As soon as these words came out, the table was quiet for a moment.
Liu Suifeng's hand holding the food stopped in mid-air. Du Heng was also stunned for a moment, and Lin Chuan frowned slightly.
"Item refining?" Lin Chuan looked at him with a hint of surprise in his tone, "Senior Brother Ming, you have never... I seem to have seen you refine an item before."
Qin Tiexin said, "My level is average, let's try it out."
His tone was calm, but it was strange for a monk to say these words.
Heavenly South Domain metal spiritual materials are scarce, and weapon refiners are already scarce. There are even fewer masters who can independently forge Law Artifact. Most of the monks here rely on Law Technique, talismans and sword techniques to fight, and there are not many people who can use Law Artifact well.
A one-armed warrior monk participating in a weapon refining competition? It seems a bit strange no matter how you look at it.
Xu Ying hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Senior Brother Ming, will your arm... be affected?"
Qin Tiexin shook his head. "It doesn't matter."
"Then it's settled." Lin Chuan said, "Liu Suifeng will report the formation, Xu Ying will report the elixir, and Senior Brother Ming will report the weapon. If you need help from me and Du Heng, please feel free to let me know."
Everyone chatted for a few more words and finalized the details of registration and preparation.
After the meal, they separated at the door of the restaurant.
Du Heng and Liu Suifeng walked together, talking and laughing. Liu Suifeng was still talking about asking Du Heng to treat him to another meal, while Du Heng scolded him for wanting to make himself poor.
Xu Ying went back to the Jade Cauldron Pill Pavilion to arrange the alchemy competition. Before leaving, he waved to Lin Chuan, nodded to Qin Tiexin, and got on a carriage with the Dan Pavilion logo on it.
Lin Chuan stood in front of Qin Tiexin and said, "Senior Brother Ming, come back together? I guess little master Ming'an is impatient."
Qin Tiexin shook his head. "Brother Lin will go back first. I have some things to deal with in the past two days, so I won't go back to Lin Residence for the time being. Please Brother Lin and Ming'an, please tell me, and I will go to Ming'an when the matter is settled."
Lin Chuan didn't ask any more questions, nodded and said, "Okay, then Senior Brother Ming be careful. If anything happens, come to Lin Residence to see me at any time."
The two of them said goodbye.
Qin Tiexin walks alone on the street of Ten Thousand Stars City.
In the evening, there were not many people on the street. The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the bluestone road. He walked very slowly, as if he was taking a walk, but he kept sensing his surroundings with Divine Sense.
In fact, while eating, Qin Tiexin received a message from Senior Brother Chen Xi, asking him not to rush back to Lin Residence after eating and wait for his news.
So after saying goodbye to Lin Chuan, Qin Tiexin seemed to be wandering on the street, but in fact he was waiting for his senior brother's next instructions.
A few blocks later, a voice message rang in my ears.
Senior Brother Chen Xi's voice was very short, with only one sentence. "West Ward, Eternal Peace Alley, the third household, come."
Qin Tiexin turned around and walked in the direction of West Ward.
He walked around a few times on purpose. His steps were sometimes fast and sometimes slow, and he occasionally stopped to look at things on the roadside. In fact, he used his peripheral vision to scan behind him. After walking for nearly two quarters of an hour, he made sure there was no tail behind him before turning into Eternal Peace Alley.
This alley is very narrow, with high walls on both sides and mottled gray bricks. The alley is dimly lit and there are almost no pedestrians.
Qin Tiexin walked to the third door. The door was ajar and opened when pushed.
He walked in.
The small courtyard is very ordinary, with a few short houses, an old tree, a stone table and a few stone benches under the tree. The ground is paved with blue bricks, and there are tiny moss in the cracks of the bricks.
There was an old man sitting in the yard, wearing gray cloth clothes, his back bent, and he was drinking tea slowly.
Qin Tiexin's Divine Sense reached out and turned around the old man, but didn't sense anything.
He had an ordinary mortal aura and no spiritual energy at all. His hair was gray, his face was covered with wrinkles, and there were age spots on the back of his hands. The fingers holding the tea cup were trembling slightly, as if he couldn't hold something steady.
But just as Qin Tiexin took a few steps closer, the old man suddenly waved his hand.
The movement was extremely fast, like a gray afterimage. The courtyard door closed silently, the surrounding formations lit up at the same time, and a light blue light curtain rose from the ground, covering the entire small courtyard.
The light curtain only appeared for a moment and then disappeared. Qin Tiexin felt that his Divine Sense was isolated by the formation and could no longer sense the outside world.
Qin Tiexin is now convinced that this is Senior Brother Chen Xi's style.
The old man raised his head, a glimmer of light flashed in his cloudy eyes, and the familiar voice of Qin Tiexin came out of his mouth.
"Junior brother is here? Sit down."
The voice was young and clear, and it didn't match the old face at all.
Qin Tiexin No surprise, he walked over and sat down opposite the stone table.
Chen Xi poured him a cup of tea. The tea was yellowish and looked rough, but when he drank it, there was a faint aura in his mouth. Qin Tiexin took a small sip and said nothing.
Chen Xi held the tea cup and took two sips slowly before speaking.
"You are being followed."
Qin Tiexin was stunned, and his hand holding the tea cup tightened.
"From the moment you came out Secret Realm Trial, people have been staring at you." Chen Xi said in a normal tone, as if there was no surprise, "But I have used formations to affect the roads around here. After you came in, no one saw you. A few people found this alley and walked around twice. I blocked the door, and they thought it was a dead end, so they left."
Qin Tiexin frowned. "Who?"
"Not sure." Chen Xi said, "Maybe it's more than one way. There are too many pairs of eyes in Star Selection Trial. Some are here for your ranking, some are for you as a person, and some may not have any purpose, but just want to get to know you. But I can't find you for the time being, so don't worry."
When he said "don't worry", there was not much reassurance in his tone.
Chen Xi put down the tea cup, stood up, walked to Qin Tiexin, and put one hand on his shoulder.
"Don't move."
Qin Tiexin His shoulders tensed up at first, and then relaxed. Senior brother would not do anything bad to him.
Chen Xi Close your eyes. Qin Tiexin Feel a stream of heat coming from that palm, seeping into the body along the shoulder, like a hot spring slowly flowing through the meridians.
Wherever the heat flow passes, a sense of soreness and swelling arises layer by layer, and then dissipates layer by layer. The numbing feeling spreads from Dantian to the limbs, and lasts for a while before Chen Xi retracts his palms and sits back down.
"You used a method to forcibly improve your realm." Chen Xi said in a determined tone without any intention of asking.
Qin Tiexin was shocked. "Brother... how do you know?"
It has been five or six days since Meridian Opening Realm fell back. In the past few days, he relied on elixirs and practice, and he has returned to his normal state. Qi and Blood and his spiritual power have stabilized, and he thinks he can't see any traces.
"You don't need to tell me, I noticed it when you first walked in." Chen Xi picked up the tea cup and said, "Your foundation is damaged, which is a typical short-term overdraft sequelae. There are a few minor cracks in the meridians, and Dantian is also a little weak. But it's nothing serious. I helped you clear it. When you go back and absorb enough energy, the foundation will slowly be replenished. It's not a good thing to use this method less in the future."
Qin Tiexin nodded and said nothing. He already knew how powerful it was to borrow strength from a broken arm. That kind of power was indeed powerful, but the price was not small.
Chen Xi looked at him and said seriously, "Junior brother, remember, in the world of immortality, the best battle is to bully the small with the big, and defeat the weak with the strong."
"Then what if I can't beat him?"
"If you can't fight, just run away. If you can't run, call someone. It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Don't always think about risking your life." Chen Xi said with a serious expression, "You only have one life. Your senior brothers and sisters are still waiting for you to return in the sect. Don't throw your life away here just for the sake of temporary pride."
Qin Tiexin was silent for a moment and nodded.
Chen Xi leaned back in the chair, seeing that he seemed to understand, and suddenly asked a question.
"In the secret realm, is the body cultivator named Liu Qing you?"