Although Zhang Junbao achieved a near-perfect score at the Immortal Altar, it didn't cause much of a stir. After all, almost everyone at the Peak World Lord can perfectly control their body. Given Zhang Junbao's performance on the Heavenly Bridge, reaching that level was perfectly normal.
On the contrary, Luo Feng's incredibly low exertion made the others realize that he was also a normal person.
After the Immortal Altar test ended, Zhang Junbao and Luo Feng continued their journey to the Illusion Sea to earn points.
Given Luo Feng's current mental state and cultivation level, it's normal for him to be able to pass through the first few levels. As long as it's not particularly exaggerated, it won't arouse suspicion.
As for Zhang Junbao himself, he wouldn't do something as foolish as opening up the Illusion Sea. They don't have the ability to protect Earth yet, and if they were exposed, Earth's fate would be the same as before.
Therefore, he symbolically made his way to the ninth island, which was equivalent to the limit of the World Lord level, and then pretended to be unable to hold on and left. After all, given his performance on the Heavenly Bridge, it would be suspicious if he couldn't reach this level.
After trying, Luo Feng felt he could conquer the ninth island, but he chose to pretend he couldn't continue supporting the island at the eighth and left Illusion Island. After all, even Bolan had made it to the seventh island, and Luo Feng, with his unwavering will, reaching the eighth island, while surprising, wouldn't attract much attention.
After leaving Chaos City, they had many ways to earn points, and there was no need to expose the entire Earth for a mere few points.
"I've earned enough points from the Heavenly Bridge, the Immortal Altar, and the Illusion Sea. But before embarking on any training missions, there's one more thing I must do: master the ability to forge treasures."
Zhang Junbao had been planning this for a long time. He had received the inheritance of the " Divine Eye Marquis Divine Eye Marquis," who was a master craftsman who left behind his own treasure-making legacy. However, Zhang Junbao was too weak at the time, and with the Genius Battle approaching, he had to focus on improving his strength and had no time to spare for learning treasure crafting.
But now, he has plenty of time.
Although Zhang Junbao did not intend to stay at the Universe Level for long, he still needed to complete the Universe Level point missions. After all, completing these missions not only earned him points and enhanced his understanding of the Law, but almost every mission was accompanied by hidden adventures.
These extraordinary encounters, though extremely dangerous, also offer immense rewards once discovered. Zhang Junbao's current strength far surpasses that of an ordinary Universe Level; how could he possibly not give them a try?
Therefore, Zhang Junbao needed to make all the necessary preparations before heading off to carry out the mission.
"What? Junior Brother, you're planning to learn how to refine treasures?" Venerable Guiyi was somewhat incredulous upon hearing Zhang Junbao's request.
"You're now at the Universe Level, and the most crucial thing is to comprehend the Law. Although refining treasures can increase your chances of survival, you don't necessarily need to learn it yourself, do you? It's a very long process that requires a lot of energy. If you lack life-saving armor or weapons, your senior brother can provide them for you," Venerable Guiyi said.
"That's not the case, Second Senior Brother. I learned to refine treasures precisely to comprehend the Origin of Laws. As far as I know, everything in the universe contains certain Universe Laws. Even a Stone by the roadside is related to the Law of Earth."
I hope to comprehend the connections between Law and find the points of convergence between different Law through the crafting of treasures. I have already grasped the foundation of the Ten Great Laws, but I am finding it difficult to find a breakthrough in fusing them all. Therefore, I want to break through the bottleneck of Law fusion by Treasure Refining.
Zhang Junbao said earnestly.
Have you discussed this with your teacher?
"I was just about to inform the teacher."
Zhang Junbao knew that he couldn't possibly hide his knowledge of Treasure Refining from the Chaos City Lord, nor did he intend to. After all, comprehending the Law through treasure refining was a very common cultivation method in the universe.
"Come with me."
Led by Venerable Guiyi, Zhang Junbao arrived at the palace where Chaos City was located in the Virtual Universe.
"You intend to comprehend the Law by refining treasures?" Inside the palace, the Chaos City Lord's enormous body sat on a throne.
"That's right!"
"Tell me your thoughts. Why do you want to comprehend the Law by refining treasures? Is it possible that normal methods of comprehension are not enough for you?" the Chaos City Lord asked.
The path Zhang Junbao has taken has never been trodden before, which is why the Chaos City Lord was quite surprised that Zhang Junbao could achieve his current level of success so quickly. Now, hearing that he wants to learn how to refine treasures in order to aid in comprehending the Law, he is even more astonished.
"Before participating in the Genius Battle, I received the inheritance of a Marquis-level Immortal, the ' Divine Eye Marquis.' He left me with a passage, in which he said that the perfection of all things is the manifestation of Law, containing specific Law within them. The process of refining magic weapons is to find the characteristics of the Law within different materials, and to fuse them into one to achieve incredible effects."
For example, the Law of Fire can often restrain the Law of Metal, but if the Law of Wood assists, it can enhance the power of the Law of Metal. Different Law interact and restrain each other, merging and fusing to give birth to all things in the universe...
Using the name of " Divine Eye Marquis," Zhang Junbao Chaos City Lord the theories of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements' mutual generation and restraint on Earth. Since Marquis of Divine Eye Marquis was already dead, there was no way to verify it, and no one knew whether he had said these words or not.
"' Divine Eye Marquis '?" A glint flashed in the eyes of the Chaos City Lord, and in a moment he had thoroughly investigated all the information about Divine Eye Marquis.
"He was indeed a remarkable master of Treasure Refining, what a pity. However, you have received his inheritance, and now you can integrate it with your method of comprehending the Law, which is not bad."
Gui Yi, you are responsible for finding a suitable Treasure Refining craftsman for Junbao to guide him on the path of Treasure Refining.
"Yes, teacher!"
"However, you must remember that Treasure Refining is secondary; you must not let them distract you from your studies. Comprehending the Law is the key!"
"Disciple understands!"
Go!
Zhang Junbao and Venerable Guiyi bowed and left.
"Junior brother, I didn't expect you could actually persuade our teacher to allow you to learn Treasure Refining," Venerable Guiyi said in surprise.
"Teachers aren't unreasonable; given a good reason, they'll naturally listen."
"Yeah?"
When Venerable Guiyi recalled the time when he first became a disciple of the Chaos City Lord, he was filled with trepidation and fear, afraid that he would not meet his teacher's requirements. How could he dare to make any demands on the Chaos City Lord!
However, it makes sense. Zhang Junbao fulfilled the Chaos City Lord's requirements ahead of schedule and earned the opportunity to cultivate independently.
"But if you want to learn Treasure Refining, you've really made the right choice. My Virtual Universe Company has countless Treasure Refining masters; we are the strongest in the universe. I have a friend who is a top Treasure Refiner in the Virtual Universe Company, but he has a strange temper. Even if you are a disciple of the master, he may not give you face."
Whether or not you can get him to teach you depends on you.
"Please guide me, senior brother."
Zhang Junbao's eyes lit up. In a place like the Virtual Universe Company, where there are countless geniuses and strong individuals, if you don't have real skills and dare to throw a tantrum, you would have been beaten to death long ago!
As for the claim that Virtual Universe Company is the strongest in Treasure Refining, that's a bit of a slap in the face. After all, both the Master of Craftsman God and the Sitting Mountain Guest have far superior abilities in crafting treasures compared to Virtual Universe Company.
Through the introduction of Venerable Guiyi, Zhang Junbao finally met this legendary master of Treasure Refining.
" Junbao, this is the ' Iron Fire King.' Don't underestimate him just because he's only King Level. The treasures he crafts are coveted even by Universe Venerable within the Virtual Universe Company," Venerable Guiyi introduced.
"Greetings, ' Iron Fire King '!" Zhang Junbao bowed respectfully.
The Iron Fire King standing before Zhang Junbao was not tall, less than 1.5 meters. However, even standing next to him, one could feel the terrifying pressure emanating from the powerful Law of Fire and Law of Metal.
His hair, like flames, danced and throbbed, just like real fire. His hands were a metallic gray, incredibly hard; these hands alone were probably comparable to Heavy Treasure.
"So you are Zhang Junbao, the genius who has passed the tenth level of the Heavenly Bridge? Your talent is quite good. However, to learn Treasure Refining, it's not enough to Law Comprehension the laws; you also need patience and perseverance, and most importantly, a unique understanding of the treasures."
If you want to refine those standard types of junk, you can find anyone; don't waste my time.
Explain why you want to learn Treasure Refining, and what you think Treasure Refining is.
"To be honest, I learned to refine treasures in order to enhance my Law Comprehension. I believe the two are the same. The various materials of treasures represent all kinds of Law in the universe, and some materials themselves contain a strong aura of the Origin of Laws."
A powerful cultivator must be familiar with the laws governing the execution of various Origin of Laws, just as a good Treasure Refiner knows the properties and combinations of various materials used in crafting treasures. The treasures they create are more like a mature secret technique, except that the user doesn't need to learn it to use it. Am I right?" Zhang Junbao replied.
"Hahaha, not bad. In the past, those geniuses all looked down on Treasure Refiner, thinking that we were just blacksmiths. If they wanted treasures, or even Heavy Treasure, they would go to various secret realms to dig them up."
Little did they know that those treasures, incompatible with their own cultivation Law, could only be used to a certain extent. Some fools even obtained Heavy Treasure for tens of thousands of epochs without being able to activate Heavy Treasure actual form—utterly foolish and a terrible waste!
"The universe is full of strange materials, but without the contributions of us Treasure Refiner, they're just a pile of trash. Have you ever seen anyone take a piece of F-class or G-class metal and charge into a fight? They dare call themselves cosmic powerhouses? They're just a bunch of uncivilized barbarians!"
In the eyes of the Iron Fire King, those who cannot make good use of treasures are all useless.
Zhang Junbao could only agree and did not refute it.
He just charged in and started fighting with F-Grade Metal? Are you talking about Luo Feng?
However, Luo Feng hasn't done anything like this since meeting Zhang Junbao. After all, that fragment of the Crimson Chaos Copper Mother was engraved with secret patterns, so it could barely be considered a complete weapon.
"Your aptitude is acceptable. Since it's the Chaos City Lord's order, I will guide you on the methods of Treasure Refining. Here is a Encyclopedia of Universe Materials, which covers common materials in the universe and their Law and properties. I will give you one year to memorize it. After one year, I will come back to check on your progress."
"Yes!"
"Remember, on the path of Treasure Refining, while perseverance is crucial, talent and mindset are even more important. Abandon your past crude understanding of the Law, and treat yourself as a true Treasure Refining; only then will you have a chance to craft a satisfactory treasure!"
"This disciple has remembered!"
After saying that, Iron Fire King left the Virtual Universe Network.
"Over a billion kinds of materials? We're going to be very busy from now on..."
When Zhang Junbao opened the Encyclopedia of Universe Materials left behind by the Iron Fire King, he realized just how terrifying the amount of knowledge it contained was.
Thankfully, this is Virtual Universe; otherwise, the physical copy of this book alone would probably fill an entire library!