The rag picking sister turned out to be a weapon refiner

"Xingxing, can you show it to me?" Wen Zhao, who witnessed everything with his own eyes, felt it was incredible. His cultivation was not high, but not low either. Naturally, he could clearly feel the spiritual power of this stick knife.

The staff blade flashed with lightning, emitting a faint, heart-pounding pressure, as if it contained the might of some ancient beast. Every flash of lightning seemed to resonate with heaven and earth. Wen Zhao's hands trembled slightly, and his eyes were filled with both desire and awe.

"What level do you think this stick knife should be?" Hu Xingtong saw his excited look and became even more curious about his opinion, so he asked.

"Is this called a stick sword?" Wen Zhao reached out and felt the runes within the stick sword before replying, "Just like your Qing Huan Sword, it should be above the Heavenly Rank."

"There is no rating above the Heavenly Rank?" Hu Xingtong was puzzled. Logically speaking, above the Heavenly Rank should be the Immortal Rank or the God Rank.

However, Wen Zhao shook his head and replied, "There is no rating at the moment. We still need to discuss it with the various sects. I understand what happened today. I will go back and deal with the rating issue first. Once everything is settled, I will talk to you. Is that okay?"

However, Wen Zhao shook his head and replied solemnly, "There is indeed no clear rating at present. This kind of treasure that transcends the heavenly rank, its power and value cannot be measured by ordinary grades. We need to gather the elders of each sect to discuss and determine a reasonable rating. I have understood today's matter. I will return and report this matter to the sect and begin preparations for discussions with the various sects. Once everything is settled, I will discuss it with you in detail, okay?"

Hu Xingtong nodded in understanding. She knew this matter was of grave importance. A weapon beyond the Heavenly Rank would be enough to shake the entire cultivation world and, naturally, spread her fame far and wide. So, at this moment, as she watched Wen Zhao depart, she felt a mixture of reluctance and anticipation for the unknown future.

Upon Wen Zhao's return to the world of cultivation, he immediately reported the incident to the various sect leaders and elders. Upon hearing this, everyone was horrified and expressed their desire to discuss the matter as soon as possible. After several days of preparation, a grand event dedicated to the evaluation of treasures beyond the Heavenly Rank was finally held within the Fanyun Sect of the cultivation world.

Hu Xingtong was unaware of all this. She only knew that after the others had left the mortal world and their country, Gu Xing's name had become widely known in the world of cultivation. At the same time, a new rank had been created above the Heavenly Rank because of her—the Extreme. Of course, all this is a story for later.

Back to the present, the moment Wen Zhao left with the stick and knife, Hu Xingtong heard a system notification in his mind: [Congratulations to the host for lighting up the Qimen Weapon Atlas. The mission reward has been issued.]

"Xingxing, the stick and sword encyclopedia has been opened. Let's go see what the reward is." The system's somewhat excited voice sounded in his head. Hu Xingtong didn't understand why, but he still opened the system backpack to check the reward.

A white stone in the system backpack caught Hu Xingtong's attention: [Yuxinjin: A crystal-clear golden jade stone with special properties, often found in the far north.]

Tsk, I don’t know if it was Hu Xingtong’s illusion, but she always felt that every reward the system gave her was prepared in advance for the next time she refined a spiritual weapon, as if the system already knew what spiritual weapon she would refine next.

"Why is it that every time you give me a reward, I can use it in my next weapon refining?" Hu Xingtong didn't really need an answer. He just wanted to see the system's attitude. He was just curious.

However, the system remained silent for a long time after Hu Xingtong asked this question. Hu Xingtong thought, why ask now, it would make both of them embarrassed.

"According to your plan, your next step is to go to Hanlu Mountain, where ice-attributed raw materials are abundant, which just happens to match your Second Senior Sister's spiritual roots. Your next task is to craft a weapon for your Second Senior Sister, so you'll need this material." The system's explanation was well-reasoned, but Hu Xingtong knew she was hiding something. He simply accepted the explanation and then turned to ask another question: "By the way, how long did it take me to refine the weapon this time?"

"Thirty-eight days to shape, ninety-three days to engrave the pattern. Much faster than your Qing Huan Jian." The system replied.

"After all, I spent more effort on the Qing Huanjian, and the refining was more careful and complicated. Just the texture of the rising dragon and flying phoenix was very laborious, not to mention the runes and formations I added. I can only say that the characteristics of Fourth Junior Brother's weapon are simpler and not that complicated. Plus, I have some experience after practicing for a while." Hu Xingtong analyzed, and it was not difficult to hear the pride in his tone.

It will probably take some time for Wen Zhao to get his weapons back. During this time, why don't you refine something else and sell it to Wen Zhao? The storage bag your master gave you is almost empty.

Hearing this, Hu Xingtong opened the storage magic treasures on his body in disbelief. After confirming that there was not a single piece of spiritual jade in all the storage magic treasures, he relaxed dejectedly.

"I'm speechless. What kind of good person would worry about making money? I'm already cultivating immortality, and I still have to find ways to make money!!!"

In Hu Xingtong's storage magic treasures, apart from the dragon energy materials he had recently dug up, there was basically nothing else left. He could be described as a bare-bones house.

"What's wrong with this little girl? Why do you want to make money?" Gu Xunzhou and Xiao Hai came into the barrier at some point and asked in confusion after witnessing the whole process of Hu Xingtong going crazy.

Hu Xingtong looked at the two of them and said aggrievedly, "I make money, but now I have no spiritual jade, I can't buy delicious food, and my house is bare..."

Hearing this, Gu Xunzhou and Xiao Hai looked at each other and each had an idea. Gu Xunzhou asked, "Or, I will give you my coffin as well?"

Hu Xingtong: ???

Xiao Hai: ???

No, what good emperor would give his coffin away?

Gu Xunzhou saw the confusion in Xiao Hai and Hu Xingtong's eyes and explained hurriedly, "My coffin is filled with gold. When it was being built, I thought that since I had become an emperor, I should die comfortably. So, I ordered the workers to make the coffin double-layered and poured the gold in the middle layer to conceal it from anyone."

Hu Xingtong: 666

Xiao Hai: You are awesome

"So, do you need it?" Xiao Hai and Gu Xunzhou looked at Hu Xingtong at the same time. The latter said that she really didn't dare to accept this kind of gold, so she waved her hand and declined.

"It's okay. Wen Zhao left me some materials before he left. I'll refine some spiritual weapons here. When he comes back, he can help me sell them to pay back the debt. Then I'll have money to buy delicious food again." Hu Xingtong grinned and started refining weapons again under the gaze of the two.