Peerless Divine Eyes
Chapter 375: Inside the Casting Gear Pavilion, Zhu Chongjiu

Chapter 375: Chapter 375: Inside the Casting Gear Pavilion, Zhu Chongjiu

Lu Chen was not flying for the first time, yet it was the first time someone carried him aloft.

Feeling the flow of spiritual energy around him, he quietly activated the Hateful Heaven Pupil Technique. Through the hues, he discerned Elder Zhu’s spirit roots!

"Triple spirit roots, metal, fire, earth!"

Lu Chen muttered to himself; his greatest gain from the experience with the incomplete five elements was his familiarity with the properties of the five types of spiritual energies.

Through the explanation of the Foundation Establishment disciple at the gate earlier, Lu Chen had also gained a preliminary understanding of spirit roots.

"However, he said I have quintuple spirit roots and brought me into the sect because I mentioned that I refined a spear. There must be some reasoning behind this. How should I explain later?"

Had there been a chance to stay at the Casting Gear Pavilion, Lu Chen would not have risked heading directly to the Hehuan Sect.

After all, the pressure from a third-rate sect would be somewhat smaller.

Moreover, learning the spell for Artifact Refining here would be greatly beneficial for rescuing Lu Tianren later on.

As he pondered, Elder Zhu had brought Lu Chen into a valley.

In the valley, the spiritual energy was exceedingly dense, mostly filled with drifting Fire Spirit Qi. With just a glance, Lu Chen could guess a few things.

"Boy, this is my Refinement Valley. Don’t look around randomly, lest you see things you shouldn’t and invite a fatal disaster!"

Elder Zhu’s expression had returned to being stern, but there was a hint of warning in his words.

Lu Chen quickly averted his gaze, saying, "I apologize, elder. I felt the intensity of the fire power here and instinctively took a few more glances without seeing anything."

"Oh?"

Elder Zhu narrowed his eyes, somewhat surprised, and said, "You can feel the Fire Spirit Qi here?"

Lu Chen found it odd internally but naturally couldn’t reveal his true vision, so he replied, "Elder, I’ve always been sensitive to Fire Spiritual Power, though I’m not sure why!"

"You..."

Hearing this, Elder Zhu was even more astonished because his earlier investigation revealed that Lu Chen’s spiritual power was extremely balanced, indicative of a quintessential quintuple spirit root!

For those with quintuple spirit roots, entering the Qi Refinement Realm was relatively easy.

But reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage was not so simple. Elder Zhu suddenly remembered that Lu Chen was not very old!

Previously, his focus had not been on this point but was piqued by Lu Chen’s own Mysterious Iron Spear refinement, leading him to wonder whether the boy had ingested some kind of fire-oriented spiritual medicine to make his Fire Spiritual Root stand out more?

Together with some fortunate encounters, it was indeed possible!

If that were the case, although the boy might not have much potential for cultivation, he would be perfect for helping with Artifact Refining!

Instantly, Elder Zhu’s view of Lu Chen turned much kindlier!

"Kid, follow me inside for now. You don’t need to refer to me as your elder anymore. My surname is Zhu, belonging to the ’Chong’ generation, and I am the ninth in line, so my name is Zhu Chongjiu. You can call me Elder Zhu or Elder Jiu!"

"Yes, Elder Zhu!"

That ranking was quite at the bottom; Lu Chen naturally wouldn’t address him that way.

Zhu Chongjiu was quite pleased internally, thinking that the boy did have some discernment.

Indeed, otherwise a quintuple spirit root individual advancing to the Foundation Establishment Stage would be at least in his forties or fifties, even if he started from the womb!

"Follow this elder inside," Zhu Chongjiu said with a smile, turning around and gesturing for Lu Chen to follow him into the cave ahead.

Immediately, Lu Chen’s pupils caught sight of the dense red Fire Spiritual Power swirling about.

However, amidst this Fire Spiritual Power, there was faintly a pale blue Water Spirit Power circulating, which seemed quite discordant.

He frowned slightly.

Water conquers fire.

But with the fire overpowering, water fails to conquer it.

If there was Water Spirit Power here, it served as a hidden issue.

Zhu Chongjiu using this place for Artifact Refining...

It was very prone to problems!

Yet at the moment, Lu Chen did not know what Zhu Chongjiu’s attitude toward him was like. If he were willing to take him into the Ji Pavilion, Lu Chen would naturally raise this concern.

But if he was merely interested in the Mysterious Iron Spear Lu Chen had refined, Lu Chen preferred to remain a passerby!

It was hard enough to be a good person among ordinary martial artists.

Let alone in the Cultivation World!

Keep in mind that previously, Zhu Chongjiu had not been fond of him!

Lu Chen kept his guard up and followed Zhu Chongjiu deeper into the cave until they reached the bottom where he saw a pit exuding flames!

"Lu Chen, this is this elder’s Artifact Refining furnace! This is a natural Spiritual Fire, emanating from the underground fire veins, known among the Spiritual Fires as... Earth Fire!"