Asking About Longevity

Chapter 33 Refining

On the second day, Mo Hua did not practice the molten fire formation. Instead, he took the spirit stone to Chen Ji Weapon Refining Shop and found Master Chen.

Master Chen was a little surprised when he saw Mo Hua. He was even more surprised when he heard that Mo Hua really planned to refine the stove.

 “Are you really planning to make a stove?”

“That’s natural, but it’s just a small one, about four feet high, and the materials don’t need to be too expensive, just strong and durable.”

Master Chen nodded, "That's just right. If you are refining a large stove, I may not have enough manpower here. It seems that you are using it for your own family, and it is for the neighbors. I will pick some cheap and easy-to-use materials for you. , guaranteed to be affordable and durable.”

Mo Hua said happily: "Thank you, Master Chen!"

“But,” Master Chen looked at the ink painting, then looked behind him, and said doubtfully:

"As for your parents, refining a stove is not a trivial matter. It needs an adult to talk about it."

Mo Hua patted his chest and said, "My father said to leave it to me. Master Chen, just tell me if you have anything to do."

Master Chen looked at the little boy’s ink painting and nodded, “Sure enough, the children of the poor have already become the masters of the family.”

After speaking, he frowned and hesitated, but still said:

"Have you brought this deposit? The stove material fee is one hundred and fifty spirit stones. It takes twenty days to refine. Five spirit stones per day. The weapon refining fee is one hundred spirit stones. This deposit is the material fee. You must first Pay one hundred and fifty spirit stones, and the weapon refining fee can be settled after refining."

 “Well, I brought it.”

Mo Hua took out a heavy storage bag from his arms and opened the bag. It was full of crystal clear spiritual stones.

This spiritual stone is a huge sum of money for an ordinary casual cultivator family, and this child just carries it in his arms...

Master Chen took the storage bag with a complicated expression, counted exactly one hundred and fifty spiritual stones, then took out the spiritual deed and wrote down the materials, cost and delivery date for refining the stove.

Spiritual deeds are recognized as evidence of contracts in the monastic world. Each spiritual deed is special and cannot be easily destroyed or forged. It is used as a proof for monks to trade spiritual stones and goods. If there is a dispute, you can go to an authoritative monk or ask the Tao Ting Si to make a ruling.

 The spiritual deed was made in duplicate. Master Chen signed it himself and then handed the spiritual deed to Mo Hua.

The ink painting also signed his name, and each of them kept one copy as a proof of delivery of the weapon.

Master Chen originally wanted Mo Hua to sign his father's name, but he thought about it and didn't say it. He thought that since his parents asked him to be responsible, he should sign the same.

All living beings are equal under the way of heaven. Regardless of their level of cultivation or age, when they sign a spiritual contract, they are all counted.

 “Ink painting…”

When Master Chen saw the dignified and handsome handwriting on the spiritual deed, he realized that the name of the child in front of him was "Mo Hua". He also looked at his appearance. He indeed had red lips, white teeth, and picturesque eyebrows, which matched the name.

Coupled with the fact that he has negotiated a big deal, he has no worries about making ends meet for most of the month. The more he looks at ink paintings, the more he likes them.

"Little brother, after signing the spiritual contract, we will start refining the weapon tomorrow. I will make it for you as soon as possible. If you are free, you can come over to see the progress or learn to refine the weapon. Generally, I am not an apprentice in the shop. Let them see it.”

 “Okay, okay, thank you, Master Chen!”

Mo Hua is quite interested in weapon refining. Although he may not be able to refine a spiritual weapon in his lifetime, he can learn knowledge related to weapon refining. The more the better. The sect will not teach this kind of practical weapon refining skills.

In the next few days, Mo Hua continued to practice the molten fire formation as usual. When he had free time, he would go to the weapon refining shop to see the progress of the furnace refining, and ask about the knowledge related to the weapon refining.

Master Chen did not hide his secrets and answered all questions. After a few days of contact with him, I was surprised by his high understanding of ink painting, but also regretted his poor qualifications in ink painting and body training. He had seen children who were born weak, but he had rarely seen children so weak that they couldn't even swing a hammer.

 Otherwise Master Chen really wants to accept Mo Hua as his disciple.

Mo Hua has been watching the weapon refining for a few days. Firstly, he wanted to learn some common sense about weapon refining, and secondly, he wanted to correct the strokes and size of the molten fire array.

The usual formations are drawn on paper, so you can practice them more. If you make a mistake, it’s okay, just change the paper.

 But now he wants to paint it on the stove. If he makes a mistake, he can't let Master Chen make another one...

 Hence, Mo Hua should be familiar with the structure of the stove, and he should often come to the weapon refining shop to check on the progress.

One morning, after Mo Hua drank the porridge cooked by his mother, he practiced the formation again, and before the sun was still bright, he slowly and leisurely came to Chen Ji's weapon refining shop.

When I arrived at the weapon-making shop, I found that the usually bustling shop was very deserted today. There were no loud shouts or the sound of "dang-dang" hammering.

Mo Hua walked to the backyard and saw Master Chen and several apprentices packing their things. The fire in the refining furnace was out, the furnace lid was opened, and there were some cleaned ashes on the ground.

 “Master Chen, what happened?”

Master Chen saw Mo Hua and said apologetically: "Brother, I'm sorry, the refining furnace is broken. I'm afraid the stove you want will be delayed."

 “The refining furnace is broken?”

Master Chen also had a depressed look on his face, "This refining furnace is quite old, and there were some minor problems before. It was still barely usable after being repaired, but today I can't start the fire. Alas..."

“Can’t it be repaired?” Mo Hua asked.

Master Chen shook his head, "Before, there was a problem with the outer parts of the refining furnace, and I could still repair it. But now there should be a problem with the internal formation. There is no other way. I can only ask other masters from the refining pavilion. Look, if you still need to ask the formation master to repair the formation, it will cost a lot of spiritual stones..."

"Array?" Mo Hua perked up, "Can I take a look?"

Master Chen was slightly startled, "What are you looking at?"

 “Let me take a look at the formation.”

“What do you do with the formation?” Master Chen asked doubtfully, “Do you understand the formation?”

Mo Hua said: "I have learned some formations from my husband in the sect. Let's see if I can help you. At least I can help you find out if there is something wrong with the formations."

Master Chen was hesitant, and after thinking that the weapon refining furnace was broken anyway, there was no loss, so he said: "Okay, I'll ask them to completely dismantle the weapon refining furnace and show you the formation inside. "

 After saying that, he and several apprentices started to take apart the refining furnace bit by bit.

The refining furnace is two people tall and is made of various refined irons. It is very heavy. However, the apprentices are all very talented in body refining. They are tall and strong, so it is not particularly difficult to cooperate with each other.

Mo Hua was very self-aware and didn’t even think about helping.

After disassembling the refining furnace, you can see the dense patterns carved on the inside of the furnace. The patterns are dark red, and some are obscured by black ash. However, you can still make out the patterns painted on the inside of the refining furnace. It is a complete fire element formation.

It is exactly what I have been painting every day in ink painting, but I have not been able to finish it yet... the molten fire formation.

 (End of this chapter)