"Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company? What kind of power is this?"
"Didn't only Virtual Universe Company and Huge Axe Dojo host the Pinnacle Genius Battle and the Pinnacle Battle? How come there's an Artifact Refiner Competition now?"
"This Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company is not simple. I heard that not only our island, but even the Liyu Continent has this announcement!"
"It seems this Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company has considerable strength, otherwise it wouldn't have received support from the Virtual Universe and various Universe Countries."
"Are you kidding me! When did such a powerful force emerge? They can actually host such a large-scale competition!"
The citizens of the Universe in the Virtual Universe were shocked, surprised, doubtful, and puzzled after seeing the announcement in the sky.
Although the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company is a Leviathan of Humanity and has branches in the 1008 Universe Country, its establishment time is too short.
For the vast Human Territory, its influence is not significant, and ordinary people know very little about it.
The five Leviathans of Humanity, established for countless years, have a profound impact on the Human Race and are involved in various fields to some extent.
However, if the Artifact Refining Master Competition and the subsequent Potion Refining Competition conclude successfully, the influence of the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company will undoubtedly receive a huge boost.
As branches are established in various intermediate Universe countries, its influence will continue to increase, eventually becoming equivalent to the five Leviathans of Humanity after a long period of time.
By then, whenever the Artifact Refiner Competition or Potion Refining Competition is held, Universe citizens will feel a sense of participation and honor, just like with the Pinnacle Battle.
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"Universe Artifact Refiner Competition, hosted by Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company in conjunction with all Universe Countries…"
"Haha, the opportunity for us Artifact Refiners… has finally arrived!"
"I can refine Third-Order Force Weapons. I wonder if I can participate in this Artifact Refiner Competition. Perhaps this is an opportunity to leave the organization…"
The announcements floating above various continents and islands caused countless Artifact Refiners who saw them to be invigorated and extremely excited.
It was their chance, as Artifact Refiners, to showcase their skills!
Not only that, the power hosting this Universe Artifact Refiner Competition is called Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company.
If they could join such a powerful force that values Artifact Refiners, it would also be a blessing for them.
Not to mention the improvement of their Artifact Refining skills, they might even become Immortals with eternal lifespans in the future and establish an intermediate universe country.
When these Artifact Refiners went to the official website of Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company to check the details of the Artifact Refiner Competition, they found that the competition was quite brutal.
Among the most numerous Universe Level Artifact Refiners, only 100 from each Universe Country could enter the finals.
However, among the Domain Master, who are considered local overlords in various intermediate Universe countries, 50 could enter the finals.
The World Master Level, who are stronger and hold higher positions, also had 50 participants, which puzzled many Universe Level Artifact Refiners.
In fact, Ender's decision to have 50 World Master Level and 50 Domain Master participants was made after careful consideration.
World Master Level are in the best period for Law comprehension. World Master Level who enter the Core Region of Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company, no matter how poor their talent.
As long as they return alive from their training, with the cultivation of numerous secret techniques and resources, most of them can become Immortals.
Among these Immortals, even if a very small portion can become Marquis-level Immortal, or Artifact Refiners who can refine Eighth-Order weapons and armor, the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company will profit.
If there is a World Master Level who was previously overlooked and suddenly rises, that would be a huge profit!
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Virtual Universe Noah Continent, Beijia Island.
Inside a large villa study.
"Damn it, why would they host this so-called Universe Artifact Refiner Competition!"
A Domain Master's face turned ashen after reading the information about the Universe Artifact Refiner Competition. "Isn't this digging up the roots of my Myriad Treasures Pavilion!"
"If the Artifact Refiners in my organization participate in this Artifact Refiner Competition and achieve good results…"
"Wouldn't I lose highly skilled Artifact Refiners!"
"No! I absolutely cannot let them participate in the Artifact Refiner Competition!"
With that, the Domain Master transformed into a white light and disappeared from the Virtual Universe.
He would spare no effort to prevent the Artifact Refiners in his organization from participating in the so-called Universe Artifact Refiner Competition.
It wasn't just the leader of this Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
Many other organizations that relied on refining weapons and battle suits for a living were also angered by this competition.
For these smaller forces, losing a highly skilled Artifact Refiner meant losing a lot of money!
It should be noted that a top-grade Second-Order Spirit Weapon sells for approximately 6 billion intermediate Universe Country Coin, and a top-grade Third-Order sells for approximately 500 billion intermediate Universe Country Coin.
It seems that a top-grade Third-Order weapon is not worth much, converting to only 500 million high-level Universe Country Coin, or a little over 150,000 universe coin.
But accumulated, this is still a considerable fortune.
The net worth of an ordinary World Master is only about 10 Mixed units.
If an Artifact Refiner's skill level improves and they can refine Fourth-Order weapons…
Even the worst Fourth-Order weapon can bring in at least tens of millions of universe coin, and 1 Mixed unit is equal to 1 trillion universe coin!
For the sake of wealth, the leaders of some forces forbade their Artifact Refiners from participating in the so-called Universe Artifact Refiner Competition.
These leaders of small forces, accustomed to throwing their weight around and having barely heard of the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company, didn't care which force was hosting the Artifact Refiner Competition.
Anyway, if it involved their core interests, it was a no-go!
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Ganwu Universe Country, Molten Rock Star Field.
An incredibly vast continent, with a maximum diameter exceeding 2 light-years, floated in the Void.
Around that vast continent, countless dim or brilliant star-like planets orbited.
This is the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company's universal headquarters!
At the center of the continent, on the top floor of the majestic tallest building.
Venerable Bei Ming and Venerable Bloodwing sat inside, reading the messages reported by various branches.
As the highest-ranking members of the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company, and the only two Universe Venerables, at least one of them had to be stationed at the headquarters.
Because the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company was newly established, coupled with the ordinary Domain-type Arcana Treasure reward given by Ender, neither of them went to the Original Star to venture.
The Original Star is dangerous, and the value of the treasures obtained there is limited. How could it compare to an ordinary Domain-type Arcana Treasure!
"The Noah branch reported that an Artifact Refiner wants to participate and has already registered, but is being threatened with their life by their organization."
Venerable Bloodwing sighed softly, shaking his head. "They're even asking us what to do…"
"Whose subordinate is the person in charge of the Noah branch?"
Venerable Bei Ming frowned slightly. "Does such a small matter need to be reported? Just hand it over to the Universe Country for handling."
"Your grand-disciple."
Venerable Bloodwing's face showed a playful smile. "And the Royce Family, as well as people from the Werewolf Race."
"Another relative, troublesome…"
Venerable Bei Ming clicked his tongue lightly. "If it weren't for the lack of available people, I'd really want to replace all the branch managers."
"What's the difference between changing them and not changing them?"
Venerable Bloodwing continued to read the email, speaking softly: "Even the Virtual Universe Company can't escape this situation, let alone our newly established Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company."
"For now, these branch managers are doing a decent job, although there are shortcomings."
"But ultimately, most of them were ordinary Immortal before. Besides having some connections and background, their abilities and vision can't compare to the Marquis-level Immortal of the five Leviathans of Humanity."
Finally, Venerable Bloodwing said: "We'll cultivate them slowly, and then replace the incompetent ones when the time comes."
"That's the only way."
Venerable Bei Ming nodded helplessly.
The Marquis-level Immortal of the five Leviathans of Humanity are mostly cultivated in the core Secret Realm. Their vision and strength are beyond what these ordinary Immortal relatives can compare to.
However, some relatives, when serving as branch managers, can develop their abilities and vision.
But that's all there is to it! Most of these relatives have exhausted their potential and will find it difficult to Breakthrough to become Marquis-level Immortal in their lifetime; otherwise, they wouldn't have pulled strings to become branch managers.
"I estimate there are quite a few incidents like the one encountered by the Noah branch."
Venerable Bloodwing pondered: "I'll issue an order to all branches, instructing them to hand over such minor matters to the Universe Country for handling."
"Alright."
Venerable Bei Ming nodded.
Although the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company is a Leviathan of Humanity, it does not have any affiliated Universe Countries, making it difficult to interfere in the affairs of various Universe Countries.
The other five Leviathans of Humanity are different; each of them has Universe Countries to a greater or lesser extent.
Of course, Huge Axe Dojo and Virtual Universe Company have the most affiliated Universe Countries, accounting for over ninety percent!
This is also one of the reasons why the two Great Giants can host the Pinnacle Battle.
"By the way, how is the staffing for the four Secret Realms?" Venerable Bloodwing asked.
"It has been arranged properly. The four Secret Realms, which serve fewer core members, have no problems."
Venerable Bei Ming said softly: "According to Void River Master's directive, the Divine Tempering Secret Realm, Essence Extraction Secret Realm, and Supreme Mystic Secret Realm will be opened first."
"The Creation Secret Realm will not be opened for now. Currently, no Genius is qualified to enter."
"The 200 winners of the Universe Artifact Refiner Competition will only enter the latter three Secret Realms."
"Among them, 3 people will go to the Divine Tempering Secret Realm, 17 people to the Essence Extraction Secret Realm, and all the rest will enter the Supreme Mystic Secret Realm."
Finally, Venerable Bei Ming said: "Only Artifact Refiners who demonstrate astonishing Artifact Refining skills in the Artifact Refiner Competition will be exceptionally allowed to enter the Creation Secret Realm."
"What are the requirements for an exception?" Venerable Bloodwing asked with some curiosity.
"The requirements are very high, very few people can meet them…"
Venerable Bei Ming said: "Universe Level must be able to refine Fifth-Order weapons, Domain Master must be able to refine Sixth-Order, and World Master Level must be able to refine Seventh-Order."
"These requirements… are not low."
Venerable Bloodwing shook his head slightly. "They are only slightly less demanding than challenging the Creation Peerless Peak."
There are three Peerless Peak, just like the 'Sky Mountain' of the Virtual Universe Company, and the difficulty of passing them is the same!
If one passes any of the Creation, Divine Tempering, or Essence Extraction Peerless Peak, they will unconditionally enter the corresponding Secret Realm.
Among them, for Universe Level, to pass the Creation Peerless Peak, one must at least pass the 12th floor of the Tongtian Bridge.
For Domain Master, at least the 16th floor of the Tongtian Bridge.
For World Master Level, at least the 20th floor of the Tongtian Bridge!
The rewards are no less than those of the Virtual Universe Company, and even exceed them slightly.
They reward Universe Level with 300 million points, Domain Master with 10 billion points, and World Master Level with 300 billion points respectively!
From the high rewards, it can be seen that passing the Creation Peerless Peak is not easy.
Similarly, the difficulty of exceptionally entering the Creation Secret Realm through the Universe Artifact Refiner Competition or Potion Refining Competition is extremely high!
For a Universe Level to refine a Fifth-Order weapon, even with detailed blueprints, their Law comprehension must at least be at the fifth or sixth floor of the Tongtian Bridge to be able to refine a Fifth-Order weapon.
For a Domain Master to refine a Sixth-Order weapon, their Law comprehension must reach the eighth or ninth floor of the Tongtian Bridge.
The Seventh-Order weapon that a World Master Level needs to refine is even more difficult; their Law comprehension would likely need to be at the twelfth floor of the Tongtian Bridge!
These are just the prerequisites for refining weapons; the techniques and skills must also be extremely advanced.
It should be known that when Ender created secret techniques and refined weapons in Primal Chaos City for over three hundred years, he only managed to refine Seventh-Order weapons.
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"The standard is set there. If one can refine weapons of the corresponding Rank, they are naturally qualified to enter the Creation Secret Realm."
Venerable Bei Ming said softly: "Without systematic cultivation, if one's Artifact Refining skill can reach that level, they will receive meticulous cultivation from our Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company."
Venerable Bloodwing nodded slightly, feeling worried about the Universe Potion Refining Competition to be held 25,000 years later.
The requirements for Artifact Refiners to enter the Creation Secret Realm are so high, the requirements for Potion Refiners will certainly not be low.
It's harder to judge the skill level of Potion Refiners, and the standards are not easy to grasp!
For example, some Potion Refiners are good at making poisons, while others specialize in making cultivation potions, or other types of potions.
Moreover, Potion Refiners' potions have very high requirements for Materials. Potions made from rare and precious Materials are certainly more powerful than those made from ordinary Materials.
Seeing that Venerable Bloodwing was silent and even seemed worried about something, Venerable Bei Ming asked: "What's wrong?"
"I'm thinking about the future Potion Refining Competition. You tell me…"
Venerable Bloodwing replied, then explained the problems he was thinking about.
"For Potion Refiners, we can divide them into two categories for separate competitions: combat-oriented and efficacy-oriented."
Venerable Bei Ming suggested: "I think Potion Refiners are different from Artifact Refiners. The most important aspect should be… research and development!"
"Indeed."
Venerable Bloodwing nodded slightly. "With the same Materials, combat-oriented Potion Refiners need to create powerful potions to defeat their opponents."
"And efficacy-oriented Potion Refiners create various enhancement potions to save lives or cultivate life, and so on."
Venerable Bloodwing shook his head slightly, "Efficacy-oriented Potion Refiners, it's a bit difficult to judge the standard…"
"No hurry for now. The matter of the Potion Refining Competition can wait until the Artifact Refiner Competition is over."
Venerable Bei Ming said: "At that time, we will let some powerful Potion Refiners set the competition process."
"That's the only way."
Venerable Bloodwing nodded helplessly.
He was not unfamiliar with Artifact Refining, as it was almost a necessary experience for every Pinnacle-Level Immortal.
However, knowledge in the field of Potion Refiners was a blind spot for him, and he didn't think highly of Potion Refiners.
The most powerful potions in the Universe could at most barely threaten an ordinary Universe Venerable, but even killing them was difficult to achieve!
And Venerable Bloodwing is a High-level Venerables, his Divine Power purity is more than ten times that of a common Universe Venerable with 1x gene, and considering the amplification, the difference is nearly a hundred times!
In the entire Original Universe, almost no potion could threaten his life.
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Time flowed, and soon a month passed.
The Universe Artifact Refiner Competition officially began, with the preliminary rounds in various Universe Countries commencing.
As the Artifact Refiner Competition was held throughout the Human Territory, it attracted many Artifact Refiners to participate.
Most of these Artifact Refiners had average skill levels, especially the Universe Level Artifact Refiners, whose skill levels varied greatly.
Some Universe Level who could barely refine First-Order weapons, not even considered Artifact Refiners, also came to join the fun.
However, these Artifact Refiners who came for the fun were eliminated after the first round.
Because the Artifact Refiner Competition required continuous Artifact Refining, with the difficulty of Artifact Refining gradually increasing in each round.
For example, in the first round for Universe Level Artifact Refiners, they refined ordinary First-Order Force Weapons.
In the second round, they refined top-grade First-Order Force Weapons.
In the third round, they refined top-grade First-Order Spirit Weapons…
And so on.
Domain Master started from Second-Order weapons, and World Master Level started from Third-Order weapons.
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The Universe Country preliminaries ended in less than a month.
100 Universe Level, 50 Domain Master, and 50 World Master Level Artifact Refiners from each Universe Country have all been selected.
Three years later.
In the 1008 Universe Country, a total of 201,600 Artifact Refiners gathered to compete for entry into the Core Region of the Universe Artifact & Potion Refining Company…