"Listen to Xiao Jiu," Gong Mingyue said quietly.

Listen to the mistress? Should she listen to what's said before or after? Or should she listen to everything? Yin Han was truly on the verge of tears.

I don't care anymore, I'm going all in.

Yin Han stepped forward and reached out to take Ji Jiuying's pulse.

"Hmm~ Not bad, the toxins have been cleared and the soul has stabilized." Ji Jiuying nodded.

"By the way, Yin Han, how did you end up facing that person? What's his strength? What does he look like?" Ji Jiuying asked several questions in a row. Since these people came for her, she had to find out the details.

"That person was probably around sixty years old, with a black mark on his right cheek that extended from his neck to his face. He was a Spirit Venerable. As for why that person discovered me, I don't know either," Yin Han recalled. He was also puzzled, as he had always been very good at concealing his strength.

"After being discovered, I exchanged a few blows with him. Suddenly, a cloud of black mist appeared from the black lines on his face and rushed straight at me. It was very strange. After realizing something was wrong, I relied on my last bit of consciousness to come to Chuanyun Peak."

Even now, when Yin Han talks about that black mist, he feels a chill run down his spine; it gives the impression of a demon from hell.

Ji Jiuying pondered for a moment.

Yingyue, Yinhan, and Wuxin are all shadow guards of Gongmingyue in the upper realm, so their strength is definitely not as simple as the Spirit King she saw last time.

If she guessed correctly, they were all at the Spirit Venerable level.

Those who came looking for her were also Spirit Venerables. Yin Han only managed to exchange a few blows with them. If she were to encounter them, she probably wouldn't even have a chance to fight back.

As for Yin Han's comment about the black markings on that person's face, the black mist that appeared was probably a soul puppet.

Ji Jiuying's expression turned somewhat solemn when she realized that someone would actually practice such an insidious soul-binding technique.

“Yin Han, if you encounter him again, just cover your mouth and nose when he releases his soul puppet. But if you have wounds…” Ji Jiuying said, lowering her eyes, “There is currently no way to stop him if you have wounds.”

"So when you fight him, you must be careful not to hurt him," Ji Jiuying said solemnly.

"Little Jiu'er, I will protect you." Gong Mingyue held her hand tightly.

"No, you can't use your spiritual power recklessly with your current physical condition."

"Little Jiu'er, I'm in great health. Don't believe me? Feel it." Gong Mingyue pulled her hand and made her touch his body.

Deep cold; ...

My lord, what happened to you?

"Tsk~ Ah Yue, be serious, there are people here!" Ji Jiuying suddenly pulled her hand back and said impatiently.

Gong Mingyue glanced at Yin Han beside him and said expressionlessly, "Why aren't you getting lost? Are you waiting for me to treat you to a meal?"

Yin Han trembled and disappeared from the Imperial Preceptor's residence at top speed.

Sure enough, the master is still the same master.

"······"

"Alright, little Jiu'er, now there's no one around~" Gong Mingyue hugged Ji Jiuying and buried his head in her neck, greedily inhaling her scent.

"Get out of the way, I'm going back to the Princess's residence. Tonight, many people will definitely associate Xiao Huang'er's tribulation with me. I have to go back quietly to prove that I've been staying at the Princess's residence and never left." Ji Jiuying said solemnly.

"Little Jiu'er's guess is correct. There are probably quite a few people lurking around your princess's mansion now. How are you going to get back?" Gong Mingyue's hot breath tickled her neck.

Ji Jiuying turned to look at him. His ambiguous smile seemed to say to her, "Little Jiu'er, quickly beg me!"

"As my boyfriend, isn't it your job to protect your girlfriend's safety?" Ji Jiuying rolled her eyes at him.

"What does 'boyfriend' mean?" Gong Mingyue asked, puzzled.

"Um... a boyfriend is... something like a fiancé, right?" Ji Jiuying thought for a long time before finally saying it.

"Fiancé? Oh~ Of course I will protect my girlfriend's safety." Gong Mingyue said in a serious tone.

"Pfft~" Ji Jiuying couldn't help but laugh when she saw his pretentious serious expression. "Then why don't you hurry up and take me back?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a large hand wrapped around her waist, and she silently returned to the princess's residence.

Ji Jiuying used her divine sense to survey the surroundings, and sure enough, there were many more people around the mansion.

After returning to her room, Ji Jiuying hid in her spatial dimension to cultivate.

One night passed.

Ji Jiuying breathed a sigh of relief. After a night of cultivation, her foundation had become much more solid.

Now that her metal-attribute spiritual root is fully developed, she hasn't had time to study weapon crafting. Now is the perfect time to take a look and retrieve the Heavenly Punishment Manual out of thin air.

In both her past and present lives, she had never been exposed to weapon crafting, so she could only start from the basics. Ji Jiuying studied for almost two hours before she could remember most of the materials and properties of weapon crafting.

The weapon crafting process consists of five steps.

These are: material selection, smelting, casting, carving, and spirit initiation.

There are five levels of weapon refiners.

Entry-level weapon refiners are novice weapon refiners who have mastered basic weapon refining knowledge and skills, but can only make some simple items.

Intermediate-level weapon refiners have a certain level of experience and skill in weapon refining, and are able to refine some complex and advanced artifacts. They also possess certain abilities to improve and repair them.

Advanced weapon refiners have mastered profound theoretical knowledge and rich practical experience, enabling them to create rare and powerful artifacts, and possess the ability to fuse runes and spiritual energy.

Master-level weapon refiners are renowned in the weapon refining world. They possess extraordinary weapon refining skills and creativity, and can create pure, flawless, and exceptionally powerful sacred artifacts.

As far as Ji Jiuying knew, there were only two master-level weapon refiners in the Cangming Continent, and one of them happened to be at the Star Academy.

Legendary weapon refiners are considered legendary figures in the weapon refining world. They are not only able to create extraordinary artifacts, but their artifacts also possess weapon spirits, making them legendary beings.

Currently, no legendary weapon refiners have ever appeared on this continent.

Ji Jiuying roughly sorted out her thoughts and felt that weapon crafting and alchemy had many similarities.

"It's a pity I don't have an alchemy furnace and refining stones, otherwise I really want to try it right away," Ji Jiuying murmured to herself.

"Foolish woman, once you've mastered weapon crafting, the Heavenly Punishment Manual will give you crafting tools." The voice of the evil fire rang out. It had just finished refining the Soul Nourishing Jade when it saw her studying weapon crafting, so it didn't disturb her.

Ji Jiuying looked over upon hearing the sound and saw that the Evil Fire had now taken physical form, with snow-white fur and an appearance and size very similar to a polar bear, except that it had two purple horns on its head and was a little larger than a cat.

Ji Jiuying reached out and pulled him into her arms, rubbing him vigorously. Oh my god! The feel of this is just too good.

"Ah~ How dare you! How dare you rub Lord Evil Fire like this? Don't you want to die?" Evil Fire resisted with all four claws, baring its teeth as it spoke.

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