189: Chapter 189 Green Snake Ends the Hundred Treasures Assembly

"Green Snake's Tail Hanging from the Clouds Painting?"

"Though it's a bit long, let's call it that."

Xu Qing wondered if this fellow regretted letting a naming disaster like him choose the name.

However, Xu Qing thought it was a rather nice-sounding name.

And looking at the Cultivator, he seemed quite happy as well.

"This painting will have a chance to enter the spirit artifact ranking list at the Hundred Treasures Court Assembly ten years from now."

Referee approached as well and offered this assessment.

"Is President Li so certain?"

"Hehe."

"If I'm not mistaken about the material of this painting, it is definitely a piece of rare tiancheng cloth."

"tiancheng cloth, formed by heaven and earth, is an extremely rare and precious material."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing also carefully examined the material of the painting.

The cloth currently covering his eyes was indeed a piece of tiancheng cloth.

However, this piece of tiancheng cloth was clearly much larger.

After looking at the canvas material for a short while, Xu Qing was drawn to the green snake in the painting and uncontrollably became narcissistic.

"The brush is the Spirit Forging Brush, ranked forty-ninth on the spirit artifact ranking list."

"The colors are Immortal Intent copied with supreme skill."

"As for the ink... I observe that Fellow Daoist's aura is withered; has your Dao Cultivation been depleted by a hundred years?"

"A hundred years of a Nascent Soul Cultivator's Dao Cultivation served as the ink."

"Furthermore, what this painting depicts is the Immortal Intent of Her Ladyship in meditation; such a scene is unparalleled in the world."

"How could it not enter the spirit artifact ranking list?"

Referee finished speaking.

Everyone around gasped in shock once again.

What a grand undertaking.

"President Li has a discerning eye."

"I am but a Loose Cultivator, Zhong Qianhu."

"I am Referee."

The two of them bowed to each other again, showing their mutual respect.

"Fellow Daoist Zhong's reputation as the Painting Saint is truly legendary."

"Indeed."

Zhong Qianhu showed no intention of being modest.

Because 'Painting Saint' was indeed how the outside world addressed him.

He had entered the immortal path through painting and believed that in the entire Cultivation World, no one could match him in the Dao of Painting.

He was worthy of the title.

Thus, there was no need for modesty.

While Referee and Zhong Qianhu were admiring each other's talents, Xu Qing was still staring at the 'Green Snake's Tail Hanging from the Clouds Painting'.

In the Kunlun Mountains.

It was bustling with activity.

Everyone was discussing their gains from this snake-viewing.

Of course, they were talking about 'serious' snake-viewing.

As for the Green Snake himself, his mood was naturally quite peculiar.

A whole mountain of Cultivators was discussing him.

The Green Snake felt as if ants were crawling all over his body.

This continued until early morning.

It was sunrise again.

Fearing that another fellow would have an Epiphany and cause the Hundred Treasures Court Assembly to be delayed further, Referee quickly flew into the sky.

He announced the start of the Setting Sun Smelting.

Xu Qing and the other Artifact Refining Grandmasters invoked their Escape Lights and soared into the sky.

"I'll have to trouble you all."

Referee cupped his hands in a slight bow.

Xu Qing and the others nodded in return. The twenty of them dispersed, surrounding the main peak of the Kunlun Mountains in a radial formation.

"Lead!"

The twenty of them formed hand seals in unison.

Dharmic power and Demonic Power surged out, forming a massive array that enveloped the entire Kunlun Mountains.

The rising sun seemed to grow several sizes larger as strands of red light drifted toward Kunlun.

"It's a bit hot."

Xu Qing was a cold-blooded animal by nature.

This type of Solar Essence Fire felt very uncomfortable to a member of the snake tribe like him.

Although it wouldn't cause harm, the discomfort was still real.

At this moment, Referee turned his hand over and carefully brought out a large cauldron.

The body of the cauldron seemed to be cast from bronze, looking very ancient and covered in green rust.

However, the heavy Spiritual Qi accumulated over the ages could not be hidden.

It was indeed...

The Heaven Refining Cauldron, ranked eighth on the spirit artifact ranking list.

It belonged to the Artifact Refiners Association collectively.

The palm-sized Heaven Refining Cauldron drifted from Referee's hand and landed on the summit of the Kunlun Mountains.

then，The Heaven-Refining Cauldron rapidly expanded，Transformed into a giant cauldron。

The mouth of the giant cauldron faced the sky, its three legs firmly on the ground. Its mouth swallowed all the drifting red mist, accumulating it bit by bit inside.

Referee's hands continuously formed seals.

The birds and beasts engraved on the cauldron's body began to move, and the giant cauldron started to lift off the ground, floating up.

The burning discomfort Xu Qing felt vanished, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"All Spiritual Artifacts, return to your positions!"

Referee shouted loudly.

The owners of all the Spiritual Artifacts on the spirit artifact ranking list summoned their artifacts and threw them toward the Heaven Refining Cauldron.

Xu Qing also followed suit, throwing his four Spiritual Artifacts into the Heaven Refining Cauldron.

All ninety Spiritual Artifacts fell into the cauldron.

Naturally, the top ten Spiritual Artifacts wouldn't appear at every Hundred Treasures Court Assembly.

It depended on the wishes of their owners.

"Solar Essence Fire, condense!"

"Grandmasters, assist me!"

Referee shouted.

Xu Qing and the other twenty surrounding the Heaven Refining Cauldron changed their hand seals, and streaks of spiritual light rose and were cast into the body of the cauldron.

By now, the red mist drifting from the direction of the sun grew more intense.

*Boom!*

An explosive sound echoed from within the Heaven Refining Cauldron.

A ball of crimson flame condensed; its aura was weak, flickering in and out—it was a small strand of condensed Solar Essence Fire.

The moment the Solar Essence Fire condensed, all the Cultivators on the Kunlun Mountains instinctively formed hand seals and spat out their own spiritual fires, which drifted toward the Solar Essence Fire.

The Solar Essence Fire accepted everything, swallowing all the incoming spiritual fires and growing larger and larger.

Time passed slowly.

Until the sun reached its zenith, the hottest point of noon.

The Solar Essence Fire burned fiercely inside the Heaven Refining Cauldron, casting a crimson glow over the entire vessel.

"Begin the sacrificial refining!"

Referee shouted loudly.

Xu Qing hurriedly circulated his techniques, and the other nineteen Artifact Refining Grandmasters also began to operate their respective refining techniques.

All the Cultivators across the mountain began to operate their Artifact Refining techniques.

The Heaven Refining Cauldron began to rotate rapidly.

Inside the cauldron, the ninety Spiritual Artifacts floated within the Solar Essence Fire, turning into golden points that shimmered with light.

Referee turned his hand and took out a Storage Pouch.

Countless Spirit Stones and Materials turned into a stream, flowing into the cauldron.

Even the wealthy Xu Qing felt his heart race at the sight.

No wonder every Hundred Treasures Court Assembly sought out so many sponsors.

It turned out that the vast majority of the funds were used here.

He wondered if Referee had embezzled any of it.

In the future, after he retired as the West River God, he might find a place and use his Artifact Refining skills to become the president of an Artifact Refiners Association.

Then he could embezzle greedily at every Hundred Treasures Court Assembly!

Well, just a thought.

His current role as the West River God was already no different from being retired.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"

Inside the Heaven Refining Cauldron, the various Spiritual Artifacts hummed continuously.

The Spirit Stones and Materials were refined within the Solar Essence Fire into fiery essence, gradually being forged into the Spiritual Artifacts.

At this moment, if one were to stop at the foot of the Kunlun Mountains and look up...

They would see...

A cauldron hanging from the mountain peak, the brilliant sun descending through the clouds, fiery clouds churning, and golden light filling the sky.

Once the golden light and fiery clouds dispersed, the brilliant sun and bronze cauldron descended.

The resonating sounds of ninety different artifacts pierced the clouds.

There were sounds like sword hums, gourd echoes, blade vibrations, flute whistles, wood strikes, bell tolls, and more.

Amidst these ninety different sounds, the Hundred Treasures Court Assembly concluded.

As the Cultivators flew off and dispersed...

As the Spirit Opening Demon Beasts returned to their nests...

The ninety different resonating sounds continued to echo through the valley for seven days before finally ceasing.

Later, Mortals called it the Valley of Immortal Sounds.