His First Time Refining an Artifact

Ever since he saw the Shangyang Sect's spirit ship in Emerald Peak Town, which, although not fast, was very cool, he had been envious for a long time!

However, given that he had never refined any artifacts before and was still a novice, he did not immediately think about refining a spirit ship, but instead planned to refine a spirit boat as a second choice.

He took out ten catties of Mystic Iron from his private treasury, which he had received as a reward for previous missions, and went to the Purple Gold Cauldron in the center of the Artifact Refining Hall. He put all the Mystic Iron in, added five Spirit Stone, and then injected Spiritual Power to start the refining process by igniting the fire source under the cauldron.

About fifteen minutes later, the Mystic Iron was finished and turned into a ball of bright red liquid.

So Lin Xiao used his Spiritual Power to envelop the liquid and then transferred it to the blacksmith's platform next to him.

Seeing the lump of molten Mystic Iron spread out on the blacksmith's platform, Lin Xiao rolled up his sleeves, picked up the Star and Moon Hammer beside him, and began to hammer the lump of molten iron over and over again.

After a while, the solution gradually solidified, and Lin Xiao began to shape it while pounding it with his Spiritual Power.

Finally, after two hours of effort, he obtained a spirit boat that wasn't particularly attractive in appearance.

It's not very aesthetically pleasing because the entire vessel is almost entirely made of sheet metal.

However, there was nothing that could be done about it, since Xuan Mystic Iron was the only refining material Lin Xiao had on hand.

Whether it looks good or not is not important; practicality is the most important thing.

After shaping it, he began to carve Spirit Inscription on it.

The Spirit Inscription are a crucial step. Without Spirit Inscription, the spirit boat can still be used, but many of its effects will be lost.

He is currently sculpting the most basic form of Spirit Inscription with telescopic functionality.

After this Spirit Inscription was engraved, the spirit boat made of Mystic Iron could expand and contract freely. Otherwise, if the spirit boat that Lin Xiao made was only half a meter long and fifteen centimeters wide, it wouldn't be able to fit a person.

Spirit Inscription are extremely important for weapon crafting. Without Spirit Inscription Law Artifact will lack many of their functions and effects.

The number of Spirit Inscription you carve on a magical Law Artifact determines its effectiveness, but this also depends on the specific circumstances of each Law Artifact.

Some people want to pursue the ultimate in a single performance characteristic, so when they are forging weapons, they don't consider any other issues at all, and they only focus on creating what they want.

But this is something that only master weapon refiners would do.

For beginners in weapon crafting, adding Spirit Inscription to Law Artifact is essential; otherwise, the Law Artifact they obtain will lack many of the functions they need.

Furthermore, Spirit Inscription can be combined to achieve many unexpected effects.

However, it's not always better to have more types of Spirit Inscription on a Law Artifact. Sometimes, if there are too many Spirit Inscription and the materials used for refining are not good enough, or the resulting form is not good enough, it will not be able to withstand the pressure brought by multiple Spirit Inscription and will collapse directly.

Therefore, for weapon refiners, selecting Spirit Inscription is something that requires a lot of learning and experience accumulation.

Lin Xiao discovered that carving Spirit Inscription and engraving arrays were somewhat similar. When he was learning to engrave arrays, he improved his control over Spiritual Power during the Spiritual Power process, which made him much more proficient at carving Spirit Inscription.

This shows that these skills are more or less interconnected.

Perhaps in the future, we'll discover that alchemy also requires refinement, and talismans also need to be crafted...

This further strengthened Lin Xiao's determination to learn these four skills.

It was nearly noon, and Lin Xiao, who had just finished carving the Spirit Inscription, hadn't even had a chance to admire the spirit boat he had made by hand for the first time when he saw Mo Yuanjiao peeking out from the doorway, looking at him expectantly.

Lin Xiao:...

Before Lin Xiao could even ask, Mo Yuanjiao, seeing that he had finally noticed him, excitedly said to him:

"Sect Leader, may I come in?"

Lin Xiao nodded and said:

Is there something you need?

Mo Yuanjiao rushed in, his eyes shining as he looked at him and said:

"Sect Master, I originally came to find you to continue practicing inscribing formations, but I just saw you working on this," he pointed to the spirit boat that Lin Xiao still had on the blacksmith's platform, "I really want to learn too! Can I learn this, Sect Master?"

Lin Xiao felt deeply gratified to have such a studious disciple.

He immediately nodded in agreement:

"Of course! Just tell me what you want to learn in the future!" He then looked behind Mo Yuanjiao and asked:

"Where is your guard Mo Que?"

"Oh, Old Que went to cut hay for the horses. We're almost out of horse feed, so he said he'd go cut some hay, dry it, and feed it to the horses."

Lin Xiao nodded to indicate that he understood, and then, as usual, he gave him the "Complete Compendium of Basic Artifact Refining Techniques" to read.

Upon receiving the book, Mo Yuanjiao became very enthusiastic about learning. He immediately found a cushion, sat down, and began to read it carefully.

Lin Xiao then walked out of the Artifact Refining Hall and began trying out the spirit boat he had made for the first time in the open space outside.

The spirit boat, now engraved with Spirit Inscription, was about the size of a palm and was being held in Lin Xiao's hand.

He first Divine Sense Mark onto the spirit boat, and then began to infuse it with Spiritual Power.

After pouring in nearly one-fifth of his Spiritual Power, he threw the spirit boat onto the ground.

The spirit boat, which was originally only the size of a palm, suddenly grew larger the moment it landed.

It only stopped when it transformed into a spirit boat five meters long and two and a half meters wide.

Lin Xiao looked it over; if the spirit boat were fully occupied, it could seat about ten people.

not bad.

He was very satisfied with the size.

After all, the initial materials were only ten catties of Mystic Iron and five Spirit Stone.

Unexpectedly, after his meticulous carving and sculpting, it became so large.

Next, it's time to test its flight capabilities.

Lin Xiao leaped lightly onto the spirit boat.

He could easily control the spirit boat by connecting his Divine Sense with the control Spirit Inscription of the spirit boat.

It seems that, so far, he is the only one in the entire sect who can use this spirit boat, because using the spirit boat requires controlling it with Divine Sense.

Even those in the Qi Refining Stage cannot project their Divine Sense outwards, so naturally they cannot use their Divine Sense to control this spirit boat.

He eagerly used his Divine Sense to control the spirit boat and begin its takeoff.

The spirit boat, which had been resting quietly on the ground, suddenly began to float up without warning. At first, Lin Xiao was not skilled at it, and the spirit boat swayed a couple of times. But once he realized what was happening, he immediately began to steer the spirit boat around the area with the steady speed of an experienced driver.

It must be said that although he possesses the "Cloud Soaring Technique," he can only use the Air-Stepping Technique " so far, and the feeling this Air-Stepping Technique gives him is completely different from that of the spirit boat that can float and fly.