Almost every leader of the Taixu Sect knew about Jiang He. With their abilities, it was not difficult for them to learn about Jiang He's age and his ninth-tier Retribution of Body Refinement yesterday.
Now that they heard that Jiang He could refine items, all of them could not help looking at him in disbelief.
Jiang He nodded.
The Taixu Sect crowd in the temple were rather stunned, with one of the Mahayana elites pressing, "You can forge superior-grade sage items?"
Jiang He thought about it and answered truthfully, "To tell the truth, I haven't learned item refinement for long and I've never forged one. Still, I have the feeling that it wouldn't be difficult to forge superior-grade sage items, would it? As long as there are enough materials, premium-grade sage items could be forged too. "
There was an abrupt silence.
The Taixu Sect crowd looked at Jiang He weirdly then.
Jiang He frowned.
What were those people looking at?
Still, he was not aware that the shock the Taixu Sect elites were feeling right now was more violent than a tidal wave.
Twenty-five years old?
He was a full-fledged Sufferance cultivator in both body refinement and qi refinement, and was adept at arrays. Not even the Taixu Sect chieftain could crack the arrays he cultivated, and now, he could actually refine mystic treasures?
After all, anyone who could refine inferior-grade sage items was a master item refinist. If Jiang He could really refine premium-grade sage items, he would be a grandmaster item refinist!
Did the various immortal sects, demonic sects, and ancient daemon cultivators have any grandmaster item refinist?
The Taixu Sect did not know.
After all, the various factions did not have much interaction with each other over the two thousand years they had been secluded from the world, and there was no telling if any master item refinist had ascended to grandmaster item refinist in those two thousand years.
Even in the 'Qi Refinement Era', such a figure would definitely be of noble status. While they might not be on equal footing with immortals, any Mahayana cultivator would at least have to treat a grandmaster of item refinement with respect.
After all, the weapons used by Mahayana cultivators were usually premium-grade sage items.
If one's weapon broke and needed to be repaired or replaced, would one not have to beg others?
A 25-year-old grandmaster item refinist?
A 25-year-old full-fledged dual retribution cultivator in both body refinement and item refinement?
Just thinking about it made one's scalp go numb.
Everyone from the Taixu Sect was so shocked that the atmosphere in the great hall turned awkward. Hence, Jiang He had to change the topic and say, "Actually, I have another request … I wonder if you could sell me a few of your precious medicinal pellet recipes … the higher the grade, the better. Rank-Seven, rank-eight, or even rank-nine would do. Aside from item refinement and arrays, I have some knowledge in pellet refinement as well, and I would like to give it a try."
"…"
The atmosphere became even more silent.
After a full ten seconds, someone laughed and said, "Let's eat, let's eat … Elder Mo, inform the disciples to serve the food."
Elder Mo snapped out of his daze and hurriedly got up to leave the hall.
On the other hand, the other Taixu Sect cultivators in the temple were chatting merrily again, especially the Mahayana elites who kept chatting with Jiang He, though they did not mention the pellet recipe at all.
Since they did not mention it, Jiang He could not ask again.
After all, that thing was quite precious. Perhaps the Ten Thousand Swords Sect did not want to sell it, and since the Ten Thousand Swords Sect had treated him well, Jiang He did not want to force it.
Very soon.
One after another, the elders and disciples of the Taixu Sect served delicious dishes.
Be that as it may …
Jiang He was more or less not used to having these burly and white-haired men serve him food and tea. The Taixu Sect cultivators noticed that as well, and someone teased, "Brother Jiang He, could the Taixu Sect enter the realm and pick a few young disciples? Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to entertain our guests."
"That's fine."
Jiang He nodded, but his tone soon changed as he said, "Still, Minister Wang did mention that the immortal sects and demonic sects are not allowed to recruit disciples if they do not contribute to Earth. You would have to talk to Minister Wang about recruiting disciples in detail."
Someone frowned, clearly displeased with the matter.
Why would the immortal sects need to care about mortals when recruiting disciples?
Still, they could not say anything since Jiang He was here.
Since the food had been served, it would be rude not to eat it. Hence, Jiang He picked up his chopsticks and had a mouthful of rice, savoring the rich aroma and could not help asking, "This is soul rice, isn't it?"
The texture of the rice was much worse than the Dragontooth Rice, but it was much better than normal rice.
At the mention of soul rice, one of the Sufferance Supreme Venerable Elders appeared smug and said, "You have a good eye, Brother Jiang He. This is rank-seven soul rice known as Taixu Spirit Rice, and only the Taixu Sect could grow rank-seven soul rice among all the immortal sects, ancient daemon cultivators, and immortal sects."
With a wave of his hand, he said, "Elder Mo, prepare ten catties of Taixu Spirit Rice for Brother Jiang He to try. It's not something you can buy in the mortal realm."
Jiang He quickly refused.
Be reasonable …
After getting used to the Dragontooth Rice, eating this did not feel that good.
Even so, no matter how he tried, the Taixu Sect insisted on giving it to him. As such, Jiang He had to tell the truth. "To tell the truth, I'm actually a farmer who likes to plant plants, vegetables, and rice. I have quite a lot of soul rice in my house, but I appreciate your kindness."
The Sufferance Grand Elder smiled. "That's right. Now that the Spirit Qi has recovered, mortals should be able to grow spirit rice. However, my Great Void spirit rice is a seventh-grade spirit rice. It's not something ordinary spirit rice can compare to."
Jiang He could not help lifting a brow.
Though these people were wary of Jiang He's strength and were careful with their words, the high and mighty attitude of these cultivators that looked down on mortals had long been deeply ingrained in everyone's hearts, and it would be difficult to change that perception for the time being.
That Sufferance Supreme Venerable Elder kept calling him 'mortal' … who was he looking down on?
The Sufferance Supreme Venerable Elder picked up the ten catties of Taixu Spirit Rice and was about to 'force' it on Jiang He, but Jiang He pushed it away and flatly said, "I'm sorry, to tell the truth … it's not that I don't want it, but I'm not used to it."
The Supreme Venerable Elder opened his mouth and said, "It's fine. Brother Jiang He, you might not be used to rank-seven soul rice if you've never eaten it before …"
"Get lost!"
Jiang He scowled and almost slapped him across the face.
Are you f * cking retarded?
Fifth-retribution …
You must have cultivated for over a thousand years, didn't you?
What did you live like a pig for over a thousand years?
Jiang He took out a sack of Dragontooth Rice with a wave of his hand and said, "This is rank-nine Dragontooth Rice. I planted it myself, but the yield is not that high — just a few million catties. I'm used to eating Dragontooth Rice and not used to normal premium-grade soul rice."
Now that things had come to this, Jiang He did not want to stay at the Taixu Sect any longer. Rising to his feet and offering a fist-palm salute, he said, "Thank you for your hospitality, Brothers. I still have some matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving."
The faces of the Taixu Sect cultivators twitched, and they quickly rose to greet him.
On the other hand, the fifth-retribution Supreme Venerable Elder was like a stone statue, sitting in his chair for a long time, unable to come to his senses.
When he arrived outside the sect, someone presented him with three pellet recipes. One of them was rank-seven, one rank-eight, and the last rank-nine. Jiang He did not take it for free either, and took out three mediocre-grade sage items to pay for the pellet recipes.
"By the way, you could think about the design of the superior-grade sage item, chieftain. Just come to my house when you're done."
The Taixu Sect chieftain thanked him.
It was a very important matter to him, and he naturally had to think about it.
Jiang He walked down the path of sunglow, but paused and asked, "By the way, do you know which immortal sects and demonic sects went to the seas to watch the show when I wiped out the Penglai Sect?"
"One of them was an eight-retribution daemon who actually wanted to kill me, but was wounded by a single slash of my sword. Which ancient daemon cultivator's Holy Grounds was that daemon from?"
Everyone in the Taixu Sect had heard about it, and since eight-retribution daemons were not nobodies, they naturally knew about it. The Taixu Sect chieftain said, "That daemon was the Green Fox King, one of the Daemon Kings of the Holy Grounds of Mount Changbai."
"Oh?"
"The Foxes … do they have many elites? How many Mahayana elites do they have? How are they compared to the Penglai Sect? "
Jiang He asked.
The Taixu Sect crowd felt their hearts skip a beat.
Jiang He …
Was he going to attack the Foxes of Mount Changbai?
The Taixu Sect chieftain quickly said, "Brother Jiang He, the Foxes of Mount Changbai are extremely powerful, and they have at least two Mahayana elites guarding them … there is no telling if there were any new Mahayana elites over the last thousand years … moreover, the Foxes of Mount Changbai and the Green Hill Foxes are very close …"
"Just two? Hmmm … even if there are three, it's not that difficult to handle. "
Jiang He muttered and chuckled. "I'm not going to wipe out the Foxes of Mount Changbai, and I just want to borrow something from them. What does that have to do with me … who they are close to?"
Jiang He flew away.
Someone sneered and said, "Such arrogance. Does he really think that he is an immortal and does not care about three Mahayana elites?"
"Shut up!"
One of the Mahayana elites barked. "He has such cultivation at the age of twenty-five, is adept at arrays, and is very likely a grandmaster in item refinement. Moreover, he wields an immortal sword and has single-handedly wiped out the Penglai Sect. Jiang He has every right to be arrogant!"
"What if he's just bragging?"
The sixth-retribution Grand Venerable Elder muttered. "He even said that he could refine rank-nine soul pellets …"
"B * stard!"
The Mahayana elite hence sent a slap flying at Jiang He, coldly saying, "Don't drag the Taixu Sect down with you if you want to die. Though we are a little stronger than the Penglai Sect, Jiang He is only a full-fledged Sufferance at the moment … and he is a full-fledged Sufferance at the age of twenty-five. Would Mahayana, or even immortal, be difficult for him?"
"As long as the immortals do not return to Earth … no one would dare to touch Jiang He!"
"Such a person must be befriended and not offended."
At that, the Mahayana elite paused for a moment before adding, "By the way, help Jiang He prepare the herbs needed for the three pellet recipes we gave him today. Find someone to deliver them to him when you have the time … prepare two portions at most, and have Jiang He refine one for the Taixu Sect when the time comes. We would know if he could refine pellets when the time comes."
In fact …
Even the Mahayana elite was a little doubtful that Jiang He could really refine pellets …
He was even less willing to believe it.
What the hell …
If a twenty-five-year-old youth was really that awesome, did that not mean he had wasted his two thousand years of life?
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