Time flew by, and two hours passed.
Li Mu cleared out his self-made First-Order Spirit Talismans, supplementary Medicinal Pills, and Spiritual Artifacts he had no use for, exchanging them for over seven hundred lower spirit stones, over thirty types of first and second-order spiritual seeds, and seventy to eighty catties of Artifact Refining spiritual ore, yielding a bountiful harvest.
After purchasing some spiritual fruits, spiritual deer meat, and other daily necessities at the Loose Cultivator market, Li Mu headed straight for Wanbao Pavilion.
Wanbao Pavilion
“Li Gongzi, are you buying a Refining Furnace? Not customizing a spiritual sword anymore?” Lin Huirong asked, looking at Li Mu in surprise.
Last time, Li Mu had mentioned customizing a spiritual sword, but who knew that this time he would directly inquire about a Refining Furnace? For a moment, Lin Huirong couldn’t figure out what he was thinking.
“Hmm! I’m choosing a good quality Refining Furnace for a Senior, and then the matter of refining a spiritual sword will be settled.
Of course, I’ll still trouble Miss Lin with procuring the Materials for refining the spiritual sword,” Li Mu replied, making up an excuse.
Hearing Li Mu’s explanation, Lin Huirong suddenly understood: “So that’s it.
Your esteemed father is a High Grade Talisman Master, with extensive connections, so he should be able to get acquainted with several Artifact Refiner Seniors.”
“Refining Furnaces are quite bulky and aren’t displayed.
Li Gongzi, please follow me to the warehouse to view the goods!” Lin Huirong smiled sweetly at Li Mu and gestured for him to follow.
Li Mu nodded happily and followed Lin Huirong to the Wanbao Pavilion warehouse.
Soon, Lin Huirong led Li Mu to a large warehouse where large equipment was stored, including several Pill Furnaces, Refining Furnaces, and even a small Spiritual Boat, nearly ten feet long, with its hull covered in spiritual patterns and auxiliary formations.
Li Mu became interested and examined them one by one, his gaze finally settling on the Spiritual Boat.
【Purple Cedar Spiritual Boat】
【Grade: Third-Order Spiritual Boat】
【Characteristics: Light and agile, avoids lightning, rides the wind.】
【Status: Main formation damaged, Spiritual Boat sunk】
【A century-old flying boat refined from third-order purple cedar spiritual wood, capable of traveling a thousand li a day, with the effects of avoiding lightning and accelerating flight by riding the wind.
The main formation in the middle has been damaged for over ten years, and the hull has been improperly maintained, with slight damage, making it unable to be driven.】
Information about the attributes of various Pill Furnaces and Refining Furnaces continuously appeared in the virtual frame, and finally, the attribute information of the Spiritual Boat was fixed in the virtual frame.
“What, Li Gongzi, are you interested in this Spiritual Boat?” Seeing Li Mu intently examining the Spiritual Boat but not paying attention to the Refining Furnaces, Lin Huirong asked curiously.
“No, this Spiritual Boat is broken, I’m not interested.” Li Mu shook his head, then looked at the Refining Furnaces again, frowning: “However, does your esteemed pavilion not have any better quality Refining Furnaces?
These few Refining Furnaces are all at the ordinary First-Order level, and their quality isn’t very good!”
Hearing this, Lin Huirong smiled bitterly: “Please forgive me, Li Gongzi, the sales of Refining Furnaces are relatively low.
If you want a better quality Refining Furnace, you’ll have to wait a while.”
“How long do I have to wait? If it’s one or two months, I can wait,” Li Mu asked with concern.
After dealing with the spiritual items at the Loose Cultivator market, Li Mu had acquired quite a few second-order spiritual ores, enough to refine two or three second-order metal-elemental Spiritual Swords.
Once he harvested the Wind Spirit Grass and obtained a large number of free proficiency points to raise his Refining Skill to level four or five, Li Mu felt confident that refining second and third-order Spiritual Artifacts would not be a problem.
Li Mu was no longer satisfied with using a set of First-Order High Grade Five Elements Spirit Swords; he was preparing to get a set of Second-Order Five Elements Spirit Swords.
Therefore, Li Mu’s requirements for the Refining Furnace also increased; he decided to take a single step and purchase a High Grade Refining Furnace capable of refining second and third-order Spiritual Artifacts.
“It won’t take that long.
Our pavilion will have a treasure ship delivering goods at the end of the month.
I will report Li Gongzi’s request now, and a high-quality Refining Furnace will be sent over then.
However, Li Gongzi, High Grade Refining Furnaces are quite valuable, so you’ll need to pay a partial deposit first, and then pay the remaining balance after the goods arrive and you’ve inspected them,” Lin Huirong said, looking at Li Mu and smilingly indicating.
“Hmm! Are there any other Refining Furnaces I can choose from? Can you show them to me?” Li Mu nodded with a smile, saying nonchalantly.
Lin Huirong smiled sweetly, took out a product catalog from her Storage Pouch, flipped a few pages, and handed it to Li Mu with both hands, introducing: “Li Gongzi, please take a look.
The catalog contains introductions to second and third-order Refining Furnaces.”
Yanyang Refining Furnace, Second-Order High Grade, Price: 200 medium spirit stones
Crimson Flame Refining Furnace, Third-Order Low Grade, Price: 900 medium spirit stones
Eight-Walled Ring Dragon Refining Furnace, Third-Order Medium Grade, Price: 1500 medium spirit stones.
Nine Lotus Spirit Flame Refining Furnace, Third-Order Premium Grade, Price: 3000 medium spirit stones.
…
There were also fourth and fifth-order Refining Furnaces, but Li Mu didn’t dare to look further.
He had originally thought that with the spoils of this harvest, his Spirit Stone pouch had swelled, giving him the confidence to spend, but who knew that he could barely afford even a Second-Order High Grade Refining Furnace.
Li Mu’s face was filled with bitterness; he was still too poor!
“Li Gongzi, which Refining Furnace have you taken a liking to?” Lin Huirong asked with undiminished enthusiasm, looking at the dejected Li Mu.
“Let’s just order the Yanyang Refining Furnace then!
How much deposit is required for the order?” Li Mu asked Lin Huirong, deflated.
“The deposit only needs to be one-tenth of the selling price; you only need to pay 20 medium spirit stones!” Lin Huirong smiled slightly at Li Mu, indicating.
“Alright, I plan to refine a set of Five Elements Spirit Swords and pre-purchase a batch of Artifact Refining Materials sufficient for refining four second-order spiritual swords.
Excluding the metal element, I need to procure the other four elements of second-order Artifact Refining spiritual Materials.
Can you give me an estimate of how many Spirit Stones I need to prepare?” Li Mu nodded, asking Lin Huirong reluctantly.
Hearing this, Lin Huirong frowned and estimated: “Li Gongzi, refining a single second-order spiritual sword is estimated to require about 70 catties of second-order spiritual Materials.
After deducting the metal-elemental spiritual ore, among the four elemental spiritual Materials, wood and water-elemental spiritual Materials are the most expensive, about 10-15 medium spirit stones per ten catties.
Earth and fire-elemental second-order spiritual Materials are 9-12 medium spirit stones per ten catties.
The failure rate for a second-order Artifact Refiner refining second-order Spiritual Artifacts is around 50%, so you need to prepare double the Artifact Refining Materials.”
“Wait a moment, preparing one set of Materials is enough.
If the refining fails, I can purchase more then.” Hearing Lin Huirong’s calculation, Li Mu’s heart trembled, and he quickly interrupted.
“Li Gongzi, to pre-purchase the Materials for refining four second-order spiritual swords, you’ll roughly need to prepare about 500 medium spirit stones.
If the Artifact Refining fails, it might require even more!” Lin Huirong nodded and reported the estimated result to Li Mu.
Li Mu was silent for a moment; the total of his Medium Grade Spirit Stones and Low-Grade Spirit Stones in his Storage Pouch was only about 180 medium spirit stones.
He didn’t have the qualifications to achieve it in one go!
Perhaps he should first refine a set of First-Order High Grade Spiritual Swords for use!
Li Mu frowned, stumped by the astonishing cost of a set of second-order Five Elements Spirit Swords, and began to consider giving up.
“Li Gongzi, besides Wanbao Pavilion, other shops would take a considerable amount of time to gather the other four elements of second-order Artifact Refining Materials!
If Young Master feels this price is too expensive, you can wait until the end of the month, when our Wanbao Pavilion will organize a small Auction.
At that time, you can choose to purchase them yourself, and perhaps the total price might be even cheaper,” Lin Huirong suggested with a smile, looking at the frowning Li Mu.
“Alright then, please help me reserve that Refining Furnace first!” Li Mu accepted reality and took out 20 medium spirit stones from his Storage Pouch.
Lin Huirong accepted the deposit and immediately wrote Li Mu a contract for the order.
He could pay the remaining balance and claim the Refining Furnace with this contract.