Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1290: Chapter 491: Grandmaster Level Illusion Technique, Visitors from Luo Yun Sect

”Xuanhuo Sword, a mass-produced Lower Grade Magic Item Flying Sword, the array patterns are damaged, and there are cracks inside... five thousand spirit stones, come and collect it in three days.”

In the serene reception hall,

two Daoists, one old and one young, were appraising a broad sword.

Upon hearing Hu Yan Zhuo’s quote, Luo Chen opened his mouth but eventually, helplessly shook his head.

The Xuanhuo Sword, at most, would be worth thirty to forty thousand spirit stones, and it actually costs five thousand to repair!

This feels like buying a mobile phone for three or four thousand in my previous life, only to be charged eight or nine hundred for a screen replacement.

If someone was slightly better off, they might as well not repair it and just get a new phone.

But magic items couldn’t be treated this way.

For the sake of refining the Xuanhuo Sword, Luo Chen had devoted a lot of time and effort; it couldn’t be simply replaced.

Just repair it then!

Luo Chen smacked his lips and took out a disc.

”Master, take a look at this magic item, can it be repaired?”

Hu Yan Zhuo’s gaze fell on the disc, ”Activate one or two.”

”Hm.”

Luo Chen hummed in affirmation, injected Qi power, and at once the disc began to clack, sending out streams of crescent-shaped magic wheels that floated up from the disc, their sharpness seemingly able to slice through the void itself.

”Not bad in terms of refinement!”

Hu Yan Zhuo casually praised, then took a few of the smaller wheels.

”You’ve battled with Third Order Demon Beasts, haven’t you?”

”Hm.”

”There are signs of demonic power corrosion... oh, and damage from Nether Liquid corrosion, doesn’t look too severe, but if not handled properly, you might discard this magic item after using it two or three more times.”

Luo Chen was startled, ”Is it really that serious? I’ve already used an antidote to remove the effects of the Nether Liquid.”

Hu Yan Zhuo sneered and threw something casually.

A piece of pitch-black, deep stone hit the ground, marked with traces deep and shallow, as if carved by knife and axe.

”Come!”

”Control this flying wheel with all your strength, and attack the testing stone.”

Without a second thought, Luo Chen did as instructed.

Under the control of his Qi power, the wheel suddenly chopped down on the testing stone.

What was unexpected was that at the moment of their collision, a burst of sparks flew.

After the sparks dispersed, only a white mark was left.

”It’s a good magic item, it’s even considered a fine piece among lower grade items, and it shows that it was crafted by a master’s hands.”

Hu Yan Zhuo admired, then asked, ”How did it feel to control it with your full strength just now?”

”There wasn’t much of a difference, the same as before...” Luo Chen began, then his brows furrowed, ”There was a slight abnormal feeling.”

Hu Yan Zhuo stroked his beard, picked up the teacup, and took a sip, savoring the flavor.

”The abnormality is correct!”

”This is a set-type magic item. A minor discomfort from one subsidiary wheel is one thing, but you have more than one subsidiary wheel damaged. When controlled with full strength, the feeling from the hundreds of wheels will be greatly magnified.”

”Tsk tsk, think about it, in battle, the slightest miscontrol – what would be the consequence?”

”Think it over!”

Luo Chen’s face changed.

Only now had he realized that Jiang Yu’s seemingly plain move was indeed extraordinary.

The drops of rain from the Summon Rain Banner were composed of a large amount of Nether Liquid.

In short combat, the lethality wasn’t apparent.

But the subsequent danger turned out to be so great!

If not for Hu Yan Zhuo pointing it out, the use of his Sky Moon Purple Gold Wheel two more times leading to its discard would have been a minor issue, but if he mishandled its control during battle and gave someone the opportunity to severely injure him, that would be a real problem!

”I wonder if Jiang Yu is aware of this danger or not. If he doesn’t know, then it’s fine, but if he knows and purposely conceals it...”

Luo Chen’s heart sank.

Then, Hu Yan Zhuo’s voice reached his ears, ”Do you want it repaired?”

”Can it be repaired?”

”Ha, easy, give me five days, and it’s a simple matter.”

”What about the price?”

”Now that won’t come cheap.”

Hu Yan Zhuo held up three fingers.

Luo Chen’s eyes widened, ”Thirty thousand? That’s enough to buy an entry-level magic item!”

Hu Yan Zhuo smiled, not bargaining with Luo Chen, in an ’if you want it fixed, fix it; if not, forget it’ manner.

Luo Chen hesitated for a moment but ultimately chose to repair.

There might be battles in the future.

To settle the issue with his weapons early would give him peace of mind.

It was just tens of thousands of spirit stones, after all, he could easily afford it.

His hesitation was only due to his former economical spending habits.

For an item, he didn’t care about the price, as long as it was worth it or not.

He could rent an Immortal Mansion worth millions of spirit stones without batting an eye.

But if a pill worth five hundred spirit stones was sold to him for seven hundred, he’d feel cheated.

Clearly!

Right now, Hu Yan Zhuo was jacking up the price on the spot, without any intention of cutting a deal.

It’s up to you whether you’re willing to be fleeced or not!

There was no choice, to maintain his strength, Luo Chen consented to be fleeced.

After Luo Chen paid the deposit, Hu Yan Zhuo showed a smile and talked a little more.

”Friend, don’t fret about the spirit stones; it’s nothing to you, a Third Order Pill Refiner.”

”And don’t forget, these two magic items are only Lower Grade. If they were Medium Grade Magic Items, or fellow Daoists’ Natal Magic Items, the price would be even higher.”

”Just a while ago, a member of your alliance, Jiang Yu Daoist, paid a high price to repair his Natal Magic Item.”

These words seemed to make Luo Chen feel a little better.

But it was indeed only slightly better.

After entrusting the Xuanhuo Sword and Sky Moon Purple Gold Wheel to Hu Yan Zhuo and agreeing on the time to pick up the completed items, Luo Chen didn’t want to stay a moment longer and stood up to leave immediately.