Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

That's all for today's lesson. If there's anything you don't understand, you can organize it and ask me tomorrow.

The day is over.

Ma Qiuyuan stood up leisurely and spoke to Zhang Yan.

After saying that, he turned around and tried to leave.

But at this moment, Zhang Yan called out to the other party directly.

“Master Ma, it’s like this, I have an idea, I wonder if I can ask about it.” Zhang Yan saw that the other party was about to leave.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he immediately asked a question.

"Ok?"

"What's the problem? Tell me."

"But if it involves weapon crafting, then you can only either understand it or pay more."

Ma Qiuyuan's attitude towards Zhang Yan was quite good.

After all, no one wants to offend their own family's god of wealth.

"That's right. As you know, I'm a cultivator who ascended from the lower realm, so I'm a bit short on funds. If I want to learn weapon crafting from you, I won't have enough money to buy a new forging furnace."

"So I wanted to ask if you have any leftover forging furnaces from the past, even if they're not very good, I'd like to buy one."

Zhang Yan smiled and spoke to Ma Qiuyuan.

"Ok?"

"A forging furnace."

Upon hearing Zhang Yan's words, Ma Qiuyuan immediately understood.

Indeed, Zhang Yan is different from the people he deceived before.

This guy came from the lower realm.

poor.

Moreover, and most importantly, he has only been in this position for a short time, so he certainly doesn't have much wealth.

therefore……

If he says he has no money.

That means they really don't have any money.

Think of this.

Ma Qiuyuan looked at Zhang Yan, then hesitated for a moment before saying, "I do have some old magic weapons used for forging here."

"You can take a look."

"But the price won't be low either."

Ma Qiuyuan spoke to Zhang Yan.

"Okay, I'll take a look."

Zhang Yan nodded.

Although I don't know how much they will quote.

But honestly, no matter what, it's definitely better than him studying here.

Learning how to craft magical artifacts from him is a bottomless pit!
It's a bunch of fluff mixed with nothing but dry information.

Zhang Yan really couldn't stand it.

The forging furnace is different. Although it may not be cheap, it is a magic weapon after all. Even if he doesn't use it anymore, he can still sell it to make money.

"Okay, then take a look."

As he spoke, he took out a forging furnace directly from his storage magic item.

This is a three-stage forging furnace.

[Equipment Name]: Blazing Forge
[Equipment Tier]: Tier 3, Mid-grade
[Equipment Quality]: Blue
[Equipment Effects]: LV3 Forging Mastery (When you equip the Flame Forging Furnace, you are a weapon refiner proficient in Tier 3 forging.) LV4 Flame Control (When you equip the Flame Forging Furnace, your flame control reaches Tier 4.) LV4 Flying Sword Mastery (When you equip the Flame Forging Furnace, your flying sword forging will reach LV4 mastery.)
Looking at the special effects of the forging furnace in front of me.

Zhang Yan nodded slightly.

The effect is really excellent.

He is satisfied.

So he asked Ma Qiuyuan, "How much does this set of magical artifacts cost?"

"This set of magic weapons was passed down to me by my master. I have used it for a long time. If I were not trying to break through to the Dharma Aspect Realm, I would never sell it."

Instead of directly stating the price, Machu Yuan began to tell a story.

Hear this.

Zhang Yan knew that.

broken.

This kid wants to sell for a high price!

As expected, after saying a lot, Ma Qiuyuan seemed to have made up his mind and said to Zhang Yan, "Six hundred thousand spirit stones, I only need six hundred thousand spirit stones. Give me six hundred thousand spirit stones, and this set of mid-grade third-tier magic treasures is yours!"

he said.

He was also looking at Zhang Yan with an expression that said, "You got a great deal."

"..."

Zhang Yan was helpless.

She stared at him coldly.

Do you think I'm stupid?

"A brand-new mid-grade third-tier magic weapon costs only 800,000 spirit stones, and you're selling it to me for 600,000?"

"Are you crazy or am I?"

Zhang Yan didn't hold back in his criticism.

"So tell me, how much are you willing to pay?"

After Ma Qiuyuan was exposed by Zhang Yan, he was not angry. Instead, he smiled and asked a question.

"Two hundred thousand spirit stones, that's the most."

Zhang Yan said without hesitation.

"Two hundred thousand?"

"No, absolutely not!"

"This is a mid-grade third-tier magic weapon, a forging furnace, and a complete set, not just a single forging hammer or furnace. It's a whole set, and two hundred thousand is absolutely impossible!"

Zhang Yan's words made Ma Qiuyuan jump up instantly: "If you want it, it has to be at least 500,000. I won't sell it for less than a single spirit stone!"

He spoke to Zhang Yan in a very forceful manner.

Zhang Yan: "..."

He suddenly understood why the other party had kept this magic weapon until now.

It's not that the other party doesn't want to sell.

Perhaps the price he listed was too low for anyone to buy.

This price.

It's too ridiculous.

Very outrageous.

He even wanted to crack open the other person's skull to see what was inside.

How could he have the nerve to ask for such a high price?
Just as Zhang Yan was about to refuse and leave, he suddenly saw the forging hammer he had mentioned.

Then he said softly, "No, your price is too high, I can't afford it. How about this, I'll buy it in installments, you sell me this forging hammer first."

Machu Yuan: "???"

He looked at Zhang Yan with a somewhat blank expression.

I don't know what's gotten into Zhang Yan all of a sudden, why he's buying his magic weapon in installments.

Moreover, normally, even if you want to buy it in installments, shouldn't you buy the forging furnace first?
What the hell are you buying?
He couldn't quite understand!
"how?"

"You don't sell it?"

Zhang Yan turned to him and asked.

"Sell it, of course I'll sell it, but even this hammer, I'll sell it for 200,000!"

Ma Qiuyuan spoke without hesitation.

If you don't make money, you are a bastard.

"Two hundred thousand is impossible, it's too expensive. At most, it'll be one hundred and fifty thousand. Are you going to sell it or not? If not, then forget it. If you don't sell this magic weapon to me, I'm afraid no one will buy it later."

"Moreover, besides buying your magic weapon, I also want to learn weapon crafting from you, which also costs spirit stones. If you empty all my spirit stones now, I won't have any money left to learn weapon crafting from you in the future."

Zhang Yan said to him helplessly.

"you said……"

"It makes sense."

"Okay, 150,000 it is!"

"I'll sell you this forging hammer first. As for the forging furnace, we can talk about it when you have more money. After all, a magic weapon works best when it's part of a complete set."

Machu Yuan spoke with a hidden meaning.

"Of course! Once I have the money, I'll definitely buy the whole set of forging furnaces!"

Zhang Yan also spoke with great conviction.

The two paid with one hand and delivered the goods with the other.

They were all quite satisfied.

As soon as he stepped out of Ma Qiuyuan's courtyard, a happy smile immediately appeared on his face.

Meanwhile, Ma Qiuyuan's young disciple was still calling out from behind, "Senior Brother Zhang, see you tomorrow."

"Okay, see you tomorrow." Zhang Yan waved his hand dismissively.

I'm not going to see a ghost tomorrow!

Zhang Yan made a comment.

He has achieved his purpose in coming here.

Yes.

He now has what he wanted.

He was extremely satisfied as he looked at the forging hammer in his hand.

[Equipment Name]: Flaming Forging Hammer
[Equipment Tier]: Tier 3, Mid-grade
[Equipment Tier]: White
[Equipment Effect]: lv4 Flying Sword Crafting Mastery (When you wear the Flame Forge, you will reach lv4 mastery in forging flying swords)
This equipment isn't actually that strong; it only has one attribute.

But that's enough!

Level 4 mastery of crafting flying swords.

This was beyond his expectations.

Putting everything else aside, with this forging hammer, Zhang Yan could perfectly realize some of the knowledge that the Crimson Heavenly Lord had explained.

Not only that, he can also use this term to create fourth-tier flying swords.

Fourth-tier flying sword!

What does this mean?
A magic weapon at the Nascent Soul level!
He is currently only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm. If he could create a Nascent Soul level magic weapon, that would be an absolutely astounding existence!

While not unique, it is certainly quite rare.

That's why Zhang Yan spent 150,000 yuan to buy a second-hand forging hammer.

After all, at this price, a used forging hammer is practically not cost-effective at all.

But if there's a secret to forging fourth-tier flying swords, then it's a different story.

That's totally worth it!

They did not return to their own residence.

Instead, they went directly to the weapon-refining workshop.

I greeted the elder of the weapon-refining workshop and then rented a weapon-refining room.

Just as he said.

He did not have a suitable forge.

Therefore, a forging furnace within the sect is also needed.

After entering the weapon-refining workshop, he first completed the repair tasks. The elder of the workshop had treated him well, and he was not someone who didn't know how to repay kindness.

……

And at the same time.

In the courtyard.

Machu Yuan lay on a deckchair, looking at his front door, waiting for a knock.

But I don't know why.

A day passed, and there was still no knock on the door.

"Something must have been holding me up," Ma Qiuyuan said to himself, trying to reassure himself.

This kind of thing has happened before.

After all, cultivators may encounter various special events every day, and it's normal for them to be delayed in dealing with them.

Therefore, Machu Yuan decided to wait.

in this way.

Seven full days passed.

Ma Qiuyuan was completely numb.

its not right.

Zhang Yan did indeed value his weapon-refining skills highly.

That kind of heartfelt longing cannot be faked.

but……

why?
Why didn't they come?
This is not normal!

He had never seen anyone like Zhang Yan, who clearly showed a strong desire in his eyes but still didn't continue to study!
Everyone thought that Ma Qiuyuan was good at crafting flying swords, but in reality, he had an even better eye for people.

He can easily discern the degree to which a person desires something.

For example...

Zhang Yan's desire to master the art of forging flying swords was genuine.

It was precisely because of this ability that he was able to squeeze every last drop of value out of other cultivators.

"Could it be that this guy ran into trouble after he went out?"

"died?"

He scratched his head, somewhat puzzled.

He felt that there was no other explanation besides this reason.

"What a pity..."

"So young, with such a bright future ahead of him..."

Ma Qiuyuan sighed deeply and then went inside.

Of course, he couldn't possibly know that the reason Zhang Yan wasn't coming at this moment was because he had already mastered his weapon-refining method.

now.

After completing the task at the weapon-refining workshop, Zhang Yan equipped himself with the forging hammer.

For an instant.

His understanding of flying sword forging techniques instantly reached a new level.

Putting aside third-tier flying swords, he could easily forge fourth-tier flying swords right now.

Having a cheat code is so awesome!

However, although he possessed the ability to create fourth-tier flying swords, Zhang Yan did not immediately begin forging them.

Instead, they carefully studied and digested this term.

While entries are helpful, they are not your own knowledge; you must learn them thoroughly to truly master them!

Moreover, there is another reason besides that.

Previously, when he competed on the arena, he could only barely refine a third-grade high-quality magic weapon. Now, if he can refine a fourth-grade magic weapon in such a short time, it would be too conspicuous.

Zhang Yan never hides his brilliance.

But this radiance must also be reasonable.

You can't be too unrestrained, otherwise it'll be too easy for someone to expose you.

……

So he decided to keep a low profile.

There's no need to forge a very high-quality flying sword.

All you need to do is forge a top-grade third-tier flying sword.

However, in order to win against the fourth-tier forging furnace of the Crimson Heavenly Lord, he needs to imbue this third-tier top-grade flying sword with something special.

For example...

He perfectly integrated what the Crimson Heavenly Lord had said into the flying sword.

Even if Huang Lian also forges a top-grade third-tier flying sword, or even a fourth-tier flying sword, he still won't be able to defeat Zhang Yan.

With that in mind, he immediately put his plan into action.

Find suitable materials, refine them, and then begin continuous burning...

It took Zhang Yan nearly three months to forge this top-grade third-tier flying sword.

Despite all this, he ultimately succeeded.

"The third sermon is in a few days. I hope I can win and get the fourth-tier forging furnace."

Zhang Yan was determined to obtain the fourth-order forging furnace of the Crimson Flame Heavenly Lord.

After loading the forged flying sword, Zhang Yan immediately headed towards the secret realm where the Crimson Flame Heavenly Lord was located.

Entering the secret realm, we arrived at the main hall.

Some people had already arrived by this time.

However, it's clear that fewer people are coming than before.

In fact, this is normal.

Although the lectures given by the Crimson Heavenly Lord are free, there is an unwritten rule.

Take it to the theater...

If you want to come here, you need to thoroughly understand what Crimson Flame Heavenly Lord explained before; otherwise, coming here will only make you look foolish.
When the Crimson Heavenly Lord brought out the Yellow Lotus, the lecture officially began.

At this moment, Zhang Yan glanced around.

The number of attendees was 60-70% less than when I first gave the lecture.

I estimate that after this lecture, there will be even fewer people left.

"Last time I explained how to forge flying swords. How are your forgings coming along? You can take out your forged flying swords for a look."

Crimson Heavenly Lord smiled and addressed everyone.

“Okay, I’ll go first.” Huang Lian said, standing up first and taking out the flying sword he had crafted himself.

His face was filled with arrogance. (End of Chapter)