Chapter 709
Refining Black Meteorite Iron! Reward: Immortal Spirit Pill
In this weapon-refining hall, there is absolutely no privacy; anyone can see the process of others refining molten metal.
Fortunately, refining molten metal is not mysterious at all. It mainly tests everyone's spiritual strength, flame intensity, and understanding of material properties.
Zhang Lingshan lacked one last thing: after all, he had never refined any artifacts before and had no understanding of the properties of any artifact refining materials.
However, Wei Sheng also said that the materials used for refining weapons in the immortal realm are different from those in the mortal realm.
Therefore, everyone's understanding of material properties is essentially starting from the same point.
The audio guide briefly explained the key elements of refining molten metal. Zhang Lingshan thought to himself, "It seems I actually have the advantage."
But we'll have to put it into practice first to see how it goes.
Clang, clang.
Zhang Lingshan and Qi Shuyan each placed their identity tokens into the groove next to the stove. The groove seemed to have a suction force, immediately holding the identity tokens tightly and making a crisp sound.
Then, a black iron block immediately appeared in the circular groove on the left side of the furnace.
Wei Sheng, standing to the side, said, "This is black meteorite iron. Everyone gets this the first time they start their workstation. It's considered the most basic test. If someone can't even refine black meteorite iron properly, they can be dragged out and killed, because they are considered useless and will be judged as lying to the person in charge of assignments."
"Understood, thank you for reminding me, Brother Wei."
Zhang Lingshan said something, and then immediately activated his Qi and Blood Flame into the furnace.
This stove has a heat-concentrating effect, which can gather all the heat together without any waste, thus improving efficiency.
However, before using the stove, it must be preheated, which, according to Wei Sheng, takes at least fifteen minutes.
"Wow, your flames are of very high quality. You're a natural fire-starter."
Wei Sheng watched for a while and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
Zhang Lingshan was speechless.
What do you mean by "born fire-starting child"? That's an insult, isn't it?
"Judging by the quality of your flame, it seems it can be preheated in less than fifteen minutes. Amazing! You can't judge a book by its cover. I've met a master today. In all my years of experience, your flame is the best among the fire-tending boys."
Wei Sheng was full of amazement.
The commotion attracted the attention of everyone else in the lobby, who all turned to look over, their faces filled with surprise and envy.
With such intense flames, the efficiency of refining molten metal must far surpass that of others.
It seems this young man has a good chance of being promoted to Iron Medal.
The younger generation is truly formidable.
They've been here so long, relying entirely on experience to build up their performance, but because the intensity of the flames can't be increased, their bodies get tired as time goes by, and their performance gets worse and worse, making their hopes for promotion slim.
Either you drift along, doing only the basic tasks each day, and repeating the same routine until your lifespan is exhausted and you die at your workstation.
Alternatively, one can fight to the death, just like that white-haired old man who desperately refined higher-end materials, hoping for even the slightest chance of promotion.
In short, you can survive by being lazy, but you'll have no dignity. You'll be trapped in this workstation for the rest of your life, and this little stove in the lobby will be your eternal home.
If you don't slack off, you'll either be able or lucky enough to get promoted to Iron Level, or you'll work yourself to death at your desk.
The white-haired old man we just saw was the latter; he was ambitious and would rather struggle and work himself to death than spend his entire life trapped here.
But such people are only a minority; most people just drift along, waiting to die, like Wei Sheng.
Although it was only their first meeting, Zhang Lingshan sensed that this person must be very lazy, because he didn't have any signs of decay on him, which meant that he was very easy to slack off here and was unwilling to expend his body's essence to painstakingly refine it.
Of course, it's also possible that this person has only been here for a year, or that he is hiding his true abilities and has some unknown methods of maintaining his health.
However, whatever he is, it has little to do with Zhang Lingshan.
At this moment, Zhang Lingshan was completely absorbed in refining the black meteorite iron, and everything around him was irrelevant.
Although he had never learned weapon crafting or refining techniques, he could still burn a lot of things for people.
Everyone he burned to death would be transformed into the purest energy points. There must be very few people in the world who can do this kind of refining ability.
How different is black meteorite from human?
It's just that it's a bit more resilient and harder to burn than a human, but in terms of impurities, it probably has relatively fewer.
If that's the case, then what's so difficult about removing impurities and refining the molten liquid?
then.
In less than half an hour, Zhang Lingshan felt that he had refined it enough, so he stopped.
Only then did he look at Qi Shuyan and discover that Qi Shuyan had not yet completely melted the black meteorite.
"Eighty percent purity? Is this really your first time refining black meteorite iron?"
Wei Sheng couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Zhang Lingshan thought to himself, if he really worked hard, purifying it to 90% wouldn't be a problem. He only lowered it to 80% because he was worried that it would be too amazing.
The result was still quite astonishing.
"Is 80% purity a high percentage, Brother Wei? What's your usual purity level? Can I just send it away at this purity level? Or will it be returned because it doesn't meet the standard, and then I'll get a scolding?"
Zhang Lingshan asked earnestly.
Wei Sheng grunted and said speechlessly, "Eighty percent? Isn't that enough? We're just the first-level wooden fire-starting boys. We're only qualified when we refine it to sixty percent. After that, the fire-starting boys above will continue to refine it. With your ability, being promoted to iron level is a sure thing."
That's all.
He looked at Qi Shuyan again and couldn't help but say, "I misjudged you. I thought you, my old companion, were a master, but I didn't expect you to be the real expert. Brother, no, elder brother, please accept my bow."
As he spoke, he actually bowed down.
Zhang Lingshan said, "Brother Wei, are you joking with me? The black meteorite iron I refined is the lowest grade. To upgrade to an iron plate, I need to refine many more high-grade materials. It's a long and arduous task. I'll need Brother Wei's guidance on the properties of the materials later on."
"Brother Shan, you're too kind."
Wei Sheng patted his chest and said loudly, "I'll give you all my insignificant experience if Brother Shan needs it."
"You know my name?" Zhang Lingshan asked in surprise.
Wei Sheng smiled sheepishly and said, "When I saw Brother Shan, I scanned his identity plaque with my divine sense. I was extremely disrespectful, and I hope Brother Shan will forgive me."
"fine."
Zhang Lingshan said calmly.
In fact, he already knew when the other party scanned him with their divine sense, but he just kept quiet.
"According to Brother Wei, then I can teleport directly?"
Zhang Lingshan asked.
Wei Sheng said, "Yes, you can teleport directly. If you want to refine the next material, press your identity token, and the teleportation array on the left will be activated. If you want to rest, press it later." Zhang Lingshan asked, "How long can I rest?"
As he spoke, he sent the molten black meteorite iron into the teleportation slot on the right, watched the molten iron being teleported away, and then withdrew his divine sense.
In that brief moment, he had already gained some understanding of this teleportation array.
Although blood cannot be used to make the imprint, Zhang Lingshan's current mastery of formations is enough to discern some of the secrets.
He believed that as long as he observed the teleportation array a few more times while it was being transported to the molten liquid, he would eventually figure it out.
The teleportation array for transporting items is actually one level lower than He Zhi Qiu's teleportation array.
However, because this teleportation array consumes little material, can transport molten metal, and the array itself will not be burned by the molten metal, the losses are negligible.
This shows that the teleportation array is indeed extraordinary.
If you learn it, you can reduce losses when setting up other formations in the future and achieve great results with little money.
In addition, he could even find ways to steal things from the teleportation array.
Having mastered the most fundamental method of teleportation, stealing things is a logical and not a pipe dream.
But that's a story for another time.
Right now, we need to upgrade the wooden plaque of the Fire Boy to an iron plaque first, so that he can gain more authority and make it easier to act later.
"How long you rest is entirely up to you."
Wei Sheng explained, "In my experience, it's already good if newcomers like you can refine four items a day. No one will cause you any trouble."
"After a while, you get used to life here and become proficient in the operation. The standard for that day is to refine six items."
"For example, I refine six items a day. Although there are rewards for refining more, I feel that those rewards cannot replenish the consumption, so I would rather not have the rewards than overwork myself."
After saying that, he pointed at the white-haired old man with his eyes and said, "See him? He's the one who works himself to death every day. But if we're talking about who gets the most rewards, then it really has to be him."
Zhang Lingshan said, "Why do I feel like I can't quite see through his cultivation level? Shouldn't we all be at the Dharma Aspect Realm? Could it be that those rewards can help him improve his cultivation?"
"Not bad!"
Wei Sheng said, "Brother Shan is indeed no ordinary person; he saw through the truth at a glance."
"The reward is a pill called the Immortal Spirit Pill, which contains immortal spiritual energy."
"This is the celestial spiritual energy from the immortal realm, completely different from the tiny bit of celestial spiritual energy flowing out of our source river."
"Absorbing the immortal energy here will allow us to better integrate into the immortal realm."
"It is said that if one absorbs enough, one can transform into a illusory immortal."
As Wei Sheng continued, he lowered his voice and said, "However, I've taken those Immortal Spirit Pills. They were very ineffective and contained a lot of impurities. They were just useless pills. If we weren't skilled at playing with fire and burning the impurities out of our bodies, we would probably have died from pill poisoning if we had taken just a few of those pills."
"I see."
Zhang Lingshan showed an expression of understanding, thinking to himself that if we're talking about illusory immortals, he should actually be considered one already.
Isn't it just converting Yuan energy into immortal spiritual energy?
His immortal spirit body had long been perfected, and his entire body was filled with immortal spiritual power.
Having just ascended, it was inconvenient to expose himself, so he used the Mysterious Heaven Limitless Transformation to conceal his immortal spiritual power.
The biggest special effect of the Mysterious Heaven Limitless Transformation compared to the Mysterious Heaven Transformation is that it can change the path of cultivation techniques.
Therefore, Zhang Lingshan does not need to change his appearance; he only needs to change the path of his cultivation technique to conceal the leakage of his immortal spiritual power.
In addition, he also has a series of protective arrays formed by a flow of energy within his body.
In addition, there is the protection of the third-level immortal divine consciousness.
Therefore, no one along the way realized that he had already become a celestial being.
Although he was already a nascent immortal, Zhang Lingshan still needed the Immortal Elixir.
Because he needs this elixir to increase his energy points.
Although Wei Sheng said that the Immortal Elixir was ineffective and contained a lot of poison, it was not a problem for Zhang Lingshan.
If the effect is poor, it simply means there are fewer energy points. In that case, refine the solution more to get more pills.
If there are many erysipelas, that would be even better.
Because as long as one's body can withstand it, erysipelas can be transformed into energy points.
Zhang Lingshan was very confident in his physical body.
Therefore.
Let there be even more of these elixir pills.
Thinking of this, Zhang Lingshan stopped resting and pressed his identity token, then asked, "Brother Wei, how many Immortal Spirit Pills will I get for refining one more item?"
"You're starting to refine it again?"
Wei Sheng was somewhat surprised, then said with a sense of relief, "That's right, your flame intensity is very high, your divine sense is not weak either, and your refining speed is so fast, it's perfect for refining more and getting more Immortal Spirit Pills. As long as you don't exceed your limit, it's fine. I'm really envious. If I were as strong as you, I would refine more too."
After a long pause, he finally answered the question: "Refining one more pill will give you a bottle of Immortal Spirit Pills. One bottle contains ten pills. Although I feel that these are all waste pills, they still contain immortal spiritual energy. As long as you can remove the pill poison, it will be of great benefit."
"Understood, thank you for your explanation, Brother Wei. I'll start refining the next item now."
As Zhang Lingshan spoke, he picked up the metal that had been transmitted from the left groove and exclaimed in surprise, "Why is it still black meteorite iron?"
Wei Sheng said, "You're a newbie, and it's always like this at the beginning. After you get a hundred pieces of black meteorite iron, it will be upgraded to other materials. Now is your chance, because your refining speed is very fast. It seems that you can eat the Immortal Spirit Pill today."
"okay."
Zhang Lingshan immediately became highly motivated.
I was holding back when I refined that black meteorite iron, and since it was my first time, the efficiency was relatively low.
Now that he intends to strive for the Immortal Elixir, his efficiency naturally needs to be greatly improved.
As for whether it will be too shocking, it doesn't matter.
In any case, all that's exposed is my own flame, and black meteorite iron is the most basic material for beginners to refine.
Given the high intensity of the flames and the low difficulty in refining black meteorite iron, it's reasonable that the refining process is quick.
Zhang Lingshan believed that there were definitely many people in this weapon-refining pavilion who could refine black meteorite iron faster than him.
For example, the fire- tending boys on the second and third floors are definitely stronger than the last.
If others aren't afraid of achieving outstanding extraction results, what do we have to be afraid of?
In the current situation, I need to demonstrate some value in order to gradually rise to higher levels and gain more authority. (End of Chapter)