Gao Wu: Others practice martial arts, but you cultivate immortality?

"Um... Chu Yuan, what exactly happened? Explain yourself!"

The two powerful individuals who arrived included Shen Zhengqing and the principal of the Divine Capital Martial Academy, whom Chu Yuan had seen advertised on a roadside bulletin board...

Even at the Divine Capital Martial Academy, before Shen Zhengqing was rehired, there was actually only one eighth-realm martial artist, the principal.

This is already considered pretty good. Some lower-ranked martial arts academies only have principals at the seventh realm...

Chu Yuan looked helpless: "I really don't know! It looked quite sturdy, how could it be so fragile..."

Shen Zhengqing said irritably, "Don't you think a group of martial artists who haven't even reached the fifth realm need such high-end combat puppets?"

Chu Yuan spread his hands: "So, is it my fault that I'm too strong?"

The old man surnamed Lu had calmed down by now. He pushed the principal away with disdain and said with a dark face, "You're Chu Yuan? You're right, I didn't consider you as a variable..."

Chu Yuan was stunned for a moment. Was his reputation really that useful?

But then he saw Shen Zhengqing secretly and frantically giving him meaningful glances...

A subtle mental fluctuation came through: "Chu Yuan! That guy surnamed Lu is petty and holds grudges... If you don't appease him now, you'll be in trouble later."

Chu Yuan asked curiously, "What trouble?"

"Our Great Qin only has this one master blacksmith; the others are all lacking... You figure it out yourself."

Chu Yuan understood that the higher the martial arts realm, the higher the requirements for equipment, so naturally, custom-made equipment is the best.

So... sooner or later you'll have to ask this Master Lu for help.

What if others don't accept your order at that time;

Or even if they accept the order, they'll deliberately put it at the bottom of their queue...

Even if it's Mo Ying, he can't use it forever; Mo Ying's ex-girlfriend's scandal only broke a few months ago...

Master Lu looked at Chu Yuan and Shen Zhengqing suspiciously: "What are you two whispering about behind my back?"

The two were communicating telepathically in front of him, and he could naturally sense the mental fluctuations, but he couldn't discern the content.

Chu Yuan coughed lightly: "Ahem, well, Master Lu..."

He was prepared to listen to Shen Zhengqing's attempts to coax the old man;

He knew another master craftsman surnamed Lu before, but he was a carpenter and just as petty... He even created a Lu Ban book to deal with those who offended him...

"Alright, alright, I said I'm fine, so I'm fine." Old Man Lu could tell what Chu Yuan wanted to say just by looking at his expression, and he waved his hand to interrupt him.

He then picked up the now-motionless battle puppet and turned to leave.

"Send out a notice saying that the combat golems need to be upgraded and adjusted, and the training grounds will be closed for the next two days."

The principal nodded quickly: "Oh, okay."

Chu Yuan was surprised again. Was this... to cover for him?

"Chu Yuan, come with me," Old Man Lu said again.

"..." I knew it wouldn't be that simple...

......

Chu Yuan followed the old man to a forging room;

The interior was surprisingly tidy, with various materials neatly arranged in one corner.

There was still some residual heat in the room, suggesting that the forge had only been shut down recently...

Old Man Lu placed the combat puppet on a table and then left it there.

A long sword and a suit of armor appeared out of nowhere and were tossed to Chu Yuan, the figure asking hopefully, "Want to give it a try?"

Chu Yuan was somewhat confused, but he still gripped the long sword. A familiar feeling came over him, making his pupils shrink involuntarily.

"This is... a sea of ​​blood... a blood sacrifice formation!?"

"What Blood Sea?" Old Man Lu asked meaningfully;

"It's nothing..." Chu Yuan shook his head, gripping the longsword and examining it closely. Familiar patterns appeared on it: "To be able to integrate such a complex array into a weapon, it's truly a masterpiece of craftsmanship..."

Old Man Lu didn't press further, waving his hand and saying, "Let's not talk about things that everyone already knows."

"I'm letting you experience how much of the original formation's power this sword can achieve."

Although there was no target for him to try and cut, Chu Yuan quickly came to a conclusion based on his understanding of the Blood Sea Soul Locking Formation.

"One-tenth."

Old Lu frowned, his white eyebrows furrowed, seemingly dissatisfied, and muttered, "Only one-tenth..."

"That's enough." Chu Yuan channeled his spiritual power, causing the blade to tremble, and blood-red chains extended from the hilt.

Part of it was wrapped around the arm, and the other part was embedded in the blade, extending the blade even further...

"Single-target attacks and area-of-effect attacks are different; even 10% of the power is enough."

"Besides, how big is this blade? Even if we could replicate the array patterns, we definitely wouldn't have enough materials!" Chu Yuan said casually, but a scene was already forming in his mind;

Wielding this evil blade against his enemy, he barely managed to scratch their skin;

The other party suddenly turned into two round pills right in front of him... or was slurped up like yogurt...

Old Man Lu understood this principle, of course, and stopped worrying about it. He gestured towards the armor again, saying, "How about we take a look at this one?"

Chu Yuan had already anticipated this. When he lifted the armor with both hands, sure enough... it was engraved with a spirit-gathering array!

He uploaded two array formations in total, both of which were incorporated into the artifact by Old Man Lu...

"How is it?"

Chu Yuan smacked his lips and said bluntly, "Not so good."

Old Man Lu wasn't angry, and pressed on, asking, "Why?"

"It's too useless... The original purpose of armor is for protection;"

"If you just want to create a portable energy-gathering array... why not inscribe it on an array plate? That way, the loss of power would be less..." Chu Yuan complained, then changed the subject: "Of course, the master's skills are still very superb..."

"Sigh, I naturally know that protective formations should be inscribed in the armor... but there aren't any suitable ones, are there?" Old Lu stared into Chu Yuan's eyes and said gently, "Chu Yuan, you have a great talent for formations. Do you have any good suggestions?"

Chu Yuan sneered inwardly, "I don't believe you for a second..."

How could the protective gear of a high-level martial artist be just a simple pile of materials? It must contain array circuits!

The forging master is remarkable for his skill in inlaying formations;

If all you have to do is swing a hammer and smash materials into whatever shape you want... then anyone can be a master blacksmith!

"I've been busy cultivating lately and haven't really studied formations much..."

"How can that be?! You're wasting your talent!" Old Man Lu said urgently, then stuffed a crystal into Chu Yuan's hand: "There are some of my insights into formations in here. Take it and study it carefully."

"I can't accept this..." Chu Yuan calmly put it away, expressing his gratitude, "Then thank you very much for your kindness, Master!"

"How could I bear to let such a talented person as this be obscured?"

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me anytime.

"Definitely! Then I'll... go back and study it?"

"Go ahead...hey, take these two tattered items with you too!"

Old Lu didn't believe that the so-called Blood Sacrifice Array (modified) and Energy Gathering Array (modified) were actually modified by Chu Yuan himself;

Chu Yuan also knew that Master Lu wouldn't believe that the two great formations he uploaded were truly created by him...

But one of them still gave away his cultivation insights, and the other accepted them without hesitation.

It's just an unspoken understanding...