Chapter 15: The Headmaster’s Message

All the peak masters turned to Zhen Nantian, staring at him with confusion. A few were even extremely surprised, while Leng Gu’s expression turned cold.
No one could understand why Zhen Nantian had spoken up at this moment.
Zhen Nantian spread his hands and smiled repeatedly to ease the tension among them. Then he said, “Everyone, don’t worry. I’m not here to cause trouble. I have no objections to the task allocation announced by Peak Master Leng Gu this time.”
The crowd became even more puzzled, looking at him with bewildered expressions. If you have no objections, why interrupt?
Zhen Nantian was satisfied with their reactions and continued, “Peak masters, I would like to make a request. For the next ten years, any crafting tasks from outsiders who come to our Tongzhou Hall—those at the Human Immortal level or above—we, Juehuo Peak, will take them all on.”
In the Immortal Realm, there are countless cultivators, and only a few have successfully reached the Human Immortal level. Of course, among these Human Immortals, many do not know how to craft weapons. Some simply don’t have time to learn array techniques, or even if they do, they lack the ability to gather materials. As a result, many Human Immortals need to purchase immortal weapons.
In the five major star regions of the Immortal Realm, five major forces have established bases on various planets. On these planets, there are many merchant alliances, Immortal Realm trading groups, and star travelers who engage in the sale of immortal weapons.
Given the huge demand for immortal weapons from so many Human Immortals, many forces cannot meet it immediately. Thus, merchant alliances, trading groups, and star travelers go to various crafting sects to request tasks, asking them to produce immortal weapons.
On Zhu Yan Star, the largest crafting sect is, of course, Tongzhou Hall.
Therefore, many crafting tasks on Zhu Yan Star are entrusted to Tongzhou Hall. Their rule is to gather all requests over ten years, then spend another ten years crafting and delivering the weapons.
At this moment, upon hearing Zhen Nantian’s bold claims, the seventeen peak masters were astonished and burst into laughter.
“Zhen Nantian, just keep bragging.”
“Zhen Nantian, I really don’t want to talk about you anymore. Your Juehuo Peak has always ranked outside the top ten. How do you have the ability to take on all these crafting tasks?”
“Zhen Nantian, I think you’ve gone mad. Over the past ten years, Tongzhou Hall has accumulated at least 100,000 crafting requests, including around 60,000 requests for immortal weapons below the Human Immortal level. How can your Juehuo Peak take them all on?”

“Zhen Nantian, we peak masters all understand that your Juehuo Peak has dropped another rank this time, and you’re unhappy, so you’re bluffing. Enough, stop making a fool of yourself. We’re all from Tongzhou Hall and won’t laugh at you.”
“Zhen Nantian, your Juehuo Peak isn’t very good at refining artifacts, but your skill at boasting has now risen to match that of Tongzhou Hall’s top peak.”
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Suddenly, all the peak masters started mocking him, criticizing Zhen Nantian relentlessly.
Zhen Nantian continued to face them with a smile.
Leng Gu remained calmer and asked curiously, “Zhen Nantian, since you’ve made such a bold claim, I temporarily believe you have the ability. Can you show us what you’re talking about?”
This was exactly what Zhen Nantian had been waiting for.
“Everyone, of course I have my own methods to complete this task. As for these special methods, I won’t reveal them easily—I can’t tell you all about them. But I can assure you that if I can’t complete the artifact-refining tasks below the level of Renpo Immortal within these ten years, I’ll step down from my position as peak master. Whatever punishment the hall master imposes, I’ll accept it wholeheartedly,” Zhen Nantian declared firmly.
The other seventeen peak masters, along with their seventeen disciples, stared at Zhen Nantian with eager eyes.
At this moment, everyone realized that what Zhen Nantian had said earlier was by no means a joke.
The seventeen peak masters calmed down and thought carefully.
“Zhen Nantian, I believe you have special methods to improve refining efficiency, but I still can’t believe that your Juehuo Peak alone can complete sixty thousand immortal artifacts in ten years,” one peak master said, shaking his head loudly.
“That’s right! Even if you can really complete the task of making sixty thousand immortal artifacts, if your Juehuo Peak takes up so many refining tasks, what will become of our other refining peaks?” another peak master exclaimed, raising his eyebrows.
“Zhen Nantian, just because you say you have special methods doesn’t mean we’ll believe you. If you can’t complete these sixty thousand artifacts, even if the entire Tongzhou Hall pays, it won’t be enough to make up for it,” a rough-looking peak master shouted angrily.
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After considering it, none of the peak masters agreed to Zhen Nantian’s proposal. Whether he had special methods or not, their own refining peaks would suffer, so they couldn’t agree.

At this moment, Leng Gu spoke indifferently again, “Zhen Nantian, I can guess now that the special method you mentioned was obtained from this Fire Venerable. It’s not that I don’t believe you—our Tongzhou Hall only has some influence on Zhu Yanxing. In the entire Immortal Realm, we are but a minor force. If there truly is a method that can greatly improve the efficiency of refining artifacts, then the difficulties we’ll face in the future will be beyond our ability to handle.”

Upon hearing this, all the peak masters immediately understood and broke into cold sweats. They glared fiercely at Zhen Nantian.

Tongzhou Hall was the reliance of everyone here. Without it, these people would be left adrift in the Immortal Realm, with no one to care if they were killed later.

Therefore, after hearing Leng Gu’s reminder, the peak masters realized that the special method Zhen Nantian spoke of was related to the fate of Tongzhou Hall. They no longer held back and all glared at him rudely.

After hearing this, Zhen Nantian sat on his chair, his whole body trembling.

When the Fire Venerable heard Leng Gu mention him, he stood up smiling and then said calmly, “Dear peak masters, if Tongzhou Hall prospers, all of you will prosper. But if Tongzhou Hall remains confined to Zhu Yanxing, everyone’s achievements will also be limited to that planet.”

One’s ambition determines the scale of their world.

Seeing that Zhen Nantian, whom he had promoted, couldn’t persuade the peak masters, the Fire Venerable decided to step in himself.

The peak masters were shocked again and rushed to scold the Fire Venerable, but none of them could utter a word.

Although these peak masters were all high-ranking Soul Immortals, they were still minor figures in the entire Immortal Realm. Moreover, they understood that if they continued to stay within Tongzhou Hall, their cultivation would hardly progress, and in the long run, Tongzhou Hall might be swallowed up by other powerful forces, leading to their own demise.

Thus, the Fire Venerable’s words immediately silenced all the peak masters.

Suddenly, including Zhen Nantian, all eighteen peak masters stood up at the same time, their faces filled with astonishment.

“Yes, Hall Master,” the eighteen peak masters said in unison.

It turned out that Yun Zhouzi, the current Hall Master of Tongzhou Hall, had already sent a message to them through his immortal consciousness.

Yun Zhouzi had been in cultivation all along, yet he had now awakened and sent a message to all the peak masters, proving that the Fire Venerable’s words had had a startling effect.

“Zhen Nantian, I agree to your proposal.”

“Zhen Nantian, I agree.”

“Zhen Nantian…”

In just a moment, the other seventeen peak masters unanimously agreed to Zhen Nantian’s proposal: for the next ten years, all the artifact-forging tasks assigned to Tongzhou Hall that involved immortal artifacts at the Renpo Xian level would belong to Juehuo Peak. Of course, the reason behind this was undoubtedly Yun Zhouzi’s orders. Zhen Nantian laughed heartily, overjoyed—it seemed fate was finally giving him a chance to turn things around. Huozun smiled faintly, meeting the eager gazes of the peak masters. Soon after, Leng Gu announced the artifact-forging tasks, and everyone dispersed. Zhen Nantian took Huozun back to Juehuo Peak immediately, to the Peak Masters’ Pavilion. “Huozun, you were right after all! Even if the peak masters disagreed, the hall master would still support us, Juehuo Peak. The hall master only said one thing: fulfill Juehuo Peak’s demands.” Zhen Nantian’s face was almost distorted from laughing, his belly trembling up and down like a ball. Clearly, having always been mocked by the other peak masters and neglected by hall master Yun Zhouzi, Zhen Nantian finally got his moment in the spotlight—a happiness he found utterly unforgettable. Huozun sat on a chair and said with a faint smile, “Fat guy, enough. Look at you—your face is all twisted. The hall master is also a formidable figure. He knows that if Tongzhou Hall doesn’t develop, it will eventually be destroyed by other forces. With this opportunity, of course he won’t give it up. Well, Fat Guy, from now on, it’s up to you to take on the hard work.” Hearing this, Zhen Nantian stopped moving his hands and exclaimed in shock, “Huozun, are you giving up on Juehuo Peak’s artifact-forging? Do you want to cultivate alone?” Realizing from Huozun’s words that he intended to stay in the cultivation space, Zhen Nantian was naturally surprised. After all, Huozun’s identity card still had no task points at all, so Zhen Nantian assumed there must be many Origin Stones left in it, and he cried out in surprise. Huozun laughed, then, seeing that Zhen Nantian was about to get angry and attack him, he said, “Fat guy, you’re really stupid. Haven’t you thought about this? Yuan Copper ore can only be combined with Renpo Xian-level artifact-forging materials. So, if Juehuo Peak wants to forge immortal artifacts at the Renhun Xian level in the future, what kind of material should we use instead of Yuan Copper ore to continue using this ‘Array Pre-setting Method’?” Upon hearing this, Zhen Nantian understood—Huozun wanted to find a material that could combine most Renhun Xian-level artifact-forging materials. “Huozun, I told you! How could you ever abandon me?” Zhen Nantian laughed heartily.

At this moment, Zhen Nan Tian was somewhat dependent on Fire Lord and had staked his future achievements on him; he didn’t want to see Fire Lord leave.
Fire Lord smiled faintly.