Among the weapon refiners in the world of immortal cultivation, some are good at forging swords, some are good at forging knives, some are good at refining space magic tools, and some are good at making flying props. In a word, every master has his own strengths.
Xu Zhixie is a weapon refiner who is good at forging swords. The swords he forged are very famous, not to mention the entire Lingnan region, but only in a few nearby countries. If he says his swords are average, then few people dare to say that their swords are good.
The fact that he lives on a volcano, but there are still many people coming to ask for swords every year shows how good his sword-making skills are.
Recently, there have been unusual movements in the depths of the Hengduan Mountains. The nearby cultivators have sensed that a storm is coming, so more and more people have come to Xu Zhixie to ask for swords, and even the Yuelai Inn is full.
When Qin Ran went up the mountain and paid his respects to Xu Zhixie at his residence, Xu Zhixie was receiving another person who came to ask for the sword.
Xu Zhixie's Taoist boy, a rough man wearing only shorts, received Qin Ran and his disciple. This so-called Taoist boy must be two meters tall, and Qin Ran had to tilt his neck to look at his face.
"Master is busy, may I ask if you two have any tokens?" the Taoist boy asked from inside the door.
If you want to ask Xu Zhixie for the sword, you can't be just any random person. You need a token and an identity.
Qin Ran took out a sword-shaped token from his Qiankun bag and gave it to the Taoist boy. The Taoist boy took it, checked it, nodded, opened the fence door, and signaled Qin Ran and his disciple to go into the courtyard and wait.
The token was left by Qin Ran's master Wang Yuanyi, who was an alchemist in the Jindan stage. An alchemist in the Jindan stage was a remarkable figure, and his status was no lower than Xu Zhixie.
Wang Yuanyi once made elixirs for Xu Zhixie. To express his gratitude, Xu Zhixie gave him this sword-shaped token, saying that he would never refuse as long as he came with the token.
The courtyard is a very ordinary small courtyard, surrounded by a fence, the walls of the house are made of mud, and the top is covered with grass like thatch. There are only three or four rooms, which are extremely simple. It is the residence of extremely engineering students.
Qin Ran took Li Shiyin to sit on a stone bench in the courtyard. The Taoist boy came over and poured tea. Qin Ran held the cup but did not drink it, even though he was extremely thirsty.
He smiled and asked the boy, "Excuse me, who is in the room?"
The Taoist boy looked at him and didn't answer.
How can the customer's information be leaked at will... In such a small courtyard, with high-level monks inside, everyone talking outside can be heard clearly inside. Who dares to talk nonsense
"Master, it's so hot!" Li Shiyin drank the tea, fanned herself with her hands, and said uncomfortably.
Even though he was wearing the fire-proof beads, he was still on a volcano. Going further up, he would reach the real crater, although it was sealed by Xu Zhixie.
Li Shiyin's mouth and nose were filled with the smell of sulfur, and her body and cheeks felt as if flames were roasting them all the time.
However, Li Shiyin felt uncomfortable.
But they didn't know that Qin Ran was feeling even worse, because Qin Ran had water spirit roots and had been suppressed by the environment, and it was not just the heat.
In such an environment, every second was torture, but the master and disciple waited for a long time before the door over there opened.
Two women and one man walked out of the house. The two women were in front, one looked like a young woman and the other looked like a young girl. The young woman was graceful and the young girl was noble and cold. Their faces did not look very good. The man was behind, a rough man with an open short shirt, who looked irritable and had short, thick, hard hair that was fiery red.
The young woman walked out. The young woman hesitated, but turned back and said to the man: "Master Xu, why don't you reconsider it? We can discuss the thank-you gift."
“Go, go, go…” The rough man with fiery red hair was obviously Xu Zhixie. After hearing what the young woman said, he became extremely impatient and waved his hand to drive them away.
Obviously, the young woman failed in her quest for the sword.
"Alas..." the young woman sighed helplessly.
The girl comforted her, "Just look for another place..."
"Somewhere else?" The young woman shook her head. It was difficult to find a weapon refiner who specialized in forging swords.
"Who's over there?" Xu Zhixie ignored the two women's wailing. He stood at the door and shouted towards Qin Ran and his disciple.
Qin Ran then led Li Shiyin over and bowed, saying, "I am Qin Ran from Daojian Sect, my master is Wang Yuanyi, and I am your disciple Li Shiyin. I am honored to meet Master Xu."
"Li Shiyin?" The sword-seeking girl, who had originally not paid much attention to the visitor and was just walking out, suddenly stopped when she heard the name, turned around and looked at Li Shiyin carefully.
"Wang Yuanyi, right?" Xu Zhixie nodded, and also looked at Li Shiyin, smiling, looking easy to talk to, and praised, "She has a good foundation. Is it her who wants her natal sword?"
"Yes." Qin Ran nodded, "Master, please help me."
"No help!" The smile on Xu Zhixie's face suddenly disappeared. He instantly turned irritable and refused.
"?" Li Shiyin was shocked. The old man's expression changed so quickly!
"Master..." Qin Ran vaguely remembered that this sword-making master was an evil person with erratic moods, and he expected his rejection. He quickly took out the sword-shaped token left by his master and handed it to Xu Zhixie. "My master said that I can use this token to ask the master for a favor."
"Tokens?" Xu Zhixie sneered, "I have to issue hundreds of tokens every year. If everyone comes to me for help, won't I be exhausted to death?"
“Besides…” he said disdainfully, “Wang Yuanyi died a few years ago, so this token is no longer effective! Get out… Get out of here right now!”
Qin Ran took back the token, his face showing a mixed expression, but he quickly suppressed it.
In fact, this situation was still within Qin Ran’s expectations. He didn’t control his expression well.
One reason is that Xu Zhixie's attitude change was too violent, and the other is that he is a otaku and not good at dealing with people.
Qin Ran secretly adjusted his mentality, looked at Xu Zhixie, then smiled and said, "In that case, I won't disturb the master's rest."
As he spoke, he took out a porcelain bottle from his Qiankun bag and handed it to Xu Zhixie, "It is an honor for me to meet Master Xu. This is a small gift, not a token of respect, but I'm sure Master Xu will need it very much."
"Wow... Master's face changing speed is so fast!" Li Shiyin exclaimed.
Xu Zhixie looked at the porcelain bottle in Qin Ran's hand, and then he remembered Qin Ran's master Wang Yuanyi. Wang Yuanyi was an alchemist, so... He looked at Qin Ran. This young man with solid cultivation was also an alchemist
He suppressed the anger running through his body, took the pill with his eyes wide open, and opened the jade seal. A chill air wafted out of it, and when he looked inside, it was a top-grade Ice Condensation Pill!
"What kind of martial arts are you practicing?" Xu Zhixie poured out a Bingning Pill and swallowed it directly, then asked Qin Ran.
Xu Zhixie's attitude changed again. Qin Ran was no longer surprised. He calmly took out a stack of blueprints from his Qiankun bag, handed them to Xu Zhixie, and said, "Star Sword, Shuriken, Taijutsu."
Xu Zhixie casually glanced at the drawing in Qin Ran's hand, and his eyes suddenly fixed with surprise. He glanced at Qin Ran, then took the drawing and looked at it carefully.
The first drawing is a rendering of the sword, with the sword's data and appearance. The sword is three feet four inches long and three fingers wide, with a black background and purple starlight on the sword. Flipping down, the second drawing is a diagram of the sword's internal structure, and further down, there is a diagram of the formation...
Xu Zhixie glanced at the blueprint, then looked up at Qin Ran with a serious look in his eyes and asked, "Did you design it yourself?"
"Yeah." Qin Ran nodded.
"The formation as well?"
"yes."
“Interesting…” Xu Zhixie became interested. He flipped through the drawings again, especially the formation. The idea and structure of this formation were very interesting. He suddenly asked Qin Ran, “Are you interested in being my apprentice?”
“I have water spiritual roots.” Qin Ran declined politely.
"What a pity." Xu Zhixie sighed.
"But I can make pills..." Qin Ran said, "I see that you have been forging swords for many years and are suffering from fire poison. Maybe I can help you."
As soon as these words came out, Xu Zhixie's eyes lit up. He pressed Qin Ran's thin shoulders and asked, "Are you serious?!"
Qin Ran remained calm and took out a piece of paper from his Qiankun bag, handed it to Xu Zhixie, and said, "This is the recipe I envisioned. Please take a look."
Xu Zhixie snatched the recipe and read it carefully. The more he read, the more surprised he was. When he finished reading, he burst into laughter.
"Okay, good boy, I'll refine this sword!"