Initially, Celestial Phoenix Tower thought Rainy Day Tower was just temporarily poaching customers. Later, they discovered that an increasing number of Spiritual Artifacts were being sold off, and more and more of their customers were being lured away.
Customers who had originally planned to buy Spiritual Artifacts from them were now flocking to Rainy Day Tower as if in a frenzy.
Although the price difference wasn't huge, it was cheaper nonetheless!
Why buy the more expensive Spiritual Artifacts when cheaper ones were available? Only a fool would do that.
Rainy Day Tower became incredibly bustling, and Zi Yuwei was smiling from ear to ear. The results had far exceeded her expectations.
Yi Tianyun was like a godsend, helping Rainy Day Tower attract countless customers and boosting their sales.
"Purple Pavilion Master, headquarters will surely recognize your position after this!" an elder beside her said, also grinning from ear to ear.
Zi Yuwei smiled and nodded. Gazing at Yi Tianyun in the distance, who was continuously performing Artifact Refining, she remarked, "This is all thanks to Young Master Yi. He came to help me during our most difficult time. Even though he's using our resources to suppress Celestial Phoenix Tower, this is exactly what we needed!"
"Now, all we have to do is keep preparing materials for Young Master Yi. We're even clearing out our stock of unused materials at the same time. It's killing two birds with one stone!"
"And the most crucial part is, Young Master Yi has never once failed. His skill level is simply astonishing! Ordinary Blacksmiths always have some rate of failure, no matter how small," the elder beside her chimed in.
Just then, Yi Tianyun had nearly finished refining all the materials. As he completed the last artifact…
"Ding! Congratulations to Player 'Yi Tianyun' for upgrading Beginner Forging Mastery to Intermediate Forging Mastery!"
His spirits lifted instantly. This meant he could now forge High-Grade Spiritual Artifacts, and perhaps even Top-Grade ones.
Beginner Forging Mastery was equivalent to a Third-Grade Blacksmith in this world. Intermediate Forging Mastery didn't mean he had jumped to Fifth-Grade or reached the Master level.
It was equivalent to a Fourth-Grade Blacksmith, allowing him to forge Middle-Grade and High-Grade Spiritual Artifacts with a higher success rate. There was even a chance of creating a Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact!
Using roughly the same amount of materials, or perhaps just a little more, he could now forge higher-grade Spiritual Artifacts, which meant they would fetch a higher price! The only catch was the increased difficulty.
'So, for a High-Grade Spiritual Artifact, the success rate is only fifty percent? And the probability of a Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact is just ten percent...'
Yi Tianyun shook his head. 'Still, it's better than before. Back then, I didn't even have a chance of success. It was absolute zero!'
Just then, An Ling and Qin Xue arrived, accompanying Jiu Lingyun and her little brother. The boy was about seven or eight years old and appeared to be in a coma, still unconscious.
"Young Master Yi, this is my brother. Please, I'm begging you, save him..."
Jiu Lingyun's eyes were red as she knelt down, pleading with Yi Tianyun to save her brother.
Yi Tianyun immediately helped her up and said in a low voice, "Let me take a look at his condition."
He walked over to the stretcher and examined the boy. He was indeed afflicted with a potent poison, likely from a venomous snake bite. The toxins had already seeped into his meridians and completely mixed with his blood; his condition was extremely severe.
"Sister... you're back..."
At that moment, her brother slowly awoke. He struggled to open his eyes to look at her and said with a faint smile, "I think I dreamed we went to play by the river together, Sister, and picked wild fruits in the mountains. Those wild fruits were so sweet, so sweet..."
"We will. You'll get better soon, and then we'll go pick wild fruits together again..."
She felt a sting in her nose, and her eyes welled up with tears.
An Ling and the others' eyes reddened as well, deeply moved by the scene. Such was the profound love between siblings.
"Don't worry. An Antitoxic Pill would certainly cure your brother, but there's an easier and faster way to expel the poison."
Immediately, the Immortal Fire ignited in Yi Tianyun's palm. Before everyone's widened eyes, he thrust it into the boy's body.
Jiu Lingyun's eyes flew open. She opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out. 'Isn't that flame used for Artifact Refining? How can he push it into my brother's body?'
However, she didn't stop him. In her heart, she chose to trust Yi Tianyun.
As the flame entered her brother's body, the toxins within him began to be rapidly purged. The black patches on his skin started to fade quickly. The speed of the detoxification was astonishing!
"The toxins are disappearing! They're gone!"
They cried out in amazement. In just a moment, under the power of the Immortal Fire, all the toxins in her brother's body were completely purged. The speed of detoxification was simply staggering—even faster than taking Elixir Pills.
"Sister, I feel much better..."
Her brother's condition improved instantly. Although he couldn't get up and walk yet, he was no longer comatose and could now stay awake and talk.
"You're better, that's wonderful... you're better..."
Seeing her brother's condition so much improved, Jiu Lingyun covered her mouth in joy as tears streamed down her face.
Yi Tianyun further stabilized the boy's condition before retracting the flame. He shook his head and said, "It's a good thing the poison was relatively mild. Otherwise, he would have been dead long ago..."
'It's a good thing she ran into me,' Yi Tianyun thought. 'Otherwise, her brother would have certainly died. With no money for an Antitoxic Pill, how could she have ever gotten rid of the poison?'
Nearby, Zi Yuwei watched everything, her eyes flashing with astonishment. 'I never expected Yi Tianyun to have this kind of ability. That's a skill usually only an Alchemist would use, yet he can do it too? There's only one possibility... he must also be an Alchemist!'
"Thank you, Young Master Yi! I am willing to be your servant for the rest of my life to repay you!"
Jiu Lingyun knelt again, but Yi Tianyun once more helped her to her feet.
"There's no need to thank me. It was nothing."
Yi Tianyun smiled faintly. Just then, a "DING!" sounded in his mind. A reward had been issued, increasing both his experience and his Character Value.
"Purple Pavilion Master, could you please arrange for a guest room so the siblings can rest?" Yi Tianyun asked.
"Of course, not a problem. I'll have one arranged for them immediately."
Zi Yuwei quickly gestured for her staff to make the arrangements. Yi Tianyun was their savior now; of course she would grant such a small request.
While the arrangements were being made, Yi Tianyun returned to his work, once again performing Artifact Refining. As he prepared to attempt a High-Grade Spiritual Artifact, he suddenly noticed something extremely important—his success rate had increased!
The success rate for a High-Grade Spiritual Artifact was originally fifty percent, but it had suddenly jumped to fifty-five percent—a small increase of five percent!
'This Character Value... it really affects the success rate of Artifact Refining?'
Yi Tianyun was startled for a moment. Then, a thought struck him and he broke into a smile. 'So it's true, good deeds really are rewarded. With this, plus my Luck Aura... won't my success rate become one hundred percent?!'