Refining the Bright Abyss Void Spirit Sword
This is also what makes magical Law Treasure like swords so precious. Flying swords are not only unparalleled in attack and defense, but they can also protect the body with sword energy and allow one to ride on them. Their value is often the highest among magical Law Artifact of the same level.
Defensive Magic Instrument are essential for survival, so they are second only to Tier 2 treasures such as the Purple Sun Furnace, Purple Radiance Mirror, and Thunderbolt Demon-Banishing Shuttle.
Thinking of this, Chen Changxuan smiled slightly, "You are cautious and thoughtful, and you make your own decisions when faced with problems. I was overthinking it."
After he finished speaking, he took out some of the supplies he had acquired.
Although three Foundation Establishment from the Lin Clan were killed, they didn't gain much usefulness for the two of them. Unlike Lin Baixi, who was the most promising, the other three were only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, and their wealth and status were far inferior.
They only had a little over three thousand Spirit Stone in their Storage Bag, one Tier 2 magic Law Artifact, and six or seven Tier 2 Low-grade weapons.
Chen Nianzhi and the Old Clan Leader didn't care for these treasures. Apart from one or two decent Law Artifact, which Chen Changxuan planned to use as Array Instrument to strengthen the City-Protecting Array of Peaceful Sun City, the rest were simply put into the clan treasury.
After dealing with all this, the three of them did not leave, but instead went to the weapon-refining room together.
"Previously, dealing with the Lin Clan delayed the forging of your Life-Bound Dharma Artifact." After entering the weapon-forging room, Chen Changxuan said to the Third Elder, "Now that Nianzhi and I are working together to help, the forging of the Bright Abyss Void Spirit Sword will be three times faster."
As he spoke, he took out the Thousand-Year Cold Iron, put it into the refining furnace, and began to forge the Bright Abyss Void Spirit Sword.
As Chen Changxuan refined the iron, he also urged the flames to temper the Thousand-Year Cold Iron, while explaining the process to Chen Nianzhi.
"The process of smelting Thousand-Year Cold Iron is very different from that of Thousand-Year Scarlet Iron. Thousand-Year Cold Iron is heavenly materials and earthly treasures with Pure Yin attributes."
"Our Chen Clan's Blazing Sun True Flame and Heaven-Scorching Separation Fire are domineering and powerful. If we were to use them to refine our own, their power would likely be diminished."
"To forge this treasure without diminishing its power, the best method is to refine it using the Ding-Fire technique."
"Our Chen Clan doesn't have any methods for cultivating Bing-Ding Fire, but we do have a Tier 2 Law Technique, Azure Spirit True Flame, which can barely replace Ding-Fire Law Technique."
As Chen Nianzhi listened to the Old Clan Leader's explanation, he gained a deeper understanding of the art of weapon crafting.
Over the years, the Old Clan Leader has taught him weapon crafting and formation techniques many times. In his spare time, he would occasionally practice with Tier 1 materials. Although he hadn't crafted many times, he had now reached the threshold of becoming Tier 2 formation master and Artifact Refiner.
Ever since the Old Clan Leader saw the Law Artifact he had crafted, he was Celestial Person and believed that his comprehension was even more extraordinary than he had imagined.
From then on, whenever Law Artifact and formations were being crafted, he would be by his side to observe and receive careful instruction and guidance, which can be described as doing his utmost.
Bing fire is pure yang fire. For example, the Bing fire divine thunder power is pure yang divine thunder, and this kind of true fire is more domineering. Ding fire, on the other hand, is pure yin fire, which is more yin and gentle, and is more suitable for refining this kind of water attribute magic weapon.
It is said that the Ding Fire Divine Thunder is also very famous, known as the Pure-Yin Divine Thunder, and is ranked alongside the Bing Fire Divine Thunder. Its destructive power is Bu Fan, but unfortunately, only female cultivators can successfully cultivate this Divine Ability.
The Chen Clan does not possess Ding-Fire Law Technique, but they do have a more yin-like Azure Spirit True Flame, which can barely substitute for Ding-Fire magic.
Chen Nianzhi has also been cultivating the Azure Spirit True Flame in recent years. Compared to the difficult and obscure Divine Ability, this Law Technique is not too difficult to cultivate, and he has now mastered it to a basic level.
Without the help of Subterranean Fire Vein, the two could only work together to ignite the Azure Spirit True Flame to refine the Thousand-Year Cold Iron. It took them a full half month to refine the Thousand-Year Cold Iron into a clear and transparent liquid substance.
"Kui Water Essence."
After completing this step, the Old Clan Leader spoke.
Chen Nianzhi quickly took out the Kui Water Essence and poured it into the refining furnace.
Without saying a word, the Old Clan Leader urged the Kui Water Essence to merge with the liquid substance formed from the Thousand-Year Cold Iron, and repeatedly refined it with True Fire. After seven full days, a ball of light blue liquid substance was finally refined.
Next, he channeled his True Essence to shape the sword body, and soon the Sword Embryo finally took shape.
"Qing Hao."
Seeing the Sword Embryo shape, Chen Changxuan hurriedly shouted.
Chen Qinghao reacted quickly, immediately activating his True Essence and continuously infusing the array patterns of the Bright Abyss Void Spirit Sword into it.
Chen Nianzhi an hour. The Third Elder's comprehension was far inferior to his, and his understanding of array patterns was also inferior. It took him an hour and a half to barely succeed in burning the array pattern.
"It's finally done."
After Sword Embryo blank, Chen Qinghao breathed a sigh of relief. This most crucial step was completed; the rest was just a matter of meticulous work.
This time, he took out the Kui-Water Essence Qi and Xin-Metal Essence Qi that he had prepared beforehand and began to refine them little by little into the Law Artifact.
According to the refining formula of the Bright Abyss Void Spirit Sword, it should be made by refining Geng-Metal Essence Qi, but after analysis, Chen Nianzhi proposed a method to replace it with Xin-Metal Essence Qi.
The reason why the Geng-Metal Essence Qi is used instead of Xin-Metal Essence Qi is because Chen Nianzhi believes that Gui Water is living water, the water of rain and dew. This water likes to be born from Yin metal Xin, and fears Yang metal Geng, which will obstruct it.
He believed that if the Geng-Metal Essence Qi were used, then water and metal would clash, and the effectiveness of the Kui Water Essence would be greatly reduced. On the contrary, if it were refined with Xin-Metal Essence Qi, metal would generate water, and the power of the sword would be maximized.
After some deliberation, the Old Clan Leader agreed with Chen Nianzhi's opinion and thus boldly decided to change the formula of the Bright Abyss Void Spirit Sword, replacing the Geng Xin-Metal Essence Qi Geng-Metal Essence Qi.
Watching Chen Qinghao refine the immortal sword, Chen Nianzhi observed carefully from the side, gaining a deeper understanding of the art of weapon crafting.
"Kui-Water is the water of rain and dew. This water is full of vitality, gentle and enduring, but its power is slightly weaker."
"Ren Water is the water of rivers, lakes and seas. If one were to forge a sword with the legendary Ren-Water Crystal, its power might be like a long Long River falling from the Nine Heavens, vast and unstoppable, not necessarily weaker than the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword."
"Unfortunately, within this vast Chu Kingdom, there is no Ren-Water Crystal produced, let alone the method for forging a Higher Vehicle sword with water attributes."
After a moment's hesitation, Chen Nianzhi suppressed the thought.
Five Element Spiritual Root cultivators have another benefit, which may or may not be considered an advantage: they can refine up to five natal Life-bound Magical Treasure.
Unfortunately, it takes an ordinary person a lot of effort to refine even one natal Life-bound Magical Treasure. If one were to refine five at the same time, the cost would be unbearable, as it would slow down the cultivator's cultivation speed by several times.
Moreover, the higher the level of the Life-bound Magical Treasure, the greater the consumption of the Five Elements Essence.
Some powerful cultivators can even support a vast kingdom and a large immortal clan by purchasing the Five Elements Essence. This shows that although Life-bound Magical Treasure and high-level Divine Ability are powerful, the essence of the Five Elements Essence required for cultivation is quite considerable.
Furthermore, nurturing one's Life-bound Magical Treasure will also affect a cultivator's progress. It's fine with just one Life-bound Magical Treasure, but if one tries to refine two or three at the same time, even a Primordial Spirit Dao Lord would probably find it difficult.
Forging a celestial sword is a time-consuming and laborious task. The Third Elder spent more than half a month working on it before finally succeeding in forging the Bright Abyss Void Spirit Sword.
"Sing--"
All that was heard was the sound of a sword's cry. A streak of azure sword light flew out of the refining furnace and pierced Chen Qinghao's brow.
After receiving the Bright Abyss Void Spirit Sword, the Third Elder said with a beaming smile, "I never imagined that I would one day obtain Life-bound Magical Treasure in my lifetime."
"Nian Zhi's deduction was indeed correct. Forged with the Xin-Metal Essence Qi, this sword's power is actually 20% stronger than recorded."
The Old Clan Leader stroked his long beard, a hint of surprise on his face, and said, "To be able to apply the principles of Alchemist Monarch-Minister-Assistant-Envoy, assistant and advisor—to the art of weapon crafting, Nianzhi's comprehension and talent probably far exceed our expectations."