As they spoke, the two had already arrived at a secret chamber on the second floor of the shop.
Chen Xun still had some impression of Ru Tang. She seemed to be the registered disciple of that holy land elder whose robes had been cleaved to tatters.
Back then, Ru Tang had merely been at the Early-Stage Dao Integration Realm. Yet upon meeting again, she was already at the Mid-Stage Dao Integration Realm. It seemed she had received quite a few of that elder's cultivation resources and risen smoothly all the way.
At this thought, a smile curled across Chen Xun's lips as he asked softly, "May I ask what brings fellow daoist here today?"
Ru Tang glanced at those eight-pack abs, a strange gleam in her eyes, and smiled. "I heard that Fellow Daoist Zhou Xing of the holy land held Fellow Daoist Dongfang's Artifact Refining Technique in high regard. I happened to be passing through this place today, so I came to make your acquaintance. There is no other intention."
After saying that, she examined Chen Xun closely for a moment, her brows drawing together slightly before she looked around the Artifact Refining Shop.
It was a return to simplicity. This place was filled with the warmth and bustle of mortal life, unlike other Artifact Refining Pavilions with their imposing grandeur.
The more it was like this, the less Ru Tang dared to underestimate him. She had traveled the Desolate Heaven Domain for many years and encountered no small number of experts. Every peculiar habit of theirs, she kept in mind.
For instance, this one had likely stepped from the mortal world into the vast Cultivation World, then secluded himself here to comprehend the Dao.
Though she could not discern Fellow Daoist Dongfang's true realm, it was likely