Chapter 464: Life as a rogue cultivator, a Golden Core surprise attack! "8k, please vote!"
"Right now, you're the only one who knows, Fellow Daoist Hu. As long as you keep quiet, that'll be enough."
"Of course!"
The bearded burly man laughed heartily. "You and I have known each other for years now.
But your artifact refining skills have improved awfully quickly.
Were you already close to becoming a second-tier artifact refiner before you came here?"
Xu Wenjing nodded. "How else could I help you repair a top-tier magical artifact?"
"Hehe, I'm still the one getting the better end of the bargain."
The bearded man said, "Fellow Daoist Jing, you said just now that you wouldn't raise my fee this time, right?
I'll leave the magical artifact with you, then."
With that, he slapped the Storage Pouch at his waist, and a miniature dark-gold hammer appeared in his palm.
A close look revealed several faint cracks on the little hammer's surface.
Xu Wenjing took it and examined it. "That must have been a fierce battle, to crack even a top-tier magical artifact through sheer impact."
"The demon beast I encountered this time was quite troublesome, and its defenses were pretty good.
But the haul wasn't bad either. Together with my previous savings, it's enough to buy a top-tier defensive magical artifact and a Void-Ascending Pill.
With that pill, I'm sure I'll break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment this time.
When that happens, Brother Jing, I'll have your back."
"You trust me so much, Fellow Daoist Hu. Aren't you afraid I'll conspire with someone else to rob you?"
"I trust my eye for people." He patted his chest.
"You're not that sort of person, Brother Jing."
"Besides, you're already a second-tier artifact refiner. Why would you covet this