Immortal Father - Chapter 42.1 - Temporarily Suppressing the Deputy Sect Master

Unnamed peak, inside the cave abode…

Looking at the spirit fish corpse emitting a fragrance on the plate, Qingsu thought, The suffering of living beings is nothing more than this. This also shows how precious the Dao Fruit of Longevity is… Sorry.

Qingsu picked up a small piece of steamed spirit fish with her bamboo chopsticks, put it between her lips, and chewed carefully. Her eyes immediately lit up.

She picked up a piece of fried fish skin and put it under the tip of her teeth. With a crisp crack, two large doors seemed to appear behind her, and behind them was a colorful mystic realm.

When Li Ping’an brought the squirrel fish, the two doors that had just opened a crack were kicked open.

“Delicious!” Qingsu didn’t even look up as she took small bites of the fish happily.

“Everyone on Rosy Cloud Peak is busy cultivating, so very few people eat ordinary food.”

Li Ping’an took off his homemade apron and poured some fruit wine for his master with a smile. “Master, mortal food has the joy of mortal food. Immortals are not stained by dirt. Just taste all kinds of flavors, find freshness and tenderness, and enjoy crispy textures. This is the so-called pleasing yourself.”

“Mm-hmm,” Qingsu said softly. “No wonder they always like to eat something when they drink.”

“Master, take your time. I gained some insights while cooking. I’ll go cultivate for a while. I’ll clean the table later.”

Li Ping’an walked to a corner and closed his eyes in concentration.

He had only cooked to make his master happy. He didn’t have much appetite.

Qingsu turned her head and looked at her disciple a few times. When she picked up food, she would finish the dishes clean on her side, leaving the other half neat and tidy.

…

In the Myriad Cloud Hall…

A group of old immortals surrounded the twelve strange-looking magic artifacts and discussed something intensely.

Li Dazhi was sweating profusely from anxiety and kept explaining something, his mouth showing signs of smoking.

In a corner of the hall, behind a screen…

The Myriad Cloud Sect Master, Daoist Yunno, brought three inner sect elders and two deputy sect masters to drink and chat with a few sect masters of friend sects.

These sect masters of friend sects should have left long ago.

But they all saw the wonders of the ‘production line’ producing magic artifacts and wanted to thicken their faces to talk about friendship and strive for some future sources of revenue.

 Daoist Yunmo was now…

… regretful, very regretful.

He had thought, what could a Light Condensation disciple do?

He had really just wanted Junior Brother Dazhi’s son to show off in front of the sect masters of some friend sects.

The more outstanding the disciples were, the more prosperous the sect’s future would be.

Daoist Yunmo never expected this.

Li Ping’an gave him a big job the moment he came!

Seeing that the twelve magic artifacts could make magic artifacts on their own, Daoist Yunno concluded that the sky of the artificing world would soon change.

For ordinary magic artifacts, the greatest cost was ‘humans’. Magic artifacts required Qi Practitioners to forge them one by one. The production cycle was long, and the quality was inconsistent.

If these twelve ugly magic artifacts were reproduced into hundreds of sets and combined with the spirit mineral resources controlled by the Myriad Cloud Sect, they could continuously produce mortal-grade magic artifacts with very little manpower…

The great prosperity of the Myriad Clouds was right before his eyes!

A middle-aged female sect master sighed. “Senior Brother Yunmo, let’s not beat around the bush. Regarding this artificing matter, you should tell us whether it’s successful or not. At least give us reliable information.”

“Sigh, Junior Sister, I don’t dare to boast directly,” Daoist Yun Mo said seriously. “I really need to consider this matter. I’m not sure whether this set of magic artifacts is usable. I need to carefully examine the power of the mortal-grade magic artifacts produced.

“Please allow the Myriad Cloud Sect some time for preparation.”

The burly Eminent Essence Sect Master immediately shouted, “Yunmo! Your Myriad Cloud Sect is already so powerful. You can’t throw us struggling old brothers aside! We won’t take advantage of you! Name any conditions!”

“Everyone, our sects have already made a contract. If we encounter external enemies, we will rush to each other’s aid. After so many years, do you still not trust me?”

Daoist Yunmo said in a deep voice, “Everyone, just wait for my news. If this path works, I won’t forget our ten thousand years of sect friendship!”

The sect masters looked at each other, but no one was willing to get up and leave.

“Senior Brother Sect Master.” Deputy Sect Master Mo Yi suddenly spoke. “There are still many issues here, such as to stabilize the production of magic artifacts of above-average quality, how to sell these magic artifacts, how to earn spirit stones while maintaining the reputation of our Myriad Cloud Sect, and how not to let people say too much.

“Junior Brother Dazhi has indeed made a great contribution to the sect this time…”

Daoist Yunno turned to look at Deputy Sect Master Mo Yi with a meaningful gaze.

But Mo Yi didn’t change the topic and ignored the sect master’s gaze.

Although he knew that he was being too rash, he still said the rest. “In my humble opinion, this matter is of great importance.

“The rewards can be more generous for Junior Brother Dazhi, but the subsequent artificing should be included in the scope of the Cloud Nurturing Hall according to the sect rules and under the jurisdiction of the outer sect elders.

“This will not delay Junior Brother Dazhi’s cultivation. He’s merely at the Origin Immortal realm, so he should prioritize cultivation.”

Sect Master Yunmo closed his eyes, his expression gradually turning cold.

Mo Yi smiled as he looked at the sect master. Today, he was acting uncharacteristic, like an old ‘hothead’.

The atmosphere of the immortal banquet froze.

How could the sect masters present not understand that Mo Yi was taking advantage of their presence to beat around the bush and suppress the limelight of the Son of Fortune, Li Dazhi?

But these sect masters really didn’t understand.

Was Mo Yi… blinded by this great fortune?

It wasn’t easy for their sect to obtain a person with great fortune. This person with great fortune cultivated quickly, had a good character, and even made a substantial contribution to the sect. Instead of supporting and coaxing him, the upper echelons of the sect were actually trying to suppress him?

“Deputy Sect Master Mo Yi!” An inner sect elder frowned. “The sect masters of friend sects are here. Let’s discuss our internal affairs later!”

Daoist Yunmo raised his hand to signal. “Elder Sun, it’s fine. Junior Brother Mo Yi is also thinking for the sect.

“Fellow Daoists, you’re not outsiders. You have deep relationships with our Myriad Cloud Sect, so it’s fine to talk about this directly.

“Then, Junior Brother Mo Yi, in your opinion, how should we share this good business of earning spirit stones with our friend sects?”

Mo Yi said with a smile, “This is naturally your decision, Senior Brother Sect Master. My responsibility is only to be in charge of imparting cultivation knowledge to the disciples of the sect.”

“Is that so?” Daoist Yunmo nodded slightly. “Why don’t we invite Junior Brother Dazhi over and ask him what he thinks?

“After all, Junior Brother Dazhi and his son figured out these magic artifacts and this method. Junior Brother Dazhi’s opinion is the most important.

“Someone, invite Junior Brother Dazhi over.”

A deacon respectfully accepted the order and quickly left.

After a while, Li Dazhi’s voice sounded.

“… The two steps of engraving and inlaying are the key. The first few steps are actually about melting the materials and using some methods to bring out the properties of the materials. This is the art of artificing, and the elders in the sect all understand it.

“The technical work of engraving is the core. I barely succeeded after debugging it dozens of times!

“In the future, as long as we master the core craftsmanship, we won’t lose any spirit stones… I’ll go to Senior Brother Sect Master first. Everyone, please wait for me to come back!”

Li Dazhi wiped the hot sweat off his forehead and hurriedly walked behind the screen.

His gaze swept across the immortals as he cupped his hands and bowed to the sect master. “Greetings, Sect Master. Greetings, Fellow Daoists.”

Daoist Yunmo smiled until his eyes narrowed, and his voice became much gentler. “Junior Brother Dazhi, quickly sit down and rest for a while.”

“Oh, okay.” Li Dazhi was about to sit at the end of the table when he saw the sect master waving at him. He didn’t stand on ceremony. He sat beside the sect master, rolled up his sleeves, and drank a few mouthfuls of spiritual spring water.

Although the table was full of famous Heavenly Immortal experts in the cultivation world of the East Continent, Li Dazhi didn’t restrain himself at all and acted naturally and freely.

The sect masters of the friend sects found Li Dazhi more and more pleasing to the eye.

While Li Dazhi was picking up food, an inner sect elder raised the question of ‘how to share good things with friend sects’.

Li Dazhi immediately smiled. “Of course, it’s up to Senior Brother Sect Master. I’ve only been cultivating for a few years.”

“Just say what you have to say.” Daoist Yunno held a wine pot, poured a glass of wine for Li Dazhi, and said warmly, “This thing was made by you and your son, so it’s naturally up to you to decide.”