Chapter 33 Refining

The next day, Mo Hua did not practice the molten fire formation, but took the spirit stone to Chen's Refining Shop to find Master Chen.

Master Chen was a little surprised to see Mo Hua, and was even more surprised when he heard that Mo Hua really planned to refine a stove.

"Are you really going to refine a stove?"

"Of course, but just refine a small one, about four feet high, and the materials don't need to be too expensive, just strong and durable."

Master Chen nodded, "That's just right, if you refine a big stove, I may not have enough manpower here. This looks like you use it for your own home, and they are all neighbors, I will pick some cheap and easy-to-use materials for you, guaranteeing that it is affordable and durable."

Mo Hua said happily: "Thank you, Master Chen!"

"But," Master Chen looked at Mo Hua, then looked behind him, and asked in confusion:

"Where are your parents? Refining a stove is not a trivial matter, and it always takes an adult to say it."

Mo Hua patted his chest, "My father said he would leave it to me. Master Chen, if you have anything to say, just tell me."

Master Chen looked at the tiny Mo Hua and nodded, "Sure enough, children of poor families grow up early."

After saying that, he frowned and hesitated, but still said:

"Did you bring this deposit? The material cost of the stove is 150 spirit stones, and it takes 20 days to refine, 5 spirit stones a day, and the refining fee is 100 spirit stones. This deposit is the material cost, and you have to pay 150 spirit stones first. The refining fee can be settled after the refining is completed."

"Yes, I brought it."

Mo Hua took out a heavy storage bag from his arms, opened the bag, and it was full of crystal clear spirit stones.

This amount of spirit stones is also a huge sum of money for an ordinary casual cultivator family, and this child just put it in his arms...

Master Chen took the storage bag with a complicated expression, counted it, and it was exactly 150 spirit stones, then took out the spirit contract, and wrote down the materials, costs and delivery date for refining the stove.

The spiritual contract is a recognized proof of contract in the cultivation world. Each spiritual contract is special and difficult to destroy or forge. It can be used as a proof of spiritual stone and property transactions. If there is a dispute, you can find an authoritative cultivator or ask the Dao Tingsi to make a ruling.

The spiritual contract is in duplicate. Master Chen signed it himself and then handed it to Mo Hua.

Mo Hua also signed his own name. Each of them kept one copy as a proof of delivery of the refining equipment.

Master Chen wanted Mo Hua to sign his father's name, but he thought about it and didn't say it. He thought that since his parents asked him to be responsible, it would be the same if he signed it.

All beings are equal under the way of heaven. No matter how high or low their cultivation is or how old they are, signing the spiritual contract is counted.

"Mo Hua..."

Master Chen saw the dignified and handsome handwriting on the spiritual contract, and then he knew that the child in front of him was called "Mo Hua". He looked at his appearance again. It was indeed red lips and white teeth, eyebrows and eyes like a painting, which was quite consistent with the name.

In addition, he had negotiated a good deal, so he didn't have to worry about his livelihood for more than half a month, and he liked Mo Hua more and more.

"Little brother, the spiritual contract has been signed, and we will start refining the weapon tomorrow. I will definitely refine it for you as soon as possible. If you have time, you can come to see the progress, or learn how to refine the weapon. Generally, I don't let apprentices in the shop to see it."

"Okay, okay, thank you, Master Chen!"

Mo Hua is still very interested in refining weapons. Although he may not be able to refine a spiritual weapon in his lifetime, he can learn the knowledge related to refining weapons, the more the better. This kind of practical refining craft will not be taught by the sect.

In the next few days, Mo Hua continued to practice the molten fire formation as usual. Occasionally, when he was free, he went to the refining shop to see the progress of the stove refining and asked about the knowledge related to refining.

Master Chen did not hide his private knowledge and answered every question. After a few days of contact, he was surprised at the high level of Mo Hua's learning and felt sorry for Mo Hua's poor aptitude for refining.

He had seen children who were born weak, but he had rarely seen one so weak that he couldn't even swing the hammer for refining.

Otherwise, Master Chen really wanted to take Mo Hua as his disciple.

Mo Hua watched the refining for a few days, first to learn some common sense of refining, and second to correct the strokes and size of the molten fire array.

The array was usually drawn on paper, so he could practice more. If he made a mistake, it didn't matter. He just changed the paper.

But now he had to draw it on the stove. If he made a mistake, he couldn't ask Master Chen to make another one...

So Mo Hua had to be very familiar with the structure of the stove and come to the refining shop frequently to check the progress.

One morning, after drinking the porridge cooked by his mother, Mo Hua practiced the array again. While the sun was not too strong, he slowly came to Chen's Refining Shop.

When he arrived at the refining shop, he found that the shop, which was usually bustling, was very deserted today. There were no loud shouts and no "clang clang" sounds of iron forging.

Mo Hua walked to the backyard and saw Master Chen and several apprentices packing up. The furnace was off and the lid was open. There were some cleaned ashes on the ground.

"Master Chen, what happened?"

Master Chen met Mo Hua and said apologetically: "Little brother, I'm sorry, the furnace is broken. I'm afraid the stove you want will be delayed."

"The furnace is broken?"

Master Chen also looked depressed, "This furnace is a few years old. There were some minor problems before. It was barely usable after repairs. As a result, it can't be lit today. Alas..."

"Can't be repaired?" Mo Hua asked.

Master Chen shook his head, "Before, there was a problem with the external parts of the furnace, I can still repair it. Now it should be a problem with the internal formation. There is no way. I can only ask other masters from other refining pavilions to take a look. If I also ask the formation master to repair the formation, it will cost a lot of spirit stones..."

"Formation?" Mo Hua was excited, "Can I take a look?"

Master Chen was slightly stunned, "What to see?"

"I'll take a look at the formation."

"Why are you looking at the formation?" Master Chen asked in confusion, "Do you know formations?"

Mo Hua said, "I have learned some formations from the master in the sect. Let's see if I can help you. At least I can help you see if there is something wrong with the formation."

Master Chen was skeptical. He thought that the refining furnace was broken anyway, so there was no loss to take a look, so he said, "Okay, I'll ask them to completely dismantle the refining furnace and show you the formation inside."

After that, he and several apprentices started to dismantle the refining furnace bit by bit.

The refining furnace was two people tall and made of various refined irons. It was very heavy, but the apprentices had good talents in physical training. They were tall and strong, so it was not particularly difficult for them to cooperate with each other.

Mo Hua was very self-aware and didn't even think about helping.

After the furnace was disassembled, one could see the dense array patterns carved on the furnace. The array patterns were dark red, and some were covered by black ash, but with a little effort, one could still recognize that the pattern painted inside the furnace was a complete fire array.

It was the Molten Fire Array that Mo Hua had been drawing every day but had not yet finished.