A life of leisure is worse than a life of flowers and splendour

Du Shuangshuang's courtyard had been rebuilt, and it was even better than before. The eldest brother had personally built the alchemy room for her, and even specially set up two more formations.

The entire courtyard was completely renovated, with many new furnishings added. "Junior Sister's courtyard is too plain!" the eldest brother remarked. Thus, the bare lake surface was transformed into a pavilion, a rockery, a swing, spiritual flower vines, tables and chairs made of spiritual white jade, transplanted flowers, trees, and fruit trees, and various spiritual ornaments. Even the ordinary little house was transformed into a two-story building with carved beams and painted rafters. The courtyard instantly felt like a paradise for the immortals.

"Are you satisfied, Junior Sister?" The eldest brother smiled as if in the spring breeze.

"Satisfied, very satisfied!" Du Shuangshuang also smiled.

In order to thank everyone for their help, Du Shuangshuang treated everyone to a sumptuous spiritual meal. Of course, Du Shuangshuang also participated in the preparation of the spiritual meal and showed off her cooking skills as a 21st century foodie.

"The spiritual food made by the Du family is really amazing. It may not be as good as the ones made by Zhenxiu Pavilion and Qianwei Pavilion, but it is better than most restaurants in the market."

"Don't you see how expensive the spiritual meals at the Zhenxiu Pavilion and Qianwei Pavilion are? You can only taste the food for a few hundred spiritual stones. If you want to eat your fill, forget it without 10,000 or 18,000 spiritual stones. If you want to eat well, you'll need an unpredictable amount of spiritual stones. Just one set of the Five Blessings meal costs a spiritual stone."

"Yes, the Du family's spiritual food is both delicious and cheap! The key is that there are so many varieties!"

They can make dozens of different variations of any single flower roll, and the names are mouth-watering, with some so cute you can't resist eating them. Every dim sum dish is delicious, and each has its own distinct flavors.

The dishes are not only beautifully named, but also visually appealing, and even more delicious. If they could capture spiritual energy even more perfectly, even Qianwei Pavilion wouldn't be able to catch up. As for Zhenxiu, they often feature spiritual foods made with rare ingredients, hence the name Zhenxiu Pavilion. They also have a particularly famous spiritual wine, Zhenweizui. It's said that production is limited, requiring several precious spiritual plants to brew. A limited quantity is sold daily, and only to diners dining at Zhenxiu Pavilion that day. Each diner is also limited to one kilogram per session, with a maximum daily sales of 100 kilograms. Many people flock to Zhenxiu Pavilion just for that sip of wine.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for the disciple-receiving ceremony. Normally, this ceremony should have been held with many new disciples, but True Lord Xuancheng refused. He insisted on moving his own ceremony forward by several days, organizing a unique ceremony just for his beloved disciple. Upon hearing this, everyone was surprised and curious, wondering what extraordinary qualities this mysterious disciple possessed that had garnered such special treatment from True Lord Xuancheng.

Amidst a bustling atmosphere, the disciple-recruiting ceremony proceeded as scheduled. True Lord Xuancheng personally presided over the ceremony, standing atop a high platform, overlooking the crowds below. Leaders from all corners of the Xiaoyao Sect had come to offer their congratulations, and the square was bustling with activity.

"Today, I am going to accept this disciple who has extraordinary talent and potential. I believe that under my careful teaching, she will become a genius of her generation!" Master Xuancheng's voice was loud and full of confidence.

The audience was buzzing with discussion about this disciple. Quite a few knew Du Shuangshuang, especially the news about her, which concerned the main peak. Everyone was paying close attention, though they were watching silently. Furthermore, the female lead hadn't appeared, leaving everyone at home curious. Just then, a beautiful, ethereal woman walked onto the stage. Her graceful figure and elegant demeanor made her look like a fairy descended to earth.

"This is my disciple, Du Wushuang. You have already formed a pill. Today, I officially give you the Taoist name Wushuang." Xuancheng Zhenjun introduced with a smile.

Du Shuangshuang took a few light steps forward and bowed gracefully to the crowd. She was now using her true appearance, and her delicate face wore a gentle, elegant smile like a spring breeze, which made people feel good about her.

At this moment, the surrounding crowd exclaimed in amazement, because this young woman before them had not even turned twenty, yet she had already reached the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm! Such astonishing achievements at such a young age were truly envy and jealousy. Many people present looked at Du Shuangshuang, their eyes gleaming with unconcealable envy, some even nearly red with jealousy.

Many people regretted in their hearts: "Why don't I have such good luck to meet such an outstanding disciple?" And more people looked at Master Xuancheng who was standing aside with admiration, and secretly praised: "Master Xuancheng's vision is really unique. He can discover such a talented disciple like Du Shuangshuang!" For a time, words of praise were endless, and Du Shuangshuang and Master Xuancheng became the focus of everyone's attention.

Because Uncle Du and his cousin have special physiques, everyone knows that they have two disciples with water spiritual roots. For their own good, the apprenticeship ceremony was held together with the newcomers who came later, so that it would not be so noticeable. If it was held together with Du Shuangshuang, it would be equivalent to directly making their situation public.

True Lord Xuancheng brought Du Shuangshuang, oh no, now he should be called True Lord Wushuang, and received a lot of gifts.

After the ceremony, Master Xuancheng asked her what her requirements were for her future life-defining magic weapon and what weapon would be most convenient for her to use.

Wushuang Master pondered for a few days and decided that a sword was the obvious choice. He'd been practicing the Flowery Sword Technique, combined with the Free and Easy Heaven and Earth Technique, and it was clear what kind of sword he should use. He'd only ever used a longsword, but he thought a short sword or twin swords would be a good match. The heavy sword looked cool, but it felt a bit awkward to wield. To test his thinking, Wushuang Master went to the market and bought a heavy sword and a pair of short swords. The heavy sword wielded with great force, but it wasn't well-suited to the Flowery Sword Technique. The twin swords, on the other hand, were quite easy to wield and could complement the Flowery Sword Technique.

Wushuang Zhenren went to his master and told him about his situation. "Okay, I understand. You should learn more about refining weapons recently. I don't ask you to be too advanced, but at least you can make a normal sword blank by yourself. Only when you participate in the refining of your own life magic weapon will you be more proficient in using it."

So, Master Wushuang turned to the weapon refining class. Previously, he generally wouldn't attend a weapon refining class unless there were no other classes available. Now, he only attends classes when there are no weapon refining classes. So, alchemy was put on hold. He had previously taught himself formations, and now, with the results of his lectures, he could set up some simple formations and break them himself. He hadn't started anything else yet.

In addition to theoretical knowledge, the weapon refining class also includes practical exercises. However, these exercises require going to the weapon refining room on the weapon peak, which requires points. Wushuang Zhenren has no shortage of points. It can be said that no one in the Dao Sect has more points than she does. With these points alone, Wushuang Zhenren can stay in the sect until she reaches the Nascent Soul stage or even the Divine Transformation stage. The average Nascent Soul cultivator is not as well-off as her, and the Divine Transformation stage is even more difficult. In fact, due to the current lack of spiritual energy on the Tianyuan Continent, the number of natural treasures available to Divine Transformation cultivators is indeed limited, and many Divine Transformation cultivators do not have many treasures in their possession.

The District Internal Affairs Office bought him a large amount of Qi Refining materials to spend on his practical classes, and Wushuang Zhenren officially returned to his days as a blacksmith. However, he truly had no talent, and batch after batch of materials was wasted, even the Elder Qifeng, who taught him refining, was heartbroken.

Half a year later, Wushuang had finally completed his first work: a heavy sword that was a bit light, and a long sword that was a bit wide. But at least he had achieved something, and with continued effort, he would surely be able to do even better.

A year later, Master Wushuang finally created a sword blank that he was quite satisfied with. This time, Master Wushuang used the materials he was going to use to forge his own magical sword. These materials were extremely valuable. Since he had plenty of money, he used the best of everything. The rest would be left to Master. She needed to forge three sword blanks for him: one long sword and two short swords.

This time, it took a long time, as the materials required were relatively high-grade, and the refining process was quite time-consuming. I wasted two sets of materials before I successfully refined the sword blank and handed it over to my master.

There was a small episode in the middle, that is, Master Yanfeng waited for a long time at the door of the weapon refining room in Qifeng, and was beaten by the second senior brother who heard the news for the first time. After a short period of recovery, he came again, and this time he happened to run into Master Wushuang who had run out of materials.

"Shuang'er, why don't you see me? We are so happy together. Didn't we agree to be together when we get back? Why don't you want to see me? Is it because they don't allow it?"

Wushuang Zhenren resisted the urge to roll his eyes. "What bullshit are you talking about? You agreed to come back and get married, but you came back and married someone else. Why are you still looking for me? Are you sick?" For this person, every single thing was really what he wanted! The previous filter was shattered to the ground, and Wushuang Zhenren couldn't help but swear.

"Gu Xiaoxiao and I are just in a family marriage, there's no love involved, but we're different."

"I'm sorry, there is no love between you and me." After saying that, Master Wushuang turned around and was about to leave, but Master Yanfeng stepped forward to grab her arm, but Master Wushuang dodged it with a flash.

True Person Wushuang opened her eyes wide with anger and scolded in a delicate voice, "True Person Yanfeng, please respect yourself!" Her voice was crisp and loud, echoing in this empty place.

However, the man opposite sneered and said, "Junior sister, you have found a powerful backer now. Do you think you can look down on me?" His eyes revealed a hint of unwillingness and resentment.