King of Creation-Chapter 1591 - 1576: The Silver Plate’s Xuan Ji

Eight days and nights without rest, although Ye Zhen could still hold on, both his body and spirit were extremely exhausted.

After waking, Ye Zhen slept for two nights and a day to fully recover, while normally, he would think two hours of sleep was enough.

Upon waking, Ye Zhen first inquired Big Ears about Yuann Hongying and their movements.

As Ye Zhen had anticipated, they were waiting for Ye Zhen to leave Five Immortals Island, so as long as Ye Zhen didn’t leave the island, they wouldn’t leave either.

Since that was the case, Ye Zhen was happy to have more time.

After all, once Ye Zhen put his plan into action, a battle might occur; at that time, the stronger Purple Spirit was, the more advantageous it would be for Ye Zhen.

Thus, Ye Zhen decided to stay a few more days, at least until Purple Spirit had integrated Mystical Liquid Gold to over eighty percent, ideally ninety percent.

A disagreement between Ye Zhen and Purple Spirit was about the naming of this freshly forged Acquired Spirit Treasure.

According to Ye Zhen’s idea, since this thing was refined from Mystical Liquid Gold, it should be called Mystical Mechanism Immortal Sword, or add Purple Spirit’s name, Purple Shimmering Immortal Sword.

But Purple Spirit was extremely stubborn, insisting it should be named after her.

Purple Spirit.

Purple Spirit Immortal Sword.

Fine, Ye Zhen didn’t have any special desire for the name anyway, Purple Spirit Immortal Sword would be it, it was just a name after all.

The second disagreement was that Purple Spirit proposed a condition to Ye Zhen.

That she should be able to freely leave Ye Zhen’s Spirit Palace and walk the world, like Achou and the previous Little Demon, which Ye Zhen agreed to readily.

But for the sake of a title, they argued several times.

Purple Spirit needed a title for when she was out and about; otherwise, how would Ye Zhen address her or introduce her?

Purple Spirit suggested that sibling titles would be best, with her as the elder sister, and Ye Zhen as the younger brother.

This proposal didn’t sit well with Mirage Dragon Primordial Spirit Achou.

This fellow, despite lacking moral principle and promptly admitting to Purple Spirit as their big sister, could accept her as his boss but absolutely not as Ye Zhen’s elder sister.

Because if that happened, Achou would drop from being the little brother to becoming a servant, losing a rank.

Achou even threatened to reclaim that Origin Mirage Qi.

This sibling relationship displeased Ye Zhen too; Purple Spirit was merely a Sword Spirit, wasn’t that lowering himself?

Under the firm insistence of Ye Zhen and Mirage Dragon Primordial Spirit Achou, Purple Spirit finally compromised, becoming a master-servant relationship with Ye Zhen, albeit with conditions.

Purple Spirit would lead, whether it was Mirage Dragon Primordial Spirit Achou, Nine-Headed Beast, Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten, or Ling Qianbi, they must acknowledge her authority.

This time, Ye Zhen didn’t negotiate like before, he solemnly said, "Whether you can be the boss depends on your ability.

Furthermore, I prefer unity; if things around me become chaotic, you should understand the consequences."

Ye Zhen’s threat made Purple Spirit roll her eyes dramatically, "Do you think I’ve lived all these years for nothing? Don’t I understand even this basic principle?

Anyway, I have a way to make them listen." Purple Spirit said.

"Don’t hurt them!" Ye Zhen added.

Ye Zhen was unable to discern Purple Spirit’s strength currently.

Moreover, according to Purple Spirit, she knew some Divine Power Sword Skills; a Sword Spirit capable of using Divine Power Sword Skills like a Martial Artist puzzled Ye Zhen.

But Ye Zhen absolutely trusted Purple Spirit’s words; Achou, the Mirage Dragon Primordial Spirit, wasn’t someone easily intimidated.

"I won’t hurt them." Purple Spirit promised.

Having made this promise, Ye Zhen let the matter go, allowing them to handle it on their own.

However, Ye Zhen was slightly worried about the day Little Demon wakes; with Little Demon’s fiery temperament, what kind of clash would occur with Purple Spirit?

Prior to the damage to his essence leading to slumber, Little Demon successfully subdued Mirage Dragon Primordial Spirit Achou to become the boss.

Ye Zhen felt that when the time comes, it would be a thrilling scene, and it wouldn’t be long.

While Purple Spirit accelerated her fusion, Ye Zhen used this time to carefully study another treasure he had acquired at the annual auction.

The Silver Plate, which was extremely similar to the All Heavens Star Plate.

During the annual auction, Ye Zhen couldn’t conduct in-depth research; now he could examine it meticulously.

With a thought, the five pieces of the All Heavens Star Plate that Ye Zhen had refined flew before him, lined up beside the Silver Star in his hand.

After observing for just a few breaths, a bitter smile appeared at the corner of Ye Zhen’s mouth; he found he might have bought a counterfeit.

Thirty thousand High Grade Spiritual Stones for a fake; anyone would feel heartache.

The way Ye Zhen discovered it was about the aura; when the six Silver Plates were together, it was quite obvious.

The aura of the five All Heavens Star Plates refined by Ye Zhen was very obscure; even with full Divine Sense, one couldn’t distinguish the specific grade aura of each All Heavens Star Plate.

Very fuzzy, like a Spiritual Artifact, or a Soul Artifact, or a Suppressing Device.

The Silver Plate Ye Zhen bought at the annual auction had a similarly obscure aura to the All Heavens Star Plate, but on careful probing, it could be confirmed this Silver Plate was actually a High Grade Soul Artifact.

The refiner of this counterfeit used some method to cleverly hide its High Grade Soul Artifact aura, but on continuous examination, its true aura could be found.

"Mistaken indeed."

With a low sigh, Ye Zhen gathered Spiritual Power in his palm, intending to destroy the silver plate, but halted before releasing the power.

Ye Zhen suddenly thought of a question, the silver plate’s obscure aura, its style and size, and the similar special pattern structure compared to the five All Heavens Star Plates were remarkably similar.

So how did the refiner manage to create this counterfeit Silver Plate so similar to genuine All Heavens Star Plates?

Even Ye Zhen, the holder of these All Heavens Star Plates, was deceived.

There’s only one answer—the refiner has seen the All Heavens Star Plate or perhaps owns one.

The refiner creating a counterfeit silver plate and auctioning it at the annual Five Immortals Island auction, what their purpose was is uncertain for now.

But thinking in reverse, this refiner might be the clue Ye Zhen needs to find other All Heavens Star Plates.

Whether this refiner has studied or owns an All Heavens Star Plate, it would provide a lead for Ye Zhen to find the All Heavens Star Plate.

But the problem is, how to find this refiner?

Ye Zhen immediately contacted Mountain God Yi Xun, wishing to ask him to investigate the identity of the silver plate’s anonymous consignor.

Yi Xun was marked by a little personal favor, should not be an issue.

Mountain God Yi Xun quickly replied to Ye Zhen—it was anonymously consigned.

Such a silver plate appeared at the annual auction on Five Immortals Island twice, each time anonymously consigned, and after the transaction, the Spiritual Stones were taken using a token.

The line of investigation was thus severed, leaving Ye Zhen almost without a trace to follow for the whereabouts of this silver plate refiner.

However, Ye Zhen swiftly realized he had one more direction to pursue.

Forging techniques!

Different Artifact Refining Legacies often employ different refining methods.

For instance, Ye Zhen’s legacy from Earth Core Fire Commander employs stacking, where the same formation pattern can be skillfully strengthened and allows several formations to work simultaneously.

After a thorough investigation, Ye Zhen found that the technique within the counterfeit silver plate did have distinguishing features but wasn’t apparent enough, making it still hard to trace.

Identifying it would be like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Yet, within a central formation of the counterfeit silver plate, Ye Zhen discovered a hidden inscribed formation difficult for others to notice.

The Inscribed Formation, in the Artifact Refining Realm, is tantamount to an Artifact Refiner’s signature.

It’s akin to those old-brand knife shops marking their exported knives with a unified emblem representing their shop’s name—a trademark.

The Inscribed Formation is the exclusive emblem of accomplished and renowned Artifact Refiners, marking the treasure as their work.

"Searching in this direction should be correct!"