Lu Hong didn't know why Xu Changge asked that, she just nodded.
Wherever Su Bai went, as long as she wasn't abandoned, she would definitely follow.
Lu Hong's frank answer made Xu Changge feel a little sour.
If Xu Changge were to answer that question, she would hesitate.
Lu Hong's mind was pure, and she had already left her Family, without any ties.
But Xu Changge was still tied to the Xu Family, and besides the Xu Family, she also had the Green Bamboo Sword Sect above her.
Above the Green Bamboo Sword Sect, there was the unified Six Sects.
Moreover, her Core Formation was also due to the help of her Master and fellow Cultivators in the Sect.
Before these matters were completed, Xu Changge was tightly bound and couldn't leave.
At this moment, as Xu Changge chatted with Lu Hong, she actually felt a bit envious of Lu Hong.
After Lu Hong finished answering Xu Changge's question, she saw Xu Changge shaking her head for a while, then sighing, and finally smiling helplessly.
"Aunt Xu? What's wrong?"
"Nothing, just Cultivate well in the future."
This trip to the Outer Sea Secret Realm, Xu Changge had already felt the pressure.
At the same time, she knew that if she wanted to escape her predicament, perhaps only by breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage could she truly be free.
At this moment, Su Bai had already completed the transaction with the Thousand Machine Pavilion's shopkeeper.
This old fox knew that Su Bai had good goods in her hands, so he tried to get more Millennial Ebony in various ways.
Su Bai was not to be trifled with either.
You want Millennial Ebony, and I want your Tier 3 Puppet Master Legacy.
The Tier 3 Puppet Master Legacy not only contains methods for making Puppets, but also techniques for splitting Divine Sense to control Puppets, and also includes Cultivation Techniques for Cultivating Divine Sense.
Any Cultivation Technique that Cultivates Divine Sense is difficult and must be powerful.
A Cultivator's perception of danger, as well as their understanding of their own Dantian and Meridians during Cultivation, relies on Divine Sense for assistance.
Moreover, Divine Sense is also one of the three hurdles for a Cultivator to Breakthrough their Realm, which shows its importance.
Cultivation Techniques that can Cultivate Divine Sense are naturally very precious.
Therefore, it was impossible for Su Bai to trick the Tier 3 Puppet Legacy out of him.
But getting another Puppet Beast blueprint was still possible.
After all, she only needed to take out a piece of Millennial Ebony that was irrelevant to her.
However, when haggling with the Thousand Machine Pavilion's shopkeeper, Cui Yu, Su Bai had to act as if it pained her greatly, as if the Millennial Ebony was very important to her.
In the end, Su Bai not only bought enough Puppet Materials but also obtained another blueprint for a Tier 3 Low Grade Puppet; this time it was an offensive Puppet, the Earth Bear.
Cui Yu came out with a beaming smile and personally saw Su Bai off.
Clearly, he felt he made a great profit from getting the Millennial Ebony.
And Su Bai was also smiling, as she had essentially gained something for nothing, making a huge profit.
Upon seeing Su Bai walk out, Xu Changge stood up, patted Lu Hong's hand, and then walked towards Su Bai.
Lu Hong looked at her hand, which Xu Changge had just patted, and she vaguely sensed Xu Changge's meaning.
Was Aunt Xu indicating that she didn't mind her having feelings for Aunt Su?
Xu Changge walked to Su Bai's side and very naturally reached out and held Su Bai's hand.
"Xiao Bai, did you buy anything?"
"Mm, Shopkeeper Cui was very generous, he gave me a low price."
"That's good. Shall we continue to browse elsewhere?"
"Let's go, Lu Hong, why are you still sitting there? Come on, or we'll leave you behind."
"Aunt Su, wait for me!"
After leaving the Thousand Machine Pavilion, the three of them finally began their real shopping trip.
They visited various stalls on the street.
Many Loose Cultivators were buying and selling Medicinal Pills and Talismans.
Similarly, some stalls that boasted "Secret Realm Listing, must be a fine product" were selling broken fragments.
As for whether they were real or fake, it was up to one's own discernment.
After finishing their shopping, Xu Changge finally began to do serious business.
Helping Su Bai improve and optimize the ebony boat.
Lu Hong, meanwhile, returned to the Danfu Pavilion to look after the shop.
Su Bai took Xu Changge back to Xingluo Mountain.
After Su Bai released the ebony boat, Xu Changge looked at the boat-shaped Magic Treasure before her, her eyes showing a hint of surprise.
Previously, when Su Bai said she had made a boat-shaped Magic Treasure, Xu Changge hadn't paid much attention, and later she heard about this boat-shaped Magic Treasure from Lu Hong.
Xu Changge hadn't been too concerned about this item either.
In Xu Changge's impression, for an ordinary Magic Treasure to be of good quality, it would at least require a Core Formation Cultivator to personally refine it for ten years, right?
The reason Magic Treasures were powerful, besides their great might, was that the refiner had put in effort and improved them many times.
Overall, this ebony boat looked a bit rough.
Some of the Formation applications, in Xu Changge's eyes, were like a child's scribbles.
However, after a careful look, Xu Changge roughly understood the performance of the ebony boat and changed her mind.
"It's a good Magic Treasure."
Hearing Su Bai say that this thing, at its extreme flight, could fly as fast as a Core Formation Late Stage, Xu Changge looked at Su Bai as if she were a monster.
"Xiao Bai, you're amazing! This thing can fly as fast as a Core Formation Late Stage Cultivator."
"Because I only required speed, all other functions like defense and sturdiness were removed, otherwise, with my level, how could I have made it?"
This was true.
The quality of the ebony boat was only that of a Low Grade Magic Treasure.
Its high speed was achieved by sacrificing many other things.
"Changge, this is the design drawing of the ebony boat, and also the function drawing."
"The various material splices and Formation carvings of the ebony boat are all drawn there, take a look."
Su Bai handed the design drawing of the ebony boat to Xu Changge.
Xu Changge nodded, took the design drawing, and began to look at it, saying to Su Bai:
"Don't worry, Xiao Bai, with such a powerful Formation Master like me around, your ebony boat won't be losing a leg anymore. I'll definitely make it like a normal Magic Treasure, and its speed won't decrease, it might even be faster!"
"Mm, then I'll trouble you."
After handing the ebony boat to Xu Changge, Su Bai began to work on making Puppets.
First, she refined the large quantities of iron ore and copper ore acquired from Cui Yu, extracting more purified iron essence and copper essence.
Then, she processed some Tier 2 Sea Yao Beast bones that Yan Lei had helped her acquire years ago.
After all these Materials were processed.
Only then did Su Bai begin to refine the main Material, such as the Millennial Ebony.
Once the Materials were all prepared, Su Bai took out a blueprint.
"Let's first make the Crawling Pointed-Head Armor Puppet. I've been looking at this thing for over ten years, and I'm very familiar with it."
First was the defensive Puppet, the Crawling Pointed-Head Armor.
This thing resembled a pangolin in appearance, and its shell was extremely hard.
Once made, it could not only be remotely controlled to trap enemies but also be used as a shield.
Although Tier 3 Puppets were not as strong as Core Formation Cultivators, and their hardness was not as good as Magic Treasures.
They could be mass-produced, and their numbers could compensate for their lack of strength.
Moreover, Formations could be carved onto their bodies to be used as mobile Formations.
Although they were Puppets and not made with Formation Materials, which greatly reduced the power of the Formations, Puppets were, after all, multi-functional.
In the hands of a Core Formation Cultivator, they were very good Sharp Weapons for self-defense.
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