Inside the room, Zhang Long was isolated. He patted the invisible barrier in front of him and found that the barrier absorbed sound, so his knocking made no sound at all.
Zhang Long had never seen such an isolation barrier before. What was it? A magical artifact? Or a talisman?
Whatever it is, it seems Jiang Yixing is determined to go into seclusion.
Zhang Long frowned. No, they couldn't just wait here for Jiang Yixing.
He had to find Senior Gu Chun and have someone else perform the refining process.
In his heart, he believed that he himself was the best option among everyone else.
After all, he had been helping Ji Fu for so long, and he knew Ji Fu's refining habits best. Teacher Ji Fu would definitely like the things he refined.
Moreover, since Zhang Long's weapon-refining skills reached a new level, he encountered a problem: resources are so scarce in the current cultivation circle, and it is even more difficult for weapon refiners to obtain good resources for weapon refining.
Having finally gathered so many precious materials, Zhang Long couldn't say he wasn't tempted.
Every weapon refiner would be tempted by those materials and would want to try their hand at refining them.
Moreover, Zhang Long recalled Jiang Yixing's unreliability. Although he was not confident that he could successfully refine it, he was definitely better than Jiang Yixing, who was only half-baked.
The craft of weapon crafting is cultivated from a young age. He had never heard of Jiang Yixing's name. At most, she had practiced weapon crafting a few times in the past two years. How good could she be?
Sigh, I really don't know what's wrong with Senior Gu Chun, that he so easily trusts such a person.
Aside from her pretty face, Jiang Yixing has practically no other redeeming qualities.
Thinking this, Zhang Long walked to Gu Chun's temporary office. There were two people waiting at the door. Zhang Long did not have the authority to report to his superiors, so he could only wait behind them.
Even though the situation is urgent, Gu Chun is still overwhelmed by a mountain of official business and has to keep working.
Zhang Long paced back and forth outside the door, extremely anxious. Someone had just entered and hadn't come out yet.
After another half hour, Gu Chun's cold voice finally came: "Come in."
A hint of joy flashed across Zhang Long's face as he pushed open the office door.
Gu Chun was a little surprised to see Zhang Long. Shouldn't he be with Jiang Yixing preparing to refine the product?
Gu Chun put down the documents in her hand. Her long white hair was now tied up on top of her head with a wooden hairpin. Could it be that something had happened to Jiang Yixing?
Gu Chun asked, "What happened?"
Zhang Long said somewhat anxiously, "Senior, Jiang Yixing has gone into seclusion!"
Gu Chun, who was convinced that something serious had happened, frowned slightly. So what if he's in seclusion? Jiang Yixing knew what was going on.
Gu Chun looked at the anxiety on Zhang Long's face and was puzzled. "What's wrong?"
Zhang Long had been expecting Gu Chun to fly into a rage, but he was surprised by his calm demeanor. He added, "Jiang Yixing said he would go into seclusion until he reached the Golden Core stage before emerging."
Gu Chun mentally calculated the enhancement speed of the Spirit Gathering Array and thought to himself, 'Could it be that the speed of gathering spiritual energy is not fast enough?' He guessed that Jiang Yixing's advancement required more spiritual energy than the average person.
So Gu Chun said, "Go find the chief of the formation team and have them check the formation. It would be best to speed up the spiritual energy output to ensure that it can supply Jiang Yixing's advancement."
"Yes, senior."
Zhang Long followed up, then immediately realized what Gu Chun was talking about. His eyes widened in disbelief, "Senior!"
Could Gu Chun really have been cursed? What kind of curse is it?! How could it be so effective even on a powerful figure like Gu Chun?!
"Senior, Jiang Yixing means she wants to advance to the Golden Core stage!"
Gu Chun had already taken out the documents and continued reading. His time was very precious, and he needed to finish everything first so he could help Jiang Yixing refine the spiritual weapon.
"What's the problem?"
Zhang Long looked at Gu Chun's lowered head. From his angle, he could see Gu Chun's delicate profile, with an indifferent expression on his face.
What do you mean there's a problem? This is a huge problem!
Zhang Long spoke faster and faster: "Senior! Jiang Yixing has only reached the Foundation Establishment stage! Cultivation requires a down-to-earth approach, taking it one step at a time. How can one possibly reach the heavens in one leap?"
Gu Chun said almost without thinking, "She's different from you."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Long became even more convinced that Gu Chun was bewitched by Jiang Yixing and could no longer distinguish things related to Jiang Yixing.
“How is it different!” Zhang Long said, then realized his tone was inappropriate and softened it. “Senior, what I mean is that some of the Qi refining materials can’t wait that long.”
How long can it be stored?
Zhang Long was secretly delighted, "At most a week."
Gu Chun resumed his nonchalant expression, "That's alright, there's still time."
Zhang Long felt his worldview being shaken in an instant. How could there be enough time?! Did he mean that Jiang Yixing could advance from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core within a week?!
Even a genius couldn't possibly achieve this!
Zhang Long took a deep breath, calming his anger. "Senior Gu Chun, this concerns Teacher Ji Fu. We all know how long he has been preparing for this weapon forging. We can't waste his efforts. I think we should invite a skilled weapon forger to conduct a few trials first. This is also to prevent Jiang Yixing from being unable to appear on time and causing a waste. What do you think?"
"No need."
Jiang Yixing is Gu Chun's last hope. If Jiang Yixing can't complete this refining process, then asking others will be futile. They might even inadvertently reveal Ji Fu's current physical condition. Recently, relations between their alliance and the four major families have been very tense; the four families have spies everywhere, so they have to be careful.
Are we really going to watch Jiang Yixing squander these hard-won, precious materials? Or are we just going to wait for them to expire on their own?
Zhang Long's brows were furrowed, and he felt deeply troubled.
Jiang Yixing is one thing, but why is Senior Gu Chun so stubborn! In the end, the materials were wasted, who will take responsibility for that?
"Is there anything else?"
Seeing that Zhang Long was still in the office and had not left, Gu Chun asked.
Zhang Long opened his mouth, but finally spoke up: "Senior, as Ji Fu's only assistant, I consider myself half a student of Teacher Ji Fu, and I really can't stand this wasteful behavior."
Gu Chun was already getting impatient, but his cold face revealed no emotion.
What do you mean?
Gu Chun's words became increasingly concise.
“I believe I am capable of this job. When Master Ji Fu was preparing to refine this magical artifact, I accompanied him throughout the entire process. I am fully aware of the entire refining sequence, including the materials used.”
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