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Chapter 67 The Eve of the Storm_1

Chapter 67: Chapter 67 The Eve of the Storm_1

Dugu Qianye walked to the door, took off her cloak, and greeted Mo Chi and the others with a charming smile, shouting, "Uncle."

"Haha, Qianye has arrived. Quickly come and take a seat," Mo Chi said to Dugu Qianye.

Dugu Qianye walked over, and Mo Ziyu courteously moved a stool for her.

"Little sister, why do you have to be my sister?" Mo Ziyu lamented.

"What’s wrong?" Dugu Qianye asked.

"If you weren’t my sister, I’d definitely pursue you."

Mo Ju looked at Dugu Qianye and said, "I’ve always thought I was pretty, but now I feel like I’m just a sparrow in a tree!"

Mo Ju’s comment caused everyone to burst into laughter, bringing those who were still in shock back to their senses. No one had expected her to look so beautiful dressed as a woman, and they began to discuss her appearance.

A dinner banquet ended amidst everyone’s laughter and cheerful voices. After the banquet, Dugu Qianye went to check on Mo Feng, chatted with him for a while, then returned to her own courtyard.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Dugu Qianye checked on Xiaohuo’s condition in the Phantom Power Space. Ever since she had saved Mo Feng last time, Xiaohuo had been sleeping continuously, with no sign of when she would awake.

"Sigh," Dugu Qianye sighed and said, "Xiaohuo, wake up soon."

She trained throughout the night until dawn.

People in this world didn’t place much importance on holidays. Perhaps it was because they had longer lifespans and were busy with cultivation, so holidays seemed dispensable.

The next day, everyone resumed their normal lives.

Dugu Qianye kept herself busy every day. Apart from crafting elixirs and training at night, she started to delve into Artifact Refining. Having glimpsed the Refining Manual at school before, she had been preoccupied with family matters until now.

The Refining Manual gifted to her by Elder Youwu explained the process of Artifact Refining in great detail, allowing Dugu Qianye to avoid many detours on the path of refining.

Dugu Qianye approached the Refining Demon Pot, and Dudu appeared in her arms.

"Master, have you come to see Dudu?" Dudu asked with his little face upturned.

Pinching his face, Dugu Qianye said, "I’m studying Artifact Refining. Do you have any minerals here?"

"I’m not very fond of those ores and things, so I didn’t collect much. There are ordinary ones that grow here—about over ten thousand types—but the rare ones are not available," Dudu said guiltily.

If he had collected some in the past, they wouldn’t be lacking now.

Dugu Qianye stroked his head and said, "That’s okay, over ten thousand types is already a lot. I’m just practicing with the most basic ores and Demon Crystals."

Then Dugu Qianye had Dudu help her find some ores, and she began to practice the first step of refining minerals in earnest.

She could now skillfully control the flame she released. She conjured a flame in her palm, using it to suspend the ore in mid-air and smelt away the impurities, then refined the remaining essence into a liquid.

Dugu Qianye collected the mineral liquid in a bottle and said, "I didn’t expect to achieve a seventy percent extraction rate. Elder Youwu said that ordinary people only achieve forty percent—could it be because my spiritual power is stronger than others and my flame control is better?"

Not knowing the reason, Dugu Qianye didn’t bother to ponder it. After all, having a higher extraction rate than others was definitely a good thing!

After practicing for seven days straight, her extraction rate had reached eighty percent. Then she started to merge with the ore water.

"Pfft," a sound came from the container, followed by wisps of white smoke.

"Sigh, failed again."

Dugu Qianye poured the ore water out of the container and sighed.

Xiaoyin, who had been watching at the side, nudged Dugu Qianye’s foot and said, "Master, it’s only been two days, you know. If you keep trying, you’ll definitely succeed."

Dugu Qianye nodded, took out Youwu’s Refining Manual, and continued to study it to see where she might have gone wrong.

Half a month flew by, and Mo Feng’s injuries finally healed. After being tempered by Phoenix Golden Flame, his meridians were now very tough, and his Phantom Power resources had increased. The impurities that had remained in his body were completely cleansed by the Phoenix Golden Flame, and from now on, his practice would be faster.

Dugu Qianye left him a level 8 Divine Beast Fire Phoenix so that he could form a bond with it after his recovery, which would advance his Phantom Power to a first-level Great Phantom Master instantly. Being a first-level Great Phantom Master at 14 was a year younger than when Dugu Qianye had advanced to a Great Phantom Master. However, she only started practicing at 15, so in reality, she had only been practicing for a year.

After Mo Feng recovered, Dugu Qianye seldom refined Elixirs for the family and devoted more of her energy to Artifact Refining.

A few days later, in the Refining Demon Pot, Dugu Qianye looked at the dagger in her hands with a smile on her face.

"I didn’t expect to successfully forge a Low-grade Spiritual Artifact on my first try. It seems that familiarizing myself with every step before refining indeed yields good results. However, compared to Alchemy which took just a few days to master, Artifact Refining took nearly a month. Indeed, Artifact Refining is much harder than Alchemy."

Having packed up, Dugu Qianye emerged from the Refining Demon Pot and had not even had the chance to take a sip of water when she was called to the main hall by Mo Chi.

"Uncle, you were looking for me?"

Dugu Qianye arrived in the main hall and took a seat at the bottom. She wondered what they wanted from her.

Mo Chi smiled and said, "Your seventeenth birthday is on the 14th next month, and we want to celebrate it properly for you. In theory, you should have had your coming-of-age ceremony last year when you came of age, but due to special circumstances, we didn’t hold one. Now that the Feng Family is aware of your existence, we decided to introduce you on your birthday. Let everyone in Pu City see what a fine daughter your mother brought into the world!"

After some thought, Dugu Qianye felt there was nothing wrong with it and said, "If the uncles have decided, then it is settled."

"However, the Feng Family might make trouble during the event!" Mo Ju, who rarely spoke, said.

"Hmph, the Feng Family has been suppressing us for long enough!" Dugu Qianye said coldly, "It’s time they learned that not everyone should be provoked. I’m not frightened by them coming; I’d be more concerned if they didn’t!"

With Dugu Qianye’s agreement, Mo Chi also extended invitations on behalf of the Mo Residence to the other five major Aristocratic Families, royal family nobles, and several significant Guild forces. The reactions from the various families to the invitations were mixed.

At Long Residence, Long Xiang was called to the main hall and told to attend the banquet.

At Ye Family, Ye Canglan actively requested to go.

As for the Mercenary Guild, Dan Jingtian would represent them.

Since the invitation only mentioned it was a banquet held in celebration of Mo Qiushui’s daughter’s seventeenth birthday without specifying Dugu Qianye’s name, no one knew it was for Dugu Qianye. The Feng Family, aware of Dugu Qianye’s name, did not know she was Baili Xie.

In the Feng Family’s main hall.

"Slap!"

Feng Jianren slammed the invitation onto the ground.