Sword Refinement Is Cultivation: Refining the White Metal Divine Sword Once More
Within the fragments of the secret realm, Kong Wenxuan sat cross-legged atop a mountain peak, with a piece of Second Tier Red Copper spiritual material in front of him and First Tier Law Artifact, the "White Metal Divine Sword," hanging above Red Copper.
He formed hand seals, casting Spiritual Restriction Spirit Artifact, the same ones used to refine the "White Metal Divine Sword," into the Law Artifact. He then began to refine the "White Metal Divine Sword White Metal Divine Sword," allowing it to devour and refine the Second Tier Red Copper spiritual material below.
This Second Tier Red Copper spiritual material was not mined from the mountain spirit mines of this "secret realm fragment," but rather was a material obtained from sorting through the Storage Bag of several Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Du Household.
At that time, in the "Cuckoo Secret Realm", Kong Wenxuan and the clan leader Kong Changgeng killed three Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Du Household family: Du Zikai, Du Ziting, and Du Zhimin. Naturally, they also obtained the Storage Bag, Spirit Artifact, and other treasures from them.
As for the Qi Refinement cultivators from the Du Household who were killed, there were even more, and the treasures such as Storage Bag and Law Artifact that were obtained were also even more.
However, having received news of the Demon Beast horde breaching the "Demon-Suppressing Pass," and fearing for the safety of their Lineage's territory, Kong Wenxuan and the clan leader rushed back to the Lineage without having time to sort out and count their spoils.
Only after slaying the wolf demon Lang Jitong, scattering the Demon Beast horde besieging "Peacock Ridge," and rescuing the Yan Household's "Swallow Dock" and the Ma Household's "Sparrow Ridge," did they have time to sort out and count their gains.
As a result, they discovered that the Storage Bag of the three Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Du Household were filled with various spiritual materials, spiritual objects, Spirit Stone, as well as Law Artifact, talismans, pills, inheritance Jade Slip, and other supplies.
Basically, the resources in the Storage Bag of each Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Du Household are enough for a Bloodline Lineage to initially maintain its inheritance and develop steadily for a period of time.
Upon seeing the supplies in these Storage Bag, Kong Wenxuan and the clan leader realized that the "Cuckoo True Spirit" Du Household had planned the "A Hundred Birds Pay Homage to the Phoenix Paying Homage to the Phoenix" ceremony in an attempt to reach the position of "Eighth-Grade True Spirit".
However, the Du Household was clearly prepared for failure. Each of the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Lineage had already prepared a batch of supplies. If the Du Household's plan failed, as long as one of these Foundation Establishment cultivators managed to escape and leave with the Du Household family members, the Lineage could continue to thrive with these supplies and have a chance to rise again.
Judging from the supplies prepared, it's likely that the Du Household had already moved a group of clansmen and members away and hidden them in other places before the operation even began.
These large Lineage always leave themselves a way out and never put all their eggs in one basket.
"I wonder if all the ways the Du Household has prepared for their future will still be of any use now that the ' Cuckoo True Spirit Star ' has fallen, and the Du Household will be wanted by the ' Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty ' because of the forbidden technique ' A Hundred Birds Pay Homage to the Phoenix Paying Homage to the Phoenix'?"
"Those Du Household members and cultivators who escaped can never shake off their ' Cuckoo Bloodline,' making it difficult for them to change their ways and start anew in the ' Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty.'"
A thought flashed through Kong Wenxuan's mind, but he quickly suppressed these distracting thoughts and turned his attention back to the refining of the Spirit Artifact "White Metal Divine Sword" in front of him.
He obtained many spiritual items from the Storage Bag several Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Du Household, including several pieces of Second Tier Red Copper spiritual material, enough for him to initially refine and upgrade the "White Metal Divine Sword".
However, upgrading the "White Metal Divine Sword" from First Tier Law Artifact to Second Tier Spirit Artifact is no easy task. Even with sufficient materials and inheritance, it still requires a lot of time and effort.
After all, this is not just about the advancement and refinement of a sword from Law Artifact to Spirit Artifact, but also a cultivation process of refining Qi Refining and spirit, and an improvement in cultivation level.
During the Qi Refinement stage, Kong Wenxuan refined the "Five Elements Divine Swords" Law Artifact, which was "refining the sword is Qi Refining." The completion of each Swordsmanship led to the improvement of his Qi Refinement Refining cultivation.
Now that he has advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm, he continues to refine the "Five Elements Divine Swords," upgrading them from First Tier Law Artifact level to Second Tier Spirit Artifact level. This process is not only sword refining but also Qi Refining and spirit refining.
Each Spiritual Restriction he infused into the "White Metal Divine Sword" contained both the Law Power from his Dantian and the Spiritual Consciousness power from his Sea of Consciousness.
Therefore, in the process of absorbing and refining the Second Tier Red Copper spiritual material, the "White Metal Divine Sword" also simultaneously fed back both Law Power and Spiritual Consciousness, thus enhancing his Law Power and Spiritual Consciousness cultivation.
This has both advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is that he can simultaneously complete the cultivation of Qi Refining and spirit while forging the sword and advancing the "Five Elements Divine Swords", thereby improving his cultivation and strength.
The downside is that this will greatly slow down the time and process of him upgrading the "Five Elements Divine Swords" from First Tier Law Artifact to Second Tier Spirit Artifact.
If a weapon refiner has all the necessary materials and possesses the necessary skills, they can upgrade a First Tier Law Artifact to Second Tier Spirit Artifact. Even if it takes a long time, one or two months is enough. At most, there is a chance of failure in the upgrade.
However, even with all the materials, it would take Kong Wenxuan at least two or three years to upgrade a Law Artifact- level "Five Elements Divine Swords" to Second Tier Spirit Artifact level, due to the burden of Qi Refining and Spirit Refining cultivation.
Furthermore, the higher his Law Power and Spiritual Consciousness become, the more materials, time, and energy he will need to expend to refine the "Five Elements Divine Swords" and upgrade them to the level of Spirit Artifact.
Of course, although it consumes a lot of materials, time, and energy, there is no risk of failure in the refining process. Moreover, it can simultaneously improve Law Power, Spiritual Consciousness, and strength. The resulting "Five Elements Divine Swords" Spirit Artifact is even better and stronger than the "natal Spirit Artifact," far surpassing ordinary Spirit Artifact.
The various pros and cons, advantages and disadvantages, can only be experienced by oneself.
But if Kong Wenxuan had to choose again, he would absolutely still choose the "Five Elements Divine Swords," which combines sword forging with cultivation, without hesitation.
Even if it's a little slower for the "Five Elements Divine Swords" to be upgraded from a magic Law Artifact to Spirit Artifact, or even if the time and effort required to upgrade it to Treasure Artifact, Law Treasure, or Spirit Treasure will only increase as his cultivation level rises, he will not regret it.
After all, even if the advancement is slow, as long as the advancement and refinement are successful, the power of the "Five Elements Divine Swords" will far surpass that of ordinary Spirit Artifact, Treasure Artifact, Law Treasure, and Spirit Treasure of the same level. It will also make his combat power and strength the best among those of the same level, which is enough to satisfy him.
Moreover, it can also boost his cultivation level, allowing him to overcome almost no minor bottlenecks in the early, middle, or late stages of his cultivation. As long as the "Five Elements Divine Swords" is upgraded, he can break through his cultivation level!
With so many benefits, how could he not be satisfied, how could he possibly give it up?
Time flew by, and three days passed in the blink of an eye. When the "Fire Crow" Ya Household sent them a message that they were ready to launch a general attack on the Demon Beast tide and Demon Race that had invaded "Cuckoo Town", the Second Tier Red Copper in front of Kong Wenxuan hardly shrank, and the Law Artifact "White Metal Divine Sword" that had been refined for three days only had a faint reddish tinge on its blade.
Therefore, it is clear that there is still a long way to go before the "White Metal Divine Sword" can be upgraded from First Tier Law Artifact to Second Tier Spirit Artifact.
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