Starting with Hyuga, traversing countless heavens

"Never mind, it's worthless. Here you go. Lead the way tomorrow morning."

"That's so embarrassing. Hey, senior brother, why won't you let me in?"

"It's inconvenient with female relatives around. Look, that's the corpse-driving inn. Go rest there and come over for lunch tomorrow morning."

Si Mu scratched his head. "Come over for lunch tomorrow morning. That makes sense, since Senior Brother Shixing gets up late."

"Four Eyes, I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"Hi hi hi."

"The concentration of spiritual energy here far exceeds that of other places. In a time when famous mountains and rivers are occupied, it is not easy to find this place."

According to Hyuga Hoshino's perception, the concentration of spiritual energy here is quite high.

"Actually, on the one hand, this place is deserted, and on the other hand, it is a blessed land for the hermit of thatched cottage. In recent years, it has occasionally released some spiritual energy."

Si Mu introduced himself with some pride, but his smile quickly faded.

A short figure was tapping and banging on the small bamboo hut near Ikkyu's house, while also using his Qi to carve something.

"Old monk, what are you doing?"

"Oh, it's Master Four Eyes. I'd like to ask Benefactor Ma to get up and reinforce the hut, and perhaps add some additional features as well."

"So it was you, the three-foot-tall Gongshu Ban. Ma Benzai, my apologies, my apologies."

When Maben saw someone approaching, he jumped off the roof.

"You're too kind. Master Four Eyes is a high-ranking Taoist priest from Maoshan, unlike our Tiangong Hall, which is a small and insignificant institution."

Si Mu and Ma Ben started exchanging compliments. No wonder, there are weapon refiners in this era, but not many.

Tiangongtang is the only organized sect of weapon refiners. There is one in Maoshan, but I don't know about Longhushan. Other sects, big and small, may or may not exist. The only known independent weapon refiner is Yuan Tao's father, who may now be a member of Quanxing.

"Is this Master Shixing?"

“Indeed, Brother Ma, how did you know about me?”

"Master Shixing, you are too modest. The Lu family's birthday banquet and the great display of power in Gantian Town have already spread far and wide. It can be said that everyone in the world knows you."

"Oh? I really didn't know that."

"I wonder, Master Shixing, could you give me a few amulets for peace and safety? To be honest, my wife is pregnant and will probably give birth in a few months."

"It's just a small thing."

Hinata Hoshino took out a piece of yellow paper and wrote in mid-air, completing two peace talismans.

He handed it to Ma Benzai, who was unexpectedly excited and solemnly handed a sword hilt to Hyuga Hoshino.

"I am but a humble student, and my skill in crafting magical artifacts is rather rough. I fear it may offend the Daoist's discerning eye. However, I see that this young lady is lacking a suitable magical artifact. I would be grateful if you would not find this object suitable."

Lei Xiu was at a loss, unsure whether he should accept it. It was a magical artifact; his father only had one, a bone bell he had snatched from a sorcerer, and using it even shortened his lifespan.

"Please accept this; it's just a token of my appreciation, Brother Ma."

"Okay, thank you, Master Ma."

Mamoto chuckled and brushed the matter aside, which made Hinata Hoshino laugh. Sure enough, the young people were all incredibly savvy.

In the future, Ma Ben will at least be someone who has mastered the Divine Craftsmanship. If he says that he is not skilled enough, Yuan Tao will probably cry herself to death.

If Hyuga Hoshino's two peace charms are exchanged for Mamoto's most treasured possession, then if Mamoto encounters someone who intends to renege on their promise in the future, he might just use the peace charms to get rid of them and refuse to pay.

If we give them too little, I'm afraid Hyuga Hoshino will think all sorts of things. Why do they all think so much? Aren't they tired?

"Master, it's finished. Please settle the final payment."

"Okay, just a moment. Jingjing, bring me my sandalwood box."

"Old monk, when did you take on such a beautiful disciple?"

Chapter 208 Chizuru

"I picked it up on my travels. It only came here with me today. I was going to introduce it to Jiale, but Jiale doesn't seem to be home."

"What? This kid is slacking off again, running off to play. I'll teach him a lesson."

Ikkyu took the box from Jingjing's hand, opened it, and inside lay several gold bars, gleaming in the sunlight.

Hinata Hoshino's expression was somewhat amused. These were two wealthy men who had come to experience life. He remembered that Yotsuki also had a box of gold bars.

"Master, it's been a long time."

"Master Shixing, it's been a long time."

"Senior brother, old monk, do you know each other?"

"I met them once a few years ago, but I didn't expect that the monthly salary at the three temples of Putuo would be so high."

"Master Shixing is joking."

While Zhu Yeqing, Lei Xiu, and Jingjing went off to play, Simu prepared to take Hinata Hoshino to the back mountain. Unexpectedly, Jiale returned with water at that moment.

Si Mu's expression was initially quite unpleasant when he saw Jia Le, but it softened slightly when he saw that Jia Le was there to fetch water.

"Master!"

"Knorr!"

Hinata Hoshino saw Yotsuki smiling as he walked towards Jiale. Jiale paused, and a familiar hand landed on his face.

"Jiale, I love you to death!"

"Master, please don't do this, I'm scared."

"I told you to watch the house and fetch water, why don't you go catch fish?"

"Master, you know what, there really is one."

Si Mu was disappointed in Jia Le, but seeing him proudly displaying a bucket of fish in front of him, Si Mu couldn't say anything.

Maoshan has no shortage of talented disciples; after all, it is full of disciples, but it lacks disciples who adhere to their original intentions.

Therefore, most of the disciples like Simu who went down the mountain to open their own temples took in sons as disciples to inherit their mantle, and then took in a few more to spread the lineage.

"Jiale, let me introduce you. This is your senior uncle from Shixing, the next leader of Maoshan Sect. Jiale, hurry up and call him senior uncle, okay?"

Si Mu winked at Jia Le, who realized that Si Mu was asking him for favors. Hinata Hoshino smiled and said that Si Mu's move was quite good. When Ao Ning Shuang came to become a disciple, he would definitely have to meet all of them, his senior and junior disciples.

"Uncle-Master, hello!"

"Great! You look very energetic! This is a small gift for us."

He tossed the sublimator to Jiale, causing Simu to drift into memories, and then Simu's expression turned serious.

"Senior brother, did you really succeed in refining it?"

"Yes, that's right, it's that sublimation device. As long as you have enough Qi in your body, you can use the sublimation device with fixed Dao techniques."

"Senior brother, you can't just give this away randomly. Jiale is still young, he..."

"Four Eyes, let me remind you, if you grew up in the mountains like me, and you're Jiale's age, you should also go down the mountain to find a place to practice. In other words, Jiale, you're not young anymore."

"Senior brother, you're right."

Looking at Jiale, Si Mu was filled with emotion. In the blink of an eye, several years had passed.

"Hey, don't worry too much. This depends on the individual's skill level. For example, look at this Lightning Thunder Fist. If you don't know it and haven't learned thunder magic, even if you have enough Qi, you can only use it a few times a day at most."

"A few times, that's alright."

"Yes, yes, it's alright. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, that's fine."

"what?"

Hinata Hoshino could tell that Yotsuki was worried that Jiale would stop training seriously and only think about relying on the sublimation device.

Jiale went to get water and prepare dinner. Just then, the sound of carriages and horses came from afar.

"click"

"Senior Brother Shixing, Senior Brother Simu."

"Junior Brother Qianhe." *2

"Uncle Master."

Chizuru bowed to the three, who returned the bow. Meanwhile, Steward Ura, trying to intimidate Chizuru, reprimanded her. Hyuga Hoshino calmly looked over, and Steward Ura immediately felt as if he were being watched by a ferocious beast.

"Senior brother, I would like to borrow some glutinous rice."

"Nuomi, Jiale, stop playing and go get Nuomi."

"Okay Master."

"Senior Brother Shixing, is the one Jiale has in his hand the one we mentioned on the mountain before?"

"That's right, even a sublimation device isn't easy to make."

Hinata Hoshino rubbed his nose, his face not flushed or his heart skipped a beat. Actually, it was very simple to make; you could just rub it by hand.

Chizuru was somewhat conflicted. She looked back at her four disciples, then at Hyuga Hoshino.

"Senior brother, I wonder if you could sell me a few?"

"For the sake of the four disciples?"

"Yes, they have been following me for a long time and have received their ordination on the mountain. They are probably about to graduate. Unlike my senior brothers, who each have their own unique skills, I want to ask them for some protective items."

"Senior Brother Shixing, how about I pay for Qianhe first? I have money."

"Never mind, they can't handle this well. We can give them a few more of these."

Thirty-two bullets, crimson and azure blue, were handed to Chizuru.

"These are products of my alchemy, Thunder Ball and Fire Ball, sealing the power of the Lightning Thunder Fist and the Samadhi True Fire strike."

"Thank you, senior brother."

Chakra threads popped out from Hyuga Hoshino's hand, silently drilling into the bronze-horned golden coffin and taking out a piece of hair.

"Uncle-Master, here, this is glutinous rice."

"Alright, all good things must come to an end. Farewell, my two senior brothers, until the day comes again."