Chapter 8: The Liang Siblings

  Liang Jianying had the air of a wealthy young master who was good for nothing, Chen Yuan hinted several times, but he still followed him, Chen Yuan had no choice but to bring him along to the "Jingyuan Baolou".

  "Brother Chen, are you here to exchange crystals?"

  Liang Jianying had a severe case of logorrhea and didn't stop talking all along the way.

  Chen Yuan didn't want to bother, but on the path of cultivation, it's also necessary to make friends and find allies. This Liang Jianying was unfamiliar at first, although he talked a lot, but his words were upright and sincere, so it's worth getting along with him.

  "Cultivation requires a third-grade wind system crystal stone, I've saved up some second-grade crystal stones to exchange."

  "Third-grade crystal stone, I'm just afraid this small shop doesn't have it." Liang Jianying reminded.

  "Huh? Why?" Chen Yuan was puzzled.

  Liang Jianying smiled lightly and replied with a rich and arrogant tone:

  "Because just yesterday, I exchanged all three sets of crystal stones in this store."

  "This......" Chen Yuan was somewhat speechless, had this guy come to ruin the scene?

  "If Brother Chen needs it, I'll give him one." After finishing speaking, Liang Jianying reached into the brocade bag on his body and a white third-grade Yaojing crystal appeared in his hand. This Yaojing crystal was worth about 120 second-grade crystals, yet he casually gave it to someone.

  Chen Yuan looked at it with excitement, but he didn't dare to accept it.

  No news is good news; no news means plotting or thievery.

  Who knows what's going on in Liang Jianying's mind, he's just a mid-level cultivator, even if he has some understanding of formation techniques, it's impossible for someone to give him a third-grade crystal stone out of the blue.

  Liang Jianying naturally saw Chen Yuan's thoughts and laughed:

  "Brother Chen, how are you? Haha! Are you afraid that I, Liang, have some ulterior motive? I, Liang Jianying, like to make friends and have mistakenly befriended many scoundrels, but it's also allowed me to develop a good eye for people. Looking at Brother Chen, I see that he has a sharp edge hidden beneath the surface, with an aura of a dragon about him - truly a talent waiting to be unleashed! Although you may be stuck in shallow waters for now, you will surely soar to great heights one day. Our meeting today is also a connection for the future. Brother Chen, dare I ask if you'll accept this crystal?"

  His generosity is hard to distinguish between true and false.

  Chen Yuan looked at the Wind Crystal Stone, and even if he spent all his assets, he might only be able to exchange for one. The Soul Refining Array was probably unaffordable. Now, although Liang Jianying was just adding flowers to the brocade, she had also solved Chen Yuan's embarrassing situation.

  Friends who entrust their hearts to each other can be straightforward and happy, and only then can they truly live and die together.

  Chen Yuan no longer hesitated, took it over and replied:

  "Alright! I'll take this crystal. Liang Jianying is a friend of mine too."

  "Haha! That's right, this heroic spirit, a man with a sword breaking through the pass, open and upright. Such a happy event, how can we not go and drink a few cups!" Liang Jianying praised and immediately pulled Chen Yuan to the wine tower.

  Chen Yuan also wanted to drink a few cups with him, but thinking that he didn't have much time, he immediately shook his head and said: "This, I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany Brother Liang, I still need to go to the Refining Equipment Store."

  "Oh? Want to buy a musical instrument?"

  "I won't hide it from you, Brother Liang," said Chen Yuan, "I went to buy a Soul Refining Array."

  "It's true, Chen Yuan is also a Formation Master!" Liang Jianying said with a smile.

  Is it? Liang Jianying's words also declared his own identity.

  "It's just the beginning of learning, and whether it can be refined is still an unknown number!" Chen Yuan shook his head and said, unexpectedly, Liang Jianying was also a formation master, he wanted to ask for advice.

  "The study of Array Refining has always been strict about not spreading it outside, each school and vein having its own rules. Although I have the heart to discuss and exchange with others, our family rules are limited and cannot be leaked out. However, Brother Chen can ask me if he doesn't understand something, although I'm only a second-level Array Refining Master, I also have some experience." Liang Jianying replied.

  A second-level Array Master! This statement shocked Chen Yuan, as Liang Jian looked like he was not much older than himself, yet he had already become a second-level Array Master. It seemed that he needed to learn from him seriously.

  "Then I won't be polite!" Chen Yuan, although he understood many of the subtleties of the Gray Ash Array from the formation diagram, had never actually refined it before. Many of its intricacies were still difficult for him to fully grasp. Now that he had encountered a junior, he naturally sought guidance with humility.

  Two people walked on the street, thinking of going to the refining shop. Along the way, Chen Yuan asked and Liang Jianying answered.

  He had thought that as a second-level Array Master, he could easily solve Chen Yuan's problems, but who knew that Chen Yuan would ask about dual-system array methods, leaving him at a loss for words and his face turning red with embarrassment. However, he still had some depth to him, and after thinking for a moment, he was able to explain it to Chen Yuan.

  Arriving at the door of the Alchemy Shop, Liang Jianying wiped away his fine sweat and sighed: "Brother Chen, although I don't know the name of this formation, being able to nourish fire with wood, with offense and defense as one body, it's probably a top-grade formation. Even for me, a second-grade alchemist, it would be difficult to refine!"

  "Is it that difficult?" Chen Yuan was slightly surprised. He only had one chance to refine the material, and if he failed, how would he face the demonic tide?

  "Mainly because I haven't seen the formation diagram, maybe the formation diagram records are detailed, and the success rate of alchemy is naturally high. Cough... I didn't intentionally explore Chen's formation diagram, this is a family secret, and it can't be shown to people casually." Liang Jianying spoke quickly but also followed the secrecy between alchemists, immediately coughing to explain.

  Chen Yuannaturally just smiled, after all, it was their first meeting, and he couldn't possibly show him the formation chart without any guard, being able to ask questions about the internal problems already showed great trust in Liang Jianying.

  "If I succeed in cultivating it, I can let Brother Liang take a look at this formation." Of course, since the other party explained it so clearly, it was also considered helping Chen Yuan a lot, and he naturally couldn't help but promise.

  "Haha! When the time comes, I'll definitely try out this formation's power myself. The Refining Equipment Store has arrived, let's go in and choose a Soul Refining Disk!"

  "Hmm!"

  ……

  Soon after, Chen Yuan and Liang Jianying came out.

  Chen Yuan originally only wanted a mid-grade Soul Refining Disk, but Liang Jianying intervened on the spot and spent 800 high-grade crystal stones to buy an extreme-quality Soul Refining Disk.

  Chen Yuan wanted to refuse, but Liang Jianying said that the top-grade Soul Refining Disk Formation had the highest success rate. A mediocre one would affect the formation's success rate. Chen Yuan made a decision and could only accept it.

  "Brother Liang, this favor of yours, how can I repay it!"

  "Haha! As long as Brother Liang's formation technique is successful, it'll be fine if he can just experiment with it properly."

  Chen Yuan could no longer refuse and had to nod in agreement.

  The materials for the Array Refining were all purchased, and Chen Yuan was about to leave. Liang Jianying seemed to want to accompany him further, but suddenly heard a woman's voice shouting on the main street: "Big brother! You actually ran to Julimu Fort!"

  "Oh no! Brother Chen, I have something urgent to attend to and will take my leave first!" Just as soon as he finished speaking, Liang Jianying darted off like a mouse that had heard the call of a cat. However, in an instant, a jade tablet was flung out by him.

  "This is my communication jade slip, Brother Chen, if you refine it, you can use it to contact me!"

  Chen Yuanshan reached out and grabbed it, looking at the top-grade spiritual jade-made jade token, then looked in the direction where Liang Jianying had left, the sea of people was vast, but there was no one in sight.

  "Still running? Stop right there!" Meanwhile, from the back of the crowd, a teenage girl with a giant sword on her back jumped out and shouted loudly towards the front. Her cultivation had already reached the peak of Qi Refining, her entire body's energy was surging, like a sharp sword being unsheathed, pedestrians on the road dared not block her way.

  "This Liang family siblings, are not simple at all!" Chen Yuan thought to himself, taking a glance around the chaotic surroundings, also avoiding being discovered by Liang Jianying's sister, he quickly blended into the crowd and left Julu Fort with the flow of people.