Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

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Just as Xia Xihai was about to continue forging magical artifacts, a strange golden light suddenly flew into the cave from the outside, which made him startled.

"This is... a teleportation talisman?"

As he drew the strange golden light into his palm from a distance, Xia Xihai raised an eyebrow, a look of surprise on his face.

This is because this talisman can transmit sound over long distances and is also quite valuable. Even the most ordinary Thousand-Mile Transmission Talisman can sell for at least tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones, which is beyond the reach of ordinary martial artists.

"Strange, who could be looking for me? Could it be Junior Sister Liu?"

With a hint of curiosity, Xia Xihai immediately abandoned the casting process, raised his hand to extinguish the raging fire inside the cauldron opposite him, and stepped outwards.

Gaoxing Peak, outside the ancient cave

"Disciple Lu Feng greets Vice Dean Xia!"

Upon seeing Xia Xihai finally appear, Lu Feng, who had been waiting for a long time, also bowed respectfully.

"Huh? What's this? It's you, kid...!"

Upon seeing that the person outside the cave was Lu Feng, Xia Xihai was also taken aback for a moment, then said with a suspicious look, "Hey Lu Feng, why aren't you staying on Mountain Star Peak? What are you doing peeking around outside my cave like this?"

"Besides, Gaoxing Peak and Shanxing Peak are only a few hundred meters apart. Such a close distance, and you're going to waste a thousand-mile transmission talisman? Have you struck it rich recently?"

Xia Xihai sized up Lu Feng across from him while picking his nose, his tone full of curiosity.

"Vice Dean Xia, you flatter me!"

"This disciple is merely a student of the Southern Academy; even if I were wealthy, I wouldn't be as rich as Vice Dean Xia...!"

Faced with Xia Xihai's curiosity, Lu Feng simply grinned and then said, "Actually, I came here for no other reason than to hear that Vice Dean Xia is fond of spirit wine. Coincidentally, I happen to have a few jars of Hundred Flowers Drunken Immortal Wine on hand. I wonder if Vice Dean Xia would do me the honor of tasting a bit?"

After saying that, Lu Feng didn't waste any more words. He immediately took out three completely sealed, pitch-black wine jars from his fingertip ring. They were none other than the Hundred Flowers Drunken Immortal Wine that he had gotten for free from Wanbaoge in the past.

Moreover, the quality of these jars of Baihua Zuixian Wine is also quite good. Even though the wine jars are not yet opened, just sitting here for a short while, the whole air is filled with the aroma of wine, which is refreshing and delightful!

"Is this aroma... the Hundred Flowers Drunken Immortal Wine?"

A rich aroma of wine wafted towards him, and Xia Xihai couldn't help but twitch his nose slightly, his face showing surprise. "Strange! Where did you get so much Hundred Flowers Drunken Immortal Wine?"

It's no wonder Xia Xihai is curious right now, because he has bought and drunk almost all of the newly produced Hundred Flowers Drunken Immortal Wine around Cangmang Mountain, leaving very little stock on the market.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have spent a high price to pre-order the Hundred Flowers Drunken Immortal Wine from Wanbaoge in Luoxing Town.

"In response to Vice Dean Xia, as the saying goes, heroes are judged by their origins, and fine wine is judged by its source. If you truly wish to keep these jars of Hundred Flowers Drunken Immortal Wine, then they are yours..."

When Xia Xihai asked him a question, Lu Feng simply cupped his hands in greeting and then deliberately kept him in suspense.

After all, he had obtained these jars of Hundred Flowers Drunken Immortal Wine from Wanbaoge by "scamming" them for free, and the original buyer was Xia Xihai in front of him. It can be said that he played a trick of using someone else's flowers to present to Buddha!

If the other party finds out the truth now, not to mention whether Xia Xihai will be furious, the plan to ask the other party to help reforge the Extreme Ice Shield Axe will most likely fall through!

"You bastard, Lu Feng! I never thought even I, Xia, would be targeted by you...!"

"However, I am, after all, a vice dean of a region. How can I possibly take your disciples' things for nothing? Besides, if Junior Sister Liu finds out about this, she'll probably give me a good scolding..."

Seeing that Lu Feng had come with a purpose, Xia Xihai flicked his somewhat greasy and dirty sleeves and said with a slight sigh, "Speak! What do you want from me, kid?"

"This disciple has come to request Vice Dean Xia's assistance in reforging a magical artifact!"

Seeing that the other party had finally spoken up, Lu Feng was secretly delighted and immediately took out the slightly damaged Extreme Ice Shield Axe from his fingertip storage ring.

"This item is... a top-grade Xuan-level magic artifact?"

Reaching out to catch the damaged Ice Shield Axe, feeling the deadly chill emanating from his palm, Xia Xihai raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise on his face. "You, Lu Feng, you always seem so poor and stingy, I never expected you to be hiding such a treasure. You still say you haven't struck it rich?"

Xia Xihai chuckled jokingly as he played with the Extreme Ice Shield Axe in his hand.

After all, top-grade Xuan-level magic artifacts are not like cabbages that you can find anywhere on the street. Their value is at least equivalent to tens of millions of mid-grade spirit stones, and they are generally priceless. Even the elite disciples of the East Academy may not be able to afford them!

"Vice Dean Xia, you flatter me. I only found this Extreme Ice Shield Axe by chance..."

"Furthermore, this Extreme Ice Shield Axe is currently damaged, and the gap on the inside of the blade is getting bigger and bigger, making it impossible to unleash the true power of a top-grade Xuan-level magic weapon..."

Faced with Xia Xihai's teasing, Lu Feng did not become complacent. He simply cupped his hands in greeting and then smiled helplessly.

"good."

"Although the internal spiritual energy of this magical artifact has not been lost, there is a visible gap on the inside of the axe blade. This is most likely due to 'spiritual ore loss,' a common occurrence during the forging process. Simply find some new spiritual ore materials and combine them with a high-level demon core to reforge it, and the problem will be easily solved!"

After examining the Extreme Ice Shield Axe in his hand once more, Xia Xihai nodded slightly and then said, "However, you can rest assured, kid. If it were to repair a higher-grade spirit-level magic weapon, I might have some trouble. But repairing a mere profound-grade magic weapon, I wouldn't dare say I'd be 100% successful, but I'm at least 90% confident..."

As the only weapon-forging master in Falling Star Academy, Xia Xihai is not only proficient in weapon-forging techniques, but his soul power cultivation has also reached the Grandmaster level!

In the Misty Continent, a martial artist's soul power cultivation is also linked to the strength of their soul power. Above the ninth level of soul power is the Lesser Grandmaster realm, and above the Lesser Grandmaster realm is the even more powerful Grandmaster realm!

It should be noted that even Lu Feng, who has cultivated the Soul Devouring Technique, is only at the seventh level of Soul Power. His soul power is comparable to some seventh-grade alchemists, but he is still a long way from the Grandmaster level!

This comparison clearly demonstrates the immense power of Xia Xihai's soul force cultivation!

Its soul power is so strong that even a Xuan-grade alchemist is far inferior to it, comparable to a true Ling-grade alchemist. Repairing a mere Xuan-grade top-level magic weapon is naturally nothing!

"This disciple thanks Vice Dean Xia!"

Seeing that Xia Xihai agreed to help without hesitation, Lu Feng was overjoyed and quickly bowed to express his gratitude.

After all, the other party had already stated that they were at least 90% confident in their ability to make this move, so what did he have to worry about?

"Hehe, don't be in such a hurry to thank me. Although I, Xia, have agreed to help, you still need to pay for the materials first..."

Seeing the other party's excited face, Xia Xihai simply grinned and then said in a calm tone.

"Uh, the cost of materials?"

"What about material costs...?"

Lu Feng was taken aback.

"Of course, it's the cost of materials needed to reforge the Extreme Ice Shield Axe. After all, this magical artifact is of a high grade, and reforging it will require a considerable amount of rare spirit ore and high-grade demon cores..."

At this point, Xia Xihai weighed the Ice Shield Axe in his hand, then said meaningfully, "Lu Feng, reforging the Ice Shield Axe and the cost of materials are two different things."

"Let's put this one thing aside for now. I've already agreed to help you reforge the Ice Shield Axe, so I can't possibly cover the material costs too..., can I?"