Comprehension Ability: I Forge a Villainous Longevity Family

Chapter 724: Chapter 524: The 1st Lord of Star Tao_2

In the eyes of those who have achieved longevity, some seemingly critical matters to the lower class are merely three cups of penalty wine.

They are all old acquaintances.

Why endure such suffering?

Why even bother.....

...

At the same time.

East Profound State, Celestial Saint Palace.

"Today’s starlight seems somewhat unusual, it’s too active."

"Report to Ancestor Tihu, it is because the hidden dragon of the Star Island Chen Family has proven the Dao in the Northeast Sea Region."

"Hidden dragon? Are you referring to Chen Tianheng?"

"Yes, Chen Tianheng has been hiding for a hundred and seventy-four years with the Circulation Tao, and now he has proven the Dao as the Star Monarch. Judging by the brilliant starlight, he has likely succeeded."

The old man in the light purple Taoist robe smiled wryly, with some feeling of emotion in his eyes.

Every era has its own memories.

The name Chen Tianheng wasn’t considered outstanding in their generation because a Chen Daoyan emerged from the Ziwei Chen Family during that era. Whenever people met, they would jokingly call them uncle and nephew.

Little Uncle.

Big Nephew.

Their cultivation was similar, but Chen Tianheng was over ten years older than Chen Daoyan.

Yet now, over a hundred years later, Chen Daoyan, who rose and then fell like a meteor, has passed away, while the hidden dragon of the Star Island Chen Family returned home and diligently practiced with the Circulation Tao for over a century, suddenly achieving longevity.

How unfair the heavens are in this comparison?

What merits and abilities does Chen Tianheng possess!!!

"Since he is an old acquaintance, send someone to deliver a small gift on behalf of our Celestial Saint Palace while Yao Yue is away and no one is here to collect interest from you."

Tihu, not too sentimental, merely issued an instruction upon hearing this.

A longevity of the Star Monarch Dao is insignificant to the grand Celestial Saint Palace.

If Chen Tianheng of the Star Island Chen Family is willing to accept, then they can establish good ties; if not, then so be it.

Chen Tianheng is not Chen Zhixing, no need for Tihu to worry excessively.

While attaining longevity at four hundred years old is indeed commendable, it is just commendable, nothing peculiar.

"Understood, Master Tihu, I will send someone immediately." The old man in a purple robe agreed, then added: "Oh, there’s another matter you should be aware of, Master."

"What matter?"

"Sword Casting Manor in West Profound State, that sword fire has almost reached a thousand years, three months from now, a sword should emerge. At that time, who should our Celestial Saint Palace dispatch to deliver congratulations?"

A sword?

Tihu’s expression stiffened at this, then gazed at the sky with divine light in his eyes, calculating with his five fingers.

"The thousand-year promise has arrived again?"

"Yes, Master."

"Oh? No need to stress too much; this time what emerges is a semi-finished product, nothing outstanding, just find someone from within the Peak Realm juniors who’s available and dispatch three to five to West Profound."

"Defective?" The old man in purple was shocked upon hearing.

"Yes, defective." Tihu nodded: "Perhaps slightly stronger than the Cyan Pheasant from two thousand years ago, but not by much. Our Celestial Saint Palace need not intervene because of it."

"Understood." The old man in purple nodded, then saluted Tihu: "Master, I will send someone to handle it right away."

"Go ahead."

...

Is the Cyan Pheasant Sword in Chen Zhixing’s hand a defective product?

It is not.

The Cyan Pheasant passed down to Chen Zhixing is a genuine Longevity Emperor’s Weapon; although not of superb quality, it ranks above average among many Longevity Emperor’s Weapons.

However, its quality was not outstanding when first forged.

After enduring several generations of owners, it finally fell into the hands of a female Sword Immortal, who corrected its fundamental flaws with Longevity True Monarch techniques, allowing it to manifest the might of a Longevity Emperor’s Weapon.

Thus, weapons depend on the master and the user.

Sword Casting Manor in West Profound State is undoubtedly a treasure of the Celestial Profound Realm.

The name fits the reality.

This manor lives by the sword-forging trade, using methods beyond ordinary casting but the ’Earth Vein nurtures divine swords’ stone casting technique, using the world as a forge to craft the divine sword’s edge.

One forge per millennium!

Half emerge as Emperor’s Weapons!

And the ultimate goal of Sword Casting Manor, is not steady production of Long-lasting Emperor’s Weapons, but to forge an Innate Sword Spirit!

In this context, not only Cyan Pheasant and the unfinished ’Divine Weapons’ like Residual Fire are seen as failures or defective products in Sword Casting Manor’s eyes, even genuine-born Emperor’s Weapons like ’Yao Yue’ and ’Jiuxiao’ are merely byproducts during the creation of Innate Sword Spirit in the manor owner’s eyes.

What Sword Casting Manor needs are Innate Sword Spirits; as for these accompanying Emperor Swords, Divine Weapons, they are left for outsiders to take away.

Because of this, the Three Great Sacred Lands have signed contracts with Sword Casting Manor, ensuring its safety while allowing the Three Great Sacred Lands to take away the accompanying swords other than Innate Sword Spirits.

As for whether the materials needed for Innate Sword Spirit creation are provided by the Three Great Sacred Lands?

They are not.

Materials need to be self-sourced by Sword Casting Manor.

This is a very normal transaction.

After all, the landholder is the largest.

Thus, such is the role of defective swords, unfinished products.

To take these defective swords from Sword Casting Manor requires paying a hefty price to purchase them, a price high enough to support Sword Casting Manor for a thousand years.....

The price is beyond ordinary imagination!

Yet, this path is the best chance for Loose Cultivators to acquire a ’Longevity Emperor’s Weapon’!

Spend a hefty amount to buy a defective sword, then have several generations nurture it hoping someday it can transform into a Longevity Emperor’s Weapon.

Too expensive?

You can forge one directly on your own!

Then the question arises.

What’s the difficulty level for ordinary Loose Cultivators to forge a Longevity Emperor’s Weapon?

Uh.....

Not to mention Loose Cultivators, even the numerous Noble Families in the Celestial Profound Realm mostly possess only one Longevity Emperor’s Weapon to stabilize their fortune!

Is it because they don’t want more?!

The minimum condition to forge a Longevity Emperor’s Weapon is having a Longevity True Monarch in the family!

Then, this Longevity True Monarch must spend thousands of years gathering materials and another hundred to thousand years guarding the forge!

Even then, success isn’t guaranteed; it’s chilling to say, the success rate of forging Longevity Emperor’s Weapons has never exceeded thirty percent!

Most that emerge are defective, requiring future generations to nurture them, hoping they transcend the mundane to become Longevity Emperor’s Weapons that can stabilize fortune!

So why spend over a millennium of a family’s Longevity True Monarch’s time just for the same outcome, when you can buy a semi-finished product directly from Sword Casting Manor and have the Longevity True Monarch nurture it?

.....

Northeast Sea Region.

Having withdrawn the Dharma Domain, Chen Tianheng emerged from the array, laughing heartily as he stepped out and gazed at the juniors bowing before him, unable to conceal his inner excitement.

"Throughout my cultivation, I have endured three hundred seventy winters and summers, and finally succeeded today. It should be celebrated with everyone!"

In an instant, the entire Circulation Tao was lit up by his words.

This is a Longevity!

The third Longevity Realm presence of the Star Island Chen Family, the second Longevity True Monarch!

The young generation of the Chen Family rejoiced in his success.

As for the older generation.....

"I say, why did Tianheng have to act in this play, when he succeeded in proving the Dao in the Secret Realm three months ago."

"Who would disagree, hiding would have been better, surprising the enemy in future battles!"

"Enough, let’s stop discussing it; since the ancestor had Tianheng cooperate, there must be a need. I heard that the sword in West Profound State might emerge soon; perhaps the ancestor hopes Tianheng reveals his cultivation to compete for it, since he is now a True Monarch and should have a Longevity Emperor’s Weapon by his side."

"Isn’t there the Ziwei Emperor Lamp?"

"The Ziwei Emperor Lamp isn’t ours, Tianheng is merely the caretaker; once it returns to Ziwei Mountain, it must be returned, perfect timing for Tianheng to nurture a Longevity Emperor’s Weapon, benefiting both sides."

".....Must the Ziwei Emperor Lamp really be returned?"

"Yes, returned."

"Can’t we keep it?"

"There’s no room for negotiation!"

"Just because of the Star Venerable? Even if Tianheng follows the way of the Star Monarch! But...."

"Daoyan!"

"...I disagree! Why must the Ziwei Emperor Lamp be returned to Ziwei Mountain! Clearly, our branch is the main, and theirs is the offshoot! Falling into such decline....."

"Decline to what?"

"..."

"Decline to present, yet can still bring forth a Star Venerable, what of decline?"