Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 520 - 65 Anti-Demon Conference

Inside the belly of the mountain, Richard stood before the experiment table, meticulously engraving runes. Next to him lay a massive earthy-yellow crystal, emanating an aura as solid and heavy as a mountain.

Despite the Faceless Holy Scripture’s emphasis on flexibility and variability, the primary rule of Wuxiang was to adapt to change with unchanging Earth Element rules.

In order to refine this rule, Richard had exhausted a total of three hundred units of Soul Power, depleting his reserves of Soul Essence.

However, all of it was worth it.

Nobody would ever complain about having too many rules.

As the final rune was inscribed, a surge of energy fluctuations burst forth from the items on the experiment table.

Richard had been engraving a piece of armor named Mystic Bird, which was once considered one of the treasured legacies of Wuxiang Valley. The reason it was referred to in the past tense was that this armor had been damaged in a major battle thousands of years ago.

The armor itself was shattered, and the Martial Arts Array crafted by the artisan within it was also destroyed.

But the artisan who originally forged this armor had also passed away, and without a craftsman, there was no way to repair the armor. To recast the Mystic Bird Armor was considered too costly by Wuxiang—some craftsmen asked for the price of rebuilding three cities to create a new one from the damaged armor.

At that time, Wuxiang had already reached the pinnacle of his Martial Arts and was confident that even without the armor, he could still support Wuxiang Valley. Thus, he tossed the Mystic Bird Armor into the secret vault of the valley.

Five years ago, Richard stumbled upon this armor in the secret vault. As an Alchemy Wizard and the owner of the Miracle Furnace, he immediately considered repairing it.

By refining the skills and information on the armor, Richard obtained most of the design of the Martial Arts Array and some advanced Martial Arts Refining Techniques.

But this was not enough.

So, Richard attempted to aid the repair with Wizard Alchemy, and this work took him five years.

It proved that Richard’s idea was correct, and today, the armor was finally going to be completed.

"Only one last step remains," Richard muttered as he set the crystal infused with the Earth Element rules into the interior of the armor.

In the next moment, the Martial Arts Array and Rune Array were simultaneously activated, and the Mystic Bird Armor, which had the appearance of light armor, suddenly seemed as imposing and solid as a mountain.

Observing this scene, Richard couldn’t help but feel a bit smug, "Heh heh, combining the Martial Arts Array and the Rune Array... I really am a genius!"

It had been ten years since Richard became the Sect Master.

During these ten years, he drastically shuffled the personnel structure of Wuxiang Valley, cleared away many of the obstructive Elders, and firmly grasped the control of the entire valley.

Under the pressure of absolute power, personnel changes were but trivial matters.

In addition, he had also managed to assimilate the Black Wizards of Wuxiang Valley and several nearby sects. Taking advantage of the sects’ lax attention to management, the Black Wizards began to employ the same tactics Richard had used in Chengshan City.

They switched out the leaders of these major sects, covertly gaining control of them. Between the cities, they wove a vast network of intelligence, collecting information more efficiently.

However, as for the biggest gains, it was the integration of the Martial Arts Array with the Rune Array of the Wizards in recent years. He enabled these two distinct technologies to coexist on the same platform without interference, and they could even complement each other slightly.

This was like turning a new page for Richard’s Alchemy, and indeed, for the entire field of Wizard Alchemy.

After putting on the armor and covering it with an outer robe, Richard left the stone chamber.

Exiting the door, he saw a Wild Beastman in a black robe perform a Wizard’s Salute to him.

"Master Richard, there is intelligence from the Mysterious Sect. The Heavenly Mechanism Saint Sect of the Six Great Saint Sects has recently ended their internal strife and announced the last words of their old Martial Saint Sect Master.

The content of the last words is ’Heavenly Demon Descent,’ hence the Heavenly Mechanism Saint Sect deduces that there will be an invasion of Evil Demons from the chaos soon. Therefore, they are calling an Anti-Demon Conference and assembling Martial Arts sects from across the Wilderness Land to form the Anti-Demon Alliance."

Upon hearing this, Richard’s brows furrowed. So the Wizard’s actions had been discovered through Prediction Technique?

"Alright, I understand."

The black-robed Wild Beastman retreated, and with a flash, Richard arrived at the quiet room that Wuxiang had taken him to for breakthroughs in the past.

At this moment, a faint aura of oppression was continuously emanating from within the quiet room.

"Ulysses, are you still not done?"

After all, Wuxiang’s body was not Ulysses’ original body. To merge with a perfectly preserved World Master body and establish a connection between spirit and flesh was no easy matter.

But now ten years had passed, and Ulysses should have been able to move around, if not fully merged.

Rumble rumble rumble...

As soon as Richard finished speaking, the stone door of the quiet room was pushed open. Inside the room, Wuxiang’s body was engulfed in dark flames, his eyes a vibrant green like emeralds.

"Ah, guess I can’t even slack off a bit."

Wuxiang’s voice sounded strange, as though he hadn’t spoken in a long time.

But soon, his voice returned to normal.

Richard raised an eyebrow, "Feeling lazy, were you? That would explain the inordinate amount of time."

"It’s not entirely about being lazy," Ulysses said with a laugh, "Merging bodies is a delicate affair, and haste won’t help. In these ten years, I have managed to fully control this body.

The only pity is that now we need to stay hidden, and I cannot alter the Bloodline of this body. Moving around in it feels awkward."

Ulysses was, after all, a bird, and being stuffed into a humanoid body would never be as comfortable as being in an avian form.

"Make do for now," Richard replied, "Once the war is over, you can eat this body for all anyone cares."

"Go to hell, am I the kind of bird that eats just anything?"

"Ah? Isn’t that so? Hahaha..."

After ribbing each other for a bit, the two of them finally came to the heart of the matter.

"The Anti-Demon Conference? You Wizards should have done some fate shielding," Ulysses said, puzzled.

Prophecy was not a rare ability within the Star Realm, and almost any civilization possessed this capability. Moreover, the Wizard Civilization even had a Star Realm Master who studied Mysticism; it made no sense for the Wild Beastmen to be able to see into the future.

"Heaven knows," Richard replied, spreading his hands. "But what’s certain is that the Martial Saint and Sect Master of the Heavenly Mechanism Saint Sect is dead, and he issued this prediction before his death."

Ulysses pondered, "A Main God was sacrificed? That could indeed break through the fate shielding. So, are we going to attend that Anti-Demon Conference next?"

Richard nodded, "That’s the plan. If the Heavenly Mechanism Saint Sect claims to be calling upon all the Martial Arts Sects from the entire Wilderness Land, there’s no reason they won’t invite Wuxiang Valley." ƒreewebɳovel.com

"Then you plan to interfere with this Anti-Demon Conference?"

"Of course not," Richard said, shaking his head slightly. "We just need to take this opportunity to gather as much information about those Grandmasters as possible. The Wizards are investing a tremendous amount of resources into this expedition.

Having all these Martial Arts Grandmasters gathered together is the perfect chance for us to take care of them in one fell swoop. It would be troublesome if they started running guerrilla warfare against us in the Wilderness Land."

This War Wizard needed a swift and decisive victory, to end the conquest quickly and dedicate all those forces to the war floating throughout the Star River.

Though the details of the frontline battles were unknown, ten years of undercover work without an offensive signified that the front likely faced some difficulties.

The present Wizard World could hardly afford to send a substantial military force to conquer a vast world like the Wilderness Land.

"That’s true," Ulysses agreed. "If our civilization’s war is at a disadvantage, and we have to deal with yet another place that drains our forces, that would be really bad.

But since we’re not mixing into this Anti-Demon Conference, why did you hurry to summon me?"

Richard glanced at him and replied, "I’m acting as Sect Master now, and if they are inviting the Sect Master, they will only be inviting you. Besides, after skiving off for ten years, it’s time you showed up."

...

Wuxiang’s emergence after his long seclusion was undoubtedly a significant event for Wuxiang Valley. Over the years, Richard’s handling of personnel within Wuxiang Valley had caused dissatisfaction among many of its elders.

Wuxiang’s own disciples, with the exception of the Tower Master and Liu Wuming, also had a lot of complaints about Richard.

In their opinion, Richard was nothing but a hired hand whose life and death were in their hands. What business did he have throwing his weight around in Wuxiang Valley?

The emergence of Ulysses gave them an opportunity.

"I remember telling you, if the Sect is gone, we have nothing left."

Ulysses, looking at the disciples kneeling before him, spoke in a cold tone. Since Wuxiang’s body was well-preserved and Ulysses had reclaimed it in a timely fashion, he retained most of Wuxiang’s memories.

Now, when he played the part of Wuxiang, even his disciples couldn’t tell that their master had switched.

"What mess has arisen in Wuxiang Valley under Chu Yuan’s management, or which city was lost? Just because I replaced some ineffective trash, you all conspired to bring this matter before me?"

Ulysses’s icy voice made the disciples trembling on the ground. They couldn’t understand why their master would favor an outsider.

Sensing the thoughts of these disciples, Ulysses chuckled to himself and then turned to his third disciple standing by his side.

"Third brother, I’ll leave their ’handling’ to you."

Hearing this, the kneeling disciples didn’t react much, but the Tower Master shuddered. Facing his master’s cold gaze, the Tower Master lowered his head and said with some difficulty, "Master, the younger brothers are naive. I will go back and make them understand..."

"Have you not spoken to them over the years?"

The Tower Master was at a loss for words.

Of course, he had, but his younger brothers would not listen at all.

Without another word, Ulysses’s figure suddenly vanished into thin air.

The Tower Master, gazing at where Ulysses had disappeared, sighed deeply. Then, he turned to his younger brothers and said, "Before you went to complain, I had told you not to seek Master. Now look what’s happened; it’s painful for both me and you."

The kneeling disciples raised their heads, about to ask the Tower Master what Ulysses meant by ’handling’ them. But before they could speak, they saw the Tower Master’s figure dart behind them like a specter.

With a series of ’bangs’, the four disciples who were kneeling on the ground instantly passed out.

Liu Wuming, who hadn’t been involved in the complaint, asked anxiously, "Senior brother, what are you doing?"

He felt a dense killing intent from his third senior brother.

The Tower Master gave him a faint smile: "Younger brother, our master’s students used to be quite numerous. Aside from the Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother who perished at the Heart Demon Pass, you’ve actually met the rest."

Met the rest?

Liu Wuming suddenly recalled there seemed to be many skeletons hanging in his third senior brother’s residence.

In a ghostly voice, the Tower Master said, "Martial Arts emphasize the unity of essence, energy, and spirit. The latter two can be studied by the Martial Artist as a reference, but for essence, a single body of a Martial Artist is not enough."

...

Within the belly of the mountain, Richard looked at the suddenly appearing Ulysses and calmly asked, "All taken care of?"

"Of course it’s settled."

Richard nodded slightly: "Good, we’re about to head out, and we need absolute stability in our rear."

Saying this, he pulled out an exquisitely crafted invitation from his pocket.

"This is your invitation from the Heavenly Mechanism Saint Sect."