The downside was that there was too little spiritual power inside the thing. It would be ruined after only a few uses.
But that was not the point.
The point was that he recognized it. That method of enhancement was different from the methods used by any sect in the Northern Region, and also different from the methods used by the Forging Workshops in the Southern Region.
That method was more like a fusion, pressing some kind of power directly into the ironware. It was not driven by spiritual power, but by something else.
He had seen similar things before. When he was in Dragon King Underground City, he had seen someone modify a Dharma Artifact this way. That technique was called Enchanting.
"Was this thing of yours made using an Enchanting technique?"
The middle-aged man's expression changed.
He took the Heart Protector Mirror back from Lin Taichu's hand, tossed it back into the wooden chest, then turned and walked back beside the forge, his back to Lin Taichu.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"You know what I'm talking about. There's almost no spiritual power inside this Heart Protector Mirror. Another kind of power has been attached to it. If I'm not mistaken, that's magic."
The middle-aged man turned around and looked at Lin Taichu, his gaze turning a little colder.
"Who exactly are you?"
"I told you, Lin Taichu from Luofeng City."
"Someone from Luofeng City couldn't possibly recognize this."
"I've seen it before."
The middle-aged man's expression did not change, but his three companions who had been forging iron all set down the hammers in their hands at the same time. The three of them stood up from different positions. Feng Tie, who was standing behind Lin Taichu, took a step forward, and Zhou Jin's hand