Published: February 24, 2025
Zhong Wu Shi Yao nodded and replied with a sweet smile, "Thank you for the praise, Master. Disciple is dull-witted, it is all due to Master’s excellent guidance."
At that moment, a melodious voice came from outside the hall, "Disciple Ruoxi has important matters to see Master."
"Come in," Murong Daoist said just as the voice faded.
Then, Gongsun Ruoxi turned to Zhong Wu Shi Yao and smiled friendly, "Hello, Junior Sister Zhong Wu."
"Hello, Senior Sister Gongsun," Zhong Wu Shi Yao replied with a smile.
"Ruoxi, what is it?" the Murong Daoist asked.
"Reporting to Master, the eleven Supreme-Grade Spirit Artifact Flying Swords you refined thirty years ago were sold three days ago," Gongsun Ruoxi respectfully stated.
"Ruoxi, this is good news, but is it related to important matters?" the Murong Daoist said with a faint smile.
Gongsun Ruoxi seemed to recall something, and admiration flickered in her beautiful eyes, "Master, you may not know, but those eleven Flying Swords were selected by a male disciple from over ten thousand Flying Swords and purchased all at once."
"And he took only half an hour to select them, and did not inquire about the origins of these eleven Flying Swords; it was all his own selection."
The Murong Daoist frowned slightly, her delicate body trembling slightly, "Are you saying that this disciple chose the Flying Swords solely based on appearance?"
"Yes, Master." Gongsun Ruoxi's gaze became even more admiring, "I’m certain that his refining skills are higher than mine; he must be a low-level grand artisan!"
"What!" The Murong Daoist's eyes sparkled with barely concealed joy, "Ruoxi, quickly tell me who he is! Which elder of our artifact lineage is he a disciple of? How old is he? What is his cultivation level? I need to know everything."
The Murong Daoist subconsciously thought that a grand artisan had emerged among the artifact lineage disciples. Although he was only low-level, he would be the first in nearly ten thousand years among the Inner Sect's artifact disciples!
What excited the Murong Daoist even more was that in two and a half years, the competition among the three great ancient sects in the Heavenly Punishment Mountain Range for alchemical refinement, artifact refinement, formation refining, and talisman refining would take place.
If a grand artisan could appear among her artifact lineage's Inner Sect disciples, they would undoubtedly bring glory to the sect. As the chief of the artifact lineage in the Inner Sect, she would be able to hold her head high in front of the eight other chiefs of the Inner Sect.
She could also receive rewards from the Immortal Sect and even the Holy Gate's chief of the artifact lineage!
How could the Murong Daoist not be excited?
Seeing Master’s eager gaze, Gongsun Ruoxi pursed her lips, "Master, I do not know who he is; I was incompetent and could not find out which elder of the artifact lineage he is a disciple of, and he did not say."
"Up to now, I do not even know what he looks like; I only know that he is at the seventh layer of the fetal soul realm, and I know nothing else."
The Murong Daoist lightly frowned, puzzled, "Please clarify the sequence of events. Also, how can you be sure he is a grand artisan and not just a refiner?"
Gongsun Ruoxi organized her thoughts and recalled, "Reporting to Master, at that time, he was wearing the garb of a disposable disciple, covered in mud, with dirt obscuring his face and hiding the embroidered characters on the disposable disciple's chest."
"I initially thought he was a disposable disciple mining spirit stones. However, when he chose the eleven Flying Swords you refined, I confirmed he is a disciple of our artifact lineage; I just don’t know why he wore the disposable disciple's clothes to conceal his identity."
"The reason I am certain he is a disciple of the artifact lineage is simple; besides our artifact lineage's disciples, I do not believe anyone could have a higher refining skill than me."
"Master, I am familiar with the other two talented brothers among our artifact lineage; therefore, based on his seventh layer of the fetal soul realm, he must be a rising star under one of our elders, probably acting low-key and hiding his skills."