"Alright, the time for the inner - sect test is approaching soon. Little junior sister, you'd better make as much preparation as you can!" Chen Tianyi looked at Hu Ke'er and said softly.
"Yeah, senior brother, you should take care too. Although you've taken the pill, your injury might not have fully healed, right?"
"Well, my injury is nothing serious. On the contrary, this injury has helped me get closer to a breakthrough. Maybe I can succeed in advancing before the inner - sect test!"
"Then are you going into seclusion now, senior brother?" Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er also asked softly.
"Yeah." Chen Tianyi replied.
"Little junior sister, be good these days. If there's anything, just go to your master. I'm going into seclusion for the time being."
"Okay, I wish senior brother Chen a successful breakthrough!" Hu Ke'er said with a smile at Chen Tianyi.
"Yeah." After giving instructions to Hu Ke'er, Chen Tianyi summoned his flying sword and flew away into the distance.
"By the way, senior sister Yuan Liuer, you're quite familiar with the weapons here. How about refining more pills? Maybe they'll come in handy during the inner - sect test!"
"Sure!" Hearing Hu Ke'er's words, Yuan Liuer nodded in agreement.
"Then I'll go refine pills now, little junior sister!"
"Um, could you wait a moment?" Seeing Yuan Liuer about to leave, Hu Ke'er quickly called her back.
"Junior sister Ke'er, what's up?" Yuan Liuer turned around, looking at Hu Ke'er in confusion.
"Um... senior sister Yuan Liuer, can I watch you refine pills?" Hu Ke'er said a bit shyly.
"Sure. The steps of pill - refining are more or less the same for everyone, but the specific techniques may vary. If you want to learn, I can teach you!" Yuan Liuer said with a smile.
"I'm not learning to refine pills. I just want to watch how you do it. Maybe I can make an automatic pill - refining machine."
"Automatic pill - refining machine?" Hearing Hu Ke'er's words, Yuan Liuer frowned.
"What's that?"
"Um, it's a thing that can refine pills automatically as long as you put the specified medicinal herbs into it."
"Eh?" Yuan Liuer let out a surprised sound.
"I've never heard of such a magic treasure. If there really is such an automatic pill - refining machine, what do we pill - refiners need to do?!"
"Um, this is still in the conceptual stage. Whether it can be successful or not depends on me watching your pill - refining method first to see if it's feasible!" Hu Ke'er explained.
"Okay then, junior sister Ke'er, just come with me!"
"Really? That's great!" Hu Ke'er said excitedly.
"But senior sister Liuer, could you wait for me a while longer?"
"What's up, junior sister Ke'er? Do you have something else to do?"
"Um, I have something to talk to the blacksmith. I need him to forge some new tools!"
"Okay, junior sister Ke'er, take your time. I'll wait for you here." Yuan Liuer gave Hu Ke'er a gentle smile.
"Okay." Hu Ke'er replied and then quickly trotted towards the blacksmith's shop.
"Little senior sister, how's the Qianji Umbrella? Is there any problem?" Seeing Hu Ke'er return to the blacksmith's shop, the young blacksmith who was drinking water on the side asked softly.
"No problem. But I have another thing to ask you to forge." Hu Ke'er took out the blueprint of the spiritual energy engine she had drawn in the past few days.
"What's this?" The young blacksmith took the blueprint, unfolded it, and frowned as he asked.
"Um, this is a machine that runs on spirit stones as energy. You just need to make it according to the dimensions drawn on the blueprint. The core part has to be cast as a whole with the right metal. So, can you forge this?" Hu Ke'er looked at the young blacksmith tentatively.
"Um, I'll give it a try. It should be okay. This is much simpler than the Qianji Umbrella." The young blacksmith said softly.
"That's good!" Hearing the young blacksmith's words, Hu Ke'er nodded.
"Okay! Then I'll leave it to you!" Hu Ke'er's lips curled up slightly, and then she quickly walked out of the blacksmith's shop.
"Senior sister Yuan, let's go!"
"Okay!" Hearing Hu Ke'er's words, Yuan Liuer summoned a flying sword with a wave of her hand. Then the two of them flew towards Chihu Peak on the flying sword.
"Um, by the way, junior sister Ke'er, are you and senior brother Chen Tianyi dao companions?" While flying on Yuan Liuer's flying sword, Hu Ke'er suddenly heard her ask.
"Dao companions? What's that?"
"Um, it's the dual - cultivation dao companions. Isn't there a relationship like husband and wife in the mortal world? It's similar to that!" Yuan Liuer said and secretly glanced at Hu Ke'er.
"Eh, no! Senior brother Chen and I are just ordinary senior - brother and junior - sister!" Hu Ke'er quickly waved her hands and blushed.
"Eh? I see." Hearing Hu Ke'er's answer, Yuan Liuer showed a surprised expression.
"I always thought you and Chen Tianyi were dao companions!"
"No, really not! I'm only at the body - refining stage now. My cultivation is so low. How could I be senior brother Chen's dao companion!" Hu Ke'er's cheeks were all blushing.
"You're right. But junior sister Ke'er, you and senior brother Chen are always together, coming and going. It's hard not to make people misunderstand. You don't seem like ordinary senior - brother and junior - sister!" Yuan Liuer said softly.
"Well... I just came to Longhu Mountain and didn't know anyone. Only senior brother Chen was willing to take me along. And it was also senior brother Chen who saved me and led me on the path of cultivation. It's only natural that I'm closer to him. As for being dao companions, it's still far from that stage!" Hu Ke'er said a bit hesitantly.
"Ah, I see!" Hearing Hu Ke'er's words, Yuan Liuer nodded slightly.
"Yeah!" Hu Ke'er replied nervously and then quickly pointed at the red mountain not far away to change the subject.
"By the way, is that Chihu Peak up ahead?"
"Yeah, junior sister Ke'er, we're almost there." Saying that, Yuan Liuer slightly accelerated, and the flying sword quickly rushed towards the red mountain in the distance.
"Um, junior sister Ke'er, we're here!" As the flying sword slowly landed, Hu Ke'er and Yuan Liuer landed in a valley on Chihu Peak.
"Wow, the flowers, plants, and trees here are all red. It looks quite beautiful!" Hu Ke'er said softly when she saw the trees around with bright red leaves.
"This is because there are many fire - type spiritual crystals under Chihu Peak. The flowers, plants, and trees here have been nourished by the spiritual energy, so they're like this. Junior sister Ke'er, let's go. My pill - refining room is just ahead!"
"Okay!"