"Is Elder Zhou currently on Brocade Cloud Peak?"
Lu Qingfeng inquired, making a move to find Zhou Chenggu and ask him in detail about the 'Refined Crystal' matter.
Wang Yuan was taken aback when he saw this.
It's rare to see Elder Lu so excited; it seems this Refined Crystal is quite important to him.
Seeing that Lu Qingfeng was about to get up, Wang Yuan said, "Elder, don't be in a hurry. After Elder Zhou informed his subordinates about this matter, he immediately set off to find that friend. He is not on Brocade Cloud Peak at the moment."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Qingfeng sat down again.
He had little contact with Elder Zhou Chenggu, only knowing that he was at the Liquid Condensation Realm and seemed to be from the same clan as Sect Master Zhou Yuan, but not directly related, and their relationship was rather distant.
"After this, I should express my sincere gratitude."
Lu Qingfeng thought to himself.
Zhou Chenggu's concern for Lu Qingfeng's affairs stemmed not only from gratitude for Lu Qingfeng's contributions to the Sunset Glow Sect, but also, perhaps more so, from a desire to befriend Lu Qingfeng.
After all, the status of a second-tier alchemist and weapon crafter is unique in the entire Gathering Cloud Mountains.
In terms of noble status, he could even be compared with Spirit Void Cultivator such as Zhou Yuan and Feng Yun, who were leaders of their respective sects.
The opportunity to befriend such a person is something most people would kill for.
Zhou Chenggu took it very seriously when he met him.
Lu Qingfeng will reciprocate and won't treat her unfairly.
Zhou Chenggu was very efficient.
A few days later, news came from Brocade Cloud Peak that the Rogue Cultivator friend had arrived.
Lu Qingfeng was overjoyed and rushed over.
Brocade Cloud Peak.
Elder Lu.
"Greetings, Elder Lu."
Lu Qingfeng walked on Brocade Cloud Peak, and a group of disciples bowed respectfully. Lu Qingfeng nodded and smiled, heading towards Zhou Chenggu's cave abode.
Elder Lu.
Elder Zhou.
When Lu Qingfeng arrived, Zhou Chenggu came out of the cave abode.
Zhou Chenggu had thick eyebrows and large eyes, and looked quite honest and simple. Beside him was a gaunt middle-aged man whose eyes looked at Lu Qingfeng with respect, "Lu Rong, Rogue Cultivator, greets Master Lu."
"Elder Zhou, Fellow Daoist Rong, you're too kind."
Lu Qingfeng smiled.
"Let's go inside and talk."
After exchanging pleasantries and greetings, Zhou Chenggu led the two into the cave abode.
The three of them sat down.
Lu Rong spoke first, "I have long heard of Master Lu's reputation, and today I am finally able to meet him."
Lu Qingfeng smiled and said, "I am obsessed with alchemy and weapon crafting, and I spend most of my time in seclusion in my cave abode. I rarely go out."
"He is passionate about this field and can endure loneliness."
"It is only right that the master has achieved what he has today."
When Lu Rong met Lu Qingfeng, he was full of flattery. Even though Lu Qingfeng was the one who needed his help, he acted like this, which showed the influence of the title of "Dual Mastery of Alchemy and Artifice".
At this moment, Lu Rong probably also wants to befriend Lu Qingfeng.
As Rogue Cultivator, if one can establish a relationship with a second-tier alchemist or artifact crafter, the benefits will be immeasurable in the future.
Lu Qingfeng, preoccupied with Refined Crystal, chatted with Lu Rong for a while before getting straight to the point.
"Refined Crystal?"
Lu Rong was taken aback and turned to look at Zhou Chenggu beside him.
Upon seeing this, Lu Qingfeng's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Zhou Chenggu with both eyes.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Chenggu quickly said, "It's my fault for being too hasty and not explaining things clearly to you two."
As he spoke, Zhou Chenggu first looked at Lu Rong and said, "Elder Lu is about to refine a Law Artifact and needs to Refined Crystal."
Then, he said to Lu Qingfeng, "Brother Lu Rong doesn't have any Refined Crystal, but he does have a pair of Ironfire Ant Eggs. I once chatted with Brother Lu Rong about this, and I learned that Refined Crystal are stored in the bellies of Ironfire Ants. However, Refined Crystal are rare, and Ironfire Ants are also extremely rare. So when I thought of the Ironfire Ant Eggs on Brother Lu Rong's body, I rushed over there immediately."
"I was in such a hurry that I didn't explain things clearly to you both. I'm really sorry."
Upon hearing this, Lu Rong laughed and said, "So Master Lu was here to refine weapons. A few days ago, Brother Zhou came in a hurry and only said that Master Lu wanted Ironfire Ant Eggs. I thought Master Lu wanted to use Ironfire Ant Eggs to make medicine and pills."
Lu Qingfeng understood after hearing this.
But I couldn't help feeling disappointed.
I originally thought I could get the Refined Crystal directly, but now it seems I was overthinking it. If a small- Rogue Cultivator had Refined Crystal, he would probably have sold them for cultivation resources long ago, or been killed and robbed.
They will not leak any information to the outside world.
It makes sense if they are just Ironfire Ant Eggs.
"Since there are Ironfire Ant Eggs, does Fellow Daoist Rong know where Refined Crystal might be found?" Lu Qingfeng asked, unwilling to give up.
"I don't know."
Lu Rong shook his head, "I obtained these Ironfire Ant Eggs by fortuitous opportunity, and I don't know their origin. If I had really encountered Ironfire Ant Swarm, I would probably have died long ago."
Upon hearing this, Lu Qingfeng finally gave up completely.
Lu Rong is right.
Ironfire Ant Swarm are extremely rare; once they form a colony, it must number in the tens or hundreds of thousands.
Swarming in, they pounced, catching even a Foundation Establishment cultivator off Spirit Void Cultivator, and would send shivers down their spines, forcing them to flee. If they were too slow, they would either be bitten to death by the Ironfire Ants or burned to death by the black flames.
It was truly terrifying.
"Ironfire Ant Eggs".
Lu Qingfeng pondered for a moment, just in time to see Lu Rong take out two dark-colored insect eggs with his other hand. These eggs were extremely small, only the size of a grain of rice. They gleamed with a dark light, and Lu Qingfeng could sense a faint life force emanating from them.
It is clearly a live egg.
"These Ironfire Ant Eggs are useless to me. If Master Lu needs them, please feel free to take them." Lu Rong smiled at Lu Qingfeng as he saw the two Ironfire Ant Eggs placed in front of him.
Zhou Chenggu added, "Refined Crystal are rare, and it's probably hard to find them in the Gathering Cloud Mountains and surrounding areas. We have a pair of Ironfire Ant Eggs; if we nurture them carefully, we might be able to harvest some Refined Crystal in a few decades."
"Elder Lu can cultivate the Ironfire Ants while continuing to search for Refined Crystal. By doing both, we won't waste any time."
After listening, Lu Qingfeng felt that Zhou Chenggu's words made some sense.
His gaze fell on a pair of Ironfire Ant Eggs in front of him.
At this moment, Lu Rong spoke up to remind me, "I have had these Ironfire Ant Eggs for some time now, and I had thought about hatching and raising them before. But after searching Rogue Cultivator and talking with some rogue cultivators who are good at raising strange insects, they all said that these Ironfire Ant Eggs are quite useless. It's one thing that their living environment is extremely harsh, but the key is that no matter whether they are wild or hatched from live eggs, they cannot recognize a master."
"It's unclear whether the Ironfire Ants is so rare that the method of taming it has been lost, or whether there has never been a way to tame it since ancient times. In recent years, some cultivators who are skilled at cultivating strange insects have tried to tame the Ironfire Ants, but all of them have failed in the end. The Ironfire Ants is extremely irritable; it either turns on its master or explodes and dies."
"Over time, no one continued to cultivate Ironfire Ants."
The living environment is extremely harsh.
In addition, they cannot be tamed and recognize a master.
This means that in the entire cultivation world, only places where the Ironfire Ant Swarm once lived could possibly contain Refined Crystal. Otherwise, the only option is to risk death and snatch Refined Crystal from wild Ironfire Ant Swarm, like plucking chestnuts from a fire.
Even Core Formation True Person would probably not dare to do this lightly.
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