed Huang Guiren to move into the Gold Vault backyard, becoming the tenth person in the courtyard.
Huang Guiren now stood tall in a crisp grey robe, his face clean, radiating a confident glow.
“Junior Brother, I have a bold idea about the borrowing money business.” Huang Guiren said when Qian Duoduo walked up to him.
“A bold idea? How bold?”
“I want to ask Senior Brother to set up a Formation on the upper floor of our Gold Vault—”
“A Formation?”
“An amplification Formation. To repeatedly broadcast the essence of our borrowing money business—borrow early, advance early, profit early. Our building is tall, so I estimate everyone in the entire sect will be able to hear it. If everyone in the sect hears it, won't this borrowing money business take off?”
As Huang Guiren spoke, he made a bird-flying motion with his right hand.
“No. Elder Bi won't approve that.”
“Elder Bi won't let us shout?”
“Elder is so serious; he definitely wouldn't allow it.”
“No shouting. Junior Brother, then let's paint large characters on the building upstairs—borrow early, advance early, profit early—and then set up a flashing Formation so that everyone in the sect can see it day and night?”
Qian Duoduo looked up at Huang Guiren, confirming that he was somewhat obsessed. Such excessive force could easily ruin the borrowing money business.
“No. Absolutely not.” Qian Duoduo shook his head like a windmill.
Being rejected repeatedly, Huang Guiren lowered his head, somewhat disappointed, “I just want to help Junior Brother so that more people know about the borrowing money business. I only have one mouth, and talking to one hundred people a day is already my limit. Sigh, if only I were a nine-headed bird, with nine heads and nine mouths.”
Qian Duoduo didn't want his straightened back to sag again, “Don't be discouraged. Think again, you can definitely find a way that's like having ten mouths, or even a hundred mouths.”
Qian Duoduo’s encouragement didn't seem like much, but Huang Guiren truly did something big, something even bigger than having a hundred mouths.
