"Alright, then Brother Blacksmith, you go ahead and get busy. My senior brother and I will come back to check when the Qianji Umbrella is done. If you need anything, just come to the Flying Tiger Hall to find us." Hu Ke'er said softly.
"Okay." The young blacksmith nodded and then went back to his own work.
"Senior Brother Chen, shall we go to the Spirit Stone Refining Room to see how things are going?"
"Sure!" Hearing Hu Ke'er's words, Chen Tianyi also nodded. Then the two of them slowly walked towards the Spirit Stone Refining Room.
"Well, it seems that this place has developed quite well!" As soon as Hu Ke'er entered the Spirit Stone Refining Room, she saw a row of spirit stone refining furnaces in operation. Each furnace was being operated by two workers, and everything was in good order.
"Indeed. The current output here has exceeded the previous level, and the quality of the spirit stones produced is dozens of times better than before. Now the spirit stones of our Dragon and Tiger Mountain have become one of the most famous spirit stones in the cultivation world!"
"Really?" Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er was a bit stunned.
"Senior Brother Chen, how do you know so much about this?"
"Well, I come here to check from time to time. With the continuous output of the spirit stone refining furnaces these days, the daily output of spirit stones has been increasing. As the supervisor, you can get one percent of the daily output as a reward. Little Junior Sister, you've already become a real little rich woman!" Chen Tianyi said softly.
"What? I can get one percent of the refining results? Why didn't I know there was such a benefit?" Hu Ke'er asked in confusion.
"Senior Uncle Zhao used to be like this too. This is the management fee. According to the output these days, Little Junior Sister, you should have already obtained more than a hundred spirit stones!"
"Is that a lot?"
"Yes! But if you use them for cultivation, these spirit stones won't last long. However, having a stable income of spirit stones is already quite good!"
"I see. Then Senior Brother Chen, you can take some from it." Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er said softly.
"Really?" Chen Tianyi frowned slightly and then pointed at himself in confusion.
"Little Junior Sister, you mean you want to give me some of the spirit stones?"
"Of course. Senior Brother, you've spent so much effort on this, and I've hardly managed this place. You've done all the work, so it's only natural to give you some spirit stones." Hu Ke'er said with a smile.
"Senior Brother Chen, don't be polite to me. Take as many as you need from my share."
"Okay, then I won't stand on ceremony!" Chen Tianyi said without being polite.
"Little Junior Sister, do you have any plans for the extra spirit stones?"
"Not yet." Hu Ke'er shook her head.
"Senior Brother Chen, do you think the inner - sect test of the sect will be very difficult?"
"Of course!" Hearing Hu Ke'er's words, Chen Tianyi nodded.
"But this is not the right place to talk. How about you come with me to another place?"
"Okay!" Hu Ke'er nodded. Then she rode on Chen Tianyi's flying sword and landed on a mountain peak.
"Senior Brother Chen, where is this?" Hu Ke'er asked curiously as it was her first time here.
"This is Tiger Tooth Peak. It's my master's place."
"Oh~" Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er responded and then turned her head to observe the surrounding environment.
The scenery here was much better than that of the Flying Tiger Hall. There were lush plants all around.
"Little Junior Sister, that's my master's Taoist temple up ahead. Come in with me and we'll talk?" Chen Tianyi said as he pointed to the Taoist temple in front of him.
"Okay, Senior Brother." Hu Ke'er nodded gently and then quickly followed up.
There was nothing special inside the Taoist temple. The plaque on the temple read "Celestial Master Temple". After they entered the main hall, they could see three tall statues.
"Well, this is your master's Taoist temple, Senior Brother!" Hu Ke'er exclaimed as she looked around.
"Yeah."
"Then what kind of person is your master, Senior Brother?" Hu Ke'er asked curiously.
"My master is just a strange old man. He should be in closed - door cultivation now. Let's not talk about him. Let's talk about this inner - sect test first."
"Okay!" Hearing Chen Tianyi mention the inner - sect test, Hu Ke'er's expression became serious.
"Senior Brother Chen, you should have participated in this inner - sect test before, right?" Hu Ke'er asked softly.
"Yes, I've participated several times, but I've never managed to be promoted to an inner - sect disciple." Chen Tianyi said with a bitter smile.
"Why? Is it because the inner - sect test is too difficult?" Hu Ke'er asked in confusion.
"The inner - sect test is indeed quite difficult, but the reason I couldn't be promoted to an inner - sect disciple is not because of how difficult the test is, but because of the rules of the test."
"The rules of the test?" Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er frowned.
"Isn't the rule of this test just like the entrance exam, where a martial arts tournament is enough?"
"There is indeed a martial arts tournament, but that's not all." Chen Tianyi shook his head.
"Really?" Hearing this, Hu Ke'er frowned slightly.
"Then what else do we need to do besides the martial arts tournament in this inner - sect test?"
"I'm not quite sure." Chen Tianyi shook his head.
"Hey, Senior Brother Chen, you've already participated in this inner - sect test. How come you don't even know the rules?" Hu Ke'er asked in surprise.
"That's because the content of the assessment is different every year!"
"This is so troublesome!" Hu Ke'er complained.
"However, even if the rules are different every year, you shouldn't still not have passed the inner - sect test and joined the inner court by now, should you?" Hu Ke'er asked doubtfully.
"Could it be that your current strength is still not enough to pass the assessment?"
"It's because of popularity." Chen Tianyi smiled helplessly.
"Really?" Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er frowned.
"What does this have to do with popularity? Does the inner - sect test require forming teams?"
"Yes." Chen Tianyi nodded.
"Although the inner - sect test doesn't explicitly say that teams can be formed, the disciples from the same lineage with a large number will naturally support each other. And there's only me in my lineage..."
"No way. It's like this? Then don't I have much hope either?!" Hu Ke'er was new here and was almost the same as Chen Tianyi in terms of popularity. She didn't know anyone else at all.
"Senior Brother, do you think we two can pass the test if we form a team?"