The Gift Chosen by Qi Saintess
This question really stumped Lin·Purple Firmament, and she couldn't make up her mind for a moment.
If it were an ordinary cultivator, their first magical artifact? Nine times out of ten, would be a flying sword, because flying swords are very practical!
first...
Low-level cultivators can't fly very fast on their own, but having a flying sword allows them to show off and also carry others while flying. Isn't that wonderful?
Which cultivator, when first entering the sect, doesn't look longingly at their senior brothers and sisters, hoping that one day they too can ride flying swords and soar through the sky like them?
Moreover, the flying sword has good attack power. Since the sword is a weapon of killing, having a flying sword means you have some decent means of attack.
In fact, throughout the entire Cultivation World, the weapons of ordinary cultivators are basically Pure Suit flying swords.
Occasionally, weapons such as knives and bows will appear.
A spear?
They are already extremely rare!
Cultivating immortality is, after all, cultivating immortality, and it is different from ' Mystical Fantasy ' or ' High Martial '.
In Mystical Fantasy worlds, even when one's cultivation level isn't too high, they still have to engage in face-to-face hand-to-hand combat, fighting with all sorts of weapons. As a result, the weapons are incredibly diverse, encompassing everything imaginable.
Cultivators...
After reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, attacks are mostly long-range flying swords combined with spells. Close combat? It does happen, but it's mostly Body Refinement Cultivator and demon cultivators, etc.
True cultivators rarely engage in close combat, so their weapons are basically fixed, such as flying swords, Sky Blade, and bows and arrows.
In comparison, even Sky Blade) is an unpopular game, and archery? Even more unpopular...
But that's the problem. Lin Fan is different! He's not an ordinary Foundation Establishment or Golden Core cultivator, nor is he trying to refine his first magic weapon or anything like that.
This guy is at least at the Nascent Soul Initial Stage, so ordinary flying swords are useless to him. Flying swords of the spiritual weapon level are quite good, but relatively speaking, Lin·Purple Firmament would prefer to refine a defensive magic weapon for him.
because...
The unique Tui Bei Tu) left behind by Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng ultimately made her somewhat worried.
I'm worried that this guy will die.
Forging a powerful defensive magic weapon would give me some peace of mind.
If it's a defensive magic weapon... it's bound to lose a lot of offensive power. If a cultivator at the mid-to-late stage or peak of the Nascent Soul realm were to jump Beyond the Heavens, Lin Fan might be able to launch a sneak attack if he had a good weapon, but if he switched to a defensive magic weapon...
We might have to resort to defense.
But if you say you don't need to defend and only need to attack... what if the opponent is stronger, Lin Fan can only defend to save his life?
After thinking for a long time.
Lin·Purple Firmament even considered crafting a modified Immortal Barrett for Lin Fan, but while the power of such a weapon might be sufficient, its defensive capabilities would be virtually nonexistent.
"Ugh, so annoying!"
Lin·Purple Firmament scratched her hair, feeling somewhat irritated.
"We need to consider not only practicality, but also whether he'll like it, after all, it's a surprise and a 'return gift' for that guy..."
So frustrating!
Thinking of the gifts Lin Fan prepared for her, which not only had super long battery life but were also very beautiful, she liked them all, whether it was the earrings or the Phoenix Hairpin.
But what about myself now?
We still don't know what we're going to refine. Even if we do, we're worried Lin Fan won't like it...
Annoying!
Extremely irritating!
Left with no other option, Lin·Purple Firmament took out her phone and opened Baidu.
"Is there any weapon that can simultaneously perform both offensive and defensive functions?"
After a search...
Lin·Purple Firmament actually found one!
A piece of equipment in a game called the Charge Blade!
As the name suggests, this weapon can transform! It can be an axe capable of splitting mountains, or a shield to block numerous attacks. Even when it transforms into a shield, the 'axe handle' can be pulled out, and once pulled out, it becomes a sword!
In other words...
This piece of 'equipment' can not only conceal a flying sword inside, but also transform into a violent weapon like an axe, and at the same time, it can become a shield for defense...
Doesn't this satisfy my needs—to be able to both attack and defend?!
"This is good!"
Lin·Purple Firmament immediately beamed. "Besides, that guy, being a boy, should also like games, right?"
"If I crafted this kind of equipment from the game for him, and it has such great effects... he should like it!"
"Okay, let's do it that way!!!"
She immediately began to think about it.
The shield and axe are weapons that do not exist in the Cultivation World, or rather, the Cultivation World does not need to go through such trouble. Generally speaking, defensive magic weapons are defensive magic weapons and offensive magic weapons are offensive magic weapons.
But Lin Fan is different...
Earth is too poor now, and time is too tight. We finally managed to get some suitable materials, so we can try to forge a magical weapon.
Qi Zixiao naturally wanted to refine the most suitable and powerful product for Lin Fan.
Let's get back to the main topic.
There is no such weapon as a shield and axe in the Cultivation World, so it would be quite troublesome if Lin·Purple Firmament were to try to figure it out just by looking at pictures.
But the 21st century lacks everything except the various 'talents' on the internet.
Many gamers have shared their opinions on the Charge Blade, providing not only complete images, videos, and text demonstrations, but some have even created physical models.
This greatly reduced the difficulty for Lin·Purple Firmament in researching Shield Fist.
All she needs to do is thoroughly understand these models and principles, and then apply them according to Shi Tiesheng's "Notes on Weapon Forging"!
Half a day later, Lin·Purple Firmament took a deep breath, set up an array in the room, and then began to try it out.
"The shield axe is a weapon composed of multiple 'modules,' so I need to forge each part first and then assemble them."
"But before assembly, appropriate formations must be inscribed on each part, and after assembly, the overall formations must be inscribed..."
"In that case, there shouldn't be any problem, right?"
Lin·Purple Firmament has thought a lot about it, and the 'theory' is almost perfect.
The entire Charge Blade consists of six modules: the sword, the main body, two drive shafts, and two axe blades...
Simply put, a sword can be an axe handle, or it can be drawn out and used separately.
The 'main body' can be seen as the middle part of the double-edged axe, or the central part of the shield form...
In its pure shield form, the drive shaft moves inward, and the axe blades on both sides fit tightly together with the main body to form a shield. The sword is also inserted in the center, maximizing the protective area and defensive power.
At the same time, you can draw your sword, carry the shield to protect yourself, and fly your sword out to kill enemies. Of course, it's also fine to hold a sword in one hand and a shield in the other.
In axe form, the sword hilt becomes the axe hilt. The sliding module moves outward, creating some distance between the two axe blades and the main body, thus transforming it into a double-edged heavy axe!
The Charge Blade is undoubtedly at its strongest when it transforms into a double-edged heavy axe.
Each of the six modules must have its own independent formation!
For example, a sword can be incorporating various formations commonly used in flying swords, making it indistinguishable from an ordinary flying sword...
The main body of the shield?
Then we'll depict the formations needed for defensive magical artifacts like shields.
The sliding module... these two modules are relatively fragile, so it is necessary to depict a formation related to stability, solidity and 'agility'.
Axe blade?
Such heavy weapons naturally also have their own formations...
Once combined, there must also be formations representing the 'shield' and 'double-edged heavy axe' forms respectively...
Having mastered the theoretical knowledge, Lin·Purple Firmament was no longer as flustered when she began refining.
Although it was my first real attempt at weapon crafting, I was inevitably a little nervous, but only a little.
Fortunately...
It contains the Fallen Heart Flame, and although the material used in the First Emperor's Coffin is unknown, it is an 'alloy' that is very suitable for refining spiritual weapons!
Lin·Purple Firmament doesn't need to worry about other materials, and there are enough materials. Even when forging a shield axe, there's no need to worry about not having enough materials.
Under these conditions, the 'alloy' was thrown into the Alchemy Furnace, and after being smelted at high temperatures for half a day, it finally melted completely...
Then, Lin·Purple Firmament began to refine the six modules according to her preparations, strictly following Shi Tiesheng's "Refining Notes" step by step.
Further purification, removal of impurities, enhancement of spirituality, and final shaping...
By the time all this was finished and the six modules were successfully refined, a whole night had passed.
The next day, early morning.
Lin·Purple Firmament did not rest; she was not tired at all, but rather radiant.
After playing with and experiencing each of the six modules, Lin·Purple Firmament smiled.
"They've all reached the level of top-grade magic artifacts, and that's without any arrays inscribed on them..."
Although these are only the lowest-grade magical artifacts, six top-grade magical artifacts, even without any inscriptions or formations, are extremely rare for a novice artifact refiner.
Moreover, formations are equally important for magical artifacts. Lin·Purple Firmament was certain that once he had inscribed all the formations, the quality of these magical artifacts would be further enhanced!
A new round of busy work has begun.
When Lin·Purple Firmament stopped again, another day and night had passed.
At this moment, six modules floated before her, each radiating a soft glow, as if possessing some kind of sentience and resonating with her...
"Six magical artifacts!"
Lin·Purple Firmament smiled, very satisfied.
"Among them, the flying sword, the two axe blades, and the main body of the shield are all high-grade spiritual artifacts, while the sliding module is a mid-grade spiritual artifact..."
"This unknown alloy is truly extraordinary!"
While pleasantly surprised, she was also inevitably shocked.
"It's incredibly spiritual, it's like it was made specifically for crafting spiritual artifacts. It's amazing that even these two sliding modules can be crafted into mid-frequency spiritual artifacts."
"In that case, even without assembling them, these are still six independent spiritual artifacts, each capable of fulfilling its own function. However, it's still better to assemble them!"
Assembly...
Inscribe the formation!
After a flurry of activity, a brand-new shield and axe floated in front of Lin·Purple Firmament, its bronze light shining brightly, though not blindingly so.
"Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact!"
Lin·Purple Firmament was extremely satisfied!
Choke!
With a thought, the flying sword was drawn on its own, hovering above his head and scattering bursts of light, displaying the full power of a high-grade Spiritual Artifact Flying Sword.