The rag picking sister turned out to be a weapon refiner

Hu Xingtong pursed her lips. Although she grumbled inwardly, she nodded obediently. After all, she had to listen to her master. She gathered up her "misunderstood" treasures and carefully put them into her storage bag. She secretly vowed that one day she would let these "ignorant people" know the power of her treasures.

Following Si Xu, the two passed through fields of exotic flowers and plants, arriving at a secluded valley within the secret green forest. The place was rich in spiritual energy, shrouded in natural formations. Without Si Xu's guidance, the place would have been difficult for outsiders to discover. With a flick of his sleeve, Si Xu suddenly revealed the entrance to a dark cave, automatically surrounded by protective and spiritual gathering formations.

"This will be your place of cultivation from now on," Si Xu said calmly, "Remember, on the path of cultivation, you must avoid being attached to external things. You must be down-to-earth and take one step at a time."

Hu Xingtong's eyes flashed with surprise. She hadn't expected her master to be so generous as to prepare such a precious place for her to cultivate. She quickly bowed and thanked him, her respect for Si Xu increasing even more.

"As for the soil you mentioned, I have a special spiritual soil here that is more suitable for growing spiritual plants than the one in the secret realm. If you are interested, I can teach you how to cultivate it." Si Xu said, taking out a bag of colorful soil from his sleeve and handing it to Hu Xingtong.

Hu Xingtong took the spiritual soil, his heart filled with excitement. He looked at Sixu as if he were looking at a wealthy man who spent money lavishly. "Grandmaster, I need to refine a weapon. Do you have any extra?"

"Are you a weapon refiner? Not a formation master?" This question confused Si Xugan. When they broke the formation that day, he saw clearly that Hu Xingtong's attainments in formation were not lower than Han Qianyu's. Seeing this, Si Xu naturally thought that she was a formation master.

Hu Xingtong shook his head blankly, thinking that he might have misunderstood when he broke the formation before, so he explained: "No, I mainly practiced weapon cultivation. It would be a pity if I didn't refine weapons with the gold and fire spiritual roots. Moreover, refining weapons requires drawing runes or formations, so I supplemented with talismans and formations."

"Tsk..." Si Xu let out a light click of his tongue, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Hu Xingtong became increasingly strange. It wasn't that he thought the kid was outrageous, but he felt that a minor subject could be studied so well, not to mention a major, which he thought should be even stronger than a minor subject.

"How long have you been my disciple?" Si Xu looked at Hu Xingtong and saw that he was not very old. To have achieved what he has now, he must be in his twenties or thirties at least.

"In my early twenties, I've been an apprentice for eight years, and I've been training for three or four years."

"Tsk..." Si Xu looked at Hu Xingtong and became more and more curious. "What kind of spiritual weapon are you going to refine?"

"Hmm..." Hu Xingtong thought about it. With Si Xu's current realm above the Spirit Transformation Realm, he should not be able to hide it from him. Besides, Second Senior Sister had a mission ahead of him. If he didn't do it, he might not have such a good opportunity again in the future. After thinking it over again and again, he decided to tell him the truth.

After a lot of effort, he finally explained all the pros and cons of the process clearly. After that, Hu Xingtong looked at Si Xu. The more he looked, the more he felt that the way he looked at him was not right. He hurriedly asked, "Master, is this inappropriate?"

Si Xu didn't say anything. He looked at her hesitantly and finally gave up what he wanted to say. He raised his hand and a storage ring flew from the air to his hand.

Si Xu handed the ring to Hu Xingtong and said, "I don't have anything else to give you five, so take this for now. With you around, they'll be much more comfortable. Inside are materials and techniques I've collected throughout my life, including some sword techniques I created myself. You said last time that you practiced the Return to Truth Dao, and I did too. Most of the things in here will be beneficial to your cultivation, so feel free to use them."

Hu Xingtong took the ring and simply scanned it with his spiritual sense, and he saw the dazzling array of various materials inside. In this way, Hu Xingtong looked at Si Xu as if he was looking at a domineering boss. Oh, no, it should be a domineering master. His family background is really rich.

Hu Xingtong looked at Si Xu and thanked him, but decided to try his luck. "Master, are there any realms above the Divine Transformation?"

Si Xu was not surprised to hear this. He looked off into the distance, as if recalling something or organizing his words. After a while, he said, "Above the Spiritual Transformation stage should be the Tribulation Transformation stage. After the Tribulation Transformation stage, it should be the Mahayana stage. The corresponding physical training stage will also change accordingly. Probably after the Spiritual Transformation stage, the physical body is completely separated from the spirit and soul, and they undergo the Tribulation Transformation stage separately. After the Thunder Tribulation Transformation stage, when the physical body and spirit reach the same strength, they reach the Mahayana stage. I don't know what happened after that. The original body only passed on this to me."

Si Xu looked at the sky, a hint of surprise flashing across his eyes, but it was only fleeting. Finally, his gaze rested on Hu Xingtong, and he reminded him thoughtfully: "You still have a long way to go. You are different from the people here. Everyone here is pursuing realms above the Divine Transformation Realm, but you need to look further. Your path is above the Mahayana Realm..." Si Xu raised his hand and pointed above his head, "Above this, keep moving forward. People like us can only be passers-by in your life and cannot become your future shackles."

With that, Si Xu walked away with his illusory body. Hu Xingtong just stared at that figure, thinking about his last words, lowering her brows and biting her lips lightly. He was right, fake is fake after all, her home is not here, and this place will never be where her heart belongs.

In the days that followed, Hu Xingtong cultivated peacefully in her little hut in the valley, occasionally exploring other parts of the secret realm. But more often, under Si Xu's guidance, she learned how to cultivate spiritual plants, extract elements, and even began experimenting with potions. Her progress was so rapid that even Si Xu was surprised. He nodded inwardly, thinking that this third child might truly possess extraordinary potential.

Meanwhile, Sun Ze and Han Qianyu had successfully survived the thunder tribulation, their cultivation significantly improving. Returning to the Icefield Secret Realm, they reported their progress to Si Xu and learned of Hu Xingtong's new residence. Sun Ze was genuinely pleased with Hu Xingtong's progress, but he also secretly warned himself not to fall too far behind.

But just when they were about to go look for Hu Xingtong, Si Xu stopped them, saying that Hu Xingtong had gained some insights from communicating with him and was in seclusion. At this statement, they were just happy, and they went back, encouraging themselves to practice and not let themselves be the one who held them back.

On this side, after Hu Xingtong stabilized his early Jindan stage, he decided to start refining Han Qianyu's weapons. He also wanted to use this opportunity to improve his strength by a small level, or use the glacier to temper his body.

Hu Xingtong immediately started looking for the materials she needed in the storage ring given by Si Xu. Now she had few ice-attribute raw materials, and the most suitable ones for refining were Yuxin Gold, Bingling Grass, Fan Steel and Han Jade Stone.

Hu Xingtong took out these things and used the Scanning Eye to carefully scan and analyze the ingredients in them. She found that the ice spirit grass contained a lot of ice elements, and the highest grade was probably upper grade Xuan grade. If she wanted to have enough for Han Qianyu in the Nascent Soul stage, she would need to purify the ingredients. In this way, the ice spirit grass she picked would be just enough to make a weapon.

Then there is the cold jade stone. The composition of the cold jade stone is complex. Perhaps because it is often soaked in the cold pond, a lot of cold poison is condensed inside the cold jade stone. Hu Xingtong feels that as long as this thing does not affect Han Qianyu's physical fitness, there should be no problem.

But there are only three pieces of Yuxin gold, which is not a lot and cannot be wasted. Not only should it be used sparingly, but also carefully. Therefore, it is necessary to find something that can stabilize these materials and act as a catalytic fusion agent. Which one should be the most suitable one?

As she was thinking, Hu Xingtong was rummaging through her storage bag, thinking about which ingredient was suitable, and she didn't notice that Chen Wu ran out and was rummaging through her food bag.