A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Starting as a Sword-Forging Servant and Ascending to Immorta

Zhou Lingxuan looked at Chen Baichuan, quickly making a decision in his mind.

The existence of the Wind and Thunder Sword has been exposed, and it is impossible to hide it completely.

Fortunately, Chen Baichuan attributed everything to the sword-forging process and did not suspect the Heaven-Forging Hammer. This explanation was appropriate and could also cover up some of the traces of his sudden surge in cultivation last night.

Chen Baichuan rushed to Zhou Lingxuan.

He raised his hand, pointed at the Wind and Thunder Sword, then at Zhou Lingxuan, and his throat bobbed a few times.

"Could it be...?"

"You really succeeded on that path of 'forging the sword to achieve enlightenment'?"

The stewards of the instrument hall in the courtyard all held their breath.

Even the triangular-eyed boy being led away stopped struggling.

He didn't understand what "forging a sword to achieve enlightenment" meant, but he clearly heard the word "success".

The fact that the Elder of the Weapon Hall could lose his composure like this means that the strange sword must be even more powerful than he had anticipated.

And just now, he actually tried to poison the swordsmith.

The man with the triangular eyes lay paralyzed on the ground, no longer daring to mention Zhang Qian's name.

Zhou Lingxuan coughed lightly twice, bent his back slightly, and resumed his usual frail and aged appearance.

"Success is out of the question."

"This sword was indeed made by me. Last night, Lei Yang attracted lightning, and ordinary iron swords were melted by the lightning. Seeing that the material was rare, I took it and reforged it."

Chen Baichuan stared at him.

"It's that simple?"

"Having spent my whole life forging iron, all I've ever done is burn, forge, and shape."

Zhou Lingxuan spread his hands: "Luckily, I didn't destroy it."

"Just lucky?"

Chen Baichuan's voice suddenly rose in pitch.

"You call this good luck?"

"The lightning strikes for such a short time that ordinary weapon refiners can't even gather its power. You not only sealed it into scrap metal, but also shaped it along the lightning patterns, and finally made the sword embryo recognize its master!"

"Even if the entire weapon workshop were tied together, they couldn't replicate a second one!"

He became more and more excited as he spoke, and grabbed Zhou Lingxuan's arm.

Zhou Lingxuan subconsciously tensed his muscles, then immediately relaxed them.

With his Qi Refining Stage 6 physical body, if he were to instinctively react, Chen Baichuan would immediately sense the abnormality.

"Brother Zhou, come with me to the Weapon Hall!"

"You're not going to push me away this time!"

"If being a guest advisor isn't feasible, become an elder; if being an elder isn't willing, become a retainer. You don't need to worry about anything, just focus on forging swords!"

Zhou Lingxuan tried to pull his arm back.

No twitching.

Chen Baichuan gripped even tighter.

"You can choose any materials from the Weaponry Hall's inventory, we'll open a separate floor for you in the Earth Fire Cave, and we'll move all the weapon-refining manuals to your residence!"

"The spirit stones will be distributed monthly according to the hall master's share, and I'll exchange the pills for you at the alchemy hall. Anyone who dares to withhold them, I'll dismantle their weapon-refining furnace!"

The steward of the instrument hall standing nearby felt a chill run down his spine.

Hall Master level share.

It occupies a whole floor of the fiery cave.

The equipment inventory can be freely taken from.

They spent decades in the equipment workshop, but still couldn't get a feel for any of it.

Zhou Lingxuan, a lowly servant in the hall, only needed to wield a sword to receive treatment that surpassed all the other stewards and rivaled that of the hall master.

One of the deacons couldn't help but offer a reminder.

"Elder, retrieving the stored spiritual materials requires the Hall Master's order..."

Chen Baichuan turned around and glared at him.

"I'll sign it for him!"

"What if the sect leader disagrees?"

"I'll go block his door!"

The steward immediately shut up.

Zhou Lingxuan was also somewhat tempted.

The spiritual materials accumulated by the Weaponry Hall over the years will greatly aid in forging the Heavenly Hammer. However, once he enters the Weaponry Hall and stays under Chen Baichuan's watchful eye every day, his secrets will inevitably be exposed sooner or later.

What's even more troublesome is the Wind and Thunder Sword.

For this sword to be completed, Lei Yang, Tian Lei, and the Heaven and Earth Sword Embryo are all indispensable. If Chen Baichuan treats him as a master weapon refiner who can forge Heaven and Earth Swords at will, there will be no shortage of trouble in the future.

"Elder Chen, please let go."

"Not loose."

"I'm not running away."

"You said the same thing last time, and then you turned around and gave up the position of deputy head of the Weapon Hall."

Chen Baichuan simply grabbed Zhou Lingxuan and walked out of the courtyard.

"You must come back to the Hall of Instruments with me today."

"No one can stop us!"

Zhou Lingxuan's sleeve was tugged tightly by him, and he was just about to find an excuse to delay when a cold laugh suddenly came from outside the courtyard gate.

"You old bastard, you came to my ruined hall to snatch someone away?"

"If you ask me, he was born to join my Alchemy Hall!"

As soon as those words were spoken outside the courtyard gate, Chen Baichuan immediately released Zhou Lingxuan's hand.

Everyone turned to look.

Xue Yi followed behind a beautiful woman as they stepped through the collapsed courtyard gate.

The beautiful woman wore a long red robe, her hair was neatly combed, and her brows showed a hint of sternness. She walked slowly, and with each step she took, the poisonous fog that wafted through the courtyard receded to the sides.

A rich medicinal aroma then wafted out.

The green venom flowing on the ground immediately bubbled up and dissipated rapidly upon contact with this spiritual energy.

The deacons brought by Chen Baichuan straightened up, their expressions becoming tense.

Zhou Lingxuan glanced at Xue Yi.

The girl kept her head down and hid behind the beautiful woman after entering the room, not daring to even look at him.

Zhou Lingxuan immediately guessed seven or eight parts of it.

When Xue Yi left the abandoned hall last time, she was clearly concerned about his lifespan. She probably went back to ask someone for a longevity pill, but she couldn't get one, so she could only take out that pill furnace.

Otherwise, there would be no reason for the higher-ups of the Pill Hall to personally come to the abandoned hall.

When Chen Baichuan recognized the person, the excitement on his face diminished considerably.

"Hey Shen, why aren't you in the Pill Hall keeping an eye on those useless idiots who only know how to blow up the furnace? What are you doing here?"

The beautiful woman stopped ten paces away.

"You can come, but I can't?"

"This is an abandoned hall, not the backyard of your weapon hall."

Chen Baichuan pointed at Zhou Lingxuan.

"I've come to pick them up."

"Who are you picking up?"

"Brother Zhou."

"He agreed?"

Chen Baichuan paused for a moment, then quickly continued.

"I was just about to agree."

The beautiful woman turned to Zhou Lingxuan.

"Master Zhou, the conditions Chen Baichuan just promised you, Dan Tang can double the amount."

Several deacons of the Weapon Hall twitched with embarrassment upon hearing this.

If the quota for hall masters is doubled again, what kind of treatment would they receive?

Chen Baichuan immediately became anxious.

"Hey, Mr. Shen, how much did you hear?"

"I've heard everything I needed to hear."

"You don't even know what he's done, yet you're trying to inflate the price?"

"Who told you I didn't understand?"

The beautiful woman raised her right hand.

She held a three-legged alchemy furnace in her palm.

The alchemy furnace was only the size of a palm, its entire body gleaming with a reddish-gold luster, and the patterns left by the earth fire could still be seen on its surface.

Zhou Lingxuan recognized him.

It was he who crafted the three-legged Flowing Cloud Furnace for Xue Yi.

As soon as the alchemy furnace appeared, several stewards behind Chen Baichuan surrounded him.

They were involved in the events of that night and witnessed the creation of this furnace, but Chen Baichuan had rushed them away so quickly that no one had the chance to examine it carefully.

Now that the alchemy furnace has shrunk and can be held in the palm of your hand, the flow of spiritual energy on its body is even clearer.

Chen Baichuan's expression also changed.

"Why did you bring it here?"

"Shut up."

The beautiful woman gently lifted her five fingers, and the alchemy furnace slowly rose into the air.

As spiritual energy was poured in, the three-legged Flowing Cloud Furnace rapidly expanded and landed in the courtyard with a bang.

The furnace lid opened by itself.

The aroma of medicine wafted out from the stove.

Upon smelling it, Lei Yang felt an itch in the several bleeding wounds on his shoulder, and the bleeding slowed down.

He moved closer to Zhou Lingxuan, clutching the Wind and Thunder Sword, and spoke softly.

"Old Zhou, is she here to steal you too?"

"Judging from this, yes."

"Then who will you go with?"

"I don't want to be with anyone."

"Should I draw my sword?"

Zhou Lingxuan glanced at Lei Yang's injuries.

"Sit down first."