Peerless Taoist

Waves of raging flames spread rapidly in all directions, as if they were going to melt the surrounding spatial barriers completely.    

However, all the raging flames seemed to have been restrained by an invisible force, and were finally absorbed into the stove, unable to be released again.    

The craftsmen who were standing beside the stove just now were trembling all over. They were so scared that they could not say a word.    

"I'm fine? I'm actually fine?"    

After a while, the craftsman looked at himself in surprise and found that there was no injury on his body. He could not help but reveal a smile of pleasant surprise.    

Normally, if there was an explosion, even if they were body refining cultivators, they would be severely injured and suffer a lot of pain.    

Although they would not be directly killed by the explosion, it was still unavoidable for them to suffer a bit.    

Unexpectedly, the explosion was resolved without a sound. All the raging flames were sealed in the stove and could no longer cause any harm.    

"Lu Yu has helped you all. Hurry up and return to thank him!" Xu Yi stood beside him and shouted.    

The surrounding craftsmen finally woke up from their dreams. They turned their heads and saw Lu Yu standing beside him.    

"We pay our respects to Lu Yu!" Everyone came forward to greet him.    

The news of Lu Yu becoming a Venerable had already been made public. Even these craftsmen who were focused on forging magical equipment in the Refining Department had heard the voice reverberating in the sky.    

Now that Lu Yu had personally come, everyone came to pay their respects.    

"All rise."    

Lu Yu waved his hand, but his eyes were on the stove in the distance. "Does this place often have furnace explosions?"    

"That's right. These stoves have long exceeded their use age and cannot be used anymore. Every day, the refining tasks assigned to the Refining Department are quite heavy. If we want to complete the corresponding refining task, we have to work overtime. These stoves are running overloaded and often have furnace explosions."    

The craftsman was also straightforward and told the whole story.    

After Lu Yu heard it, his brows furrowed deeply. A sharp cold light flashed in his eyes. "In that case, where is the Great Elder in charge of this place? Does he not care?"    

Seeing the craftsman hesitate, Xu Yi said in a loud voice, "If you have anything to say, just say it. With Lu Yu here to help you, what are you afraid of?"    

The craftsmen thought for a moment and finally answered honestly, "These things are naturally passed down by the Great Elder. If the stoves are to be changed, a large sum of money is needed. It's just that the Refining Department has not given us a new stove, so we can only refine like this and wait for the new stove."    

"Humph! I think the Great Elder here is greedy!" Xu Yi said coldly.    

Lu Yu's face also darkened. He naturally knew that the equipment and the forging iron used to forge swords were completely different.    

There were many forging materials that needed a high temperature to melt. After that, the craftsman would continuously temper and polish it, and finally, it would form a prototype. Then, it would be carved with runes and refined with magic power. It would require extremely complicated procedures before it could become a magic treasure.    

It was also because of this that the rate of loss of equipment in the forging process was quite high. Often, after a few magic treasures were forged, the furnace and the forging table would be damaged, and then they would be replaced.    

Now, since these craftsmen were risking their lives to forge weapons, it was obvious how dangerous it was.    

"As I thought, since the Su Family has mastered the Immortal Academy, it is naturally impossible for them to properly manage it. They must have taken all the benefits and are willing to let it go."    

Lu Yu sneered and suddenly said coldly, "Where's the Great Elder? Since you have come, come out."    

In Lu Yu's perception, he naturally discovered that a King of Eternals had arrived.    

A moment later, a middle-aged man appeared in front of Lu Yu. This middle-aged man was extremely fat, with a fat head and big ears. The fat on his face squeezed his eyes into two slits.    

In the middle-aged man's hand was a rather precious jade ring. He was dressed in rather luxurious clothes, and he looked like a rich person.    

"Hehehe, I am Qi Guang Xian. Greetings, Lu Zun."    

The middle-aged man smiled. With a smile, the corner of his eyes curved up like a fish's tail. He looked extremely amiable, giving people a feeling of being in a spring breeze.    

This was just a smiling tiger. From the outside, he looked harmless, but Lu Yu knew that to be able to sit on the position of the Great Elder of the Refining Department, one had to have some ability to do so.    

This Qi Guang Xian in front of him was naturally not as simple as he appeared.    

"I heard that you are the Great Elder of the Refining Department. Then let me ask you, the furnaces in the Refining Department have not been changed for many years, and there are often incidents of explosions. How did you become the Great Elder of the Refining Department?" Lu Yu was too lazy to talk nonsense with this kind of person and asked straightforwardly.    

"This is probably an accident. During this period of time, my sect and the Demon Race were in a chaotic war. The number of magical equipment needed by the frontlines was too large. The Refining Department could be said to be constantly refining magical equipment and running overloaded. Naturally, there would be some accidents. However, this is within a controllable range, so there won't be any major problems." Qi Guang Xian said with a smile.    

"Oh? You think it's an accident?"    

Lu Yu said indifferently, "Do you really think that I don't know anything about refining? All of the furnaces here have probably been used for more than five or six years. Usually, the furnaces of the Refining Department have to be replaced after a year, because during the refining process, they would refine all kinds of precious materials, so the consumption of the furnace is extremely severe."    

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yu raised his hand and grabbed. The furnace that had exploded just now actually soared into the air and was directly sucked into the air by Lu Yu.    

A scorching aura was continuously emitted from the void, but because of Lu Yu's control, the flames inside did not completely burst out.    

However, following Lu Yu's next grab, the furnace made a series of cracking sounds. It was actually unable to withstand Lu Yu's grip, and countless cracks appeared on its surface. In the end, it shattered with a loud bang.    

"With such a furnace, even the flames inside are almost unable to be stored. How can it continue to refine? I'm afraid that the money to replace the equipment has been secretly taken by you!"    

Lu Yu said coldly, "Xu Yi, go and check the accounts of this Refining Department. Check them one by one. I want to see where the money allocated by the sect every year has gone!"    

This time, Lu Yu could be said to have truly become angry.    

He raised his hand and grabbed. A few magic treasures that had been refined immediately landed in front of Lu Yu.    

Lu Yu flicked his finger, and an invisible force burst out from his finger and landed on the longsword in front of him.