Forging a robe in Great Thunder Mountain's cauldron, the Jade Essence Toad's incantations reveal hidden mysteries

Great Thunder Mountain.

This is the branch residence of the Jade Spring Sect's Fire Vein Branch Manor, and the headquarters of the Weapon Making and Crafts Halls.

This mountain covers a vast area, and its peak is constantly bombarded by thunderclouds, producing spiritual resources of the thunder element such as thunderstones. Below it is a space opened up by the ancestors of the Jade Spring Sect with their Divine Ability powers, which receives underground fire veins and is most suitable for refining weapons.

Chen Shuangbai has been temporarily assuming the position of sect leader and performing the duties of Dao Child for more than half a month.

Just as True Lord Qingchen had said, Ding Chengyu was indeed quite adept at handling worldly affairs.

Since the True Lord said that he could be trusted to be used, Chen Shuangbai naturally relinquished power and entrusted him with the mundane affairs of the sect.

Chen Shuangbai then came to Great Thunder Mountain.

He came here not only to inspect the Fire Vein Branch Manor and see the regular practice of the sect's standard magical Law Artifact and various Spirit Artifact, but also to refine a Law Treasure.

To be precise, it should be a robe.

The robe Chen Shuangbai was wearing was just an ordinary inner disciple's robe from the Jade Spring Sect, merely Low-Grade Spirit Artifact.

It was alright to use during the Foundation Establishment, but now that he's already at the Golden Core stage, it's become quite useless.

Those who wear ceremonial robes must possess miraculous properties such as protection against dust, fire, and water.

A good robe can not only protect its owner, but also enhance their abilities when they are fighting with others.

Chen Shuangbai didn't really care about what others thought, but as his cultivation level improved, he also faced more and more enemies, making him urgently need a good robe, which gradually became a priority.

This time, the Dao Child who received him was not Shi Zhang, the Artifact Forging Hall, but Cui Yi, the Hundred Crafts Hall.

Chen Shuangbai asked with some curiosity, "Has Hall Master Shi gone into seclusion?"

Dressed in a blue robe, Cui Yi was handsome and looked more like a mortal teacher than an alchemist. Hearing his Dao Child's question, he respectfully replied, "Senior Brother Shi has reached the pinnacle of his cultivation. Half a year ago, he received the True Lord's decree to return to his sect and go into seclusion to break through to the Golden Core realm."

Chen Shuangbai immediately understood.

That's right. When I came here last time, I saw that Shi Zhang had already reached the Foundation Establishment Perfection and must have been stuck at this level for many years. Now that the sect has a way to improve their success rate of Core Formation, regardless of who has made the greatest contribution, even if we were to rank them by seniority, it should be his turn as the head of the Artifact Forging Hall.

"It was my oversight as Dao Child."

Upon hearing this, Cui Yi quickly replied, "I dare not."

The two entered the sacred hall in the mountain.

Upon hearing that his Daoist Dao Child needed to forge a Law Treasure- level robe, Cui Yi initially wanted to confidently declare his ability, but then he immediately remembered his own skill level, and his expression darkened. He apologized, saying, "I'm sorry to disappoint the Dao Child. In my two halls of craftsmanship and artisans, the two most skilled in forging are Senior Brother Shi and Junior Brother Yao."

"They are all second-tier alchemists, capable of crafting Spirit Artifact, but utterly powerless when it comes to crafting top-tier Law Treasure."

This is actually one of the weaknesses of the Jade Spring Sect.

The highest level of alchemists in the sect is only the second rank. They can forge Law Artifact and Spirit Artifact, and because of years of experience in forging, their success rate is extremely high, so many of the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the sect have quite a few of them.

But as for Law Treasure... well, that's beyond our control.

However, Chen Shuangbai had considered this issue before coming, so she did not come here alone to have the alchemists in the sect refine the alchemy for her. She also brought helpers with her.

"Has Martial Uncle Yao returned?"

Cui Yi said, "They've returned. They brought Junior Nephew Du's unborn child and his mother back to the mountain, and even took the child as their disciple. That can be considered..."

At this point, Cui Yi paused slightly, a complex expression flashing across his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure and continued, "It can also be considered as leaving a bloodline inheritance for Junior Nephew Du."

Chen Shuangbai also fell silent.

He later realized Du Zifeng's position in the two halls: he was not only young, but also full of ideas, and could even turn those whimsical ideas into reality.

This is an extremely remarkable talent for alchemy.

He was even once considered by the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Weaponry and Crafts Halls to have a very high probability of becoming the Jade Spring Sect's first third-tier alchemist a hundred years from now, an alchemist capable of crafting Law Treasure...

It's a pity that he still failed at the Foundation Establishment stage.

This shows that even the Foundation Establishment stage has stumped countless people.

Chen Shuangbai felt a slight pang of emotion, but still asked Cui Yi to invite Yao Jie over.

Compared to his emaciated appearance last time, Yao Jie this time... at least seemed more invigorated, and his eyes shone with new light.

"Greetings, Dao Child!"

Yao Jie stepped forward and greeted him with clasped hands.

Chen Shuangbai explained his purpose, saying that he wanted to forge a robe that suited his Dao Path, and that he had also brought an outsider with him.

"Foreign aid?"

Yao Jie and Cui Yi were both taken aback. They then peeked out and looked behind Chen Shuangbai, but there was no one there.

Chen Shuangbai smiled, and a beam of jade light flew out from her sleeve, landing on the stone table beside her. It transformed into a toad that looked as if it were carved from fine jade, its bright green eyes, like those carved from emerald, staring at Yao Jie and Cui Yi with a lively look. It croaked and said, "What are you looking at?"

"It's me. Do you two have any objections?"

It was the Jade Essence Toad, Changming.

Inside the refining chamber.

Chen Shuangbai flicked his finger, and a purple star shot out from his fingertip, landing inside the huge cauldron in the center of the room. Immediately, the image of a phoenix appeared beneath the cauldron, a vibrant purple that drew in the underground fire veins, quickly raising the temperature of the entire refining room.

It was the Divergent Flame [ Cinnabar Purple Profound Fire ].

Yao Jie, standing to the side, was slightly taken aback as he looked at the Divergent Flame. He hadn't expected that his own Dao Child would actually possess a Divergent Flame. But what surprised him the most was actually the Jade Essence Toad beside him, whose cultivation level was impossible to discern.

Changming lay prostrate in mid-air, feeding the third-tier spiritual resources brought by Chen Shuangbai into the cauldron one by one. Then, the Jade Essence Toad opened and closed its large mouth, and the sound of prayer seemed to overlap throughout the entire refining room, making it sound extremely ethereal and sacred.

Under the blessing of these incantations, the spiritual resources were quickly refined by the [ Cinnabar Purple Profound Fire ] into clusters of shimmering, colorful liquid. Then, they were further purified by the incantations, removing impurities and extracting their essence, undergoing some kind of mysterious transformation.

Yao Jie was dumbfounded. He had been practicing the art of weapon forging for decades and considered himself to have mastered the fire veins and weapon forging techniques of the Great Thunder Mountain, but he had never seen such a profound weapon forging method.

"This... this is..."

Yao Jie couldn't help but swallow hard, turning to look at Chen Shuangbai with eyes full of shock and awe.

Chen Shuangbai smiled slightly, only saying that Changming was a different species, and then didn't say anything more.

After all, matters concerning Clear Abode should not be publicized excessively, lest they spread and cause unnecessary trouble.