"Teacher, can you really teach this technique to your disciple?"
The Xia Family is a family of weapon refiners, one of the six lineages of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, so Xia Mingyue naturally knows the value of this inheritance.
"You are my disciple, so it is only right that I pass on these skills to you."
Lu Qingshan smiled slightly and continued, "This method isn't as good as you think. In fact, it's quite useless. In terms of effectiveness, it's not as good as a master craftsman carving the secret runes of Supreme Treasure himself, and it's much more complicated—"
After all, it involves an extra step, and even if it's perfect, there will still be some losses along the way.
"The teacher surely knows why his disciple needs these."
Xia Mingyue took a deep breath.
Lu Qingshan smiled and said, "Of course I know. It seems that your Divine Weapon Pavilion's Six Lineages Grand Competition doesn't stipulate that you have to inscribe secret patterns on the embryo yourself. If you learn how to use it, I can pre-create a few primordial secret patterns for you. Then, when you're refining weapons, you only need to create an Eternal True God embryo, and then you can create an Eternal Divine Weapon. A Void True God creating an Eternal Divine Weapon, tsk tsk----"
Lu Qingshan knew exactly what Xia Mingyue was thinking; it was originally his idea as well.
There are still two cycles before the Six Lineages Grand Competition. It would be too difficult for Xia Mingyue to break through his strength. However, if he focuses on creating the embryo of an eternal divine weapon during these two cycles, and combines it with his pre-made primordial runes, it would be no problem for him to create an eternal divine weapon in the Grand Competition.
The rules of the Six Lineages Grand Competition are that each of the six sects selects three weapon refiners, one Eternal True God, one Void True God, and one True God, and each refines a secret treasure to compete. If Xia Mingyue can refine an Eternal Divine Weapon in the Grand Competition with the strength of Void True God, one can imagine how shocking it will be.
At that time, even if the Xia Family lacked Eternal True God weapon refiner, no one would look down on them. After all, Void True God who could forge an Eternal Divine Weapon had undeniable future potential. Moreover, Xia Mingyue's cultivation talent was also quite good, and there was a high probability that she could break through to the Eternal True God Level.
Lu Qingshan glanced at the bone spear, then took out a transparent crystal.
"I will first teach you how to inscribe the Supreme Treasure secret runes within it. Once you learn these, fusing it with the embryo will be much simpler."
This time, Lu Qingshan did not inscribe the original runes required for the Eternal Divine Weapon, but instead inscribed ordinary Supreme Treasure runes, so that Xia Mingyue could also understand them.
He depicted the subject in great detail, capturing every nuance. When encountering particularly difficult parts, he would break them down and explain them to his disciples.
Xia Mingyue truly lived up to her reputation as a genius in weapon crafting. Although this was a Inheritance Secret Technique she had never encountered before, she basically understood it after learning it once.
Then, with Lu Qingshan's guidance, she tried several times and finally succeeded.
After inscribing the Supreme Treasure's secret runes onto this vessel, she took out another embryo at the Void True God Level, slowly combining the crystal with the embryo, successfully transferring the Supreme Treasure's secret runes onto the embryo.
A Void True God weapon was thus completed.
Success on the first try!
Xia Mingyue examined her work and realized that compared to directly inscribing the secret runes of Supreme Treasure, it was indeed somewhat inferior, with some areas not being perfect.
It's a mere fit, a forced integration, and it's usable.
However, Xia Mingyue also knew that this was a matter of proficiency. As long as she practiced diligently, she would become more and more proficient, and the damage would become less and less, eventually approaching the level of directly inscribing the Supreme Treasure's secret patterns on the embryo.
After giving Xia Mingyue some pointers, Lu Qingshan was getting tired. He said, "Go back and practice on your own first. I'll have Xing Tian send you a few Origin Runes related to the Space-Time Origin and the Destruction Origin. There are still two cycles left, which isn't a short time. With your talent, you should be able to achieve a success rate of over 90% during this period."
Thank you, teacher.
Xia Mingyue bowed deeply before turning and leaving.
He had previously become an apprentice of Divine Lord Fang Yuan, in order to resolve the Xia Family's crisis.
But now, she realizes.
The teacher she chose was far more capable than she had imagined; at least in terms of weapon crafting skills, he was probably no less skilled than her grandfather.
It could be said that, by sheer coincidence, Xia Mingyue, from the Xia Family, got a great deal.
"Teacher is too modest. Teacher Mastery of Time and Space and the Destruction Origin. How could your strength be so simple? Besides, you also have such amazing weapon-refining skills. If Teacher were to reveal these, the Yanfeng Guild Hall would at least raise your evaluation to the lower-A level."
Because of her grandfather, Xia Mingyue had a lot of contact with the Eternal True God, so she naturally knew some of the inside stories of the Eternal True God. The Eternal True God, who had mastered the two Source of Laws, must have been far stronger than an ordinary Eternal True God.
After leaving Lu Qingshan's cave, Xia Mingyue hurriedly returned to the Xia Family.
Xia Yuanshan saw his daughter rush back and asked curiously, " Mingyue, have you met with Divine Lord Fang Yuan? Did he accept the gift?"
"The teacher accepted all the gifts." Xia Mingyue nodded, then took a deep breath and said, "Father, there's something I need to tell you."
"Oh, what is it?"
Xia Yuanshan rarely saw his daughter so focused.
"Father, please look."
Xia Mingyue had absolute faith in her father. After all, now that Xia Family grandfather was gone, it was just her and her father relying on each other for survival.
Xia Mingyue took out the bone spear that she had previously crafted in her teacher's cave.
"This is... an Eternal Divine Weapon? Space-Time Origin Rune... This wasn't forged by your grandfather, so where did you get it from?"
Xia Yuanshan glanced at it and roughly figured out the secret of this divine weapon.
"Father, this is something your daughter created herself."
Xia Mingyue said.
"How is that possible?!"
Xia Yuanshan's eyes widened, his expression one of disbelief.
Realizing his reaction had been too strong, he then said, " Mingyue, it's not that I don't believe you, but you yourself are merely Void True God. How could you possibly inscribe primordial runes? Besides, these primordial runes are in the direction of the Space-Time Origin— "
"This was indeed made by my daughter herself, but the way she made it was somewhat of a trick."
Xia Mingyue told her father about what had happened to Lu Qingshan not long ago.
After listening, Xia Yuanshan looked at the crystals in her daughter's hand again. Inside were Supreme Treasure secret patterns carved by her daughter herself. She breathed a sigh of relief.
"Such a lineage is rare. I originally thought that Divine Lord Fang Yuan was only interested in weapon crafting, but I didn't expect him to be a weapon crafting master. No wonder he doesn't care about our Xia Family's weapon crafting lineage. Obviously, he himself possesses a lineage that is no weaker than our Xia Family's."
Xia Yuanshan picked up the crystals and examined them carefully.
"Such methods, while unsuitable for crafting intricate treasures, are quite simple for producing large-scale standard weapons or ordinary secret treasures. Of course, more importantly, it's for the Six Lineages Grand Competition —if—"
Xia Yuanshan clearly understood the greatest significance of this inheritance for their Xia Family.
"Yes, this inheritance will surely shine brightly in this Six Lineages Grand Competition. When my daughter forges an Eternal Divine Weapon with the strength of Void True God, she will definitely achieve excellent results."
Xia Mingyue said with a smile.
"Daughter, I wonder if we could invite Divine Lord Fang Yuan to participate in the competition in place of my Xia family's Eternal True God?"
Xia Yuanshan looked at his daughter expectantly and asked.
"This----"
Xia Mingyue was somewhat embarrassed.
After thinking for a moment, she said, "I'll visit you again in a few days and try to ask you about it."
Just ask.
Xia Yuanshan nodded hurriedly and said, " Divine Lord Fang Yuan has already done our Xia Family an immense favor. If you agree, we will give him 30% of the profits from the next hundred epochs as a reward. If you don't agree, with you as a safety net, our Xia Family won't be completely at the bottom."
"Father, rest assured, your daughter will do everything in her power to safeguard the honor of our Xia Family and ensure that Grandpa's hard work is not in vain."
Xia Mingyue said with a firm gaze.
"Father."
Xia Yuanshan looked into the distance and sighed softly.
He has entrusted the Yanfeng Guild Hall to inquire about his father, Xia Yeheng, but to this day, there has been no news.
Inside Lu Qingshan's cave at the Flame Ruins Sect.
The Xue You Clone clone sat cross-legged in the cultivation chamber, holding a jet-black jade bottle in his hand. Only one drop of the Nine Nether Soul-Cleansing Dew remained in the bottle. Lu Qingshan dripped it into his brow, and the familiar feeling returned.
His soul seemed to have been cut into billions of pieces, each sinking into a different illusion.
This time, however, the pain was much less.
Just for a moment.
He opened his eyes again, his expression unchanged.
"Call!!"
Letting out a long sigh, Lu Qingshan put away the jade bottle in his hand. The Nine Nether Soul-Cleansing Dew was used up, but even if there was more, it wouldn't have much effect. His will had reached the Eternal True God Limit, and even if he took it again, the effect would be almost nonexistent.
He is currently only a hair's breadth away from reaching the level of Chaos Great Sage, but that hair's breadth is like an insurmountable chasm, making it impossible for him to truly cross it.
Strengthening one's willpower is indeed not so easy.
Lu Qingshan slowly stood up.
He also knew that it wouldn't be so easy for him to break through to the level of Chaos Great Sage's will. If enhancing one's will were as simple as using treasures, then there would probably be countless beings with powerful wills.
Even a treasure as precious as the Nine Nether Soul-Cleansing Dew can at most accumulate willpower and allow it to grow, but it cannot cause a qualitative change from a quantitative one, allowing the willpower to be directly sublimated.
To strengthen one's will, a catalyst is needed—it could be a sudden realization, a life-or-death crisis, or something else entirely.
"Now my divine body can continue to grow. I wonder if this further enhancement will nourish my will and soul—"
Lu Qingshan thought to himself.
Of course, he also knew that the chances were not very high.
Perhaps he needs to go out and experience a life-or-death battle?
While life within the Flame Ruins Sect was indeed comfortable, such a comfortable life made it difficult for him to make significant progress.
At that very moment, a message came from his identity token.
Lu Qingshan picked it up and took a look.
It was sent by the Divine Lord Fire Saint.
" Xue You, my teacher has emerged from seclusion! He wants to see you."
A hint of excitement flashed in Fire Saint's voice.
"I see."
Lu Qingshan raised an eyebrow slightly.
The Flame Ruins God King, the founder of the Flame Ruins Sect, is an absolute powerhouse standing at the true pinnacle of the Origin Continent. He has been in the Flame Ruins Sect for so long, yet he has never seen the true face of this God King.
Since the God King has summoned me, I cannot be negligent.
Lu Qingshan left the cave and flew towards the location of Flame Mountain.
Only now did he realize that the Flame Ruins God King was in seclusion deep within the Flame Mountain of the sect.
Flame Mountain is a majestic peak that, from a distance, resembles a burning mountain. Dark red lava flows slowly from the mountain, yet it does not dissipate in the slightest. Even Lu Qingshan felt a burning heat when he arrived here.
The Fire Saint was waiting at the foot of the mountain. When he saw him arrive, he grinned.
" Xue You, come with me. It seems our teacher values you highly; he instructed me to summon you as soon as we emerged from seclusion."
Thank you.
Lu Qingshan followed Fire Saint into the Flame Mountain. They flew through the air and could see many weapon-refining workshops in the distance. As a weapon-refining sect, the Flame Ruins Sect had most of its weapon refiners here.
Each weapon-refining workshop was isolated by an array, so Lu Qingshan did not see his disciple Wu Huan.
Soon he and the Fire Saint arrived at the deepest part of the Flame Mountain.
This place looked Pingping and empty, but when Lu Qingshan followed Fire Saint into it, he found that the space in front of him suddenly opened up, and a huge platform appeared out of thin air. On the platform stood a palace made of dark red mineral. The palace had no doors and was open on all sides. The interior was as spacious as a square.
Upon entering the palace, Lu Qingshan saw the Flame Ruins God King.
He was a middle-aged man who appeared rather mild-mannered, wearing a crimson robe, his hair flowing like lava, and his eyes...
Calm and wise, he sat there quietly, without revealing any aura, looking like an ordinary person who had never cultivated.
However, if one were truly an ordinary person, let alone arrive here, they would likely be melted before even setting foot on the Flame Mountain.
The fact that the other party had no aura at all meant that their control over their divine power had reached its peak, making it difficult even for Lu Qingshan to sense.
Perhaps he could see it with the Eye of Wisdom, but he clearly wouldn't do that in front of a God King.
"Disciple Xue You greets Sect Master."
Lu Qingshan bowed respectfully.
" The Fire Saint pays his respects to his teacher."
The Fire Saint, still smiling, bowed and then stood up to walk to the side of the Flame Ruins God King. Clearly, he was very favored by this teacher.
The Flame Ruins God King's gaze swept over Lu Qingshan. His gaze was gentle and without any pressure. Even though he was scrutinizing him, Lu Qingshan did not feel uncomfortable at all.
After a moment, the Flame Ruins God King spoke, "No need for formalities. The Fire Saint has mentioned you to me many times, saying that you performed very well in the Sunken Moon Pool. I was skeptical before, but now it seems that you are indeed extraordinary. If I am not mistaken, you should have the Infinite Divine Body."
"This disciple was indeed fortunate enough to cultivate the Infinite Divine Body."
Lu Qingshan did not refute.
Perfect Divine Body is good, but it's too conspicuous; Infinite Divine Body is just right.
"Cultivating the Infinite Divine Body is no easy feat. Even some peak-level Chaos Great Sage, and even God King, need to reincarnate and cultivate again to achieve it. How can one succeed by chance?"
The Flame Ruins God King smiled slightly and continued, "Since you possess the Infinite Divine Body, you are qualified to become a personal disciple of the Flame Ruins Sect. However—according to the rules, a personal disciple must complete the entrance test. I am giving you a task. If you complete it, you will become a personal disciple of my Flame Ruins Sect. If you perform exceptionally well, it is not impossible for me to accept you as a personal disciple."