Master Lu from this Artifact Refining Shop also often visited He Pingsheng's shop to buy pills.
The two were not exactly close, but they knew each other.
That was why he recognized He Pingsheng.
"Greetings, Master Lu!" He Pingsheng cupped his hands politely.
Master Lu waved a hand. "Heh... never mind all this 'Master Lu' business. Just call me Fellow Daoist Lu from now on. There's no need for such formality!"
"Very well, Fellow Daoist Lu!" He Pingsheng took out a treasure and tossed it down in front of Master Lu. "Have a look. What do you think of this treasure of mine?"
It was a Ten-Thousand Souls Banner!
A supreme-grade Magical Treasure!
It bore twelve layers of restrictions.
Strictly speaking, it was a Magical Treasure used by Golden Core Stage cultivators, theoretically making it a third-grade item.
"Oh... this is a fine treasure!" Master Lu examined the Ten-Thousand Souls Banner for a while. "Impressive, truly impressive... it's actually a supreme-grade Magical Treasure!"
"Hehehe... I couldn't refine a treasure of such a high grade!"
"This old man has spent years refining Treasure Artifacts for others. I have refined Magical Treasures too, but they were all low-grade!"
"To upgrade a Magical Treasure like this, you have to nurture it within your dantian!"
He Pingsheng nodded. "Indeed..."
"I came today to ask you to lend a hand, Master Lu, and see whether you could upgrade this for me."
Master Lu was clearly a third-grade Artifact Refiner. He certainly could not refine a fourth-grade Mystic Treasure. He had just admitted himself that the best he had ever refined was a third-grade, low-grade Magical Treasure.
But upgrading was a different matter.
He might not be able to refine one from scratch, but simply upgrading one would not be much of a problem.
Whether it