Chapter 715
Song Yi's Mental Tempering Method!
Song Yi was still in a daze when he suddenly heard someone speaking to him. He turned his head and asked, "Who are you?"
Zhang Lingshan said, "I am Zhang Lingshan. I personally witnessed you being promoted to Iron Rank in the first-level refining hall. But you were already promoted then, so why are you only coming now?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Song Yi's identity badge, which clearly had the character "fire" written on it. Logically, he should have come here just like him, so why was he only showing up now?
"Ugh."
Song Yi sighed, as if he had finally found someone to confide in, and said, "After my promotion, I worked in the weapon-refining hall. Recently, I've been having bad luck with weapon-refining and failed for three consecutive days, which is why I was demoted here and became a fire-tending boy."
"I see."
Zhang Lingshan suddenly realized, "But even the words on your identity token have been changed. Who changed it?"
"The words on my ID card have been changed?"
Song Yi's expression changed, and he grabbed the identity token. Only then did he realize that the character "器" (weapon) on the identity token had indeed disappeared, and in its place appeared the character "火" (fire).
"It's over."
His face turned deathly pale instantly.
He had initially held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that as long as it was still a weapon-refining brand, he could continue working as a weapon refiner after refining and upgrading to the third level here.
However, now even his identity badge has been changed, and he has been completely reduced to a lowly servant, with no possibility of returning to being a weapon refiner.
wrong!
There must still be a chance.
Since one can go from being a weapon refiner to a fire-starting boy, there must be a chance for one to go back to being a weapon refiner.
Although it may be more difficult, there is definitely a chance.
Song Yi firmly believed this.
Seeing Song Yi's expression change several times in an instant, sometimes despairing and sometimes resolute, Zhang Lingshan didn't know what he was thinking, so he stopped paying attention and started eating his spirit rice.
Song Yi had been kicked out of the weapon-refining hall before mealtime, so there was no rice for him there, nor was there any here. He could only stare blankly, secretly licking his lips, feeling a little panicked inside.
I spent the whole day in the weapon refining hall, and now I'm out of rice. Will I be able to successfully refine it tomorrow?
If it were Wei Sheng, he would definitely have already shamelessly asked Zhang Lingshan for food by now.
Even if Wei Sheng was meeting Zhang Lingshan for the first time and was not familiar with him, he could still shamelessly ask for food.
Not to mention that Zhang Lingshan had Immortal Elixir to eat after his meal, which shows that the other party had the spare capacity to help him. Therefore, the possibility of getting the Immortal Elixir is very high. Why not take it? Even if he doesn't get it, he will only lose face and there will be no loss. It can be said to be a win-win situation.
However, Song Yi is not Wei Sheng. No matter how hungry or tired he is, he can't bring himself to do it.
So I simply closed my eyes, started regulating my breathing, and pretended I hadn't seen anything.
Exhausted from forging weapons, he fell asleep quickly.
when!
The morning bells rang.
Song Yi slowly opened his eyes, feeling neither refreshed nor rejuvenated, but rather unwell from lack of rest.
For him, it was almost just a blink of an eye before he had to start work again.
Today, I'm returning to the life I had in the first-floor refining hall.
Pressing his identity token, Song Yi felt a surge of frustration as the raw material of the Starfall Iron appeared in the teleportation slot. He then took a deep breath, composed himself, and began refining it.
Refining the Starfall Iron is more difficult than refining the first layer of Jade Copper Steel to 100%.
If it were Song Yi, who had just been promoted, the refinement would definitely be very difficult, because he had to vomit blood and consume his lifespan to achieve the initial success.
Fortunately, he first went to the weapon-refining hall and enjoyed many preferential treatments from the weapon refiners, which greatly improved his strength.
Therefore, the refining of these two pieces of sunken star iron went relatively smoothly for him today.
So in the evening, there was spirit rice to eat again.
'Fortunately, the quality of the spirit rice didn't decline because it was cooked by a fire-tending boy; it seems the spirit rice on the second floor is all the same.'
As Song Yi ate, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The spiritual rice on the second floor greatly enhanced my spiritual sense and restored my mental strength quickly, making me feel much more comfortable than on the first floor.
At least during the first three days of refining the Starfall Iron, I can recover my spiritual consciousness to meet the challenges ahead.
Time flies, and the three-day beginner period is over in the blink of an eye.
During the beginner phase, refining two pieces of Star Iron a day is enough to meet the target and ensure you get rice to eat.
After the novice period, the Refining Pavilion very humanely provides a buffer period of thirty days.
During this period, the daily target for refining alum iron was four pieces.
After these thirty days, you'll be a full-time employee, and you'll have to refine six items every day to get rice.
In the first layer, there were also six items a day, which seemed to make no difference.
But in reality, the difference is huge!
The materials for the first and second floors are much more difficult to obtain than those for the first floor. The Jade Copper Steel, which is the most difficult to obtain in the first floor, doesn't even qualify to appear in the second floor.
Secondly, the purity requirement for the second layer of refining is 65%.
It may seem like only five points more, but the time and effort required are multiplied.
Originally, Song Yi was able to advance to the second level by risking his life, barely meeting the requirements for promotion.
Now, he doesn't have much life left to live, and he can't even risk his life for it.
By the time the refining of one hundred pieces of Sunken Star Iron was completed and the second material, Cloud Essence Iron, appeared, Song Yi appeared somewhat exhausted.
Fortunately, the thirty-day buffer period is not over yet, and only four pieces of Cloud Essence Iron need to be refined each day.
when!
The bell rang.
Song Yi's expression changed, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. Finally, in the following time, he completed the refining of the last piece of Yunying Iron.
Today, he refined five items, so he has a bottle of Immortal Elixir to consume.
This can be considered a way of repaying myself for my last drop of blood.
The reason I'm willing to go to great lengths to refine one more item is to prepare for the formal work phase later on.
I must take advantage of this buffer period to eat more Immortal Elixir and improve my strength. Otherwise, with my current strength, I will definitely not be able to complete the six tasks every day when I become a full-fledged employee. Wouldn't I be doomed?
'He's started vomiting blood again.'
Zhang Lingshan glanced at Song Yi and felt sorry for the old man. He thought that Song Yi must have been coughing up blood while he was in the weapon-refining hall, but he failed the test and was instead demoted to a fire-tending boy.
And now he's coughing up blood.
How much blood does he still have left to vomit?
However, it must be said that the old man was very determined. He never showed any signs of despair. Instead, he gritted his teeth and worked hard every day, making progress every day.
Previously on the first floor, Zhang Lingshan was far away from him and did not pay attention to him.
But on the second floor, he and the other person were right next to each other, and he could clearly feel that Song Yi was still improving every day even under such difficult conditions.
Although the improvement was slow, compared to the improvement of others, Zhang Lingshan perceived Song Yi's improvement on a spiritual level.
This is quite rare.
Because everyone else's improvement is in their cultivation level, while the improvement in their spiritual level is very slight and almost negligible. But this old man is different.
Therefore, this old man Song Yi must be a genius in the field of mental cultivation.
According to Zhang Lingshan, Song Yi chose the wrong path. He shouldn't have chosen to be a fire-starting boy or a weapon refiner; he should have chosen a spiritual profession.
But we can't blame Song Yi either.
In this peaceful city, poor creatures like them who have ascended to heaven have little choice whatsoever.
Moreover, Zhang Lingshan had no idea what kind of work this so-called "spiritual work" actually entailed.
There might not even be such a job here; on the contrary, revealing this talent might be dangerous.
In short, Song Yi is not a useless person; on the contrary, he is a promising talent.
If Zhang Lingshan were in charge of the weapon-refining pavilion, he would be willing to give Song Yi a chance.
Unfortunately, he was just a lowly fire-tending boy, barely able to take care of himself, let alone care about Song Yi.
So for the next period of time, Zhang Lingshan continued to refine the pills on his own, revealing just the right amount of ability, as long as he could ensure that he had immortal pills to eat every day.
As for Song Yi, he continued to cough up blood.
This day.
During dinner and rest that evening, Song Yi finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked Zhang Lingshan, "What kind of flame is this? Why does its intensity always increase with the quality of the materials being refined? I'm willing to exchange my spiritual tempering method for your flame tempering method."
"Mental tempering method?"
Zhang Lingshan asked in surprise, "What is this?"
Song Yi said, "This is something I figured out myself. It can tap into spiritual potential. The fact that I can vomit blood for so long without dying is a testament to the power of this method."
"Uh."
Zhang Lingshan said speechlessly, "I think I don't need such a method. As for the flame tempering method, I can teach it to you, but it depends on whether you can learn it."
"What!?"
Song Yi looked shocked, his whole body trembling uncontrollably. He was excited and incredulous, and said in a trembling voice, "You said you don't need my mental tempering method, but are willing to teach me the flame tempering method instead? Why?"
Zhang Lingshan smiled slightly and said calmly, "Because I am a good person, a great philanthropist, recognized by everyone in the world. If you had spoken up earlier, I would have taught you long ago. I have been waiting for you."
"what?!"
Song Yi was stunned.
'Are there really such selfless and philanthropic people in the world?'
Song Yi was utterly astonished.
How could there be such a person?
impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
However, even if it's impossible, the other party is standing right in front of me. Let's see if the method they're teaching is truly the Flame Tempering Method.
Maybe the other person is just bored and wants to make fun of them.
Song Yi was on high alert, but this was now the last straw.
He couldn't bring himself to beg for food with empty words.
However, he didn't see anything wrong with exchanging his own methods for others' methods in such a fair exchange.
Song Yi had made up his mind that, regardless of whether what this person had taught him was true or false, he would pass on his mental tempering method to the other person.
No.
Since you proposed this exchange, you should be the one to teach first. How can you wait for someone else to teach you before you teach them? It makes it seem like you don't trust them.
If you don't trust someone, why ask them to teach you? That doesn't make sense.
Since it wasn't something owed to him, Song Yi was determined to teach him.
Thinking of this, Song Yi immediately said, "I never take other people's things for free. Fellow Daoist Zhang, whether you like my Spirit Tempering Method or not, I will pass it on to you. Listen carefully, I will transmit my voice to you."
Song Yi was decisive and efficient. After speaking, he immediately began to transmit his voice without waiting for Zhang Lingshan's agreement.
Seeing this, Zhang Lingshan couldn't help but laugh. This old man was quite a character; he wasn't afraid of being deceived and didn't teach him the Flame Tempering Method at all.
wrong.
Strictly speaking, the other party is not an old man; he has only become so old due to the depletion of his lifespan. His age is probably similar to Wei Sheng's.
However, compared to Wei Sheng, Song Yi is very proud and has a never-give-up spirit.
This is why he has been able to persevere alone until now, but it is also why he has always been alone.
For such a person to actually ask me for the Flame Tempering Method shows that he was driven to desperation by life. If I didn't ask him for help soon, he would probably be going to meet the King of Hell soon.
Half a day passed.
Song Yi's mental tempering method has completely entered Zhang Lingshan's mind.
To Zhang Lingshan's surprise, even though he hadn't cultivated much, just listening to Song Yi's method made the soul tree in his mind respond and show subtle growth.
Incredible!
How could someone with such a high-level soul tree be affected by Song Yi's method?
Unbelievable.
I originally thought that Song Yi's mental tempering method would be of little use to me, but now it seems that I underestimated Song Yi's mental talent.
It should be noted that the mental tempering method that Song Yi mentioned was something that Song Yi himself had come to understand.
One must possess extraordinary talent and genius to comprehend such a tempering method that even benefits one's own soul tree.
"How about it?"
Song Yi said, "My spiritual tempering method may not be as good as the tempering methods of the Immortal Realm, but I dare say that for the mortal realm, my spiritual tempering method is top-notch. At least after you cultivate it, when facing danger in the future, you can vomit blood to stimulate your spiritual potential to escape, or even fight back!"
As he spoke, Song Yi wore a hint of pride on his face.
Although his flame strength was poor, his materials were subpar, and his weapon crafting skills were also downgraded.
However, he had absolute confidence in the mental tempering method.
"Hmm, not bad, it's an excellent tempering method."
Zhang Lingshan nodded and said, "My flame tempering method is not weak either. Listen to it."
This time, Zhang Lingshan taught Song Yi the Mysterious Heaven Extreme Fire Technique.
However, unlike the original Xuan Tian Dao, this Xuan Tian Ji Huo Gong was modified by Zhang Lingshan himself, specifically for Song Yi.
Because Song Yi lived right next door, he had plenty of time to observe him every day, so it was easy for him to see through Song Yi.
This Mysterious Heaven Extreme Fire Technique perfectly matches Song Yi's weakness, allowing him to draw upon the fire power dissipated by individuals throughout the refining hall.
Most importantly, he possesses Zhang Lingshan's fire power.
In other words, as long as Zhang Lingshan provides some fire power later, it can help Song Yi improve. This can be considered a reward for Song Yi's spiritual tempering method. (End of this chapter)