Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

As soon as those words were spoken...

The carriage happened to be passing through a bumpy road, and with a sudden jolt, Jiang Shaoguang was almost thrown to the ground.

He staggered to his feet, staring at Ye Yuchan in astonishment: "No, Junior Sister Yuchan, your statement is too sudden!"

"So, have you or haven't you? Have you spent any sweet nights outside with any female nuns?"

Ye Yuchan's question was like a sharp sword piercing Jiang Shaoguang's chest.

No.

It wasn't just Ye Yuchan.

The moment that girl asked that question, Fan Luokui's gaze towards Jiang Shaoguang suddenly turned dangerous.

Jiang Shaoguang even felt a red "Danger" sign about to appear above his head.

He swallowed hard, then hurriedly waved his hands: "No, absolutely not, am I the kind of person who gets close to women?"

Gu Xingzhuo glanced at Fan Luokui beside Jiang Shaoguang and said, "You spend all your time with women, don't you..."

"Can you call it lust when it comes to my junior sister?"

Fan Luokui: "?"

He has murderous intent.

Jiang Shaoguang immediately shrank back, chuckled, and said, "Yes, yes, of course I can... I'm just someone who's attracted to women..."

I chickened out.

Watching the interaction between the two, Ye Yuchan silently rolled her eyes.

This question still hasn't yielded a satisfactory answer.

……

……

As time went by, the group eventually arrived at a city-state on the border of the Lantian Empire.

This place is called Ashina Castle.

That being said, the most famous business in Ashina Castle is the Jiang Han Merchant Guild, which was personally established by Yue Jiang Han, a distinguished guest of the Lantian Empire.

Led by Yue Jianghan, the group easily entered the city, only to be awestruck by the sight before them.

Unlike towns in the usual sense, Ashina Castle has been almost completely transformed into an extremely commercialized place.

The streets were mostly filled with merchant caravans, each carrying their own goods, with several powerful cultivators guarding them on both sides. Although there were restaurants and brothels along the road for pleasure, the post stations for resting were the mainstay of the area.

Not only that, Ye Yuchan also found a map of the town when she entered the city and then openly posted it on the walls that were everywhere. From the map, it can be seen that the entire Ashina Castle has been divided into four areas.

Equipment manufacturing area, chamber of commerce procession area, rest station area, auction area.

The crafting area was specially separated because Yuejiang Han had brought all the well-known craftsmen in the merchant guild to Ashina Castle. Firstly, the area's trade was convenient, with a large amount of resources being transported back and forth daily, making it extremely easy for craftsmen to find suitable resources. Secondly, the forged magical artifacts could generally be used directly or auctioned off in the auction area.

Yue Jianghan led Ye Yuchan and the others to the equipment manufacturing area.

The vast crafting area appears quite peaceful. Apart from a few small workshops, the most eye-catching feature is the huge circular building suspended in mid-air—the Sinking Sword Pool.

"Although it is called the Sinking Sword Pool, most of the abandoned magical artifacts are thrown in. Generally speaking, it only takes two days for these abandoned magical artifacts to be transformed back into reusable meteorite iron."

Yue Jianghan led the way, while Erhei followed Ye Yuchan and the others, explaining in detail the various facilities in the workshop area.

"That tall mountain over there, the one with snow still on its top, the snow on its top can be taken down and melted into water, which is the best quenching liquid for swords. The weapon craftsmen here usually use this kind of quenching liquid."

"And that fiery area over there, yes, the place that's still emitting blue flames right now, there are a few fire lotuses there. After taking them out, crush the petals of the fire lotuses and throw them into the furnace, and you can quickly raise the temperature of the furnace."

"And that..."

The explanations along the way helped the group, who didn't know much about forging techniques, to understand the forging process somewhat.

The deeper Ye Yuchan went, the more uneasy she felt.

Because most of the cultivators around here are not demonic cultivators, and they don't have even a trace of demonic energy in their bodies, they are just ordinary cultivators. The blacksmiths who are hammering away are just busy with their own work. Although some of them do have the smell of demonic energy, even so, those normal cultivators who can clearly sense that the other party is a demonic cultivator will still talk to them as if nothing is wrong.

It's like... here, demonic cultivators are no different from ordinary cultivators.

Moreover, this demonic cultivator named Erhei was practically a tour guide... He gave a non-stop introduction throughout the entire trip, without even needing to drink water; his little mouth just kept smacking away.

Soon after, the group arrived at the deeper part of the equipment manufacturing area.

According to Erhei, this place is where legendary craftsmen gather to discuss the art of forging.

Those renowned master craftsmen never take on jobs on a regular basis. They no longer have any tools for making low-grade magical artifacts. These cultivators, who devote themselves entirely to forging, have almost no other interests or hobbies besides forging.

What's even more amazing is that this area is surrounded by a bamboo forest, with neither a sword sinking pool nor sword quenching liquid, only a few small wooden houses, from which you can occasionally hear some clanging sounds.

Ye Yuchan also saw an old man in white robes squatting on a wooden stool at the door, stroking a silver sword that gleamed with a cold light. He stroked it back and forth as if he wanted to trace every detail of the sword's patterns.

This place is secluded and tranquil, with almost no noise.

After taking a few more steps, the group suddenly stopped and listened carefully to the sounds around them.

"La la la, la la la..."

The little girl's innocent humming.

Following the sound, everyone looked and immediately saw a petite and lovely little girl dressed in a snow-white feather robe, with skin as white as pure snow, and a joyful glow on her doll-like face.

This little girl looks a lot like the villagers of Pujia Village that Ye Yuchan had seen before, but compared to the villagers of Pujia Village, this little girl seems to be more pure, like a beautiful, moving snow doll.

"What a cute little girl..."

Looking at that delicate little face, Ye Yuchan couldn't help but mutter to herself.

Just as Jiang Shaoguang and Gu Xingzhuo were silently nodding in agreement, thinking that the little girl was indeed quite lovable.

Ye Yuchan added another sentence:

"If I punch you, you'll cry for a long time."

Gu Xingzhuo, Jiang Shaoguang, and Fan Luokui: "..."

Erhei and Yuejianghan: "..."

The little girl seemed to understand Ye Yuchan's words. She stopped humming and stood frozen in place as if in a trance. Then, with tears welling up in her eyes, she whimpered timidly and ran away on the tender green grass.

They were scared away.

Jiang Shaoguang forced a smile and said helplessly, "Junior Sister Yu Chan, I think you really need to pay attention to your word choice in the future... It's kind of scary when you suddenly blurt out something like that."

"Yes, they scared the little girl away," Gu Xingzhuo said.

"I was just saying it casually..."

Ye Yuchan chuckled, then quickly changed the subject, asking, "By the way, have we arrived yet?"

"arrive."

Yue Jianghan rolled her eyes at Ye Yuchan, then pointed to the wooden house surrounded by bamboo groves in front of her.

That is our destination.

At this point, Yue Jianghan couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth and smiled confidently.

"The craftsmen I have found for you are the most skilled in the world."

The best?

Ye Yuchan immediately disbelieved it, after all, she had met that forging saint.

But as soon as she looked in the direction Yue Jianghan pointed, she saw a plaque hanging on the wooden house.

The signboard had several large, crooked characters written on it, clearly scribbled on haphazardly.

Come if you want, get out if you don't.

25. Treat the symptoms

"This name... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before."

Ye Yuchan raised her eyebrows slightly, her expression strange. She stared at the crooked, seemingly randomly splashed ink characters for a while, and the image of a young boy involuntarily appeared in her mind.

"I think I've seen this before..."

Ye Yuchan's words were echoed by Jiang Shaoguang.

He remembered that there seemed to be a tool shop in Jinglin City that used the same name.

Gu Xingzhuo gasped and said, "If I remember correctly, I seem to have a vague recollection of that..."

"I vaguely remember that too..." Fan Luokui nodded.

All four people from Yuntian Academy present remembered the unique name of this craft shop, which was undoubtedly quite unexpected for Yue Jianghan.

Yue Jianghan asked in astonishment, "You all know the owner of this craft shop?"

"I think... they should recognize it." Ye Yuchan was hesitant to make a judgment.

After all, there are quite a few craftsmen in this world with unique personalities, and it would be embarrassing if you mistook one for another.

And the fact that the Blacksmith Saint is in Ashina Castle... isn't that too much of a coincidence?

It was at this moment that the little girl, who had been frightened to tears by Ye Yuchan earlier and was made of white snow, kicked her toes and ran to the wooden house in the distance, crying and fussing. She gently raised her little fist and pounded on the wooden door twice.

Then a lazy, muffled groan came from inside the wooden door, as if someone was quite impatient, and slowly walked to the door and opened it.

The boy, dressed in a simple white shirt, had messy hair and was rubbing his exposed chest with his right hand in a very unladylike manner. His eyes were blurry, as if he had just woken up, as he looked at the crying little girl in front of him.

The little girl seemed to have suffered a great injustice, and kept gesturing to the boy. The boy seemed to understand the little girl's language, nodding repeatedly, and then frowned.

"Bully you? The people that Yue Jianghan brought are bullying you?"

He pouted, looking somewhat dissatisfied, and reached out to rub the little girl's head, saying calmly, "Fine, I'll stand up for you. It's been a long time since I've done this. Today I'm going to twist that person's head off."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yuchan shuddered.

It seemed that the stunned gazes of the crowd had caught the boy's attention. Just as he finished saying he was going to twist someone's neck, his gaze fell on Ye Yuchan.

The trembling intensity of the silly rain cicada +1

He raised an eyebrow, seemingly quite surprised by the appearance of Ye Yuchan and the others.

The boy put his hands in his pockets, still looking half-asleep, scratched his head, and lazily walked towards the direction where Yue Jianghan and the others were.