"Is Elder Zhou currently at Jinyun Peak?"
Lu Qingfeng inquired, intending to find Zhou Chenggu and ask in detail about the 'Refining Crystal' matter.
Upon seeing this, Wang Yuan was montarily surprised.
It was rare to see Elder Lu this agitated; it seed that Refining Crystal was of great importance to him.
Seeing that Lu Qingfeng was about to rise, Wang Yuan quickly said, "Elder, there's no need to rush. After Elder Zhou inford his subordinates about this matter, he imdiately set out to find that friend and is currently not on Jinyun Peak."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Qingfeng then sat back down.
He had little contact with Elder Zhou Chenggu and only knew that he was at the Condensed Liquid Realm and seed to be from the sa clan as Sect Master Zhou Yuan, though not a direct relative and sowhat distantly related.
"I shall properly thank him later."
Lu Qingfeng thought to himself.
Zhou Chenggu was so attentive to his matters, probably out of gratitude for Lu Qingfeng's contributions to the Luoxia Sect, but more likely, he wanted to foster a good relationship with Lu Qingfeng.
After all, being a Second Rank Alchemist, his status was unparalleled across the entire Juyun Mountain Range.
In terms of prestige, he could even compare with Spirit Void practitioners like Zhou Yuan and Feng Yun, who were sect leaders.
An opportunity to forge a connection with him was sothing ordinary people could not ask for.
Zhou Chenggu was indeed very attentive.
Lu Qingfeng would reciprocate and would not let him down.
...
Zhou Chenggu was efficient.
Just a few days later, news ca from Jinyun Peak that the Loose Cultivator friend had arrived.
Lu Qingfeng was overjoyed and hurried over.
Jinyun Peak.
"Elder Lu."
"Greetings to Elder Lu."
As Lu Qingfeng walked on Jinyun Peak, a crowd of disciples respectfully greeted him. Lu Qingfeng nodded and smiled, heading towards Zhou Chenggu's cave dwelling.
"Elder Lu."
"Elder Zhou."
Upon Lu Qingfeng's arrival, Zhou Chenggu ca out to welco him from his cave dwelling.
Zhou Chenggu, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, looked rather honest and straightforward. Beside him, there was a lean middle-aged man whose eyes looked at Lu Qingfeng with respect, "Loose Cultivator Lu Rong, greets Master Lu."
"Elder Zhou, Mr. Rong, you are too courteous."
Lu Qingfeng said with a smile.
"Let's go inside and talk."
After exchanging pleasantries, Zhou Chenggu led the two n into his cave dwelling.
The three settled down.
Lu Rong spoke first, "I have long heard of Master Lu's reputation, and today I finally get to et you."
Lu Qingfeng responded with a smile, "Lu mostly indulges in Alchemy and Artifact Refining, spending most of the ti in seclusion within my cave dwelling, seldom going out."
"Devoted to the path and able to endure solitude."
"To achieve what the Master has today is indeed fitting."
Lu Rong praised Lu Qingfeng considerably. It was clear that it was Lu Qingfeng who needed him, yet he acted this way, influenced by the reputation of 'Dan and Artifact Double Extre'.
Lu Rong at this mont, likely wants to befriend Lu Qingfeng.
As a Loose Cultivator, forming a connection with a Second Rank Alchemist could benefit him imnsely in the future.
Lu Qingfeng, focused on Refining Crystal, chatted briefly with Lu Rong before heading straight to the point.
"Refining Crystal?"
Lu Rong was taken aback and turned to look at Zhou Chenggu.
Seeing this, Lu Qingfeng's heart skipped a beat, and he too turned his gaze towards Zhou Chenggu.
Realizing the confusion, Zhou Chenggu quickly explained, "Zhou acted too hastily and failed to clarify things to both of you."
He first addressed Lu Rong, "Elder Lu intends to refine a Sect Magical Artifact which requires Refining Crystal."
Then, he turned to Lu Qingfeng, "Mr. Rong doesn't have any Refining Crystal, but he does possess Iron Fire Ant Eggs. In my previous conversation with Mr. Rong, he ntioned these eggs, which are known to contain Refining Crystal within the ant's stomach. However, acquiring Refining Crystal is rare, and Iron Fire Ants themselves are exceedingly scarce around the world. Therefore, when thinking of the Iron Fire Ant Eggs in possession of Mr. Rong, Zhou imdiately rushed over."
"I apologize for not clarifying this in haste."
Upon hearing this, Lu Rong smiled, and said, "So Master Lu is here for Artifact Refining. Brother Zhou was in such a rush the other day, and he only ntioned that Master Lu needed Iron Fire Ant Eggs. I thought Master Lu wanted to use these eggs as an ingredient for Alchemy."
Lu Qingfeng now understood.
Yet, he couldn't help feeling disappointed.
He had hoped for directly obtaining Refining Crystal, but it seed he had been wishful thinking. For a re Loose Cultivator, if he had Refining Crystal, he would have likely exchanged it early for Cultivation Resources or been killed for the treasure.
Keeping such information secret wouldn't be likely either.
Only having Iron Fire Ant Eggs made more sense.
"Since you have Iron Fire Ant Eggs, do you know where Refining Crystal might be present?" Lu Qingfeng, still hopeful, asked.
"I do not know."
Lu Rong shook his head, "These Iron Fire Ant Eggs were also obtained by fate and luck, and I am unclear about their origin. If I had truly encountered Iron Fire Ants, I would probably have long been dead."
Hearing this, Lu Qingfeng finally gave up.
Lu Rong was right.
Iron Fire Ants were extrely rare, and when they sward, it would usually be in colossal numbers of hundreds of thousands.
Their swarming and onslaught, not to ntion a small Foundation Establishnt Cultivator, even a Spirit Void Practitioner would panic and flee imdiately. If too slow, one would either be bitten to death by the ants or burnt by their black fire.
Truly terrifying.
"Iron Fire Ant Eggs."
Lu Qingfeng pondered, just as he saw Lu Rong take out two dark insect eggs with his own hands. These eggs were tiny, rely the size of a grain of rice, casting a dark shine while Lu Qingfeng could sense a faint vitality emitting from them.
Clearly, they were live eggs.
"Having these Iron Fire Ant Eggs is also futile for , Master Lu may take them if needed," Lu Rong said with a smile, as he placed the two Iron Fire Ant Eggs in front of Lu Qingfeng.
Zhou Chenggu also added, "Refining Crystals are hard to find, and it is unlikely to locate them around Juyun Mountain Range or its vicinity soon. With a pair of Iron Fire Ant Eggs, if carefully cultivated, perhaps in a few decades, so Refining Crystals could be harvested."
"Elder Lu can both cultivate Iron Fire Ants and continue searching for Refining Crystal. With dual approaches, it won't be a waste of ti."
Upon hearing this, Lu Qingfeng felt that Zhou Chenggu made so sense.
His gaze settled on the Iron Fire Ant Eggs before him.
At this ti, Lu Rong added, "I have had these Iron Fire Ant Eggs for so ti now and previously thought about incubating them. But despite various searches and discussions with those skilled at nurturing rare insects, all deed these eggs rather useless. The living conditions are incredibly harsh, and whether wild or hatched from live eggs, none can be tad to recognize a master."
"Perhaps due to the rarity of Iron Fire Ants, thods for their dostication are lost, or maybe since ancient tis, there have been no thods to dosticate them. In recent years, so Cultivators skilled in nurturing rare insects have attempted to dosticate Iron Fire Ants, but all have ended in failure. Iron Fire Ants are extrely aggressive, either devouring their owner in backlash or bursting and dying."
"After so ti, no one else attempted to cultivate Iron Fire Ants."
Their extrely harsh living conditions and impossibility to be tad to recognize a master.
This has ant that in the entire Cultivation World, only locations previously inhabited by Iron Fire Ant swarms may contain Refining Crystals. Otherwise, taking the risk of dying to snatch Refining Crystals from a wild swarm of Iron Fire Ants,
This thod might even be too daunting for a Jiedan True Man.
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