Chapter 39: Wang Wu Comes to Beg

After Lu Fan finished instructing Chen Dongming, he took ten thousand gold coins from the account, and then left Yuhua Hall and walked toward the Tianyuan Academy.

As soon as he returned to his residence, he immediately closed the door tightly, performed a simple restriction, took out the gray-white stone and polished it, preparing to take out the Origin Stone inside to practice.

However, he spent half a day, but could only grind off a layer of surface. With this effort, without three or five days, I'm afraid he couldn't take out the Origin Stone inside.

No way, he could only take out the Art Refining Crystal Furnace and melt it carefully. The gray-white stone was extremely hard, never expected that under high temperature, it shattered slowly, and after a while, the moist Origin Stone inside was revealed.

Rays of abundant origin energy surged, the origin energy concentration in the whole room soared three times, just sniffing a bite, only feeling refreshed, and the True Qi in his body activated and flowed on its own, as if practicing in the Martial Refining Tower.

"Hey! Never expected that a mere low-grade Origin Stone would have such a big effect!"

Lu Fan shook his head slightly, somewhat emotional. In his previous life, he was used to abundant origin energy, and the Origin Stones he used were at least high-grade, originally he didn't take this low-grade Origin Stone to heart, but now it seems that these things are what he urgently needs.

"Hmm! I have to find time to see that Jade Field!"

Thinking in his heart, he took out the Origin Stone in his hand, then threw the remaining gray-white stones into the Art Refining Crystal Furnace, and in three or two strokes, they were all melted.

This time, the origin energy concentration in the whole room increased to five times that of the past, not much worse than the forbidden room on the first floor of the Martial Refining Tower.

"Low-grade Origin Stone origin energy is limited, with this situation, I'm afraid it won't take three or five days, it will evaporate, turning into powder!"

Lu Fan took precautions, frowned, and had an idea.

"A dozen low-grade Origin Stones, plus this Fourth-Tier Crystal Furnace Profound Artifact, can also set up the simplest Gathering Origin Array!"

His heart moved, he waved and pointed with one hand, a dozen Origin Stones in front of him floated out, a sudden spin, scattered in the crystal furnace, floating in the void.

The Gathering Origin Array is a rune array that gathers heaven and earth origin energy, divided into low-level, middle-level, and high-level. They can gather ten times origin energy, a hundred times origin energy, and a thousand times origin energy respectively.

Of course, this is theoretical. The more origin energy gathered, the greater the consumption. Generally, low-level Gathering Origin Arrays can gather about three to six times origin energy, and further up, the cost-effectiveness is not high, and the difficulty is greater.

Lu Fan's Gathering Origin Array this time is different from ordinary Gathering Origin Arrays, it was improved by him in his previous life, and the efficiency is naturally much more efficient than ordinary Gathering Origin Arrays.

"Condense!"

He shouted, one after another, the magic tricks surged out, condensed into a piece of runes, imprinted in the void. With the Art Refining Crystal Furnace as the array eye, and a dozen low-grade Origin Stones as energy, it rotated slowly.

A whirlwind was generated for no reason around his room, rolling heaven and earth origin energy, pouring in.

The wind rolled around Lu Fan's room, and dots of starlight gathered. If it weren't for the fact that this place was always quiet, and this vision was just for a

Inside the room, the Art Refining Crystal Furnace hovered in the void. Light arrays floated around it, and as they slowly rotated, wisps of white mist drifted out—this was Heaven and Earth Origin Qi.

"Hmm! Eight times the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi; aside from the gravity array, that Wulian Tower is no longer worth my time!"

Lu Fan smiled slightly. The Energy Gathering Array was complete; from now on, it would operate on its own, and the surrounding Heaven and Earth Origin Qi would all surge in, with the concentration potentially even increasing. Unless the Origin Qi within the Origin Stones was exhausted, this room of his would be the best place for cultivation.

With such a good situation, he was about to start cultivating immediately, but a knock came at the door.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Lu Fan opened the door, and a graceful figure appeared before his eyes—it was none other than Wang Wu.

"Something the matter?"

Lu Fan frowned, his expression slightly cold. Since his rebirth, he had had many dealings with Wang Wu, and their interactions could not be considered harmonious.

Wang Wu's brow was slightly furrowed with doubt; she stared at Lu Fan, looking him up and down with an expression of disbelief, and said, "Lu Fan, how could you..."

She was stunned. Clearly, just two days ago, Lu Fan was only a Gathering Essence Realm Martial Artist; how had he advanced to the Tendon Refining Realm so quietly? Moreover, she had a feeling that a strange power seemed to be lingering around Lu Fan, like a hazy, misty feeling that she couldn't see clearly.

Lu Fan was calm and said indifferently, "I just advanced. If you have something to say, say it quickly; I still need to cultivate!"

The intent to dismiss her in these words was extremely obvious, and as intelligent as Wang Wu was, she heard it immediately.

If it were the old her, she probably wouldn't have said a word and would have turned around and left, but for some reason, she couldn't even summon a single thought to do so now.

"Lu Fan..." She fidgeted, seemingly very embarrassed, and a blush appeared on her originally cold face.

Lu Fan frowned. He knew what kind of personality Wang Wu had. If he had given her such a cold shoulder, she should have flicked her sleeves and left long ago. Yet she was dawdling, truly acting like a young girl, not the ice-cold beauty of the past.

"Eh? This is..." Lu Fan sniffed, his expression changed, and he looked at Wang Wu with slight surprise, saying, "Innate Soul Liquid? You actually managed to get it!"

Innate Soul Liquid is a Magic Crystal from the fetus of a high-tier Magic Beast; it is extremely precious and rare in the world. It seems Wang Wu does not come from an ordinary background!

Wang Wu's expression froze, somewhat incredulous. She hadn't expected that even through the Universe Bag and layers of restrictions, Lu Fan could still detect the aura of the Innate Soul Liquid; she had underestimated him in the past.

She nodded gently and said slowly, "It was sent over from home. When you told me about that Innate Soul Liquid that day, I had already prepared all the materials, but there was no one who could refine it!"

Lu Fan was thoughtful and chuckled, "How is that possible? Innate Soul Liquid isn't any incredible art refining potion; it's just that the materials are extremely precious, and any ordinary Fifth-Tier Rune King could refine it."

By the time he finished speaking, Wang Wu's expression had dimmed, as if she had some unspeakable difficulty. He seemed not to notice at all and continued, "The Imperial Capital's Royal Art Refiner Corps seems to have a Fifth-Tier Rune King. Since your family could get the Innate Soul Liquid, I imagine there would be no problem at all in hiring a Fifth-Tier Rune King to act."

Once he finished speaking, Lu Fan had no desire to chat with her anymore and turned to head into the room to cultivate properly.

"Lu Fan, wait..." Wang Wu bit her silver teeth, seemingly having made up her mind. All her emotions were tucked away, and she returned to her previous cold demeanor, saying, "My family doesn't support me in pursuing the path of art refining, so I can't hire a Fifth-Tier Rune King!"

Lu Fan stopped helplessly, having no choice but to patiently listen to what she had to say.

"You are not the same as you were these days. Not only has your Martial Dao advanced by leaps and bounds, but you have also dabbled in the Rune Dao; you must have become the disciple of some famous teacher!"

Wang Wu stared intently into Lu Fan's eyes, as if she wanted to see through him.

Lu Fan was slightly stunned and immediately understood. Wang Wu could be considered someone who had witnessed all his changes, so it was normal for her to have such thoughts.

"I understand your intention. Is it so hard to ask for help? Did you have to go in such a big circle?" He shook his head slightly, then said nonchalantly, "The senior behind me can help you, but you must agree to one condition!"

"Really? What condition?" Upon hearing these words, Wang Wu's crystal eyes lit up, full of radiance, and her cold face seemed to have gained a touch of vitality, making her feel more approachable.

Lu Fan's expression gradually turned cold, and he said indifferently, "You are somewhat annoying. After I help you, we will have no more dealings with each other in the future; we will be strangers!"

As soon as this voice fell, Wang Wu was stunned. She never imagined these words would come out of Lu Fan's mouth. He had been pestering her before like a dog-skin plaster; if anyone was annoying, it should be her saying it—when did it become Lu Fan's turn to call her annoying?

She was somewhat confused, but then she thought of the Innate Soul Liquid. Once she had this, her problem of insufficient innate soul power could be cured immediately. From then on, she could also step into the Rune Dao, and her family would no longer be able to hold her back.

Thinking of this, she was slightly excited and didn't care about Lu Fan's abnormality, saying directly, "Fine! I agree!"

Lu Fan smiled slightly, his expression somewhat strange as he said, "I think you should know something about Innate Soul Liquid; you should know how to use it, right!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Wu's expression turned cold, and she snorted, "I know, you don't need to say more. In any case, it's that senior behind you who will be acting, it has nothing to do with you, right!"

Lu Fan shook his head slightly and said indifferently, "That senior is a person of high virtue and prestige and has no interest in a little girl like you. Go and prepare yourself! Come to me here at the third watch tonight!"

As soon as his voice fell, he turned and entered the room. The door was tightly shut, the restrictions were activated, and his expression became somewhat strange.

"Innate Soul Liquid, medicinal bath for the body, cleansing the marrow, clearing the source and rectifying the root. Strengthening soul power can compensate for innate endowments. It's just..."

He remembered the formula for the Innate Soul Liquid clearly. Recalling it now, he felt some unusual emotions.

"The past shouldn't repeat itself. Anyway, this time I'm using the excuse of a 'senior expert,' so she won't be able to blame me afterward."

He sighed slightly, seemingly recalling some memories from his previous life, feeling somewhat emotional.

"The Innate Soul Liquid is simple to refine, but unfortunately, it's not easy to store. Once refined, it must be used immediately. Otherwise, it wouldn't be this much trouble..."

Lu Fan collected his thoughts, but he couldn't bother with cultivation and used the materials at hand to refine a batch of disguise ointment.

Since he had already claimed there was a senior expert, he had to conjure one out of thin air. Otherwise, if he acted personally, it would be too strange. Moreover, he certainly wouldn't be able to get rid of Wang Wu for a while, which would be too much trouble.

There was no other way; keep everything simple. In a short while, the disguise ointment was evenly applied to his face, and after some kneading, the youth's originally delicate face became rugged, no different from an average young man.

He looked in the mirror and found that his stature still looked small. He then took out a Bone-Changing Technique and performed it; his stature grew with a "crackle," and in an instant, he transformed into a tall young man. Unless someone with powerful Spiritual Power appeared, no one would ever discover anything unusual.

"Hmm! This should be no problem now; just wait for Wang Wu to come!"

Lu Fan looked at himself in the mirror, nodded, sat cross-legged, and began to breathe and regulate his breath.