Chapter 344: Fourteen Finished Products

This way, everyone wouldn't feel too awkward the next time they met, so Lin Zhangqing simply didn't say anything, pretending he didn't know anything at all.

He then joked, "That won't do. I'd better work hard on my cultivation! I'll strive to keep you calling me Senior Brother in the future."

This time, the three of them couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.

Zhao Mingxia, however, stood up and put on a show of bowing to Lin Zhangqing, then respectfully called out, "Junior Zhao Mingxia, greets Senior Lin!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone burst into laughter; they hadn't expected Zhao Mingxia to have such a mischievous side.

Lin Zhangqing also held back his laughter, sitting there with a composed air, then raised a hand and said, "Mm! No need for formalities, rise! You little girl, you must cultivate diligently in the future, you hear? Strive to still call me Senior Brother the next time we meet! Otherwise, it will be very awkward for me if you call me Senior!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone erupted into laughter, and Zhao Mingxia herself laughed until she was swaying from side to side.

After everyone had laughed for a good while, Chen Zi Ya finally began, "Alright! Alright! Everyone, stop joking around.

Just now, Junior Sister Hu said she had something to tell me. Did something happen?"

Hu Yunna also calmed her breathing before speaking, "It's like this. I didn't know Senior Brother Gao was here just now.

I originally wanted to leave the alchemy furnaces and artifact refining furnaces that Senior Brother Gao entrusted me to have polished with you, Senior Sister, for safekeeping, but since Senior Brother Gao is here now, there's no need for such trouble!"

Lin Zhangqing and Chen Zi Ya exchanged a glance, both thinking at the same time: could it be that Junior Sister Hu is in such a rush to hand these things over right now because...

However, Lin Zhangqing still spoke up, "Many thanks, Junior Sister Hu. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known who to ask for help with the refining!

Who knows, they might still be a pile of raw ore in my storage bag even now!"

Hu Yunna was quite happy to be able to help Lin Zhangqing, and she couldn't help but say proudly, "This time, I asked fellow sect brothers and sisters to help with the refining.

A total of twenty-eight portions of Second-Tier Red Smelted Crystal Copper material were refined, twelve of which were used to refine alchemy furnaces, successfully producing nine furnaces.

Among these nine, two are Second-Tier Lower-Grade, four are Second-Tier Mid-Grade, and the remaining three are Second-Tier Upper-Grade."

After speaking, she tapped her storage bag and released nine alchemy furnaces of similar size.

Lin Zhangqing nodded, then picked one up to study it, discovering that the entire furnace weighed over a hundred catties, and the design was extremely exquisite; all nine were much the same.

At this moment, Hu Yunna continued, "As for the other sixteen portions of material, eight artifact refining furnaces were refined, but three failed.

So only five finished products came out, but the good news is that three are Second-Tier Mid-Grade, and the remaining two are both Second-Tier Upper-Grade; there are no Second-Tier Lower-Grade ones."

After speaking, she released the five artifact refining furnaces.

These artifact refining furnaces were much larger than the alchemy furnaces, at least twice the size. No wonder each artifact refining furnace required two portions of Second-Tier Red Smelted Crystal Copper material. However, all the furnaces were quite exquisitely designed. After considering it for a moment, Lin Zhangqing said to Hu Yunna and Zhao Mingxia, "Two Junior Sisters, each of you take one Second-Tier Upper-Grade alchemy furnace!"

Hu Yunna shook her head repeatedly, "No, no. Helping Senior Brother refine artifacts is something I did willingly, not out of greed for Senior Brother's things!"

Zhao Mingxia also spoke up at this time, "That's right, Senior Sister Hu is correct.

I cannot accept it either. Senior Sister Hu at least helped Senior Brother refine these heavy furnace vessels, while I have made no contribution at all, so I certainly cannot accept it!"

Lin Zhangqing chuckled upon hearing this, "Don't be in such a hurry to refuse. Junior Sister Hu, I will still need to ask for your help with artifact refining in the future; if you refuse, I won't have the face to ask for your help again. The same goes for Junior Sister Zhao; hurry up and raise your cultivation and alchemy skills, I will need your help with alchemy in the future!

Besides, it's clear that a lot of heart and soul went into refining these items, which is why they are so exquisite.

If you don't take them, I'll just take them to be sold for spirit stones, which would be a waste, so don't decline!"

At this time, Chen Zi Ya also spoke up, "That's right! Two Junior Sisters, I also feel you shouldn't refuse Senior Brother Lin's good intentions.

Besides, isn't it normal for friends to share what they have? One of you is an alchemist, and the other is an artifact refiner.

Senior Brother Lin entrusted Junior Sister Hu to refine so many alchemy furnaces, and then he takes them all to be sold in front of you.

Not leaving a single one for you—that just doesn't make sense! So don't refuse anymore."

Hu Yunna and Zhao Mingxia exchanged a glance, and only then did they reluctantly agree.

Lin Zhangqing then said with a smile, "That's more like it! Hurry up and choose; you can only choose the Second-Tier Upper-Grade ones, I'll take the mid and lower-grade ones to exchange for spirit stones."

The two were helpless, so they stood up and each chose a Second-Tier Upper-Grade alchemy furnace, and then Lin Zhangqing put away the remaining furnaces.

At this moment, Hu Yunna had a hesitant look on her face. Chen Zi Ya couldn't help but laugh and ask, "Junior Sister Hu, is there something you want to say? Why are you stammering? This doesn't look like you at all!"

Hu Yunna then made up her mind, and after organizing her thoughts slightly, she said, "In a while, I might leave the Qingyun Sect with my Grandmaster.

We are going out to travel, and it will take at least ten years before we return, so I wanted to say goodbye to you all first!"

Lin Zhangqing and Chen Zi Ya exchanged a glance, and then both laughed in unison.

Subsequently, Lin Zhangqing said, "What a coincidence, we are also going to travel with Great-Grandmother in a while.

From what Great-Grandmother says, her first stop is the Xianyin Sect. By then, perhaps we might even get to appreciate the Xianyin Sacred Scenery!"

Hu Yunna was shocked, then immediately reacted, the joy on her face no longer hidden.

"Senior Brother Gao, Senior Sister Chen, you are also going there this time?" Hu Yunna almost jumped for joy.

Both Lin Zhangqing and Chen Zi Ya nodded.

Then Zhao Mingxia spoke up, "No way! What kind of riddle are you three playing? Why don't I understand a single word?"

The three looked at her and laughed again.

After everyone had laughed enough, Hu Yunna finally said, "It's just going to a very, very distant place to travel, and the duration of this trip is at least ten years, or even longer.

However, the sect seems to have a slight requirement regarding the cultivation level of the traveling cultivators; they must have at least a Foundation Establishment cultivation.

And the time is about two and a half months from now, so you probably won't make it this time, but there will be opportunities in the future."

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