Junior Uncle is too cunning.

The long, six-tone bamboo rapidly converged towards the center, and soon a verdant ruler materialized in the air. Chen Fusheng skillfully melted various magical materials into drops, directly placing the essence into the ruler, making the already vibrant green ruler appear even more delicate.

Although it was his first time refining a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, Chen Fusheng's experience with the Immortal-Slaying Spear made him appear exceptionally skilled and relaxed.

Chen Fusheng looked at the green ruler in front of him with satisfaction and a glimmer of hope in his eyes. This ruler was the one he had achieved the most in weapon crafting so far, and its grade had reached the peak of the middle-grade innate spiritual treasure. Once it passed the tribulation, it would mean that he would become the first person in the Chan Sect, apart from Yuanshi Tianzun, to break through to the middle-grade weapon crafting master level. Just thinking about it was exciting.

Although there are very few weapon-refining masters in the entire prehistoric world, so many eras have passed since the ancient times when Pangu created the world. Although the number of people who have broken through to the level of weapon-refining master has not exceeded three digits, there must be at least two digits.

However, most of them are low-grade weapon-refining masters, and no more than ten can reach the middle grade. As for high-grade weapon-refining masters, there are only three.

This data shows just how rare mid-grade weapon refiners are—even rarer than giant pandas. No wonder Chen Fusheng was so excited.

As soon as Chen Fusheng stepped out of the cave with the ruler, Yun Zhongzi, Antarctic Immortal, Lingbao Grand Master, Guang Chengzi, and others had already gathered in front of the door. Chen Fusheng nodded slightly in acknowledgment, glanced at the rapidly gathering lightning tribulation in the sky, and slowly released the green ruler in his hand, feeling a little nervous.

He was even more nervous than when he was refining it. Although it is said that one should work hard to the extreme and leave the rest to fate, when things really come to this point, even someone as composed as Chen Fusheng could not help but feel uneasy. After all, no one wants their hard work to go to waste.

Not to mention that after reforging the Immortal-Slaying Spear and then this ruler, Chen Fusheng's accumulated immortal materials over the years have been completely depleted.

This is because he is a master craftsman who has accumulated so many rare spiritual items in just ten thousand years. If it were anyone else, even Yunxiao, one of the eight disciples of the Jie Sect, who has been cultivating immortality for so long, he has only managed to accumulate two sets of materials for refining innate spiritual treasures.

When she asked Chen Fusheng to refine the materials, he didn't even charge her a handling fee because of her senior sister and junior brother. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to accumulate enough materials for two innate spiritual treasures.

This is no longer the ancient times, when ancient spiritual herbs were as plentiful as grass, and innate spiritual objects were right under our feet.

Nowadays, let alone innate spiritual objects, even acquired spiritual objects are precious items. A Xuanxian who has a set of top-grade acquired spiritual treasures is considered very wealthy. If a Jinxian has an innate spiritual treasure, it must mean that he has either extraordinary luck or a powerful background.

Putting aside everything else, even Chen Fusheng and his disciples of the Chan Sect, after becoming disciples of the Sage Yuanshi Tianzun, were only granted one high-grade innate spiritual treasure. As for Jiang Ziya and Shen Gongbao, they both obtained innate spiritual objects from Chen Fusheng and Yun Zhongzi to refine their treasures. As for the third-generation disciples, apart from those close to Chen Fusheng like Lu Ling'er and Ling Xian'er, very few disciples possessed innate spiritual treasures; most of them used acquired spiritual treasures.

After all, even Guang Chengzi and the other Twelve Golden Immortals didn't have many innate spiritual treasures of their own, nor many innate spiritual objects in their possession. Even if they could gather enough for one, it wouldn't be good to give it to so many disciples. Therefore, most of the disciples that Guang Chengzi and the other second-generation disciples accepted were given acquired spiritual treasures.

Among the third-generation disciples, even those who possess innate spiritual treasures have accumulated them themselves. For example, the Vajra Pestle in Wei Tuo's hand was accumulated by him when he went out and established a branch of the Chan Sect, the Ziyang Sect. He can be considered one of the few disciples of the Chan Sect who became the founder of the sect.

Although it was a bit tough, through the Ziyang Sect, he not only gained incense offerings and good fortune, but also found several innate spiritual objects. When he returned, he found Yun Zhongzi to refine a low-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Vajra Pestle, for him.

It is extremely rare for Chen Fusheng to give Lu Ling'er and Ling Xian'er a primordial spiritual treasure to protect them, especially since they had just broken through to the Golden Immortal realm.

Otherwise, even though Chen Fusheng himself is a master weapon refiner, he might not have been able to afford it. But that's fate, just like Fang Hui. Although she started as a rogue cultivator, she was fortunate enough to join the God of Wealth Cult when it was expanding rapidly during her youth.

With his outstanding abilities and talent for cultivation, he climbed step by step to the position of elder in the Southern Continent, and his cultivation level also advanced to the Golden Immortal realm with the help of the God of Wealth's resources.

However, without a renowned teacher to guide her at this stage, Fang Hui's cultivation speed slowed down. Just then, she happened to encounter Chen Fusheng traveling in the Southern Continent.

The Great Dao he cultivated was exactly the Great Dao that Chen Fusheng had longed for, which could be considered a kind of obsession. In addition, he was a member of the God of Wealth Cult, which was founded by Li Shundao, so he was considered one of their own. Chen Fusheng had just broken through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm and needed to find a disciple to inherit his Great Dao, so he took Fang Hui under his wing.

This is both a matter of chance and luck. Just like Lu Ling'er and Ling Xian'er, Chen Fusheng encountered them when he presided over the sect's grand ceremony for the first time, and they happened to be accepted as disciples by Dao Lin and Dao Ling.

Given the relationship between Chen Fusheng and Dao Lin, and considering that Lu Ling'er and Ling Xian'er are only a little over a hundred years younger than Chen Fusheng and can be considered contemporaries, and that Chen Fusheng personally taught them their introductory techniques, making them no different from his own disciples.

That's why Chen Fusheng treated the two of them as his apprentices. Although they were called uncle and niece, they were no different from master and apprentice.

This is a kind of fate, like being born into a noble family. Being born into an imperial family is like winning the lottery; the chances are extremely small. However, there are always lucky ones, like Lu Ling'er and Ling Xian'er. Not only are they exceptionally talented, but their elders have all advanced to the Golden Immortal realm. Even the two of them have broken through to the Golden Immortal realm and gained unlimited lifespan. Most importantly, they have a loving elder like Chen Fusheng to rely on. Basically, as long as they don't cause any major trouble, they can live a peaceful and safe life.

Even if he causes some trouble, it's not a big deal. There aren't many people in the prehistoric world who are more powerful than Chen Fusheng. Even if someone is more powerful than him, as long as Lu Ling'er and Ling Xian'er don't go too far, they will definitely give him face because of his status as a master weapon refiner.

Those who wouldn't give Chen Fusheng face should at least give the Chan Sect some face. After all, Chen Fusheng is now the most favored disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, and there are very few people in the prehistoric world who wouldn't give face to a sage.

After Fang Hui joined Chen Fusheng's sect, Lu Ling'er and Ling Xian'er, just as Chen Fusheng had cared for them, did their best to help him, forming a very good sect culture, somewhat like the disciples of the Jie Sect.

Boom boom boom

The dark clouds in the sky kept pressing in and out, growing larger and larger, forming a dark and oppressive mass, much more powerful than when the Six Sound Spirit Sword underwent its tribulation.

Fortunately, the Immortal-Slaying Spear was reforged. Unless it is a spiritual treasure that breaks through from the acquired realm to the innate realm like before, there is no need to undergo tribulation. This is one of the advantages of reforging a spiritual treasure a second time.

However, very few people attempt to reforge an existing spiritual treasure, as the failure rate is higher than that of reforging a new innate spiritual treasure, and the process is more complicated. Therefore, given the time and resources available, most people would choose to forge a new innate spiritual treasure.

One, two...

Soon the nine lightning bolts had finished striking, and Chen Fusheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. He summoned the green ruler back into his hand, gently touched it, and smiled broadly. After a moment of contemplation, he slowly said, "I'll call you the 'Inquiry Ruler'!"