The next morning, Luo Chen opened his sleepy eyes to the sharp, ringing crow of a rooster.
He came into the courtyard, drew some well water, and washed up simply.
Duan Feng was up even earlier than him, fiddling with a Flying Sword in the yard.
"What are you doing?"
"My Magic Tool is damaged. I'm cleaning it up and getting ready to buy some materials to repair it."
"You know how to repair Magic Tools too?"
Luo Chen was greatly surprised, then seemed to remember something and suddenly understood.
"Right, you came from the Duan Family. I heard the Duan Family has an Ice Fire Spirit Spring and excels at forging tools."
At the mention of the Duan Family, Duan Feng's expression visibly darkened.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the courtyard turned somewhat chilly.
Luo Chen realized that Duan Feng's relationship with the Duan Family might not be harmonious.
That made sense. If their relationship had been good, Duan Feng would not have needed to leave the family and come alone to Great River Market to struggle for a living.
A Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator, without the backing of a faction and without a skill of his own, would not find it so easy to earn Spirit Stones.
Duan Feng's need to participate in Dao Discussion Stage matches while also entering the mountains to hunt demon beasts was proof enough.
With a laugh, Luo Chen forcibly changed the subject.
"Your Yang Wu Chicken lays eggs, so logically it should be a hen. Why does it crow every morning?"
"It has undergone a trace of Ancestral Return in its bloodline, so it is both female and male."
As he said this, a hint of longing appeared in Duan Feng's eyes.
"Back then, Mother gathered all kinds of spirit