The legacy of artifact refining and pill refining (23)

"Master, have you angered the Grandmother Mountain God again?"

When Li Boyang returned to the mountain god temple, Xiluo had already disappeared without a trace.

Just as Li Boyang had predicted.

Xiluo was just using this as an excuse; she never intended to hand over Kunwu from the beginning.

Even if this behavior seems willful, this is the real Xiluo.

Don't talk to Xiluo about the big picture; her world is very small, so small that it can only accommodate a few familiar people and gods.

"Your use of the word 'again' is a bit redundant."

Glancing sideways at Yinjiao, who seemed to enjoy watching the drama unfold, Li Boyang promptly flicked the other man's forehead.

"Ah!"

He pretended to be in pain and covered his forehead.

But the smile at the corner of Yinjiao's mouth betrayed her true thoughts at that moment.

Although it hasn't been around for very long, Yinjiao has already gotten used to this kind of life in Yunmeng Marsh.

In Yinjiao's eyes, Li Boyang, who was nominally his "master," was actually no different from his father.

It was under the influence of this mentality that, even though she had secretly known about Lady Bagui's existence for a long time, she still maintained an indifferent attitude.

In this respect, Yinjiao is more rational and realistic than Jinjiao.

"You're acting so convincingly, do you want me to give you another one?"

Li Boyang gently blew on his middle finger, and the ambiguous smile on his face startled Yinjiao, who quickly took a few steps back.

"No! Master!"

"Jinjiao wanted to see you about something, I'm just passing on his message!"

After realizing that Li Boyang was just trying to scare him, Yinjiao quickly moved closer and tugged at his clothes, acting coquettishly.

"Master, could you please forge me a few more swords?"

"I tried out that Sword Qi yesterday, and it felt like something was missing!"

"Does this gourd need to collect all ten thousand swords before it can transform?"

Li Boyang habitually patted Yinjiao's head before continuing with a smile.

"You greedy little brat, ten thousand swords is just a goal I set for you, to temper your character."

"You're different from Jinjiao. You're naturally lively, straightforward, and a bit arrogant..."

"If I don't find you something to do, I'm afraid one day I'll wake up and you'll have poked a hole in the sky."

Li Boyang paused slightly at this point.

"If you really want to accelerate the growth of the Sword-Storing Gourd, why don't you learn from me how to forge weapons?"

"You can forge as many swords as you want then..."

"Your master in Yunmeng Marsh doesn't have much else, but there are all sorts of materials that you can squander."

After tilting his head and thinking for a while, Yinjiao suddenly realized something.

"Oh dear! Master, are you trying to trick me again?"

"I've practiced that Five Elements Escape Techniques for so long, and I still only know how to use Metal Escape and Earth Escape."

After careful consideration, Li Boyang finally decided to pass on the simplified version of the Law Technique.

However, just in case, Li Boyang has not yet promoted or popularized it on a large scale.

Jinjiao and Yinjiao were among the first to try it out.

Li Boyang's next goal is to pass on the Five Elements Escape Techniques to the Qiwa, whose temperament is relatively stable.

Then, the Qiwa selected a new generation suitable for practicing simple Law Technique from among the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, officially beginning the popularization of the Five Elements Escape Techniques Technique.

As for Li Jingshu?

Li Boyang, who was slightly biased, did not intend to let the other party waste their time and energy on this.

True Divine Ability and the methods of commanding spirits and ghosts are what Li Jingshu should continue to study and learn.

If she really wanted to use any Law Technique, she could just ask Xiluo for help.

"I think you just can't calm down..."

"Look at your brother, he's already grasped the basics of alchemy."

"If you had even a tenth of his focus, wouldn't you have mastered a mere weapon-refining technique in no time?"

Even though he knew Li Boyang was deliberately provoking him, Yinjiao still couldn't help but mutter angrily.

"What?! You're just biased towards Jinjiao, and I've never acknowledged him as my brother!"

"I was just being lazy back then, otherwise I would have been born before him, and he should be calling me 'sister'!"

With a wry smile, Li Boyang poked Yinjiao's head, not expecting the other party to be so unwilling to admit defeat in this matter.

"If I favored Jinjiao, I wouldn't have let you learn weapon crafting."

"You just said Jinjiao was looking for me. What happened? Take me there to see!"

Meanwhile, on the back mountain of Flying Peak.

This place was originally Ghost God Cliff, where the Heavenly Lord of Heaven-Eroding Lord was imprisoned.

However, since the Heaven-Eroding Lord escaped, coupled with the subsequent impact of the collapse of Flying Peak.

The original Ghost God Cliff has been transformed into a vast mountain forest, which is constantly looked after by a Nüman.

After all, in a sense, this is also the birthplace of the second-generation Nüman. In terms of both commemorative significance and practical value, it is second only to the mountain god temple on Flying Peak.

Perhaps due to the innate affinity with the Spring God, Jinjiao and Yinjiao were deeply loved by the Nüman.

Especially Jinjiao, ever since he began learning alchemy, the Nüman has made a special exception for him to study alchemy in this mountain forest.

If Jinjiao lacks any materials, he only needs to tell the Nüman, Nüman will gather them for him.

For this reason, Jinjiao also has his own small furnace in this mountain forest.

That cauldron was modeled after the Imprisoned Soul Cauldron.

It is also covered with various complex Maxims Talismans.

As long as it's not for refining overly complex pills, this [Jinjiao Cauldron] is perfectly capable of meeting Jinjiao's daily needs.

The origin of the name "[Jinjiao Cauldron]" is actually quite simple.

Besides being the exclusive cauldron for the Jinjiao, there is also a huge Jinjiao in the very center of the cauldron.

By rotating that huge Jinjiao, Jinjiao heat can be adjusted and controlled within ten degrees, without any significant deviation.

To be honest, ever since Jinjiao learned alchemy, he has taken on a large part of the task of supplying elixirs to the Mountain Folk.

Jinjiao also enjoys this very much, relishing the feeling of being recognized and needed.

However, Jinjiao did not come to this back mountain today to refine elixirs.

At this moment, the golden gourd in his hand trembled incessantly.

A streak of crimson blood kept flowing across the surface of the gourd, emitting an unusual glow.

Jinjiao tried his best to control the golden gourd, but the response he received was an even more violent shaking.

"What did you collect this time? How come it hasn't been refined yet after so long?"

Gently landing on Jinjiao's shoulder, the elfin-like Nüman asked in a curious whisper.

Having spent so much time with Jinjiao, the Nüman naturally understood the power of this golden gourd.

Anything that falls into it will be refined by it, leaving only the purest and most essential remnant.

This situation, where the gourd remained unrefined for an entire day, has never occurred before.

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