Zhou Chun had already prepared himself when he brought out the "Black Abyss Heavy Iron," and quickly made a generous offer by saying, "This item isn't currently needed by the junior and the Zhou Family, so if Senior Zhu desires it, the junior has no objections."
"Good, Little Friend Zhou is forthright!"
Zhu Wuya's face lit up with joy, and he immediately arranged a time with Zhou Chun to collect the Magic Artifact, then went back to the Zhu Family with the two treasures in tow.
Even for a Refinement Master like him, to craft a fine piece among the Third Order high-grade Magic Artifacts was not something that could be done in just a few days. He needed to mull it over carefully.
Therefore, he told Zhou Chun to wait for news, and once the Magic Artifact was refined, he would then notify Zhou Chun to collect it.
And Zhou Chun naturally was not worried that such a dignified Golden Core Stage Cultivator would renege in this matter.
Next, Zhou Chun personally got busy with the task of renting Spirit Beasts from other family clans.
In fact, this task was not challenging for the Zhou Family.
Over the years, many family clans had also purchased Mount Beasts like the Octagonal Aquatic Deer from the Zhou Family.
Now that the Zhou Family wanted to rent Mount Beasts from these family clans and was offering a good price, they would not be utterly unaccommodating, perhaps hoping to continue purchasing quality Spirit Beasts from the Zhou Family in the future.
In less than half a year, Zhou Chun managed to rent eighty Mount Beasts.
As soon as the Mount Beasts were rented out on his end, the Zhu Family also promptly arranged for the messengers they had recruited and began to open branches of "Worldwide Circle" throughout the Sunflame Sect's territory with great urgency.
On that day, Zhou Chun received a message from Zhu Wuya, who asked him to come to the Zhu Family to pick up the treasure.
After receiving the message, Zhou Chun immediately rushed to Zhu Family's mountain gate in Yanzhou.
Inside a certain cave dwelling at the Zhu Family's mountain gate, Zhou Chun saw Zhu Wuya, who had completed the artifact refining.
Upon seeing him arrive, the other party did not waste any words, and directly took out the Magic Artifact from his Storage Pouch at his waist.
This Magic Artifact still looked similar to the original turtle shell, except that a layer of iron pieces shaped like Dragon Scales had been added to the surface of the shell. These iron pieces were fully embedded into the shell and had become one with it, as if they had grown naturally within the shell.
At the same time, complex and profound Spirit Patterns and a number of Artifact Refining runes were engraved on those Dragon Scale surfaces, and the inside of the shell was no exception.
Zhu Wuya saw Zhou Chun's gaze fixed on the Magic Artifact and instantly cast a stream of Mana into it, activating the artifact's power.
Under the Mana's stimulation from a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, the original turtle shell Magic Artifact that was about one zhang in length instantly transformed into a giant three zhang size, then rapidly shrank down to just about three feet.
Then, with another effort of Mana from Zhu Wuya, a surge of black radiance rose from within the turtle shell Magic Artifact, rapidly condensing into a black light Protective Barrier that enveloped him.
Only then did he speak to Zhou Chun, "Little Friend Zhou, please look, this is the Third Order high-grade Magic Artifact 'Blackwater Profound Tortoise Shield,' which took me half a year to conceive and refine!"
"This item is made of a Third Order high-grade Turtle Demon's shell and 'Black Abyss Heavy Iron,' and can change in size from large to small. Its body is incredibly durable, unbreakable by Dharma Treasures!"
"Additionally, this item has two major defensive capabilities. First is the inherent 'Blackwater Profound Light,' which can form a defensive light screen stronger than Third Order high-grade defensive Spells; second is the 'Mystical Turtle Shadow,' which can summon the shadow of the Mystical Turtle for protection, capable of withstanding a hit from an ordinary Golden Elixir Early Phase Cultivator wielding a Dharma Treasure!"
"However, Little Friend Zhou, you must be aware that 'Mystical Turtle Shadow' imposes a considerable strain on the artifact itself, and using it multiple times in short succession could cause the artifact to be destroyed. It's best not to use it unless absolutely necessary!"