Chapter 222 – Weapon Refining Expert
At this time in the marketplace, there weren’t too many people. There were only thirty Immortal cultivators that Han Li saw in the periphery, which really seemed a bit sluggish!
”Could it be that the people have all gone to the Stardust Pavilion in the center?” Han Li muttered a bit in his heart.
However, he didn’t have the intention of immediately heading towards that Stardust Pavilion.
It was because that store for refining weapons had too big a mouth! (That store for talisman refining, failing only returned spirit stones equal to the materials!) It made him curious, so when Han Li finished circling around, he couldn’t help but walk in.
The store wasn’t large, and seemed to only have three rooms and a backyard!
When Han Li entered the hall at the front, there was already a middle-aged man dressed as a Confucian, talking to a certain old man with gray hair but a glowing red face, and standing next to him was a strong man with dark skin but a respectful demeanor.
The middle-aged man and the old man were talking in the heat of the moment, and although they saw Han Li come in, they still didn’t care to continue their long conversation. Instead, the burly man very dutifully took a few steps forward and politely asked, “Is this guest buying a magic weapon, or would you like to order one?”
”Let’s take a look at what magic weapons you have in your store before deciding whether or not to order one!” Han Li said calmly.
”Alright, so does the guest want to see a middle-ordered magic weapon, or an upper-ordered one?” Seeing that it was really business on the doorstep, the burly man couldn’t help but ask with a joyful expression on his face.
”Top-ranked magic weapon, and it has to be the finest of the top-ranked magic weapons!”
Han Li’s voice was not loud, but this sentence immediately froze the strong man in front of him! And the duo, who were originally talking passionately, immediately shut up and stopped talking. Instead, they instead sized up Han Li with startled eyes!
”The guest wants to see a top-ranked magic weapon, and also a fine one at that?” The burly man came back to his senses. He couldn’t help but reconfirm that he had heard correctly!
Top-ranked magic weapons were not something an average person could afford, requiring hundreds of low-ranked spirit stones at a moment’s notice. Even if the average Immortal Cultivator saved up a lifetime of Spirit Stones, they wouldn’t necessarily be able to buy one. And Han Li still wanted to look at the finest products in the top rank in one bite. It was no wonder the strong man was so out of sorts!
”Little Black, come back! Do not be rude to this senior!” The white-haired old man finally saw Han Li’s Foundation Establishment status and couldn’t help but change his face, scrambling over to drink back the burly man.
”The little old man is the owner of this store. If senior has anything to do, just feel free to command!”
The old man was obviously still a Qi Refining Stage Immortal Cultivator along with the Confucian scholar, and suddenly seeing Han Li’s “superior” visit a small store like his, he couldn’t help but feel anxious.
”Nothing, do you have any good magic weapons here? If there are any suitable ones, I’ll buy one or two!” The old man let out a sigh of relief when he heard Han Li’s words, but his face was still a bit embarrassed as he said, “I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint senior, although this store has so many two or three top-ranked magic artifacts, they’re just for window dressing and are not any fine products.” The old man did not dare to hide in the face of Han Li, a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator. He could only tell the truth.
Once Han Li heard this, he was disappointed. However. He also couldn’t help but curse himself for being confused! The signboard outside the other party’s store said that the tone was even bigger, it was just a means for people to solicit business, so how could he still take it seriously!
Han Li shook his head and turned around to leave. But as he approached the door of the house, he still turned his head and said with some dissatisfaction.
”So, the words written outside about being able to refine top-ranked magic weapons. It’s also just false words!”
”No! Senior has misunderstood. The small store does business with integrity, and the signboards outside are true in every sense of the word, never false! As long as there are suitable materials, the old man can indeed refine top ranked magic weapons.” Seeing that the store’s reputation was involved, the white-haired old man busily spoke out in defense.
”You can refine top-ranked magic weapons?” Han Li was pleasantly surprised, the color of doubt flickered in his eyes, and his words were filled with questioning intent.
He had thought that the one who refined magic weapons was someone else, but he didn’t expect it to be this old man.
No wonder Han Li does not believe, refining top-order magic weapon is not like the middle-order magic weapon. The world’s mortal fire can be refined. Rather, it needs to be like the refining of the Foundation Dan, with the innate true fire or ground fire to be hammered. Only then can it be successfully refined.
But this old man was only an Immortal Cultivator at the Qi Refining Stage, the innate true fire would not be there, and this place did not look like it had an earth fire, so how could this person refine a top-ranked magic weapon?
”Senior is here for the first time at Elder Brother Xu’s store, it’s only natural that he doesn’t know much about it! Elder Brother Xu has a family history of refining weapons, and his level of refining is definitely not below that of the famous sect’s refiners. Moreover, the Xu family has been raising a second-grade early-stage fire crow for hundreds of years, and the demonic fire it spews out is even more powerful than the innate true fire by three points, which is enough to refine top-grade magic weapons without any worries.” The middle-aged Confucian who had been silent on the sidelines suddenly opened his mouth to explain a few words for the old man, but it made Han Li even more puzzled.
”Demon fire? I’ve only heard of True Flame and Earth Flame being able to refine weapons and alchemy before, and I’ve never heard anyone say that Demon Flame would work as well!” Han Li frowned, still having some difficulty believing it.
”Heh! Senior doesn’t know! Refining weapons or even alchemy with demonic fire requires some special techniques that are not officially recognized by the great immortal schools, and it is considered a minor art on the sidelines that hasn’t been circulated too widely. Our family wouldn’t have specialized in this Dao if we hadn’t occasionally obtained such a Fire Crow.” The old man took over the words of the Confucian scholar and explained a thing or two to Han Li.
”That’s so!” Although Han Li had heard the other party’s explanation, he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes in the end and was still somewhat skeptical.
”Could it be that senior also wants to order a top-ranked magic weapon?” The old man couldn’t help but ask curiously when he saw the other party bowing his head in contemplation.
”If you were given enough materials to refine a top ranked magic weapon, how certain could you be?” Han Li raised his head and asked noncommittally.
”It depends on the quality of the materials and what requirements senior has for the magic weapon. If the materials are average and the requirements of the magic weapon are also average, I have a one-third certainty. However, if a top ranked magic weapon fails to be refined, the store won’t compensate the materials because the probability of failure is too high! The double compensation is only for middle-order and top-order magic weapons. Otherwise, I’m afraid that little old man would have lost his money long ago!” Seeing Han Li ask such a question, the old man’s heart secretly rejoiced and he hurriedly replied solemnly.
One must know that what an expert weapon refiner like him lacked the most was high-level raw materials for practicing. The process of refining some top-ranked artifacts would allow his refining level to rise quite a bit!
As for the one in front of him, although he didn’t sound very old, he was after all a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator! What he could take out of his hands was definitely not ordinary goods. This caused him to rise in great anticipation!
”I do have some materials that I can let you try refining. However, while you’re refining the magic weapon, I must watch from the sidelines to do so. But feel free to rest assured that I will never interfere with you, and as long as the refining is successful, I will grant you some of the ingredients as payment! It won’t make you work for nothing!” Han Li was silent for a while before he spoke the above words with determination.
For Han Li, rather than exchanging those precious ink jiao materials for spirit stones, it would be more appropriate to directly refine them into handy magic weapons!
It was important to realize that although his current top-ranked magic weapon was considered to be more than enough amongst the Qi Refining Stage disciples, his heart was lost when compared to the same Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators! But it was estimated that others would definitely not be too few.
”Of course! Does senior want to refine it now? Little old man can start anytime!” Seeing that Han Li was really letting him refine a top-ranked magic weapon, the old man instantly became excited and agreed to Han Li’s conditions in one breath, saying with anticipation.
”I still have some things to buy, so I’ll come back here to start after I’m done with my business!” Hearing this, Han Li shook his head and said.
”Good then! Senior will wait here for senior!” The old man couldn’t help but be a bit disappointed when he saw that Han Li wasn’t immediately letting him start, but then he recovered his mindset and said respectfully.
Seeing that everything was agreed upon, Han Li was unwilling to stay here any longer. After lightly excusing himself, he turned around and walked out of the store.
But before he could leave the house, when he had just walked a distance of several feet, suddenly that Confucian’s voice came from behind him.
”Senior, please stay for now!”
Han Li’s figure lurched, and after hesitating for a moment, he still stopped his steps. Then turning around, he saw the Confucian scholar who had chased out behind him. At this moment, he was looking at Han Li with a smile on his face.
”Is something wrong?” Han Li asked with a frown and a cool voice.
He wasn’t too fond of people who, for no reason, disturbed him.
”I’d like to ask senior if you’ve come to the workshop market to buy something? I, Prince Ling, am a permanent resident of this workshop market, so perhaps helping out a bit will save senior quite a bit of time!”
Hearing these words, Han Li gave the Confucian a somewhat unexpected glance and suddenly let out a light laugh, saying, “Are you Wind Walker?”
Although because he was wearing a cloak, the Confucian was unable to see Han Li’s expression clearly. However, he still clearly heard the laughter in the words, and couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief in his heart as he hurriedly replied, “Senior guessed it out, senior is only doing this once in a while, and wasn’t specifically hired by any store, so senior feel free to rest assured!”
Han Li nodded his head somewhat indifferently, but said indifferently, “Although I don’t really mind, whether or not you’re specifically hired by a store, but I’m buying some formation flags, formation disks, and such this time around, and it seems like going to the Stardust Pavilion is the only best option, so it doesn’t seem like I need any help!”