Crimson Sinking Stone

However, he was a man of great composure, and the strange look in his eyes vanished in an instant. He then turned to Lu Feng and gave him a warm smile.

There must be some misunderstanding here.

"I just heard from my disciple that young friend Lu has come to request Master He to forge a Spirit Artifact?"

Before Lu Feng could even speak, Huifang, standing to the side, was already jumping up and down in a panic:

"Abbot Brother! Why waste words with him! Take him down and avenge Junior Brother Huiyan!"

"Um?"

Huixing turned his head and glanced at Huifang.

With just one glance, Huifang was too frightened to utter a sound, demonstrating Huixing's usual authority in the temple.

Lu Feng did not make a move immediately.

The Huixing before me is at the Celestial Person Realm level of cultivation, and is also Half-Demon.

If a real fight broke out, I might not be a match for him.

So, following Huixing's train of thought, he said:

"That's right. I did come to see Master He, hoping he could forge a Spirit Artifact for me. I wonder if I could meet Master He?"

"Haha! Don't be in such a hurry, young friend!"

Huixing was just wondering how to coax Lu Feng into willingly entering that secret room when he didn't expect that the other party would actually bring it up himself.

Seeing this, Huixing clapped his hands and laughed, then said to Lu Feng:

"Master He is currently forging a Spirit Artifact for me. How about I take you to see him now?"

"Master He is currently refining a weapon. Will going there now disturb him?"

"No, no! Young friend, please follow this old monk!"

Huixing waved his hand repeatedly, then led the way, guiding Lu Feng deeper into the temple.

Led by Huixing, the two soon arrived at the door of a stone chamber.

For some reason, Huifang did not follow.

"Here it is?"

Lu Feng looked at the heavy stone door and asked.

"Master He is inside. Don't believe me? Look!"

As he spoke, Huixing raised his hand and pressed the mechanism, and the stone door slowly opened.

In the center of the secret chamber stood a furnace, and a bare-chested man stood beside it, forging a blood-red longsword with a hammer.

"Master He! This young friend wishes to have a Spirit Artifact crafted by you. I've brought him here!"

Huixing called out loudly, then stepped aside outside the door, raised his hand in a gesture of invitation, and invited Lu Feng to come in.

Inside the secret room, He Tieshan raised his head upon hearing the noise.

Upon seeing Lu Feng's face clearly, his expression changed drastically, and he shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Young friend, run! He wants to use your spiritual materials to forge Bloodthirsty Saber for himself!"

Upon hearing Huixing remained completely calm, a slight smile playing on his lips.

He simply raised his hand,

"Boom!"

A dull thud sounded as the door slammed shut.

A stone door had somehow appeared at the entrance to the passage behind Lu Feng, completely blocking his escape route.

It turned out that the other party had their eye on his red stone.

Lu Feng's expression remained unchanged; instead, he strode into the secret chamber.

"You've got guts, little friend!"

Huixing followed him in and then closed the second stone door to the secret chamber.

"You are He Tieshan, Master He?"

Lu Feng went straight to He Tieshan and asked.

"You shouldn't have come in... It's my fault." He Tieshan sighed dejectedly.

What does Master He mean by that?

Huixing smiled and took over the conversation.

"How could I possibly harm young friend Lu? I've been extremely polite to Master He. I've even taken meticulous care of your wife and children. Don't you agree, Master He?"

Upon hearing the words "wife and children," He Tieshan trembled and immediately shut his mouth.

He remained silent for a long while before turning to Lu Feng and saying:

"What kind of Spirit Artifact do you want to forge? First, take out the spiritual materials and let me see them."

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng took out the crimson stone from his storage bag.

"This junior wishes to use this stone to forge a spirit sword. I wonder if Master He would be so kind as to..."

Before he could finish speaking, He Tieshan's expression changed drastically the moment he saw the stone in the man's hand.

"This... this is Crimson Sinking Stone?!"

"Crimson Sinking Stone? What kind of spiritual material is that?" Lu Feng and Huixing asked in unison.

"Well..."

He Tieshan glanced at the two of them and sighed deeply.

"You two don't need to know the specifics. You only need to know that this Crimson Sinking Stone is a material for refining Dharma Treasure."

"Refining Dharma Treasure?!"

Huixing's breathing suddenly became heavy.

"So that means if this Crimson Sinking Stone is mixed into the Bloodthirsty Saber, wouldn't the Bloodthirsty Saber also be able to...?"

What are you thinking about!

He Tieshan interrupted him without any politeness.

"Unless you can find the soul of a seventh-tier demon emperor, and I break through to the Yin Spirit Realm and cultivate divine consciousness, you think you can forge Dharma Treasure? That's a pipe dream!"

"Then... what's the point of adding this Crimson Sinking Stone?"

Huixing was taken aback, but had to admit that what the other party said made sense. He himself knew that only divine sense could refine Dharma Treasure.

"If this piece of Crimson Sinking Stone were added to the Bloodthirsty Saber, it would surely become Supreme-Grade Spirit Artifact!" He Tieshan said decisively.

Upon hearing this, Huixing's face instantly flushed with excitement.

He abruptly turned to look at Lu Feng, his tone more earnest than ever before:

"Young friend Lu! This old monk forged this Bloodthirsty Saber precisely to present to the Demon-Slaying Bureau, so that you may use it to slay demons and eliminate evil!"

"Young friend, you happen to be lacking a spirit sword. How about this: you lend me this piece of Crimson Sinking Stone, and I'll mix it into the Bloodthirsty Saber. When the blade is completed, I will personally present it to you!"

"As for whether you will hand this sword over to the Demon-Slaying Bureau or keep it for yourself, that is your own business."

"What do you think, young friend?"

Lu Feng sneered inwardly.

That's a lie.

Once the sword is truly forged, will the other party still acknowledge the deal?

I'm afraid the first person they'll kill will be the one who delivered the treasure.

Just then, He Tieshan suddenly spoke up:

"Huixing did indeed mention the knife offering to me before; I can testify to that."

"Young friend, rest assured, as long as you are willing to refine this Crimson Sinking Stone into the Bloodthirsty Saber, I guarantee with my life that this blade will definitely be yours!"

Huixing was taken aback when He Tieshan spoke up for him at this moment. He paused for a moment, then nodded repeatedly, swearing that the knife would definitely belong to Lu Feng.

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng did not reply immediately, but instead lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought.

Just now, when he stepped into the secret room, He Tieshan risked angering Huixing by yelling at him to leave quickly, which shows that this man is not a bad person.

Furthermore, the fact that Huixing used his wife as leverage shows that she was not willing to Huixing to refine Spirit Artifact.

"Then why did he advise me to mix the Crimson Sinking Stone into the Bloodthirsty Saber...?"

Lu Feng's mind raced, and suddenly something occurred to him.

The Crimson Sinking Stone is incredibly heavy.

He Tieshan could recognize the Crimson Sinking Stone at a glance, which must mean he knew its characteristics well.

When he took out the stone, he clearly looked at it closely, but his hands remained behind his back the whole time, and he never reached out to take it.

He did it on purpose.

He wanted to make the Bloodthirsty Saber so heavy, after incorporating the Crimson Sinking Stone, that no one could wield it!

In this way, even if Huixing obtains the sword, he will be unable to unleash its full power!

What a brilliant, open scheme!