After accompanying Qing Jun, it was time to accompany Zhiwei.
Fortunately, today she was still in secluded cultivation.
Otherwise, Chen Ye, as a teacher, wouldn’t be enough even if he was split in two!
"Master..."
"Coming!"
Chen Ye adjusted his slightly chaotic breath, got up, and opened the door.
Under the moonlight, Zhiwei stood quietly at the door, wearing a simple yet elegant nightgown, her long black hair falling smoothly over her shoulders, making her small face appear even more fair and delicate.
She was holding a soft pillow in her hands, and upon seeing Chen Ye, a trace of embarrassment flashed in her eyes, and she said softly, "Master... it’s time to tell me a story."
"What’s there to be embarrassed about?"
Chen Ye chuckled and pulled Zhiwei inside.
Zhiwei moved over with small steps and sat down beside him.
But still kept a small distance, nervously clutching the edge of the pillow with her small hands.
Chen Ye felt a bit of pity.
Looking at Qing Jun and then at Zhiwei, the difference between the two was quite big.
If it were Qing Jun, she would have been climbing all over him by now.
He wrapped an arm around Zhiwei and pulled her closer into his embrace. "Just like before, lean against Master."
Zhiwei’s body stiffened slightly, as it had been a long time since she was alone with Master.
Clearly, in the Grotto Heaven before, she could spend the whole day with her Master...
She obediently leaned against Master’s chest, her small face unconsciously moving closer, and she secretly lifted her eyes, meeting Master’s gaze.
Seeing Zhiwei hastily lower her head, Chen Ye found it even more amusing. "What’s there between us master and disciple?"
He patted his disciple’s shoulder, and as he did in the past, told her various weird and wonderful stories to coax her to sleep.
Sigh.
As a master, he acted both as a father and a mother.
Usually, not only did he have to pay attention to his disciple’s cultivation, but he also had to coax her from time to time.
Perhaps only after they become independent could he finally relax?
With beautiful anticipation for the future, Chen Ye’s tone became much softer.
...
In the following days.
Chen Ye was almost entirely immersed in the Herb Pavilion.
As the newly appointed Guardian and the highest person in charge of the Herb Pavilion at the Moon Rhinoceros Lake District, piled-up affairs came rushing like a tidal wave.
Fortunately, now that his Divine Sense was powerful, handling these matters was easy, and everything was well-organized.
During this period, he also handed a specially made Sound Transmission Jade Pendant to Steward Sun for convenient contact at any time.
This Jade Pendant was specially requested by him from Xu Changhe, connected to the Grand Array of the Mao Family in Divine Mist Valley through Mao Cheng’s relationship.
In this way, even if he was in Divine Mist Valley, he could still immediately grasp the situation in the market and the pavilion.
Mao Cheng initially had complaints about this, as this was tantamount to opening a bit of the Mao Family’s Grand Array’s permission to an outsider, but considering Chen Ye’s status as the Guardian of the Herb Pavilion and the pavilion’s affairs being tied to him, needing to maintain contact with the outside at all times, he could only accept it reluctantly, advising not to misuse it.
A month later.
Chen Ye finished handling all the accumulated official duties, also arranging subsequent matters properly, ensuring the normal operation of the Herb Pavilion. Counting the days, there were only two days left before heading to Divine Mist Valley.
Not delaying anymore, he directly headed to Master Gu’s Artifact Refining Shop.
Before entering, he heard the "ding ding dang dang" sound of iron forging inside and a slightly unfamiliar aged voice conversing with Master Gu.
Chen Ye pushed the door open and entered. Master Gu looked up to see him, put down his work, and a smile appeared on his face:
"You’re just in time, the items are just finished."
He stepped aside, and on the shelf next to him, there were two brand-new artifacts.
The Hundred Herbs Furnace was entirely verdant, its original cracks on the furnace body disappeared entirely, replaced by dragon-like blue patterns, with a contained Spiritual Light, evidently, its grade had been restored to Second Tier Middle Grade!
"The Hundred Herbs Furnace was originally the treasured artifact of the Hundred Herbs Valley, Top Grade of Second Tier, but it was severely damaged and can never reach its former state again."
Master Gu’s words carried an unavoidable sense of regret.
A Top Grade Second Tier Magical Treasure was the most suitable for Foundation Establishment Cultivators for Alchemy.
Even though Third Tier Spiritual Artifacts had a higher grade, they would cause Foundation Establishment Cultivators to be unable to use them freely.
Chen Ye was already satisfied, a Second Tier Middle Grade Pill Furnace was enough for him to use until Core Formation, and he expressed his gratitude: "Thank you, Master Gu, for your help!"
On the other side, the dull Iron Sword had also been reborn... more precisely, it was no longer an Iron Sword, but a new sword!
Because.
A Magical Artifact was ultimately just a Magical Artifact, no matter how much it was reforged, it is difficult to become a Magical Treasure.
Master Gu directly melted the Iron Sword, extracted its usable materials, and then refined a new Heavy Sword.
This sword appeared to be forged from black jade, and within the black jade, golden molten lava flowed.
This was because its main body was forged from Sealing Stone, wrapped in Top Grade Spirit Stone for tens of thousands of years, nourished by Spiritual Qi, then gradually becoming semi-transparent.
And the golden molten lava was the result of a mass of Sinking Gold!
Master Gu extended a hand and called, and the Iron Sword instantly moved, transforming into a small Flying Sword spiraling around his palm.
After shrinking, the molten lava made of Sinking Gold shimmered brilliantly, looking quite extraordinary.
The ability to enlarge and shrink is one of the symbols of a Magical Treasure!
Chen Ye was delighted, for he only expected the Pill Furnace, but unexpectedly, Master Gu had completed the refinement of the Iron Sword in just one month!
It was known that ordinary Magical Treasures took months to refine, let alone the Upper Grade Magical Treasure he required?
Seeing his confusion, Master Gu smiled, and pointed to an old man standing nearby, with white beard and hair, looking spirited:
"This is an old friend of mine, surnamed Zhong. Brother Zhong, in the past, attempted to refine a Top Grade Magical Treasure but failed in the refinement, resulting in a defective sword embryo that had been gathering dust in his Storage Ring. By chance, knowing I was going to refine a Magical Treasure, he used this sword embryo as the base for a new refinement."