I Just Want to Cultivate Quietly and Farm

Chapter 590 - 324: Renowned and Prestigious

The one standing before us, isn’t he right here!

The crowd of cultivators all turned to Chen Xuanzi, and they finally understood why this esteemed Refining Void elder was so courteous and friendly to this young Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Master Li, did the advancement of the spirit treasure just now succeed? Could you let us broaden our horizons!" A Divinity Transformation cultivator in a blue robe looked at Li Mu, full of curiosity as he asked.

Li Mu smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "To advance a Tier Six Spiritual Treasure to a Tier Seven Dao Artifact is lacking in foundation, the attempt almost succeeded but ultimately fell short. I won’t take it out to show my lack of skill!"

Li Mu’s words carried a hint of regret, but all the cultivators could sense that he wasn’t in the least bit disappointed. Instead, he exuded an aura of pride and confidence.

After all, an artifact refiner who can bring a Tier Six Spiritual Treasure to the brink of advancement is rare in the entire cultivation realm, and Li Mu achieving such heights at a young age is truly astounding.

The cultivators admired Li Mu’s artifact refining skill, yet also felt a pang of pity.

"Fellow seniors, currently, I, Li Mu, will still stay on Ten Thousand Stars Island for a while. If any of you wishes to have a Tier Six Spiritual Treasure refined, just prepare the corresponding refining materials and a payment, and I’ll do my best to refine a satisfactory spiritual treasure for you." Li Mu smiled slightly as he sincerely addressed the cultivators.

Li Mu’s words immediately sparked a warm response, with cultivators expressing their gratitude. Among them, a middle-aged cultivator in a gray robe couldn’t help but ask eagerly, "Thank you, Master Li, how should the payment be calculated?"

Li Mu smiled and explained, "Regarding the artifact refining payment, it generally depends on the type and level of spiritual treasure each senior requires. The higher the quality of the spiritual treasure, the correspondingly greater the difficulty of refining, and hence, the payment will increase accordingly."

He paused and looked at the cultivators, smiling as he indicated, "Of course, as of now, I’m unable to refine Tier Seven Dao Artifacts. For those needing Tier Seven Dao Artifacts, Li here is of no help. Tier Five Spiritual Artifacts are available for sale in this tower... or you might find other artifact refining masters to handle it. I hope the seniors will entrust me with refining Tier Six Spiritual Treasures. As for the refining fee, for a single Tier Six Spiritual Treasure, a fee of one piece of Tier Seven Spiritual Material or five pieces of Tier Six Spiritual Materials is reasonable, isn’t it?"

No sooner had Li Mu’s words fallen than a Divinity Transformation cultivator eagerly raised the question everyone was concerned about, "Then what about the artifact refining success rate? Master Li, how confident are you in refining Tier Six Spiritual Treasure?"

Li Mu smiled slightly and replied without hesitation, "About sixty percent confident; I will do my utmost to ensure a high artifact refining success rate."

He paused momentarily and continued, "Refining a Tier Six Spiritual Treasure, if failed, the losses to the seniors would be severe. Therefore, I will give my all to ensure success. However, I also hope you understand that artifact refining is inherently high-risk and high-reward, especially for Tier Six Spiritual Treasures. No Artifact Refining Grandmaster can guarantee a surefire success!"

Upon hearing this, the cultivators all nodded, understandingly. Achieving a sixty percent success rate for refining Tier Six Spiritual Treasures was beyond their expectations; some even suspected Li Mu of exaggerating the success rate when other artifact refining masters only had about forty or fifty percent success for Tier Five Spiritual Artifacts.

"If the first refining attempt fails, I won’t charge a cent for refining the next treasure. This is my promise to all of you seniors." Additionally, to further alleviate any concerns you may have, when accepting your refining commissions, I can pre-sign an artifact refining commission contract. I will swear an oath upon the Dao Heart to ensure I will not exploit the refining opportunity for any unjust actions. Please rest assured on this." Li Mu looked around at the gathering of cultivators, solemnly made his promise.

Upon hearing this, the cultivators present all broke into smiles, with heartfelt gratitude, knowing that if Li Mu was willing to sign a refining commission, assured by a Dao Heart oath, they could entrust him with the task without worry. Collaborating with such a young, talented, honest, and responsible artifact refining master was indeed a great fortune for them.

The hour was already quite late as Li Mu looked at the cultivators and smiled, "Honored seniors, if you have artifact refining needs, please prepare the necessary artifact refining spiritual materials in advance. Visit me at the treasure tower at a later date. If I happen to be absent when you arrive, you may inform the shopkeeper of the tower. If you still have doubts, Isle Master Ye probably knows the island I’m residing on, and I will personally attend to you then."

Suddenly, Li Mu thought of something with a wry smile, and signaled to the cultivators, "However, I must ask all of you seniors to kindly make the artifact refining commissions at the treasure tower. Regarding my residence on the island, I hope to maintain some tranquility and not be overly disturbed. Therefore, I kindly request all of you seniors to visit the treasure tower for any artifact refining requests!"

Hearing Li Mu’s request, a middle-aged cultivator in a gray robe promptly assured, "Master Li, rest assured, if I commission any artifact refining, I will definitely come to the treasure tower!"

The other cultivators also expressed their agreement, understanding, and respect for Li Mu’s wishes. At this moment, they were busy flattering and trying to curry favor with Master Li; how could they dare visit his island residence to disturb him?

Soon, the cultivators took the cue and bid farewell to Li Mu, heading back to prepare the artifact refining materials.

Li Mu enthusiastically saw them off, personally escorting them out of Li’s Treasure Tower. Then, he instructed the staff to start closing the treasure tower, ending the day’s business.

The doors of Li’s Treasure Tower shut once more, but this time no cultivators dared to gather around the entrance.

As the cultivators departed, the news that Li’s Treasure Tower possessed a Tier Six Refining Grandmaster spread rapidly across Ten Thousand Stars Island.

Originally only followed in small circles, Li’s Treasure Tower suddenly became the focal point of interest for many powers on Ten Thousand Stars Island. They were all discussing Li’s Treasure Tower, seeking information everywhere about this Tier Six Refining Grandmaster.

Inside Li’s Treasure Tower, Shopkeeper Liu and the staff gathered around Li Mu, their eyes full of awe and admiration.

In their eyes, this young tower lord was extremely low-key, performing exceptionally well in the position of Spirit Appraiser. However, they had never imagined that this unassuming lord was actually a Tier Six Spiritual Artifact Refiner, an achievement truly astounding!

"Lord, may we know which Immortal Sect you come from? Is it something we are permitted to know?" A female clerk, with a good demeanor, bravely approached Li Mu, and asked with concern.

"Lord, are the spirit treasures and artifacts sold at our treasure tower all personally refined by you?" Another female clerk immediately followed, stepping up next to Li Mu and asked with admiration.

"Lord, you are truly amazing! Those lofty cultivators dare not speak loudly before you!"

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Over a dozen attractive young female clerks gathered around Li Mu, boldly expressing their admiration towards him.

The female clerks, who usually paid a great deal of attention to Li Mu, at this moment stepped into the role of dedicated fans, their eyes full of stars, encircling Li Mu, discussing excitedly, wishing they could stick themselves to him to express their admiration.

"Shoo, shoo, you’re off work now, aren’t you leaving yet," seeing Li Mu being surrounded by these bold young ladies, Xue’Er hurried over, protectively shielding Li Mu like a mother hen, even utilizing her illusion technique to usher the group of women to leave work.

With Xue’Er’s assertive intervention, the courage that the crowd of women had just barely mustered quickly withered away.

Seeing Xue’Er’s resolute gaze, and Li Mu’s kindly indulgent smile directed solely at her, the clerks immediately felt deflated.

Witnessing the lord chatting intimately with Xue’Er, his attitude starkly different from how he treated them, the clerks exchanged glances, reluctantly and somewhat sourly as they departed.