Fairy, why bother with me? I am really a yellow-haired villain.

Just as she was in a dilemma, Yun Zhonghe spoke at the right time: "Master, since I have dared to come here to ask for the furnace and cauldron, I naturally dare not come empty-handed. Although we don't have enough spirit stones, I have prepared a special gift for you, hoping it will catch your eye."

Zhu Huo Zhenren opened his red lips slightly, with a hint of curiosity in his doubt: "Oh?"

Yun Zhonghe took out a small bottle with a bow tied on it from his ring. The bottle looked particularly cute with the delicate bow, and then he handed it respectfully to Master Zhu Huo.

"This is?"

Master Zhu Huo took it and slowly opened the cork. A fresh and deep cold fragrance instantly spread out.

Yun Zhonghe smiled and introduced, "This is cedar essential oil. It's refined from natural cedar plants."

This essential oil was exactly what Yun Zhonghe got for free from Xia's Trading Company, and he used it today.

When he found the bottle of cedar essential oil, he immediately thought that it would come in handy today, so he took it decisively.

I hope this bottle of essential oil can save him the huge cost of refining the equipment.

Zhu Huo Zhenren sniffed the cold fragrance gently, his brows slightly raised, as if assessing the value of this gift: "Your essential oil is indeed good, but just this little thing is probably not enough to attract me."

Upon hearing this, Yun Zhonghe's smile did not diminish, but instead became more confident: "Master, please look—"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and quickly set up a small circular formation on the ground.

This is the most basic formation taught by the outer sect of Xuantian Sect. It is simple but practical. Everyone in the outer sect of Xuantian Sect knows it. Then, he carefully placed the cedar essential oil at the center of the formation.

In an instant, a very light and thin snow mist slowly rose up, circling gently in the air, dancing like elves, and then turned into a cool breeze, like a smart air conditioner, blowing evenly and gently to every corner of the forging site.

The disciples who were working on the iron with sweat on their foreheads smelled a faint fragrance and felt refreshed immediately.

The wind, carrying the freshness of cedar and the charm of nature, made everyone present feel relaxed and happy, as if they were on the top of a snow-capped mountain, far away from the hustle and bustle and heat of the forging site.

"What kind of fragrance is this?"

"I don't know, but the light smell is really nice, and it makes me feel a lot cooler!"

A look of slight surprise appeared on Master Zhu Huo's face, and a glimmer of surprise flashed in her eyes that had seen a thousand things.

The spiritual fire in the forging field never goes out all day long, and it is as hot as flames. It is really hot. Moreover, most of the disciples have fire spiritual roots. If they use water spells to cool down, it may affect their practice due to the repulsion of attributes, so they can only endure the heat.

Yun Zhonghe said solemnly, "Master, please rest assured. Although this cedar essential oil is cold in nature, it is a natural spiritual power without any attributes. It will not have any effect on the fire spiritual roots of our brothers."

Then, a sincere smile spread across Yun Zhonghe's face. "Our Weapon Foundry Peak is a treasured place of the sun. I dare not use water-based spells, so I am also using fire-based spiritual power to set up the formation. I only hope that this can relieve the heat for you brothers and bring you some peace and freshness."

Master Zhu Huo stared at Yun Zhonghe in a daze.

Having reached her level of cultivation, she was already accustomed to using spiritual power to solve all problems, and she was helpless against those things that spiritual power could not solve...

However, the young man in front of him cleverly used cedar essential oil and formations in an unprecedented way to bring a cool breeze to the entire forging site. His wisdom and thoughtfulness were truly admirable!

Being so smart and speaking so nicely, Master Zhu Huo instantly fell in love with Yun Zhonghe.

Suddenly, the look she gave Yun Zhonghe became softer, almost tender.

"You two little guys, since you are so interested, don't go back to the outer sect, just stay on my mountain."

Zhu Huo Zhenren raised his eyebrows and promised: "If you come, you don't have to forge iron like the brothers do. You only need to refine light and mysterious magic weapons. We at Zhuqi Peak are in need of talents in this area."

Chapter 266: First Weapon Refining

Zhu Huo Zhenren has a straightforward personality and speaks his mind without hesitation. He never hides anything and just likes what he likes.

Facing Master Zhu Huo's kindness, Yun Zhonghe smiled shyly. He humbly responded, "Thank you for your kindness and generosity, Master. However, our cultivation is still shallow and we need more time to improve. How dare we have any other delusions... But if Master doesn't mind, we will come to visit us often in the future to learn the art of refining weapons."

Joining the Foundry Peak might be a good choice for Su Xiaoxiao, but Yun Zhonghe felt it was still a little too early.

Su Xiaoxiao needs to focus more on improving her cultivation and combat power, and work hard to narrow the gap between her and Huang Aotian, otherwise they won't even have the chance to team up together in the future.

If I join the Weapon Foundry Peak, I'm afraid I'll be asked to refine weapons every day and I won't have time for cultivation at all.

This is inconsistent with the growth path that Yun Zhonghe planned for Su Xiaoxiao. Refining equipment is just a minor and part-time job.

Seeing Yun Zhonghe say this, Master Zhu Huo didn't force him to stay, so he said, "Well, if you're interested, feel free to come find me at Foundry Peak."

Yun Zhonghe asked cautiously, "Then what about our refining furnace..."

"Come and get it in three days."

"Thank you, Master!" Yun Zhonghe and Su Xiaoxiao expressed their gratitude in unison.

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Yun Zhonghe led Su Xiaoxiao to the Foundry Peak again.

Master Zhu Huo had been waiting for a long time and handed them a heavy refining furnace.

This furnace has a unique shape, combining the stability and grandeur of a traditional refining furnace with the roundness and harmony of an alchemy furnace. The two are perfectly blended, showing an indescribable artistic beauty. The surface of the furnace is covered with intricate and mysterious patterns.

The cauldron is more than two meters high and very heavy. Yun Zhonghe has to exert some effort to move it. You can imagine how heavy it is. It feels like it is enough to be used as an offensive magic weapon.

If it were used to hit someone directly in battle, even a Jindan cultivator would probably not be able to withstand the weight of the blow.

With one blow, everyone was covered in blood and looked in a mess.

Su Xiaoxiao was extremely excited, with a bright light shining in her eyes. She stretched out her hand carefully and gently touched the warm surface of the furnace with her fingertips. A warm and energetic breath instantly rushed into her body, making her feel her blood boiling.

This is the first magical weapon in her life!

Just as Su Xiaoxiao carefully examined the furnace in her hands, her face filled with unconcealable joy, Zhu Huo Zhenren also spoke at the right time to introduce it: "This furnace is called 'Xuanwu'. It is made of 10,000-year-old black tortoise rock that I carefully selected. After countless smelting and forging, this treasure was finally obtained. Although it is currently only a low-grade magic weapon, I have made a small innovation to give it dual functions, so that one furnace can be used for two purposes."

Following the guidance of Zhu Huo Zhenren's finger, Yun Zhonghe and Su Xiaoxiao noticed that there was a feeding port on each side of the furnace. One was shaped like the mouth of a black tortoise, majestic and solemn; the other was like the kiss of a martial snake, agile and cunning.

"If you put it into the mouth of a black turtle, you can refine weapons. If you put it into the mouth of a martial snake, you can refine pills! I see that you have both wood and fire spiritual roots, and the wood spiritual roots are stronger. This is undoubtedly a unique advantage for refining pills. Because of this, I have made some innovations on this furnace, hoping that it can meet your dual needs of refining weapons and refining pills at the same time." There was always an upward arc on the corner of Zhu Huo Zhenren's mouth, and his eyes flashed with pride and satisfaction with this innovation.

She had always followed the routine and ancient methods of refining weapons, and had long been tired of it. A few days ago, Yun Zhonghe broadened her horizons and made her realize that there were so many unknowns and possibilities hidden in refining weapons.

It instantly ignited her passion.

The three-day weapon-refining experience was the happiest one she had had in the past thirty years. It was as if she had returned to her girlhood, back to the days when she followed her master to learn weapon-refining. Every time she gained new knowledge, an indescribable passion would surge in her heart.

When Yun Zhonghe and Su Xiaoxiao received the magical furnace tripod from Zhu Huo Zhenren, their gratitude was self-evident: "Thank you, Zhenren, for the gift of the tripod!"

Zhu Huo Zhenren waved his hand casually, smiling broadly as he said, "It's a trivial matter, nothing to worry about. If you two are lucky enough to find something new in the future, please bring it to me so I can broaden my horizons."

After saying that, Master Zhu Huo took out a yellowed secret book on weapon refining from his sleeve and gave it to Su Xiaoxiao.

"This is a secret manual on weapon refining that I obtained when I was young. Work hard. If one day you don't want to stay in the outer sect anymore, you can always come find me."

Zhu Huo Zhenren's words immediately made Su Xiaoxiao feel cordial and moved.

"Thank you, Master!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Huo Zhenren smiled and sent Yun Zhonghe and Su Xiaoxiao off the peak.

To be honest, Master Zhu Huo is quite cute. He doesn't put on airs when he meets someone he likes. He is completely different from Master Youyue.

Zhenren Youyue is like a fairy in the Moon Palace, cold and untouchable, making people feel awe and dare not approach easily.

After Yun Zhonghe and Su Xiaoxiao returned to the outer gate, they were not in a hurry to return to their respective residences.

They went straight to the outer lobby and rented a space.

The venue is large and very private, making it an ideal place for disciples to conduct secret training, try out mysterious skills, and other activities. The structure of the venue is extremely solid, and even a full-strength attack from a Jindan stage cultivator would be difficult to shake it in the slightest, ensuring the safety and secrecy of the training process.

After Yun Zhonghe and Su Xiaoxiao rented the site, they began to prepare for refining the equipment.

Yun Zhonghe and Su Xiaoxiao have both learned the most basic and traditional weapon refining techniques of the outer sect.

In fact, the theory of weapon refining is very simple, but experience and proficiency are the key to success or failure. Even if you have the theory, but no practical experience, even a great god cannot forge a low-level magic weapon.

"Speaking of which, what was the secret book that Master Zhuhuo just gave you?"

Su Xiaoxiao just then remembered and hurriedly took out the yellowed secret book of weapon refining from her bosom and handed it to Yun Zhonghe.

After all, Master Zhu Huo was a prominent figure. She had just received his secret book and felt embarrassed to open it and check it on the spot, fearing that it would appear disrespectful. After the result came out, she put the matter of flipping through the secret book behind her.

The two of them sat in the middle of the venue and began to read together.

"This is... the 'Blood Essence Refining Method'!"

There was a hint of surprise in Yun Zhonghe's voice.

He had heard of the Blood Essence Refining Method, which was a method of refining weapons with the power of blood essence. This power of blood essence was injected into the material to stimulate the potential of the material and reach the ultimate in refining. It was very bloody and brutal.

When refining weapons with essence and blood, if you are not careful, you may damage your own foundation. Once the essence and blood are exhausted, the best case is that your cultivation will be damaged, and the worst case is that you may even die on the spot.

The cost is huge, but the improvement to the magic weapon is huge.

Using the same materials to refine equipment, refining equipment with essence and blood is more efficient and faster, and the final product of the magic weapon surpasses the original level and reaches a whole new height!

However, refining weapons with essence and blood has a slight shadow of the devil, and is quite controversial in the world of cultivation, because the weapon refiner can not only refine his own essence and blood, but also forcibly extract the essence and blood of others for refining.

It is said that a weapon refining master once drained all the essence and blood of a Nascent Soul demon cultivator and used it to refine an astonishingly powerful top-grade magic weapon.

However, at that time, it was the demon cultivators who were lurking and attacking, and this weapon-refining master fought back, so he refined the other party, and that's why no one in the cultivation world said anything.

Under normal circumstances, this method of refining equipment would be criticized and not particularly popular.

To this end, the top leaders of the Immortal Alliance, after careful consideration, finally issued strict legal regulations, clearly stating that the technique of refining weapons with essence and blood can only be refined using the refiner's own essence and blood, and any form of extraction or use of other people's essence and blood is strictly prohibited.

The introduction of this law allowed the Essence and Blood Refining Method to exist and develop within a legal framework.

But even with legal constraints, most weapon refiners are still cautious about refining weapons with blood essence. After all, the risk factor is extremely high, and the slightest carelessness may cause irreversible damage to oneself.

"Perhaps Master Zhu Huo was impressed by the vigorous vitality within you and decided to teach you this blood essence refining method."

Yun Zhonghe speculated with a deep gaze.

Su Xiaoxiao's vitality is strong enough, so unless her essence and blood are drained away, there is generally no need to worry too much about anything happening.

However, Su Xiaoxiao is kind-hearted and a little timid after all. She was a little overwhelmed when she suddenly got such a secret book that was a bit unorthodox.

"Brother Yun, should I learn it?" Su Xiaoxiao asked softly with hesitation.

"Just keep it. You can take a look at it when you have nothing to do. Since it's legal, there's no need to worry too much. Just don't use it recklessly."

Yun Zhonghe's words were like a reassurance, gradually dissipating Su Xiaoxiao's anxiety.

She nodded and decided to keep the secret book in a safe place and make plans when the time was right.

"Don't think too much about it yet. Let's just start practicing refining weapons the most traditional way. Just make anything." Yun Zhonghe suggested. He then took out pieces of shiny black iron from his storage ring and placed them in the center of the field. "Just make something and get a feel for it first."

He had plenty of black iron, and he was not stingy at all. He generously let Su Xiaoxiao use it as she pleased, as a practice material for refining weapons.

Yun Zhonghe is not afraid of waste. Even if the final product is not satisfactory, it can be consumed by his Snow Cloud Sword as nutrients for growth.

The Snow Cloud Sword, Yun Zhonghe's natal spiritual sword, can devour black iron and evolve on its own.

As if sensing Yun Zhonghe's thoughts, the Snow Cloud Sword's blade trembled violently, as if silently protesting: [I'm not a garbage disposal!]

Yun Zhonghe ignored him.

This time, Su Xiaoxiao was no longer pretentious and readily took the black iron from Yun Zhonghe.

I already owe Yun Zhonghe too many favors. This debt has long been unpaid, so it doesn't matter if I owe more.

Besides, she already belongs to the Yun family.

That's right!

Why are you being so pretentious?

So, Su Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and began to activate her fire spiritual root, which she had almost never used, and condense her spiritual fire.

Although her fire spiritual roots were not strong, with the help of her wood spiritual roots, she was barely able to condense a weak spiritual fire.

Although this spiritual fire is small, with the support of the refining furnace, its temperature is enough to meet the initial refining needs. The biggest function of the refining furnace is to increase the temperature of the spiritual fire and help the refiner to accurately control the temperature.

If the weapon refiner's spiritual fire is strong enough and their control over it reaches perfection, then even without a refining furnace, they can rely on their own strength to forge various magic weapons out of thin air.

This time, Yun Zhonghe and Su Xiaoxiao decided to start refining the simplest weapons.

I just plan to use the black iron to make a weapon. It can't even be considered a magic weapon. The requirements are not high. It just needs to be strong and sharp enough. There is no need to add too many complicated features, nor do I need to deliberately consider the conductivity of spiritual power.

Such weapons are extremely popular in the mortal world.

Since the amount of material used is not large and the cost is relatively low, even if mistakes occur during the forging process, it will not cause too much waste.

Moreover, Su Xiaoxiao's unlucky physique was forgotten, and she might encounter a series of forging failures in the future. However, Yun Zhonghe was mentally prepared for this, and he could afford these costs.

Under the supervision and guidance of Yun Zhonghe, Su Xiaoxiao picked up a piece of black iron and began her blacksmithing journey.

The hammer in her hand was a fine piece given to her by Master Zhu Huo, and it was very heavy.