Pill Saint, Weapon Emperor, Array God, Unparalleled in the World

Luo Chen was helpless.

These days, nobody believes you if you tell the truth.

He looked at Lei Zheng's old face, which was full of suspicion, and pondered in his heart that he had to find another way.

That old guy is stubborn; you can't force him to listen. You have to go along with him.

"Alright, you figured it out too."

Luo Chen patted the iron filings off his hands. "Although I have some skills, my current level is not high enough, and I'm too lazy, so I need an assistant like you."

Lei Zheng's eyelids twitched.

"But don't worry, as long as you agree, I will teach you this technique. You don't need to become my apprentice. The condition is that you work as a blacksmith for me for eight years and also help me look after my house and protect the property. What do you think?"

Lei Zheng narrowed his eyes.

Those eyes, hardened by decades of experience, were fixed on Luo Chen, trying to find a flaw in the young man's face.

"Are you telling the truth?"

He lowered his voice, "Just now, although you were using brute force to strike, the method you used and the quality of this hammer technique must be quite high. Are you really willing to give it up?"

Luo Chen nodded without hesitation.

"Of course it's true. I don't want to become a rough man who relies on brute force to make a living. This technique isn't very useful to me. It would be great if you were willing to teach it to me."

Rough guy?

Lei Zheng's lips twitched.

He looked down at his hands; his palms were covered in calluses, his knuckles were as thick as iron pliers, and there was black ash stuck in his fingernails that he couldn't wash off.

After decades of forging iron on the streets, how could he not be rough?

But it sounds so jarring to hear this kid say it to my face.

"If that's the case, then where is your home?"

Lei Zheng asked in a muffled voice.

Upon hearing this, Luo Chen...

There is a play.

"The deserted city three thousand miles away."

Lei Zheng was taken aback.

"I've heard of it. Are you talking about that Great Wilderness City in the west?"

"That's right, it's that Great Wilderness City."

Luo Chen nodded.

Lei Zheng frowned.

He knew that place; it was the most remote and desolate town in the Northern Region, where spiritual energy was scarce and resources were limited, and cultivators were unwilling to gather in that wretched place.

But how could such a powerful hammer technique be passed down in such a remote and remote place?

He pondered for a moment.

My mind raced through it.

Regardless, let's go and see what's going on with this kid first.

If he dares to lie to me, this brat of a Grandmaster can crush me with one hand. I can deal with him later.

If it's true...

It might be better to hide your identity somewhere else.

So many years have passed since that incident, but Lei Zheng still hasn't completely gotten rid of that thorn in his heart. He's hiding in this small town to work as a blacksmith, isn't that just to avoid the limelight?

"Kid."

Lei Zheng made up his mind, and his voice turned serious. "If what you're saying is true, I'll stay with you for eight years. But in that case, I'll be the one taking advantage of you."

Luo Chen smiled calmly.

"It's just a small advantage, I'll take it."

"Then pack your things properly. I'll come over tomorrow, and we'll leave together."

After saying that, he turned and left.

His steps were neither hurried nor slow, and his spine was ramrod straight.

Lei Zheng squinted, staring at the boy's back, and the more he looked, the more something seemed off.

He knew perfectly well that my cultivation was far superior to his, yet he remained neither humble nor arrogant, not even blinking an eye.

That's the source of their confidence.

This kind of mindset.

He is no ordinary person.

But when did such an extraordinary person emerge in that Great Wilderness City? How come I've never heard of him?

Lei Zheng stroked the stiff stubble on his chin, a question forming in his mind.

It seems I've become quite ignorant after all these years of staying here.

Lei Zheng stared in the direction where Luo Chen had disappeared, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

This kid has a secret.

And it's a big secret.

......

He left Lei Zheng's blacksmith shop.

Luo Chen crossed two streets and turned into a dilapidated alley.

This is the other person he's looking for.

At the end of the alley, in front of a dilapidated house.

A woman in her forties stood there, dressed in a brocade robe, with a gold hairpin in her hair, followed by four attendants carrying four large red lacquered chests.

The box was clearly no ordinary item; its lacquered surface was engraved with array patterns, and it faintly emitted fluctuations of spiritual energy.

The woman was bowing with her hands clasped in greeting.

They adopted a very humble attitude.

"Miss Tang, our sect leader sincerely invites you to join the Dark Phoenix Pavilion, and promises that as long as you are willing to join, the position of vice pavilion master will be yours."

house.

A woman's cold, sharp voice rang out.

"Go back and tell Yin Lan that I will not join the Dark Phoenix Pavilion and should not come here again. If she comes to disturb my mother's peace again, don't blame me, Tang Yan, for not knowing how to treat guests."

A sinister glint flashed in the forty-year-old woman's eyes.

It was fleeting.

She put on a smile again, but the corners of her mouth were a little tight.

That little slut really doesn't know what's good for her.

If it weren't for her extraordinary talent, why would I, as a steward of the Dark Phoenix Pavilion, condescend to come to this wretched place?

If it weren't for the Pavilion Master's order to invite her back, I would have already left in a huff.

The woman took a deep breath.

He suppressed the anger in his heart.

"Miss Tang, please don't refuse outright. Our sect leader genuinely wants you to join us. You see, he knows your mother's health isn't good, so he specially ordered me to send several boxes of spiritual herbs and treasures to help your mother recuperate..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

boom!

The broken wooden door was suddenly pushed open.

A woman carrying a sword walked out.

She wore a plain white dress with a black belt around her waist. She had a slender figure and her black hair cascaded down her back with a silver hairpin.

Her face was unadorned, her skin as white as porcelain, yet her eyes and brows exuded a compelling air of heroism.

The most striking feature was his eyes.

It was as cold as a frozen pool in the depths of winter, without any warmth whatsoever.

She stood at the doorway, her gaze sharp as a sword, piercing directly at the forty-year-old woman.

"Aren't you leaving yet?"

Tang Yan spoke coldly, her voice not loud, yet it made everyone present tense, "Do you want me to draw my sword?"

Her hand rested on the hilt of the sword, her knuckles tightening slightly.

"If I draw my sword, you will die!"

The woman's expression changed.

The four attendants behind her all took a step back, and the boxes they were carrying were shaking.

That was murderous intent.

A genuine killing intent.

The woman froze on the spot, her smile fading, and her lips twitched slightly.

Because she knew.

This woman kept her word.

And that sword really could kill her.

"No need for you to draw your sword, we're leaving now! We're leaving now."

The woman gave two dry laughs.

His smile looked worse than his tears.

She repeatedly cupped her hands in greeting, took a step back, and gestured to her four attendants.

The attendants who carried the boxes felt as if they had been granted a pardon, and they ran off with the boxes.

The person has gone far away.

Tang Yan withdrew her gaze and said coldly.

"Stop hiding, come out."

Luo Chen smiled.

He emerged from the shadows at the alley entrance, his steps unhurried, a roguish air about him.

At this moment, he knew in his heart that the forty-year-old woman was not someone who would make Tang Yan show herself.

With this woman's cultivation level, we can simply deal with her.

The real reason she came out was for herself.

What puzzled him was that he had concealed his aura very well and his cultivation level was not high, so how did she discover it?