Chapter 528: Chapter 117: The Sword Cultivator Father
"During our time in the Canglan World, Sheng’er had some conflicts with the heir of the Four Seasons Peak."
"No need to say more," Ye Qiu tried to explain, but Elder Zhao directly showed a look as if both Ye Qiu and Ye Sheng were aggrieved, "It must have been the fault of that madman from Four Seasons Peak. How could someone who cultivates the Heartless Dao be good? You two stay here peacefully, and I will demand an explanation from those people of the Four Seasons Peak tomorrow."
"Thank you Elder Zhao," Ye Qiu and Ye Sheng said in unison.
Only then did Elder Zhao snap back to reality and asked, "Hey, both of you are from Hidden Sword Peak, right?"
"Only I am, Sheng’er is from Artifact Refining Peak."
"I see your Sword Dao is not bad, and your son has a Metal Spirit Root, why did he go to learn Artifact Refining?" Elder Zhao was not opposing, just genuinely curious.
Ye Qiu glanced at Ye Sheng and smiled, "There’s no special reason, just that Sheng’er likes Artifact Refining, so I let him learn it."
Elder Zhao heard this and nodded, "You, as a father, are doing well. With such a long cultivational life, if one is forced into something they don’t like, it often backfires."
After hearing this, Ye Qiu laughed sheepishly, thankful that he had come into this life.
After Elder Zhao understood the basic situation of father and son, he left, and to express his importance placed on them, he specially gave them a detailed jade scroll about the Canglan World.
With no outsiders present, the father and son briefly shared their experiences over the years.
"You mean to say that Yu Yang Immortal, the Artifact Refiner, has passed his legacy to you?" Ye Qiu asked slightly surprised.
Ye Sheng’s tone was excited yet mixed with sadness, "Yes, I didn’t know if Master’s consciousness was still there on the day of the explosion, otherwise I wouldn’t have been so reckless."
Ye Qiu comforted him by touching his head, "Don’t blame yourself. If it weren’t for using the Dark Blue Ice Flame, perhaps dad wouldn’t have seen you now. If your master saw your small achievements in Artifact Refining, he would definitely be happy. Don’t dwell on it."
"I’m not dwelling, just a bit saddened. Actually, even if the explosion hadn’t happened that day, Master wouldn’t have lasted much longer. It’s just that I inherited his legacy but never had the chance to formally thank him."
"Since Yu Yang Immortal chose you, he wouldn’t care about these formalities. To carry forward his legacy is the best respect you could offer him."
"I understand," Ye Sheng solemnly nodded, then with some excitement said, "Dad, I have a gift for you."
Speaking, he took out a sword box engraved with intricate patterns and placed it in front of Ye Qiu.
"What is this?" As Ye Qiu touched the patterns on the sword box, he already felt the surging Sword Intent inside.
"This is a sword I refined for dad. Please see if it suits you," Ye Sheng said excitedly, this was not just any Immortal Artifact he had refined, but his favorite one, because it was the sword he had decided to refine for his father since the day he started learning Artifact Refining. It had finally gained a spirit and passed through the Heavenly Tribulation, now it was somewhat worthy of dad.
Of course, this was Ye Sheng’s modest way of saying because with the disappearance of the Immortal Realm and Immortals, Immortal Artifacts were rare in the Cultivation World today, a newly spirited Immortal Sword could absolutely cause a sensation in the Canglan World, many Transcendance Tribulation Stage Great Powers didn’t even possess an Immortal Artifact!
It’s not that there were no Artifact Refiners capable of creating Immortal Artifacts, but the conditions for crafting them were just too stringent.
One needs Heaven and Earth Strange Fire, extremely rare in the Canglan World with existing known ones controlled by major clans and Major Sects, unlikely to be lent out easily; second, materials capable of withstanding the Heavenly Tribulation and capable of gaining spirit, although relatively simpler this was also challenging; the third is the most stringent, needing Immortal Spirit Qi, now with the dissipation of the Immortal Realm, except for some specific places, many Major Sects couldn’t obtain Immortal Spiritual Qi, how then to refinance if the refiners fail? Fourth is the simplest, depending on the Artifact Refiner’s talent.
And Ye Sheng, just happened to meet all four conditions.
He possessed the Dark Blue Ice Flame and rare materials even in the Canglan World like Roc Wing Bone, Merfolk Silk, and Nether Blue Ice Stone. As for Immortal Spirit Qi, it could be said that few in the Cultivation World had more than him. This was because Yu Yang Immortal had left him a secret realm filled with Immortal Spirit Qi, which also contained an Immortal Spirit Vein that could continuously produce Immortal Spirit Qi. As for his talent in Artifact Refining, being simultaneously acknowledged by both Perfected Ming Shi and Yu Yang Immortal as a master, it was enough to show how exceptional his talent was.
Ye Qiu opened the sword box under Ye Sheng’s eager gaze, revealing the black sword that shimmered with blue light inside.
"Immortal Sword?" Feeling the Sword Spirit within it and its unusual aura, Ye Qiu expressed his mild surprise.
"My child has not disgraced his father and both masters." Ye Sheng revealed a confident smile, something he had never had in his past life when he practiced sword.
Ye Qiu picked up the sword to test it and found its fierce and domineering Sword Qi very suitable for him.
"The main materials used are the Nether Blue Ice Stone that daddy gave me, and the half of the Roc Wing Bone that master allocated to me. Can daddy use it in the upcoming competition?" Ye Sheng asked expectantly.
"My Sheng’er specially forged this sword for me; of course, daddy won’t just let it sit idle," Ye Qiu proudly said, "Daddy loves it, thank you Sheng’er."
"No need to thank me, it’s what I should do," Ye Sheng said shyly, "Then daddy, please give it a name!"
"Let’s call it the Shenghong Sword!"
Is it a combination of both his and daddy’s names? Ye Sheng and Lonely Swallow Sword Lord? After murmuring softly, the smile on Ye Sheng’s face deepened.
The cultivators were still unaware that the Shenghong Sword would soon put massive pressure on them, and its first rise to fame would be at this session’s Thousand-Year Ranking.
"Tianyan Sect’s Ye Qiu has come to challenge." Today, Ye Qiu chose the Wuji Sect’s platform for his first match, where the defender was an early Mahayana cultivator.
This match attracted many eyes, but aside from Ye Sheng, no one was optimistic about Ye Qiu’s chances.
"Please!"
Ye Qiu, without exchanging many words, drew the Shenghong Sword that Ye Sheng gave him last night.
"Huh?" Some sensitive spectators already noticed something peculiar, curiously observing the sword in Ye Qiu’s hands.
A bone-chilling cold and overwhelming battle intent swept forward, and the defending Mahayana cultivator also sensed something abnormal.
"That is an Immortal Sword, and it has only recently awakened." The voice in Lin Shen’s mind explained.
Immortal Sword.
Lin Shen silently savored these two words, recalling that Ye Sheng was an Artifact Refiner. Was it he who crafted it?
But how could that be? He’s only in the Void Refining Stage!
Yet remembering the Yuyang Secret Realm, he felt nothing was impossible. If it weren’t for Ye Sheng stepping in, perhaps he could have been the one to forge an Immortal Sword today.
"That sword has a spirit, it’s Immortal Spiritual Energy, it’s an Immortal Sword!" Just as Lin Shen was immersed in his envy of Ye Sheng, a cultivator exclaimed at the long sword in Ye Qiu’s hand.