Zhen Hua's Loyalty

Those immortal herbs were of little use to Leng Hanyuan himself.

However, for those who had never consumed one, they were rare and precious treasures.

Leng Hanyuan did not mind bestowing some upon those he deemed worthy.

Leng Yaozhu had already received one.

She had been absorbing it in secret.

Both her martial soul and talent had been further elevated.

It was only because her cultivation base was already extremely high that the improvement did not appear as a leap on the surface.

Yet, given time, it would not be a problem for Leng Yaozhu to achieve the status of a quasi-god.

She could become the second quasi-god of the Phoenix Family, aside from Leng Hanyuan.

If Leng Yaozhu had received the herb because she carried the blood of his Phoenix Family and Leng Hanyuan held a certain fondness for this junior, then the Zhen Hua before him was someone Leng Hanyuan considered truly valuable.

After all, there was only one Divine Craftsman on the entire continent.

For Leng Hanyuan to cultivate a Divine Craftsman from scratch would be truly difficult.

While he could be considered at the absolute pinnacle of the current soul master world when it came to fighting, he was completely clueless about blacksmithing.

After all, he did not possess the inherent love for blacksmithing passed down through the men of the Tang Family.

Winning over an existing Divine Craftsman was clearly much simpler than cultivating one.

Leng Hanyuan flipped his hand.

A stream of light flickered.

Immediately after, a peculiar, exotic fragrance instantly filled the entire room.

A large flower with a unique appearance appeared in the palm of Leng Hanyuan's hand.

Just by smelling this fragrance, Zhen Hua and the others felt refreshed and invigorated.

They stared fixedly at the large flower in Leng Hanyuan's hand.

Was this the legendary immortal herb?

Although they had not consumed it, the moment this large flower appeared, they realized its immense value.

Leng Hanyuan's voice rang out at the perfect moment.

"This is an immortal herb."

"Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid."

Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid.

The immortal herb consumed by Oscar of the original Shrek Seven Devils.

It was also the immortal herb Leng Hanyuan deemed most suitable for Zhen Hua's situation.

Although this Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid did not provide the distinct attribute enhancements of herbs like the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass or the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, it was indisputably the strongest among the many immortal herbs when it came to consolidating one's foundation and nourishing the essence.

It was second only to the Love-Sickness Heartbroken Red, known as the king of immortal herbs.

Zhen Hua did not need an enhancement of his attributes.

His current problem lay in having relied too heavily on medicine to boost his cultivation in the early stages, leading to an unstable foundation.

What he needed most was to consolidate his foundation and stabilize that floating base, thereby taking a step further on the path of a soul master.

This would, in turn, achieve the effect of reaching even greater heights in the path of forging.

"By consuming this immortal herb, the issue of your unstable foundation as a Divine Craftsman will be resolved."

"There is a high probability you will be able to step directly into the Super Douluo realm."

"And your potential limit will go far beyond that."

"With the aid of the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid's medicinal power, achieving the Limit Douluo realm in the future is not impossible."

Every word from Leng Hanyuan was like adding fuel to a fire.

It brought Zhen Hua's emotions to the very peak of what he could suppress.

He looked at the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid in Leng Hanyuan's hand, his eyes filled with longing.

Leng Hanyuan did not mind this gaze.

This reaction from Zhen Hua was exactly what he wanted.

Only by stirring up the desires in his heart could his goal be achieved.

"Well?"

Ignoring the look in Zhen Hua's eyes, Leng Hanyuan asked aloud.

A long silence followed.

Zhen Hua felt as if a fierce struggle were raging within his heart.

Finally, he steeled his resolve.

He nodded heavily:

"I agree to join the Phoenix Family."

"But only Zhen Hua, not the Blacksmith Association."

In the end, his desire to advance further on the path of forging won out.

However, Zhen Hua drew a clear line first.

The one willing to join the Phoenix Family was only the Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua, not the entire Blacksmith Association.

As the only Divine Craftsman in the world and the current president of the Blacksmith Association, Zhen Hua still could not make decisions for everyone in the association.

He could only decide his own path.

"Of course."

Leng Hanyuan did not mind.

Although the Blacksmith Association was a decent force, it paled in comparison to the Divine Craftsman before him.

The Blacksmith Association was only the Blacksmith Association because they had the one and only Divine Craftsman as their president.

But Zhen Hua was a Divine Craftsman; he was never a Divine Craftsman because of the Blacksmith Association.

The improvement of the Phoenix Family's top-tier combat power through four-word battle armor was the top priority.

As for those low-tier battle armors...

The Phoenix Family had never worried about low-tier battle armor before.

They would simply continue as they always had.

Having received his answer, Zhen Hua breathed a sigh of relief and struggled to tear his gaze away from the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid in Leng Hanyuan's hand.

He turned to look at his junior brother, Mu Chen, who was somewhat stunned by this turn of events.

"Junior brother, after returning to the association this time, I will resign from my position as president of the Blacksmith Association."

"You are a Saint Craftsman with the necessary ability, and I will use the influence I have left in the Blacksmith Association to help you become the new president."

Upon hearing this, there was no excitement on Mu Chen's face; instead, a look of anxiety appeared.

"Senior brother, why go so far?"

In Mu Chen's view, there was absolutely no need for Zhen Hua to resign as president of the Blacksmith Association.

Even if he wanted to join the Phoenix Family, it did not conflict with him serving as president of the Blacksmith Association.

After all, the Blacksmith Association had never explicitly stated that the president could not belong to other factions.

The Blacksmith Association was inherently a very unique organization and did not have strict requirements like the Spirit Transmission Pagoda or the War God Temple.

"No."

Facing Mu Chen's persuasion, Zhen Hua simply shook his head.

He looked at his junior brother with a sincere gaze.

"This is my heartfelt decision."

"Previously, my potential had been exhausted, and there was a high probability that I could no longer progress on the path of forging, so I took on the responsibilities of the Blacksmith Association president."

"But now, an opportunity to advance further is placed before me."

"I hope to devote myself entirely to the path of forging and pursue even greater heights!"

"Junior brother, you know that I have never cared about the position of Blacksmith Association president."

"To me, forging itself is what matters most."

Mu Chen fell silent.

The words of persuasion that had reached his lips were ultimately swallowed back down.

He knew that everything Zhen Hua said was the truth.

His obsession with the path of forging was even greater than his own.

He had indeed devoted almost all of his time to forging.

It was only because he believed there was no possibility of further progress after reaching the Heaven Forging level that he had gradually shifted his time to other matters.

Now, due to the change brought about by Leng Hanyuan, he had regained the hope of refining his craft once more.

As his junior brother, Mu Chen actually understood Zhen Hua's actions.

He nodded: "I understand, senior brother."

Mu Ye, who had taken in everything, could not help but sigh:

"It seems the continent is about to become restless again..."