"What are your conditions? Please speak frankly. As long as I can offer them, I will consider them. If you are deliberately making things difficult for me, then I may have no choice but to tear down your dilapidated bamboo grove."

Lu Xuan didn't give this weapon-refining master any face. They were simply exchanging what they needed.

Hearing Lu Xuan's impolite words, the old man in the bamboo forest respected Lu Xuan even more, assuming that he was a disciple of some Nascent Soul expert.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't be offended. The three items I request are very simple:"

Evergreen Dragon Grass

Ten Thousand Year Soul Jade

Top-grade ice-like Bodhi seeds.

Lu Xuan was quite surprised when he heard the three conditions proposed by the old man.

Because each of these three items is worth one hundred Foundation Establishment Pills.

Adding them together, it's roughly the net worth of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Without hesitation, Lu Xuan refused, saying, "Fellow Daoist, even a Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't be willing to offer your terms. It's just for refining a high-grade magic weapon. Do you really need so many expensive things?"

I learned from the rogue cultivators outside that this weapon-refining master had a very strange temper, and his name seemed to be Di Sanlian!

Di Sanlian was also at the Core Formation stage.

He is also a rare Tier 3 high-grade weapon refiner.

It can refine high-grade magic weapons, with a success rate of one-third.

It's already quite high.

However, the other party's conditions were too outrageous; how could Lu Xuan possibly accept them?

Even if we use a precious cauldron to cultivate these spiritual herbs, it will still take quite a while.

Besides, that Ice Bodhi is a peerless spiritual object for those in the Nascent Soul stage.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators would fight tooth and nail for this item.

He was only at the peak of the mid-stage of Core Formation, so it would be difficult for him to find this Ice Bodhi.

Seeing that Di Sanlian was about to put on airs, Lu Xuan was not going to tolerate him.

He unleashed his flying sword, the Taiyi Sword, and sliced ​​through the entire bamboo forest in front of him. Then, he cast a large-scale fire spell, turning the remaining bamboo forest fragments into ashes.

"You... you've gone too far. This bamboo forest of mine contains a rare third-grade spiritual material that can be used to refine low-grade magic treasures. Fellow Daoist, please compensate me. It's not much, just 30,000 high-grade spirit stones will suffice."

"Thirty thousand high-grade spirit stones? Dream on!" Lu Xuan said without hesitation, not taking Di Sanlian seriously at all. With the opponent's strength, he could kill him with one blow.

At this moment, Di Sanlian had no choice but to reveal himself.

It turned out that although the person's voice sounded like an old man's, his appearance was that of a tall, handsome young man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes.

"Fellow Daoist, which sect or school do you belong to? Which Nascent Soul cultivator do you study under?"

Upon hearing Di Sanlian's words, Lu Xuan simply curled his lip and said:

"I am a rogue cultivator, not a member of any cultivation sect, nor a disciple of a Nascent Soul cultivator. You, Di Sanlian, are putting on such airs. Aren't you afraid I'll kill you in a fit of rage?"

"Kill me?"

Di Sanlian seemed somewhat skeptical of Lu Xuan's strength, and boasted:

"If you can defeat me, I will only forge artifacts for you from now on. Not to mention high-grade magic treasures, I can even forge top-grade magic treasures for you. If you are not my match, then you can be forged by me, Di Sanlian, and stay as a weapon-forging apprentice!"

"Flaming Four Symbols Circle!"

Di Sanlian unleashed his natal magic weapon, a circle-shaped magic weapon.

It was covered with flames and the power of the four elements: wind, rain, thunder, and lightning!

"A top-grade, peak-level magic weapon!"

This was the first time Lu Xuan had ever seen a top-grade magic weapon used by a Core Formation cultivator.

It's extremely rare for a Core Formation cultivator to possess a magic weapon of this caliber.

"Taiyi Sword, Ancient God Sword!"

Lu Xuan spread his arms wide, revealing two mid-grade peak magic swords that exuded an unparalleled sharp aura of killing intent, and slashed towards Di Sanlian in front of him.

"Huh, two mid-grade peak magic treasures, and strength no less than the peak of the late Core Formation stage? You still say you're not a Nascent Soul disciple?"

At this moment, seeing Lu Xuan's true strength, Di Sanlian felt a little regretful.

The combined power of Lu Xuan's two flying swords was no less than that of his natal magic weapon, leaving Di Sanlian somewhat at a loss as to what to do next.

Who told Di Sanlian to be a bully who preyed on the weak? After thinking for a moment, he retrieved his top-grade peak magic weapon, the Flame Four Symbols Ring, and smiled broadly at Lu Xuan:

"Alright, fellow Daoist, let's not fight each other to the death. It's just helping you refine a high-grade magic weapon, right? How about this, I can give you credit? What do you think, Fellow Daoist Lu?"

"On credit?"

"You can do that?"

Lu Xuan knew that Di Sanlian was a slippery character. Seeing that Di Sanlian's strength was not weak, comparable to a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, Di Sanlian did not dare to completely turn against him.

"Hmph, that's acceptable, but if you dare to play any tricks, I, Lu, will definitely kill you and make you regret it for the rest of your life."

Although Di Sanlian had his own agenda, he didn't dare to offend Lu Xuan too much, so he stated one of his conditions:

"But I can't refine it for you for free, otherwise I'd have to pay those Nascent Soul cultivators to come and I'd have to pay them spirit stones too."

“That’s true.” Lu Xuan said, “Fellow Daoist Di, just say it. As long as it’s not too outrageous, I can agree to anything you ask for. I’m not a stingy cultivator. As long as you refine it well for me, I can give you some rewards. Even ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs are something I can provide. But that depends on your refining skills!”

"What, a ten-thousand-year-old elixir?" Upon hearing Lu Xuan's words, Di Sanlian instantly revealed a look of great surprise and delight.

“Fellow Daoist Lu, you may not know this, but I lack a very rare ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herb to save my Daoist companion, Fairy Hua Han. As long as you can provide that kind of ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herb, I, Di Sanlian, can also refine a hundred high-grade magic treasures for you. Of course, you must be able to provide the materials.”

"Is that so? Then tell me what kind of ancient elixir you need. I need to check if I have any of these ancient elixir in my storage bag."

"Well, thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Lu. What I need is..."

"What? It's actually a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herb? You've really stumped me. However, I can help you find it. A month from now, still here, I, Lu, will bring this ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herb to help me refine a magic weapon!"

"Then we'll be waiting for you, fellow Daoist!"

…

After leaving the bamboo forest.

Lu Xuan felt a headache coming on when he thought about the ten-thousand-year-old elixir that Di Sanlian had just needed.

"Eternal Purple Wind Fruit!"

This is a treasure that even Nascent Soul cultivators would find very difficult to obtain.

No wonder Di Sanlian's net worth is comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, yet he still couldn't find this spiritual object to help his Daoist partner.

As for why Lu Xuan dared to agree to Di Sanlian's request...

That's because his treasure cauldron space happens to contain this kind of Purple Wind Fruit that is thousands of years old!

In another month, it will be able to mature into the Ten Thousand Year Purple Wind Fruit.

However, before that, Lu Xuan wanted to go and check out the Hundred Swords Ranking in Fengluo Market.

Perhaps his Taiyi Sword also has a ranking.

I've heard that the Hundred Swords Ranking was established by the Hundred Swords Pavilion, the most mysterious cultivation sect in the Great Yan cultivation world.

Each slightly larger market town has a small sub-ranking of the Hundred Swords Ranking.

Furthermore, the ranking of all magical treasures and flying swords in the Great Yan cultivation world will be updated monthly.