Chapter 107: Ancient Refining Smithery
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--- Chapter 104 ---
Deep inside the mountain range of the Fallen Orchid Sect, Baek Ain and Queen Medusa walk into an ancient smithery enchanted with the help of an active volcano.
The fire energy in this area is more refined yet wild compared to the one on the Blue Orchid Lake, causing both Baek Ain and Cai Lin to be surprised.
"Oh wow, if this queen has such a place in the Tager Desert. Advancing to the peak Dou Venerate Realm wouldn't take this long." Cai Lin commented casually.
Baek Ain rolled his eyes and returned sarcastically, "If I didn't fight you one year ago, you wouldn't reach this stage."
"And within that one year, you will be stuck in peak Dou Emperor Realm."
"Hmph, this queen knows. Just stating a fact." Queen Medusa huffed in dissatisfaction. She knew very well that Baek Ain was her lucky star from the beginning until now.
Without him, she won't be able to evolve into Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and receive the variant Divine Beast Behemoth's bloodline.
As a dignified queen, she is willing to admit such things, but cowering before Baek Ain is not her liking. So what if Baek Ain conquered her with that ridiculous member and skill on the bed, she's still staying on top of him.
If Baek Ain knew what Cai Lin was thinking, he would laugh and shake his head uncontrollably. The definition of a win for Cai Lin is definitely different.
They entered the ancient smithery and discovered a flow of lava in the cave, illuminating the area. Baek Ain flicked his finger and created a wisp of deep purple flame.
Ding!
The deep purple flame struck a metal pillar in the middle of the cave, causing the whole room to tremble violently before opening another room nearby. It was a secret room for forging that the Fallen Orchid Sect's Master told him after the recovery.
After all, he broke his weapon on the previous battlefield, and this cave stored several valuable materials to compensate for that. Unknown to the sect elder Lan Tianxue, Baek Ain's inventory is stacked with several rare materials thanks to his Sign In System.
"Oh, wow..." Baek Ain's eyes widened in surprise.
Before them, the cave walls were carved with several holes and used to store goods like precious minerals or even bones of Ancient Beast. On the floor, a pile of black-colored stones scattered everywhere.
"Damn."
"I thought they were poor, but actually a tycoon in disguise."
Even Cai Lin was speechless.
When the Fallen Orchid Sect organized themselves, they appeared as 2nd Class Sect on the Demonic Faction. Yet what is this shining amount of resources?
Her kingdom back in the Tager Desert isn't this rich.
Baek Ain and Cai Lin didn't know that because the Fallen Orchid Sect burned some ancestry texts, materials like these couldn't be utilized to their full potential, so they just accumulated and decayed in this storage.
Don't underestimate a sect with four centuries worth of foundation. They might lose their former power, but they still have some backbones.
Picking some treasures, Baek Ain left the important ones for the development of the Fallen Orchid Sect.
Cai Lin also picked a few things that caught her interest, probably something to help with her constitution.
Knowing she obtained and has awakened a variant of his Behemoth's Bloodline, Baek Ain couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
'How could she awaken Behemoth's Bloodline before me?' Baek Ain shook his head helplessly. He pressed Alicia about this matter yesterday, and she answered monotonously about needing a massive amount of Life Energy.
He still has the Impure Draconic Bloodline from Li Qinghe's corpse, which contained abundant Life Energy, but that was not enough to awaken his Ashen's Eyed Behemoth's Bloodline.
[Your only hope is to absorb Life Energy from Ancient Void Dragon Tribe as they possessed the best nutrient to help awaken Ashen's Eyed Behemoth's Bloodline] Alicia suddenly commented with her usual monotonous tone.
Baek Ain rolled his eyes because the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe was out of its limit right now. Not only are they strong, but their base is separated into pieces.
The fastest way to travel there is through Spatial Gate. And no way in hell Baek Ain just barged into their front door, demanding Dragon's Blood.
[That should erase your wariness, right?] Alicia suddenly commented.
Baek Ain smiled inside and didn't reply to Alicia's question, but the system knew the answer from his warm silence.
Cai Lin locked her arms around Baek Ain's elbow and said, "Hurry up, open the scroll."
Baek Ain shrugged and opened the scroll, revealing several ancient inscriptions that struck their heads with information.
A headache filled with a massive surge of knowledge overwhelms their brain for a minute.
Baek Ain opened his mouth and spat, "Fuck!"
"This vile..." Even the dignified queen couldn't help but curse.
They felt like shit for a full minute.
Poof!
The scroll combusted and disappeared into dust.
"..." Baek Ain.
"..." Cai Lin.
[Ding! You have learned a skill]
[Ancient Refining(F)]
[Since the Ancient Refining Skill is incompleted, the current grade growth is "unfortunately." capped at A Grade]
'Tsk!' Baek Ain's mouth twitched.
As Baek Ain received a notification from Alicia, Cai Lin experienced the same thing with a slightly different approach.
She heard an ancient voice and accepted the knowledge about Ancient Refining, like a cultivator who received an inheritance from a heavenly being.
Of course, that was just a Will left behind by a Saint Expert called Jing Moshen. And Alicia filtered it for Baek Ain.
"Ain, do you get the inheritance too?" Cai Lin asked somewhat excitedly.
Baek Ain nodded and replied, "Yeah."
Cai Lin's red eyes flickered as she continued, "Good, I want to try to refine something. So what about a small competition?"
"Heh, a competition?"
"Yes, and whoever Refines a better treasure wins!"
"Sure." Baek Ain returned casually.
"As for the reward for the winner?"
Hearing that, Cai Lin fell into deep thought as a playful smirk appeared in her beautiful voice. "The loser shall grant one wish for the winner." She said with brimming confidence.
"Deal." Baek Ain responded immediately.
Cai Lin flew up and returned to the storage room, taking several treasures for her first refining item.
Beneath her, Baek Ain shook his head and commented, "Haha~! You would never know what's coming after you, Cai Lin..."
"Alicia, Sign In!"
[Ding! Congratulations, Host!]
[You have obtained...]
