A journey through immortal realms begins with a phantom tale.

Upon hearing this, the cultivators present all cupped their hands in response, saying, "We are willing to bear witness for Immortal Luo."

Luo Cheng hovered in the void and nodded slightly to the cultivators of Linming Star to express his gratitude.

After the formalities were completed, the leaders and elders of various sects, as well as the important figures of Linming Star, took out gifts and presented them to Ning Zhe using their true essence. Among them were precious pills, high-grade spiritual artifacts, and various life-saving magic treasures.

Ning Zhe was dumbfounded. Looking at the treasures floating towards him, he didn't dare to reach out and catch them.

Luo Cheng reminded him from the side, "Disciple, why don't you thank the sect leaders and elders?"

Ning Zhe then came to his senses and quickly bowed to everyone present, saying, "Thank you, sect leaders and elders!"

Luo Cheng looked around and said loudly, "To thank everyone for their hospitality today, I plan to do two things."

Everyone pricked up their ears, not daring to even breathe loudly.

"First, I will be crafting ten spiritual treasures for each sect on the spot. Of course, each sect will need to prepare its own materials, and everyone can also bring out their own suitable spiritual weapons for me to upgrade."

"Whoosh!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole room erupted in uproar.

"Thank you, Immortal!"

"That's a really big spender!"

As mentioned before, the most difficult aspects of weapon crafting are the crafting techniques and cultivation level. Luo Cheng comes from the Chongxuan Sect, which is famous for its weapon crafting. The Chongxuan Sect's top secret technique is the Heart Refining Method. More importantly, he is an immortal comparable to a celestial being in the Luotian Heaven—how could a treasure crafted by an immortal be an ordinary item?

Luo Cheng raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "Secondly, I plan to refine a pill in Linming Star. The cauldron used for refining the pill is a divine artifact. After the pill is completed, the various sects in Linming Star can share the spiritual pill equally."

He paused, then added, "However, just like weapon crafting, the materials needed for alchemy also need to be prepared by each sect itself."

"No problem!" all the major sects responded.

They don't lack materials for crafting weapons or alchemy; what they lack is the ability to transform those materials into finished products.

"What a generous gesture!" The crowd cheered again, all understanding that Luo Cheng was about to present a great gift to Lin Mingxing's cultivation world.

Ning Zhe stood below the stage, deeply moved. He knew that his master had done all of this for him.

After completing these two tasks, all the sects and factions in Linming Star will owe Luo Cheng a favor. At the same time, it will also demonstrate the magnanimity and power of an immortal. The word "immortal" alone is enough to suppress all the sects and factions in Linming Star, making them dare not easily provoke Ning Zhe, but instead take the initiative to befriend him.

First, intimidate people with your power, then promise them benefits, leaving no room for criticism.

Luo Cheng continued, "As you all know, my junior brother and I both come from the Chongxuan Sect, right?"

"We know!" everyone responded in unison.

"My junior brother is a core disciple of the Chongxuan Sect. He has mastered the Chongxuan Sect's Heart Refining Method and his weapon-forging skills are equally superb. He will assist me in the next stage of weapon-forging."

Li Qiang flew high into the sky and said with a helpless smile, "Senior brother, you're giving me something to do."

"Junior brother, isn't your favorite crafting skill the best?"

"Okay, I'll listen to my senior brother."

Luo Cheng flew upwards for a while and landed on the Star Gazing Platform of the Misty Pavilion. The Star Gazing Platform was extremely spacious, about the size of ten football fields, just right for large-scale weapon forging.

"Alright, let's begin the crafting. I've borrowed the Misty Pavilion's territory, so let's start there. Pavilion Master, what kind of spiritual weapon do you need me to craft?"

The Pavilion Master of the Misty Pavilion pondered for a moment, then took out a purple-gold gourd and presented it with both hands: "Immortal Luo, this is something I obtained in a secret realm. It was originally a celestial artifact, but it was damaged for some reason and can only now exert the power of a quasi-celestial artifact. Please take a look, Immortal."

Luo Cheng raised an eyebrow, not expecting that the Misty Pavilion would present him with such a difficult problem right from the start—this was a celestial artifact!

Li Qiang said from the side, "Senior brother, this is a celestial artifact; you'll have to handle it yourself."

"Let me see." As Luo Cheng spoke, he raised his hand and summoned the purple-gold gourd into his grasp. He examined it carefully with his divine sense, and after a moment, nodded and said, "Indeed, this is an ancient treasure."

Seeing this gourd, Luo Cheng couldn't help but think of Laozi's Purple Gold Gourd from mythology—in Journey to the West, one could point the gourd's mouth at an enemy, call out their name, and suck them in; with a gentle shake, it would turn into water. In ancient legends, it was an innate spiritual treasure, capable of refining earth, water, fire, and wind to create a small world.

Although the gourd in front of me doesn't have such supernatural powers, it is still a rare and precious magical artifact.

Luo Cheng used his divine sense to investigate and discovered that there were five divine restrictions and forty-nine immortal arrays inside the gourd. However, these restrictions and arrays were all damaged, and even the external materials were damaged, which caused it to fall from an immortal artifact to a quasi-immortal artifact.

He looked at it for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll name a few materials. If the Pavilion Master can provide them, I can restore its power as a celestial artifact."

"Please speak, Immortal Luo."

"Heavenly Fire Refined Gold, Primordial Jade, Root of the Five Elements..." Luo Cheng rattled off more than a dozen refining materials in one breath.

Upon hearing about these materials, everyone was shocked: "These are all top-tier refining materials! Some of them can only be found in the Immortal Realm!"

In fact, Luo Cheng knew that there weren't many immortal materials in this realm, so most of the materials could be found in the cultivation world. However, repairing immortal artifacts ultimately required a few immortal materials, so he mentioned them.

Upon hearing this, the Pavilion Master was first shocked, then breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, as an ancient sect, the Misty Pavilion had collected some immortal materials.

Soon, the sect leader had someone fetch the precious materials Luo Cheng had mentioned. Upon seeing them, everyone exclaimed in amazement, "As expected of the number one sect in Linming Star, they can even produce celestial materials!"

Luo Cheng took the materials and immediately began refining them using his divine power.

During this time, he displayed immortal-like abilities—raising his hand and grabbing at the void, he directly seized a meteorite, then refined it into the five elements of essence, which he then integrated into the purple-gold gourd. Immediately afterwards, he refined various materials, his divine power transforming into ethereal divine flames in his hands, melting the materials into the purest liquid state.

Watching from the side, Li Qiang was amazed: "So this is how Divine Chess Power can be used." Only then did he truly understand what Luo Cheng meant by "Divine Chess Power is extremely active and has self-derived characteristics".

The cultivators present were utterly dumbfounded: "What kind of power is this?"

"This doesn't seem like the immortal energy unique to immortals!"

"This power is even more potent than Immortal Essence!"

In a short while, Luo Cheng had finished melting all the materials and infused them into the Purple Gold Gourd. Once the materials and the gourd were completely fused, he quickly set up an array.

"Formation complete!"

Luo Cheng smiled slightly: "Alright, Pavilion Master, you can take a look."

The sect leader took the purple-gold gourd, scanned it with his divine sense, and instantly felt a terrifying energy surging within it. He was shocked: "It has truly regained the power of a celestial artifact!"

Luo Cheng smiled faintly, "If it weren't for the immortal materials provided by the Pavilion Master, I wouldn't have been able to repair it."

"Thank you so much, Immortal!" The Pavilion Master's voice trembled with excitement.

"I have incorporated a Purple Heaven Divine Thunder into the gourd. If the Pavilion Master releases this thunder, it can severely injure a Celestial Immortal with a single strike," Luo Cheng added.

"Holy crap!" The cultivators present were completely dumbfounded and shocked once again.

A single blow can severely injure a celestial being? If those cultivators who haven't yet become immortals were to be hit by such a blow, wouldn't they be instantly reduced to ashes?

The Pavilion Master of Piaomiao Pavilion couldn't stop smiling, holding the gourd with obvious delight.

Luo Cheng added, "If the Pavilion Master encounters substances with extreme attributes such as the Wind Flow, Heavenly Fire, or Wood Flow, he can store them in the gourd and release them when facing an enemy."

The cultivators present were speechless. These things, let alone them, even immortals would have to give way. Who would dare to touch them easily?

"By the way, when fighting against others, you can also absorb the opponent's magical energy into the gourd."

"Yes, yes!" the pavilion master replied repeatedly, muttering, "What a treasure, what a wonderful treasure!"

It can unleash the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, absorb extreme substances that even immortals fear, and devour magical energy—if this were used in a fight, who would dare to fight it?

Luo Cheng suddenly sighed, "It's a pity that my cultivation level is still too low. If my cultivation level were higher, and I imbued the gourd with the power of laws, when the Pavilion Master is fighting someone, he only needs to call out the opponent's name to suck them into the gourd."

Upon hearing this, Li Qiang suddenly realized and said, "Senior brother, isn't the function you're describing the Purple Gold Gourd of Laozi in Journey to the West?"

"Exactly." Luo Cheng nodded. "This gourd must have been made by an ancient immortal as a replica of a primordial spiritual treasure."

Everyone was completely confused. Only a few people from Earth knew what Journey to the West was.

Luo Cheng waved his hand: "Alright, let's continue refining the weapon."

Having witnessed Luo Cheng's abilities, the crowd could no longer contain themselves and stepped forward one after another.

"Immortal, please take a look at this artifact!"

"Immortal, could my spirit sword be further enhanced?"

"Immortal, I have the materials; please allow me to forge a treasure!"

Luo Cheng raised his hand and gestured for them to stop: "One at a time. By the way, you can also give the materials to my junior brother; his skills are no less than mine."

At first, everyone had some doubts about Li Qiang's abilities. Seeing that Luo Cheng was too busy, some people handed the materials to Li Qiang on a whim, and he forged a top-grade spiritual weapon in no time.

Now everyone finally witnessed Li Qiang's abilities, and for a time, many people began to seek him out for weapon crafting.

Someone laughed and said, "The treasures refined by the immortal are too powerful. I'm afraid my cultivation level is not enough to handle them. It would be more appropriate to ask Senior Li to take action."

Ning Zhe stood below the platform, gazing at his master calmly refining weapons on the observatory, feeling both proud and awestruck. Only then did he realize just how powerful his master truly was.

Murong Qiu stood beside him, looking at him with envy: "Ning Zhe, you've found a good master."

"Hehe." Ning Zhe scratched his head and chuckled foolishly.

Ning Jiangxing exclaimed from the side, "Brother, your master is too strong and too cool!"

"Of course," Ning Zhe said with pride.

Ning Zhe's parents stood by, overjoyed. Seeing that their son had such a master, they were relieved.

A faint fragrance of orchids wafted into his nostrils, and Ning Zhe subconsciously reached out to pull Murong Qiu closer. Murong Qiu sensed his movement, first gently dodging him, then touching his fingertips with her small hand.

Ning Zhe seized her hand, overjoyed.

Ever since Murong Qiu embarked on the path of immortality, he had always felt that there was a chasm between them. But now, that chasm had disappeared—he knew it was all because of his master.

Murong Qiu thought to herself, "Now, Master shouldn't object, right?"

If Ning Zhe were to become an immortal's disciple, not only her master but the entire Misty Pavilion would support her. If she and Ning Zhe were to become Daoist partners, the Misty Pavilion would be able to establish a connection with an existence comparable to a Celestial Immortal, which would be an immense opportunity.

Luo Cheng hadn't expected that the weapon-forging process would last for two years. During that time, he encountered some extremely strange treasures, which even required some of his attention. Of course, through this experience, his weapon-forging skills improved considerably.

After finishing the weapon refining, Luo Cheng announced loudly, "Alright, next is alchemy. Please take out your medicinal herbs."

As he spoke, he instructed Li Qiang to take out the Bei Ye Dan Ding (a type of alchemical cauldron).

Li Qiang handed the alchemical cauldron to Luo Cheng: "Senior brother, why don't you take charge?"

"it is good."

The moment the Bei Ye Dan Cauldron appeared, the cultivators present gasped in astonishment: "A divine artifact! It's actually a divine artifact cauldron!"

The oppressive aura emanating from the alchemy cauldron was so strong that even a rogue immortal could hardly withstand it.

This time, Luo Cheng didn't plan to refine the Seven-Element Pill. He couldn't gather all the materials. To collect all the ingredients for the Seven-Element Pill, he would have to go to the Illusion Star Temple.