Another half month has passed.
When the morning fog dissipated, Qin Tiexin drew back his power and stood up. Qi Refining Third Layer's cultivation had been stabilized. The three Hunyuan cyclones in Dantian were slowly rotating, and their spiritual power was like a deep pool of water, deep and solid.
He clenched his fist and felt the Spiritual Qi flowing in his body. It was thicker than half a month ago.
It's time to try the next product Law Artifact.
For more than two months, his time in the weapon refining branch was not in vain. For two hours every day, from the initial unfamiliarity to the current proficiency, his skills became more and more stable. Combining the accumulation of the Illusory Realm Hall, the "Initial Understanding of Weapon Refining Techniques" given by Senior Sister Nangong, and the experience of observing those outstanding disciples during the competition, his weapon refining method gradually became systematic.
A few days ago, he has been refining the top-grade semi-Law Artifact - the spiritual material content is nine points, which is only one step away from the low-grade Law Artifact. The price of recycling in the refining branch has also increased. Last time, the shield was sold for 200 spiritual crystals.
But half Law Artifact is half Law Artifact after all. What Senior Sister Nangong wants is to be first in the weapon refining competition. There is still half a month left in the assessment of the weapon refining branch, and the resources of the bottom twenty-five will be halved. Opponents like Zhao Yan and Lin Han must have also made progress in the past few months.
Can't wait.
This afternoon, Qin Tiexin finished two hours of work in the Waste Equipment Pavilion and did not leave immediately as usual. He walked to the steward.
"The manager wants to rent a refining room."
The steward raised his head from the account book and glanced at him. "Isn't there a place in the weapon refining branch?"
"I want to use the ones we have in the pavilion." Qin Tiexin said, "Be quiet."
The steward squinted his eyes and looked at him for a moment. Without asking any more questions, he took out a booklet from the drawer and said, "You know the rules, five spirit crystals per hour, bring your own materials, use the tools in the cabinet, and any damage will be paid according to the price."
"Three hours."
Qin Tiexin counted out fifteen spiritual crystals and placed them on the table. The steward collected them and handed over a copper key. "Room B, No. 3, the innermost one, don't make too much noise."
"Thank you, steward."
Qin Tiexin took the key and went to the material warehouse to get the materials he had bought in advance: two Mysterious Iron embryos, each weighing thirty kilograms; a piece of lightning-strike core wood, the size of a palm, with a charred surface and a metallic luster inside; and several auxiliary materials.
While carrying the materials and walking towards Room B-3, he felt someone was watching him.
Looking back, the corridor was empty except for the flickering light of the furnace in the distance.
He shook his head and pushed open the stone chamber door.
The space inside the door is not large, with a length and width of two feet each. There is a forging platform in the middle. Next to it are a stove, a bellows, and a water tank. On the tool rack are commonly used hammers, pliers, and files. Although they are old, they are well maintained. The stone walls are thick. After closing the door, the sound of forging outside becomes vague.
Really quiet.
He put the materials on the table, closed the door, and inserted the bolt from the inside.
Then start preparing.
In the shadow of the corridor, Old Wu slowly looked back.
He was just going to the warehouse to count the scraps when he saw Qin Tiexin carrying the materials towards the refining room from a distance. He felt moved and followed him. Since the competition, this kid has been running between the refining hall and the waste weapon pavilion every day. He is as busy as a spinning top. Today, he suddenly rented the refining room of the waste weapon pavilion - something unusual happened.
He walked to Room B, No. 3, without opening the door or making a sound. He put the index and middle fingers of his right hand together and flicked the light yellow Spiritual Qi in front of his eyes.
The stone wall gradually became transparent in his eyes, leaving only a layer of mist-like barrier. This is the earth element Law Technique's "gap-peeping technique", which can observe the inside through the gaps in non-sealed materials. The effect on the stone wall is limited, but it is barely enough.
He saw Qin Tiexin checking the tools.
The technique was very steady. I picked up the hammer and weighed it, held the handle of the pliers, and tested the sharpness of the engraving needle. After checking the tools, I went to look at the materials.
Mysterious Iron embryo is a good material among all materials, with high hardness and fair toughness, suitable for making heavy weapons or shields. Lightning-struck core wood... Old Wu raised his eyebrows. This spiritual material was carefully selected. The lightning-struck wood is partially metallized, which not only retains the toughness of the wood, but also increases the strength of the metal. When paired with Mysterious Iron, it can complement each other.
It seems that this is not a blind attempt, but something prepared.
Old Wu watched quietly.
Qin Tiexin started a fire. The coke ignited in the furnace, and the flame turned from yellow to blue-white. He put two Mysterious Iron embryos side by side into the furnace for heating, controlled the heat, and pulled the bellows from time to time to adjust the temperature.
Two quarters of an hour later, the Mysterious Iron embryo turned dark red.
Qin Tiexin used long pliers to pick out the first piece and placed it on the chopping board. The iron embryo steamed with heat, and fine lines appeared on the surface. He did not rush to forge it, but looked over it with the pliers to confirm that it was evenly heated before placing the second piece.
Then he picked up the piece of lightning core wood.
The biggest difference between refining Law Artifact and half-Law Artifact is the content of spiritual materials. Half-Law Artifact only adds a small amount of spiritual material powder or fragments, while Law Artifact requires the addition of blocks of spiritual materials, which need to be completely integrated with ordinary materials during the forging process. The spiritual materials are extremely active at high temperatures and are prone to violent reactions with ordinary materials. If not handled properly, they will burst or be discarded.
It needs to be isolated with Spiritual Qi and gradually integrated.
Qin Tiexin held the lightning strike core wood in his left hand, and a light gray aura glowed in his palm - the color of the Hunyuan spiritual power. He gently placed the spiritual material between the two Mysterious Iron embryos, and adjusted the position with the pliers of his right hand to make the three fit together.
Then the hammer falls.
Bang!
The first hammer was light and accurate, hitting the edge of the joint. The Mysterious Iron embryo shook slightly, and the lightning-struck core wood fit steadily under the Spiritual Qi package.
Clang! Clang!
The sound of hammering gradually increased, but the rhythm was always steady. With each hammer blow, the Spiritual Qi in Qin Tiexin's left hand penetrated a little, guiding the spiritual material and mortal material to slowly blend. Sparks splashed up and fell on the stone ground to turn into black spots.
Old Wu was watching intently outside the door.
The technique is very sophisticated. The force, angle, and frequency of the falling weight are all controlled just right. The output of Spiritual Qi is stable, without being strong or weak - this is not easy for Qi Refining Third Layer disciples and requires extremely strong control.
What's even more rare is that calmness. Qin Tiexin has no expression on his face, only a small amount of sweat leaks from his forehead, and his eyes are focused on the embryonic body on the chopping board, as if there is only one hammer and one piece of iron left in the world.
Time passes slowly.
An hour later, the two originally separated Mysterious Iron embryos and the lightning core wood had been fused into one, and were forged into a rough shield. The shield was oval in shape, about an inch thick, with slightly thinner edges and a slightly raised center. It was dark in color, with subtle wood textures and metallic luster interlaced on the surface, which was the characteristic of the fused lightning core wood.
Qin Tiexin Stop the hammer, pick up the shield blank, and put it into the sink.
Tsk--
White steam steamed, filling the entire stone chamber. The shield embryo made a fine hissing sound in the water, as if it was breathing.
After the quenching was completed, he took out the shield embryo and placed it on the edge of the table to cool. Then he walked to the corner of the stone room, sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes and adjusted his breath.
Outside the door, Old Wu nodded slightly.
He knows how to recover his spiritual power after the key steps and is not impatient or impatient. This guy's character is indeed suitable for weapon refining.
After burning the incense, Qin Tiexin opened his eyes.
Although the shield embryo had been briefly quenched, the surface temperature was still high. He stood up, without wearing gloves, and directly held the inside of the shield edge with his left hand. The high temperature made the skin on his palms slightly red, but he didn't even frown - the fourth-layer body of the body has a heat resistance far beyond that of ordinary people.
The index and middle fingers of the right hand are pressed together, and a gray-white light shines on the fingertips.
Start carving spiritual patterns.
"Solid" pattern is one of the commonly used spiritual patterns of low-grade Law Artifact. The structure is relatively simple, but it requires deep and coherent characterization to fully exert its effect. Qin Tiexin's fingertips landed on the center of the inner side of the shield and slowly drew the first stroke.
The spiritual light penetrated into the shield, leaving a shallow silver trace. The fingertips moved smoothly, not fast, but each stroke was solid and deep. The spiritual power flowed from Dantian, through the arm to the fingertips, and then injected into the shield, forming a stable cycle.
Old Wu looked at the spiritual pattern that was gradually taking shape, and secretly admired it in his heart.
The strokes are uniform, the depth is consistent, and the spiritual power output is stable. The skill of carving spiritual patterns in this hand has surpassed many disciples in the middle stage of Qi refining.
In half an hour, the spiritual pattern was completed.
When the last stroke fell, the shield shook slightly, and a layer of light silver appeared on the surface, then disappeared inside. The weight of the shield seemed to be a little lighter, but it felt heavier and more stable in the hand.
The lower grade Law Artifact, "Mysterious Iron Heavy Shield", is completed.
Qin Tiexin holds the shield and feels the spirituality flowing inside. There is a weak spiritual resonance between the shield and the palm, beating gently like a pulse.
He let out a long breath.
Deep in my mind, the book "Illustrated Catalog of Ten Thousand Artifacts" that had been silent for a long time suddenly turned over and a golden light emerged.
[Stage goal three: Law Artifact first completed]
[Content: Refining a low-level Law Artifact with your own hands]
[Progress: Completed]
[Reward: Permanently unlock the passive ability "Spiritual Material Sensing (Elementary)"]
[Effect: Has the ability to weakly sense first-level spiritual materials, and can sense the existence and general attributes of spiritual materials within a hundred steps]
The golden light dissipated, and Qin Tiexin felt something was added to the sea of consciousness, as if an invisible eye had opened. He looked at the remaining scraps on the table - the fragment of the lightning-struck core wood, and a faint green-gold halo appeared in his perception.
Is this spiritual material induction?
He clenched his fists and suppressed the fluctuation in his heart. Now was not the time to study it in detail.
Outside the door, Old Wu also breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face. OK, low-grade Law Artifact. From half-Law Artifact to Law Artifact, many people have been stuck at this threshold for several years, but this kid crossed it in more than two months.
Weapon Refiner, a true Weapon Refiner. Although he is only a junior level, a nineteen-year-old junior Weapon Refining Master is very rare in the outer sect.
He was about to leave and let the boy be happy for a while. But just as he started to move, he stopped again.
In the stone chamber, Qin Tiexin did not celebrate. He held the shield, his eyes fell on the shield, and his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about something.
If I had taken this shield to participate in the competition two and a half months ago, I would have undoubtedly ranked first in the weapon refining group. However, I remembered that Zhao Yan, who was higher than me, could refine the low-grade Law Artifact at that time, and Lin Han, who was about the same level as me at the time, but had a higher level of cultivation than me and therefore had better spiritual patterns. They were also making progress at this time.
Can he really win the first place in the competition with his current progress speed? Thinking of Senior Sister Nangong's request when she left, no, he has to progress faster. He adjusted his breath slightly, and took advantage of the "Mysterious Iron Heavy Shield" before it completely cooled down.
He made a move that made Old Wu's pupils shrink--
Qin Tiexin put the shield back on the stand, pointed his right hands together again, and a spiritual light appeared on his fingertips.
What is he going to do?
Old Wu Hold your breath.
I saw Qin Tiexin's fingertips falling on the outside of the shield, slowly making the first stroke.
It's not a repair, it's not a strengthening.
It's the second spiritual pattern!