Spiritual Qi Grades

Unlike Red Maple Mountain, which only had two people, Black Soul Peak was packed with people from top to bottom, probably no less than tens of thousands.

Some of these people were hammering stones, some were forging iron, and some were washing things by the water; they were all doing work related to weapon crafting.

Yang Ning now knew where the black smoke covering the mountain came from. He had initially thought it was some kind of black smoke formation, but after entering, he realized it was actually billowing from the mountaintop!

The black rocks were just unburnt charcoal, accompanied by a strong smell of sulfur, prompting Yang Ning to ask, "Brother Li, what are you burning? Did a volcano erupt?"

"Brother, you have a lot of knowledge!" Li Yuan exclaimed. "This really is a volcano. I discovered it overseas in the East China Sea. I pulled it up by the roots and planted it on my old mountain."

"Huh!" Yang Ning exclaimed in surprise, "Where did the volcano get its roots?"

I remember volcanoes aren't connected to underground magma?

"The Essence of Departing Fire!" Li Yuan. "There's a Fiery Blaze mine at the bottom of this mountain. Anyone else would have used these ores for cultivation long ago. But I prefer the Earth Fire ignited by this Essence of Departing Fire; it's perfect for refining weapons!"

Oh, it's a medicinal herb. Then it's alright.

"Is this Earth Fire very useful?" Yang Ning asked.

"Absolutely!" Li Yuan exclaimed. "With Spiritual Qi, there's nothing this can't be melted. I'm extremely satisfied!"

"It seems the temperature isn't high enough. If you had the surface temperature of the sun, you could melt everything without Spiritual Qi."

"Come with me!" Li Yuan said excitedly, "I'm currently refining my Natal Treasure Artifact, and it's a crucial moment. You can take a look and offer some suggestions!"

"How would I know anything about magical artifacts!" Yang Ning replied, following after them.

He was genuinely curious about how magical artifacts were forged.

The two landed halfway up the mountain, and then Li Yuan led Yang Ning into a cave.

The cave was extremely long, stretching for twelve kilometers, and it got hotter and hotter as you went further in until you reached the end, where the entire scene suddenly opened up!

Yang Ning saw a lava lake with a diameter of 4 kilometers, its inner force blazing like fire. Orange-yellow and deep red lava rolled within it, radiating terrifying energy!

On the lava lake, a dark disc, 180 meters in diameter and shaped like a sundial, floats on the surface and is still swaying and rotating.

The disc was not topped off; instead, it was covered by a clear sky and countless stars. At this moment, endless starlight fell onto the disc like flowing water, while wisps of black gas fell from the disc and into the lava lake.

With each wisp of black mist that fell, the lava lake grew a little darker. It was clear that the falling black mist, like Boruto, was non-flammable.

"This is my Natal Treasure Artifact: the Fate-Defying Star Disk!" Li Yuan said proudly. "The entire chart is forged from a single piece of Fate-Defying Star Stone, the pointer is made of Jade Soul Crystal Copper, and it also contains Moon Soul Stone, Profound Nether Water, and various other rare materials. I've been working on this for over four years, and it will be complete in another two years!"

"Six years to forge a treasure?" Yang Ning was somewhat surprised. It wasn't that it was too long, but rather too short.

"What six years? It's only just taken shape!" Li Yuan. "At this point, it can only be considered Spirit Artifact. It needs to be refined with Law Power for several thousand years before it can unleash its precious light. Only then can it be called a treasure artifact!"

Yang Ning was speechless. "You'll have become an immortal thousands of years ago. What use will it be if you cultivate to immortality then?"

"So the final step isn't something I'll handle; it's something I do with elders at the Spiritual Law Realm!" Li Yuan. "What would take us thousands of years will only take them a month or two!"

"That's alright!" Yang Ning nodded. So, is it because the Spiritual Law Realm elders have high-quality Law Power, or because they can manipulate time?

"What's that?" Yang Ning pointed to the moon-white flowing water on the star chart. "Starlight?"

"That's Star True Force!" Li Yuan explained, "The Fate-Defying Star Disk is used in conjunction with the Fate-Defying Star Pointing Technique. It can draw upon the power of the stars, so it needs to be refined with Star True Force!"

"Is the Star True Force a kind of Spiritual Qi?" Yang Ning asked.

"Yes!" Li Yuan nodded. "The Solar True Force, the Lunar True Force, and the Star True Force are collectively known as the Three Lights, all of which are top-grade Spiritual Qi!"

"Spiritual Qi is divided into superior, middle, and inferior levels?"

"The Ascension Academy doesn't tell its disciples this because they're afraid the disciples will be too ambitious, but since we're focused on weapon crafting, it won't hurt for them to know!" Li Yuan, "Spiritual Qi is divided into four grades: Immortal, High, Middle, and Low. Of the Primordial Chaos Qi Spiritual Qi, only the Primordial Chaos Qi is relevant to us, which is what we absorb when we first begin cultivation. Actually, it's not very useful. The rest are only absorbed by Immortal Realm experts!"

"Besides the Three Lights Spiritual Qi, there are also the Nine Yang Qi and the Six Yin Qi, which are not something we can touch. Only seniors in the Spiritual Law Realm can access them."

"Mid-grade Spiritual Qi includes Spiritual Qi like Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, fire, earth, thunder, ice, wind, light, and darkness, as well as things like Sharp Metal Qi and Profound Water Qi. Basically, anything with those ten characters in its name is included."

"As for low-grade qi, demonic Qi and Blood qi, Despairing Qi, ghost qi, and Curse Qi all belong to low-grade qi. These qi are not good for cultivation, and only some Evil Dao cultivate these qi!"

Yang Ning nodded repeatedly, amazed that there were so many kinds of Spiritual Qi!

I wonder if there are any patterns between these Spiritual Qi, like those in the periodic table. If we could find them...

"Can I touch this thing?" Yang Ning pointed to the Star True Force. This was the first type of Spiritual Qi he had seen with his own eyes. If he could touch it, perhaps he could simulate it in the Spirit Realm.

"Are you out of your mind?!" Li Yuan hurriedly stopped him, "I wouldn't dare touch this thing. Look, this thing can even flush out impurities from precious Artifact Spirit materials. If it were a human body, it would turn you into powder in an instant!"

"That strong?" Yang Ning was somewhat surprised and doubtful, but even more curious. "Then, can you take just a little bit? Can't you control that with your Divine Ability?"

"I need this magical artifact to control it!" Li Yuan, "Using Divine Ability powers alone, I can only simulate star power with my Law Power, and the effect will be much weaker. Do you want to see it?"

"Then forget it!" Yang Ning shook his head. He had seen other people's Law Power before. This kind of thing with its own will is a part of life, and even the Spirit Realm cannot simulate it.

"Actually, you don't need to rush. You'll have Law Power once you reach the Qi Refining Stage!" Li Yuan said casually. "I believe you'll definitely be able to break through to the Qi Refining Stage!"

"Why?"

"A person who can say that all other skills are inferior, only weapon crafting is superior, such a spirit cannot stop at the Body Refinement Realm!" Li Yuan patted Yang Ning on the shoulder. "To break through to the Qi Refining, both physical body and willpower are indispensable!"

Will

Yang Ning is not afraid of testing his mental strength or his State of Mind.

But willpower

Thinking back to the countless times he AFKed and gave up in his past life, never fighting when he was at a disadvantage, he developed the <Black Tortoise Breath Concealment Technique> in this life to make it easier for him to AFK cultivate in order to avoid cultivation.

Damn, I don't have much confidence!

"By the way, Brother Yang, is there something you need?" Li Yuan finally remembered that Yang Ning hadn't come to see him to watch the crafting of magical artifacts!

"Oh, oh!" Yang Ning also came to his senses and asked, "I came to see you for this!"

He took out his Identity Jade Token.

"Identity Jade Token? What's wrong with this?" Li Yuan asked.

"Don't you think this thing is inconvenient? It's a one-way communication system, you can only receive messages from superiors or send messages to subordinates, but you can't message people freely or add friends. You have to give a jade pendant to every person you meet, and I already have several in my pocket. Isn't that inconvenient?"

"Is it inconvenient?" Li Yuan blinked. "I think it's fine!"

Of course you think it's great if you've never used a mobile phone!

"I think there's room for improvement in this!" Yang Ning said earnestly. "Could you introduce me to the elder who made this?"

"I can't recommend him!" Li Yuan shook his head.

"Why?" Yang Ning asked, "Could this be a secret of the Taiheng Sect?"

"That's not it!" Li Yuan, "The key is that this thing was invented a long time ago, and the elder who invented it is no longer alive."

Yang Ning was speechless, but what he said made perfect sense.

Inventors are also Artifact Forging Master; without access to better cultivation resources, their lifespans naturally cannot be extended.

"Then who should I contact if I want to improve this Identity Jade Token?" Yang Ning asked. "Is someone maintaining it?"

"Maintain what?" Li Yuan looked bewildered. "Isn't it just a matter of producing and shipping it out? What needs to be maintained?"

"No maintenance needed?" Yang Ning was dumbfounded. "So the technology we use to make Identity Jade Token is still the one left behind by that elder a thousand years ago?"

"Yes!" Li Yuan nodded. "That elder didn't take on any disciples. No one can understand what he left behind, and no one dares to touch it rashly. It's okay to follow along, but it's impossible to improve upon it!"

Can I take a look?

"Sure!" Li Yuan nodded. "We're all on the same side, what's wrong with that? I have a complete set of formations here, take a look!"

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