Hell Emperor.

Chapter 465 Tianming-Forging

Under the leadership of Tian Ming, Ye Jie and his party also came to an ancient city.

When you step into the ancient city, you will see a dazzling array of lifelike wood carvings in front of the shops and on both sides of the streets. There are vivid birds and animals, as well as exquisite pavilions. Each piece of work carries the hard work of the sculptor.

"what is that?"

Li Fei'e looked around and his eyes were attracted by the wooden bird hovering on the eaves. He stretched out his hand and pointed, and the butterfly took off. Just as it was about to land next to the wooden bird, the wooden bird spread its wings and flew away, disappearing into the sky.

Li Fei'e exclaimed and took the Youdie back. In Tianji City, there were countless mechanical creations like the wooden bird, which had already surpassed the scope of ordinary craftsmanship.

"That flying bird is actually a mechanical beast?" Shen Qingge was surprised. "In my memory, mechanical beasts are all huge and difficult to control giants, born for fighting. I didn't expect that such a sophisticated type would appear..."

Tian Ming introduced: "The art of mechanical devices is not limited to destruction. Although these pocket mechanical beasts are small in size, the complexity of their production is no less. In fact, this kind of exquisite mechanical beast has only become popular in recent years. The craftsmen in Tianji City are working overtime to rush to manufacture them for export to the Qinglian Chamber of Commerce."

"Qinglian Chamber of Commerce... do they still accept mechanical beasts?"

Ye Jie was a little curious. Just by listening to the name of the Qinglian Chamber of Commerce, one could tell that there must be the shadow of the Qinglian Palace behind it.

If Ye Jie wanted to continue to obtain the main account, the Qinglian Palace was a place he had to go. He didn't expect that he could hear news about the Qinglian Chamber of Commerce in the Tianji Sect.

Tian Ming replied, "Of course, it's not just mechanical beasts. Tianji City also exports wood carvings, toys, and hidden weapons in exchange for the necessary cultivation resources. No matter what the goods are, the Qinglian Chamber of Commerce will accept them. I heard that on the other side of this continent, the merchants there even accept life expectancy. Do you believe this? Anyway, I haven't seen it with my own eyes."

As he was speaking, the residents of the city also saw Tianming and greeted him. He looked carefully and seemed to have discovered something. He raised his hand and a wooden eagle landed on his arm.

He smiled and reached out to stroke the feathers on the eagle's back. Although it was a carved mechanical beast, the sharpness in the eagle's eyes was not diminished at all. Those smart and sharp eagle eyes were enough to scare the cowardly.

Seeing this scene, Ye Jie asked curiously: "Is it your mechanical beast? Does it have a name?"

Tian Ming shook his arm, and the eagle flapped its wings and flew, circling in the sky. He replied, "It's called Eagle Ten. It's the tenth mechanical beast I made when I first started studying mechanical beasts. I was going to sell it, but after it was blessed by my innate magical powers, it had unique effects, so I kept it."

Ye Jie asked again: "Eagle Ten? What kind of name is that? I saw that eagle was so lifelike that I couldn't recognize it as a mechanical beast at first glance. Why don't you give it a better name?"

Tian Ming sighed, "It's not that I don't want to, but according to the rules of Tianji Sect, mechanical beasts are not allowed to be named after practitioners. They can only be named after the type and serial number. If you are found to have named a mechanical beast privately, you will be punished."

Ye Jie understood, but was still a little confused: "Why is there such a rule? Naming a mechanical beast is not a big deal at all, why would I be punished?"

Tian Ming smiled bitterly: "Palace Master Ziwei, you don't know that every craftsman in Tianji Sect, no matter how poor their skills are, will pour their heart and soul into the mechanical beasts they create. To them, the mechanical beasts they have spent years to create are like their children. Once they are named, they will have feelings for them. You must know that the way of heaven is ruthless. If they are too deeply involved with mechanical beasts, it will be detrimental to their future practice."

Hearing this, Shen Qingge nodded in agreement: "You are right. Naming mechanical beasts with serial numbers is a way to prevent craftsmen from going astray. As long as there is no name, no matter how exquisite the mechanical beast is, it is ultimately just a dead object and will not have an emotional connection with people."

"Really..." Ye Jie did not comment.

Under Tian Ming's leadership, everyone soon arrived at his mansion. Although the mansion was not big, it had everything needed for forging mechanisms, such as chisels, hammers, and bellows molds. Ye Jie would believe it if he said it was a blacksmith shop.

"Master Ziwei, I remember you entrusted me to forge a nine-sided Kui skin war drum. All the tools for forging are here. Let's start without further delay!" Tian Ming reminded.

Ye Jie nodded, and immediately asked the maids to bring the outer skin of the Kui ox and the century-old phoenix wood used to forge the drum body, preparing to use these materials to complete the forging of the Kui skin war drum.

Tian Ming picked up the phoenix wood, looked at it, and couldn't help but frowned: "Kui Pi belongs to gold, phoenix belongs to wood, and gold overcomes wood. Using phoenix wood to make the drum body will inevitably cause a conflict of the five elements, weakening the power of the Kui Pi War Drum from the inside, making it difficult to become a magic weapon. I'm afraid it can't meet the requirements of the Purple Wei Palace Master."

Seeing Tian Ming pointed out the problem, Ye Jie was a little embarrassed: "Since this paulownia wood will cause the conflict of the five elements, then according to your opinion, what should we do? We can't just not use the drum body, right?"

Tian Ming smiled and said, "Since phoenix wood doesn't work, then we can use sunken wood or iron wood that can enhance the power of thunder. It just so happens that there are still a lot of thousand-year-old sunken wood left in Tianji City, which is perfect for making this Kui Pi war drum."

Ye Jie was slightly stunned. The hundred-year-old phoenix tree was exchanged for the thousand-year-old sunken wood. The age value of the two materials alone was not on the same level, not to mention that the material of the sunken wood was more suitable for the Kui Pi War Drum. He quickly said, "Where can I find it? I will arrange for someone to buy it."

Tian Ming smiled and said, "No, no, I have already bought these materials and stored them in my warehouse. I will now send them to my benefactor."

Ye Jie hurriedly said, "I originally commissioned you to forge this Kui Pi war drum. I should have prepared all the materials. It's ok for you not to charge for the forging, but why are you still using your precious materials?"

Tian Ming shook his head and said, "If I hadn't gotten help from the Purple Star Palace Master today, I would have died in the hands of the Demon Lord Wangchen. By then, no matter how many materials there were in Tianji City, they would have been taken away by the Demon Lord, and the residents of the city would have been devastated. I'm afraid they would never be able to live in peace. Does the Purple Star Palace Master think that the lives of so many people in Tianji City are not worth more than those materials?"

Seeing that Tian Ming had made up his mind, Ye Jie stopped trying to persuade him and instead accepted his good intentions.

"I will start forging right away. In order to avoid distraction, I hope that Ziwei Palace Master and others will not disturb me during the process. Everything will wait until the Kuipi War Drum is completed." Tian Ming reminded that forging the nine-sided Kuipi War Drum is not an easy job. It requires the blacksmith to put in a considerable amount of effort. Even as a forging master, he does not want to be disturbed during the process.

Ye Jie nodded. It would take quite a long time to build nine war drums. So he would take this opportunity to find a way to let Tian Ming regain the position of the sect leader.

"Before you start forging, could you please tell me the rules for the election of the sect leader so that I can prepare." Ye Jie reminded.

Tian Ming pondered for a moment before answering, "To win the position of sect leader in the election, you need to get the approval of two of the three inner sect elders, plus the support of more than 50% of the inner sect disciples. Now that I lost the Moon Iron and provoked the Devil Lord Wangchen, even if I am the reincarnation of the Immortal Lord Tianji, I am afraid it will be useless. There will not be many disciples who will continue to support me, not to mention getting the approval of the elders..."

At the end, Tian Ming could not help but sigh and shook his head, saying, "It seems that I am destined to have no chance of becoming the sect master. To be honest, I have not made any contribution to the Tianji Sect before. If I were not the reincarnation of Tianji Immortal Venerable, I would not be able to become the sect master. The sect master position would never be mine. I'd better be content to be an inner sect disciple. After all, as a disciple, I can continue to study the art of mechanisms that I like, so there's nothing wrong with that."

Ye Jie seemed to remember something and asked again: "Since this is a campaign for the Sect Leader, do you have any other competitors?"

Tian Ming nodded: "Besides me, the one who is most likely to meet the sect master's requirements is another inner sect disciple named Tian Cheng. He also has another identity, that is, the son of the great elder."

"Yeah……"

Ye Jie nodded, understanding the situation clearly. It was not an easy task to win the election for the sect leader.

After some instructions, Tian Ming began to forge the Kuipi war drum, while Ye Jie discussed it with his companions.

Li Fei'e looked at Ye Jie with some curiosity: "Are you really going to help him win the election for the leader? It sounds like it will be very troublesome."

Shen Qingge also reminded: "This is an internal matter of Tianji Sect. As outsiders, it is best for us not to interfere too much. It is also good to let nature take its course. Especially as descendants of Xuannv, if we interfere too much in the election of Tianji Sect leader, it is easy to be criticized and suspected that Xuannv Sect intends to secretly annex Tianji Sect, or support puppets, which will damage the reputation of the sect."

Ye Jie spoke slowly, "I understand. However, I see that Tian Ming has a gentle personality and is a friend worth making. In addition, the Tianji Sect has a powerful artifact like the Shooting Moon Crossbow. If used well, it can be a great help in fighting against the Taiyin Star Lord. It would be a pity not to give it a try."

As he spoke, Ye Jie seemed to remember something: "Since the Taiyin Star Lord who controls the moon is also the founder of the Xuannv Sect, I wonder if there is any moon meteorite iron in the Xuannv Sect?"

Li Fei'e nodded without hesitation: "Of course, it's hard to say about the Xuannv sect, but there are still quite a lot of meteorite iron."

Hearing this, Ye Jie was delighted and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Tian Ming was punished because he lost the meteorite iron. If he can get back an equal amount of meteorite iron, maybe he can save the situation a lot... Fairy Yaoyin, can you please return to Xuannv Sect first and get some meteorite iron? No matter how much Yin De it takes, I will buy it."

Without waiting for Yao Yin to answer, Su Miao snorted arrogantly and interrupted Ye Jie's words:
"Who do you think Sister Yaoyin is? Is she your servant? How dare you order her around like this? Also, do you think meteorite iron is so easy to get? Even if you are a descendant of Xuannv, you have to spend at least several decades of contribution to the sect to exchange for a small piece of meteorite iron. Xuannv sect does not accept good deeds, so you should keep your good deeds for yourself."

Ye Jie was stunned. He didn't expect that the meteorite was not easy to take. He had no choice but to look at Li Fei'e, but saw that she showed a helpless look:

"Don't look at me. My contribution is not enough to exchange for meteorite iron. Not to mention me, even Master can't do anything about it. Otherwise, I really want to help you..."

Ye Jie was quite helpless. He knew that Xuannv Sect had meteorite iron, but he had no way to obtain it. He was a little anxious and had to ask: "If this is the case, what should we do to get the meteorite iron?"

Su Miao glanced at Ye Jie inconspicuously, and seeing that he was frowning, she finally spoke:
"Although the Xuannv Sect does not accept hidden merits, the Mingling Palace does. I remember that Grandmaster Mingji has a large collection of meteorite iron. If I say a few nice words to her, maybe I can get a few pieces..."

"No need." Yao Yin glanced at Su Miao and said softly, "I have made a lot of contributions to the sect, which is more than enough to exchange for meteorite iron. Since Palace Master Ye wants it, I will bring the meteorite iron."

Hearing this, Su Miao couldn't help but be dumbfounded. She was just about to take advantage of this opportunity to take control of Ye Jie, but she didn't expect to be ruined by Yao Yin. She couldn't help but stomped her feet:
"Sister Yaoyin, why are you helping him like this? Your contribution can obviously be exchanged for the profound skills left by the ancestors. It would be a waste to use it to exchange for meteorite iron!"

In response, Yao Yin just shook his head:
"I took the initiative to inform the sect's patriarch of Xia Wei's situation, but even I didn't expect that Patriarch Taiyin would come in person. Now that things have come to this, no one can change Patriarch Taiyin's decision. I hope that after obtaining the meteorite iron, Palace Master Ye will give up opposing Patriarch Taiyin. Relying on human power to fight against the stars is tantamount to hitting a rock with an egg, and there will be no good end. Inheriting the mantle of Xuannv is Xia Wei's destiny as the reincarnation of Xuannv. Forgetting Xia Wei may be the best thing for everyone."

After a pause, Yao Yin continued, "How can a reincarnated person who has received the grace left by his previous life abandon that fate? Tian Ming is also the reincarnation of Tianji Immortal Venerable. Facing Wangchen Demon Lord, can he abandon Tianji Sect and escape alone? This is the inevitable reincarnation of every immortal, and Xia Wei is no exception."

Ye Jie's pupils trembled, and then he shook his head firmly:
"If Xia Wei told me in person that she was willing to inherit Xuannv's legacy and forget everything she experienced in this life, I would never force her. But she didn't say that. In her heart, her family holds a pivotal position. It was Taiyin Xingjun who forced her to separate from her family. This was not her own wish. No matter what, I must save her. I'm sorry I can't agree to this request."

Seeing that Ye Jie had made up his mind, Yao Yin sighed. He was not worried about Taiyin Patriarch, but about Ye Jie:

"Palace Master Ye, why do you have to do this? The power of Taiyin is greater than that of the human world. Throughout the past few hundred years, the only one who has the ability to defeat Taiyin Patriarch is the former Emperor of Hell. The stitching pages of your main account were given by Palace Master Mo Luo, but even if Palace Master Mo Luo came here, it is hard to say who is stronger between him and Taiyin Patriarch. How can you compete with the moon? If you persist in your delusion, you will only be reduced to ashes in the end. Is death what you want?"

Ye Jie just said: "I am not afraid of death. I died a long time ago. What about the moon? What about the laws of nature? Nothing can separate me from my family."

Yao Yin's eyes trembled, and he finally stopped trying to persuade her. He just said, "I will get the meteorite iron you want from Xuannv Sect, but I hope Palace Master Ye will think twice about what to do next."

(End of this chapter)