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At this point...

Zhou Changqing controlled the Dou Qi inside the great cauldron, pulling and compressing the globules of molten metal!

The globules soon fused together.

Lightning flickered, and metallic energy spread.

Under the catalysis of Gold Dou Qi and the tempering of electric arcs, Zhou Changqing's soul perception could clearly sense the different molten metals joining and fusing completely at the atomic level, becoming a single, unified whole!

It felt like joining plastic and fabric together at the material level!

Then, under the combined force of Dou Qi and soul power...

The searing globule of molten metal gradually changed shape.

Finally, it was molded into a long strip.

At this moment, Zhou Changqing directed the electric arcs within the cauldron, and the temperature inside began to drop.

During this process, Zhou Changqing used his Gold Dou Qi in conjunction with his perception to continuously construct and inscribe patterns with different functions inside the strip of molten metal!

For instance, patterns that allowed the weapon to unleash blades of energy using a magic core!

Or patterns that used magic core energy to increase the weapon's weight, toughness, and sharpness.

There were even patterns that combined the Dou Qi channeled into it with magic core energy, allowing the two to amplify each other and increase its attack power.

These patterns were all the result of Zhou Changqing's extensive study of materials concerning formation crafting.

Then, through gradual borrowing and experimentation, he had created artifact patterns unique to the Weapon Refining Technique that could be used in weapons!

Inscribing artifact patterns was an extremely intricate and tedious step, requiring immense patience and powerful perception. Not a single detail could go wrong, or all his previous efforts would go up in smoke!

Thus, this step was extremely time-consuming, unlike the simple, brute-force process