102: Chapter 102 A Double Grandmaster?!

A hundred miles away, a hunting party consisting of one Foundation Establishment Initial Stage Cultivator and three Late Stage Artifact Refiners was cautiously approaching a Foundation Establishment Initial Stage Yao Beast, the Iron-skinned Pig.

The Iron-skinned Pig was snoring deeply in the muddy swamp, enjoying its mud bath.

The Foundation Establishment Initial Stage captain at the lead made a gesture, signaling to prepare for a sneak attack.

Just then—

Boom!!!

A terrifying roar, as if from the depths of the earth, suddenly exploded in their ears. Immediately after, the ground shook violently, as if a earth dragon had turned over.

The four Cultivators' expressions changed drastically as they looked at the sleeping Iron-skinned Pig.

The previously sleeping Iron-skinned Pig had been startled awake by the sudden loud noise, letting out an angry roar. Its massive body instantly rose from the mud.

It snorted, its crimson eyes looking behind a bush.

"Roar—!!"

"Damn it! He Guang! It found you! Run!"

Before the leading Foundation Establishment Cultivator could finish speaking, the Iron-skinned Pig had already launched a furious charge at the exposed Late Stage Artifact Refiner.

"Oh no! We've been discovered!"

"Prepare to face the enemy! Quick!"

The hunting party immediately fell into disarray, scrambling to change their Formation. Their perfectly planned sneak attack was completely ruined, forcing them to directly confront the wrath of an enraged Foundation Establishment Yao Beast.

"Holy crap! Who the hell threw a firecracker!"

He Guang, a Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivator, cursed loudly as he ran for his life.

The Iron-skinned Pig was incredibly fast, like a black lightning bolt skimming the ground. In the blink of an eye, it was less than two meters away from him, leaving no time to fly with his sword.

He Guang was terrified. His survival instinct made him frantically grab into his Storage Pouch, pulling out a handful of Talismans and throwing them behind him without looking.

What he didn't notice was that a delicate explosion flame talisman was mixed in with the Talismans he threw.

"Boom!"

The explosion flame talisman erupted with astonishing flames and impact force the moment it hit the Iron-skinned Pig, exploding squarely on its face.

"Owoo—!!"

The Iron-skinned Pig let out a painful shriek. Its nose and eyes were severely injured, and its massive body staggered back repeatedly.

"Pfft!"

The pursuing Foundation Establishment Cultivator seized the opportunity and thrust a sword into the Iron-skinned Pig's hindbrain. The Iron-skinned Pig's body stiffened abruptly, then crashed to the ground, completely lifeless.

One of He Guang's Late Stage Qi Refining friends quickly ran over to help He Guang, who was slumped on the ground, and asked with concern:

"Old He, are you alright?"

He Guang's face was pale, and he said with lingering fear:

"N-no... I almost died there."

His friend, however, had an 'I understand you' expression, nudging him with his elbow and smiling:

"Stop pretending. I felt that Foundation Establishment Initial Stage attack just now. You must have secretly broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, kid."

"You're hiding such good news from me, isn't that a bit unfair? Are you afraid I'll ask you to treat me?"

"???"

He Guang's mouth hung open, revealing a smile uglier than a cry:

"Do I look like I can afford a foundation establishment pill?"

"Then how did you unleash a Foundation Establishment Initial Stage attack?"

Hearing this, a flash of insight suddenly struck He Guang.

"Could it be that explosion flame talisman?!"

"explosion flame talisman?"

He Guang explained:

"Last time I went to Tianyuan Pavilion to buy..."

...Meanwhile, Su Mo, the perpetrator of the loud noise, was leisurely sitting in a private room at Tianyuan Pavilion, slowly savoring Spiritual Tea.

Steward Li opposite him had his mouth wide open, staring in shock at the dozens of High Grade Magical Artifacts and several stacks of Talismans on the table:

"Fellow Daoist Su, are all of these High Grade Magical Artifacts and High Grade Talismans?!"

Steward Li felt like he was dreaming. It had only been a few days, yet Su Mo had transformed those Spiritual Materials and Talisman papers into High Grade Magical Artifacts and first-tier High Grade Talismans, and the raw Materials consumed perfectly matched these items.

Didn't this mean... He swallowed with difficulty, his gaze towards Su Mo completely changed, filled with reverence and disbelief.

This excessively young Fellow Daoist was actually a hidden dual Great Grandmaster of Artifact Refining and Talisman Making?!

"Fellow Daoist, please wait..."

A moment later, Heaven Moon, who had received the news, rushed over.

When she entered the private room and saw the dazzling, Spiritual Qi-rich 'small mountain' on the table, even though she had long known of Su Mo's extraordinary nature, she couldn't help but gasp, her beautiful eyes filled with shock.

"Fellow Daoist Su, are these... all refined by you?"

Su Mo calmly took a sip of tea and smiled slightly:

"More or less."

He made the machines himself, his uncle and third uncle provided the Materials, and he had a major stake in the technology. Nothing wrong with that!

"Your esteemed merchant association wouldn't be unable to handle this much, would it?"

Heaven Moon suppressed the shock in her heart and smiled faintly:

"We can handle it! Of course, we can! Fellow Daoist Su, rest assured, Tianyuan Pavilion will definitely give you the most fair price."

After speaking, Heaven Moon didn't leave. Instead, she refilled Su Mo's tea and spoke again:

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist is interested in signing a contract with me?"

Su Mo put down his teacup, showing a hint of interest:

"A contract? Tell me about it."

"The contract is simple. Fellow Daoist can freely and unlimitedly obtain Artifact Refining Materials and Talisman Making Materials from Tianyuan Pavilion in the future."

Su Mo raised an eyebrow:

"And the conditions?"

"The condition is that for every twenty portions of Artifact Refining Materials taken, one High Grade Magical Artifact must be delivered. For every ten portions of Talisman Making Materials, one first-tier fine High Grade Talisman will suffice."

"Other than that, there are no restrictions!"

This was an extremely bold gamble!

Heaven Moon was betting on Su Mo's refining success rate and efficiency.

For ordinary Artifact Refiners and Talisman Makers, producing one High Grade Magical Artifact from twenty portions of Materials would be considered extremely lucky, and producing one fine Talisman from ten portions of Materials would be even more difficult.

But Heaven Moon had a premonition that for Su Mo, this might just be basic operation!

Su Mo pondered for a moment:

"Alright."

The value of High Grade Magical Artifacts and fine High Grade Talismans was basically equivalent to the value of these raw Materials. It could only be said that she might make a small profit, but Su Mo would never lose out.

Because his success rate was one hundred percent!

"Fellow Daoist Su, happy cooperation."

Heaven Moon was overjoyed to see him agree.

"Happy cooperation."

But seeing Su Mo's unfathomable demeanor, her thoughts became active again, and she couldn't help but ask with a hint of expectation and testing:

"I wonder about High Grade Spiritual Artifacts and second-tier Talismans, Fellow Daoist..."

"I can refine them."

Su Mo didn't even lift an eyelid.

"I also have a slight understanding of Formations and Medicinal Pills."

Su Mo's "slight understanding" had become incredibly terrifying in Heaven Moon's eyes!

"But you need to prepare the Materials first. Oh, right, also get me a few foundation establishment pills. Deduct the Spirit Stones from this."

"Great Master Su... truly a Divine Being!"

Heaven Moon exclaimed from the bottom of her heart and silently walked out of the private room.

After closing the door, she could no longer contain her excitement, carefully tiptoeing and silently bouncing a few times like a little girl, waving her fist.

'I've found a treasure!'

'Hmph! Old man! And all those condescending people! Saying I can only live under the Family's protection...'

'Just you wait! I'll blind all of you!'

She quickly tidied her slightly disheveled clothes and hair, her face regaining its usual shrewdness and competence.