Divine Furnace of Artifacts, Explosively Powerful

Xu Mu fell silent for a moment after hearing this. “What are you planning to do?”

“I’m not going back to acknowledge them as my family. When we were weak, they ignored us. Now that I’ve reached the World-Breaking realm, they come running to recruit me.”

Fu Jinyu continued from the other end of the call, “He even threatened me, saying that if I don’t go there within a week, I’ll suffer the consequences.”

“Did he leave an address?”

Xu Mu asked.

“Yes. It says the Northern Nether Continent.”

Fu Jinyu replied.

“Give me some time to think. I’ll call you back later.”

“Okay.”

Fu Jinyu hung up.

Xu Mu then called Nalan Shisan, but the call went unanswered for a long time. Just as he was about to hang up, the other side finally picked up.

“Xu Mu, why did you only call back now?”

“I went to the Inner Realm these past few days and just got back. What’s the matter?”

Xu Mu asked.

“The news that I recently reached the World-Breaking realm seems to have gotten out. Someone from the Heavenly Demon Clan wants me to acknowledge them as my family.”

“What? I just heard Sister Empress say that someone from the Heavenly Demon Clan also wants her to go to the Inner Realm. I think it’s the same person.”

Xu Mu pondered for a moment. “Do you have Sister Empress’s number? Call her first and talk things over.”

“Why should I be the one to call her? Why doesn’t she call me?”

Nalan Shisan’s tone was cold.

“Uh…”

Xu Mu knew Fu Jinyu well. Asking her to take the initiative and call Nalan Shisan was something she would never do either.

After thinking for a moment, he continued, “How about this? Come to my place tomorrow, and we’ll discuss it together.”

“Fine.”

Nalan Shisan hung up after saying that.

Xu Mu called Jiang Huihui next and found that nothing particularly important had happened.

It was only that the rankings for the sequence captains had been updated once again.

This time, she had entered the rankings with ease—and she wasn’t at the bottom, either. Based on her score, she had reached eighth place.

She had wanted to ask whether Xu Mu was free and invite him over for dinner.

Naturally, Xu Mu found it difficult to refuse. He told her that he was rather busy these few days and would call her after he finished dealing with everything.

After handling Jiang Huihui’s matter, Xu Mu called Shi Fumeng.

The call went unanswered. She was probably inside a ruin, so Xu Mu didn’t pay it much mind.

At present, her standing in his heart was far below Fu Jinyu’s.

Xu Mu’s top priority was still to resolve Fu Jinyu’s problem.

Thus, he sent Sister Empress another message, asking her to come see him tomorrow morning so they could discuss a countermeasure together.

Once he had finished dealing with everything on the phone, Xu Mu went to the underground illusion array. He took out all the spirit stones from his storage space and placed them along the outermost edge.

He kept only a dozen tons or so in his storage space as a reserve.

As for the cultivation techniques he had handed over, Xu Mu didn’t feel the slightest bit of regret.

The things he needed most were already in his own hands:

One divine artifact cauldron and a strand of Unbroken Heavenly Silk.

He returned to the living room and found Ying Weiyang nibbling on an apple while wiping away her tears.

A costume romance about cultivating immortality was playing on the television—a drama clearly made for female audiences.

“Xu Mu, that woman is so pitiful.”

When Ying Weiyang saw Xu Mu return, she wiped her tears and said, “You won’t be as heartless to me as that man, will you?”

“Get out of here! It’s all fake. They’re acting, you know?”

Xu Mu sat down on the sofa and took out the cauldron he had obtained this time.

“Acting? But that sword really pierced her body.”

At this point, Ying Weiyang suddenly realized something. “I know! This is an illusion array!”

“That’s right.”

Xu Mu was somewhat speechless.

When was Ye Tong getting off work? He would have her explain things to this Little Fool later.

He placed the dark-red cauldron in his palm and examined it carefully.

Then he lifted the lid to inspect the inside, but found nothing unusual.

Next, he began pouring qi into it. The cauldron still showed no reaction.

“Looks like claiming it as my master won’t be so easy.”

Holding the cauldron, Xu Mu went to a corner of the yard and took out the cauldron Tantai Quan had given him earlier.

He first retrieved some heavenly treasures from his body, intending to refine two Qi-Sea Pills at the same time and see exactly what difference there was between the two cauldrons.

With his current alchemy skills, refining Qi-Sea Pills was as easy as playing a game.

Using the same ingredients and the same heat, he could confirm that the only difference lay in the cauldrons.

Before long, two blue Qi-Sea Pills appeared in his palm.

Xu Mu first swallowed the pill refined with the original cauldron. A surge of power immediately erupted inside his body.

After carefully sensing its effects, he swallowed the other Qi-Sea Pill as well.

The moment the pill entered his mouth, its medicinal power exploded. Xu Mu’s qi began pouring out through the pores all over his body.

“Holy crap!”

Xu Mu was deeply shocked. The power of this pill was almost comparable to that of a medicinal pill refined from a ninth-grade heavenly treasure.

And this was a ninth-grade pill refined by Xu Mu himself.

After all, the Qi-Sea Pills he refined with the original cauldron were already enough to rival eighth- or even ninth-grade pills made by ordinary people.

Compared with ordinary alchemists, just five or six of Xu Mu’s Qi-Sea Pills were equal to the pills they refined using divine medicines.

“This is incredible! With this, even those who’ve reached the World-Breaking realm can advance rapidly.”

Xu Mu lowered his head and looked at the unassuming cauldron.

And it hadn’t even acknowledged him as its master yet.

Once he claimed it, the grade of the pills would only become higher.

Xu Mu took out more heavenly treasures and began refining them with the divine cauldron.

He had an inexhaustible supply of fifth- and sixth-grade ingredients. With the help of this cauldron, they could be refined into pills approaching the level of eighth-grade heavenly treasures.

With these so-called inferior heavenly treasures alone, people like Ye Tong and Feng Yue could easily reach the Grandmaster realm.

If seventh- or eighth-grade heavenly treasures were used, helping them reach the Transcendent realm would be just a matter of time.

“The overall strength of the people around me is finally going to improve.”

Xu Mu entered a state of total concentration and began refining pills continuously.

While he focused on alchemy, Ying Weiyang remained absorbed in the television.

Before long, afternoon arrived, and Ye Tong drove her car into the garage.

Hearing the sound, Xu Mu came out of his focused state.

He put away the cauldron and looked at Ye Tong with a smile. “You’re home from work.”

“Mm.”

Ye Tong walked over with a smile and took Xu Mu’s hand. “You weren’t injured this time, were you?”

“No.”

Xu Mu led Ye Tong toward the living room and whispered into her ear, “I have good news to tell you tonight.”

Ye Tong’s ears immediately turned red.

When they reached the living room, Xu Mu gave her a brief introduction to Ying Weiyang.

Upon learning that Ying Weiyang had lost her memory and had previously been sold as a slave, Ye Tong felt a pang of sympathy.

She sat down beside Ying Weiyang and looked at the golden-haired girl, speaking softly. “From now on, you’re my little sister. You’ve had a hard time all these years.”

Ying Weiyang looked at Ye Tong. For some reason, she felt that the woman radiated a motherly warmth that made her feel exceptionally comfortable.

So this was Xu Mu’s wife?

She really was extraordinary.

“Sister, I haven’t suffered,” Ying Weiyang said with a smile. “Xu Mu treats me very well and bought me lots of delicious food.”

She paused, then added, “And Xu Mu even eats my flesh, which makes me feel really good.”

“What the hell?”

Xu Mu had been enjoying the warm scene. The moment he heard that, he was completely dumbfounded.