Published: August 25, 2025
Chapter 227: The Heart of Making Friends
"May I ask, are you interested in artifact forging?" The short, stocky young man hesitated for a long time before suddenly blurted out this sentence, which greatly surprised Han Li!
"What do you mean?" Han Li was a bit puzzled.
"Could it be that you want to teach me artifact forging?" Han Li asked casually.
"You guessed it! The only thing I have to offer is the artifact forging technique I possess!" The young man said somewhat gloomily.
Han Li was speechless! He only wanted to get a few more sets of formation flags and formation arrays, who wanted his artifact forging technique? Besides, who did this young man think he was? His artifact forging technique was nothing special! In the immortal cultivation world, there were countless cultivators who understood artifact forging!
"However, due to ancestral rules, I can only give you the compiled insights on artifact forging, and cannot personally teach the technique!" The young man quickly added nervously.
Han Li blinked and had nothing more to say!
Seeing Han Li remain silent after hearing his suggestion, as if unwilling, the young man grew nervous and, forgetting to hide his identity, quickly spoke honestly:
"My ancestor was an elder of artifact forging in the Divine Arms Sect, and his artifact forging skills had reached the pinnacle! My own forging technique was personally taught by him. Today, I am breaking ancestral rules by giving you these forging insights. How much you can benefit depends entirely on your own fate! But I can guarantee that these are secret techniques that have never been leaked from the immortal cultivation world!"
Han Li was finally moved when he heard that the young man was the descendant of an elder artifact forger from the Divine Arms Sect!
Was the Divine Arms Sect not one of the three major orthodox sects in Yuanwu Country, alongside the Heavenly Star Sect and the Wanmiao Temple? Their artifact forging techniques, along with the Heavenly Star Sect’s formations and the Wanmiao Temple’s talisman path, were famous throughout the nearby countries’ immortal cultivation worlds.
From this perspective, the young man’s artifact forging insights were indeed exceptional! Although Han Li was probably not going to learn them, keeping them was a bargaining chip. Who knew when he might need it.
Han Li made up his mind but still asked another question.
"Can your ‘Inverted Five Elements Formation’ formation-deploying magical artifacts really be improved?"
"Definitely! My friend is already an expert in the path of formations, and combined with my forging technique, improving these formation-deploying magical artifacts won’t be a big problem!" The young man saw Han Li’s question as a sign of agreement and immediately brightened, patting his chest in assurance.
Han Li nodded and said no more. But he opened the lid of the box in his hand, and instantly a strong fragrance of spirit medicine filled the soundproof barrier.
The young man sniffed a few times lightly, then examined the contents with his eyes several times. His expression grew very pleased, and he nodded repeatedly in satisfaction.
Seeing this, Han Li smiled faintly and reached out to hand over the box.
The young man quickly reached out happily to take it. But when he grasped one corner of the box intending to pull it back, the box containing the spirit medicine seemed rooted in Han Li’s hand, not moving an inch!
The young man was stunned, his eyes showing surprise.
Han Li saw him look up, somewhat confused, and sighed involuntarily.
It seemed this young man really was a wealthy heir who had not experienced hardships! Didn’t he understand such an obvious hint?
Helpless, Han Li moved his lips and bluntly said:
"Shouldn’t you also take out that set of magical artifacts and the artifact forging insights? We can do a simultaneous exchange—money for goods! Wouldn’t that be more appropriate?"
"Oh... senior said that. I was so anxious I completely forgot!" The short, stocky young man suddenly realized and blushed deeply as he released the box and hurriedly pulled a stack of items out of his storage pouch.