Talking Someone Out of Some Goodies

"Let's contact them separately and see who's willing to give it a try," Li Muchen said.

Zhang Shundao pondered for a moment, then said, "Okay."

The two moved slightly apart, then took out their communication devices and began to contact each other.

Zhang Shundao made contact with Chu Xuantie in just a short time.

An illusory image of an old man with wide, angry eyes appeared in front of Zhang Shundao.

This old man had a particularly serious appearance, and anyone who saw him felt as if they owed him a lot of money. In layman's terms, he seemed to dislike everyone.

"Old Zhang, what do you need me for?" Chu Xuantie was busy with other things at the moment, and his voice sounded a little impatient.

"Do I have to have something important to say to you? Can't I just catch up with you?" Zhang Shundao said with a smile.

"Get lost if you have nothing else to do. I have things to attend to; I need to forge a weapon for an old man soon."

"Oh? Who are you forging weapons for? Do I know them?" Zhang Shundao frowned upon hearing that the other party was going to forge weapons for someone else. It seemed that Chu Xuantie might not have time to help them repair the Heaven-Seeking Treasure Mirror.

Chu Xuantie said, "That old fellow Wang Hong... he got his hands on a piece of Chaos Stone Essence, which can be used to forge a Nine Mysteries Treasure. As you know, this kind of material is quite rare."

"Chaos Stone Essence? That's something. But I also have something here that requires your weapon-refining knowledge to help us repair it. How long will you be busy? Or could you stop what you're doing now and come help me with the repair?" Zhang Shundao didn't waste any more words and directly stated what he wanted to do.

"What are you repairing? You know me; I won't touch anything that isn't challenging enough, or if the materials don't meet my requirements."

As one of the top weapon refiners in the Nine Directions and Ten Domains, he has extremely high standards, whether he's refining weapons for others or forging them himself. If he can't meet those standards, he'd rather not do it at all.

"Have you ever heard of the Heaven-Seeking Treasure Mirror?" Zhang Shundao's lips curled up slightly.

Chu Xuantie, who had been slightly impatient just a moment ago, suddenly changed his expression. His already large eyes now appeared to be more than half again as large.

"What did you say? The Heaven-Seeking Treasure Mirror?!"

Chu Xuantie wondered if he had misheard. Such a treasure was actually in Zhang Shundao's hands?! Was he kidding?!

Anyone with a modicum of knowledge knows the immense value of the Heaven-Seeking Treasure Mirror. Legend has it that it was crafted by several top-tier weapon refiners, now lost to the annals of history, who spent a tremendous amount of time creating this treasure. If he could find such a treasure and study it, he would surely learn something from it!

Zhang Shundao smiled and said, "This treasure doesn't belong to me. It was owned by the founder of the Eternal Night Sect, a very powerful Peak Eternal Realm expert. This treasure is somewhat damaged, with some parts broken. However, these parts have been recovered, so it needs a particularly powerful weapon refiner to repair it. I thought of you first. If you're not available, then I'll find someone else to try."

"No, no, no!!! How can such a precious treasure be entrusted to those mediocre weapon refiners! In the entire Nine Directions and Ten Domains, when it comes to weapon refining skills, if I say I'm second, who dares to say they're first! Therefore, only I can repair this treasure!!!"

Chu Xuantie shouted loudly, as if he would lose this opportunity if he spoke even slightly softer.

Zhang Shundao laughed and said, "Then you can't help Old Wang with weapon forging, can you? That old guy has a bad temper."

"I don't care! He needs my help, so what if I delay a bit? I won't say anything, just tell me where you are now, and I'll come find you myself!" Chu Xuantie said impatiently.

"Wait a moment, my good brother Old Li might also be looking for other weapon refiners. Let me check on his side." Zhang Shundao was certain that Chu Xuantie would help, so there was nothing to worry about. He would first check on Li Muchen's side, and if Li Muchen also decided to help, he would then discuss it with Chu Xuantie. After all, repairing such things required some compensation.

"Wait, are you talking about Li Muchen? Li Muchen has a pretty good relationship with that old bastard Leng Xinghe!!!"

Chu Xuantie suddenly entered a battle state, his expression turning ashen.

"Then I don't know. Wait a moment, I'll send you another message later." Zhang Shundao's eyes flickered, and then he decisively ended the message transmission.

By the time he met Li Muchen, Li Muchen had already finished sending the message.

"Old Li, how's it going over there? Chu Xuantie agreed to come here immediately, but we haven't discussed the reward with him yet." Zhang Shundao looked at Li Muchen's face, trying to find the answer in Li Muchen's expression.

Li Muchen said, "After listening to the Heaven-Seeking Treasure Mirror,' Leng Xinghe went from pretending to be busy to suddenly becoming relaxed. He even asked me to tell him the location so he could set off immediately."

It is evident that even the most skilled weapon refiners would want to study the Heaven-Seeking Treasure Mirror such a treasure.

"What a coincidence, Chu Xuantie is in the same boat. Have you settled on the payment yet? Or is it just a favor you're willing to do?" Zhang Shundao asked.

Li Muchen said, "I don't need any payment; he still owes me a favor."

"Alright, then let him come over." Zhang Shundao pondered for a moment and decided not to use Chu Xuantie.

After the two finished their discussion, Zhang Shundao went to a secluded spot nearby and sent a message to Chu Xuantie.

"Ahem, Lao Chu, we suddenly don't need you anymore, so you can continue with your own things. Okay, we'll talk again when we have time."

"Wait!! I don't need any reward! Just let me take over the repair of the Heaven-Seeking Treasure Mirror, and I can even give you some benefits!" Chu Xuantie suddenly said with a serious expression.

This left Zhang Shundao completely bewildered. What?!

"Are you sure? What kind of benefits are you offering?" Zhang Shundao chuckled and asked curiously.

"What do you want?" Chu Xuantie asked directly.

Zhang Shundao suddenly realized something and decisively said, "You're raising a Heavenly Mandate Soul Stone mine, so let's go with that Heavenly Mandate Soul Stone mine."

Lu Qing'an clearly obtained this treasure with the intention of acquiring a Heavenly Mandate Soul Stone mine. This indicates that Lu Qing'an still needs other Heavenly Mandate Soul Stone mines for the time being. Therefore, helping Lu Qing'an obtain another Heavenly Mandate Soul Stone mine now will undoubtedly improve Lu Qing'an's favor towards him. Ingratiating himself with such a powerful figure can only bring benefits, not harm. The only question is whether Chu Xuantie will pay the price.

Chu Xuantie hadn't expected Zhang Shundao to make this request, and his lips twitched. How dare you directly ask for my intermediate-level Heavenly Mandate Soul Stone mine?!

"Aren't you being a bit too harsh?" Chu Xuantie asked.

"Then you can decide for yourself. Anyway, Leng Xinghe has produced quite a few good things." Zhang Shundao smiled wickedly.