The original repairer

Ten days later, someone from the Treasure Equipment Building came to inform Shi Chen that they had invited a third-grade equipment refiner and hoped that Shi Chen would go to the Treasure Equipment Building to meet him the next day.

The next day, Shi Chen went to the Treasure Building as scheduled and met the third-rank weapon refiner. Shi Chen bowed respectfully and explained his purpose, hoping that he could help solve the problem with the alchemy furnace.

The weapon refiner's name is Zhang Zeyi. He has red hair and even a red beard. He is tall and strong, and gives people a sense of ruggedness and boldness at first glance.

Zhang Zeyi took a look at the alchemy furnace in Shi Chen's hand and asked, "The alchemy furnace you are using is a purple copper blast furnace, right?"

Shi Chen nodded and replied, "Yes, this is a copper blasting furnace." As he spoke, he placed the copper blasting furnace on the coffee table.

Zhang Zeyi stroked his red beard and said, "I already understand your situation. Before you refine the external restrictions on the alchemy furnace, I have something to say clearly. You can decide whether to refine the restrictions after you listen to me." After saying that, he glared at the two disciples sitting next to him.

Shi Chen said, "Master, please explain."

Zhang Zeyi said slowly: "I made this alchemy furnace ten years ago. At that time, a good friend of mine found some spiritual materials and asked me to help him refine an alchemy furnace. This was a very ordinary refining, and the problem was with my two evil disciples. They secretly replaced the core of the thousand-year-old tung tree. The original refining restriction was to stabilize the flame, but after replacing it with the thousand-year-old tung tree core, the flame burst effect was produced, destroying the furnace. I originally wanted to disassemble it and refine it again, but some materials were hard to find, so I had to give it to my friend to use. That old friend tried to refine 20 furnaces of elixirs at that time, but none of them succeeded. Every time, the flame burst caused the furnace to explode. We tried every way to save it. We also tried the two methods you mentioned, but he still didn't succeed when he tried to refine the elixir. Later, he took this alchemy furnace away. Now this furnace is in your hands. Do you still want to refine it?"

Shi Chen thought about it. Now that he had already bought the furnace, he couldn't return it. He had to resolve the restriction before the furnace could be used. If he missed the opportunity to ask the master to help him with the refining, it would be difficult to find other masters to help him in the future. With this in mind, Shi Chen decided to give it a try.

He bowed to Zhang Zeyi and said, "After careful consideration, I have decided to ask the master to help me refine the restrictions on the forbidden spirit and the restrictions on transferring or eliminating the flames."

Zhang Zeyi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll help you refine two external restrictions. However, I must point out that the effect of external restrictions is definitely not as good as the original restrictions of the furnace. The specific effect depends on the ability of the user."

Shi Chen said, "Thank you for your help, Master. Please let me know the corresponding costs and materials."

Zhang Zeyi said: "I will only charge you one thousand low-grade spirit stones, including the material cost. Come to the Treasure Building to pick up the alchemy furnace in three days." After saying that, he put away the purple copper explosion furnace on the coffee table.

Three days passed quickly. Shi Chen came to the Treasure Building and took away the purple copper blast furnace that Zhang Zeyi had refined. Only then did he learn that Zhang Zeyi and his two disciples had rushed back to the Liehuo Gate early in the morning.

Back in the cave, Shi Chen resumed refining the furnace. He discovered a ring attached to the outside of the furnace, which was the external restriction added by Zhang Zeyi.

Next, he began experimenting with refining pills. He refined fifty furnaces of Bigu Pills, and the next twenty yielded successful pills, all of which were full-bodied, mostly high-quality. After adjusting to the furnaces and the external restrictions, Shi Chen gradually began to gain proficiency.

Shi Chen began working as a proxy for refining elixirs, refining five batches a day in his old furnace to guarantee a minimum, then five batches in the copper blast furnace to help him adjust to the new one. As time passed, Shi Chen mastered the new furnace, and by then, twenty-three days had passed. He had already agreed to a date with the Huang Qi siblings, more than ten days earlier.

After packing up his things, Shi Chen left a message and left the cave.

He walked out of the market and flew towards Qisha market on his sword. After flying ten miles, he put away his flying sword, escaped along the mountain road for two miles, found a dense forest, performed earth escape technique, and escaped three feet underground.

Shi Chen had no spiritual awareness and was unsure if he was being followed, nor did he know the situation above ground. Using the Earth Loosening Technique and Earth Wall Technique, he constructed a space about ten feet in diameter. He swallowed a mid-grade Soul-Nourishing Pill and began to cultivate.

There was almost no spiritual energy underground, making cultivation very difficult, but he still endured it and continued to practice.

On the third night at midnight, Shi Chen escaped from the ground. He observed the ground and found many traces of many cultivators who had stayed there.

Shi Chen did not follow the normal route. When he was in Qisha Market, he bought a map between the two markets from a casual cultivator. There were two common trade routes, and many robber cultivators would wait for prey on these two trade routes.

For safety reasons, Shi Chen chose to take a longer route.

As a result, the journey time increased, and wild beasts, monsters and demons in the mountains and forests often appeared, which was also a huge challenge for him.

Only by choosing this route can we reduce the chance of being discovered by the monks.

It was about ten miles away from the trade route, a distance where cultivators were less likely to appear. Occasionally, a cultivator would fly by on a flying sword, but Shi Chen would avoid them from a distance, either fleeing or hiding underground.

Some cultivators saw Shi Chen standing alone and thought he was a cultivator hunting monsters. When they approached, Shi Chen fled away and did not meet with the cultivators he met.

Every day, Shi Chen hiked over mountains and ridges, stopping every ten miles or so to find a secluded spot and set a few traps. As long as a person, animal, or demon beast triggered it, they would be discovered when they emerged from the ground.

Three days passed and they were still thirty miles away from Qishafang City.

Shi Chen was located within easy reach of the frequent looting cultivators. The two markets were approximately 120 li apart, with the 70 to 80 li between them providing prime looting territory. Groups of looting cultivators roamed within this area of several dozen li, searching for targets.

The closer to the market, the lower the chance of being robbed. Shi Chen was currently a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi training. Cultivating within the sect, he was supplied with mid-grade Soul-Nourishing Pills. In a year and a half, he could reach the fifth level. He was currently in the market on the edge of the sect, where the concentration of spiritual energy was vastly different from that within the sect. In this environment, it would take a long time to cultivate and improve his cultivation.

Returning to the sect now would involve a huge risk. Besides the Zhu family, there were many other families. The Zhu family was only a medium-sized family, and Shi Chen was already struggling to cope with it.

After completing the Qi training, he planned to return to the sect, apply for the foundation-building pill, and then retreat to achieve the foundation. The sect would handle other matters. If the foundation was successfully established, many problems would be solved.

Shi Chen has been practicing in Qisha Market. It will take him more than ten years to improve his cultivation to the perfection of Qi training. If he wants to improve his cultivation quickly, he must encounter an opportunity.

The appearance of the purple copper blast furnace gave him an opportunity. He could refine a top-grade soul-enriching pill, enjoy three times the training effect, and his cultivation level would improve rapidly. As for the top-grade pill, he had no hope.