"Go right now?"
Chen Tianyi was slightly taken aback when he saw Hu Ke'er's excited face.
"Junior Sister, are you sure you want to go and see the refining of spirit stones now? It's actually quite boring. And we've just been through a fierce battle. Haven't you recovered yet?"
"I'm fine. I've recovered ages ago!"
As Hu Ke'er said this, she patted her chest.
Her scientific research spirit had already been ignited. Now the only thing on her mind was the research on spirit stones. Nothing could stop her scientific research progress.
If she could really make spirit stones suitable for use as bullets, then even without cultivation, she could probably easily defeat some low - level cultivators. Even if she couldn't defeat the enemy, she could at least protect herself!
"Senior Brother, just take me to have a look!"
Hu Ke'er pleaded.
"Ah, I really can't do anything about you. But since you're already a disciple of Mount Longhu, it's no big deal for you to go and have a look."
As Chen Tianyi said this, he walked towards the door and gently pushed it open.
"Hey, look, look! The door is open!"
"Junior Sister seems to be awake!"
"Hurry up, hurry up! Don't let others get ahead of us!"
"..."
As soon as Chen Tianyi pushed open the door, a large group of disciples in Mount Longhu Taoist robes rushed in.
"All of you get out! Junior Sister still needs to rest!"
Fortunately, Chen Tianyi had quick eyes and hands. He roared directly and quickly closed the door.
"This..."
Hu Ke'er was also taken aback when she saw the disciples blocked outside the door by Chen Tianyi.
"These are the people I told you about before who want to win you over. They're all backed by the senior uncles of Mount Longhu."
Chen Tianyi said with a bitter smile.
"So I'm really that popular?"
Hu Ke'er said gloatingly as she saw Chen Tianyi struggling to block the door.
"What are you so happy about? How can we go out to see the spirit stones like this?"
"Oh, right!"
Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er also reacted and then frowned slightly.
"Sure enough, as the saying goes, a famous person has as many troubles as a fat pig has worries. It seems that being popular also brings a lot of troubles! But well, when God closes a door for you, he always opens a window for you!"
As Hu Ke'er said this, she opened the side window.
"Senior Brother Chen, how about we leave from here?"
"Okay!"
Chen Tianyi could hardly withstand the pushing force from outside the door. He made a hand gesture and summoned his flying sword. Then he rushed towards the open window. As he flew past Hu Ke'er, he reached out and grabbed her hand. Then the two of them turned into a stream of light and left through the window.
"Um~ Sitting on a flying sword is really quite comfortable!"
Hu Ke'er stood on the flying sword behind Chen Tianyi again, feeling his body temperature.
This was the second time Hu Ke'er had ridden on Chen Tianyi's flying sword. Although she no longer had the novelty of the first time, this time, with her steadily leaning against the young man's back, she could clearly hear Chen Tianyi's steady heartbeat, which made her feel very at ease.
"By the way, Junior Sister, what did you mean by 'God' just now?"
"Um, it means 'immortal'!"
Hu Ke'er said, leaning against Chen Tianyi's back.
"By the way, Senior Brother, how far do we have to fly?"
"We'll be there soon!"
Hearing Hu Ke'er's words, Chen Tianyi changed his hand gesture again, and the speed of the flying sword suddenly increased. Feeling the strong sense of acceleration, Hu Ke'er tightened her hold on Chen Tianyi.
"Junior Sister, we're here!"
Before long, Chen Tianyi landed steadily on his flying sword in a valley.
"This is called the Yuan Stone Valley, one of the valleys of Mount Longhu. There's a Yuan Stone vein in the valley. The Yuan Stone is the raw material for spirit stones."
"Okay!"
Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er jumped off the flying sword.
"That should be the Yuan Stone, right?"
As Hu Ke'er said this, she pointed to the red stones being transported out of the valley in carts not far away.
"Yes, Junior Sister. You're right. That's the Yuan Stone."
"Um, can I go over and have a look?"
"Wait a moment. It's not very convenient for you to go over in such strange clothes. Let me go and say hello first, and then we can go over. You wait here for me for the time being!"
Seeing Hu Ke'er's eager expression, Chen Tianyi quickly said.
"Okay, fine."
Hu Ke'er nodded gently. Then Chen Tianyi walked towards the small wooden house at the entrance of the valley not far away. Hu Ke'er saw Chen Tianyi chatting with two young men in Taoist robes for a while, and then he waved to her. She quickly trotted over.
"These two are the senior brothers guarding the spirit stone refining room. This is the junior sister who just passed the entrance examination."
Chen Tianyi introduced the identities of both sides.
"Two senior brothers, I'll have to trouble you again this time."
"It's okay. It's not a trouble. Since the senior uncle sent you here, you can go in. You know the rules here. As long as you don't make too much noise, it'll be okay."
The guarding senior brother said with a smile.
"Don't worry. I'm just taking Junior Sister to have a look to help her have a better understanding of cultivation. There won't be any problems."
"That's good. Go in!"
"Thank you, senior brother!"
Seeing the two senior brothers let them in, Hu Ke'er also politely thanked them and then quickly followed Chen Tianyi into the small wooden house in front of her.
"Whoosh!"
As soon as she entered the small wooden house, Hu Ke'er felt a wave of heat hit her. Then she saw a huge furnace in front of her.
There was a bright red flame burning under the huge furnace. The furnace was covered with a lid, so it was not clear what was being refined inside. There were two children in Taoist robes dozing off beside the furnace.
"Senior Brother, is what's being refined in this furnace the spirit stone?"
"Yes."
Chen Tianyi nodded slightly.
"It's still being refined. It'll take quite a while before it's ready!"
"I see. But the spirit stones refined by such a small furnace won't be enough for all the disciples of Mount Longhu, will they?"
Hu Ke'er asked in a soft voice.
"Indeed. But this small wooden house is built against the mountain, so there's more to it than meets the eye. Just follow me closely. Don't run around or touch anything randomly later, or it'll be very dangerous."
"Okay, I know."
Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er obediently nodded. Then she saw Chen Tianyi walking directly towards a wall of the small wooden house. Then she saw him pass through the wall and disappear in front of her.
"Um, is this the wall - passing technique?"
Hu Ke'er rubbed her eyes in front of the wall where Chen Tianyi disappeared. After making sure she wasn't seeing things, she asked in confusion.
"Come on quickly. Don't get lost later!"
Just as Hu Ke'er was confused, a hand reached out from the wall and pulled her over.