68: Chapter 68 I want to forge two sets of kitchen utensils

Three months.

From an unknown Qi Refining Realm practitioner, she skyrocketed all the way to the Middle Stage of the Pulse Condensation Realm.

Third Senior Sister Mo Hongling's worldview suffered an unprecedented impact.

Deeply battered, she felt that if she didn't work hard, it wouldn't be long before Junior Brother pinned her to the ground and rubbed her into the dirt.

No, I'll go into secluded cultivation as soon as I get back! I swear I won't come out until I achieve a Breakthrough to the Body Integration Stage!

"Eat, eat it all! Don't waste it!" Third Senior Sister Mo Hongling turned her grief and indignation into appetite, burying her head in her food.

The two maidservants beside her were still in a daze.

"You should eat too," Zhao Ruoan greeted them again.

"You... Young Lord, we..."

The two maidservants exchanged glances and, with extremely apprehensive hearts, carefully picked up a small piece of flood dragon meat and put it into their mouths.

Boom!

Two distinct yet equally majestic auras soared into the sky from the two maidservants!

The Bottleneck that had plagued them for years was easily broken through in the face of this domineering power.

Spirit Sea Realm!

The Spiritual Qi in the courtyard rioted again, pouring wildly into the two women's bodies to help them reshape their Qi Sea and open up spiritual lakes.

After a moment, their auras calmed down.

The two maidservants opened their eyes and, feeling the endless surging spiritual power within their bodies, tears welled up in their eyes from excitement.

They stood up together and directly knelt before Zhao Ruoan and Third Senior Sister Mo Hongling.

"Many thanks, Young Lord! Many thanks, Third Young Miss, for bestowing this fortune!"

For them, this was not just a Breakthrough, but a change in destiny.

"Get up. I said there aren't so many rules with me." Zhao Ruoan raised his hand, and a gentle force lifted them up.

The two maidservants stood up, but they didn't dare to use their chopsticks again.

They felt that they had reached their limit; if they ate even a little more, they were afraid they would truly burst open.

On the stone table, more than half of the dragon tendon treasure stew and flood dragon bone thick soup remained.

Third Senior Sister Mo Hongling looked, and Zhao Ruoan looked too.

"Senior Sister, we can't waste it."

"Mhm, we can't waste it."

Thus, under the dumbfounded gazes of the two newly advanced Spirit Sea Realm experts, the two of them swept through like a storm, dividing up all the remaining flood dragon flesh and bone soup completely.

After finishing, Third Senior Sister Mo Hongling let out a delicate burp, a blush spreading across her cheeks.

"I'm full! There's still something to attend to on the peak, I'm leaving first!"

Third Senior Sister Mo Hongling dropped those words, her figure flickered, and she vanished on the spot.

Watching her hurriedly departing back, Zhao Ruoan couldn't help but chuckle.

This Third Senior Sister of his was truly cute.

Then a thought crossed his mind.

Third Senior Sister had sent such a heavy gift; he had to show some token of appreciation.

She was obsessed with the culinary Dao; if he gave her a top-tier set of cookware, she would surely be very happy.

He also happened to need a set himself.

With his mind made up, Zhao Ruoan no longer delayed.

"Keep an eye on the house, I'm going out for a bit."

He gave instructions to the two maidservants, then mounted his sword and soared into the air, turning into a stream of light as he headed straight for Tianhuo Peak.

As soon as he landed, a pleasantly surprised voice came from beside him.

"Zhao... Senior Brother Zhao?"

Zhao Ruoan turned around to look and saw a young Disciple looking at him with an excited face.

"You are... Junior Brother Wang?" Zhao Ruoan had some impression of him; the last time he came to refine a pot, this Junior Brother had been watching from the side.

"Senior Brother Zhao, you still remember me!" Junior Brother Wang was flattered. "My name is Wang Qi!"

"Senior Brother, are you here this time to refine some earth-shattering Magic Treasure again?" Wang Qi's face was full of anticipation.

"It's not quite earth-shattering, I'm just here to borrow some fire." Zhao Ruoan smiled.

"Senior Brother is going to the Elder's Artifact Refining Room at the top of the mountain, right? I'll lead the way for you!" Wang Qi volunteered, his attitude exceptionally eager.

The two of them walked side by side up the mountain.

"Senior Brother Zhao, you are now a huge celebrity in our Sect!" Wang Qi chattered nonstop as they walked.

"Your deeds of saving hundreds of fellow Disciples in the Tianyao Mountain Range have already spread everywhere! Right now, the Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters in the Sect all take you as their role model!"

"I just did what should be done." Zhao Ruoan replied.

"Senior Brother, you're too modest!" Wang Qi wore an expression of adoration. "Right, Senior Brother, Elder Liu of our Tianhuo Peak still can't stop thinking about you even now. Every day he mutters that for an Artifact Refining Genius like you not to come to Tianhuo Peak is simply a waste of heavenly Materials."

Zhao Ruoan listened with a bit of helplessness.

He indeed had some interest in Artifact Refining, but asking him to abandon Qinghan Peak, his Revered Master, and his Senior Sisters, and run to this smoky place to forge iron everyday was utterly impossible.

Seeing that Zhao Ruoan didn't pick up the topic, Wang Qi tactfully changed the subject and began introducing various bizarre anecdotes of Tianhuo Peak.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the summit.

A magnificent grand hall built from obsidian stood before their eyes; it was precisely the Elder's Artifact Refining Room of Tianhuo Peak.

Before they even got close, an exasperated and furious roar came from inside.

"It blew up! It blew up again! This damn profound crystal iron just won't listen!"

"Bang!"

With a loud crash, the doors of the grand hall were blasted open by a wave of air, and an elderly man with bristling hair and a face covered in black ash walked out, his entire body radiating a volatile aura of "no living beings approach."

It was precisely Elder Liu of Tianhuo Peak.

Wang Qi shrank his neck in fright, just wanting to drag Zhao Ruoan and slip away.

Elder Liu had already seen them.

Those eyes of his, which were almost spitting fire, instantly turned into ecstatic joy the moment he saw Zhao Ruoan.

"Zhao Ruoan?!" Elder Liu dashed over in a single step. "Good lad, you're finally here! Quick, come in!"

He enthusiastically grabbed Zhao Ruoan's arm and dragged him into the Artifact Refining Room. That attitude was like a completely different person from just a moment ago.

Wang Qi watched from the side in a daze.

"Kid, what do you want to refine this time? A sword? A saber? Or a bell, tripod, tower, or seal? Speak! As long as the Materials are enough, this old man will go all out today and definitely help you refine a Dao Artifact!" Elder Liu patted his chest, filled with heroic pride.

Zhao Ruoan was made a bit embarrassed by his enthusiasm.

"Um... Elder Liu, I want to refine two sets of cookware."

"Cook... Cookware?"

The heroic pride on Elder Liu's face froze.

He carefully sized up Zhao Ruoan.

With this look, his entire person froze in place.

"Middle Stage... of the Pulse Condensation Realm?"

Elder Liu's voice was incomparably hoarse.

He remembered clearly that more than a month ago, this kid couldn't even touch the fringe of Pulse Condensation, right?

This Cultivation speed... why was it so fast?

Elder Liu had lived for several hundred years and considered himself to have seen geniuses as numerous as crucian carp crossing a river, but none were as bizarre as Zhao Ruoan.

He suddenly recalled the evaluation of Zhao Ruoan given by the Sect Master and the various Grand Elders.

Peerless talent, one of a kind through the ages.

Before this, he still refused to be convinced, feeling that this kid's talent was clearly pointed toward Artifact Refining.

Now he understood.

What the hell did he understand back then!

What that fellow had, to a terrifying and friendless degree, was Cultivation talent!

Artifact Refining? That at best counted as a hobby, something to play around with when he had nothing better to do!

He had actually thought of abducting a future Great Emperor to Tianhuo Peak to be the chief blacksmith?

Elder Liu's old face turned alternately red and white.

He felt that he was too foolish and too laughable.

"Ahem..." Elder Liu gave two dry coughs to cover up his loss of composure. "Cookware, cookware is great! Food is the paramount necessity of the people, after all, and cultivators cannot be exceptions either."

"What kind do you want to refine? Speak! Today, all the Materials on Tianhuo Peak are yours to choose from!"