61: Refining pills again

Boom!

The heavy panyan gold puppet fell to the ground, emitting a muffled thud.

Its dark golden body, covered in cracks and even clearly dented in some places, along with the lingering, extremely faint yet incredibly pure Evil Qi, instantly made Liu Duan's sleepy, drunken eyes widen abruptly!

"Hiss—!"

He sucked in a cold breath, his rough, large hand pressing directly onto the Puppet's broad shoulder; a stream of pure metallic spiritual power mixed with Divine Sense probed into it.

His expression became extremely focused, frowning at times, grinning with amazement at others, while muttering to himself:

"Good fellow! Using ancient panyan iron mother as the main body... the core 'Immovable Rock Formation' is actually still this intact?

It's just the external armor and a few linkage joints that are damaged... Tsk tsk, this dent... interesting, interesting!"

He looked up abruptly, his burning gaze fixed on Yao Delong, filled with intense curiosity:

"Kid! Where did you get this piece of junk... oh no, this precious treasure of yours?"

Yao Delong had long been prepared, cupping his hands without changing his expression:

"Reporting to Elder Liu, this item was obtained by this Disciple by chance in an ancient Cultivator ruin; it was already in this state at the time. I wonder if Elder... has a method to repair it?"

His tone was sincere, filled with urgency.

Liu Duan withdrew his palm and stroked his messy beard, knowing full well this kid wasn't telling the truth. Smacking his lips, he said:

"I can fix it! Of course I can fix it! The core of this thing isn't broken, it's just the shell and some transmission structures that are wasted.

It needs to be remelted with some rare metals to replace them, and then reinforced with inscriptions. However..."

He changed the subject, looking at Yao Delong, "This material cost and labor fee are not cheap, kid! You, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator..."

Yao Delong's lips curled slightly, revealing a confident smile:

"Spirit Stones are not a problem. Elder, just say how much you need!"

The manager, seeing that the two had connected, bid farewell and left.

Liu Duan stretched out a rough finger and made an "one" gesture: "One hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones! This is the lowest price! I still have to go to the warehouse to hunt for good Materials!"

Yao Delong did not hesitate, taking two hundred glowing Mid-Grade Spirit Stones from his storage ring. He divided them into two small bags and pushed one hundred of them toward Liu Duan:

"These one hundred are the repair fees."

He then pushed the other hundred over and smiled:

"These one hundred, please Elder to buy drinks! I hope Elder will put in extra effort."

Liu Duan looked at the two bags of Spirit Stones in front of him, and his eyes lit up instantly!

He grabbed them, weighed them, and the impatience and drunken aura on his face seemed to be diluted a lot, laughing loudly:

"Hahaha! Refreshing! Kid, you really suit my taste! Alright! I'll take this job! I guarantee to repair it to be even sturdier than the original!"

Yao Delong felt relieved, thinking of the two Yao Beast corpses in his storage ring, and waved his hand again.

Boom! Boom!

The huge and ferocious corpses of the adult and young Blood Demon Mongoose instantly appeared in the courtyard's open space, and a thick, bloody, and demonic aura permeated the air.

"Hmm? Fifth-rank Blood Demon Mongoose? And two of them?"

Liu Duan looked at these two precious Materials in surprise, especially the adult one,

"Good fellow! This fur, these bone spurs, are all good things! You kid are capable!"

Yao Delong cupped his hands and said:

"Exactly. This Disciple would like to ask Elder Liu to use these Yao Beast corpses as the main Materials, supplemented by other Materials.

Can you forge a defensive armor or attack Magical Artifact? About how many Spirit Stones will it take?"

Liu Duan circled the two corpses and observed them carefully, especially using his fingers to tap the bone spurs on the back of the adult Blood Demon Mongoose and the relatively soft fur on its chest and abdomen, pondering for a moment before saying:

"The adult one has tough fur and contains the power of blood evil, making it suitable for refining into a set of form-fitting soft armor; the core heart-protecting mirror can be fused with the hardest sternum and back spurs, which will have extremely strong defensive power and can even have a bit of rebound effect from the Evil Qi impact.

The limbs' sharp claws and tail spurs are excellent Materials for Artifact Refining, and can be used to forge two short daggers or a strange claw-type Magic Treasure. As for the young one, the material quality is worse, but it can also be refined into a decent set of full-body light armor."

He licked his lips, his eyes showing the eagerness of a Great Master of Artifact Refining when seeing good Materials:

"As for the cost... for the whole set, including material processing, refining, enchanting, labor, and auxiliary Materials, it will at least..."

He was about to reach out and gesticulate again.

Yao Delong took the lead, pointing to the corpse of the young Blood Demon Mongoose and said:

"Elder Liu, the Yao Beast corpse of this young beast will count as the fee for this material processing and Artifact Refining, and I will gift it to you, Elder. I wonder if this can cover it?"

Liu Duan was stunned, looking at Yao Delong's calm yet heroic eyes. He then looked at the valuable young beast corpse on the ground, and immediately burst into even louder laughter:

"Hahaha! Good kid! Generous enough! Alright, it's settled!

This little guy belongs to me, and as for the things on that adult one, I guarantee to refine a set of gear that will satisfy you! Absolutely worth more than the price! I won't charge you extra Spirit Stones!"

He patted Yao Delong on the shoulder, looking very satisfied:

"Go back and wait for the news! Come pick up the Puppet in three days!

As for your armor and weapons... well, material processing takes some time, come get them in a month!"

"Many thanks, Elder Liu!"

Yao Delong cupped his hands and thanked him sincerely.

This deal not only saved a large amount of Spirit Stones but also allowed him to make friends with a highly skilled Elder from Spirit Forging Peak. This deal was extremely cost-effective!

Returning to the dilapidated thatched cottage on Luoxia Peak, Yao Delong spent a day repairing the roof that had been damaged during his previous Breakthrough.

Although it was still simple, it could shelter him from the wind and rain.

In the next two days, Yao Delong did not step out.

The buzzing of the Pill Furnace and the strange medicinal fragrance rose and settled repeatedly in the simple thatched cottage.

When the last batch of pills was completed, eighteen round "Profound Dao Pill"s with mysterious Dao patterns flowing on the surface were collected into a jade bottle;

All the dao soul grass gifted by Bai Lengchan in Yao Delong's storage ring had been consumed.

If he wanted to continue refining, he had to find dao soul grass.

"Looks like I have to go down the mountain."

Yao Delong put away the Medicinal Pill, his gaze fixed on the direction of the market at the foot of the mountain.

On the fourth morning, the sky was just beginning to brighten.

Yao Delong flew on his sword, aiming directly at the "Myriad Medicine Pavilion" at the foot of the mountain. There were two purposes for this trip:

First, to try his luck and see if he could purchase dao soul grass;

Second... naturally, it was to find the charming shopkeeper, Luo Yan, and farm some "yin-yang value".

"Brother Yao!"

Luo Yan was lazily leaning behind the counter calculating accounts. As soon as she saw the familiar figure appear, her beautiful eyes instantly lit up;

Like sweet rain after a long drought, unconcealed joy and longing bloomed on her charming face.

She immediately dropped the ledger, her spiritual power flowing, and swayed as she greeted him.

Her voice was full of urgency and joy, "Finally, I've waited for you! Come, follow me!"

She almost led Yao Delong, walking hurriedly toward the familiar quiet room.

Since she had personally experienced the astonishing progress brought by this mysterious Opportunity, she knew this method was extraordinary;

The pure spiritual essence gained from one night of Cultivation was far superior to the accumulation of her ten-plus years of sitting in bitter meditation!

Inside the quiet room, only the two of them could be seen with spiritual light intertwining and circulating around them, the radiance of energy resonance flickering.

Sensing her cultivation base rising like a rocket, Luo Yan had only one thought in her mind at this moment: Grasp this once-in-a-lifetime Opportunity tightly!

To maximize her gains, she used almost all her strength, actively guiding the vast Profound Yin energy within her body,

Making it reach the best resonance frequency with the surging Supreme Yang True Essence!

Yao Delong, opposite her, also had a solemn expression, his entire mind immersed in the ultimate control of the "Hunyuan Locking Dragon Technique".

Maintaining this powerful Cultivation cycle, which far exceeded the ordinary load, and pushing the perfect transformation and growth of Yin and Yang power,

The difficulty and mental consumption involved were definitely not something ordinary Cultivators could imagine!

This Heaven-Defying assistance was not easily obtained!