Only after becoming emperor did he realize he was in a fantasy world of immortal cultivation.

Upon hearing this, Gong Yi happily put away the spirit stones.

"Don't worry, I'll repay you double when I have the money," Gong Yi promised Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan said unhurriedly, "It is truly strange to hear such words from you, young master."

"Young master, would you be so curious as to tell me why you're suddenly so... short of money?"

Gong Yi opened and closed his mouth several times, seemingly unsure of where to begin.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan roughly understood what was going on.

Even if Gong Yi spends spirit stones like water, how could the Gong clan, with its wealth, not be able to afford it?

Given Gong Yi's status and position, the cultivators in the clan would not dare to restrict or make things difficult for him.

So... the source is most likely his father.

Sure enough, Lin Yuan then heard Gong Yi say, "To be honest, it's my father."

Once Gong Yi started talking, it was like a floodgate bursting open, and he poured out everything in one go: "I failed Immortal Yu's weapon-refining class before, and my performance in Dongfeng Valley a few days ago was also poor."

"My father said that I only knew how to have fun all day long and had no ambition."

"In a fit of anger, he limited my spending."

Gong Yi was quite distressed about this, thinking that he had never worried about money since birth.

But now, I only get two hundred spirit stones a month.

Even buying a religious artifact requires a lot of thought.

If people found out, they'd laugh their heads off.

"Lin Yuan, this matter is known only to Heaven, Earth, you, and me. You must keep it a secret for me," Gong Yi pleaded.

But he also knew in his heart that Lin Yuan was not a talkative person, otherwise he would not have approached Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan: "Don't worry, young master."

"There's one more thing," Gong Yi said, hesitating for a moment before giving Lin Yuan a rather embarrassed smile, and then said, "Lin Yuan, could you forge a magic weapon for me?"

Before Lin Yuan could speak, Gong Yi, fearing that Lin Yuan would refuse, quickly explained, "I originally wanted to buy a magic artifact as a congratulatory gift for Gong Wujue, but I have been looking for a long time and haven't found one that I like."

"Then I thought, with a friend like you who knows how to forge weapons, why should I wander around like a headless fly? Wouldn't it be better to just come to you directly?"

Lin Yuan secretly pondered that this might be a good opportunity to get closer to Gong Wujue.

But he did not agree immediately, and only said slowly, "You flatter me, sir."

"I can only make a few simple gadgets. Young Master Wujue is very knowledgeable, and the magical artifacts I make probably won't meet his standards."

Lin Yuan looked at Gong Yi and said with a light smile, "Young Master, please don't joke with me."

Upon hearing this, Gong Yi waved his hand and said, "You can rest assured about that. There are very few magical artifacts in this world that can meet his standards."

"I gave him my heartfelt gift, and he received my heartfelt gift in return."

"So you can just focus on practicing."

Lin Yuan nodded, "In that case, I'll give it a try."

"Speaking of which, I recently learned an interesting artifact-making technique from Master Yu. Artifacts made using this technique can transform into three different forms."

Gong Yi immediately said, "This is good, this is good."

"However..." Lin Yuan then looked somewhat troubled.

"But what?"

"However, to truly complete this, the user needs to infuse it with spiritual power, and then I will cast a contract spell. In this way, the person using this magical artifact can control it with their spiritual power."

Gong Yi thought it was something serious, "What's the big deal? When I host a banquet for Gong Wujue, you can come along too."

"Thank you for the invitation, young master." Lin Yuan naturally wouldn't refuse.