In the time when Cui Baohe first joined Refining Star Mountain, everything was still normal.

Although he had acquired the Heaven’s Desire Body, he did not boast about it. Besides occasionally having the good fortune to find some things, there was nothing particularly remarkable.

However, after serving as a servant for that outer sect disciple for a period, Cui Baohe surprisingly summarized an effective method for refining treasures on his own.

Once, when that outer sect disciple was about to fail in refining a Star Device, Cui Baohe made a suggestion that allowed the other party to complete the process smoothly.

Thus, a hint of Cui Baohe’s talent began to emerge.

Afterward, Cui Baohe was recommended to become a formal outer sect disciple of Refining Star Mountain, starting his journey in cultivation and refining.

However, the problems also began to surface from here.

In Longyuan World, Star Devices are classified from first grade to Nine Grade. When Cui Baohe just became an outer sect disciple, he refined only ordinary first-grade Star Devices.

But due to his powerful Heaven’s Desire Body, every time he refined a Star Device, something would go wrong.

Obviously, he was supposed to refine a standard first or second-grade battle knife, but Cui Baohe couldn’t resist a flash of inspiration and transformed it into an ultra-strong fourth-grade battle knife.

The first few times, the deacon committee responsible for inspection smiled, thinking Cui Baohe was a talented and creative disciple.

But over time, they couldn’t tolerate it anymore.

The bottom-level disciples of Refining Star Mountain were not much different from assembly line workers; Refining Star Mountain only needed them to refine first and second-grade Star Devices.

During this long refining process, talented and thoughtful excellent disciples would be discovered and given focused nurturing.

But Cui Baohe, this guy, was indeed an eccentric genius.

Without systematically learning the basic refining techniques of Refining Star Mountain, he purely relied on his own methods and summary to refine Star Devices superior to others.

Such ability and talent would be acceptable if they appeared in a certain Elder or steward, but on a disciple, it was quite unreasonable.

At that time, Cui Baohe’s foundation was weak, far from being a traditional refiners.

The steward in charge reported this matter, causing the senior-level of Refining Star Mountain to be worried.

At that moment, a strict Elder stepped forward, saying he wanted to take Cui Baohe under his wing to polish his character and make him more disciplined in the future.

However, just three months after Cui Baohe became this Elder’s disciple, the Elder suddenly self-ignited during a refining task, burning himself to death.

The disciple who had previously guided him told Lu Lin that the current refining at Refining Star Mountain was not what Lu Lin understood.

Every Refining Master used heart fire in the process.

The heart fire comes in various types, such as ordinary Blue Flame Heart Fire, Purple Flame Heart Fire, etc. Higher-end ones include Five Yang Heart Fire, Great Sun Heart Fire, and so on.

This Elder had been refining all his life and had mastered his heart fire to an incredibly proficient level, so how could he possibly cause self-destruction?

The final investigation revealed that this was related to Cui Baohe.

Cui Baohe’s physique was the Heaven’s Desire Body.

The Heaven’s Desire Body could give Cui Baohe plenty of luck and blessings, but these benefits were not obtained out of nothing.

When he gained good fortune, those close to him would encounter misfortune.

An Elder from Refining Star Mountain, who had refined for tens of thousands of years, burning himself with heart fire due to a billion-to-one probability was undeniably the most unfortunate of events.

After such speculation, no Elder even mentioned taking him as a disciple anymore.

In the subsequent days, Cui Baohe’s fellow sect members and servants experienced various inexplicable misfortunes.

Some were as minor as falling into a latrine, while others suffered severe disabilities.

In those years, the only one who could stay around Cui Baohe for a while and remain intact was Zou Butong.

Later on, Cui Baohe lived alone on a mountain peak, practicing and refining devices every day.

However, the Star Devices he crafted were either bizarrely unusual or had unique concepts.

Yet, even so, the Star Devices he created were still able to sell.

Gradually, Cui Baohe became a master-level figure on Refining Star Mountain, also accepting custom orders.

Every time those who placed orders came to pick up their goods, they would receive a Star Device that was completely different from their request but treated it as a treasure.

Over time, the name Master Cui Baohe of Strange Treasures became well-known.

Everyone understood that when commissioning Master Cui to refine, just provide a general requirement, and as for the rest, leave it to fate.

For instance, if you asked Master Cui to refine, just say you need a large saber to battle demon beasts, and Master Cui would handle all other details for you.

When you picked up your order, it might be a set of knife tools, a weapon that’s part knife part sword, or even a shield meant for counterattacking...

Five thousand years ago, Elder Long from General Mountain wanted to refine a unique weapon, so he approached Cui Baohe and stated his requirements, resulting in Master Cui leaving on the spot.

"Haha, young Lu, your Master was indeed interesting back then, putting forth a request even Cui Baohe couldn’t fulfill and felt he couldn’t craft."

"Oh? May I ask Senior Zou, what kind of weapon did my Master want to customize?"

Lu Lin had great respect for Elder Long’s ability in weapons, believing him to be a well-deserved Weapon Master.

"Well, let me tell you straight."

"The weapon your Master wanted was such: it could be long or short, thick or thin, large or small, soft or hard, a weapon a gentleman hides within, waiting for the right moment to act."