Having been given a second chance at life, I choose to join the Demonic Sect!

Now that the furnace is large, Cao Meng simply put in a thousand portions of materials for the Immortal Inquiry Machine, intending to refine a thousand Immortal Inquiry Machines at once.

As for the failed furnace refining?

That's impossible. His Tier 3 weapon refiner has a guaranteed success rate.

If the oven explodes, I'll sever all ties with that lousy idiot!

Han Sijing was furious when she saw Cao Meng's chaotic and unorthodox weapon-refining method:

"Cao Meng, you dare to play me? You have some nerve!"

Han Sijing felt she had been tolerant enough of Cao Meng. Not only did this guy try to get her materials for free, but he also ate a fourth-tier spirit fruit.

This guy is actually playing a trick on me like this; it's just too much.

"???"

Cao Meng was completely bewildered. Although he wanted to tease Han Sijing, she hadn't even tried yet, so how did she know he was teasing her?
"Is your weapon-forging a complete hodgepodge?"

Han Sijing was even angrier when she saw Cao Meng looking completely bewildered and pretending to be confused. She wanted to see how this guy could explain himself.

"Uncle Han, this is how I've always forged weapons!"

Cao Meng spread his hands to show his innocence. You should know that ever since he had the system's guaranteed refining mechanism, he had always refined weapons in this way, and he would stew the Supreme Yang Pearl in a big pot!
"Good good!"

"Wait a minute, if you can't refine it, you're finished!"

Han Sijing's eyes grew colder and colder. She vowed that if Cao Meng failed to refine the Immortal Inquiry later, she would let him know what a slap bigger than his face felt like!
Cao Meng ignored Han Sijing's threats and warnings, and began to refine the materials by activating the True Fire of the Sun with the Eternal Flame Technique.

There were quite a lot of materials this time, and it took Cao Meng nearly two hours to finish refining them.

"It's done!"

With a loud shout, a furnace of Immortal Inquiry Machines was born, a total of one thousand units.

"How can this be?"

When Han Sijing saw that Cao Meng had successfully crafted the Immortal Inquiry Mechanism, her eyes widened in astonishment.

You should know that Cao Meng's weapon-forging skills were even more amateurish than those of an amateur; it was practically a mess.

Not only did it not explode, but it was also successfully refined, and a thousand of them at once! It's truly a miracle!

"Uncle Han, you see, weapon crafting is this simple!"

Cao Meng didn't want to show off, but what could he do when Han Sijing was so naive and inexperienced?

While showing off, Cao Meng didn't forget to put away the thousand Immortal Inquiry Machines he had just crafted.

Although the materials were provided by Han Sijing, they were made by my own hands, so they belonged to me.

"Uncle Han, I've already demonstrated it, now you can try it out!"

Han Sijing wanted to see Cao Meng explode in the oven, and Cao Meng didn't mind watching her do it.

"!!!"

Han Sijing's face turned awkward. Cao Meng had used a large pot to stew the ingredients, so she only knew the amount of ingredients Cao Meng used. As for the specific cooking method, she hadn't learned anything about it.

She hasn't learned the refining method, so how is she supposed to practice refining the Immortal's Secret?

If I were to imitate Cao Meng, I would definitely cause the furnace to explode.

Han Sijing decisively rejected Cao Meng's suggestion for practical exercises, saying:
"Cao Meng, you refine it again, in slow motion. Don't use your one-pot stew, and don't try any tricks on me!"

Cao Meng sighed, picked up a fourth-tier spirit fruit and started eating it. After finishing it, he went back to work.

Following Han Sijing's instructions, Cao Meng began to proceed step by step. Han Sijing watched Cao Meng's every move intently, lest he try any tricks.

After Cao Meng finished refining it, Han Sijing was full of confidence. She felt that she had learned how to refine the Immortal Inquiry Technique.

Full of confidence, Han Sijing immediately began to practice, while Cao Meng also stared intently at her, waiting for her to make a spectacular breakthrough.

"boom!"

As time passed, a loud bang was heard, and Han Sijing's refining furnace exploded, billowing out thick black smoke.

Fortunately, Han Sijing's refining furnace was of a high grade, so it wasn't destroyed; only the materials inside were damaged. "Why?"

Han Sijing didn't understand why the oven exploded. She had followed Cao Meng's steps one by one, so it shouldn't have exploded!

Moreover, Cao Meng's big pot stew didn't explode, so why did it still explode even though she was being so careful?
"Whee!"

While Han Sijing was wondering what was going on, Cao Meng saw that she was covered in dust and looked like a big, messy cat, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Cao Meng, you're mocking me!"

Facing Cao Meng's ridicule, Han Sijing's eyes turned cold; she hated being mocked the most.

You should know that most of the people who mocked her are already dead.

"Uncle-Master, you must be mistaken!"

When Cao Meng saw Han Sijing lose her temper, he quickly denied it.

"You brat, you dare to do it but not admit it! You've really disgraced Suqin Peak!"

As the jeers arose, a stunningly beautiful woman in a pink palace dress appeared.

"you shut up!"

Cao Meng was not one to mince words; when faced with the other party's mockery and attempts to provoke him, he simply shouted a rebuke.

Cao Meng was unaware that his rebuke had earned him a hidden achievement—the title of "Jockey of Miezu"!
Cao Meng's reprimand left the woman in palace attire completely bewildered. Cao Meng was actually reprimanding her? Was he kidding her?
She quickly came to her senses and angrily rebuked:
"You brat, how dare you rebuke me? You're going against the Heavenly Gang!"

The woman in palace attire was furious because of Cao Meng's rebellion against the Heavenly Gang; she wanted to punch someone.

Han Sijing frowned as she looked at the woman in palace attire, and with no other choice, she bowed and said:
"Greetings, Senior Sister Nangong Yan!"

Han Sijing guessed that Mei Wen had telepathically informed Duanmu Fei that Cao Meng was here, and then Duanmu Fei had telepathically summoned the other party over.

When Cao Meng saw that even Peak Master Han Sijing was bowing and showing respect to this woman in palace attire, he immediately felt awkward. He was certain that the other party might be an ancestor in the Void Refinement stage!

"Cao Meng greets the Ancestor!"

To ease the awkwardness, Cao Meng bowed to the other party.

Despite Cao Meng bowing and greeting Nangong Yan, he was actually complaining.

Why was this old monster dressed so young and in such pink? He didn't even realize it.

Nan Gongyan gestured for Han Sijing to dispense with the formalities, then turned to Cao Meng and said in an annoyed tone:
"I am not worthy to be called Cao Meng's ancestor!"

This was the first time Nangong Yan had met Cao Meng, but she had a lot of opinions about him.

He truly is worthy of being that traitor's disciple; the traitor's lineage is truly passed down.

Suqin Peak will be ruined by these two traitorous disciples sooner or later.

"You can continue, just pretend I don't exist!"

Nangong Yan gestured to Han Sijing and Cao Meng to continue, and to do whatever they were doing!

Nangong Yan was cultivating when her rebellious disciple, Duanmu Fei, suddenly used a communication jade talisman to send her a message, asking her to come to Huanhua Peak to rescue Cao Meng.

In order to save this disciple, he specifically stopped his cultivation and left the forbidden area to come to Illusion Painting Peak.

As a result, Cao Meng actually turned against the Heavenly Gang and shut her up, his grandmaster. What a scoundrel!
"Uncle Han, who is she?"

Seeing that Nangong Yan had a lot of opinions about him, Cao Meng wanted to know who this petty grandmaster was, so he asked Han Sijing a question via telepathy.

"Humph!"

Han Sijing sneered inwardly and replied to Cao Meng:

"Duanmu Fei's master, Nangong Yan, is also your grandmaster!"

Han Sijing found Cao Meng interesting; it was one thing for him to offend outsiders.

This guy even offended his own grandmaster, to the point that Nangong Yan didn't want to deal with him anymore! (End of Chapter)