Chapter 1065, A Wonderful Treasure

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

Unbeknownst to Lu Ye, those from the Ministry of Military Supplies had had several negotiations with Qian Wudang regarding the Explosive Fire Spirit Stones in the past two years.

 

The people from the Ministry of Military Supplies believed that such strategic fatal weapons that could be used by many people should be controlled and distributed by them, not the Ministry of Laws. The Ministry of Military Supplies was responsible for that, whereas the Ministry of Laws was supposed to uphold the rules and punish the wrongdoers. They had crossed the line by managing such strategic resources.

 

Naturally, it was difficult for them to deal with Qian Wudang. He kept turning the Ministry of Military Supplies down. Others weren’t aware of the secrets behind the Explosive Fire Spirit Stones, but he knew that only Lu Ye could make the items. If the items were managed by the Ministry of Military Supplies, Lu Ye would be given to them too.

 

Certainly, Qian Wudang wouldn’t agree to it.

 

“Sure.” Lu Ye directly agreed to it. “Sir, I have one more treasure to show you.”

 

A laugh escaped Qian Wudang. “A treasure? What is it?”

 

He was one of the most important people in Bing Zhou, so he had seen all sorts of treasures. Still, his interest was piqued as Lu Ye made it look so mysterious.

 

Then, he saw Lu Ye fishing out a ward nexus and passing it to him.

 

He took the ward nexus and studied it. The ward nexus was crudely made. It was a wonder who crafted it. Although he didn’t thoroughly examine it, he knew the item was of low quality.

 

[How can it even be considered a treasure?]

 

That said, he knew he couldn’t judge a book by its cover when it came to ward nexuses. He had to look at the internal composition. Moreover, he was expectant since Lu Ye was the one who showed him the item.

 

He then infused his Spiritual Power into the ward nexus.

 

A hum was heard as a layer of light spread and covered a radius of 30 metres around him.

 

When Lu Ye was in Blood Refinement Boundary, the United as One Ward Nexus he made could only cover a radius of 15 metres around the user. As his cultivation improved, the ward nexuses he made became more useful as well. At the very least, the coverage was two times larger.

 

The items played an important role in helping the Humans in Blood Refinement Boundary ward off the Blood Race soldiers. They would also be useful in Jiu Zhou, especially at this point.

 

Therefore, Lu Ye immediately asked Cheng Xiu to grant him some resources upon his arrival in Grand Sky City so that he could make United as One Ward Nexuses.

 

Qian Wudang put on a serious expression and straightened his back. As he felt the abstrusity of this ward nexus, he glanced at Lu Ye with excitement behind his gaze. “It can be used to draw energy from each other.”

 

Within the ward nexus’ coverage, he could feel that their auras had easily connected, and he could effortlessly draw energy from Lu Ye as long as the latter was fine with it.

 

“Yes.” Lu Ye nodded.

 

In an instant, Qian Wudang could think of many uses for the ward nexus. Its biggest use wasn’t only to draw energy but to allow different cultivators to easily connect their auras.

 

[If cultivators can combine their auras using this item and form a formation…]

 

Both Feng Wujiang and Qian Wudang could immediately think of many uses for the ward nexus, but it took the person who crafted the item, Lu Ye, a long time to realise those uses.

 

That was because Feng Wujiang and Qian Wudang had more knowledge and experience.

 

“Don’t tell me you made this item.” Qian Wudang glanced at Lu Ye, who smiled at him.

 

Qian Wudang was speechless, wondering what kind of a freak Lu Ye was. Not only could he easily craft Explosive Fire Spirit Stones, but he could also make this amazing ward nexus.

 

Ever since he joined the Zhou Watch, he had amazed them with some incredible items. Both Explosive Fire Spirit Stones and this mysterious ward nexus were strategic items with inestimable value.

 

“Sir, you know that I’m well-versed in the Way of Glyphs. Be it the Explosive Fire Spirit Stones or United as One Ward Nexuses, Glyphs are at their cores. They’re just different types of Glyphs. As long as the Glyphs are successfully weaved, the items can be made.”

 

Naturally, Qian Wudang wouldn’t think things were as simple as Lu Ye had described. Let’s put the ward nexus aside and talk about the Explosive Fire Spirit Stones first. Although there weren’t a lot of Glyphweavers in Bing Zhou, there weren’t too few either, considering the large number of cultivators here. Most of them could weave the Explosion Glyph.

 

But so far, only Lu Ye could mass-produce Explosive Fire Spirit Stones because it required a person to be skilled in weaving the Explosion Glyph on a Fire Spirit Stone. Not anyone could achieve that.

 

A long time ago, Explosive Fire Spirit Stones once existed in Jiu Zhou. Lu Ye wasn’t the inventor. Since it was difficult to make the items, and it carried a huge risk, no Glyphweavers dared to make the items anymore as time passed.

 

This ward nexus was even more difficult to craft. Qian Wudang had studied it and discovered that the Glyph inside it was complicated. A person had to master the Way of Glyphs before he could make one, and it was extremely difficult to apply the Glyph to an Artifact.

 

“United as One…” Qian Wudang nodded. “It’s a good name. Is it the name of the Glyph?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Did you ask Cheng Xiu to grant you some resources to make this item?”

 

Lu Ye dipped his head.

 

“How many can you make per day?”

 

It was a great item, but it couldn’t be available to everyone if it couldn’t be mass-produced, thus limiting its uses. By then, only a small number of elites would be equipped with the items.

 

“I can make 700 to 800 of these items a day,” Lu Ye replied.

 

It required skill and experience to make such items. In Blood Refinement Boundary, Lu Ye could produce 200 of these items a day as a Ninth-Order Real Lake Realm Master. Now that he was a Divine Ocean Realm Master, he could make significantly more of these items.

 

He had understated his capability. If he was fully focused, he could make 1,000 of them a day. The core of the ward nexus was United as One which he could easily weave. The appearance of the ward nexus didn’t matter as it was only the carrier for the Glyph. It wouldn’t matter even if the item was crudely made.

 

“It’s indeed a treasure!” Qian Wudang was thrilled. “A wonderful treasure!”

 

It was foreseeable that when such items were available to most people, the collective power of the cultivators in Bing Zhou would be boosted tremendously. If there was a sufficient supply, the items could even be given to cultivators of the Grand Sky Coalition in other Zhous.

 

The entire Jiu Zhou was affected by the insectoid plague. They lacked such external power that could directly boost the cultivators’ capabilities.

 

With a solemn expression, Qian Wudang said, “Here’s an order for you, Lu Yi Ye!”

 

Lu Ye cupped his fists. “Yes.”

 

“I want you to immediately start making United as One Ward Nexuses and fully focus on this task. We’ll provide all the resources needed, and there must be no delay.”

 

“Yes,” Lu Ye replied, then said, “What about Explosive Fire Spirit Stones?”

 

“Don’t make those for now. Focus on crafting United as One Ward Nexuses.”

 

“No!” Lu Ye quickly said. “It’s tiring to make only one kind of item. I’ll be happier and more efficient when making two different items alternately.”

 

The main problem was that if he never made Explosive Fire Spirit Stones, he wouldn’t get 30 per cent of the materials which would be regarded as a loss during the Artification process and used by him to replenish the Tree of Glyphs’ fuel.

 

Qian Wudang looked at him meaningfully. “If you insist, I’ll grant your wish. However, you have to ensure sufficient supply of the ward nexuses.”

 

Explosive Fire Spirit Stones were consumables, after all. In comparison, United as One Ward Nexuses were more useful.

 

“Thanks, Sir.”

 

After leaving the Ministry of Laws, Lu Ye knew he would be swamped with work in the following days.

 

When he made Explosive Fire Spirit Stones back then, he negotiated with Qian Wudang and made sure that he would get five battle points for every Explosive Fire Spirit Stone. But this time, he didn’t bring up the issue of battle points.

 

As the insectoid plague had spread across the entire Jiu Zhou, all the Humans were affected. Since he could make a contribution, he wouldn’t shy away from his duty. There wasn’t a need for him to treat this matter like a business.

 

Furthermore, he knew Qian Wudang wouldn’t treat him unfairly. Once he started producing United as One Ward Nexuses, he would be rewarded with battle points.

 

He didn’t need to make everything clear to Qian Wudang.

 

Not long after he returned to his residence, Cheng Xiu arrived with lots of Fire Spirit Stones and materials for making ward nexuses. He told Lu Ye that he would collect the finished products every three days, after which he left.

 

This was the benefit of belonging to a large organisation. If Lu Ye were on his own, he would have to waste time and energy to collect resources even though his skills were valuable.

 

After closing the door, he started making the items.

 

In the past, he wouldn’t pay much attention to his task to control the output of Explosive Fire Spirit Stones, but there wasn’t such a need now. Moreover, it would only take him a brief moment to make an Explosive Fire Spirit Stone.

 

In comparison, he would need to spend more effort to make United as One Ward Nexuses.

 

As he activated his Divine Ego, he made Explosive Fire Spirit Stones with one hand and crafted United as One Ward Nexuses with the other. He even had the energy to observe his Soul Clone, Li Taibai.

 

It had to be said that his Divine Ego had become much stronger after he ascended to the Divine Ocean Realm.

 

Although he was only a First-Order Divine Ocean Realm Master, he had a much stronger physical strength and Divine Soul than an average Divine Ocean Realm Master.

 

Li Taibai was safe and sound. As a Divine Ocean Realm Master and the Deputy Pass Leader of Dark Moon Forest Pass, he usually didn’t have to do anything. Only when his subordinates came across insectoids in the Divine Ocean Realm and asked for help would he be required to make a move.

 

Lin Yue was also around. They would leave the Pass alternately to ensure the soldiers’ safety.

 

In the past few days, Li Taibai made a move on two occasions and easily completed his tasks. The Soul Clone had all the capabilities of the main body except the Tree of Glyphs’ ability to burn away impurities. That was because the Soul Clone only had one root from the Tree of Glyphs, and he didn’t have any fuel stored within his body.

 

Therefore, if the Soul Clone wanted to sustain his power, he had to meditate and replenish his Spiritual Power every time he made a move.

 

That way, as long as there weren’t frequent battles, he would be fine.

 

Days passed slowly. Cheng Xiu would come to Lu Ye’s residence every three days to collect the finished products.

 

Lu Ye wasn’t only making Explosive Fire Spirit Stones and United as One Ward Nexuses. He was also in a state of cultivating his power.

 

He had his own pace when it came to cultivating his power. Every time his power increased, he would get some rest and fortify his foundation before he would continue cultivating his power. This ensured that his foundation would become increasingly solid. It was also one of the reasons he could kill much stronger enemies.

 

After several months of training in Blood Refinement Boundary, his foundation in the First-Order Divine Ocean Realm was stable. Naturally, it was time for him to increase his power again.

 

As he activated a Golden Amulet, a golden swirl appeared before his eyes. The Tree of Glyphs’ roots extended into the swirl and madly absorbed the pure and ample energy.