Transmigrating to the Qi Cultivation Path, I became an outdated Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Chen Keshan sighed inwardly, thinking to himself that Kou Xiang'er was only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, while the person impersonating Wu Feng was a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

At that time, in the entire Xiajiangfang area, once Old Xu died, no one could rival him.

If this person could just use some tricks to coerce Kou Xiang'er and force her to cooperate, wouldn't it be easy?

Chen Keshan did not refute this. He knew very well that Lin Yuanxiao was so eager to steer the matter toward the conclusion that Lin Wanrou had misjudged people and misused them, clearly because of internal strife within the clan.

As someone outside the family, he naturally stays as far away from such matters as possible.

Therefore, he simply followed Lin Yuanxiao's lead and said:

"What the Lord says is absolutely right."

How about this: the person in charge goes back and asks Lin Wanrou to investigate Wu Feng's background.

I will investigate the situation further and try to find some other clues.

Lin Yuanxiao nodded with great satisfaction, feeling that Chen Keshan was both sensible and capable. He then drove away in a flying shuttle.

He didn't want to stay in such a barren place for even a moment longer. Accustomed to the nourishment of spiritual energy in his physical body, he felt extremely uncomfortable in this place.

Once Lin Yuanxiao had walked away, the submissive look on Chen Keshan's face vanished instantly, replaced by a solemn expression.

He looked towards Changyang Mountain and thought to himself:

According to Lin Wanrou's confession, she instigated Ye Shaozhen, a proud disciple of the Tianxuan Sect, to attack and kill He Sheng. However, He Sheng has disappeared without a trace, and there is no definite answer as to whether he is dead or alive.

Moreover, it's said that He Sheng possesses an ice-type talisman, which matches the residual traces of a talisman-level technique found at the scene.

Chen Keshan had already considered a possibility, but then shook his head, glanced at the direction of Changyang Mountain, and after leaving the market, he also headed north.

"The Yinsha River is a sensitive area, and our Tianhai Chamber of Commerce's move to settle here is already a risky move."

Even a prodigy like Ye Shao Chen of the Tianxuan Sect had reservations and waited until they left the Silver Sand River area before choosing to make their move at Wan Chen Mountain.

"If I, a mere mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, disregard all taboos and personally investigate the He family of Changyang Mountain, and cause trouble that attracts demonic cultivators from across the sand sea, I cannot bear the consequences."

To the south of the Yinsha River region lies a vast sandbar stretching for thousands of miles, opposite which lies Chuzhou, under the jurisdiction of the Tongyouming True Path.

Chen Keshan understood the crux of the matter and knew that even if it really was He Shenggan's, he couldn't go in person.

Furthermore, since Lin Yuanxiao had already set the direction of the investigation, if he rashly caused any unforeseen complications, it would be tantamount to offending this main branch disciple.

"Once we return, we can subtly mention it to the elders of the Punishment Hall."

Thinking this, Chen Keshan quickened his pace, muttering to himself:

"The Nanshan Society's meeting is about to start, so I need to get there as soon as possible. I wonder what benefits I can gain this time."

Thinking of the Nanshan Club made Chen Keshan feel better.

Nobody likes to act subservient. He had no choice but to grovel before the Lin family, but Nanshan would be better. He could say what he wanted and criticize what he wanted. If things didn't go well, he could just do something behind the scenes.

With this thought in mind, Chen Keshan, his heart burning with excitement, increased his speed even further, heading straight towards Yuanxia Immortal City.

......

"Freeze!"

Inside the rear hall of the Wanshoutan Water Palace

He Sheng cast a spell at the sword blank in a spring of spiritual energy, and the sword blank condensed into a sharp edge, emitting a cold, watery blue light, while the sword body shone with spiritual light.

Seeing that the Cold Moon Arc Sword was completed, He Sheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"This round of stacking techniques is finally complete."

He Sheng raised his hand and put the Cold Moon Arc Sword, which he had just finished forging, into his palm. The cold light at the edge of the sword was condensed and did not dissipate. With a slight activation of his magic power, a light blue sword light was about to be released.

According to the "Secrets of Refining Weapons at Tianyue Mountain", the appearance of unusual phenomena on the sword's edge and the light emission of sword light are signs that it has reached the level of a fine product.

Unexpectedly, this last Cold Moon Arc Sword became a masterpiece.

For the past six months, He Sheng has been holed up in the Water Mansion, cultivating diligently and undergoing three rounds of advanced training.

He had already fully mastered the first-tier high-grade weapon refiner skills he had cultivated since returning to his training, but this was still the first time he had successfully refined a high-quality magic weapon.

"Exquisite" does not refer to the grade of the ritual implement, but rather to a description of its superior condition.

To be precise, the grades of ritual implements are divided into low grade, medium grade, high grade, and top grade.

This distinction is based on the power and energy consumption of the ritual implement.

The simplest principle is that the higher the magical power consumed by a magical artifact, the greater its power will naturally be.

Low-grade magic artifacts have the lowest power and the lowest mana consumption, making them suitable for cultivators who have just entered the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

Mid-grade magic artifacts are more powerful, but their mana consumption is also significantly higher. They are suitable for cultivators who are about to enter the late stage of Qi Refining or have just entered the late stage of Qi Refining as regular magic artifacts.

Superior-grade magical artifacts are naturally a step further, and only cultivators who have reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining have sufficient magical power to use them as regular magical artifacts.

As for top-grade magic artifacts, only Foundation Establishment cultivators can use them.

In addition to the classification of grades, ritual implements are also classified by their condition, generally from high to low as fine, good, genuine, inferior and poor.

Most of the religious artifacts circulating in the market are genuine products.

Premium products, due to their special features or even unique effects, are priced far higher than genuine products, often by at least double.

Having crafted a fine Cold Moon Arc Sword, He Sheng was in high spirits. After carefully putting it away, he glanced at the water clock in his palm.

[Tier 1 High-Grade Refiner: 661/3000]

(Total cultivation time: eight years, two months, and twenty days)

"At this rate, it will take another three years or so to raise a weapon refiner to the second rank."

As his thoughts raced, He Sheng looked at the information displayed on another water droplet.

[Qinglan Water Elemental Skill, Level 6 (Minor Success): 160/200]

(Total cultivation time: ten years, seven months, and thirteen days)

The cultivation effects during the stacking cultivation method were as expected.

With only a few days left until the Nanshan Club's gathering, it's time to set off.

Upon realizing this, He Sheng immediately summoned the Green Snake.

"Xiaoqing, I'm going out for a while. You must keep a close watch on the house during this time."

"Rest assured, Immortal Master, Qing'er will guard the gate well and will not open the Water Palace for anyone who comes."

The green snake responded happily.

For the past six months, it has felt quite comfortable, simply because He Sheng would regularly give it and the white snake a few spirit stones. This feeling of having supplies regularly coming in made it feel very good.

At this point, the green snake seemed to remember something and added:

"There's another piece of good news for the Immortal Master: the Radiant Python should be about to loosen its grip."

"Oh?"

He Sheng became genuinely interested and couldn't help but say:

Tell me in detail.

"These past few days, the giant python has approached my sister and me, asking if the immortal master could spare its life and allow it to return to the wild."

After waiting for more than half a year, the Treasure-Swallowing Serpent finally spoke, which made He Sheng quite happy.

He did give the Treasure-Swallowing Serpent's request a serious consideration.

To be honest, He Sheng wasn't really interested in spirit pets that had owners before. It wasn't that he was a clean freak, but rather that he felt they couldn't be tamed.

"I can certainly return it to the mountains, but it needs to do one thing for me first."

He Sheng specifically sought out this Treasure-Swallowing Serpent in order to find the resources that Ji Yunlai had hidden. If he could really find it, it would be perfectly acceptable to spare its life.

Upon hearing this, the green snake seemed to think there was a chance and immediately replied:

"Since the immortal master is willing to let it go, I think it will soon relent. Perhaps when the immortal master returns, there will be good news."

He Sheng nodded, praised the green snake a few times, rewarded it with several spirit stones, and then transformed into a stream of light and headed out of the water mansion.