Gou Zai Xian Men Dang Void Workshop Master

Besides Pei Yuxianzi, only Liu He left a message, and there were three others.

After reading it, Chen He tidied himself up before stepping out of the cave.

Liuhe's cave is on the right side of the mountain, which is the territory of the weapon refining hall.

From the mountainside to the foot of the mountain, one can see figures moving about; they are all weapon refiners from the Refining Hall. This is much more lively than Chen He's cave.

At the entrance of the cave, Liu He greeted him and sealed the cave with an array.

"Let me introduce you to a few senior brothers," Liu He said. "They are all from the Weapon Refining Hall. The lowest level of their cultivation is Qi Refining Level 3. They also have trading needs, mainly spirit stones, pills, and weapon refining materials. I don't know if you can handle it? If not, that's okay, take your time."

"Sure," Chen He said easily. "You forgot, Fairy Pei's spirit stones are still in my hands, she's not in a hurry to use them."

"Alright, I'll recruit some people." Liu He held the jade tablet and immediately sent a message: "They are all cultivators from my uncle's lineage, including those from the previous and last generations."

"Uncle Liu has given his mind?" Chen He looked at him and smiled. "If I'm not mistaken, he didn't approve of you contacting me at first."

"That's right," Liu He paused slightly, then continued, "My uncle has always wanted me to focus on weapon crafting and cultivate in seclusion, and he doesn't approve of me contacting other cultivators."

Not only Chen He, but even Gong Huixin's side, Uncle Liu did not approve of him contacting her.

He hoped that Liu He would cherish his time and quickly cultivate to break through or hone his skills.

In his view, social interaction is useless; once one's cultivation level is improved, friends will naturally come, and one can also resolve many issues.

Moreover, within Fire Mountain, the Refining Hall lineage is Liu He's backer, which is far better than meeting random people.

"Then why are you so concerned about my affairs?" Chen He asked.

"Perhaps I have a restless heart by nature," Liu He smiled. "Helping you is also helping myself. I can earn spirit stones and make so many friends. Besides, I hope to have the opportunity to enter Penglai Heaven in the future."

"I can't guarantee that," Chen He quickly said. "Penglai Heaven is too mysterious. I don't even have a fixed stall. I just spend spirit stones to extend my time."

"I know, I mean in the future," Liu He said sincerely, "I just hope you can give me a chance, okay?"

"Okay." Chen He looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and then agreed. "If there's a chance, I'll tell you; the choice is yours."

"No problem," Liu He chuckled. "That's enough."

That's just his personality. Although he cultivates the way of metal and fire, the hardship of refining weapons and the loneliness of cultivation are still a bit difficult for him to endure.

Young cultivators all have this problem; there are still too few cultivators who can truly persist in cultivation day after day for ten years.

This is also the key reason why very few outer disciples are promoted to inner disciples.

Reaching the Qi Refining Realm, cultivation becomes very painful; every inch of progress is a test of one's character.

Even just clearing the Qi and opening the meridians requires gradual unblocking, not to mention the subsequent stages of refining the apertures, Qi channels, and circulating Qi throughout the body.

In order to improve their cultivation, outer disciples either need to curry favor with others or form groups, making the competition extremely fierce.

Chen He didn't sense it because he was backed by the market and was an alchemist himself.

He has the ability to survive, and he doesn't even lack resources, just look at the other cultivators of the same generation.

Only Liu He fared somewhat better; the other cultivators dared not relax for a moment, yet they still struggled to make any progress and lacked the resources to even make a deal with Chen He.

These real-world difficulties can easily erode one's ambition, and it's normal to not want to cultivate oneself.

Or rather, it's not that I don't want to cultivate, but that I've made very little progress even after being in seclusion for more than half a year.

This predicament can drive a person crazy.

……

After chatting for a while, three figures descended from the sky. Liu He quickly activated the formation and hurried to the entrance of the cave to greet them.

He introduced Chen He to three senior brothers.

The first one is a middle-aged man named Shi Tie, a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and a second-level intermediate weapon refiner, capable of refining intermediate-level magic weapons.

The second one is the shortest cultivator with a big nose, named Hou Shengjie, a Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator and a second-tier intermediate weapon refiner.

The third person was a tall, thin man named Lin Chuan, a Qi Refining Stage 3 cultivator, a Level 2 beginner weapon refiner, and also the youngest.

Chen He greeted his three senior brothers one by one, exchanged brief pleasantries, and then sat down in turn.

Liu He waved and took out Cloud Mist Tea to serve his three senior brothers, chatting for a few minutes to build rapport.

Before even drinking the tea, Lin Chuan couldn't wait to make a deal, mainly because he lacked spirit stones.

If the second level of Qi Refining, the Meridian Opening Realm, can be opened using one's own magical power, with little reliance on resources, then the third level of Qi Refining, the Aperture Refining Realm, relies heavily on resources.

Each acupoint needs to be refined, and lighting, polishing, and refining each acupoint one by one requires a lot of resources.

Lin Chuan is stuck at this stage and needs spirit stones to aid his cultivation. He has no shortage of pills, which he can exchange for using merit points.

After all, he was a second-tier beginner weapon refiner. He had no shortage of merit points, but he had very few spirit stones, and there was no way to exchange them.

For this transaction, Lin Chuan prepared seven magical artifacts, all of which were second-tier, low-level magical artifacts. After Chen He evaluated them, he exchanged them for 100,000 spirit stones.

It wasn't that he deliberately lowered the price, but rather that there are evaluation standards for basic magical artifacts, and the difference in materials and techniques will affect the price.

Lin Chuan was a weapon refiner, so he naturally knew the price and did not refuse, thus completing the transaction smoothly.

After finishing his Cloud Mist Tea, he bid farewell to everyone and left. It would take him a long time to accumulate seven of his own Tier 2 beginner magic artifacts.

Unlike alchemists who can leave behind elixirs, weapon refiners can only leave behind some scraps. Lin Chuan spent a lot of merit points to refine seven low-level magic weapons.

After Lin Chuan left, Hou Shengjie couldn't wait to make the deal. He took out two mid-level second-tier magic weapons, five low-level second-tier magic weapons, and some refining materials.

After assessing the situation, Chen He gave Hou Shengjie 220,000 spirit stones, as well as a bottle of Qi-Forging Pill and a bottle of Spirit-Clearing Pill.

Qi-Forging Pill is an exclusive pill for cultivators at the fourth level of the Qi Meridian Realm. It helps in the construction of Qi Meridians and can consolidate newly generated magical power.

The Cleansing Spirit Pill works on the mind and spirit, cleansing the mind, maintaining rationality, and restoring mental strength. It is a universal pill for use during the Qi Refining stage.

Hou Shengjie was quite satisfied. After taking a sip of Yunwu tea, he didn't rush to leave but sat down and watched the next transaction.

Shi Tie didn't say much, but waved his hand and took out five second-tier intermediate magic artifacts, twelve primary magic artifacts, and some unused materials.

Chen He estimated the price and offered 420,000 spirit stones. Shi Tie did not refuse and asked for the spirit stones, as well as Cloud Mist Tea and some pills.

These are all usable by cultivators at the fifth level of the Qi Refining Realm, including Yellow Sprout Pills and Hundred Herbs Pills, which help with the circulation of Qi and improve cultivation.

Shi Tie was very satisfied with the transaction. He and Hou Shengjie added Yu Gui as a friend. Instead of leaving immediately, they stayed to chat.

Chen He was satisfied and naturally in no hurry to leave. It was while chatting with the two men that he learned they were Uncle Liu's subordinates.

Within the weapon-refining hall, the deputy deacon held absolute power, but not everyone recognized Uncle Liu.

There are people associated with Uncle Liu, neutral weapon refiners, and weapon refiners with other connections.

In summary, these two were the elite men under Uncle Liu, and they only came to make the deal out of respect for Liu He.

Looking at it this way, Liu He really has excellent conditions. Among the other cultivators of the same year, apart from those who entered the inner sect, at least among the outer sect cultivators, no one can compare to him.

Uncle Liu often secluded himself to refine weapons in preparation for breaking through to the Purple Mansion realm, so the weapon refiners in the weapon refining hall all took care of Liu He.

Besides the transaction, the main purpose of this trip was to see if Chen He was worth befriending. It seems that Liu He's judgment was correct, and the two are happy to make friends.