Gou Zai Xian Men Dang Void Workshop Master

After several days of seclusion, Chen He forged seven second-tier, low-level magic swords.

It has already been fed to the sword bamboo worm, and the fully jade-like sword bamboo worm is now dormant and absorbing the essence.

By forging a magic sword, Chen He successfully advanced to the second-tier beginner weapon refiner.

Besides magic swords, he can also craft other basic magic artifacts, but he is most skilled at magic swords.

He did not leave seclusion there, but continued to study the formations and draw talismans.

By the time he advanced to the second-tier beginner array master and then to the second-tier beginner talisman master, almost two months had passed.

After leaving the cultivation room, Chen He remembered the breeding room and the planting room.

He went to the breeding room first, and as expected, the white-scaled koi had already floated to the surface.

After a moment of silence, Chen He waved his hand and used his magic to sweep up all the white-scaled koi.

After crushing all the white-scaled koi carp to use as fertilizer, Chen He turned and went to the planting room.

Although the sunflower and the red flame grass were not in good condition, they still stubbornly survived.

The main reason they won't die is due to the coordination between the underground ley fire and the temperature control array.

But it was on its last legs.

Chen He made a hand seal and used the technique of gathering clouds and turning them into rain, successfully nourishing the land with spiritual rain.

The Crimson Flame Grass and Sunflower greedily absorbed the spiritual rain, and their condition quickly recovered.

Chen He used the Earth Extinction Technique to kill the spirit field, and only stopped after confirming that no pests or poisonous insects had appeared.

……

After a brief three-day rest, Chen He reconnected with Liu He.

After two months of seclusion, Liu He successfully advanced to the second-tier beginner weapon refiner.

He had already completed the certification and invited Chen He to his cave to celebrate.

Chen He had no reason to refuse, so he sealed off his cave and went directly to the weapon-refining hall.

Inside Liu He's cave, Chen He met Hou Shengjie and Liu He.

The three of them sat together, drinking wine and eating the spiritual food prepared by Liu He, quite enjoying themselves.

"Junior Brother Liu, it's time to focus on improving your cultivation."

Hou Shengjie said earnestly, "Your advancement to the second-tier beginner weapon refiner is certainly a cause for celebration for the deputy deacon, but cultivation is the foundation. Remember, you must not become arrogant or complacent."

"I understand, senior brother," Liu He said with a smile. "But you also know my personality. I've finally advanced to the second-tier beginner weapon refiner, so naturally I need to rest for a few days."

Compared to quiet meditation and cultivation, Liu He prefers weapon crafting, at least it's not so boring and it has a certain challenge.

Spiritual practice? It's too difficult.

To cultivate Qi and open the meridians, one needs to use magical power to unblock them. The pain, numbness, itching, and other sensations in the meridians are unforgettable.

The key is that progress is very small throughout the day, and it takes a long time to get even one main thread working; it also requires focus.

If one's mind wanders, it will inevitably lead to damage to the meridians. Such a focused and dedicated effort with little reward is hard to like, so it's normal for Liu He to feel repulsed.

Hou Shengjie understood his personality, so he didn't say much, just shook his head, raised his glass, and clinked it with Chen He and Liu He.

"Why didn't Senior Brother Shi come?" Chen He asked after finishing his drink and putting down his cup.

"Senior Brother Shi went to the mine. He lacks merit points, so he doesn't have enough for crafting tasks," Hou Shengjie said. "He can accumulate enough merit points by staying at the mine for two years."

"A mine? Is it far away?" Chen He asked. "Is it in another dynasty?"

"No, it's in the Ten Thousand Mountains." Hou Shengjie shook his head and smiled. "The Ten Thousand Mountains are rich in resources, and the sect has always been careful in mining them, establishing mines of different levels."

The "Ten Thousand Mountains" is not a vague name; there are actually ten thousand mountains.

Many of the Immortal Sect's resources were cultivated and mined from the Ten Thousand Mountains.

"Tell me more about it," Liu He asked curiously, as he really didn't know anything about these things.

"Alright," Hou Shengjie said without any hesitation, "The sect doesn't set up outer sect peaks arbitrarily; we have to investigate thoroughly first."

"If there are resources and they are plentiful, we will set up formations to protect and seal them off. Look at all those mountains outside the gate, some of them are protected by formations all the way, and some are even covered by clouds and mist."

Chen He nodded thoughtfully.

When he flew back to the Four Symbols City from the outer gate, he did see many array light screens, which he thought were all from the outer gate's mountains.

Then I thought of the knowledge about the Jade Tablet Initiation. It only mentioned the outer sect mountain peaks and marked them on a map, but what about the ones that weren't marked?

These mountains are clearly protected and rich in resources; no one can enter them.

"Our sect has mines, forest farms, medicinal herb gardens, pastures, and even underground rivers for fishing on the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Mountains."

"These are resource points that you can only access when you accept a mission. You wouldn't know anything about them if you haven't done any missions."

Hou Shengjie laughed and said, "To receive these missions, your cultivation level must be at least the fourth level of Qi Refining. It's normal that you don't know that."

There are many outer sect missions.

Alchemy and weapon crafting are popular skills, but even cultivators who don't know how to do them need to complete tasks to accumulate merit points.

Most of them go to these resource points in the outer sect to do tasks, make contributions to the immortal sect, and exchange them for cultivation resources.

Level 4 of Qi Refining is the threshold for accepting this type of mission. Below Level 4 of Qi Refining, if you cannot earn merit points, you can only choose to be sent to other places.

Alternatively, like the senior brother from Qingniu Mountain, you can spend a relatively long time guarding the miscellaneous service peak, which can also earn you merit points.

However, few people take on these kinds of tasks because the time required to stay in charge is very long, at least several years, which is not worthwhile.

There is still no successor to the senior brother of Qingniu Mountain. Unless he breaks through his own cultivation, he will have to stay in charge indefinitely.

"I see." Liu He nodded slightly, then asked, "Can we go and see for ourselves? Just to take a look."

"Well..." Hou Shengjie hesitated for a moment, "In principle, you can't get close without accepting a mission, but since you are all outer disciples, it's not against the rules for you to wander around nearby."

As long as you don't go directly into the resource point, it's fine to observe from the vicinity; outer disciples can come and go freely.

"Really?" Liu He's eyes lit up immediately. "Let's go take a look together. I've never been to a resource point before."

"Now?" Hou Shengjie said helplessly, "What's there to see? Let's finish this meal and then go cultivate."

"Chen He and I have been disciples for five years, but we haven't even properly explored the outer sect yet," Liu He raised an eyebrow. "We hope Senior Brother Hou can give us some pointers so we can avoid taking any detours."

"Alright!" Hou Shengjie put down his wine glass. "Then let's take a stroll around. When we get back, you need to focus on your cultivation."

"Alright, alright, let's go!" Liu He urged, pulling Chen He up and pushing Hou Shengjie out of the cave.

……

Three fairy birds flew out of Fire Mountain.

Chen He's fairy bird and Liu He's fairy bird are about the same size, but in terms of color, his fairy bird is more vibrant and varied than Liu He's.

Both Liuhe's fairy bird and Hou Shengjie's fairy bird are fiery red, but Hou Shengjie's fairy bird is larger and flies faster.

Hou Shengjie rode the celestial sparrow in the lead, while Liu He let out a strange cry and channeled more magic power into it, causing the celestial sparrow to give chase.

Chen He rode his celestial bird at a leisurely pace, keeping a certain distance behind.

The three of them successfully flew out of the Five Elements Mountain range, passed through the mountains, descended from the sky, and passed through the forest to arrive at the nearest resource point.

A medicinal herb garden.

Hou Shengjie led the two of them to fly around without getting close, as the herb garden was protected by an array, and getting too close would alert the cultivators inside.

There are cultivators at the resource points who are at least at the fourth level of Qi Refining. If you disturb them and cause a misunderstanding, you will have to take responsibility. Hou Shengjie gave a serious warning.

Then he took the two of them to the mine, which was located on the outermost edge of the Ten Thousand Mountains, in the middle of a canyon, and was an open-pit mine.

Hou Shengjie led the two as they flew through the air. The mine was just a stone's throw away. Before the three of them could land, three sword lights appeared out of nowhere and attacked.