My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 114 The so-called Three Instruments!

Back in the city, Chu Zhu leisurely rode his off-road motorcycle to the Third District Police Station, where he saw the handsome young man whose motorcycle he had stolen earlier.

"I'm so sorry!" Bi Xuan was greeting the young man with an awkward smile on her face. Her eyes only lit up when Chu Zhu returned.

"Returning the jade intact!" Chu Zhu handed the keys back to the young man, saying lazily, "The car is parked right outside!"

"What does that mean? Never mind!" Although the young man had never heard of the idiom "returning the jade intact to Zhao," he didn't dwell on it. He didn't take the key, but looked at Chu Zhu expectantly, then knelt down and hugged Chu Zhu's leg with a thud, "Master!"

Wall announcement: "?"

Chu Zhu: "..."

"Master, please accept me as your disciple!" The young man made a gesture as if to kowtow.

“Guo Hairui! There’s no need for that.” Chu Zhu’s eyes twitched a few times. He actually knew this young man. To be precise, he had recently given this young man’s father a warning—yes, his father was the factory manager of a medium-sized factory in the Third Industrial Zone.

"My name is Chu Zhu, or you can call me Mr. Zhu! You might as well go back and ask your father... then you'll understand a lot!"

Guo Hairui was stunned for a moment, then his body trembled, his mind raced, his eyes gleamed, and he kept muttering, "I knew it, I knew it..."

He knew those novels couldn't be fake!

Sure enough, this seemingly peaceful world actually contains countless prestigious sects.
Was it with the support of those prestigious sects that his father amassed such a fortune? So, is his family also connected to those prestigious sects?

That's great! Now he can go back, gain his father's approval, join a prestigious sect, cultivate diligently, and eventually become a great hero!
Ignoring Guo Hairui's wild fantasies, Chu Zhu watched him leave after picking up the keys, then glanced at Bi Xuan and asked, "Why is it you? Where are Uncle Li and the others?"

“I’m off to work!” Bi Xuan patted her cheeks and sighed. “Actually, this shouldn’t have been my job! But I overslept today… I called the team leader, and he assigned this task to me…”

"Damn it." As she spoke, Bi Xuan's eyes reddened. "That second-generation rich kid who looks like a complete idiot, why is he so respectful to you? I'm a super... kung fu master! You have no idea how much trouble that guy has made things difficult for me!"

"Oh," Chu Zhu replied calmly, "You were probably too polite to him!"

Bi Xuan: "...Huh?"

"Give him two big slaps! Or smash Captain Li's table with your hand, and then, like those great masters in novels, give him a cold, indifferent look! He'll bow down to you without hesitation," Chu Zhu sighed.

Bi Xuan's strength may surpass that of ordinary people, but he is too honest... To deal with this kind of chuunibyou who is obsessed with novels, you have to do what the novels say and do what you say to him!
"? Sadistic?" Bi Xuan was somewhat unsure.

"Let's not talk about that!" Chu Zhu patted Bi Xuan's shoulder, paused briefly, then suddenly thought of something, a playful glint in her eyes. "Speaking of which, I've always been very curious about something... Who is your master? Mo Ban? Or Mo Kai? Or perhaps..."

"Of course... um?" Bi Xuan belatedly realized something was wrong, staring at Chu Zhu in disbelief, cold sweat pouring down his face.

"Relax! I mean you no harm." Chu Zhu plopped down in Li Kang's seat, casually propped her feet up on the table, and looked Bi Xuan up and down with interest as she became increasingly uncomfortable. She said in a casual tone, "Besides, the captain and the others don't actually know... otherwise, I wouldn't be discussing this topic at this time when everyone has left."

Bi Xuan opened his mouth, then closed it again, and closed his eyes as well, clearly determined to resist nonviolently.

"Don't be like that! I don't discriminate against the Mo Sect. I just want to ask when the Mo Class will be back? Also, can you refine forbidden artifacts and spiritual weapons?" Chu Zhu rubbed his chin.

After hesitating for a moment, Bi Xuan finally cautiously opened her eyes and glanced at Chu Zhu, gritted her teeth, and nodded.

"Great! I have a third-realm assassin here! Can you refine him into a spiritual weapon?" Chu Zhu's eyes lit up instantly.

"???" Bi Xuan almost choked on his breath. He glared fiercely at Chu Zhu. "Are you kidding me? What do you think refining is? Just find a furnace, throw an assassin in, and you're done?"

"Isn't it?"

"...First, we need to forge a weapon! This weapon should use as many expensive materials as possible. After it is successfully forged, we will use the weapon furnace hidden within the Mo Sect, employ the unique supernatural powers of the Mo Sect, and combine it with the techniques honed through countless trials, to fuse the cultivator and the weapon into one!"

"Not a single step can be wrong! Otherwise, it's a small matter if the weapon is destroyed, but it's a big deal if the weapon maker suffers backlash, becomes corrupted, collapses, or goes mad—do you know just how precious a cultivator who can forge weapons is? That's something that weapons simply can't compare to!"

"Moreover, the success rate of forging a weapon is actually very low!"

"How low?" Chu Zhu asked seriously.

"Probably nine out of ten won't work?" Bi Xuan speculated. "At least that's how it is for me... Master's chances would be higher?"

Chu Zhu: "???" "Alright... never mind!"

Chu Zhu stated that she had withdrawn her previous invitation to craft weapons.

"?" Bi Xuan's eyes twitched. He hadn't agreed either! What's with that disgusted look? He was trembling with anger!

Taking a deep breath, Bi Xuan continued, with a hint of caution, "Of course, even if it doesn't work, what we create will only be a temporary forbidden artifact! However, the more likely we are to fail, the more severe the consequences of using it will be."

"I see!" Chu Zhu nodded in understanding. "You scared me. So failure results in a forbidden artifact... In other words, a spiritual artifact is a successful product?"

“…That’s not entirely true!” Bi Xuan’s expression grew increasingly strange as he sighed, “Uncle Zhu…you really don’t know anything! Well, only an outsider like you would dare to be so blunt with me, talking about forging weapons the moment you open your mouth.”

"To be precise, spiritual artifacts and forbidden artifacts are all successful products! Failed products are called temporary forbidden artifacts! Or pseudo forbidden artifacts! Or simply pseudo artifacts! The difference between these three is that... spiritual artifacts and forbidden artifacts can be used for a long time! Pseudo artifacts cannot; they will be destroyed after a few uses, and the aftereffects are usually quite serious!"

"Both spiritual artifacts and forbidden artifacts are successful products! The biggest difference between the two is that... spiritual artifacts not only have higher requirements for refining, but their effect at the same level is actually weaker than that of forbidden artifacts... For example, Uncle Zhu, if you want to refine that weapon—if it's a spiritual artifact, there won't be any side effects after using it, but its effect is not as good as if it were a forbidden artifact."

Bi Xuan's penchant for being a teacher was clearly aroused, and he began to talk eloquently even though Chu Zhu did not ask any further questions.

"However, under normal circumstances, if you have a spiritual artifact, you should definitely choose a spiritual artifact! After all, the pollution is indeed... But that's also the biggest problem! Forbidden artifacts have lower requirements."

"Low?"

"Yes, I'm not talking about the difficulty of crafting... but rather, the materials needed to support a spiritual weapon are not only rare, but also extremely expensive! The market price is basically ten times that of materials used in a forbidden weapon of the same level!"

"Most importantly, aside from cultivators, the materials for forbidden artifacts can basically be bought with money! Spiritual artifacts are different... and they're also controlled!"

Bi Xuan gave Chu Zhu a strange look. "For example, Captain Li previously investigated more than one weapons workshop. Although that workshop didn't actually manufacture any weapons, they were involved in smuggling materials..."

Chu Zhu: "..."

If you had just mentioned control measures earlier, he would have understood. You went on and on! And since it's a search by the Commandery, why are you acting so cautious and apprehensive?

"I understand! There's no need to say anything more." Chu Zhu nodded slightly, thinking as she walked out.

Bi Xuan wore a joyful smile. It wasn't easy. This time, in front of Chu Zhu, she finally didn't feel like she had been suppressed from beginning to end.

But he quickly realized what was happening, his expression froze, and he hurriedly chased after him, "No, Uncle Zhu! Um, you still haven't told me... how did you know about that? And... and..."

After Bi Xuan caught up, she lowered her voice with a look of fear on her face, "You really didn't tell the captain and the others about this, did you? And you don't really plan to tell... the captain and the others in the future, do you?"

"..." Chu Zhu glanced at Bi Xuan sideways. Considering he had helped her resolve her doubts, she didn't deliberately keep him hanging. She offered a few words of comfort, "Isn't Ning Linglong also a member of the Natural Taoism sect? Does everyone discriminate against her? She's already reached the position of vice-captain! Actually, it's your attitude that's strange..."

“…It’s different, completely different!” Bi Xuan sighed to the sky, his voice filled with grief and indignation. “Deputy Ning was seconded here! If he were in a university, he would be one of the top talents who studied abroad… I was dragged in! I already had some issues here… If more problems are found…”

Bi Xuan trembled as if he had thought of something.

Seeing this, Chu Zhu didn't say anything more, but just looked at Bi Xuan and walked back with trepidation.

"He's still just a child!"

Chu Zhu sighed. In the previous timeline, he had discussed this with Li Kang, so he knew very well that, given the current situation, even if it were exposed, it wouldn't be a big deal... As long as Li Kang believed in his loyalty, and as long as he didn't betray him, what could possibly happen if he publicly announced that he was a follower of the Mo Cult?

But...

Bi Xuan gave him a feeling similar to when he was in high school and hadn't done his homework, and seeing the teacher about to collect it made him feel like the sky was falling.

When you actually enter the workforce, you'll find that... it's not even a big deal!
Shaking his head to clear his mind, Chu Zhu walked out of the police station, gazing into the distance with a sharp look in his eyes.

"Then next... is your turn!"

"My good B2!"

(End of this chapter)