The rag picking sister turned out to be a weapon refiner

"Let's go see if there's a place where no one knows me?" Hu Xingtong walked forward without stopping, and casually uttered these words that made Chen Wu feel a chill in his heart.

[No, isn't it normal for these people to know you? After all, they are all close friends of your master.]

Hearing this, Hu Xingtong stopped in his tracks and sneered, "Tell me, why are my fellow disciples so attentive to me, as if blindly caring for me for no reason? Tell me why I'm the only one struck by the heavens every time I fail to advance. Tell me why my master is willing to teach me all kinds of methods, but why did the master only teach me two magical powers that can only be cultivated here? Tell me, Yu Chi, Zi Jing, and even Qing Yue seem to have known me for a long time?"

"Chen Wu, Chen Wu, even your name sounds like the couple name I chose for you. Tell me, why are there so many coincidences in this world? Tell me, have I been here before and left anything behind?"

Hu Xingtong no longer concealed her feelings, pouring out all the pent-up doubts in her heart. She felt as if she were being pulled by countless invisible threads. She felt as if everyone here knew her before, as if they had been prepared to sacrifice themselves for her main quest. Everywhere she went seemed to have a planned path, with people always paving the way for her. Her life was like a planned NPC event, just like those rebirth and time travel tropes in novels, except that she had no memory of her rebirth, and the people around her were also very strange.

Life is like a dream, and the truth is often too heavy for you to bear right now. Your strength is still limited, and revealing the mystery too early will do you no good.

"Don't do something I don't like in the name of doing good for me. Don't you know that I feel like I'm just a arranged existence in this place, following your instructions to do some NPC-like tasks."

[This isn't the path we arranged for you; it's yours.] The system was reluctant, but ultimately had no choice but to reveal part of the truth.

[You are a person who has already died once. You made the same choice in both your past and present lives. Therefore, to the best of your ability, all those who still retain their memories are helping you within the available time, hoping that you can achieve your wish.]

Chen Wu had once thought that Hu Xingtong in this life was completely different from her previous one, with a more cheerful personality, less gloomy and alienated. However, it now seemed that, regardless of rebirth or reincarnation, human nature was unchangeable, and Hu Xingtong's defensiveness and distrust were merely a disguise for self-protection.

Just like at the beginning of my previous life, I was on guard against myself and unwilling to believe in myself.

"What about you? I was the one who gave you your name, right? Did I finally believe you in my previous life?" Hu Xingtong sat down and stared at a rock not far away in a daze.

[Xingchen Wutong, this is the name you chose. You said I couldn't use a code name.]

……

"I believe in myself, but I also want to know the truth of everything." Hu Xingtong, who had been silent for a long time, still wanted to know everything. She didn't want her life to be built on sympathy and pity. That would make her feel extremely humiliated and feel... very embarrassed.

[Once the hidden mission is completed, you will know everything, and accordingly, you will also gain everything you had in your previous life.]

……

The days flowed by, and after a deep conversation with Chen Wu, Hu Xingtong's mood became more open-minded. She remained talkative, but with a newfound resilience. Without Yu Chi's urging, she would step into the magma daily, letting the fiery liquid temper her body and cultivating her magical powers within the blazing flames.

When the magma on the surface could no longer meet her cultivation needs, she resolutely went deep into the magma core. There was the real proving ground and the only way for her to become a strong person.

[You know how to find a place yourself. This lava is where Yu Chi was born. There's a mineral vein hidden underneath, which is very suitable for someone like you with dual spiritual roots of gold and fire to cultivate.]

"It's just a mineral vein. Wouldn't it be better if I took it out and used it to refine equipment?" Hu Xingtong used to think that she was gifted and could learn anything about refining equipment just by looking at it. After the last conversation, she realized that her so-called talent was nothing more than the practice accumulated over time.

[Yanji Mine, the most suitable place for cultivating ore bones, but you use it to refine weapons. Isn't this a waste of natural resources?] Chen Wu listened from the side and couldn't help shaking his head, with a bit of regret in his tone.

Hu Xingtong raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and a hint of curiosity flashed in his eyes: "Mineral bone? What is that?"

[Mineral bones are a special type of skeleton formed from the fusion of a cultivator's spiritual roots and flesh. They are extremely beneficial to cultivation. Especially for someone like you who possesses dual spiritual roots of gold and fire, if you can cultivate mineral bones from the Yanji Mine, it will not only enhance your physical strength but also purify your spiritual roots, allowing your cultivation to rise even faster. Combined with the mineral bones and the strange fire Dharma body, your flesh should be able to reach a strength beyond the True Essence Realm.]

"Aren't the sword bones and spirit bones different from this?"

[It's different. The principle behind sword bones is similar to your sword spirit. They are innate and possess a special understanding of swordsmanship. Spirit bones mean that a person is naturally compatible with spiritual energy and is suitable for cultivating immortals. Most cultivators with spiritual roots have spirit bones. Mineral bones are simply spirit bones with relatively metallic properties. Do you understand this explanation?]

After hearing this, Hu Xingtong's heart moved, and a glint of determination flashed in his eyes: "I see, then I must seize this opportunity."

[Aren't you afraid of the pain?] Chen Wu teased.

"Of course I am afraid, but I am more afraid that I will suffer pain in another life. If there is an infinite cycle of reincarnation, I will go crazy!" Hu Xingtong replied with an unfriendly smile.

Hearing this, Chen Wu said nothing more, but finally reminded: [Open the Scanning Eye, you will have a different harvest? ]

Hu Xingtong hesitated for a moment, not quite understanding what Chen Wu meant. During this period, she often soaked in magma, and her eyes had been reconstructed many times during the initial tempering. Because they were really not needed, Hu Xingtong had never opened them. Now that Chen Wu said this, she became interested.

At that moment, Hu Xingtong went deep into the middle layer of the magma. Within the range of the magma that he could bear, he tried to open the scanning eye. As a result, Hu Xingtong suddenly felt his eyes brighten, and the whole world seemed to have become different.

The magma before her eyes was no longer simply hot and chaotic, but had turned into a series of flowing images. The flow of every drop of magma and every fluctuation of energy were clearly displayed in her eyes.

She was surprised to discover that countless tiny particles hidden within the magma, emitting a faint glow, were precisely those precious Yanji ore fragments. The distribution of these fragments formed a strange pattern, mysteriously converging around her body, forming a unique airflow.

Hu Xingtong's heart moved, and she tried to use her spiritual power to guide these fragments. Sure enough, as she wished, the fragments began to slowly gather towards her, and finally formed a dazzling flame in front of her.

The flames held boundless heat and power, seemingly capable of incinerating everything. Hu Xingtong found the scene magical. His original Scanning Eye could only scan the surface of an object for component analysis, controlled by his divine sense. However, now it seemed to possess the ability to see through everything. Not only had its scanning range expanded, but it could also further analyze the interior and exterior of an object, as well as the essence of its spiritual power. This refined its original capabilities, allowing Hu Xingtong to more precisely grasp the composition and ratio of various forces, thereby analyzing the usefulness of an object.

How about it, doesn’t it feel great now? 】

"It's great. It feels like I can see through everything." Hu Xingtong, amazed at the scene before him, was like a curious baby. He used the scanning eye to continuously scan everything around him. Wherever his eyes reached, he seemed to see a flash of red-gold light, but... that position seemed a little deep.