CHAPTER 929: CHAPTER 699: RED GOLD DAO ARTIFACT

With the completion of the Divine Wood Red Gold Furnace, the cultivators on Red Gold Mountain also benefited. They collected a lot of red gold in the mountain range and presented it to the Tian Gong Taoist, who crafted these into various red gold dao artifacts.

Due to the stipulation that each person could only have one item, some chose offensive dao artifacts like red gold divine swords, while others cautiously opted for defensive dao artifacts like red gold treasure armor.

As for storage tao artifacts, naturally no one decided to choose them.

After all, they only had one item slot, so it was necessary to obtain the most value without wasting it.

The crafting of over a dozen red gold dao artifacts only took a few days, completely failing to demonstrate the full potential of the Red Gold Divine Furnace. With repeated crafting experience, the Tian Gong Taoist became increasingly adept with the Divine Wood Red Gold Furnace.

He discovered that crafting red gold divine swords was the most efficient, needing less than an hour to produce one such divine weapon.

Of course, the premise was having enough materials; crafting dao artifacts consumed a lot of red gold. If they didn’t occupy the red gold mine, even one red gold dao artifact would cost at least tens of thousands of gold.

But gold was extremely hard to earn in this world, so it was fortunate that Li Yi had preemptively occupied the rich grounds of the Red Gold Mountain Range. Without this, even with the Divine Wood Red Gold Furnace at hand, it wouldn’t have much advantage.

As a cultivator of the Tri-Floral Realm, Tian Gong Taoist wasn’t foolish; he knew Taiyi urgently needed a large number of red gold dao artifacts. Hence, in the following times, he crafted as many red gold divine swords as possible for future reserves.

Simultaneously, crafting red gold treasure armor couldn’t be overlooked, as only with both offense and defense could battle power be maximized. However, crafting red gold treasure armor was more complicated and time-consuming, so Tian Gong Taoist chose to craft fewer.

As days went by.

The red gold within Red Gold Mountain was frantically consumed, while the number of red gold dao artifacts gradually grew.

When Li Yi found Tian Gong Taoist again.

He discovered that Tian Gong Taoist had not eaten, drunk, or slept for ten consecutive days. He constantly focused on the Divine Wood Red Gold Furnace, tirelessly crafting powerful dao artifacts.

"Taiyi, I am glad I didn’t fail: aside from the dao artifacts held by other daoists, I have crafted fifty red gold divine swords and ten red gold treasure armors in recent days." Tian Gong Taoist exclaimed excitedly upon seeing Li Yi again.

He simultaneously shoved a storage magical artifact into Li Yi’s hand.

Li Yi took it and upon checking, he couldn’t help but gasp: "So many red gold dao artifacts? Crafted just in these few days?"

Tian Gong Taoist laughed heartily: "What’s this? If Taiyi gives me more time, I could craft hundreds, even thousands, perhaps some different kinds of red gold dao artifacts."

Li Yi couldn’t help but lick his lips, feeling his heart pounding, never expecting he’d be so wealthy one day.

Thinking about the forty-odd cultivation experts from the End of Dharma World under his control, once they recover their cultivation and are equipped with red gold divine swords and red gold treasure armor, the scene would be unimaginable.

"Since the senior has said so, from today, I’ll temporarily leave the Divine Wood Red Gold Furnace under the senior’s management. As for the red gold, there’s no need to worry; I have a large batch of red gold in hand, enough for the senior to indulge wisely."

He then stored these dao artifacts into the Five Elements Bracelet and placed most of the red gold stones back into the storage magical artifact before returning it to Tian Gong Taoist.

"Rest assured Taiyi, the old tao will definitely not fail in this mission." Tian Gong Taoist was very excited and pleased; he demonstrated such hard work to hopefully manage the reward of the divine furnace for a bit longer.

As a Daoqi Sect elder, there’s nothing more enticing than this.

Li Yi was generous as well, opting to temporarily leave the divine furnace with Tian Gong Taoist. Only this way could the divine furnace’s maximum potential be realized. When enough red gold dao artifacts were crafted, he would choose to reclaim it.

"Senior, if you can craft a Divine Wood Red Gold Furnace, why not craft a second one?" He suddenly thought of something and asked again.

Tian Gong Taoist awkwardly smiled: "It’s not that the old tao doesn’t wish to, but there aren’t enough materials. While the golden leaves of Divine Wood were enough, the actual wood is insufficient to craft another dao artifact."

"I see." Li Yi nodded slightly: "Looks like there’s need to find a chance to visit Divine Wood City again and figure out how to acquire a branch of Divine Wood."

Since success could be replicated, he wouldn’t pass up the opportunity.

However, for now, everyone was still in the stage of accumulating power, and he didn’t want to hastily start a war with Divine Wood Lineage. If the rival suddenly deployed a Hundred Mountain Master, everyone under him would be doomed, their vast advancement buried.

So his approach would be more discreet.

That’s why after killing a Divine Blood Lineage member, he sent the two Divine Blood Warriors back.

The depths of this world were still terrifyingly profound. Even with some strength, he couldn’t be overly conspicuous.

If he could stabilize the position of Red Gold Mountain Master, that would be enough.

"Yet, the remaining divine materials could help Taiyi in crafting several arrows." Suddenly, Tian Gong Taoist spoke, not forgetting Li Yi’s directive.

"But using red gold for arrowheads wouldn’t defeat the defense of red gold battle armor, lacking the match for arrow shafts made from Divine Wood branch... Does Taiyi have other divine materials suitable for arrowheads?"

Li Yi fell into deep thought upon hearing those words.

Tian Gong Taoist’s words indeed reminded him, although the arrows made of red gold are powerful, they can’t pierce through the same material as the red gold armor, which isn’t something he wants to see.

It’s worth noting that the only Black Gold Arrow in his hand can pierce through red gold armor. Surely, the newly crafted arrows shouldn’t be inferior to this one.

Suddenly,

He thought of something and took out an item from within the Red Gold Five Elements Bracelet.

"Senior, do you think this could be used as an arrowhead?" What Li Yi took out was none other than the root stem from beneath the red lotus he found inside the belly of the Red Gold Mountain before.

The root stem has sharp thorns, extremely sharp.

Tian Gong Daoist’s eyes lit up and immediately inspected it, sensing an incredible energy emanating from within. He was both surprised and delighted: "This is a supreme treasure nurtured by heaven and earth, it should be the root stem of a Treasure Lotus. A wonderful thing, truly a wonderful thing. With this, crafting a few divine arrows definitely won’t be a problem."

Li Yi asked, "Now that we have the materials, how long will it take to craft the arrow?"

Tian Gong Daoist replied, "The old Taoist uses golden leaves as the arrow feathers, divine wood for the arrow shaft, and this item for the arrowhead. Crafting an arrow will take at least twenty days, possibly even longer."

"So long?" Li Yi frowned.

It’s worth noting that crafting a Red Gold Divine Sword takes less than an hour, yet the arrows require even more time.

Tian Gong Daoist explained, "This is already the fastest as the divine material is unique, and the old Taoist doesn’t dare to act recklessly; I need to study its properties. After all, only red gold is best suited for artifact refining. The old Taoist can afford to be careless; if it’s wasted, it can be recrafted."

"If that’s the case, I’ll leave this to you, Senior. Meanwhile, please craft a few red gold arrows for me. I need them," Li Yi said.

"No problem, it’s a minor issue." Tian Gong Daoist agreed immediately, then reignited the divine furnace, using red gold as material to craft red gold arrows.

These arrows also possess terrifying power.

It’s worth noting that the power of an arrow is no less than that of an exceptional Inheritance Dao Artifact. If shot using the Treasure Moon Bow, among the strong individuals Li Yi encounters, few could withstand such an arrow.

Unless the opponent is clad in red gold heavy armor, there is no chance of survival.

After spending several days, Tian Gong Daoist crafted a total of twenty red gold arrows for Li Yi, providing him with yet another big weapon. As for the arrows at the Magic Artifact Level previously refined by Tu Daoist, they were immediately thrown into a corner gathering dust.

Looking at his collection of red gold Dao Artifacts, Li Yi at this moment truly switched from lesser weapons to greater ones. Combined with his current strength, he can almost roam freely if he returns to Earth.

Considering there are no other matters of importance on the Red Gold Mountain; it has entered a period of stability, those cultivation experts also need time to continue recovering their strength, so he decided to take the opportunity to return to Earth for a look.

After all, the threats from the Demon God Realm and the Xuanxian Continent still loom.

He certainly doesn’t want his homeland to be suddenly destroyed one day.

In the past, he lacked strength and felt powerless, but that’s no longer the case; with the vast world out there, anywhere can be reached.

Once adequately prepared, he found Jiang Mingtian and Zhao Fangji, who were in closed-door cultivation in Red Mountain City, and explained his intentions to them.

"Li Yi, you want to return to Earth?" Jiang Mingtian asked with some astonishment.

Li Yi replied, "I can’t stay in the Barbaric World forever. I came here not only to rescue you but also for cultivation. Now that I’ve become the Red Gold Mountain Master, and things have settled temporarily, naturally, I should go back for a look. How about you two? Coming or staying?"

He could see that both Jiang Mingtian and Zhao Fangji, having obtained diluted Divine Blood and Life Water containing Essence Qi, made quick progress in cultivation during their closed-door training. Especially their physical bodies underwent multiple transformations, becoming extraordinarily strong.

This feeling of rapid enhancement led them to momentarily forget time. If Li Yi hadn’t found them, they might still be cultivating.

After being slaves for over a year, if they don’t strive hard in cultivation, they would surely fall behind.

Jiang Mingtian pondered for a moment and said, "You’re right, even though cultivating in the Barbaric World is indeed beneficial, I can’t ignore my home. As ancient people once said, prosperity should return home; wandering around like this, it’s time to go back for a look."

"All right, I agree to leave the Red Gold Mountain and return to Earth."

Li Yi nodded and looked at Zhao Fangji.

Zhao Fangji said, "Since Jiang Mingtian wants to return, I’ll go back as well. Cultivation is cultivation wherever, and I want to go back and see too."

"Very well, then you should prepare. Let’s depart soon." Li Yi concluded.

The three agreed on the plan and decided to return to Earth.