I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 157 - 155: Repairing the Bracelet (Part 2)

Chapter 157: Chapter 155: Repairing the Bracelet (Part 2)

"Why is this?"

Chu Yunyi raised an eyebrow. He had been refining artifacts for others for so long, yet this was the first time he heard such a request.

"Losing one bead doesn’t hugely affect the formation, but if you give up the inscription of talismans, it will affect the stability of the talisman array. It might never form a proper array again, and these beads will only be decorative. Is that okay?"

Li Xing nodded, "It’s okay."

Chu Yunyi was puzzled. If he remembered correctly, this bracelet was the same famous artifact from the Red Hall auction back then.

He had noticed the anomaly of the bracelet but gave up before fully understanding it, proving he had no destiny with it. So, even after experiencing the might of the Thousand Leaves Killing Array, Chu Yunyi never thought of claiming the bracelet for himself or studying the secrets of the array within.

But he couldn’t understand why Li Xing would choose to forgo the array’s function just to preserve the bracelet’s appearance. Isn’t this putting the cart before the horse?

Li Xing perceived Chu Yunyi’s confusion and took the initiative to explain:

"I promised the bracelet’s original owner to hand it over intact to her relatives and friends. I cannot break my promise."

The Glazed Hand Bracelet is not only the Array Pearl of the Thousand Leaves Killing Array but also the token of the Cliff Hidden Sect, symbolizing the sect’s prestige and credibility. It must not be incomplete.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yunyi’s purple eyes seemed to sparkle like stars, quickly filled with a gentle smile.

Though unsure of how Li Xing had connected with the bracelet’s original owner, his character is indeed admirable to relinquish a talisman array even someone like him coveted for a promise.

"I agree to your request."

The Melting Furnace was activated, and eighty-one streaks of purple flame shot out from the furnace’s fire holes, casting a defined light on Chu Yunyi’s side profile. He took out the materials and placed them into the Melting Furnace according to sequence and proportion, hammering and melting them. The powerful sound of metal striking filled the entire beehive-shaped Artifact Room.

Li Xing took out a mat, sat in the corner of the room, resting her cheeks on her hands, watching Chu Yunyi refine the artifact.

Nearly a hundred types of materials with different melting points entered the Melting Furnace under his spiritual power’s control. Those with low melting points would liquefy directly, whereas high melting points required repeated hammering until they melted. He then merged these liquids together, using spiritual power as a guide, to carefully repair the cracks within the Glazed Pearl.

Standing before the scorching Melting Furnace, Chu Yunyi’s whole body was soaked in sweat, the white shirt clung snugly to him, displaying his physique fully before Li Xing.

Admittedly, Chu Yunyi looked lean in clothes, yet muscular when undressed. His muscles weren’t particularly robust but were firm and well-defined.

The hammer struck the hard raw materials thousands upon tens of thousands of times. The hand gripping the hammer showed no hesitation, and even the position the hammer fell was precise, proving his tremendous physical strength.

At this moment, Chu Yunyi, with sweat-drenched hair tied casually at the back, had his cold, fair skin turned tender pink from the heat, losing some of his usual aloofness. Those violet, glazed eyes filled with distinct ethereal grace and nobility, exuding an extraordinary aura.

Chu Yunyi had entered a state of selflessness; the scholarly air he usually feigned vanished completely. His aura became sharp, radiant, making it difficult for others to look at him directly, yet irresistibly drawing them in, desiring closeness.

Li Xing listened to the sound of the hammering, feeling as if there was a unique rhythm in it, subtly embodying the Dao, drawing her deeper into it, unknowingly entering a state of enlightenment.

The small chamber, centered around Chu Yunyi and Li Xing, generated two streams of Elemental Power that merged and filled the hive, only to be reabsorbed by the two. Immersed in their worlds, they both felt a sense of transparency, neither noticing the unusual flow of Elemental Power.

As time passed, the hammering finally ceased, and Li Xing opened her eyes at the same time, a gleam flashed through her eyes followed by joy.

Her Divine Sense had advanced, equivalent to reaching the Great Perfection of the Golden Core, just one step away from the Nascent Soul.

Li Xing looked up at Chu Yunyi, who was using his spiritual power to guide the fully molten material liquid, repairing the cracked Glazed Pearl.

The bead was small, and the cracks were difficult to see with the naked eye, making the repair extremely taxing. Chu Yunyi’s spiritual power acted like a needle, the material liquid like thread, slowly stitching and repairing the Glazed Pearl.

Li Xing dared not look too much, lest she disturb him, and continued to sit cross-legged, consolidating her advancement.

Half a day later, Chu Yunyi introduced the last drop of material liquid into the Glazed Pearl, which emitted a dazzling green light, only to recover its original luster and restrained glow moments later.

Chu Yunyi compared this Glazed Pearl with the others, perceiving that the luster and talisman lines were identical, finally exhaling with relief, his entire being relaxing.

Li Xing had been waiting by the side since the Glazed Pearl lit up, and now, seeing Chu Yunyi smile at her, she immediately asked softly, "Did it work?"

Chu Yunyi nodded, "Fortunately, I did not fail."

Li Xing took the Glazed Hand Bracelet, her Divine Sense moved slightly, and the eighteen emerald Glazed Pearls began to spin rapidly under her control.

Initially, each bead’s shape could still be seen, but eventually, it appeared only as green trails, resembling green ribbons circling around Li Xing. After a moment, the ribbons vanished, and the eighteen Glazed Pearls reformed the bracelet, resting on her slender, jade-white wrist.

Li Xing was overjoyed. The control over the Glazed Pearls was smoother and more fluid than before. Chu Yunyi was indeed the most gifted talisman master on the Qianyuan Continent!

"Thank you, Brother Chu!"

As her mind relaxed, the fatigue from refining hit Chu Yunyi like a tide, his whole body aching, not even having the strength to shake his head.

Chu Yunyi’s abnormality did not escape Li Xing’s eyes. She stepped forward to support Chu Yunyi, away from the Melting Furnace, to prevent him from getting burned by the residual heat.

She settled him on her mat, retrieved a small porcelain bottle from the Jade Pendant, plucked an elixir, and handed it to Chu Yunyi.

"Brother Chu, this is what I made... eh eh eh──?"

Before Li Xing could finish, Chu Yunyi lowered his head and, using Li Xing’s hand, directly swallowed the pill. The cooling lips brushed against her fingers, and as if scalded, Li Xing withdrew her hand, her eyes wide, questioning:

"Aren’t you going to ask what kind of medicine it is before taking it?"

The pill dissolved upon contact, its taste cool and slightly bitter. Once the medicinal liquid entered his stomach, a warm current surged, spreading through his body, alleviating the fatigue and soreness.

Chu Yunyi exhaled deeply, saying, "Anything you give me must be beneficial."

Li Xing pouted, "Not necessarily. What if, feeling pleased with your work, I decided to reward you with an Unstoppable Pill?"

Chu Yunyi was startled at first, then burst out laughing heartily.

He had watched the Harssas qualifying match footage and knew what the Unstoppable Pill was. However, judging from his body’s reaction after taking the medicine, it was definitely not that loathsome stuff, Li Xing was just teasing him.

"That’s unfortunate then, hope you have an antidote."

The youthful brows were as picturesque as the smile was dazzling, even making Li Xing involuntarily sigh at the allure.

"Hmph. Lucky for you, it was a Rejuvenation Pill. This pill swiftly replenishes physical strength. Here, the rest are yours, considering your poor stamina, you may need them."

Chu Yunyi looked at the porcelain bottle full of Rejuvenation Pills in his hand, reflecting silently: Poor stamina? Wielding a two-hundred-jin hammer tens of thousands of times non-stop, with poor stamina?!

"Your Primordial Spirit hasn’t been depleted, but your spiritual power is. I still have a top-grade Heavenly Spirit Pill. Do you want it?"

Chu Yunyi shook his head, "My Spirit Sea is unstable; I avoid taking medicine that boosts spiritual power. This time the refining went much smoother than I anticipated, and the spiritual power can recover gradually."

The gray-robed elder said Chu Yunyi’s refining pace was swift, not surpassing three days, but only Chu Yunyi knew he had no choice but to be fast.

Three days was his limit. Once exceeded, if his Primordial Spirit was exhausted, even Energy Stones wouldn’t replenish it, rendering him unable to continue using spiritual power for artifact refining in the short term.

But this time was different. Not only did he not feel a depletion of Primordial Spirit, he even sensed the Elemental Power growing more vigorous, Primordial Spirit operating more smoothly—something unprecedented in his years of refining artifacts.

Puzzled and unable to fathom a reason, Chu Yunyi decided not to ponder deeply. He stretched his wrinkled shirt and said to Li Xing, "I’m going to take a bath and change clothes, then leave."

"Hurry up then, don’t exceed the time limit!"

"Okay." Chu Yunyi chuckled, truly a little miser.

Chu Yunyi moved quickly. Five minutes later, the two left the Artifact Room, heading toward the Transmission Array.