Chapter 198: Thousand Crafts Pavilion
Wang Hong entered the Space, and the Golden Spotted Bamboo had grown significantly. When he planted it, it was only three feet tall and as thick as a thumb. Now it had reached over five feet in height, slightly thicker than a thumb, with some bamboo shoots around eight inches high.
These bamboo shoots were a rare delicacy, as the Golden Spotted Bamboo only grew once every five hundred years. Despite being busy, Wang Hong hadn't had the chance to savor this delicacy.
While cutting down the Golden Spotted Bamboo, he also harvested a dozen bamboo shoots, leaving a few to grow into more bamboo.
Exiting the Space, he stored the Golden Spotted Bamboo and summoned the white Wolf's Hair. With this, he had all the materials needed for the Refinement Spiritual Weapon Symbol Pen.
He knew of a few shops specializing in refining tools, but with the ongoing construction everywhere, he had to go out and explore.
The new Boundary City was constructed in the image of Jin'an City, not particularly large, with one main north-south street and one east-west street.
The intersection of these two main streets divided Boundary City into four regions: A, B, C, and D.
The eastern part of the street was called East Street, and the others followed suit.
Wang Hong walked onto the main street and saw a building under construction with a sign that read "Thousand Crafts Pavilion."
Among the six major Sects, Thousand Crafts Pavilion excelled in refining tools and was skilled in creating various mechanical puppets.
Approaching the newly built entrance, Wang Hong entered the first-floor hall. Immediately, a Qi Cultivation stage attendant greeted him.
"Senior, are you here to purchase items or to commission a refining tool?" the attendant asked respectfully.
"I would like to commission the refinement of a Spiritual Weapon. Is your shop's refining tool master available?" Wang Hong inquired.
"I apologize; there's currently a high demand for tool refinement, so there's a waiting list. If you need it, you'll have to wait," the attendant said somewhat apologetically.
"Oh! How long is the wait?" Wang Hong asked.The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))
"In addition, we need some auxiliary refining tool materials. It will cost approximately ten thousand Spirit Stones, and the refining fee is thirty thousand Spirit Stones. Senior can pay ten thousand Spirit Stones in advance as a deposit," the youth added.
Wang Hong handed over the two materials and ten thousand Spirit Stones to the youth.
The shopkeeper, who had been silent until now, wrote a receipt for Wang Hong. If the shopkeeper didn't appear, and the materials and deposit were given directly to a low-level Cultivator, few would feel at ease.
After finalizing the details with the shopkeeper, Wang Hong left the Thousand Crafts Pavilion.
Returning to his temporary residence in Boundary City, provided by Qingxu Tower, Wang Hong found a small house hastily built since Boundary City was still under construction.
Preparing to refine a second-tier Talisman, he decided to practice with a first-tier high-quality Talisman.
Over the years, he never neglected his study of Runes. Starting from the basics and utilizing the hundredfold time acceleration in the Space, he had established a solid foundation in various fundamental Runes, such as Yin and Yang Runes.
This was something many Foundation Building Cultivators could not achieve in their entire lives. Foundation Building Cultivators had a lifespan of only two hundred years. During the few decades in the Qi Cultivation stage, they were busy every day for survival and Foundation Building.
After Foundation Building, they had to run around for Spirit Stones, Spiritual Herbs, and Spiritual Weapons. Very few could focus on studying foundational things as it was more beneficial for long-term development than immediate gains.
He now possessed enough knowledge to refine a second-tier Talisman but lacked practical experience. Wang Hong picked some eighty-year-old Morning Light Grass from the Space to make first-tier high-quality Talisman Paper.
Thirty-year-old Morning Light Grass could be used to make first-tier middle-quality Talisman Paper, while eighty-year-old or older could produce first-tier high-quality Talisman Paper.
The Morning Light Grass grown outside would wither and die when it reached a hundred years. However, the Morning Light Grass he planted in the Space had some reaching two hundred years, still vibrant and lively.
Wang Hong had previously harvested a few two-hundred-year-old Morning Light Grass plants, producing Talisman Paper slightly better than first-tier high-quality but not reaching second-tier standards.
He crafted two hundred sheets of Talisman Paper using these eighty-year-old Morning Light Grass.
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