"Mother Chun, I haven't heard from you for a long time. Do you want to refine a weapon? Then you have come to the right person. Although I am only a nominal disciple, my senior brothers and sisters are quite caring towards me."
After learning that Xu Chunniang was at the main peak, Huo Chunyan asked her to wait there and said they would be there soon.
Not long after, Huo Chunyan came over, but she looked a little strange, looking around as if she was hiding from someone.
After meeting Xu Chunniang, Huo Chunyan jumped onto the flying sword and urged her to catch up on the sword.
"Hurry up, hurry up, or you'll be stuck if you're discovered."
Xu Chunniang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Why are you in such a hurry? Did you do something shameful?"
"Oh, it's nothing, I just skipped a class."
Then Huo Chunyan complained bitterly.
"Our peak master is really... strict in enforcing the law. He requires all disciples of Qifeng to attend the courses he specifies. Some lecturers are okay and make the way of refining weapons lively and interesting, but some are... hard to describe. It's better for me to read the book myself."
Huo Chunyan gave her a look that said "you know" and sighed.
"My master didn't ask for anything, but the peak master insisted. I had to go to class. I was feeling upset just now, and the senior brother who was in class happened to be away. I slipped away after receiving your message."
Xu Chunniang immediately understood. No wonder Huo Chunyan looked like that just now. It turned out that she was really hiding from people.
"Is it not good for you to skip classes like this?"
"It doesn't matter. It's not the first time anyway. As long as I don't get caught red-handed, that's fine."
Huo Chunyan disagreed, "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's talk about your weapon refining."
Xu Chunniang thought about it and roughly expressed her thoughts.
Hearing that she wanted to upgrade the grade of the spiritual weapon in her hand, Huo Chunyan nodded in approval.
"This way, I don't have to adjust to a new spiritual weapon. For example, the spiritual weapon I'm using now is the same one I've been using before.
It’s expensive just to upgrade a spiritual weapon, especially since you don’t even have the raw materials. The total cost is almost the same as buying a new spiritual weapon.”
The two chatted as they headed towards Qi Peak, and half an hour later they successfully entered the Qi Peak.
While on the way, Huo Chunyan had already sent messages to several senior brothers and sisters, and one of them happened to be free and was willing to help.
On the way to the cave of this senior sister, Xu Chunniang hesitated and asked the doubts in her heart.
"Among the spiritual weapons I showed you just now, the large green cauldron is called the Green Pattern Cauldron. It was made by Du Nanke of Qifeng. Would it have any impact if someone else made it?"
“It’s true that Du Nanke is a famous weapon refiner, but in fact, there are many people in the weapon peak who are better than him in weapon refinement, such as my senior sister.
You just told me that the Blue Veined Cauldron was reduced to a first-class spiritual weapon because Du Nan Ke failed in his refining. You asked someone to upgrade the failed product. Isn't that embarrassing?"
Xu Chunniang suddenly felt that it made sense when she heard it. Just like the strongest formation is always only on Qianji Peak and the best elixir is only on Dan Peak, what can be spread out are not the best.
Huo Chunyan led the way in front and gave detailed instructions.
"My senior sister's surname is Gan. You can just follow me and call her Senior Sister Gan. Senior Sister Gan is just over a hundred years old and has already entered the late stage of foundation building. Her attainments in refining equipment are among the best among all the senior brothers and sisters."
Xu Chunniang nodded cautiously. Whether she could persuade Senior Sister Gan to help her was not the issue for now. However, she would remember the favor that Huo Chunyan had done her.
The two landed in front of a cave, and Huo Chunyan took out a sound transmission talisman and said something.
Not long after, a woman in a goose yellow dress, with a cold but beautiful face, walked out of the cave.
Huo Chunyan hurriedly stepped forward with a smile, "Senior Sister Gan, this is the friend I told you about. She wants to ask you to help refine the weapon and improve the grade of the spiritual weapon."
Senior Sister Gan glanced at Xu Chunniang and said, "Let me see the spiritual weapon first."
Xu Chunniang quickly handed over the spiritual weapons that she had prepared long ago, "Hello, Senior Sister Gan, here are the three spiritual weapons in total."
Senior Sister Gan glanced at the green-patterned tripod, the white spear and the small round shield, let out a light exclamation, and took the slightly damaged small round shield.
"This spiritual weapon was previously a second-grade top-grade spiritual weapon, but it suffered several serious injuries and thus fell in grade."
Xu Chunniang was a little surprised. When she got the small round shield, she knew that its grade had dropped due to the damage. She originally thought that it was at most the second-grade lower grade, but she never thought that it was the second-grade top grade.
For spiritual weapons of the same level, the difference between low-quality and top-quality ones is not just a little bit.
She looked at Senior Sister Gan eagerly, "Can it be restored to the way it was before?"
Senior Sister Gan shook her head. "The damage is too severe. It is almost impossible to completely restore it to its former quality."
Xu Chunniang thought to herself what a pity, and then she heard Senior Sister Gan change the subject.
"Although it is impossible to restore it to the second-level top grade, it is not difficult to upgrade it to the second-level middle grade."
Level 2 mid-level product is not bad, Xu Chunniang felt slightly comforted.
Senior Sister Gan put away the small round shield and looked at the blue-patterned cauldron with a half-smile in her eyes.
"This weapon refining method reminds me of a junior fellow apprentice."
Huo Chunyan couldn't help but roll her eyes and interrupted.
"Isn't it the work of that Du Nanke 'Master Du'? He was lucky enough to refine a second-grade top-grade spiritual weapon, and he boasts every day that he is a genius weapon refining master at the Weapon Peak. He really brings shame to the Weapon Peak."
Senior Sister Gan smiled and shook her head.
"Chun Yan, you must not talk about others behind their backs. Others' actions will be punished by the law of nature. Just mind your own business."
Huo Chunyan nodded, "I know, I was just saying it casually."
Only then did Xu Chunniang realize that this so-called weapon refining master did not have a very good reputation in Qifeng.
It seems that some things are just heard but not believed.
Senior Sister Gan ignored Huo Chunyan and kept looking at the Green-Patterned Cauldron. She scanned it back and forth with her spiritual sense several times before she slowly spoke.
"The material of this Blue Veined Cauldron is not bad, but the forging skills of that Junior Brother are not good enough, so it cannot become a Level 2 spiritual weapon. It is actually the easiest to improve its grade. However, as to what extent it can be improved, I can only say that I will do my best."
Xu Chunniang clasped her fists and bowed, "I am already very grateful that Senior Sister Gan is willing to help, but please just go ahead and do it. No matter what the result is, I will accept it."
Senior Sister Gan nodded with satisfaction. The person brought by Junior Sister Huo was actually a smart person.
After putting away the green-patterned tripod, she finally looked at the white spear, picked it up and weighed it a few times.
"This white spear is quite standard, not too outstanding and has no weaknesses. Could it be that the sect gave it to you?"