Hell Emperor.

Chapter 464 Tian Ming
"Weapon refining?"

Ye Jie's question made Tian Ming stunned for a moment, and he quickly gave an accurate answer:

"The Tianji Sect is famous for its magical devices. If they want to create a high-quality device that can threaten the immortals, they will naturally know how to refine devices."

Hearing this, Ye Jie's eyes lit up. With Tian Ming's answer, it seemed that the Kui Pi War Drum had a solution:
"That's great. Since the people in your sect are good at refining weapons, I also have an unwelcome request. I hope the sect master will not refuse it."

Seeing that Ye Jie wanted to ask him for help, Tian Ming immediately patted his chest and said:
"The Lord of Ziwei Palace saved Tianji Sect from danger. I was worried that Tianji Sect would not be able to repay this great kindness. I didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon. If the Lord of Ziwei Palace has any difficulties, please tell us. Tianji Sect will definitely go through fire and water for you without hesitation!"

Seeing this, Ye Jie also made a request:

"I would like to entrust your master craftsman to forge a nine-sided magical Kui leather war drum for me. Master, you can rest assured that I am not someone who would repay a favor. I will provide you with all the materials for making the war drum, and I will also pay the forger the forging fee according to the market price."

Only forging masters can forge magical weapons of the fourth to sixth grade, and the success rate is not 100%. There may be risks such as forging failure, or the magical weapon being too powerful and causing a thunder disaster.

The knowledge of forging is no less than that of alchemy. Forging masters have a very high status. If ordinary practitioners want to ask for the help of forging masters, they not only have to prepare extra materials, but also pay a huge forging fee. Generally speaking, the forging fee is 30% of the market price of the magic weapon after it is forged.

After learning about Ye Jie's idea, Tian Ming immediately spoke:
"Speaking of which, I have some accomplishments in refining instruments. I was born with unique innate magical powers. I will forge instruments for Ziwei Palace Master. You don't have to pay for the forging. I will just consider it as a way to repay Ziwei Palace Master's kindness."

Ye Jie waved his hands and said, "How can this be possible? How can we let the forging master return empty-handed? You should just accept the forging fee..."

Just as Ye Jie was being polite, the sound of heavy footsteps in the distance interrupted his words.

Looking in the direction where the footsteps came from, I saw a row of neatly-formed soldiers and horses slowly approaching in the distance. They were pushing a huge and hideous mechanical device that moved on wheels on the ground, which was quite eye-catching.

The leader of the team was an old man with gray hair and a dignified face. Seeing this man, Tian Ming also breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Great Elder, you are finally here. Now that the Demon Lord Wangchen has fallen, the Tianji Sect is safe. If it weren't for the help of the Lord of Ziwei Palace, I'm afraid everyone would be in danger."

The Great Elder did not answer. He stroked his beard. There was a sharp gleam in his deep eyes. His gaze swept across the corpse of the Demon Lord Wangchen, and then slowly moved to Ye Jie.

"Master Ziwei... As the Master of the Yama Palace in the East, why don't you stay in Dongsheng Shenzhou and guide souls to reincarnate? Why do you come to our Beijuluzhou?"

Ye Jie glanced at him and answered slowly:

"Dongsheng Shenzhou has been suppressed by the formation of the end of the law. The souls there do not need my guidance. I heard that the immortal way in Beijuluzhou is flourishing, so I came to investigate. But you, elder, the people of Tianji Sect are fighting bloody battles with the Demon King, why can't I see any trace of you?"

The Great Elder looked at Ye Jie deeply and said, "Wangchen Demon Lord is quite difficult to deal with. It took me a lot of time to prepare the Fire Dragon Crossbow that can kill him. However, since he has been eliminated by you, it seems that this Fire Dragon Crossbow is no longer useful."

Following the Great Elder's instruction, Ye Jie's gaze also fell on the things pushed by everyone.

It was a towering crossbow cart, its body made of fine iron and its surface painted bright red, like a savage fire dragon. The most eye-catching thing was the giant crossbow, which was three meters long, like a giant eagle spreading its wings, covering the sky and the sun. The crossbow string was as thick as a baby's arm, and it required the combined efforts of several strong men to pull it open.

"That is……"

Looking at the huge crossbow cart from afar, even Ye Jie couldn't help but shrink his pupils slightly. With his current strength, he could actually feel a bit of threat from it.

Tian Ming introduced: "That is the Fire Dragon Crossbow, the masterpiece of the founder of Tianji Sect, and it is also a third-grade artifact that protects Tianji Sect. Even if the Demon Lord Wangchen has created a fourth-grade star artifact, so what? In front of the Fire Dragon Crossbow, the star artifact is nothing more than this. The Great Elder must have delayed his arrival in order to bring the Fire Dragon Crossbow here."

The Great Elder looked around, and finally his eyes fell on the star weapon used by the Demon Lord. He shook his head and said:
“The star meteorite iron obtained by Demon Lord Wangchen is the only moon iron left in the sect. Hundreds of years ago, the founder, Immortal Lord Tianji, risked his life to retrieve these precious meteorites from the moon. They were the most precious property of the sect and were enough to be used to forge the top-level mechanical artifacts. But now they have been wasted like this and made into star magic tools by Demon Lord. Even if the magic tools are melted and disassembled, there will be impurities in the meteorite iron. It is really a waste of natural resources…”

Tian Ming also looked apologetic: "This is all my fault. I encountered a bottleneck in my research on the mechanism, so I wanted to try using the Moon Iron. I didn't expect that this gave the Demon Lord Wangchen an opportunity to steal the Meteorite..."

The Great Elder said with a serious expression:

"The Moon Iron is the property of the sect, not the sect master alone. Its use should be decided by all the elders. Even the sect master cannot use it without authorization, let alone lose it, causing immeasurable losses. The elders of the sect decided that Tian Ming's actions brought shame to the Tianji Sect. We hereby abolish Tian Ming's status as the sect master. We will restart the election of the sect master next month and choose another suitable candidate to succeed the Tianji Sect Master."

"What……"

When this news came out, it was like a bolt from the blue. Not only Tian Ming, but even the people from the Tianji Sect nearby couldn't believe it for a moment.

After announcing the news, the Great Elder stopped talking and pushed the Fire Dragon Crossbow with the team, disappearing from everyone's sight.

Tian Ming, who stayed where he was, had a dazed look in his eyes, and his whole body seemed to have lost its strength.

"Are you okay?" Ye Jie asked.

"I'm fine...it's just that it's hard to accept it for a while."

Tian Ming laughed bitterly. This blow was quite a heavy blow to him.

Ye Jie glanced at him, and seemed a little curious, and asked again: "By the way, I see that you are not very old, and you don't have any secrets to maintain your youth, but you are still a teenager. How did you become the leader of Tianji Sect? Could it be that your father is the previous leader?"

No wonder Ye Jie was very surprised. Tian Ming was not very old, and his realm was only the middle stage of the first turn human immortal, while the great elder's realm was as high as the early stage of the fourth turn earth immortal. The difference in strength was as huge as heaven and earth, but Tian Ming happened to be the sect leader.

Facing Ye Jie's question, Tian Ming scratched his head and said, "You are wrong. My parents are just ordinary residents of Tianji City." Ye Jie was even more confused: "Why is that? Or is it that the Tianji Sect does not look at realm, but only at attainments in the art of mechanisms, and you happen to be a genius in the art of mechanisms?"

Tian Ming pondered and said, "I do have extraordinary talent in the art of mechanical devices, but that is not the reason why I was elected as the sect leader. The real reason is that I am the reincarnation of the founder of Tianji Sect, so I succeeded to the position of sect leader."

"What...Founding Master? Are you the reincarnation of the Immortal Master Tianji?"

Thinking of the conversation between them before, Ye Jie was surprised. He didn't expect that Tian Ming had such a background.

Upon hearing the name of Tianji Immortal Venerable, even Yao Yin could no longer maintain his usual calmness:

"Are you really the reincarnation of Tianji Xianzun? Have you confirmed it through the bone mirror?"

Tian Ming nodded: "Under the reflection of that mirror, I don't look like what I am now. I look more like a master of a sect who has achieved enlightenment. I heard from the elders that it was the Immortal Venerable Tianji. If it wasn't confirmed, how could I get the position of the sect leader?"

"Really..." Yao Yin took a deep breath, and the look in her eyes when she looked at him changed.

Ye Jie was somewhat curious and asked Yao Yin, "From the look of you, have you ever heard of the Immortal Lord Tianji?"

Yao Yin nodded: "Speaking of which, this Tianji Immortal Venerable also has some connection with the Xuannv Sect. The one who killed him was the 30th generation ancestor of the Xuannv Sect, Fairy Yunshang."

Hearing that name, Ye Jie seemed to remember something. Wasn't that Fairy Yunshang the fairy who came to help Su Miao when he was in the Netherworld Palace and they were competing in the Netherworld Divine Battle?
Su Miao's eyes lit up: "I didn't expect Sister Yunshang to have done such a thing. Why didn't she tell me? When I return to Xuannv Sect, I will definitely ask her about it."

Ye Jie asked, "Speaking of which, why did Fairy Yunshang attack the Immortal Master Tianji? Could it be that the Immortal Master Tianji is a person who has committed many evil deeds?"

Yao Yin shook his head. "This Tianji Immortal Venerable is quite extraordinary. He is famous for his magical power of mobile phone lock. Actually, he has no grudge against Xuannv Sect. If you want to blame him, just blame him for having thoughts that he shouldn't have and daring to covet the moon in the sky."

Li Fei'e was confused: "What does that mean? The moon is right there, can he take it away?"

Tian Ming sighed, "Let me answer it. According to the records in the sect's classics, since Tianji Immortal Venerable obtained the Moon Meteorite, he has been obsessed with the moon hanging in the sky. He has spent his entire life to create the legendary second-grade artifact, the Moon Shooting Crossbow, and is ready to imitate the ancient people who shot the sun and shoot down the moon. From then on, he will have an endless supply of Moon Meteorite."

"What……"

Hearing this, Ye Jie's eyes trembled. He felt that this matter was beyond his expectations. How could someone shoot down the moon just for meteorite?

Yao Yin spoke at the right time: "Tianji Immortal Venerable failed, and because he coveted the moon, he was hostile to Taiyin Patriarch. Taiyin Patriarch ordered the descendants of Xuannv in the sect to hunt him down, and finally Fairy Yunshang beheaded him."

"I see……"

After learning about the past of Tianji Immortal Venerable, Ye Jie felt quite emotional. He never expected that hundreds of years ago, there was such an Immortal Venerable in this world who was ready to shoot down the moon in the sky by his own strength. It was true that the world was so big that there were all kinds of strange things.

Speaking of this, Ye Jie seemed to have thought of something, and couldn't help but look thoughtful: "This Moon Shooting Crossbow is so powerful that it can even shoot down the moon in the sky?"

Tian Ming nodded: "That is the legacy of the founder, symbolizing the highest attainment of mechanical magic. Theoretically speaking, it is not impossible to shoot down the moon..."

After a pause, thinking of the bright moon that illuminated the earth, Tian Ming's words also became a little more uncertain:

"However, that is only in theory. The Moon Shooting Crossbow only exists in the legend of the founder. No one has ever seen a complete Moon Shooting Crossbow. Legends are always exaggerated, so let's just listen to them."

Ye Jie remained silent. He wanted to reunite with Xia Wei and save her from trouble. The Taiyin Star Lord who controls the moon was an enemy he had to face.

Now, hearing that the Moon-Shooting Crossbow can actually shoot down the moon, Ye Jie couldn't help but become interested. If he could get the help of this magical weapon, he would have more confidence in fighting against the Moon God.

"This Moon-Shooting Crossbow was created by the Immortal Venerable Tianji. As the reincarnation of the Immortal Venerable Tianji, can you reproduce it?" Ye Jie asked immediately.

Hearing this, everyone was stunned, but soon realized what Ye Jie meant. It seemed that he was going to use the power of the Moon-Shooting Crossbow to fight against the Moon God. They couldn't help but cover their mouths and exclaimed.

Tian Ming looked troubled. "The Moon-shooting Crossbow contains the highest level of mechanical magic. Even a forging master would find it difficult to comprehend the essence of it. With my current level of attainment, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it..."

Ye Jie was slightly disappointed, but soon, Tian Ming's words cheered him up:
"However, the Moon-shooting Crossbow made by the Immortal Lord Tianji is still sealed in the forbidden area of ​​Tianji Sect. For so many years, the sect members have regarded it as a taboo, fearing that they will be hunted down by the Moon-centered Immortal again. Although the Moon-shooting Crossbow was destroyed many years ago, it still contains the mechanical magic that symbolizes the highest attainments. If we can study it, we may be able to gain some insights."

Ye Jie immediately suggested: "In this case, why not take the Moon Shooting Crossbow? As the reincarnation of Tianji Immortal Venerable, don't you want to fulfill his last wish? To be honest, I have some grievances with Taiyin Star Lord, and I am willing to help you repair the Moon Shooting Crossbow."

Tian Ming's eyes lit up, but soon, as if he remembered something, his vision dimmed:

"The forbidden area of ​​Tianji Sect contains abandoned mechanical objects of past generations, as well as many extremely ferocious and completely out-of-control mechanical beasts. It is not a place that ordinary disciples can enter. If I were still the Sect Master, I would still be qualified to enter. But now, I have lost my position as Sect Master because of the loss of Moon Iron. Even if I am the reincarnation of Tianji Immortal Venerable, I cannot escape the blame. I am afraid I am not qualified to enter the forbidden area."

Hearing this, Ye Jie also looked embarrassed. He had finally learned about such a powerful artifact as the Moon-Shooting Crossbow and had just found hope of fighting against the Moon God. Was he going to give up just like that?

After some thought, Ye Jie quickly made a decision: "My dear friend Tian Ming, we hit it off right away and we are very compatible. If you don't give up, I am willing to help you regain the position of the sect leader."

Tian Ming was overjoyed and immediately invited Ye Jie and his party to go to Tianji City for a chat.

(End of this chapter)