323: Chapter 323: Is there a more secluded weapon-refining room? You could try the Illusion Moon Well.

Madam Qingli listened to his words, her beautiful eyes sparkling with wonder.

She looked at Xu Ruyu's confident and firm gaze and suddenly smiled, a particularly radiant one. "I knew it, my Xiao Yuer is the best.

Others laugh at your failure, yet you are already thinking about how to take the next step."

Xu Ruyu also smiled. "So, I need a secluded Artifact Refining Room.

I'm about to start the real Artifact Refining, but for my things, the fewer people who know before they take shape, the better.

The Fire Cloud Cave is too crowded and has too many eyes; it's not suitable.

Sister, is there a secluded Artifact Refining Room in Tianyin Mountain that can block anyone's probes?"

Madam Qingli pondered for a moment, a flash of cunning suddenly crossing her eyes. "You want a secluded Artifact Refining Room? There is only one place in Tianyin Mountain that can isolate any probe.

I just don't know if you have the courage to go there, Xiao Yuer."

Xu Ruyu was slightly taken aback. "Where?"

Madam Qingli said word by word, "The Illusory Moon Well."

The Illusory Moon Well?

Xu Ruyu's heart skipped a beat.

How could he possibly forget the Illusory Moon Well?

He had entered that place during the Trial of Willpower. Those illusions of beauties appearing one after another, that chaotic and intense energy rampage, and that... that Artifact Spirit girl he had pinned beneath him.

He had slept with someone's Artifact Spirit.

Although it was in an illusion and for the sake of passing the trial, that feeling of the blending of soul and flesh was all too real.

So real that even now, thinking back on it, he still felt a bit guilty.

"The Illusory Moon Well..." Xu Ruyu murmured, his expression somewhat subtle.

Madam Qingli, seeing him like this, couldn't help but burst into laughter. "What? Scared?"

Xu Ruyu coughed dryly. "It's not fear, it's just..."

"Just what? Scared of meeting the Artifact Spirit?" Madam Qingli laughed even harder. "Don't worry, let me tell you, the Artifact Spirit has already fallen into a deep sleep.

Ever since that incident last time, she hasn't woken up. No one knows when she will."

Xu Ruyu was stunned for a moment. "Deep sleep? Why?"

Madam Qingli winked and looked at him meaningfully. "What do you think? Don't you know in your heart what a certain someone did to the Artifact Spirit in the illusion?"

Xu Ruyu's face turned slightly red. He coughed dryly and changed the subject. "Then... is the Artifact Spirit alright?"

"She's fine." Madam Qingli waved her hand. "According to the Supreme Mage, the Artifact Spirit has found a blessing in disguise.

Your strange Physique and aura unexpectedly helped her pry open the shackles of her Origin. She is now undergoing a deep transformation.

When she wakes up, she will only be more powerful than before.

So strictly speaking, you're practically her 'benefactor'."

Xu Ruyu breathed a sigh of relief, but he still had some subtle feelings in his heart.

Benefactor? Sleeping with her and then she breaks through—what kind of benefactor is that?

"Then since the Artifact Spirit is asleep, what am I going to the Illusory Moon Well for?" Xu Ruyu asked.

Madam Qingli put away her smile and said seriously, "I'm sending you to the Illusory Moon Well because the only person in our Taihu Clan who has reached the Saint Realm through the Dao of Artifact Refining is inside."

Reaching the Saint Realm through the Dao of Artifact Refining?

Xu Ruyu's pupils constricted slightly.

What did the Saint Realm signify? It was an existence beyond Soul Transformation, a powerhouse who had truly touched the edge of the Great Dao.

At her Peak, Xiao Nianyin was also only at the Saint Realm.

And Xiao Nianyin had reached the Saint Realm through all-around cultivation, which was already enough to look down upon others.

But to reach the Saint Realm solely through the Dao of Artifact Refining...

What did this represent? It meant that this person's understanding of Artifact Refining had reached the level of the Dao.

For her, Artifact Refining was no longer a skill, but the Great Dao itself.

Every item she refined could potentially contain the Laws of heaven and earth.

"The Taihu Clan... has such an existence?" Xu Ruyu was incredulous.

"What do you think?" Madam Qingli smiled. "The Taihu Clan's Legacy has lasted for ages, and its foundations are profound. How could it be as simple as it appears on the surface?

This Old Ancestor, known by the Daoist title 'Holy Mother Fire Spirit,' is the most brilliant Artifact Refining Genius in our clan's history.

She has been obsessed with the Dao of Artifact Refining her entire life and has no interest in anything else. Even her cultivation Breakthroughs happened naturally during the process of Artifact Refining.

Ten thousand years ago, she already reached the Saint Realm. Since then, she has been living in seclusion in the depths of the Illusory Moon Well, focusing on researching the Dao of Artifact Refining."

"She's in the Illusory Moon Well?" Xu Ruyu asked in surprise. "Isn't the Illusory Moon Well the domain of the Artifact Spirit?"

"The Illusory Moon Well is divided into inner and outer layers," Madam Qingli explained. "The outer layer is the illusory space controlled by the Artifact Spirit, used for trials and cultivation.

The inner layer is an extremely secret cultivation Secret Realm of our clan, with its entrance known only to a very few core figures.

Old Ancestor Holy Mother Fire Spirit lives in seclusion in the inner layer and has not appeared for ten thousand years.

Even I have only heard of her and have never seen her."

Xu Ruyu felt a surge of excitement.

A Saint Realm Artifact Refining Grandmaster!

If he could receive even a little bit of her guidance, who knows how many detours he could avoid on his path of "Scientific Artifact Refining"!

But...

"Sister, you said she hasn't appeared for ten thousand years. If I go, would she be willing to see me?" Xu Ruyu was somewhat worried.

Madam Qingli smiled. "That depends on your ability.

However, let me tell you, this Tianyin Mountain, also doesn't know how many people have wanted to go to the Illusory Moon Well to seek guidance from Old Ancestor Holy Mother Fire Spirit, but no one has ever been qualified.

But—"

She paused and looked at Xu Ruyu with a playful smile. "You are the Saint Master of my Taihu Clan. The Clan Chief personally said that you can go anywhere in Tianyin Mountain.

Furthermore, you completed a hundred saint tablets, optimized the Taihu Forbidden Array, helped the Artifact Spirit break through, and even gained the recognition of the ancestors mark.

Even if Old Ancestor Holy Mother Fire Spirit is in seclusion, she might not be unaware of all these deeds.

So, if you go, there might actually be a chance."

Xu Ruyu nodded, having already made a decision in his heart.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; no matter what, he had to try.

"That's fine, I'll go to the Illusory Moon Well tomorrow and take a look," he said.

Madam Qingli smiled and nodded, then suddenly added, "Oh, I forgot to tell you, that Saint Realm Artifact Refiner is a super beauty."

Xu Ruyu was stunned for a moment.