Chapter 1618: Muyi"s Request

Muyi was reading an ancient book next to Lin Feng, from time to time, glancing at Lin Feng.

"Uncle Muyi, are there any Great Scholastic Masters of Weapon Manufacturing Arts in Gold-Fire City?" asked Lin Feng.

"From what I know, there should be one." said Muyi smiling. A Great Scholastic Masters of Weapon Manufacturing Arts had a very, very high success rate when manufacturing level eight and nine imperial weapons. They could easily create terrifying armies all on their own.

Lin Feng nodded and continued reading. Someone next to Lin Feng was reading a book but when he saw what kind of book Lin Feng was reading, he looked at him mockingly. Lin Feng was probably a beginner in the arts of weapon manufacturing because n.o.body would read such books.

But Lin Feng didn"t care about what people thought of him. He released his G.o.dly awareness and inspected some official doc.u.ments, he was just skimming them though. After some time in the pavilion, he already knew all the basics.

"Uncle Muyi, let"s leave." said Lin Feng to Muyi. Muyi nodded, but when they reached the exit, Muyi had to give the guard a few abstruse tablets. After all, nothing was free in that world.

"There are always foreigners stopping here, and since so many people come, the price is not too high. The people who manage those libraries must make a lot of money." said Muyi to Lin Feng.

"So, what do you think? Are you interested in weapon fabrication or not?" asked Muyi smiling.

"I am a bit interested, but I think it could only be a hobby at best for me. If I want to have a high level in weapon fabrication, I would need to spend a lot of time and energy on it. I don"t think it"s something suitable for me." explained Lin Feng honestly.

"I think so too." said Muyi smiling. Then he continued, "In the world of cultivation, no matter whether you"re an alchemist or a weapon manufacturer, there"s only one goal, become stronger. People fabricate weapons to become stronger, however, it always requires time. That"s why most strong cultivators only want to practice cultivation. However, you"re not even thirty yet and you"re still carving out your own path in the great world. You must remember that in the great world, many people break through to the Xuan Qi layer shortly after their birth. However, even in the great world, getting close to breaking through to the Huang Qi layer before thirty is something exceptional already. With your talent and your understanding of deployment spells, you don"t really need weapons."

"We"ll see, maybe someday I"ll study weapon fabrication and immediately become a Great Scholastic Master of Weapon Manufacturing Arts." said Lin Feng jokingly.

"Lin Feng, this time I took you to Gold-Fire City because I have something in mind." said Muyi, gazing into the distance. He seemed pensive.

"Uncle Muyi, you saved my life a few times, so you can tell me what you want, and I"ll do my best to help." said Lin Feng. Maybe it had something to do with Muyi having been expelled from his group.

"I would like you to approach someone." said Muyi, he seemed moved that Lin Feng wanted to help him.

"Approach someone?"

"Indeed, my clan. I"m from the Mu Clan from the northern part of Gold-Fire City. It"s a very powerful weapon manufacturing clan, and there"s a very talented young disciple who is an expert at fabricating weapons: Mu Lin Xue. She"s one of the most talented young people there. She has broken through to the ninth Zun Qi layer, she"s an expert at using fire, and has a powerful soul strength. I hope you can get close to her." said Muyi honestly.

Lin Feng looked skeptical and asked, "Uncle Muyi, may I ask you what your relations.h.i.+p with Mu Lin Xue is?"

"She"s my daughter." said Muyi.

"Eh!" Lin Feng looked surprised. Muyi had a daughter? And why had he been expelled from the clan?

"You have to ask her why I got expelled. My daughter is very talented and she"s a good cultivator. She will soon become stronger than me, but the leader of the clan wants to control my daughter"s future." said Muyi, smiling wryly.

Uncle Muyi, why do you want me to approach Mu Lin Xue though?" asked Lin Feng. He still didn"t understand.

"It has something to do with a grand meeting that will happen in half a year. After you get close to Lin Xue, you will know what I mean. I took you to Gold-Fire City for just this, I hope you don"t think I"m selfish." said Muyi, sounding embarra.s.sed. He had saved Lin Feng from Emperor Ni Chen back then, so that Lin Feng could help him back.

"Uncle Muyi, I will soon become an emperor. No matter where I am, I can become stronger, including Gold-Fire City. During my time here, I will get to know many Weapon Manufacturing Masters and I will have a broader knowledge. I don"t think that"s so bad." said Lin Feng kindly.

"Thank you, Lin Feng. I"ll take you to the Mu Clan now, but don"t tell her or anyone from the Mu Clan that I told you to do this." said Muyi. Then, Muyi put on a mask Lin Feng had made him use in the nine great celestial castles.

Outside of the Mu Clan"s territory, there was a vast public square where there were big roads leading to various places. Nostalgia rushed over Muyi as he looked at the familiar buildings. He didn"t know how Lin Xue was doing since he left, perhaps she"d changed since then.

"Uncle Muyi, how do I approach her?" asked Lin Feng smiling wryly. He didn"t know her, so getting close to her was easier said than done.

"She looks proud, but on the inside, she"s kind and gentle. If she has the feeling you"re a good person, it should be easy to get close to her. Of course, if she hates someone, it"s another story. If anything happens, just tell me." said Muyi before leaving. Then he smiled and turned around, saying, "Lin Feng, if you want to have some fun with my daughter, I don"t mind either."

"Eh!" Lin Feng smiled wryly. He hadn"t thought about that. He missed Meng Qing and Yue Xin. But Lin Feng couldn"t protect his wives in the great world if he didn"t have the strength of the Huang Qi layer, so he still had to hide them.

Lin Feng looked at the territory of the Mu Clan, for some reason he had a headache. He was used to doing things for himself, and he didn"t really feel like getting close to someone, but since Uncle Muyi asked him for a favor, he"d do his best to help.

At that moment, a group of young men and women came out from the Mu Clan and frowned.

"What are you looking at?" asked a girl in green clothes. She had a furry white cloak which made her look heroic. She was also very beautiful.

"I find the Mu Clan"s territory to be majestic." replied Lin Feng. He had recalled his Qi before, so now he looked like an ordinary cultivator at the top of the Zun Qi layer.

"Even if that"s true, don"t just stand in front of the main gate." said the girl in a cold way. Then those people pa.s.sed in front of Lin Feng and left.

Lin Feng glanced at them one more time before he entered the Mu Clan. He asked to a pedestrian, "Do you know that girl"s name?"

The pedestrian smiled and whispered, "Brother, she"s the jewel of the Mu Clan, you can"t fall in love with her."

"I won"t, I"m just asking." said Lin Feng smiling, he figured that the pedestrian was easy-going.

"Hehe, bro, I perfectly understand you, there"s no need to justify yourself." said the pedestrian, tapping on Lin Feng"s shoulders and smiling in a gentle way.

"Qing Ying, is that guy asking about you?" asked a young man who was smiling at Mu Qing Ying.

Mu Qing Ying didn"t reply, instead another young man smiled and said, "In the northern part of the city, many men are interested in her. There"s nothing surprising if he is."

"I"m just amused that some people overestimate themselves." said the one who had just talked before. Then, they left. Lin Feng heard them clearly for they hadn"t tried to act discreet, but he didn"t care. He needed to learn more about Mu Lin Xue.

Chapter 1619: Mu Clan"s Guards

"Brother, I"ll tell you something." Lin Feng turned his head around, the pedestrian was still talking to him.

"Do you want to know something about Miss Qing Ying?" asked that person smiling.

"No, I want to know more about Mu Lin Xue. Do you know anything about her?" Lin Feng shook his head.

When the young man heard Lin Feng, he smiled in an even gentler way. His eyes were wide open as he said, "Brother, I think you shouldn"t think about her too much. Miss Lin Xue is incredible. I have broken through to the seventh Zun Qi layer and you probably have the same level, but in front of Lin Xue, we"re still nothing."

"I"m just asking, it"s not like I"m having any perverted thoughts. Don"t worry, bro." replied Lin Feng.

"Miss Lin Xue is the most beautiful girl of the Mu Clan, she"s only twenty years old and she"s already a cultivator at the very top of the Zun Qi layer, and she"s very talented at fabricating weapons. She can already create imperial weapons, which means she has become a Level One Professor, but she"s studying deployment spells these days. She wants to become a Level Two Professor, so she"s getting ready for the big contest." that person explained slowly.

"Brother, she"s a public figure and that"s it to people like us. We can fantasize about her, but we stand no chance. Only the strongest young cultivators from the Yan Clan can be a good match for her."

"I see, she must be incredible." said Lin Feng. He was impressed, being a cultivator at the very top of the Zun Qi layer before being twenty-five was amazing, but in the great world those things didn"t seem as astonis.h.i.+ng. Lin Feng had even heard of beasts which were born with the strength of the Tian Qi layer, they didn"t even need to gather experience to become Zun level beasts, which meant they could easily turn into humans if they wanted. However, he had also heard of some incredible beasts which started very weak, but given enough time, they were even more terrifying.

This seemed to be a law of the universe. If people relied on their own strength and luck to become stronger, it would bring about better results than by relying on a powerful and rich family to take pills or solely relying on a blood heritage.

"Brother, what if I want to see Miss Lin Xue? What do I have to do?" asked Lin Feng.

"That"s difficult to say. Miss Lin Xue is studying deployment spells. Unless she comes out now, you"ll have to wait to see her." replied that guy smiling. "Of course, if someone takes you in, you might see her sooner."

"Let me in?" asked Lin Feng. That was a good idea. Since he wanted to get close to her, he had to get into the buildings first.

"Thank you for helping me." said Lin Feng smiling. The guy smiled and shook his head, "So you really want to get in, I can only wish you good luck! I"m off."

After that guy left, Lin Feng didn"t leave, instead he leant against a wall and closed his eyes. If anyone walked by, they"d probably a.s.sume he was asleep.

Lin Feng finally opened his eyes after Mu Qing Ying and the others came back. Then, he approached Mu Qing Ying.

Mu Qing Ying frowned when she saw Lin Feng, was Lin Feng purposely preventing her from walking forwards?

"Miss Qing Ying, can you take me inside the Mu Clan?" asked Lin Feng to Mu Qing Ying.

"Eh?" the people next to her frowned and released Qi. One of them even shouted, "Move away!"

Mu Qing Ying waved and said, "For what reason?" (Editor note: It was translated to say, "One reason?" If anyone understands what that means, I"ll consider changing it)

Lin Feng nodded. He moved back a few steps and then knelt. Then, he raised his hands and released fire strength. Mu Qing Ying didn"t think Lin Feng wanted to attack her, so she continued walking and pa.s.sed in front of him. But then a light caught her attention, making her turn her head back to see Lin Feng carving marks.

"Deployment spell." Mu Qing Ying seemed surprised. Lin Feng was still carving marks until holy marks formed. Then he shook his hand and fire emerged from the marks.

Lin Feng raised his head and looked at Mu Qing Ying.

"Since you"re so honest, you can become one of my guards. Come with me." said Mu Qing Ying, walking towards the governmental buildings. Lin Feng lowered his head and looked at the fire marks, smiling indifferently. Then he stood up and followed Mu Qing Ying.

"You"re lucky." said one of the young men in a cold way. "A small deployment spell made of only a few holy marks is nothing. In the Mu Clan, just about anyone can become a guard."

Lin Feng ignored him and continued to follow Mu Qing Ying.

After entering the governmental buildings, his deployment marks outside became wider and wider. They looked mysterious, but unfortunately, Mu Qing Ying didn"t have the patience to watch.

In the governmental buildings of the Mu Clan, Mu Qing Ying took Lin Feng to a courtyard. There, a cultivator of the ninth Zun Qi layer came to Mu Qing Ying and bowed, "Miss Qing Ying."

The Mu Clan was a large clan, so there were many people who had a similar social status as Mu Qing Ying.

"Mu Xiao, that"s my new guard, please arrange everything for him." said Mu Qing Ying to that person, then she continued walking.

Mu Xiao nodded and smiled at Lin Feng, "Not bad, Miss Qing Ying hasn"t recruited any new guards for a while. What"s your name?"

"Lin Feng."

"Lin Feng, this courtyard is only an outside one, but it"s where her guards stay. I"m the leader of the guards, Mu Xiao. That path leads to the inner courtyard where the n.o.ble young men and women live. We are not allowed to go there without permission, you must remember that." Mu Xiao quickly explained to Lin Feng.

"I became a guard." thought Lin Feng speechlessly. He wouldn"t have the opportunity to meet Lin Xue that way. Now he needed to improve his social status to see her.

"It seems like it"ll take some time." thought Lin Feng. He didn"t feel dispirited though, now that he was in the governmental buildings, his chances of meeting Lin Xue by chance were still higher.

Mu Xiao found a place to live for Lin Feng. Even though they were Mu Qing Ying"s guards, they had nothing to do if she didn"t leave the clan"s territory. With that free time, Lin Feng just practiced cultivation, sometimes he would chat with the other guards, trying to learn useful things from them. He quickly became acquainted with many of them. Besides, Lin Feng also found out that many of the guards were attracted to Mu Qing Ying, but n.o.body had confessed to her. Concerning Mu Lin Xue, they just said that she was way too incredible and that she didn"t mix with people like them.

Lin Feng had been in the governmental buildings for ten days now, but he still hadn"t seen Mu Lin Xue. He had seen Mu Qing Ying only a few times too. Lin Feng wasn"t too surprised though, it was because the great tournament at Gold-Fire Tower would start in six months. Young men and women who were younger than thirty years old could partic.i.p.ate, and if they did well, they could become disciples of the Gold-Fire Tower and would obtain even more weapon manufacturing techniques. According to legends, the Gold-Fire Tower had a Great Scholastic Master of Weapon Manufacturing Arts.

Apart from the opportunity to become disciples of the Gold-Fire Tower, those who would rank amongst the best ones could also obtain incredible imperial weapons and powerful types of fire.

Lin Feng still wondered why Muyi had asked him to get close to Mu Lin Xue. Was it because of the tournament? How could he help if so? Did he want Lin Feng to help Lin Xue learn deployment spells?

Lin Feng was sunbathing in the courtyard and chatting with all the guards. It was relaxing, the guards were nice and didn"t act arrogantly with him. Lin Feng preferred those kinds of people the most.

"Miss Qing Ying is here." said Mu Xiao. Everybody stood up and looked at her, sneaking glances at her stunning figure. It wasn"t that surprising that they all fantasized about her.

"I have a deployment spell, try and carve it." said Mu Qing Ying, giving a book to Mu Xiao. Then, she looked at Lin Feng and said, "I know you"re interested in deployment spells, which is why I took you in as a guard, but don"t relax too much. If in a few months, your deployment spells are like the one from the other day, then I"ll fire you. The Mu Clan doesn"t work with pieces of trash, and that goes double for me."

With that, Qing Ying turned around and left. Mu Xiao smiled at Lin Feng and said, "Lin Feng, Miss Qing Ying asked me if you had asked us for help with your deployment spells, so I told her the truth."

"That"s no problem." said Lin Feng smiling. Did he need them to teach him anything?

Chapter 1620: Mu Lin Xue

Mu Xiao smiled apologetically and turned to everybody else, "You all heard Miss Qing Ying, that book contains a deployment spell. Everybody can carve it into some talismans and I"ll give them to Miss Qing Ying. Now, use your G.o.dly awareness to study the deployment spell."

"Brother Mu Xiao, is Miss Qing Ying going to choose one of us to help her?" asked one of the guards.

"Keep dreaming, even if Miss Qing Ying wanted to choose one of us to help her, it wouldn"t be you. Brother Mu Xiao is much stronger than us when it comes to deployment spells, we can practically congratulate him already." said another one smiling.

"Indeed, Master Mu Xiao, you"ll always be with Miss Qing Ying in the future." Everybody agreed. Although they were jealous, they were happy for him. Maybe Mu Xiao would make weapons with her soon, and then someday, they"d fall in love.

"Master Mu Xiao, if you marry Miss Qing Ying, your future will be incredible." said someone else jokingly.

"Behave yourselves you rascals!" shouted Mu Xiao, rolling his eyes. "Everybody get over here and study the deployment spell. If you take this seriously, you all will have a chance."

Mu Xiao gave the book to one of them, that guy looked excited and impatient.

Everybody laughed once more before they turned their attention to the book, inspecting it with their G.o.dly awareness. Eventually, it was Lin Feng"s turn. He inspected the book with his G.o.dly awareness and was surprised. That deployment spell wasn"t as ordinary as he"d thought, it was quite powerful.

When everybody finished inspected the book, Mu Xiao took it back and said, "Alright, don"t waste time, you have three days to carve marks, and if you do well, then maybe Miss Qing Ying will be satisfied."

"Hehe, Master Mu Xiao, you"re daydreaming too much." said one of them jokingly, but then he turned around and left.

Everybody left, but Lin Feng didn"t hurry to leave. He was still enjoying the sun.

"Lin Feng, why are you not leaving?" asked Mu Xiao.

"Don"t we have three days? There"s no need to rush." said Lin Feng smiling.

"Lin Feng, you can"t act like that. The more time you have, the better results you"ll have! You should use all the allocated time." said Mu Xiao in a moralizing tone. Lin Feng glanced at Mu Xiao in a deep and meaningful way, thinking that Mu Xiao hadn"t acted that way during the past few days.

Lin Feng smiled on the inside. That deployment spell seemed very important to Mu Xiao, maybe the best one really would be chosen to stay with Miss Qing Ying.

"Alright, I"ll do my best." said Lin Feng nodding. Then he went to his room. The deployment spell was an offensive deployment spell, just like the shattering deployment spell. Thus, it wasn"t very difficult for Lin Feng. He just had to cast a few small deployment spells and then they"d turn into a larger one.

Lin Feng carved the spell in a short time, but he still waited the three days before coming out and handing over his talisman to Mu Xiao.

Mu Xiao numbered the talismans and said, "I remember your numbers. If Miss Qing Ying likes your talisman, I"ll tell you."

"Master Mu Xiao, don"t fool us, your talisman must be better than all of ours." said the crowd smiling. Mu Xiao then walked to the inner courtyards to give Miss Qing Ying the talismans.

"Hehe, he"s going to become rich. He"ll stay with Miss Qing Ying all the time, and maybe they"ll even share a room. Hehe…" said someone smiling and looking at Mu Xiao.

"Imagine if it happened though." said that person laughing. He glanced at Lin Feng and tapped his shoulder, "Lin Feng, I heard you begged Miss Qing Ying to allow you into the governmental buildings. How does it feel to know that Mu Xiao is going to end up with the woman of your dreams?"

Lin Feng scratched his head and smiled, "I may be a little jealous."

"Haha!" everybody laughed. At that moment, Mu Xiao was already in the inner courtyard. He went to Miss Qing Ying and said, "Miss, here are the talismans, have a look."

"Make them explode to show me how powerful they are." said Mu Xiao.

"Alright." Mu Xiao moved back and made them explode. Mu Qing Ying looked expressionless. Those people had made progress, but it was still far from being enough. Maybe Mu Xiao"s talisman would be better though.

Boom! At that moment, a terrifying fire dashed to the skies, looking like a fire dragon. Mu Qing Ying was very surprised.

"Nine Dragons, the carvings are perfect." Mu Qing Ying was stupefied, and Mu Xiao was too. Nine dragons? How was that possible? That deployment spell…

"Mu Xiao, you"ve made progress! Now you can help me." said Mu Qing Ying to Mu Xiao, who had just come back to his senses. Mu Xiao frowned and looked at Mu Qing Ying.

"What"s wrong?" asked Mu Qing Ying.

"Nothing." replied Mu Xiao. He had many thoughts when he looked at her. His heart was pounding as he said, "It"s an honor for me to help you."

"Alright, you can move into the inner courtyards with me and live in the room next to mine. I can call you anytime that way." said Mu Qing Ying.

"Roger, Miss." said Mu Xiao nodding. He clenched his fists, there was still one talisman left, but he was never going to take it out because it was his talisman.

"Go back, pack and inform the others." said Mu Qing Ying. "If you need anything, just call me."

Mu Xiao went back to his room, but he looked strange.

People in the outside courtyard were waiting for him. When they saw him come back, they smiled and asked, "Master Mu Xiao, how did it go?"

"Practice hard, I may not be here to help you anymore in the future." said Mu Xiao smiling. Everybody smiled, "Master Mu Xiao, don"t forget about us in the future."

"Good luck!" everybody congratulated him, even though they were jealous.

Lin Feng looked surprised, but he immediately understood what was going on. He smiled indifferently when Mu Xiao looked at him, "Lin Feng, Miss Qing Ying said you"re quite good. You should continue with your efforts."

"I will." said Lin Feng nodding. Then, Mu Xiao left and packed his stuff. He was going to move to the inner courtyard.

Lin Feng was still waiting for an opportunity. Some months pa.s.sed, and Mu Xiao came to visit them occasionally.

At that moment, Mu Qing Ying was in a courtyard, she stretched her back, making her b.r.e.a.s.t.s look even perkier. Mu Xiao was drooling, but when Miss Qing Ying looked at him, he immediately looked elsewhere.

"Mu Xiao, you must be tired too, but there"s something I still want to talk to you about. Your deployment spells are not as good as before. You need to start making perfect deployment spells like that one day." said Mu Qing Ying in a grave and solemn way.

"I understand." said Mu Xiao nodding. "Miss, I want to tell you something."

"Tell me." said Mu Qing Ying.

"On that day, I checked everybody"s deployment spells, and although Lin Feng begged you to join us, he"s still too weak. His deployment spells are really bad, and he"s not interested in learning. I think we should expel him." said Mu Xiao.

Mu Qing Ying remained silent and then nodded, "We don"t need to keep any trash here."

"I"ll take care of it." Mu Xiao turned around and got ready to leave.

"Qing Ying." said a voice in the distance. It was a beautiful woman, she had beautiful long hair, beautiful eyes, she was slim.

"Miss Lin Xue." said Qing Ying smiling at her. "Lin Xue, how come you"re here?"

"I need one of your guards." said Mu Lin Xue. Mu Qing Ying glanced at her and said, "You should have asked the clan to help you with that, you always rely on yourself after all."

Chapter 1621: I"ll Help You

"I"m used to it." said Mu Lin Xue.

"I know how talented you"re though. My guards can"t help you." said Mu Qing Ying. Actually, Mu Lin Xue was right, n.o.body could really help her. She didn"t really need guards, but she was getting ready for the tournament, so she needed someone to give her new ideas.

"Let"s go. You just can"t choose Mu Xiao. He"ll be turning thirty this year and he"ll be helping me at the tournament. You can choose anyone else though." said Mu Qing Ying smiling. Mu Lin Xue and Mu Qing Ying were about the same age. However, Mu Lin Xue was much more talented and even more beautiful. She admired Mu Lin Xue.

"I understand." said Mu Lin Xue nodding. Since Mu Qing Ying wanted Mu Xiao for herself, Mu Lin Xue wasn"t going to choose him.

Mu Xiao listened to them and then watched them leave. Mu Qing Ying was beautiful, but Mu Lin Xue was even more beautiful. Two beautiful girls together, side-by-side, what a scene.

They arrived in the outer courtyard and called the guards. Mu Qing Ying smiled at Mu Lin Xue and said, "Lin Xue, these are all my guards."

"Mu Lin Xue!" Lin Feng looked at Mu Lin Xue, immediately thinking that she was beautiful. She had perfect b.r.e.a.s.t.s, but she still looked pure and innocent. The guards didn"t even dare look at her.

Mu Lin Xue looked at Lin Feng, thinking that he looked handsome and unfathomable. It seemed like he had been through a lot. That was the reason why she immediately took note of him. The others didn"t dare look at her, but Lin Feng did. Not only did he just look at her, he continued looking at her in a calm way, as if he didn"t seem scared.

"She looks like Mu Yun." thought Lin Feng. How would Mu Lin Xue react if she knew what he was thinking?

"Lin Xue, whom do you want?" asked Mu Qing Ying. The crowd looked nervous. Mu Lin Xue didn"t have a single guard, so the one she chose was probably going to stay with her all the time. Just thinking about it made them all feel excited.

Lin Feng hoped he would become her guard, that would be the opportunity he had been waiting for.

"Miss Lin Xue, I would like to become your guard." said Lin Feng. He had to act bold now, otherwise, she might choose one of the others.

Mu Qing Ying looked at Lin Feng, she looked furious as said, "Mu Xiao said he wanted you to leave the clan just a few minutes ago. You only joined the clan for me and now you want to follow Lin Xue. You must be dreaming! You won"t become Lin Xue"s guard, the Mu Clan doesn"t need such trash."

Lin Feng knew what she meant, he should have become Mu Qing Ying"s guard, but he hadn"t tried because he wasn"t interested.

When Mu Xiao saw that Lin Feng was looking at him, he turned his head. He wanted to expel Lin Feng on his own to avoid any trouble.

"Lin Feng, you"re not a bad deployment spell caster but you don"t make any efforts. I told Miss Qing Ying you should leave, so please do." said Mu Xiao to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng looked at him in a cold way, he was starting to get upset. Then he looked at Mu Lin Xue again and said, "Miss Lin Xue, I would like to become your guard."

"How audacious…" said Mu Qing Ying. "Back then you begged me to join the Mu Clan"s government, and I gave you a chance. Now you"re just trying to fool Lin Xue in the same way."

"Qing Ying, I just need an a.s.sistant, not someone to help me with deployment spells. Since you want him to leave, it"s perfect, I can take him with me without bothering you." said Mu Lin Xue.

"Miss Lin Xue." said Mu Qing Ying, "He"s a bad guy, he might even be a pervert. Back then, he begged me to join the government."

"He can"t do anything to me." said Mu Lin Xue.

"Alright." said Mu Qing Ying nodding. She didn"t insist on it, she just glanced at Lin Feng in a cold way and said, "You better behave yourself!"

"I"m off." said Mu Lin Xue, nodding at Mu Qing Ying. Then she looked at Lin Feng and said, "Let"s go."

Lin Feng started walking, but when he pa.s.sed next to Mu Qing Ying, he stopped for a few seconds and whispered, "I never joined the Mu Clan for you."

Then, he followed Mu Lin Xue away.

Mu Qing Ying repeated, "You didn"t join for me? I see, you wanted to punch above your weight!"

Lin Feng ignored her. His goal was Mu Lin Xue and he was finally getting there now!

Mu Lin Xue took Lin Feng to her own inner courtyard. Each n.o.ble disciple from the Mu Clan had their own courtyard. Lin Feng and Mu Lin Xue then immediately went to her laboratory where she fabricated weapons.

The room was gigantic, a gigantic cauldron stood out the most, though it looked different from the cauldrons alchemists used. That one was more like an oven in that it could shut.

There were several tools on that oven: a hammer, fire tongs were amongst those Lin Feng was familiar with.

"Why did you want to become my guard?" asked Mu Lin Xue to Lin Feng. She had the feeling that Lin Feng wasn"t someone that was easy to understand. At least, she didn"t think that he looked like a piece of trash like Mu Qing Ying said.

"I didn"t want to become your guard, I wanted to help you." said Lin Feng calmly. Mu Lin Xue looked surprised. Even if she thought Lin Feng didn"t look like trash, she wouldn"t have thought he"d say such a thing. People who were better than her at fabricating weapons could be counted with just one hand, and those people were preparing the tournament, so they couldn"t help her.

"How can you help me?" asked Mu Lin Xue, she was curious.

"I understand deployment spells." said Lin Feng calmly. Mu Lin Xue looked unhappy and said, "I"m like you, I"m proud, but I"ve never said that I understand deployment spells."

"Maybe we have different ways of talking, but at least the deployment spells I understand can help you." said Lin Feng.

Mu Lin Xue looked excited now. She just said, "Alright, since it"s that way, I"ll give you one opportunity to prove it. Go out and get some materials for me, use this ring to buy some things. When you come back, we"ll start fabricating weapons."Chapter 1621: I"ll Help You

"I"m used to it." said Mu Lin Xue.

"I know how talented you"re though. My guards can"t help you." said Mu Qing Ying. Actually, Mu Lin Xue was right, n.o.body could really help her. She didn"t really need guards, but she was getting ready for the tournament, so she needed someone to give her new ideas.

"Let"s go. You just can"t choose Mu Xiao. He"ll be turning thirty this year and he"ll be helping me at the tournament. You can choose anyone else though." said Mu Qing Ying smiling. Mu Lin Xue and Mu Qing Ying were about the same age. However, Mu Lin Xue was much more talented and even more beautiful. She admired Mu Lin Xue.

"I understand." said Mu Lin Xue nodding. Since Mu Qing Ying wanted Mu Xiao for herself, Mu Lin Xue wasn"t going to choose him.

Mu Xiao listened to them and then watched them leave. Mu Qing Ying was beautiful, but Mu Lin Xue was even more beautiful. Two beautiful girls together, side-by-side, what a scene.

They arrived in the outer courtyard and called the guards. Mu Qing Ying smiled at Mu Lin Xue and said, "Lin Xue, these are all my guards."

"Mu Lin Xue!" Lin Feng looked at Mu Lin Xue, immediately thinking that she was beautiful. She had perfect b.r.e.a.s.t.s, but she still looked pure and innocent. The guards didn"t even dare look at her.

Mu Lin Xue looked at Lin Feng, thinking that he looked handsome and unfathomable. It seemed like he had been through a lot. That was the reason why she immediately took note of him. The others didn"t dare look at her, but Lin Feng did. Not only did he just look at her, he continued looking at her in a calm way, as if he didn"t seem scared.

"She looks like Mu Yun." thought Lin Feng. How would Mu Lin Xue react if she knew what he was thinking?

"Lin Xue, whom do you want?" asked Mu Qing Ying. The crowd looked nervous. Mu Lin Xue didn"t have a single guard, so the one she chose was probably going to stay with her all the time. Just thinking about it made them all feel excited.

Lin Feng hoped he would become her guard, that would be the opportunity he had been waiting for.

"Miss Lin Xue, I would like to become your guard." said Lin Feng. He had to act bold now, otherwise, she might choose one of the others.

Mu Qing Ying looked at Lin Feng, she looked furious as said, "Mu Xiao said he wanted you to leave the clan just a few minutes ago. You only joined the clan for me and now you want to follow Lin Xue. You must be dreaming! You won"t become Lin Xue"s guard, the Mu Clan doesn"t need such trash."

Lin Feng knew what she meant, he should have become Mu Qing Ying"s guard, but he hadn"t tried because he wasn"t interested.

When Mu Xiao saw that Lin Feng was looking at him, he turned his head. He wanted to expel Lin Feng on his own to avoid any trouble.

"Lin Feng, you"re not a bad deployment spell caster but you don"t make any efforts. I told Miss Qing Ying you should leave, so please do." said Mu Xiao to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng looked at him in a cold way, he was starting to get upset. Then he looked at Mu Lin Xue again and said, "Miss Lin Xue, I would like to become your guard."

"How audacious…" said Mu Qing Ying. "Back then you begged me to join the Mu Clan"s government, and I gave you a chance. Now you"re just trying to fool Lin Xue in the same way."

"Qing Ying, I just need an a.s.sistant, not someone to help me with deployment spells. Since you want him to leave, it"s perfect, I can take him with me without bothering you." said Mu Lin Xue.

"Miss Lin Xue." said Mu Qing Ying, "He"s a bad guy, he might even be a pervert. Back then, he begged me to join the government."

"He can"t do anything to me." said Mu Lin Xue.

"Alright." said Mu Qing Ying nodding. She didn"t insist on it, she just glanced at Lin Feng in a cold way and said, "You better behave yourself!"

"I"m off." said Mu Lin Xue, nodding at Mu Qing Ying. Then she looked at Lin Feng and said, "Let"s go."

Lin Feng started walking, but when he pa.s.sed next to Mu Qing Ying, he stopped for a few seconds and whispered, "I never joined the Mu Clan for you."

Then, he followed Mu Lin Xue away.

Mu Qing Ying repeated, "You didn"t join for me? I see, you wanted to punch above your weight!"

Lin Feng ignored her. His goal was Mu Lin Xue and he was finally getting there now!

Mu Lin Xue took Lin Feng to her own inner courtyard. Each n.o.ble disciple from the Mu Clan had their own courtyard. Lin Feng and Mu Lin Xue then immediately went to her laboratory where she fabricated weapons.

The room was gigantic, a gigantic cauldron stood out the most, though it looked different from the cauldrons alchemists used. That one was more like an oven in that it could shut.

There were several tools on that oven: a hammer, fire tongs were amongst those Lin Feng was familiar with.

"Why did you want to become my guard?" asked Mu Lin Xue to Lin Feng. She had the feeling that Lin Feng wasn"t someone that was easy to understand. At least, she didn"t think that he looked like a piece of trash like Mu Qing Ying said.

"I didn"t want to become your guard, I wanted to help you." said Lin Feng calmly. Mu Lin Xue looked surprised. Even if she thought Lin Feng didn"t look like trash, she wouldn"t have thought he"d say such a thing. People who were better than her at fabricating weapons could be counted with just one hand, and those people were preparing the tournament, so they couldn"t help her.

"How can you help me?" asked Mu Lin Xue, she was curious.

"I understand deployment spells." said Lin Feng calmly. Mu Lin Xue looked unhappy and said, "I"m like you, I"m proud, but I"ve never said that I understand deployment spells."

"Maybe we have different ways of talking, but at least the deployment spells I understand can help you." said Lin Feng.

Mu Lin Xue looked excited now. She just said, "Alright, since it"s that way, I"ll give you one opportunity to prove it. Go out and get some materials for me, use this ring to buy some things. When you come back, we"ll start fabricating weapons."

Chapter 1622: Fabricating Imperial Weapons

Lin Feng went to town, and when he came back, Mu Lin Xue was right where he left her. The only difference now was that it was scorching hot inside. Inside the oven, there was a fire with five colors, and Mu Lin Xue was controlling that fire.

Lin Feng watched her, studying how she moved her fingers in the fire. Mu Lin Xue possessed a b.e.s.t.i.a.l-like fire, it was wild and fierce as it continued to grow hotter.

"Did you get everything?" asked Mu Lin Xue to Lin Xue without turning her head.

"I have everything." said Lin Feng, throwing the ring at Mu Lin Xue. She wasn"t facing Lin Feng, but when the ring neared her back, she still managed to catch it from behind. In a flash, all the items appeared outside of the ring.

"Look at that deployment spell, and when the right time comes, carve the marks. I hope I won"t be too disappointed, otherwise, you won"t have a second chance." said Mu Lin Xue calmly. It was exhausting for her to prepare the items. Besides, the materials she used were very expensive, so if the deployment spell failed, she wouldn"t be very happy with Lin Feng. With that, she threw a book at him

"I will do my best." Lin Feng nodded and took the book. He inspected it with his G.o.dly awareness and studied the marks. Very quickly, he reopened his eyes. A short time after, Mu Lin Xue put more materials in the fire.

There were many techniques to fabricate weapons, and weapon manufacturers could either use existing techniques or make up new ones. However, relying on one"s own techniques was very difficult because it was difficult to know what items and materials to use. It was a process of trying repeatedly before succeeding. Most masters didn"t try that, they usually tried to modify an existing technique.

"Sword!" thought Lin Feng. The weapon still didn"t have a shape, but he could tell that it was going to be very sharp.

"Carve the marks!" shouted Mu Lin Xue suddenly. Lin Feng immediately moved to the cauldron, and even though it was scorching hot, Lin Feng practiced fire cultivation, so it didn"t affect him.

Slash… Lin Feng released Earth abstruse energy to the carve marks, which were incredibly clear. They almost looked alive.

"Earth abstruse strength, I can change the shape of the weapon based on the energy used to carve the formations. With Earth energy, we can make a heavy sword." thought Mu Lin Xue. Mu Lin Xue couldn"t wait to see what kind of weapon they"d manage to make.

Lin Feng kept shaking his hands, each time, the marks etched themselves onto the weapon. Progressively, heavy energies weighed down on the air around them. Mu Lin Xue started looking at it in a strange way.

"He modified the deployment spell I gave him and is using his own marks!" thought Mu Lin Xue. She was wondering whether Lin Feng had thought of modifying it when he read the book or if he changed it on the spot. Changing the deployment spell could have dramatic consequences. Although it was more complicated, if Lin Feng really changed it on the spot, then he really might have a chance at helping her.

More and more marks appeared, now destructive energies where invading the s.p.a.ce around them. Mu Lin Xue looked pensive, she was wondering what kind of weapon would be suitable for that deployment spell.

Mu Lin Xue initially wanted to make a peerless holy weapon thinking it would be easier for Lin Feng, but  now her plans were changing. After Lin Feng changed the deployment spell, she had decided to change the weapon, maybe making it into an imperial weapon.

Lin Feng continued carving marks, eventually carving the last one. A terrifying strength filled the room after the last mark was drawn. If Lin Feng had carved those onto a talisman, it would have been enough to threaten a low-level emperor. With Mu Lin Xue"s experience, that weapon could be terrifying.

After Lin Feng carved the marks, Mu Lin Xue nodded at him with a smile which said that she acknowledged Lin Feng"s talent.

Mu Lin Xue added some materials in the fire, and after that, she used a gigantic hammer to give it a better shape.

Ding! A loud clanking sound resounded each time her hammer fell. Lin Feng smiled, he thought that a beautiful woman using a hammer was a funny scene.

"I"ll help you!" said Lin Feng to Mu Lin Xue.

"Lin Feng, that"s the Dancing Wind Hammer Technique, it"s not suitable for you. I"ll help you learn another hammer technique, but no matter which hammer technique you use, the goal is to make the weapon perfect. Just watch and learn." said Mu Lin Xue, still hammering the weapon. Lin Feng nodded, accepting that he had no experience, he agreed that the hammer technique wasn"t suitable for him.

"How interesting." thought Lin Feng. He was captivated, but not by her body, but by her movements. Each movement was important, contributing to the overall strength and precision of each strike. Even with her skill, the chances of failing were quite high. An average Level One Professor had a seventy-percent chance of failing while making imperial weapons.

"When she makes weapons, she"s controlling the intensity of the fire as she slowly defines the shape of the weapon." thought Lin Feng. Now it made more sense as to why a powerful soul and fire was required.

After hammering the weapon for what seemed to be a million times, a strong wind blew throughout the room. It didn"t affect Lin Feng though, he was still focused on what was going on. He wanted to make sure that the weapon was perfect.

"The weapon is almost finished!" said Mu Lin Xue to Lin Feng. The fire became even hotter at this point. Lin Feng looked at her face, noticing that they were both covered in sweat.

"It"s much more complicated than concocting pills, but weapons serve a different purpose in battles as they can help cultivators make up for their deficiencies." thought Lin Feng.

Time pa.s.sed and then the sword started shaking, even the room around them started shaking. Mu Lin Xue didn"t stop focusing, they were only one step away now.

"Rise!" said Mu Lin Xue, raising her head.

"Condense!" Mu Lin Xue shook her hands and the fire marks flew throughout the weapon. The scene was incredible, it was the first time Lin Feng had seen something like that. Finally, the sword rose up and whistled. It seemed heavy, destructive, and sharp.

"We did it!" said Mu Lin Xue, smiling in a resplendent way. She looked at Lin Feng and said, "We did it, it"s a level one imperial weapon!"

"You should clean yourself up." Lin Feng said, glancing at her clothes. She wasn"t wearing much and since she was drenched in sweat, anyone could see through her clothes. Lin Feng was getting turned on.

"Eh…" Mu Lin Xue looked embarra.s.sed. Usually, she was always alone when she fabricated weapons, so this was the first time a man was with her when she looked like this.

"I"ll go and change my clothes." said Mu Lin Xue, leaving hastily as if she had forgotten about the imperial weapon.

"Lin Xue made another imperial weapon!" said an old man at that moment, he looked pleasantly surprised. Even though Mu Lin Xue was a Level One Professor, making an imperial weapon still wasn"t easy for her.

At that moment, Mu Qing Ying was in the air when she saw the imperial weapon. She thought to herself, "I wonder when I"ll be able to make imperial weapons… Lin Xue is too talented, she only relies on herself and still manages to make such powerful weapons."

Chapter 1623: Working in Team

Mu Lin Xue changed clothes and came back. She now looked clean and beautiful. She smiled at Lin Feng and said, "Let"s go and see."

Then, they both rose up in the air and looked at the sword.

"Come!" said Mu Lin Xue to the sword. In a flash, it flew to her hand, whistling as it went.

Bzzz, bzzz, bzzz! The sword kept shaking, then it left Mu Lin Xue"s hand and moved to Lin Feng. It turned around him and whistled even louder. Lin Feng looked surprised, noticing that the sword possessed a soul. Lin Xue and Lin Feng had made it together, so they could easily modify it if they wanted to.

"Lin Xue, you became even better at making weapons." said a middle-aged man who walking to Mu Lin Xue while smiling.

"Uncle!" said Mu Lin Xue, nodding at the middle-aged man. She didn"t say too much.

"If you continue improving like this, you"ll soon be able to make level two imperial weapons. But right now, you"re still not stronger than Yan Feng, especially comparing your fires. Besides, he also has someone to help him with deployment spells. He can make level three imperial weapons, so if you can, I hope you"ll partic.i.p.ate in the tournament in a team with him. You"d be a perfect match." said the middle-aged man.

However, Mu Lin Xue frowned and said, "I"m a member of the Mu Clan. Why would I join with Yan Feng?"

"He"s a good boy for you, Lin Xue."

"You want me to join the Yan Clan and help him? You only want him to be my master!" said Mu Lin Xue in a cold way. "Why don"t you make your daughter leave the clan instead!"

The middle-aged man groaned coldly and said, "When the tournament finishes, if you lose, you"ll have to marry him no matter what!"

"After I leave, your daughter will get the best education. Am I right?" said Mu Lin Xue.

"That"s enough!" said an old man. He glanced at them firmly, then he said to Mu Lin Xue, "Lin Xue, you know about Sword Mountain and the Yan Clan, they fabricate weapons exclusively for Sword Mountain, so they can very easily oppress our clan. Yan Feng likes you, so there"s a lot of pressure on our shoulders to wed you."

"I know, grandpa, but you know how evil that guy is." replied Mu Lin Xue.

"But if I don"t give the Yan Clan face, they will oppress us even more, because they will have an excuse. Of course, the clan is trying to help you, which is why we"ve determined some rules: if you win, you can do whatever you want, and the clan will make great efforts to make you become even stronger. There are only a few months left before the tournament, so we need to try and find someone who can help you with deployment spells."

"I understand, thank you for showing your willingness to help." replied Mu Lin Xue bowing. "But you don"t need to find a deployment spell caster to help me, I"m good on my own."

"You"re so stubborn." said the old man smiling wryly. "Since that"s what you want, I won"t insist."

The old man thought that Mu Lin Xue was going to lose this time, the genius from the Yan Clan was too good. Even on his own, he could make great weapons. It was rumored that he was already a Level Two Professor.

Mu Lin Xue didn"t mention Lin Feng because she didn"t know if Lin Feng could help her win against Yan Feng yet. She still needed to see how good Lin Feng could really be.

"Lin Xue, if you make great efforts, you"ll win." said Mu Qing Ying smiling.

"Thanks." said Mu Lin Xue nodding. Mu Qing Ying glanced at Lin Feng and asked, "Lin Xue, did he offend you?"

"Don"t worry." said Mu Lin Xue shaking her head. She took the sword and gave it to Lin Feng. Then she smiled and said, "Take the sword."

"No need, it"s not useful for me." said Lin Feng, shaking his head. There were many types of holy weapons and imperial weapons. Lin Feng already had an empty s.p.a.ce robe and the scepter. Those weapons were very difficult to make and even harder to replace.

An ordinary imperial weapon like this wasn"t any better than Lin Feng"s talismans.

"Alright. I"ll ask someone to clean the laboratory, so you can have a rest." said Mu Lin Xue, smiling at Lin Feng. "You can walk around, just don"t go to other people"s courtyards."

Mu Lin Xue then rose up in the air and left. Lin Feng had nothing to do, so he just walked in circles in Mu Lin Xue"s courtyard.

"Uncle Muyi, I"ll do my best to help Lin Xue defeat Yan Feng. I hope this is what you wanted me to do." said Lin Feng, looking at the sky.

Mu Lin Xue eventually came back and walked over to Lin Feng, whispering, "I wouldn"t have thought that you would be so good at deployment spells. Why would you want to be an ordinary guard in the Mu Clan?"

Lin Feng looked at her, infatuated in her beauty. He smiled and said, "If I told you I came here because of you, would you believe me?"

Mu Lin Xue looked surprised, but smiled and said, "Mu Qing Ying was right, you"re a bad boy."

"It doesn"t matter, she thinks I joined the Mu Clan for her, but actually, she means nothing to me." said Lin Feng. Then he asked, "By the way, how far is Sword Mountain from Gold-Fire City?"

"It"s not that far. It"s in a mountain range away from the city. The Yan Clan makes swords exclusively for their cultivators."

"I see." Lin Feng nodded, "I know some people in Sword Mountain. One of them is a girl, and she has the same name as you, but her family name isn"t Mu, it"s Lin. Her name is Lin Xue."

"What a coincidence." Mu Lin Xue was surprised and asked, "How did you meet her?"

"I have another friend who"s a cultivator in Sword Mountain, and he"s Lin Xue"s fellow disciple. I saw them together before." said Lin Feng, referring to Ruo Xie.

"Maybe you can introduce them to me at some point. By the way, here is a hammering technique. It"s good that you know Earth strength, it can be especially useful for you. That hammer technique can be help me out a lot. Since you came here for me, I guess you can ask me any questions you have." said Mu Lin Xue, handing a book over to Lin Feng. Then she smiled in a gentle way.

"Of course." said Lin Feng smiling. He was willing to help her.

Lin Feng practiced the hammer technique for three days before he started helping Mu Lin Xue refine her weapons again.

A month later, inside the lab, deployment mark strength filled the room. Each time Lin Feng hammered down, loud banging sounds resounded, fires jumping in every direction. Lin Feng was finally getting used to it.

Mu Lin Xue controlled the fire and the materials which were burnt. In that month, Lin Feng and Mu Lin Xue"s weapons were becoming better and better. They didn"t even need to talk to each other anymore, their teamwork was perfectly coordinated.

"Fire rise!" said Mu Lin Xue. Fire moved in every direction, magma gus.h.i.+ng out of the cauldron.

Lin Feng continued hammering the weapon into something flat and extremely heavy.

Finally, once they finished, an incandescent sword appeared in front of them.

"Peerless holy weapon, almost an imperial weapon. It"s just because we used ordinary materials!" Mu Lin Xue said, smiling happily. Then she looked at Lin Feng. They worked well together, they could even make peerless holy weapons as they wished, as well as imperial weapons if they used better materials.

"Thank you, Lin Feng." Mu Lin Xue said to Lin Feng. He was covered in sweat, so she stretched out her hand and wiped his sweat away with her sleeve. Lin Feng was embarra.s.sed.

"I told you, I came to the Mu Clan for you." said Lin Feng smiling.

"I"ll continue using you as my slave then." said Mu Lin Xue, smiling teasingly. They were getting closer every day, they were joking all the time now.

"As you wish." said Lin Feng shrugging.

"Let"s go get some better materials, we need to use our full strength next time." said Mu Lin Xue smiling. She wanted to see if they could make level two imperial weapons now.