Hundred Refinements Complete

"Come with me. I'll formally take you as my disciple right now." As Mu Chen spoke, he turned and left the Forging Room first.

He had always been rather easygoing. Though he had taken on several disciples before, he never judged them by talent, only by whether they caught his eye.

This was the first time he had taken in such an extraordinarily gifted disciple, and to be honest, even Mu Chen felt a little nervous.

When they arrived at his office, he found that word of his taking on a disciple had naturally already been spread in advance.

After all, regardless of the Chen Family's Young Clan Master's talent, Mu Chen had said he would accept him as a disciple.

Thus, the few Forging Masters nearby were not surprised to see the two of them enter.

What did surprise them was that Mu Chen had looked somewhat gloomy when he left, but upon returning, he now wore an utterly righteous expression.

Besides these renowned Forging Masters of Eastsea City, there was also a Girl present.

The Girl had originally been sitting there reading a forging manual. When she saw her father return, she had just risen to her feet when she noticed the Young Man following behind him.

He looked to be two years younger than her, yet his features were as exquisite as those of a doll.

Whether it was his face, his bearing, or anything else about him, he was unbelievably refined.

"What a pretty little handsome guy!" Mu Xi had only thought it to herself at first, but she blurted out her inner thoughts without realizing it.

Hearing her words, the Forging Masters around them and Mu Chen all laughed. "What are you saying, silly girl? He'll be your Junior Brother from now on."

"Junior Brother?" Mu Xi froze, a faint trace of confusion appearing on her face.

Chen Ye stepped forward with a proper smile and extended a hand toward the Girl.

"Hello, Senior Sister. My name is Chen Ye. Please guide me in the future."

"Hello, I'm Mu Xi. There's no need for that. We can learn together from now on." Mu Xi smiled.

But that was not Chen Ye's real purpose. He simply wanted to make physical contact with the Girl.

At that moment, the Chronospace Diary turned another page, and new words appeared.

[Add Mu Xi to the second diary delivery list?]

Chen Ye chose confirm in his mind, but his expression did not change.

Since he had decided to make use of Gu Yue, that meant Tang Wulin would become his enemy in the future.

Therefore, taking away the opportunities around Tang Wulin at this stage could also clear away obstacles for his future plans against him.

Mu Chen gave a brief speech, and Chen Ye respectfully presented the Apprenticeship Tea. The two officially became master and disciple.

"Xiao Chen, from today onward, you're my disciple. If you have time today, then start learning today. I'll teach you the techniques of Hundred Refinements!"

"Yes, Teacher. I have time today."

"Then come to the Forging Room with me. I'll teach you some techniques. Xiao Xi, come along too."

"Although you already know Hundred Refinements, it'll still do you good to learn more."

As Mu Chen spoke, he headed toward a Forging Room nearby, while the two youngsters followed behind him.

Mu Xi studied the handsome little boy beside her, curiosity in her eyes.

"How did you come into contact with my father? He's a very busy man. It's hard to get a chance to meet him."

"I'm a member of the Chen Family of Eastsea City."

"The Chen Family, the largest family in Eastsea City? The one with a Super Douluo overseeing it?" Shock appeared in Mu Xi's eyes.

After all, that was a family with a Super Douluo backing it.

Although her father was also a Title Douluo, in terms of influence alone, he was nowhere near the Chen Family's level.

It could even be said that within all of Eastsea City, the Chen Family could cover the sky with one hand.

Their authority was even greater than that of the entire Eastsea City government.

That was because the current true ruler of Eastsea City, the City Lord, was the Chen Family's Second Master.

"That's right. The Clan Head is my father."

"Wow, then it's not surprising that you could meet my father." Mu Xi gave a bitter smile, though her fondness for this little brother dropped considerably at the same time.

She had originally thought that her father had accepted him as a disciple either because of his talent or because of his character.

But upon hearing of his identity, Mu Xi naturally lumped Chen Ye together with those people who lacked talent but had ambitions higher than the sky.

Normally, Mu Xi had no favorable impression of such people. Yet looking at the boy's handsome face, she simply could not bring herself to dislike him.

It was not that she liked him. She merely felt that he resembled a little human figurine—exceptionally exquisite and exceptionally adorable.

[Mu Xi's current trust level in you has reached Level 2. After the diary is delivered, you will automatically receive two lottery draw opportunities.]

Chen Ye's forward stride faltered slightly, his eyes filled with confusion.

He turned his head slightly to look at the Girl beside him, disbelief written across his face.

Chen Ye was genuinely bewildered. He could not understand how, when they had only just met, she already trusted him to Level 2.

That was already close to genuine trust...

Is she really that quick to trust people? If I remember correctly, wasn't she supposed to have quite a spoiled personality?

There was a trace of confusion in Chen Ye's eyes. Naturally, he did not understand that looks were justice.

After entering the Forging Room, Mu Chen did not hide anything and directly demonstrated the forging techniques of Hundred Refinements.

As he spoke, Mu Chen explained the process once through. The metal he chose was Profound Iron.

This iron ore was the most common in the Sun Moon Federation and also the most suitable metal for practice.

Watching the other party's forging methods, Chen Ye learned very quickly. After all, his Spiritual Power was high enough.

At the same time, Hundred Refinements was fundamentally about basic control over metal. One only needed to grasp the metal's rhythm.

The difficulty of Hundred Refinements lay in the fact that every metal had a different rhythm. However, as long as one grasped the core patterns of change, one could become thoroughly familiar with every piece of metal.

After Mu Chen demonstrated it only once, he quietly stood to the side and looked at Chen Ye. "Come up and give it a try. Your vitality and talent are both quite high. Let's see whether you can forge it."

Mu Chen spoke casually, and Chen Ye merely nodded before stepping forward.

However, seeing what the two of them were doing, Mu Xi froze on the spot. "Father, you're not joking, are you?"

"This is Hundred Refinements. It took me nearly one or two years of practice to master it back then."

"You're sure that after demonstrating it once, Xiao Chen can go up and try?"

Mu Xi blinked, disbelief written all over her face.

Mu Chen glanced awkwardly at his daughter. He could hardly tell her that the other party's talent was simply astounding.

The main reason his daughter had failed to master it was that her vitality was not abundant enough, and then there was the limit of her own talent.

Her perception of metals was insufficient, so she needed to hone it slowly.

But Mu Chen had seen it from Chen Ye's very first strike. This young man's talent in every aspect was absolutely top-tier, perhaps even better than his own Senior Martial Brother had been back then.