Half the Credit Belongs to You

"Chief Chu has arrived!"

"The Great Sage Golden Wing has arrived!"

Artifact Refining Institute, the disciples watched the figure flying in from the horizon and exclaimed in surprise.

As soon as the man and the eagle landed, the disciples of the Artifact Refining Institute stood at attention and bowed.

We pay our respects to Chief Chu and the Great Sage Golden Wing.

Chu Feng smiled slightly upon hearing this, "Gentlemen, no need for formalities. I've come today to have a drink with Elder Tie. Please go about your business."

Upon hearing these words, the students dispersed. They had occasionally heard Elder Tie mention the relationship between Elder Tie and Chief Chu.

It is said that when Chief Chu was not yet the head of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute, he had received guidance from Elder Tie. Later, Elder Tie discovered Chief Chu 'Chief Chu ingenious ideas and wanted to recruit him into his ranks, but the old headmaster of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute disagreed.

Otherwise, Chief Chu would undoubtedly be in charge of the Artifact Refining Institute now.

As for the rumors circulating in the Dao Dao-Seeking Academy that Chief Chu couldn't cultivate, that's utter nonsense.

The two quickly arrived at Elder Tie's villa, and before they even entered, they heard a series of clanging sounds.

Upon seeing Chu Feng arrive, the disciples at the gate quickly bowed and then hurriedly ran into the courtyard to inform Elder Tie. A short while later, a burly, bronze-skinned, unkempt middle-aged man walked out with a smile.

"Brother Chu, what brings you here? Or do you have some brilliant idea to share with me?"

Chu Feng smiled and said, "Brother Tie, I came here to have a drink with you, and also to see if you have any new tricks up your sleeve lately."

"Understood."

The Tie Futu laughed and said, "You've come to steal my skills."

Chu Feng shrugged. "Brother, what we did was a friendly exchange, not stealing someone's skills."

"That makes sense, haha..."

Tie Futu led Chu Feng and Great Sage Golden Wing inside, and after passing through the noisy front yard, they arrived at a beautiful courtyard.

As soon as Chu Feng sat down, he took out a jar of holy wine and placed it on the table. With a bang, the lid was opened, and the fragrant aroma of the wine instantly filled the courtyard.

Slurp...

Tie Futu couldn't help but swallow hard. He had two great passions in life: blacksmithing and drinking.

He didn't care about cultivation at all. Therefore, although his strength was only average and he had only reached the Dao Integration Realm after hundreds of years of cultivation, his weapon-refining skills were the best in the Artifact Refining Institute Artifact Refining Institute.

"Excellent wine, Brother Chu. Your winemaking skills are getting better and better, even surpassing your blacksmithing theories."

As he spoke, Tie Futu gave Chu Feng a thumbs-up.

"My theory of weapon forging is just so-so, not as good as your practical skills, brother."

As Chu Feng spoke, he poured three bowls of wine, pushing one of them towards Tie Futu.

ha...

Tie Futu downed a bowl of wine and said with a smile, "Don't be modest, kid. It took me many years to fully understand what you gave me before."

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Why hadn't he activated the system sooner, allowing his old friend to profit from it for free?

The Great Sage Golden Wing, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up, "A Tu, I gave you a chance but you're useless. Others don't even get a chance to ask Brother Feng for guidance, yet you have so many good things, but your comprehension is so poor. Before Brother Feng came, he said he wanted to see some new and interesting things from you."

A naive smile appeared on Tiefutu's face, "Our blacksmithing brains are really not very flexible. By the way, Brother Chu, why did you suddenly think of weapon refining? Could it be that you have accepted another disciple?"

Chu Feng said unhurriedly, "No, it's just that I suddenly thought of you when I was thinking about weapon forging."

He had read the True Explanation of Artifact Refining at the Dao-Seeking Academy in his early years. It was just some basic techniques. Each elder of the Artifact Refining Institute would add their own understanding to this True Explanation of Artifact Refining to create unique weapon forging techniques.

He came today hoping to get some reference from the Tie Futu, so he could later write a technique for refining Rocket Turtle.

"I see."

As he spoke, Tie Futu took out a jade slip from his storage ring and placed it on the table.

"This contains my insights into weapon crafting over the past ten years, many of which were suggestions from you. Logically speaking, you deserve half the credit for this Futu Artifact Refining Technique."

Chu Feng took the jade slip without any hesitation and said with a smile, "Then I'll thank you in advance, brother."

Tie Futu said nonchalantly, "Sigh... it's too polite for us brothers to talk like this. By the way, if you want to forge weapons, you'll need a good hammer. I wonder if you have one ready."

Chu Feng looked thoughtful for a moment before speaking, "No, really. Do you have any good recommendations, brother?"

Tie Futu said, "I heard that at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion Auction in Unrivaled City two months from now, a top-grade holy hammer will be auctioned. It was once the treasure of the Great Sage Leixuan. He once had the opportunity to enter the Dao and become a saint through weapon crafting, but unfortunately, fate did not grant his wish, and he ultimately failed to cross that threshold."

"Oh."

Chu Feng's eyes lit up. He had read about the Great Sage Leixuan in miscellaneous books. This person was a figure from hundreds of thousands of years ago, famous for refining weapons. He was originally an ordinary person who, by chance, joined a small sect and eventually became a Great Sage step by step.

During his prime, many holy lands tried to recruit this Great Sage, but he did not join any Great Sage, believing that he would surely become a saint with his talent.

But becoming a saint is not something that can be achieved with just talent. The ultimate fate of the Great Sage Leixuan was the same as that of those Great Sage who did not join the Holy Land: to be lost in the Long River time.

"Brother Chu, are you planning to go and take a look?"

"Tie Futu asked curiously."

Chu Feng: "Of course, after all, it is a supreme treasure of a Great Sage of weapon crafting. I wonder if Brother Tie has time to go with me?"

Tie Futu shook his head. "I won't go. I'm planning to forge a top-grade spiritual weapon recently, intending to use it to break through to the Nirvana Realm."

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng immediately took out a jar of Dao Enlightenment Wine from his storage ring and placed it on the table.

"Then I'll offer my early congratulations to you on breaking through to the Nirvana Realm."

Tie Futu: "Thank you for your kind words."

After everyone finished drinking a jar of wine, Chu Feng turned and left with the Great Sage Golden Wing.

After returning to the Miscellaneous Dao Institute, Chu Feng called everyone together and announced his departure for Unrivaled City.

After hearing this, everyone's expressions varied. Chen Qianqian and Bai Qian asked in unison, "Master, can we go together too?"

Chu Feng said, "Those who want to go, hurry up and come with me; those who don't want to go, stay in the mountain gate and cultivate."

I want to go.

"I want to go too."

The two little girls spoke one after the other.

The other disciples chimed in, "We plan to cultivate in the mountains."

After confirming the details, Chu Feng dismissed his disciples and returned to his courtyard to pack his belongings.

The following day, Chu Feng and his group left the Dao-Seeking Academy and headed to Unrivaled City...