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Chapter 138: Took in a Female Apprentice
Chapter 138: Took in a Female Apprentice
"Hu Bing, hand over the millennium soft gold and silver. Do you really want to disgrace our Refining Alliance?" Song Lingxue said with an icy stare.
Hearing this, Hu Bing immediately hesitated.
"Hu Bing, just hand it over; don’t lose your honesty as a person," Liu Changshan said.
"But Master…" Hu Bing still felt reluctant.
However, many people around them had already started whispering and pointing.
Liu Changshan shook his head in disappointment.
"Fine, I’ll give it," Hu Bing gritted his teeth.
Finally, the few reluctant ones threw the millennium soft gold and silver on the ground and left in anger.
Seeing this scene, everyone sighed to themselves.
Hu Bing truly was the one who couldn’t stand to lose.
Xu Ping’an couldn’t help but grimace at the situation.
"My apologies, Master, for my neglect in disciplining him," Liu Changshan said as he picked up the millennium soft gold and silver and handed it to Xu Ping’an.
"Master?"
Many people around were astonished.
The Great Elder actually addressed this youth as ’Master’?
But when they thought of the young man’s artifact refining level, they felt it was only natural.
"Elder, you flatter me. I merely wished to use the Heavenly Fire Refining Room of your esteemed alliance. Whatever the cost may be, just state your price," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.
"Master jests. You’ve done our Refining Alliance such a great favor; we can’t thank you enough. As for the Heavenly Fire Refining Room, use it as you please. Moreover, may I ask if you would be willing to join our Tianlong County Refining Alliance?" Liu Changshan asked respectfully.
With Xu Ping’an’s skill level, it was not excessive in the least to honor him with the title of ’Master’.
"I thank you, Great Elder, but as for joining the Refining Alliance, I think I’ll have to pass," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Liu Changshan felt somewhat disappointed.
If Xu Ping’an were to join the Refining Alliance, would their Tianlong County Refining Alliance ever need to fear another county?
But thinking of Xu Ping’an’s strength, they understood that such a talent would hardly consider their modest place.
The youth’s talent for refining artifacts could no longer be described as genius; it was truly of a demonic level.
"Since that’s the case, I won’t insist any further. May I ask for the Master’s name?" Liu Changshan inquired.
Xu Ping’an was about to answer but then remembered that he had altered his appearance.
To reveal his real name might draw the attention of the Prince’s Mansion.
"My name is Xu Feng, ’Feng’ as in sharp!" Xu Ping’an came up with a name on the spot.
He thought to himself that from now on, Xu Feng would be his alias while traveling through the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty.
"So, it’s Master Xu Feng, my apologies," Liu Changshan said respectfully.
The others nearby also took care to remember this name.
After this incident, the name Xu Feng would surely become renowned throughout Tianlong County and perhaps even the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty.
After speaking with Xu Ping’an for a few more moments, Liu Changshan then departed.
The others gradually dispersed; although they wanted to exchange pleasantries with Xu Ping’an,
they were eventually chased away by Song Lingxue.
"Master, Master, please accept me as your disciple," Song Lingxue was clinging to Xu Ping’an, being single-minded about becoming his disciple.
"No, I’ve said I don’t take disciples," Xu Ping’an flatly refused.
"Please do me the kindness of accepting me. I’m proficient at serving tea, pouring water, washing clothes, and warming beds," Song Lingxue said earnestly.
"Warming beds?" Xu Ping’an was taken aback.
Had some inappropriate words sneaked in?
"Never mind the details, in short, I will take care of you very well," Song Lingxue said with a grin.
Take care of me very well?
A twitch appeared at the corner of Xu Ping’an’s mouth; this girl was finally showing her true colors.
It turns out she’s quite the character!
"So, what do you say, Master? Please agree!" Song Lingxue pleaded.
"I told you, I don’t take disciples. You should give up on that idea, and besides, I don’t need anyone to take care of me… very well!" Xu Ping’an replied.
"Whimper, whimper, whimper!" Song Lingxue had the look of someone on the verge of tears.
Xu Ping’an shook his head helplessly.
This girl was truly a living treasure.
Next, Xu Ping’an was arranged by Song Lingxue to stay in the guest room.
Previously, Xu Ping’an had exhausted a great deal due to the refinement of the spiritual snake, so he had no choice but to recuperate for a few days.
During these days, Song Lingxue would pester Xu Ping’an whenever she had the time.
She was single-mindedly determined to become his apprentice.
Xu Ping’an, tired of her pestering, finally agreed to take her as a nominal disciple.
Upon hearing Xu Ping’an’s agreement, Song Lingxue was overjoyed and told everyone she met.
Even being a nominal disciple didn’t bother her.
After three days of rest, Xu Ping’an went to the Heavenly Fire Refining Room.
He directly used millennium cold jade iron to begin forging.
Although he was using heavenly fire, the millennium cold jade iron was, after all, a superior grade spirit instrument material.
To refine it completely, it would take at least three days and three nights.
During this process, all Xu Ping’an needed to do was control the fire.
While refining the cold jade iron, Xu Ping’an took out the ancient-looking sword and started to study the runes and restrictions on it.
After some research, Xu Ping’an realized that these restrictions were extremely complex.
"It’s the legendary high-grade spirit talisman, the Summon Lightning Talisman," Xu Ping’an thought with delight.
High-grade spirit talisman were quite powerful.
If he could refine this talisman, it would definitely be a threat to sixth rank experts.
This could become a new ace in the hole for him.
However, refining this talisman required a lot of materials, which were also extremely precious.
Xu Ping’an didn’t have them at the moment, which meant he would need to go looking for them.
After studying the talisman, Xu Ping’an took out the incomplete sword array.
This sword array was of a higher level than the talisman.
Xu Ping’an looked at it and quickly figured out a method to repair the formation.
The formation was called the Nine Stars Extermination Immortal Sword Formation and was an extremely powerful sword array.
If fully deployed, it could kill seventh rank experts, and even threaten eighth rank ones.
But to refine such a sword array, the conditions were incredibly high.
It required nine superior grade spirit instruments, combined with a special refining method.
And these nine superior grade spirit instruments had to be made with the most special material among superior grade spirit instruments, the millennium Golden Thunder Iron.
Such refining materials, let alone nine, were hard to find even for half an instrument.
Therefore, Xu Ping’an could only temporarily give up.
He put these items away and began to focus on repairing the Heaven Peering Mirror.
The repair process of the Heaven Peering Mirror was much more difficult than he imagined.
But such difficulty was not a big issue for Xu Ping’an.
After roughly seven days, Xu Ping’an finally managed to refine an imitation of the Heaven Peering Mirror.
With this Heaven Peering Mirror, he had another means of protecting his life.
After all this, Xu Ping’an began refining the soft armor.
This superior grade spirit instrument soft armor was easier to refine, and he managed it in just two days.
However, by the time Xu Ping’an stepped out of the Heavenly Fire Refining Room, he had spent nearly half a month at the Refining Alliance.
"Master, are you leaving?" Song Lingxue said in surprise upon hearing Xu Ping’an was about to depart.
"Yes, I plan to head to the imperial capital," Xu Ping’an said.
"You’re going to the imperial capital? That’s perfect, I’ll go with you," Song Lingxue said.
Xu Ping’an, however, shook his head.
He had his own matters to attend to, and bringing Song Lingxue would indeed be inconvenient.