Chapter 38 of 100
Chapter 38
15 min read3,626 words
After obtaining the town-pressing inkstone, Luo Li began the second step, which was to find a magical artifact workshop to have a purple-hair charm pen made for himself.
With the example of buying the inkstone, Luo Li couldn't help but start whispering:
"Heaven above! Earth below! Good deeds confirmed, rewards follow!"
He hoped to rely on his divine power to automatically guide him to the most suitable magical artifact workshop.
One of his good deeds dissipated, and attracted by this, a strange and mighty force from the sky fell upon Luo Li!
Then... nothing happened.
Luo Li was momentarily stunned. What was going on?
He repeatedly summarized and carefully speculated, finally reaching a conclusion:
"Last time when I bought the town-pressing inkstone, I visited every杂货铺, examined each inkstone, so the divine power of good deeds could find the best one for me.
This time, I didn't conduct any research or gather any information about those magical artifact workshops, so the divine power had no effect at all!
It seems that the divine power of good deeds will only make a choice based on what I am very familiar with, telling me what is the best option for me!"
"Previously, when I used the divine power of evil punishment to kill enemies, the power that erupted was my own, even though I hadn't mastered it.
The last time the divine power of good deeds activated, the memory of cultivation techniques merged, which were things I had heard my father recite before. Things I hadn't heard wouldn't appear out of nowhere!
The subsequent cultivation breakthrough was due to the divine power stimulating the true qi from the supreme blood crystal stone, which I owned. It wasn't just absorbing true qi out of nowhere. The divine power works under the premise that I own it!
So, the divine power of good deeds can't just bring me benefits out of nowhere. It can only optimize what I have seen, known, or owned, and give me the best choice."
With that in mind, Luo Li began to act, visiting each magical artifact workshop to inquire about the cost of processing a purple-hair charm pen.
He didn't know until he asked, and when he did, he was shocked. It turned out that this was a custom-made magical artifact, and the processing fee was even higher than buying a charm pen! A regular charm pen cost about fifty spirit stones, with the cheapest being forty-two spirit stones. Even if he provided the materials himself, it would still cost at least fifty spirit stones.
However, there was a benefit. This custom-made charm pen had many more spiritual qualities than ordinary ones.
Luo Li began to worry. He only had twenty-five pills and fifty spirit stones left. If he custom-made the charm pen and included the return trip, he would be penniless, with no spirit stones left.
"If it really can't be helped, I'll just buy a regular charm pen, which will leave me with eight spirit stones. If I sell the purple-hair bristles, I can get at least ten spirit stones, making a small profit. What should I do?"
After a difficult decision, Luo Li gritted his teeth and used the divine power again.
"Heaven above! Earth below! Good deeds confirmed, rewards follow!"
Another good deed was used, leaving eighty-one! Then, an image of a magical artifact workshop appeared in Luo Li's mind, one he had just inquired about.
Luo Li took a deep breath and headed to that workshop!
To be honest, this workshop was called Dust Tower, with an old storefront and poor business. The two attendants, one simple and one foolish, couldn't speak for half a day. The old shopkeeper had a fiery temper and treated customers indifferently, scaring away nine out of ten customers.
But since the divine power guided him here, Luo Li came to this Dust Tower, pushed the door open, and stood there. The two attendants had disappeared, and only the shopkeeper was there, staring blankly. For a long time, no one paid attention to Luo Li.
Luo Li wasn't in a hurry, just waiting quietly. After a while, the shopkeeper snapped out of his daze and finally noticed Luo Li, shouting loudly:
"Why are you back again, asking all sorts of questions, talking nonsense, fifty spirit stones, no bargaining! Go, go, go!"
Luo Li calmed himself, bowed to the old man, and said, "Old senior, greetings. Fifty spirit stones it is. I can pay with cultivation pills. Please help me. It's my first time here, and I don't know much, so please forgive me."
Luo Li spoke politely, took out twenty-five cultivation pills, and handed them over, then stood there respectfully.
The old shopkeeper looked at Luo Li and suddenly smiled, clearly satisfied with Luo Li's performance, saying:
"Alright, you know your stuff. I've been idle for seven days, and my hands are itching. I'll do it for you! Bring me those purple-hair bristles!"
Luo Li handed them over, and the old man took them, glanced, and said, "These purple-hair bristles are all high-quality, but they're not from the same rabbit, and some are poorly preserved, reducing their effectiveness by a third!
Since you're a good kid, I'll help you!"
With that, he stretched out his hand, and suddenly a flame appeared in his palm, roasting the purple-hair bristles!
Seeing the flame, Luo Li couldn't help but say, "A heavenly spirit? This is a spirit flame!"
Luo Li hadn't read the books in the outer courtyard's scripture hall for nothing. This was a heavenly spirit.
A heavenly spirit is a naturally formed spiritual object with various attributes, divided into four grades and sixteen ranks. Each type is extremely rare and precious, and very important.
Especially the spirit flame, which is the most valuable, can be used for refining artifacts, alchemy, and combat, making it the best treasure among heavenly spirits.
The old man smiled and said, "You know your stuff. This is a supreme-grade spirit flame from the earth's core, which can only be found deep underground, in the earth's lungs!
Consider yourself lucky. I like you, and I'm idle, so I'll use this spirit flame to refine a charm pen for you!"
With that, he stretched out his hand, and the roasted purple-hair bristles flew up. Then, with another grab, over ten materials from the side flew up and merged into the flame in his hand. He didn't use a furnace, refining directly in the air.
The spirit flame continuously released countless spiritual energies, forcing Luo Li to step back, completely stunned. This was a supreme-grade spirit flame, and he was refining in the air. Only a Golden Core True Person could do this. He was a Golden Core True Person!
This was a master on par with the head of the Spirit Butterfly Sect, a Golden Core True Person. Luo Li was really sweating, it was too powerful!
The flame suddenly flashed, and the old man spat out a mouthful of true qi, producing a loud hiss. The room was filled with endless white smoke, which took a long time to dissipate.
The old man smiled and said, "It's done, a supreme-grade charm pen! And I accidentally refined it into a magical artifact, containing twelve layers of earth spirit restrictions, increasing the success rate of charms by at least twenty percent. It will last you until the Foundation Establishment stage. You should drip blood to recognize it as your own!
Remember, after dripping blood, only you can use this pen. If others input true qi, the pen will shatter, so you can't sell it and waste my efforts!"
With that, he handed Luo Li a charm pen. The pen was as light as air, looking like a fresh green bamboo shoot in spring, crystal clear and full of life.
A supreme-grade charm pen, a magical artifact, with twelve restrictions, refined by a Golden Core True Person. This could sell for at least a thousand spirit stones, so the old man used a secret method to require blood recognition, ensuring that only Luo Li could use it, preventing him from selling it.
The pen required blood recognition. Luo Li bit his middle finger and dripped blood on the pen. At the same time, he had a sudden idea and whispered:
"Heaven above! Earth below! Good deeds confirmed, rewards follow!"
With these words, the good deeds in Luo Li's body began to decompose, one good deed dissipated, attracting the power of heaven and earth to fall and inject into the pen!
As Luo Li's blood and the power of heaven and earth were injected, the pen transformed. Two ancient runes appeared on the pen, one light yellow and one light blue, overlapping to form a light green ancient rune, very beautiful. The combined ancient rune emitted a green glow, faint and restrained.
The old man in the distance was stunned and said, "No way, today is really strange. Just dripping blood to recognize the pen, it actually came to life!
Damn, kid, you have great luck! Give me the pen!"
Luo Li handed the pen to the old man, who silently cast a spell, and the pen instantly became dull, losing all its spiritual energy, becoming an ordinary charm pen.
The old man said, "After you dripped blood, the pen underwent a transformation, becoming a spirit artifact! A spirit artifact is invaluable. As long as you continue to refine it and gather seventy-two layers of earth spirit restrictions, it can become a heavenly restriction, advancing to a magical treasure.
You have great luck. I've concealed the pen's exterior with a secret method, but you must remember not to let others discover it, or it will attract unwanted attention, putting your life at risk.
This pen can increase the success rate of charms by at least thirty percent, making it a supreme-grade charm pen!"
With that, he handed the pen to Luo Li!
Luo Li took it and said, "Please, senior, name this pen!"
The old man nodded and said, "Heaven granted it spirit, which I locked. A golden lock doesn't need to move at both ends, the spirit is clear in the middle. Let's call it the Spirit Rhinoceros Pen!"
Luo Li bowed and said, "Thank you, senior. I am deeply grateful and will never forget it!"
The old man laughed and said, "I am Mu Yingxiong of the Dust Refinement Sect, seeking the Dao here. Kid, don't talk about this outside.
I see you are a Spirit Butterfly Sect disciple. Your blood has some luck. I want to hire you for my next refinement, to use your blood to open the light. The pay is one hundred spirit stones per time. What do you think?"
Indeed, Mu Yingxiong was a Golden Core True Person, seeking the Dao to break through his bottleneck and undergo worldly trials. No wonder their workshop's business was so poor; he didn't care about the spirit stones.
Luo Li smiled inwardly. It wasn't his blood that had luck, but his divine power that had a special effect. One hundred spirit stones, why not do it? Not doing it would mean having a secret, which would be courting death. Doing it a few times and letting him bleed a few times, the other party would find it coincidental and wouldn't be interested.
Luo Li immediately answered, "I'll do it!"
Mu Yingxiong nodded and handed Luo Li ten talismans, saying:
"When the talismans glow, come over. I need your blood to open the light, one hundred spirit stones per time!"
Luo Li took the talismans and said, "Thank you, senior. I'll take my leave!"
With that, he stepped back and left. He had obtained the charm pen, and it was even a supreme-grade charm pen. The spirit stones were well spent!
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