Ignoring Gu Qingzhou's complaints, Mo Shang turned his gaze to the meteorite on the ground.
"I just happen to be missing a natal spirit weapon. This meteorite shell will be perfect for refining one..."
Mo Shang raised a hand slightly, and the meteorite floated into the air. Then he flicked a finger, and the Falling Star Flame instantly engulfed it.
The terrifying heat of the Falling Star Flame was now on full display. Even something as hard as a meteorite began to melt, turning into a pool of molten metal in mere moments.
As the molten metal churned slowly, Mo Shang was about to focus and control the flames when Gu Qingzhou could no longer hold back.
"For artifact refining, this meteorite alone isn't enough. I'll add a few more things."
As he spoke, Gu Qingzhou took a piece of golden ore from his storage space and tossed it in, followed by a second, then a third...
"Nine Heavens Mystic Iron, Stellar Essence Gold, Primordial Cold Iron, Hongmeng Secret Silver, Purple Lightning Divine Steel, Crimson Flame Gold Essence, Nether Cold Crystal, Seven-Colored Glazed Jade, Void Meteorite Iron, Deep Sea Mystic Crystal—all melted together in one furnace."
"Isn't that a bit too much?" Mo Shang gaped at the sight.
"That's not all. Let's add a Nine Revolutions Profound Yin Herb."
Gu Qingzhou paid him no mind. With a flick of his finger, a spirit herb wreathed in a chilling aura dropped straight into the furnace.
"Did you put it in the wrong place? Isn't that a medicinal herb?"
A vein twitched at Mo Shang's temple. He was refining an artifact, not making pills!
Gu Qingzhou acted as if he hadn't heard and pulled out another strange stone, shimmering with brilliant colors, before tossing it in.
"Nuwa Mending Heaven Stone."
"Did you get your stories mixed up? This isn't the primordial world! Where would a Nuwa Mending Heaven Stone come from?"
Mo Shang was completely speechless. How could a supreme treasure from the primordial world possibly appear here? Gu Qingzhou was obviously just shouting out random names. Who knew where he'd heard them?
"Now let's add some Hongmeng Purple Qi."
Gu Qingzhou pinched a wisp of purple qi, so faint it was almost invisible, between his fingers and tossed it lightly into the furnace.
"That's enough!"
Mo Shang finally couldn't hold back and shouted. He glared at Gu Qingzhou, utterly exasperated.
"Stop adding things to it! And stop giving these materials such grandiose names. That's obviously just an ordinary wisp of purple qi!"
Seeing Mo Shang on the verge of a breakdown, Gu Qingzhou coughed awkwardly and withdrew his hand, though his eyes still held a hint of reluctance.
"Ahem, then let's leave it at that. Don't worry, I'm a professional at artifact refining. The quality will definitely be excellent..."
Once Gu Qingzhou had finally stopped, Mo Shang let out a long breath, composed himself, and swiftly formed hand seals, taking full control of the Falling Star Flame.
Although Gu Qingzhou had added all sorts of strange materials, what was astonishing was that they didn't conflict with one another at all. They blended together smoothly.
Mo Shang's gaze sharpened. He formed another hand seal and controlled the Falling Star Flame to refine away the impurities. The entire process went without a hitch.
Under Mo Shang's control, the mass of molten metal made from all those materials slowly stretched and took shape, gradually forming the shape of a spear...
After an unknown amount of time, Mo Shang completed his final hand seal. The Falling Star Flame slowly died down. The molten metal had disappeared, leaving only a gleaming spear floating quietly in the air.
Without hesitation, Mo Shang reached out, grabbed it, and refined it in an instant.
The spear gave a low hum. Dazzling starlight radiated from it, and a sharp aura spread outward.
"Not bad. All the good stuff I added didn't go to waste..."
Gu Qingzhou examined the spear and nodded in satisfaction. Then he looked at Mo Shang and asked, "What are you going to name it?"
Mo Shang gently stroked the smooth shaft, feeling the deep Star Power flowing within. A faint smile curved his lips, and he slowly said two words: "Starfall."
As Mo Shang spoke, Starfall trembled slightly, seeming delighted. It must have really liked the name...
"To develop a spirit as soon as it's born—what a treasure. It has great potential..." Gu Qingzhou raised an eyebrow, his eyes full of surprise.
Ordinary spirit weapons needed to be nurtured for a long time before developing a spirit. It was rare for one to possess even a faint spirit the moment it was forged, as Starfall had.
"Even if it's a treasure, can it compare to your Heavenly Gift?" Mo Shang said.
Gu Qingzhou's Gengjin Soul-Slaying Sword was unquestionably a cheat. When used, it boosted all his attributes by ten percent!
Not only that, the Gengjin Soul-Slaying Sword could continue growing stronger as Gu Qingzhou's cultivation advanced. In other words, ten percent wasn't the limit of the Kangjin Spirit-Slaying Sword's boost!
"Ahem, let's not talk about that..." Gu Qingzhou coughed and waved a hand, but he couldn't suppress the grin tugging at his lips.
Time passed, and another month went by in the blink of an eye.
In the courtyard, Mo Shang lounged in a chair, basking in the sun. Beside him, Jiang Shuyu sat quietly, reading.
Ever since they had laid their feelings bare the last time, Jiang Shuyu had stopped hiding them and simply moved straight into his courtyard...
"Ah, another beautiful day."
Mo Shang stood up from his chair and stretched, then promptly lay back down.
Jiang Shuyu glanced up at him, but soon returned her attention to her book, as if she were used to it by now.
Work hard at cultivation? Impossible. He could only get by through lazing around...
With the support of his traits, Mo Shang had completely given up on cultivating diligently. It wasn't that he didn't want to; the circumstances simply wouldn't allow it.
After all, cultivating on his own only gave him one times the cultivation speed, while going AFK gave him three times the speed!
"I'm a little bored..."
Mo Shang sighed. Just then, his gaze fell on the book in Jiang Shuyu's hands, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
The words "Overbearing Immortal Lord Falls for Me" were written plainly across the cover.
"Shuyu, where did you get that book?" Mo Shang pulled it from her hands.
"Senior Sister Su gave it to me..." Jiang Shuyu replied honestly, without hiding anything.
"You like reading this kind of thing?" Mo Shang asked again.
"No. I'm just flipping through it. This book makes no sense. An immortal lord would never fall for a mortal..." Jiang Shuyu shook her head slightly, adding her review.
"Then stop reading it. You shouldn't read too many books like this. If you're bored, we can go out and take a walk together..." Mo Shang said helplessly. Flames surged in his hand, instantly reducing the book to nothing, without leaving behind even a speck of ash.
"All right." Jiang Shuyu smiled and nodded.
"Is there anywhere you'd like to go?" Mo Shang asked.
"I want to go into your heart..." Jiang Shuyu's eyes curved into crescents as she smiled and replied.
"Stop flirting for now. Let's figure out where we're going first..."
Mo Shang couldn't help laughing helplessly. He had no idea who'd taught her that, but she came out with a line like that every day. He had to admit, he kind of liked it.
"Anywhere is fine, as long as you're there..." Jiang Shuyu spoke again, her sweet, familiar tone unchanged.
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