After breakfast!
Chen Nan went to the Hall of Merit!
After all, he needed to register in advance to certify as an artifact refiner!
To keep a low profile!
He registered for the Level 1 artifact refiner certification!
If he had directly registered for Level 4!
The people in the Hall of Merit would surely have thrown him out!
After all, you're not even considered a Level 1 artifact refiner, yet you want to certify for Level 4?
Do you think we're idiots?
Everything must be done step by step!
But if he could directly refine a top-grade spiritual artifact during artifact refining, no one would doubt his abilities!
He would be awarded the title of Level 4 artifact refiner!
After registering, Chen Nan left the Hall of Merit!
He happened to encounter Nie Yao coming towards him, and immediately went to greet her: "Senior Sister Nie Yao, you don't need to worry about the artifact refining certification in six days. I've already spoken to my friend!"
"He'll come to help you then!"
"Oh? Is that so?" Nie Yao smiled dismissively: "I appreciate your kindness, but I've already found a helper!"
"That's good!" Chen Nan felt like he had offered a warm welcome only to be met with indifference!
But it didn't matter!
Even if someone called him a sycophant, he wouldn't care!
The reason he asked Jing Tiancheng to help was fundamentally to lend Nie Yao a hand!
After all, they had shared a connection!
Although not deep!
They had even consummated their marriage!
After this matter!
All the entanglements between them would cease to exist!
It could be considered a perfect ending to their previous encounters!
"As a word of caution, stay away from Xia Youwei, don't get yourself burned!" Nie Yao left a piece of advice and turned to enter the Hall of Merit!
She had naturally heard about Chen Nan and Xia Youwei taking a walk together at night!
"Chen Nan, why are you here?" Cai Jian walked towards him, with his proud disciple Sun Yu behind him!
"Greetings, Elder Cai. Junior is here to register for artifact refining certification!" Chen Nan bowed respectfully to Cai Jian. He knew Cai Jian had no particular feelings for him, otherwise, he wouldn't have assigned him to the kitchen!
However!
It was also thanks to Cai Jian that he was able to join the Sword Forging Academy!
Therefore!
He couldn't neglect the proper etiquette!
"You want to certify as an artifact refiner?" Cai Jian sneered, as if he had heard a hilarious joke: "Are you kidding me? You want to certify as an artifact refiner? How long have you been here? Do you even know what artifact refining is?"
"Don't think you can refine weapons just because you can make pots and pans!"
"Artifact refining is not as simple as you think!"
"And also!"
"If anyone asks about your background, don't say that I arranged for you to join the Sword Forging Academy!"
"I, Cai Jian, am too proud to be associated with such a person!"
With that, he left angrily with his disciple Sun Yu!
Chen Nan smiled and shook his head!
Then he returned to the back mountain!
He still had a lot of ore in his hands!
He could completely refine top-grade spiritual artifacts!
The classification of weapons depends on the materials!
Even more so on how much Heavenly Spiritual Qi is injected during refining!
Chen Nan had a decent command of Spiritual Qi!
By evening, he had refined a long sword!
Looking at the long sword in his hand, Chen Nan chuckled: "A top-grade spiritual artifact would cause cultivators on Earth to fight and scramble for it, but in the Immortal Realm, it's commonplace!"
"While it can't be said to be ubiquitous, it can barely be used as a cleaver!"
Gong Jian walked over: "Chen Nan, the sun is about to set, we brothers are heading back!"
"If anyone wants to eat tonight, just make a couple of dishes and send them over!"
"Alright!"
Chen Nan readily agreed!
He had been in the kitchen for over a month!
Apart from helping Nie Yao deliver a meal once, he hadn't cooked at all!
After all!
Very few people ate here!
Even if they did!
They would go to the city below the mountain!
The food there was excellent!
As soon as it got dark!
Xia Youwei appeared stealthily!
She also brought a lot of braised meat and pastries bought from the city!
"Grandmaster, your skills are truly amazing. After your treatment last night, I haven't stepped in dog droppings since I went out!"
"I haven't even choked on my food!"
"This is what I specifically bought to honor you!"
Chen Nan said: "Okay, I'll treat you after I eat!"
"Mm-hmm!" Xia Youwei nodded excitedly!
Before being treated by Chen Nan!
She was a woman lacking...
No!
To be precise, she was a woman lacking a sense of security!
She was always on edge no matter what she did!
But today!
She felt completely relaxed!
Just as Chen Nan was eating the food prepared by Xia Youwei, a young disciple arrived at the kitchen!
"Junior Brother Chen Nan, please prepare two dishes for me to send over!"
"Alright, leave an address, and I'll make and deliver it later!" Chen Nan agreed immediately!
He had been in the Sword Forging Academy for so many days!
Finally, he could put his value to use!
As soon as that disciple left!
Another young man arrived!
After that, more than fifty people came one after another!
All of them asked for two dishes to be sent to their cultivation spots!
"Grandmaster, have you offended someone? Otherwise, it's impossible to have so many people ordering at once!" Xia Youwei's eyes were full of confusion, keenly sensing that Chen Nan was being targeted!
"Mm!"
"It must be so!"
"I can tell you responsibly, the Hall of Merit might not even get fifty orders in a year!"
Chen Nan could sense that there was something fishy about this situation even without Xia Youwei saying it!
After all, he had been in the Hall of Merit for over a month!
Except for the time Nie Yao, on a whim, ordered four dishes yesterday, Gong Jian and the others only cooked for themselves!
"This matter might be Feng Yan's doing!" Chen Nan immediately thought of Feng Yan!
A hint of disgust flashed in Xia Youwei's eyes: "That guy is not a good person!"
"Junior Sister Xia, you seem to have a strong prejudice against me!"
Following a yin-yang tone!
Feng Yan walked over with a half-smile!
Xia Youwei disdained: "Am I wrong? Are you really a good person?"
Feng Yan said as a matter of course: "Of course I'm a good person!"
Xia Youwei suddenly realized: "No wonder you don't act like a human, so you're actually a thing!"
"You..." Feng Yan was rendered speechless by the retort!
He took a deep breath and looked at Chen Nan, smiling: "Junior Brother Chen Nan, I'm a bit hungry tonight, so I wanted to try your cooking!"
Chen Nan forced a smile: "Senior Brother Feng Yan, what would you like to eat?"
Feng Yan grinned: "Anything is fine, as long as it's something you're good at!"
Chen Nan cleared his throat and said awkwardly: "I'm good at pooping!"
"Sometimes I'm constipated, and it's very solid!"
"Sometimes I have indigestion and my stool is loose!"
"I just don't know which kind Senior Brother Feng Yan prefers?"
As soon as he said this!
Feng Yan's face immediately turned green!
A strong urge to vomit almost made him throw up his previous meal!
Seeing Chen Nan's malicious smile, he let out a heavy snort: "Chen, the previous people all had the ability of a Level 5 artifact refiner!"
"If they don't get a full meal tonight!"
"They will definitely report it to the higher-ups of the academy!"
"At that time, you'll be in trouble!"
"Yes!"
"This is the consequence of offending me!"
"I'll boil you slowly like a frog, and play with you until you're dead!"