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Inside the Arcane Glade, Lu Ye got up and once again approached the Divine Opportunity Column. He connected his consciousness with the Vault of Providence, but this time he wasn’t there to buy anything.
Instead, he wanted to upgrade his Inviolable Saber.
The Inviolable Saber was currently a Middle Grade Spirit Artifact with eighteen enchantments. It had been upgraded once a few months ago from Low Grade to Middle Grade.
However, Lu Ye made rapid advancements recently in his cultivation. In less than five months since entering the Cloud River Battlefield, he had reached the Fourth Order Cloud River Realm.
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Now, he had enough qualifications to wield a higher grade Spirit Artifact.
Normally, cultivators in the Spirit Creek Realm used Low Grade Spirit Artifacts, which could be upgraded to Middle Grade upon arriving in the Cloud River Realm. Around the Fifth Order Cloud River Realm, they could switch to High Grade Spirit Artifacts. As for the Top Grade Spirit Artifacts, those were typically used by Real Lake Realm cultivators, and beyond that were Spell Artifacts.
Although Lu Ye’s cultivation was one order below the Fifth Order, it wouldn’t pose much of a problem.
Since he had nothing else to do recently and didn’t need to engage in any fights, he decided to take advantage of his free time to upgrade his Inviolable Saber so he wouldn’t have to bother with it later.
Inside the Vault of Providence, Lu Ye muttered softly under his breath, “Request, upgrade Spirit Artifact!”
He had done this in the past, so he was familiar with the process.
As soon as the words left his mouth, his vision warped, and he appeared in a small and empty room with only a counter inside.
So, Lu Ye began his wait there.
Even if he wanted to put in a request to have his Spirit Artifact upgraded, there also had to be a free artificer to take his request. Then, the two of them could negotiate the price, set the specifications and time frame, and if no artificers accepted his request then, he would just continue to wait.
For a cultivator from Jiu Zhou, this was undoubtedly a convenient process. There was no need to spend any effort in hunting down an artificer himself. He could just do it through the Vault of Providence.
And, it was not limited to just upgrading Spirit Artifacts. He could commission a new one, or even ask to have Spirit Pills and such refined.
So, as long as one had skills in a specialized profession, earning Contribution Points wasn’t actually that difficult. Cultivators specialized in refining and alchemy didn’t even need to engage in battles, they could simply accept various commissions in the Vault of Providence and earn enough Contribution Points to meet their own cultivation needs.
There were quite a few artificers taking on such commissions in the Vault of Providence. Lu Ye only had to wait a moment before the space in front of him distorted, and a figure appeared.
When he looked up, Lu Ye saw a young woman who appeared to be in her thirties. Her skin was fair, and she had a beautiful face. She was dressed in a fitted floral dress that accentuated her graceful curves.
Lu Ye was surprised.
During these types of transactions within the Vault of Providence, a natural disguise and protection mechanism was provided by the Heavens that shrouded the identities and appearances of both parties. Each side was enveloped in a mist that made it impossible for both trading parties to discern each other’s identities and even their genders.
After all, the two parties involved in such transactions may come from different factions, so disguising their identities and appearances could reduce many unnecessary troubles.
However, since Lu Ye received the Gift of Providence, this disguise had lost its effect on him. He seemed to possess some useless privileges as he could see the artificer he was trading with clearly without any mist enveloping them.
Lu Ye’s surprise was at the fact that the artificer who came this time was the same woman as last time!
This seemed far too coincidental.
His Inviolable Saber had been upgraded from Low Grade to Middle Grade by her last time, and Lu Ye was quite satisfied with the result. Since it was her again this time, there shouldn’t be any issues.
Remaining calm, Lu Ye placed his Inviolable Saber on the counter in front of him.
When the woman picked it up, she furrowed her brows. In a somewhat old voice, she expressed her dissatisfaction, “Just a mere Middle Grade Spirit Artifact…”
Last time, it was, “Just a mere Low Grade…”
Apparently, the grade of the Spirit Artifact was too low to offer her much of a profit.
However, unlike last time, the woman didn’t finish her sentence. Instead, she seemed to have discovered something as she turned the Inviolable Saber around and glanced at it, her expression slightly changing.
The handle of the Inviolable Saber used to be inscribed with only one word, “Inviolable”, but since the last upgrade by this woman, a feather symbol had been added.
It didn’t affect the functionality, and Lu Ye knew that some artificers liked to leave special marks on their works to prove that it was theirs. The feather symbol was undoubtedly the special mark left by this woman.
Now, she saw her own mark.
Surprised, she looked up and glanced at Lu Ye, seemingly not expecting such a coincidence. The Spirit Artifact that she had once upgraded had appeared before her again.
Thinking back, she recalled the event from a few months ago.
After all, not many people were willing to pay a hefty price to upgrade a Low Grade Spirit Artifact. Most cultivators would simply exchange them, which wouldn’t cost that many Contributions anyway.
[It’s only been a few months, yet he needs another upgrade already? How is this guy cultivating so fast?] The woman couldn’t help but wonder to herself.
Even though she couldn’t see Lu Ye’s face clearly, she had already inferred a few things from the Inviolable in her hand.
“Upgraded to High Grade?” the woman asked in that aged voice. If one were to judge solely based on her voice, they would think she was an elderly person. In reality, however, she was a charming woman in her prime.
“Yes.”
“What are your requirements?”
“The shape and length remains the same, 27 enchantments, make sure it’s sturdy enough and double the weight.”
“All right. Name your price.”
Lu Ye pondered for a moment. The last time, it cost him 2,000 Contribution Points to upgrade the Inviolable Saber from Low Grade to Middle Grade. Now that he was upgrading from Middle Grade to High Grade, it would surely cost more than before.
After some consideration, he made his offer, “5,000 Contribution Points.”
The woman raised an eyebrow and a smile appeared on her lips. Clearly, she was satisfied with the price, but mainly, she did not expect that a young cultivator from the Cloud River Realm like Lu Ye would be so generous.
But rather than accept the offer, she said, “It’ll be 8,000 Contribution Points at the very least. Upgrading from Middle Grade to High Grade requires a significant amount of materials, all of which I’ll have to purchase myself.”