Chapter 43: Cooperation

  As Lu Dingyu entered the room, a pretty little maid presented two cups of fragrant tea, with a color as green as jade and an aroma that was rich and mellow, seemingly not an ordinary product.

  "This tea is called 'You Meng', drinking it has a calming effect on the mind and spirit."

  Lu Dingyu briefly introduced himself and asked Chu Linfeng to sit down, smiling faintly: "I'd like to ask about the sect and lineage of the Chu brothers' family, may I be informed?"

  "My junior is without sect or school, from Qingzhou Chu family." Chu Linfeng calmly replied.

  Lu Dingyu secretly thought to himself: Qingzhou Chu Clan? He had never heard of such a cultivation family before.

  However, there are numerous Xian families in the world today, and only a few of them have a good reputation. It is not surprising that an unknown Xian family without any backing from a sect would be obscure.

  "Looking at Brother Chu's age, he has already possessed the cultivation of the six realms of heaven, and must be a leader among his peers. It is indeed a shallow fate to be able to make friends with Brother Chu...” Lu Dingyu responded politely, but was thinking about how to inquire about the origin of the batch of high-grade magic treasures in Chulinfeng's hands.

  Unexpectedly, Chu Linfeng suddenly spoke a sentence that shocked him.

  "Brother Lu can see that my cultivation is shallow, but I wonder if you've also seen that I possess the physique of a Xuan Yang Spirit Body?"

  In an instant, Chu Linfeng's value in Lu Dingyu's eyes had increased by more than tenfold.

  "He's actually a famous alchemist, but can such a young alchemist possibly refine an ordinary high-grade treasure like this rare item?" Lu Dingyu was both surprised and delighted at the same time, yet also slightly puzzled, and couldn't help but speculate.

  Chu Linfeng took in Lu Dingyu's expression, his smile unchanged: "Younger brother indeed has the capital to become a master craftsman, but after all, he is just starting out on this path, and his methods are limited. He can't refine anything above ordinary top-grade artifacts. The artifacts I showed you earlier were all refined by my master."

  This was a phrase that Chu Linfeng had thought of early on, using a fake and nonexistent master to cover up his own brilliance. He didn't have to tell this lie, but Chu Linfeng had taken a liking to the Lu family's power and wanted to cooperate with them.

  To know that the Alchemist's speed of accumulating wealth is extremely fast, but refining treasures requires a large amount of materials. Chu Linfeng doesn't want to waste a lot of time searching for materials. If he can reach a cooperation agreement with the Lu family, who has their own business in many markets, whether it's his demand for materials or the sale of his treasures, he can save a lot of effort.

  Chu Lianfeng's idea is actually the same as that of Lianbao Pavilion, which manipulates six or seven markets in Xiuzhen Realm. The goal is to make things easier and more leisurely, so that alchemists only need to focus on refining equipment, while others can be entrusted with trivial matters.

  "Chu brother's master is......" Lu Dingyu asked nervously.

  "This is not convenient to say, but there's one thing I can guarantee: any treasure or magical artifact below the level of a precious treasure, my master can refine it. If Brother Lu has any needs, I can act on behalf of my master."

  Lu Dingyu's family was based on business, and as a businessman like him would not fail to understand the implied meaning of Chu Lianfeng's words. He smiled and nodded: "Brother Chu is indeed a straightforward person. In the future, if there is anything that needs my help, just speak up. Within my capabilities, I will definitely not hesitate."

  At this moment, Lu Dingyu's joy in his heart far exceeded the joyful color on his face. The Lu family's return was due to the Alchemy Pavilion, and among many cultivation families, it could be considered a well-known and prosperous clan. However, they had never collaborated with an alchemist who was extremely scarce in the cultivation world.

  Not to mention the Lu family, even the first-rate cultivation family, the Tang family, which is not inferior to the middle-ranking sects, has never had a precedent for cooperating with alchemists on an equal footing.

  What is an Alchemist?

  That is a high-ranking existence, respected by all major sects as the top guest; that is an existence that can casually issue an order and have many monks at its beck and call.

  Also known as Chu Linfeng's first experience in the outside world, he didn't fully understand the commotion that the title "Alchemist" could bring about. Otherwise, Lu Dingyu wouldn't have really not heard Chu Linfeng's previous words of cooperation and mutual benefit.

  But for Chu Linfeng, this was not a bad thing after all. Although other refiners would have been disdainful of such an act, Chu Linfeng now only thought about how to increase his own strength, and did not consider things like face, dignity, or status.

  With this good start, the conversation went smoothly afterwards.

  After drinking a cup of "You Meng", Chu Linfeng and Lu Dingyu had already discussed and agreed on the matters of cooperation between them.

  Lu Dingyu first prepaid three top-grade magic treasures "Nine Fire Flying Flame Needles" and the materials needed for one hundred ordinary high-grade magic treasures, with Chu Lianfeng agreeing to deliver them within half a year.

  At the time of sale, the proceeds were divided into four parts: Chu Linfeng got six and Lu Dingyu got four.

  During the preparation of this batch of materials, Lu Dingyu also used his power to get the thousand-year-old Lei Rong branch that Chu Linfeng lacked in refining the offensive supreme treasure.

  Apart from that, Lu Dingyu also gave Chu Linfeng a storage wristband. The internal space was probably hundreds of times larger than the current storage bag used by Chu Linfeng, enough for him to store this batch of refining materials.

  As for the contact method later, it's actually quite simple. The Lu family has many industries in Nanzhou, and almost every major city has their own storefront. Although their main strength is concentrated in about a dozen cities, this is sufficient.

  Chu Linfeng didn't leave until he received the token from Lu Dingyu.

  Lu Dingyu didn't have to worry that Chu Linfeng would run away without acknowledging his debt, he hadn't even had such an idea, the reason was simple, because Chu Linfeng had refined a mortal-grade treasure in front of him.

  Of course, Chu Linfeng was reserved and did not use the "Magic Refining Technique", and the refined treasure was only of lower quality, but this was enough.

  After confirming that Chu Lingfeng was a refiner, Lu Dingyu still didn't believe that the former would sacrifice his personal reputation for such a small amount of refining materials.

  "The Azure State Chu Family" these four words were also deeply etched in Lu Dingyu's heart.

  After leaving the Fang City, Chu Lianfeng did not immediately ride his sword to the Jiuhuang Swamp, but instead found a nearby mountain cave, made some arrangements, and began to refine the "Chongshan Houtu Armor".

  The enemy of Chulinfeng is the leader of the Daozong sect, who knows what dangers lie in the Jiuyuanze journey. Before going there, it is absolutely necessary to greatly enhance one's own strength as much as possible.

  Moreover, refining two top-grade offensive and defensive treasures would not take Chu Lianfeng much time, three to five days would be enough.

  Indeed, as Chu Lingfeng wished, three days later, two top-grade magical treasures were freshly forged.

  The offensive magic treasure is called "Silver Thunder Destruction Blade", with a medium quality, observing its shape, two fingers wide, half a foot long and short, the whole body is a mysterious silver color; while the other one is naturally among the many defensive top-grade magic treasures that can be ranked in the top ten, it's the "Chongshan Thick Earth Armor".