Chapter 27: The Happy Villagers

A Smith!
Qu Yi was actually a smith!
Upon hearing Qu Yi’s affirmative reply, Sun Bufan stared at him like a dead fish, remaining silent for a long time.
“Wake up! Don’t be so surprised. Being a smith isn’t that great either. Why are you so shocked?” Qu Yi punched out a green-colored fist made of wood spirit energy, hitting Sun Bufan’s chest, then laughed.
Pain in his chest finally made Sun Bufan come to his senses. He licked his lips and shouted loudly, “Qu Yi, can you help me craft a divine artifact?”
So direct!
Qu Yi really wanted to laugh at Sun Bufan. They had just met, yet Sun Bufan had already made such a direct request without any hesitation—truly straightforward.
“Take this Swift Flight Sword. I still need to keep crafting divine artifacts in my wooden house. Oh, by the way, you can tell the villagers that anyone who wants a divine artifact can get one as long as they provide the materials,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
This made Sun Bufan speechless with surprise again.
A divine artifact could be obtained so easily—just by coming here? And Qu Yi was so easy to deal with; as long as one provided the materials, they could get a divine artifact.
“Is it that simple?!” Sun Bufan shook his head vigorously and asked eagerly.
Qu Yi touched his forehead, raised his fist, and shouted, “Do you believe I can break your hand with one punch?”
Sun Bufan quickly touched his forehead, laughed, and immediately replied, “Okay, I believe you. I’ll tell all the villagers.”
Qu Yi nodded, went back into his wooden house, and closed the door.
Sun Bufan knew he shouldn’t disturb Qu Yi any further. Holding the Swift Flight Sword, he laughed heartily and ran away at top speed, his laughter echoing behind him.
Indeed, overjoyed at obtaining the divine artifact, Sun Bufan rushed to the homes of the villagers in Beast Village, spreading the news that Qu Yi promised to help them craft divine artifacts. This immediately caused a stir in the village.
“Qu Yi is actually a smith!”
“Wow, Qu Yi is insane! I thought he was just a martial arts genius. Who would have thought he was also a smith?”
“A divine artifact! Can Qu Yi really craft one for us? Great! I can get one too!”
“As long as you provide the materials, you can get a divine artifact! That’s amazing! This news is fantastic! I’ll go to the Beast Mountain Range to find materials right away.”
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Inside Beast Village, all the villagers could no longer practice in peace. They left their homes and, in groups of two or three, headed toward the Savage Beast Mountains. Meanwhile, Qu Yi continued to craft divine artifacts in his wooden house, unhindered.

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“Wahaha! This Heavy Cloud Sword is extremely sharp—I like it!” Qu Yi’s voice came from inside the wooden house, filled with joy. It seemed he was quite satisfied with the divine artifact he had just created.

“A heavy sword without a sharp edge—let’s call it the Edgeless Sword. Powered by the Earthly Divine Essence, it can shatter mountains. Excellent!” At another moment, Qu Yi’s voice emerged from the house, now calmer, but still revealing that this newly crafted divine artifact was also of top quality.

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The villagers of Beast Village gradually returned from the Savage Beast Mountains and gathered outside Qu Yi’s wooden house. They even spontaneously lined up, waiting patiently for him to come out.

With tens of thousands of villagers knowing that Qu Yi was crafting artifacts inside, none dared knock on the door. They simply waited outside obediently. As long as they knew Qu Yi was indeed an artifact craftsman capable of creating divine artifacts, that was enough. Even if it meant waiting ten thousand years, they would be willing to wait. After all, these villagers had lived in Beast Village for millions or even tens of millions of years. Even if they became true members of the divine realm, it would still take hundreds of thousands or even millions of years to accumulate wealth enough to buy a divine artifact. So, knowing that Qu Yi could craft such artifacts meant they were prepared to wait indefinitely.

Over the past five years, Qu Yi would announce once every twenty days or so that he had created a divine artifact. Then, it took about ten days before he could create another. In the last year, it took less than ten days per artifact.

The tens of thousands of villagers remembered these changes clearly. Naturally, they also realized that Qu Yi was crafting artifacts in large quantities, striving to master the craft faster. It seemed his skills were improving by the day.

Thus, the villagers waiting in line outside were more than willing to wait. Even the last person in line was happy, knowing that at Qu Yi’s pace, it would only take a hundred thousand years before they could obtain a divine artifact as well.

A hundred thousand years was much shorter than the time it usually took for a normal divine realm cultivator to get a divine artifact.

One day, Qu Yi finally stopped crafting and stepped out of his wooden house.

Whoosh!

Outside the wooden house, ten thousand villagers sitting on the ground stood up at the same time, creating a row of waves that made a whooshing sound, a truly spectacular sight.
“Qu Yi!”
The ten thousand villagers, as if seeing their leader, shouted in unison. Their voices generated another wave, even lifting Qu Yi’s wooden house into the air.
Qu Yi had just stepped out of his house with great confidence, only to see it lifted away in an instant. His eyes widened in shock. He wanted to get angry but felt it wasn’t appropriate; yet he still felt annoyed inside.
“You guys, don’t get so excited,” Qu Yi called out helplessly.
Haha…
Just moments ago, the ten thousand villagers were at a loss when they saw Qu Yi’s house fly away, worried that he might use this as an excuse to stop crafting divine artifacts for them. Now, hearing his words and realizing that divine artifacts were still within reach, they smiled in understanding.
Sun Bufan rushed to Qu Yi’s side and said with a smile, “Qu Yi, everyone has found plenty of materials for crafting. We’re just waiting for you to come out.”
Qu Yi glanced at the long line of villagers, nodded, and immediately said, “Sun Bufan, could you go ahead and help me tally each villager’s divine essence attributes, the types of divine artifacts they want to craft, as well as the attributes and quantities of the crafting materials they’ve gathered?”
Hearing this, Sun Bufan stared at Qu Yi, blinked, and asked doubtfully, “Qu Yi, it’s fine for me to collect this information, but I don’t see what use you’ll have for it.”
Since the line was already formed, Qu Yi only needed to help the villagers craft divine artifacts one by one. But now he wanted to collect information about all of them, which left Sun Bufan confused.
Not only Sun Bufan but also the other villagers couldn’t understand why Qu Yi did this.
“Alright, I’ll tell you. I want to craft several divine artifacts at once,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Craft several divine artifacts at once!
At these words, not only was Sun Bufan stunned, but the entire ten thousand villagers also stood there like statues, staring at Qu Yi in astonishment.
Don’t all artifact craftsmen in the Divine Realm craft one divine artifact after another? It was truly astonishing that Qu Yi could craft several at once.
Due to the limitations of condensing artifact cores and setting up arrays, artifact craftsmen in the Divine Realm couldn’t craft two divine artifacts at the same time. But over these five years, Qu Yi had mastered the crafting techniques thoroughly and was confident enough to craft ten divine artifacts of the same attribute at once.

Ten thousand villagers—though a large number—were all practicing the five elements, thus dividing into five categories. If crafted one by one, it would take a hundred thousand years, but if divine artifacts of the same element were made in batches, Qu Yi estimated it would take less than a hundred thousand years.

This hundred thousand years was also the requirement set by the Artifact God for Qu Yi: to master the art of artifact creation so thoroughly that creating a divine artifact at the Divine Human level would only take one day in the future.

Going from ten days to one day to create a divine artifact—even with Qu Yi’s special physique—required extensive training, and this was the demand of the Artifact God.

The reason Qu Yi was willing to craft divine artifacts for the villagers for free was to save time gathering materials while still being able to create artifacts with various performance requirements—this was the best way to practice.

“Qu Yi, you’re truly too powerful. I admire you!” Sun Bufan slapped his own head and shouted loudly.
“Qu Yi, I admire you!”

Regardless of how they had viewed Qu Yi before, all ten thousand villagers now admired him from the bottom of their hearts. Such artifact creation skills were simply insane.

Qu Yi waved his hand, gave Sun Bufan a signal with his eyes, then entered the Wood Element cabin.

Excited, Sun Bufan went to each villager and recorded their elemental attributes, the requirements for their divine artifacts, as well as the attributes and quantities of the materials they had found, all on a jade slip.

The ten thousand villagers were very cooperative, quickly sharing their information with Sun Bufan.

Collecting the data didn’t take long—just one day.

Sun Bufan entered the Wood Element cabin, handed the jade slip to Qu Yi, then left to wait for news.

Qu Yi’s divine consciousness scanned the jade slip, understanding the situation of all ten thousand villagers. He quickly categorized them into five groups based on the requirements of artifacts related to metal, wood, water, fire, and earth elements. Then, according to the performance requirements of each type of artifact, he further divided them into subcategories.

Afterward, Qu Yi left the Wood Element cabin and stood in front of the villagers.

“Go back to your homes. In ten thousand years, come to me again, and I’ll deliver the divine artifacts to you all at once,” Qu Yi said with a smile, his face radiating confidence.

Ten thousand years!

Hearing Qu Yi’s firm reply, all the villagers nodded happily, their voices of gratitude creating more waves of excitement.

At that moment, Sun Bufan jumped out again.

“Let’s not rush back yet. Since Qu Yi is helping us craft weapons, he obviously can’t continue doing so in this shabby wooden house. How about we all work together to build him a large and sturdy house?” Sun Bufan called out loudly.
Qu Yi’s wooden house was even shaken off its foundation by the noise, which had always made the ten thousand villagers feel uncomfortable. Hearing Sun Bufan’s words, they all nodded happily and stepped forward eagerly.
“Good! Qu Yi’s house must be the best in our Bai Shou Village.”
“Of course! Qu Yi will become the hero of our Bai Shou Village from now on, so he deserves the best house.”
“I propose that during these ten thousand years, we also help Qu Yi gather Divine Crystal Trees to help him complete the task of planting them as soon as possible.”
“That’s right! The sooner Qu Yi becomes a full member of the Divine Realm, the more his status as a blacksmith can be recognized there, and our Bai Shou Village will benefit even more. Let’s all help Qu Yi plant Divine Crystal Trees.”
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In no time, the villagers of Shangcheng became excited, treating Qu Yi like one of their own and eager to help him.
Qu Yi just smiled, then turned and entered Wu Yuan’s wooden house to start large-scale weapon crafting.