Chapter 101 Intimate Friend 2 A Flash of Inspiration
"The new disciples who recently joined the Alchemy Academy have good aptitude, but they're a bit arrogant. I'm planning to have Xiao Xu come over and curb their arrogance. Should I call your two disciples over as well?"
"By the way, you borrowed a few Dew-Drenching Grass plants from me last time, when are you going to return them?"
"..."
The newly acquired spiritual device kept vibrating, causing Shui Huazhi's temples to throb. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore, slammed her hand on the table, and said irritably, "Master Gu, are you ever going to stop? I'm sitting right next to you, why do you need to use a spiritual device to send a message?"
Gu Hongguang, his face flushed, stroked his long beard and declared confidently, "Fun!"
He turned on the light screen and showed Shui Huazhi the posts from the forum.
"Look, the post 'Seeking a large reward for Master Xu's Chaos Flame Spirit Sword Talisman, interested sellers please DM' sold it. It was bought very quickly, much faster than posting a quest on the Myriad Manifestations Ranking, and I didn't even have to run back and forth, so convenient!"
As he spoke, Gu Hongguang casually replied to a post seeking to purchase a fourth-tier detoxification pill, telling the person to come directly to the alchemy academy to pick it up.
Shui Huazhi sighed, "It's mostly young people who are active there, why did you join in the fun?"
"It's quite interesting."
Suddenly, Zhu Fangyun, the elusive dean of the Alchemy Academy, appeared. She raised the spiritual machine in her hand and said with a smile, "Only young people have such interesting ideas. Because of this, I feel that the relationship between the disciples of the sect has become more and more harmonious recently."
Especially between inner and outer disciples, who used to be like two different worlds with no interaction between them, this forum allows people of all status to speak, which has inadvertently brought cultivators closer together.
Of course, some inner disciples have requested a separate forum for the inner sect, but the "Everything for Sale" shop has not yet responded. Spiritual tools are expensive, and currently only a few outer disciples possess them, so the inner disciples' discontent is not yet significant.
However, judging from this trend, it's only a matter of time before it becomes popular throughout the entire sect.
Upon seeing Zhu Fangyun, Gu Hongguang and Shui Huazhi both stood up and bowed respectfully to her, saying, "Dean."
Zhu Fangyun waved his hand and looked at Gu Hongguang, "When are you going to invite Xu Xing over? I'd like to join in the fun too."
See? Even the dean is interested in flashbacks!
Gu Hongguang immediately glanced smugly at Shui Huazhi, then used his spiritual power to send a message to Xu Xing. A short while later, Xu Xing replied that he could come tomorrow.
He put down his clever idea and sighed, "Xiao Xu is really quick-witted. She must have earned quite a few spirit stones with that idea, right?"
“I heard that the Weapon Refining Institute is very interested in Xu Xing. Our Alchemy Institute has been cooperating with her for a long time. We can’t let the Weapon Refining Institute snatch this hot commodity away.”
Zhu Fangyun still had a smiling face, but Shui Huazhi shivered. Every time the dean smiled like that, the dean of the Weapon Forging Academy, Rong Jingshan, was in trouble...
Unbeknownst to the masters of the Alchemy Academy, Xu Xing was currently in the Weapon Forging Academy.
Achoo!
Rong Jingshan suddenly sneezed, thinking to himself that Zhu Fangyun must be plotting against him again.
He gracefully wiped his nose with a handkerchief, then looked at Xu Xing with genuine affection, "Young friend Xu, our Weapon Forging Academy needs talents like you!"
"Dean Rong is too kind..."
Xu Xing, somewhat overwhelmed by Rong Jingshan's overly eager gaze, waved his hand apologetically, "Cooperation is certainly possible, but consigning magical artifacts in the shop requires several inspection procedures, as does selling pills. I hope the seniors of the Weapon Refining Academy won't mind."
"That's natural, it's only right, it's only right!"
Although Rong Jingshan was a seventh-level weapon-refining master and the dean of the weapon-refining academy, he was very approachable and down-to-earth when chatting with Xu Xing.
The Weapon Refining Institute said it wanted to cooperate with Xu Xing's shop. She was always very enthusiastic about things that could earn spirit stones, so she came right away. However, after staying at the Weapon Refining Institute for a while, she felt something was strange.
Compared to the harmonious atmosphere of the Alchemy Academy, the Weapon Forging Academy seemed to be very strictly ordered. She hadn't seen a single cultivator chatting idly along the way.
"Young friend, I have always loved studying new magical artifacts. This inspiration has piqued my interest. May I ask how it was crafted?"
"At the time, I felt that ordinary communication tools were not enough, so I came up with a new idea. This 'spiritual device' is actually a communication tool. Everyone is just doing it for the novelty of it."
Xu Xing's heart stirred, but his expression remained unchanged. He casually said a few words and then turned to praise the magical artifacts displayed by the Weapon Forging Academy.
After that, no matter how Rong Jingshan and other weapon refiners tried to probe, she was able to steer the conversation to other topics.
Half a day passed, and they still hadn't gotten any information out of them.
Unexpectedly, this young female cultivator was so composed. Rong Jingshan was already impatient, but he still had to smile and see her off. As soon as Xu Xing left the weapon-refining academy, his face fell, so gloomy it was almost dripping with water.
Xu Su, a sixth-level weapon-refining master from the Weapon Refining Academy, stepped forward, holding a disassembled spiritual artifact in his hand. "Dean, don't worry, give us some more time, and we will definitely be able to decipher its refining method."
"How long do you want me to give you? By the time everyone in the Jade Cloud Sect has one, is that enough time?!"
Rong Jingshan crushed a spiritual energy source in one go, and at that time their weapon-refining academy would be left with nothing but the northwest wind!
If it weren't for the high-grade pills that supported the Pill Pavilion, it would have been crushed by that inexplicable shop long ago. Unfortunately, several elders from the Alchemy Academy behind the Pill Pavilion were protecting Xu Xing. Even if the Pill Pavilion's business was affected, it dared not go against its own elders and could only grit its teeth and bear it.
The weapon-refining academy was initially watching the spectacle with amusement, but who would have thought that Xu Xing would actually refine a spiritual energy!
No one understands its business potential better than Rong Jingshan. Not only the Jade Cloud Sect, but once cultivators outside the sect find out, this thing will probably become popular throughout the entire Spirit Martial Continent sooner or later!
The weapon refiner beside him watched his newly purchased spirit stone turn to dust, his heart aching with pain, but he dared not utter a sound. Although he didn't care about spirit stones, these things were incredibly hard to come by these days! That shop was a master of dangling bait; no matter how much people urged them, they only sold five a day!
After venting his anger, Rong Jingshan finally calmed down, summoned a cultivator, and ordered, "Starting tomorrow, buy back all the spiritual energy that the shop sells every day!"
The summoned cultivator swallowed hard and cautiously reminded him, "Dean, that shop... has a purchase limit..."
Rong Jingshan's expression changed, his gaze turning icy. "Then recruit more cultivators to buy it! Do I have to teach you how to do it?!"
"Yes! Dean, please calm down!"
After leaving the Weapon Forging Academy, Xu Xing waited for the Roc to take her back to Xuanjian Peak. She kept thinking about Rong Jingshan's words, and the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt.
Although Dean Rong was polite and courteous, her words clearly implied that she was testing the method of refining spiritual energy. If the Spirit Weapon Workshop also started selling spiritual energy, her business deal would be impossible. It seemed that she needed to carefully consider cooperating with the Weapon Refining Academy.
The number of disciples going to Liujin Street has increased significantly recently, and there are not enough Silverwing Rocs in the Beast Taming Arena. It is common for cultivators to have to wait a long time after placing an order.
Watching the figures of the inner sect core disciples flying through the air on their swords, Xu Xing felt a little envious. She thought to herself, if it weren't for her master's low-key nature, given her strength, it would be only natural for Frost Peak to be designated as a core peak. She would definitely try to persuade her master when he returned...
"Xu Xing! Wait a minute!"
Hearing a familiar voice, Xu Xing turned around and saw Li Yuan, whom he hadn't seen for many years.
The two had long since settled their differences, and Xu Xing nodded without much emotion. "Fellow Daoist Li, is there anything I can help you with?"
"you……"
Li Yuan looked somewhat uneasy. He glanced around and, seeing that no one was paying attention, said in a harsh tone, "From now on, you should come to the Weapon Forging Institute less often."
He had been a member of the Weapon Forging Academy for several years and had long since realized that this place was not the holy land for weapon refiners he had expected. He had seen many times how novel magical artifacts forged by unknown weapon refiners would reappear for sale in the Spirit Weapon Shop under a different name.
Although Xu Xing was very annoying, Li Yuan did not want Lingji to end up like those disguised magical artifacts, becoming just another item in the magical artifact workshop.
Upon further reflection, Xu Xing realized that Li Yuan was actually reminding her, but the words he uttered sounded like a provocation.
Wanting to get more information about the Weapon Refining Academy from Li Yuan, Xu Xing raised an eyebrow and deliberately contradicted him, "Where I go is none of Fellow Daoist Li's business, is it?"
As expected, Li Yuan became anxious, "You don't know, actually they..."
"How are they?" Xu Xing pressed.
Li Yuan realized what was happening and gritted his teeth, saying, "You're trying to trick me into telling you something?"
Xu Xing grinned and said, "We're classmates from Yaoguang Academy, don't be so stingy, tell me about it!"
Li Yuan should have been angry, but seeing Xu Xing's smiling face, his anger inexplicably dissipated. He stopped talking and stared at Xu Xing in a daze.
I knew she was amazing long ago. Not only was she skilled in both alchemy and weapon crafting, but she was also proficient in the Five Elements Techniques and had even created a spiritual energy.
Perhaps I could never catch up with her achievements in my entire life?
Seeing Li Yuan staring at her in a daze, Xu Xing suddenly realized something, and she slowly stopped smiling and teasing him.
Just as he was about to say goodbye, a streak of black light rushed towards him; it was his senior brother.
Because of the matter at Extreme Fire Peak, Shen Du made a special trip to Cloud Peak to find Wen Lu today. On his way back, he remembered that his junior sister had gone to the Weapon Forging Institute today, so he went to pick her up and happened to see her talking to Li Yuan.
After dismounting from the Xuan Yue Sword, Chen Du strode to Xu Xing's side. His gaze swept lightly over Li Yuan, and he naturally put his arm around Xu Xing's waist, saying softly, "I've come to take you back."
"good."
Xu Xing looked up and smiled at Shen Du, then canceled the order placed at the Beast Taming Arena.
"Fellow Daoist Li, thank you for your kindness."
Xu Xing nodded politely to Li Yuan and said no more.
As a streak of light flashed across the sky, the seemingly perfect pair of senior and junior disciples vanished completely, leaving only Li Yuan standing there, gazing up at the sky, lost in thought.
"Senior brother, I always feel that Dean Rong has ill intentions."
"I need to refine more spiritual machines to seize the market, so that even if they crack them, I'll have made enough money."
"Master Gu asked me to go to the alchemy institute tomorrow. I've been busy refining weapons lately, so I haven't had much time for alchemy."
"..."
Back at Xuanjian Peak, Shen Du was cooking dinner for Xu Xing. Under Xu Xing's tutelage, Shen Du's culinary skills had greatly improved, and now he prepared almost all of Xu Xing's meals.
Xu Xing would only cook for himself if he needed dishes with special effects.
While Shen Du was cooking, Xu Xing would circle around him, telling him about her day. She spoke with great enthusiasm, and her only listener listened very attentively.
When Xu Xing shares her daily routines, Shen Du never finds it annoying and even hopes she will talk more.
Having said that much, Xu Xing leaned close to Shen Du and asked curiously, "Senior brother, what did you do today?"
Senior brother, could you pick her up from the weapon-refining academy when you have time? Didn't you cultivate today?
After extinguishing the spiritual fire, Chen Du lowered his head and gently kissed Xu Xing's lips, a hint of a smile in his dark eyes, "I was wondering when you would come back."
The food in the pot was cooked, and so was Xu Xing's face.
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Author's Note: Thank you to Tangtang, Ling*, Yaoyi, Wanri Hanya, 25656288, Tiantian Shuidao Ziranxing, Momo, oo, Lingling Moshi, Yanjiu, Qiguo de Tianxia, Woyao Jiushijiu, 57786656, and Zuikan Yaohuang Weizi for the nutrient solution! My little cuties~ [kiss]
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