"Alright! Brother Li! Refining weapons is different from refining pills; it takes longer. Plus, your armor is extremely sturdy, so it will take at least three months to complete. Come to the Ironclad Gate to pick it up then!" Elder Tie said with a smile.
"In that case, I will come to Ironclad Gate to find you in three months. However, I would like to know what unexpected effects this Inner Armor and inner core will have!" Li Changfeng asked curiously.
Elder Tie narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing this and said mysteriously, "You'll find out then! You won't be disappointed!"
Li Changfeng gave a wry smile upon hearing this, "Alright! Then I'll wait and see!"
"Alright! I've been in Medicine God Valley for so long, it's time for me to go!" Elder Tie patted himself and said slowly.
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng cupped his hands in respect and said, "Elder Tie, let me see you off!"
Elder Tie waved his hand, "No need to be so polite! We can go by ourselves! Hongwen, let's go back together!"
Sun Hongwen nodded, bid farewell to everyone, and then merged with Elder Tie into a blur, leaving the place and heading towards the Ironclad Gate.
Elder Wu, eager to study the elixir formula, hurriedly left and returned to his alchemy room, leaving only the three of them sitting there cross-legged.
Zuo Kangcheng took a swig of wine, as if emboldened, and looked at Li Changfeng with serious eyes. "Brother Li! There's something I want to tell you, and I hope you won't be angry!"
Li Changfeng was slightly surprised upon hearing this, "Brother Zuo! Please speak freely!"
Zuo Kangcheng composed himself and slowly said, "It's like this! While you were unconscious, several of the Grandmasters who came to your aid got into a dispute, and the purpose of the dispute was to try and seize the Storage Ring on your body!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng frowned and asked gravely, "Hmm? What exactly is going on?"
Zuo Kangcheng continued, "It was the elders of our Mount Song Sect and Flower Shifting Palace who got greedy and wanted to take what was on you, but they were stopped by the Medicine God Valley, Emei Sect, and Ironclad Gate. In the end, it all came to nothing, and they all left!"
"I was sent down by the Mount Song Sect to try and ease tensions with you, but I don't know how you are doing, Brother Li?"
Li Changfeng's face turned ashen upon hearing this. He hadn't expected so many things to have happened while he was unconscious. Fortunately, three elders were on his side; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
Li Changfeng sighed, thinking to himself, "It seems that people's greed always easily overcomes the kindness of others. Everything is about self-interest, and at this time, the trust between people is too weak!"
Zuo Kangcheng Li Changfeng remain silent, Zuo Kangcheng's heart sank, and he said with shame, "Brother Li! I know that the Mount Song Sect's actions are despicable, but I am sincere towards you. It's just that my strength is too weak to be of any help!"
Upon hearing this, Yue Hanhai chimed in, "Yes! Back then, Brother Zuo tried his best to stop Hua Xinglian from taking it from you, and in the end, he was even knocked unconscious by an elder from their sect!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng said in a deep voice, "I know Brother Zuo's intentions! I will let this matter drop for Brother Zuo's sake. But if they encounter me in the future, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Upon hearing this Zuo Kangcheng gave a wry smile, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you for your magnanimity, Brother Li. I am also very grateful to you for giving me this face. From now on, the people of our Mount Song Sect will definitely turn away when they see you, otherwise they will anger you!"
Li Changfeng chuckled upon hearing this, "The people from the Mount Song Sect turned around and left when they saw me? Does that mean you count?"
Upon hearing this, Zuo Kangcheng stammered, "This... this..."
Upon hearing this, Yue Hanhai burst into laughter, "Of course not! Don't you agree, Brother Li!"
Li Changfeng glanced at them, raised the jar, and laughed, "If you finish this jar of wine, we'll call it even!"
Without saying a word, Zuo Kangcheng started drinking heartily, urging Yue Hanhai to drink as well, "Come on! Brother Le! Our friendship depends on you!"
Upon hearing this, Yue Hanhai gave a wry smile, "Fine! I'll risk everything for your friendship!!"
Yue Hanhai also started drinking heavily, and Li Changfeng smiled slightly and also started drinking wildly. In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, all three of them finished their drinks, their faces flushed, and they lay drunkenly on the ground, fast asleep.
The next morning.
Yue Hanhai and Zuo Kangcheng were startled awake by a gust of cold wind, each sneezing. Yue Hanhai shivered, "So cold!! We actually slept here last night!!"
Zuo Kangcheng was also shivering from the cold. "Yes! I actually fell asleep last night! Luckily there were no wild animals, otherwise I would have died a truly unjust death!"
Li Changfeng stretched and loosened his body. "Cold? I don't feel it at all! I feel quite warm!"
Seeing this, the two rolled their eyes at Li Changfeng, "Your physique is truly amazing! It's ridiculously strong!"
Li Changfeng touched his nose and laughed, "Hahaha! Is that so?"
"Let's go! Let's go down the mountain, I'll take you to get breakfast!" Yue Hanhai chuckled and said slowly.
Afterwards, the three of them had breakfast in Medicine God Valley. After finishing his meal, Zuo Kangcheng bid them farewell and left Medicine God Valley to return to the Mount Song Sect to report back. Li Changfeng, on the other hand, stayed in Medicine God Valley to wait for the pills to be refined.
Seven days later.
Elder Wu slowly walked out of the alchemy room and laughed loudly, "Although there were some setbacks in the process, I still succeeded in refining it!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you for helping me refine pills these past few days, Elder Wu!"
Elder Wu waved his hand, handed the pills to Li Changfeng, and said with a smile, "It's alright! I'm quite excited! I only managed to refine three, but they are all highly potent, so don't worry!"
Li Changfeng accepted the pills with both hands and said respectfully, "It's nothing! I'm very happy that you helped me refine the pills!"
"Okay! So what are your plans next?"
"Not for now! I'm planning to travel around the martial world for a while, then I'll go to the Ironclad Gate to get my Inner Armor!"
"I see! Then take good care of yourself!"
"Take care of yourself!"
Just as Li Changfeng was about to say goodbye to Yue Hanhai and leave Medicine God Valley, he suddenly noticed a middle-aged man in white gazing at the sky ahead, seemingly looking at something.
Seeing this, Li Changfeng glanced at him with a puzzled look, shook his head, and then ignored him, continuing on his way to find Yue Hanhai.
Before Li Changfeng had taken more than a few steps, he heard the middle-aged man in white say, "Li Changfeng! Do you know what I'm looking at?"
Li Changfeng paused, puzzled, and asked, "Who... are you? Why do you know me?"
The middle-aged man in white smiled slightly upon hearing this, "Answer my question first!"
Li Changfeng frowned upon hearing this. "What exactly do you mean? I don't understand! And I don't even know what you're looking at!"
The middle-aged man in white chuckled upon hearing this, "Since that's the case, I'll answer your question first. I am Yao Xuanzi, the Valley Master of Yao Xuanzi Medicine God Valley!"