Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

Li Ping'an's cultivation was steady and methodical.

Meanwhile, He Wangshu in room number seventeen tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

He also tossed the bedsheets into a corner.

It's so damp that it's better not to cover yourself at all than to wear a blanket.

However, if you don't cover it, the cool air from the mountains will seep into the room at night.

He was shivering from the cold.

And not long after lying on the bed, he felt itchy all over, which was very uncomfortable.

There should be a lot of lice on this bed.

But as night fell, he had no time to worry about it.

I could only force myself to fall asleep.

After all, there's still one more day of work to do tomorrow.

"He Wangshu, you must hang in there! Take it slow, you'll get used to everything, everything will be alright!"

Little He Wangshu cheered herself up, encouraging herself wildly.

The next morning, He Wangshu, sporting a huge panda eye, opened the door and came out.

On the other side, Li Ping'an also walked out of the room.

However, Li Ping'an looked remarkably energetic at the moment, his eyes gleaming with brilliance and his spirits high.

Seeing his appearance, He Wangshu couldn't help but become curious.

"Sir, did you sleep well last night?"

Li Pingan glanced at him and saw that his eyes were swollen like light bulbs, so he couldn't help but chuckle.

"You know, older people are heavy sleepers; I fall asleep the moment my head hits the pillow!"

"I'm so envious of you!"

He Wangshu looked at Li Ping'an with envy in her eyes.

I wish I could have such good sleep.

The thought of having so much work to do today filled He Wangshu with despair.

Doing heavy work when you're sleep-deprived is just too uncomfortable.

There's nothing we can do; he chose this path.

We have to grit our teeth and go for it!

Come on!

After cheering herself up, He Wangshu followed Li Ping'an up the mountain to continue cutting down iron trees.

Today, Li Ping'an still took on a large portion of the tree-cutting work.

He Wangshu only needed to sort and split the firewood that Li Pingan had chopped down.

Then bundle them up and tie them up.

Then the two of them carried him down the mountain together.

After chopping firewood, he continued cleaning the alchemy furnace.

Li Pingan also cleaned up the dirtiest and most tiring tasks.

This made He Wangshu feel emotional.

If it weren't for Grandpa Li following me, I probably would have given up long ago.

In the evening, Steward Zhao came over.

After glancing at the work the two had done, Li Ping'an nodded in satisfaction and said...

"Uncle Li, you have amazing energy and you're incredibly fast! I'll report your performance to my superiors and give you a raise every month!"

"It's all as it should be!"

Li Ping'an adopted a very humble demeanor.

Manager Zhao replied politely.

"It's only right that you get a raise; those who are capable should do more!"

After saying that, he suddenly turned his gaze to He Wangshu and said.

"You little rascal, you've been following Li Ping'an around, sneaking around and doing slacking off. You think I don't know?"

"From today onwards, you're no longer allowed to work with Li Ping'an! Tomorrow I'll assign you a new partner to distribute the workload evenly! That way, you won't be slacking off all day following behind Li Ping'an!"

Hearing this, He Wangshu was stunned.

He didn't understand why the manager had been targeting him ever since he entered the sect.

Now they want to transfer Li Ping'an away from him.

With his current physique, it would be almost impossible for him to do such heavy and tiring work.

However, Li Ping'an frowned upon hearing this.

He pulled He Wangshu behind him and said to Steward Zhao.

"Manager Zhao, things aren't as you think. He Wangshu was very diligent and hardworking when she worked with me!"

"I'm used to working with him, it's a good fit! If you give me a different partner, I won't be able to work as well! Let him stay with me and keep doing the work!"

Seeing that Li Ping'an actually defended He Wangshu surprised Manager Zhao.

He didn't understand why Li Ping'an was such a fast worker.

He would deliberately keep a weak, hardworking child by his side.

Isn't this just holding myself back?

However, he didn't want to offend Li Ping'an right now.

After all, Li Ping'an works incredibly fast.

This greatly improved the efficiency of the area he managed.

This is a very capable person.

"Fine! Since you insist on keeping him by your side, so be it! As long as it doesn't affect efficiency!"

Manager Zhao did not insist any further.

Anyway, there are plenty of ways to deal with He Wangshu, so there's no need to rush.

After saying that, he turned and left.

"Uncle Li! I don't know how to thank you enough!"

He Wangshu looked at Li Ping'an with a face full of gratitude.

He truly believed that Li Ping'an was the peerless hero he had been since joining the sect.

Time and time again, they helped him overcome all the dangers and difficulties he encountered in life.

Without Li Ping'an, he doesn't know if he could have persevered.

Li Ping'an just winked at him and said with a smile.

"No need to thank me! Once you've learned alchemy, just make me lots of pills!"

"must!"

He Wangshu nodded vigorously.

At the same time, he secretly resolved that he must study alchemy diligently.

I will repay Grandpa Li after I learn alchemy!

And so, the two continued to work together.

A month has passed.

He Wangshu changed rapidly in the past month.

The childishness on his face gradually faded, replaced by a weathered look and a sense of resilience.

His eyes also became increasingly sharp.

Even his body has become stronger.

He no longer works as slowly as he did when he first came to the sect.

You can also chop down an iron tree in just a few strokes with an axe.

However, when cleaning the alchemy furnace, he could only do odd jobs next to Li Ping'an.

No matter how he tried to persuade him, Li Ping'an stubbornly refused to hand over the task of cleaning the alchemy furnace to him.

They insist that they're too old to care about inhaling a little exhaust fumes.

We can't let this young man suffer like this.

He Wangshu had no choice but to comply with Li Ping'an's request.

Today, the day has finally arrived for receiving my monthly salary.

Li Pingan and He Wangshu were in the queue.

A long line of servants and disciples were waiting in front of them to receive their monthly stipends.

As agreed upon when they first entered the sect, he and Grandpa Li were each entitled to two spirit stones.

What can two spirit stones buy?

He Wangshu had never owned a spirit stone before, nor did he know how valuable it was.

He turned to look at Li Ping'an and asked.

"Uncle Li, do you know how valuable a spirit stone is?"

Li Ping'an was slightly taken aback, and then said.

"You've never seen a spirit stone before, have you?"

He Wangshu scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, "Yes, I've never seen a spirit stone before!"

Li Ping'an explained, "Let me put it this way, one spirit stone can be exchanged for one hundred and twenty taels of silver. Do the math yourself!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, He Wangshu's eyes widened in disbelief.

"One spirit stone can be exchanged for one hundred and twenty taels of silver? Is it that valuable?"

In other words, he earned a month's salary working here.

There was a whopping 120 taels of silver!

This is absolutely terrifying!

In the mundane world, even if you work non-stop for 24 hours a day until you're exhausted, you still wouldn't have that much money.