Chapter 1202: Limitations

After killing the rank six Star Beasts, Shang Xia didn’t bother staying around as he brought their corpses back to the Tongyou Institution. He headed to the Star Observatory to hand Xin Lu and Yuan Qiuyuan what he obtained from the beasts.

After he passed it to them, he asked, “Take a look at these and tell me what they are?”

Other than the skins of the beasts, Shang Xia obtained the eyes of a rank six Star Beasts that turned into massive crystals bigger than his fists that were sparkling softly. They looked pretty strange.

From the other Star beast, Shang Xia obtained a cord-like treasure that was made from several golden strands intertwined with each other. It was also sparkling with soft starlight. It came from the feelers of the Star Beast and contained its essence after it died.

Xin Lu covered her lips before chuckling softly. She couldn’t help but be attracted to the treasures as she carefully played with the crystal eyeballs.

Yuan Qiuyuan was also slightly embarrassed as he revealed an expression of helplessness.

Shang Xia couldn’t help but frown. “What’s the matter?”

Scratching his head, Yuan Qiuyuan mumbled, “Martial Uncle Shang, we were thinking of using the Star Essence Core of the Star Beast to create Star Artifacts, but we forgot that we are merely Stargazers... Even if we used the Star Essence Core of rank six Star Beasts to craft Star Artifacts, we won’t be able to use them!”

Finally, Xin Lu couldn’t contain her laughter and she burst out with uncontrollable laughter.

Shang Xia slapped his forehead instinctively. It was something he should have thought of, but with the threat of the invasion looming above their heads, none of them thought that far.

Eventually, Shang Xia sighed softly and asked, “I’ll pass down the order for them to gather the Star Essence Core of lower ranked Star Beasts. Anyway, explain to me what a Star Artifact is. Also... Where’s Yan Ming?”

Shang Xia glanced across the Star Observatory and realized that he couldn’t find her anywhere. Even after covering it with his divine soul, he couldn’t feel her aura.

Xin Lu explained, “Young Lady Yan Ming joined the battle with the rest. She probably hasn’t come back...”

A frown appeared on Shang Xia’s face. When he was in the middle of the battlefield earlier, he didn’t notice that she took part in the battle due to the many Star Ships and experts present. He actually intended for her to remain in the Star Observatory to assist them in tracking the whereabouts of the Star Beast Nest. No matter what, she was an Astronomer and every bit helps.

Yuan Qiuyuan didn’t notice the strange expression on Shang Xia’s face and he simply replied to Shang Xia’s original question. “A Star Artifact is a special tool used by Stargazers and it’s similar to a Formation Divine Artifact. It’s just that Star Artifacts are a little too niche and many Stargazers might not have even heard of one...”

Shang Xia waved to interrupt him. “Well, I’m afraid you won’t have a chance to use one anytime soon then. Our Weapons Hall... Never mind, there’s no point talking about them now. We should try to find a way to contact the Hundred Weapons Mill. Right, is the method of crafting Star Artifacts recorded in the inheritance?”

“Yes. But... If we look for the Hundred Weapons Mill, we will have to share the crafting method...” Yuan Qiuyuan mumbled.

Grunting helplessly, Shang Xia decided not to bother himself with the problem and he simply sighed, “Go think of something yourself then.”

Despite being slightly annoyed, he was thinking about how pressing it was for the Tongyou Institution to find their own Blacksmith Grandmaster.

The Weapons Hall of the Tongyou Institution had turned into a laughing stock, but it wasn’t as though they were a complete waste of resources. At the very least, the quality of the Spatial Artifacts they produced was pretty good. It was especially so for the larger Spatial Pouches. Not only had they been well received in the Spirit Luxuriant World, but other worlds also managed to get their hands on it through some channels in Star Origin City. Through the sale of Spatial Pouches, the Tongyou Institution managed to obtain high-level treasures and essence crystals...

Watching the 2 Star Essence Core flickering softly in their hands, Shang Xia couldn’t help but remind the 2 of them, “We need to quickly locate the Star Beast Nest. We can’t forget that we’re not the only ones in the Spirit Luxuriant World with a Star Observatory and Stargazers...”

Xin Lu and Yuan Qiuyuan could hear the displeasure in Shang Xia’s tone and they quickly placed the Star Essence Cores down.

Shang Xia could pretty much guess why they were in no rush to track the beasts. He could tell they also knew that the Heavenly Star Palace wouldn’t fight with the Tongyou Institution for the Star Beast Nest even if they could track the beasts, but he had to push them a little regardless.

Not too long later, spatial fluctuations appeared close by as Yan Ming returned.

Raising an eyebrow, Shang Xia mumbled, “Wait...You’re back already?”

Yan Ming looked at Xin Lu and Yuan Qiuyuan who were already getting busy before glancing at the Star Essence Cores. “Basically all the Star Beasts had been killed and all that’s left is to split up the spoils... There’s nothing for me to do up there and I came back first. After all, I should be able to help them locate the Star Beast Nest.”

Shang Xia frowned. “Did you really have to take part in the battle? You could have remained here to help them in the first place...”

Compared to the tone he took with Xin Lu and Yuan Qiuyuan, he was a lot more casual when speaking to Yan Ming.

Glancing at Shang Xia, Yan Ming snorted, “I’m not a cultivator with no aspirations! Anyway, the institution doesn’t feed idlers! Even if it’s to look for my own opportunities, or to obtain benefits for the institution so I will be rewarded... I had to take part in the battle for a chance to obtain a chance to refine my third fate dipper. If I remain here, when will an Astronomer like me save up enough merits to obtain an Origin Dipper? Moreover... Refining a fate dipper is a matter of extreme importance. Do you know how difficult it is to find one that suits me?”

Shang Xia was slightly taken aback as he truly hadn’t considered things like that. He felt a trace of embarrassment.

Speaking of which, the idea of refining a suitable fate dipper that had spread in the institution was also thanks to Shang Xia.

After entering the Five Element Realm back then, Shang Xia’s ideology about the five elements and balance between one’s fate dippers had been widely accepted in the institution.

Those who followed his method were able to keep a good balance between their fate dippers and the impact to their combat abilities was also obvious. As such, the experts of the Tongyou Institution have been learning towards refining fate dippers of the 5 elements.

In recent years, the Tongyou Institution has been gathering fate dipper essence of the 5 elements. Unfortunately, they only managed to slightly narrow down the choices of Origin Dippers one could refine.

Along with the rise of the Tongyou Institution, they had more and more experts capable of breaking through to the Martial Dipper Realm. After they advanced, they continued to grow stronger and they required more Origin Dippers as they grew stronger. The institution had already reached its limit when providing Origin Dippers and they had run low on resources.

Of course, that was only because of the number of experts they were producing. Compared to other factions, the Tongyou Institution could be considered a factory at churning out Martial Dipper Realm experts.

As a whole, the Spirit Luxuriant World was still unable to produce enough Origin Dippers to meet the demands of their experts even after it completed its world ascension.

Shang Xia thought for a moment before asking, “How many cultivators in our institution require Origin Dippers but can’t get one?”