Chapter 50 (continued)

Soon, the Heaven-Resembling Stone in the furnace turned into two pools of liquid.

A pool of silvery-white water, shimmering with a delicate luster.

The other pool was a mixture of yellowish-brown and black, clearly made up of various impurities.

Shan Heyuan turned to Yang Ji: "Senior Yang Ji, it's finished refining."

Yang Ji stepped forward to examine it carefully, and after a moment exclaimed in admiration, "It's much more precise than what I've refined. If you were to refine weapons, you would definitely be a master."

Shan Heyuan smiled; he had no intention of abandoning his profession as a planter for the time being.

Yang Ji said it casually, and he quickly added some other materials to the Heaven-Resembling Stone solution and cast a few spells, "Young Friend Shan, could you help me refine these Spirit-Wading Metal a bit more?"

Without saying a word, Shan Heyuan refined it.

After inspecting the Wading-Spirit Metal, Yang Ji's face showed an excited expression.

He started frequently calling out to Shan Heyuan:

"Young Friend Shan Mountain Demon Bone be refined?"

"Give me some Wave Copper solution. You also know how to process Alum Wood, so could you please handle that?"

"I acquired this Star Crystal many years ago, but I've never been able to use it. Could you see if you could remove the impurities from it for me? Adding some of this to the spirit sword will make it hold more Spiritual Power."

While Shan Heyuan was processing it, Yang Ji stood beside him and said, "I originally planned to give it to Senior Shen, but I couldn't get rid of the impurities, and I was about to give up when I ran into you."

Yang Ji Shan Heyuan running around like a headless chicken.

Fortunately, although he was a bit long-winded, he was still capable.

Shan Heyuan watched as a silver-white spirit sword gradually took shape in his hands, emanating a terrifying aura.

Yang Ji's hands were blackened, covered with calluses and wounds.

He gently stroked the broad blade of the spirit sword, his face full of delight. "It's been a long time since I've made such a fine spirit sword. It really does take the owner of the spirit sword to work with me."

Shen Duheng watched from the side and nodded gently. "Thank you for your hard work."

"I agreed long ago." Yang Ji handed the spirit sword to Shen Duheng with both hands. "Senior Shen, this spirit sword is yours now. You will complete the remaining steps yourself."

Shen Duheng: "Okay."

This spirit sword was forged with Shen Duheng's full participation, and it carries a very distinct personal aura.

It's estimated that even if he doesn't use this spirit sword anymore, no one else will be able to use it.

Yang Ji's abilities were limited, and he only managed to create a rough prototype of the spirit sword.

The subsequent process required Shen Duheng to nurture and refine it himself until it was perfectly in tune with his mind and could be used as if it were his own arm.

Shen Duheng sheathed the spirit sword. "You've repaid the favor you owed me."

Yang Ji a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Senior Shen."

Shen Duheng nodded and prepared to leave with Shan Heyuan.

"Senior Shen," Yang Ji called out, wanting to say something, but ultimately said nothing, only adding, "Take care, you and Young Friend Shan."

Shen Duheng: "You too."

Shen Duheng took Shan Heyuan and left.

Shan Heyuan, however, turned back for one last reluctant look.

This was the first time he had participated in the entire process of learning this spirit sword; it was quite arduous, yet also quite interesting.

I doubt I'll ever have the chance to forge a spirit sword under the guidance of a weapon master again.

Besides, he had spent so much time with Yang Ji that he had developed some feelings for him.

Seeing that Yang Ji was also looking in his direction, he waved and mouthed to Yang Ji, "Write to me when you have time."

Yang Ji smiled and waved back at him.

After flying quite a distance, Yang Ji could no longer be seen.

Shan Heyuan withdrew his gaze and asked Shen Duheng beside him, "Brother Shen, where are we going next?"

"Where do you want to go? If you don't have a destination, prepare to return to Sword Reverence City." Shen Duheng used his Spiritual Power to shield him from the wind. "We still have eleven days."

After considering it for Shan Heyuan said, "How about we go for a walk in the wild and see if we can pick some Spirit Plant to take back?"

His Dantian was so large, yet it was completely empty.

Now that we've come all the way to Fu Province, we should at least bring back some unique Spirit Plant. Otherwise, it would be such a waste of this trip.

Moreover, having finally Core Formation, he had a newfound confidence in his combat strength, so he had to give it a try.

Shen Duheng had no objection. "Where would you like to pick them?"

Shan Heyuan thought of the cultivator who had invited him in Qingmian City: "How about we go to the Senyang Mountain Range?"

"Okay." Shen Duheng agreed and led him to another route.

We're already quite close to the Spirit Jade Palace.

In fact, after they arrived, all the places they stayed were Spirit Jade Palace's territory.

However, the places I visited before, such as Qingmian City, were the locations of the Spirit Jade Palace's second-level sects.

The Senyang Mountain Range we are heading to now are directly under the jurisdiction of the Spirit Jade Palace.

Spirit Jade Palace is the largest sect in Fu Province and one of the seven top sects in the entire cultivation world.

The control such a sect exerts over its territory is easily imaginable.

They were also questioned when they arrived.

Fortunately, their identities were complete, with no oversights.

They safely passed through numerous checks.

Outside the Senyang Mountain Range lies a large city Kaiya City. Many people entering the Senyang Mountain Range stop here to buy or sell supplies.

Shan Heyuan and Shen Duheng also planned to stay here for a day to see if they could collect any unique spiritual items or Spirit Plant.

Kaiya City is directly under the jurisdiction of the Spirit Jade Palace, and its security is quite good.

Shan Heyuan and Shen Duheng spent the day sightseeing and made quite a few purchases.

In the evening, after having a local-style dinner, it wasn't time for them to rest yet.

Shan Heyuan then suggested, "Why don't we go check out the local taverns?"

Generally speaking, you can usually hear some relatively new news when you go to such places.

Shan Heyuan wanted to go, Shen Duheng had no objection.

After disguising themselves slightly, the two found a large tavern.

It wasn't evening when they went in, and there weren't many people. Shan Heyuan looked around and quickly figured out the situation in the tavern.

The two sat down, ordered drinks and food, and listened to the news around them while drinking.

Shan Heyuan had never been here before, and many of the things he heard were quite eye-opening for him.

It's also possible that the person speaking was deliberately exaggerating.

Just as Shan Heyuan pricked up his ears, listening intently to the hunters' conversation.

Shen Duheng suddenly used his Divine Sense to transmit his voice. "In the northwest corner, those two gray-robed cultivators are talking about a secret realm called 'Xijing'."

Shan Heyuan instinctively wanted to turn his head to look, Shen Duheng gently pulled him back from under the table and whispered, "Don't turn around, I'm sending you their conversation."

Shen Duheng quickly relayed the contents of the chat.

"... It costs 5,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stone for the ticket. If we can't find it, won't we lose out?"

"We already have such ample intelligence, and we've scouted the area beforehand to confirm there's no problem. How could we possibly lose money?"

What intelligence? What are you looking for?

Shan Heyuan immediately became interested.

He reached for the wine glass, subtly concealing his expression.

The two voices, one deep and one high-pitched, continued.

"With our cultivation levels, even if we can't find that Spirit Plant garden, we can still hunt some Demon Beast and gather some Spirit Plant. At most, we'll suffer a small loss, not a big one. Why not take a gamble?"

"Doesn't the time and effort spent count? Let me think about it. I originally wanted to go to the Senyang Mountain Range."

"We can go back later. The Senyang Mountain Range don't have legs, they can't run away."

"I want to go and harvest a batch of Sorrowful Question Fruit. If I miss this batch, I'll have to wait twenty years to harvest them again."

"You can buy some more when you come back. Or we can make a quick trip, find the Spirit Plant garden in Xijing, and then go to the Senyang Mountain Range?"

"How can I possibly manage both? Let me think about it some more."

The two quickly moved on to talking about other things.

Shen Duheng did not repeat what they said.

Shan Heyuan looked at Shen Duheng, his eyes asking in a questioning tone: Are you going?