Chapter 722
Weapon Forging! Stealing the Technique, Success!
After refining a piece of divine sense crystal, Zhang Lingshan was still not satisfied, but he found that Gu Nanxiang was still cultivating. Her efficiency was too poor, less than half of his own.
But it's good that I can use this time to refine the remaining piece of flame crystal.
Although his refining speed might shock Pei Daoming and Gu Nanxiang, he was so engrossed in his rapid improvement that he didn't care about such things.
Go ahead and be shocked, there are plenty of things in this world that can shock you, one more won't make a difference.
soon.
Zhang Lingshan then refined the last piece of flame crystal completely.
Just then, Gu Nanxiang had almost finished digesting the divine sense in the divine sense crystal. She stood up, cupped her hands to Pei Daoming, and said, "Master Pei, may I begin? Should we start refining directly, or wait until Zhang Huogong has finished refining all the crystals he has?"
"He has already finished refining them. While you were refining one, he refined three. If it weren't for taking care of your time, he might have been able to do it even faster."
Pei Daoming said calmly.
"what?!"
Gu Nanxiang was stunned.
While I was refining one piece of divine sense crystal, they had already refined all three crystals they had.
Leaving aside the Flame Crystal, how did he deal with the intense resentment within the Divine Sense Crystal? He refined it so quickly; wasn't he afraid of affecting his own divine consciousness?
"Master Pei, you flatter me. I'm speeding up the refining process just to help you forge the weapon as soon as possible. After all, everyone's time is precious and cannot be wasted."
Zhang Lingshan also stood up and cupped his hands in greeting.
Pei Qishi nodded: "That's right. Everyone's time is precious, so let's begin. You stand in the furnace to my left, and Gu Huogong is in the furnace to my right. As for the materials to be refined, I've already listed them for you. Just follow the list and start refining."
talking.
Pei Daoming raised his right hand and sent out two beams of light that landed on the opposite wall, where a list appeared on the left and right sides respectively.
The list on the left is Zhang Lingshan's, and the list on the right is Gu Nanxiang's.
Zhang Lingshan glanced at them and immediately noticed that he and Gu Nanxiang had the same total amount of materials they had refined, but in a different order, and the order of the first, second, and third grade materials was all in a mess.
Or rather, this was Pei Daoming's way of thinking about them, rationally planning the order of the three grades of materials so that after each refinement of first-grade materials, they could refine second-grade and third-grade materials to rest.
In this way, Zhang Lingshan and Gu Nanxiang could combine work and rest, which increased their success rate in refining and saved them rest time, achieving multiple benefits in one fell swoop.
The fact that even such details were considered shows how much Pei Daoming valued this weapon-forging project.
Gu Nanxiang thought to herself, "No wonder Zhang Lingshan dared to bargain with others; it seems he discovered this."
Unfortunately, I was too timid to speak up, otherwise I might have been able to get another Flame Crystal.
However, there's no time to regret it now. Although Zhang Lingshan has received more for the time being, he will have no surplus funds once the weapon forging is completed within three months. What he has received so far is all he has.
However, Gu Nanxiang still had some money left over. As long as she performed well, she might not receive less than Zhang Lingshan.
With that in mind, Gu Nanxiang no longer hesitated and immediately started the fire to refine the product.
Zhang Lingshan also wasted no time and immediately began refining.
boom!
After consuming two flame crystals, the intensity of the flames he could display was significantly higher than before.
Originally, the flames he displayed in the refining hall were only slightly lower than those of Gu Nanxiang.
Now, his flames are even stronger than Gu Nanxiang's.
'Has it improved that much?'
Gu Nanxiang also noticed this and felt envious. If she could also absorb two flame crystals, her flames would definitely be stronger.
Now that Zhang Lingshan's flames are stronger than mine, and he has also absorbed the Divine Sense Crystal, I'm afraid his overall strength will surpass mine.
Gu Nanxiang couldn't help but feel a little nervous, afraid that she would not perform well and be looked down upon by Pei Daoming. So she focused her attention and did not dare to be distracted in the slightest, and began to concentrate on refining the materials.
Zhang Lingshan also appeared to be focused, but in reality, he was secretly observing.
Not only should we observe Gu Nanxiang's refining process, but we should also observe Pei Daoming's weapon forging process.
Song Yi knew that being a weapon refiner was far more prestigious than being a fire-tending boy, and that one received far more training and preferential treatment.
Therefore, if given the opportunity, Zhang Lingshan would also like to become a weapon refiner.
And now is such a good opportunity to learn.
When a weapon refiner hires a fire-tending boy to assist in refining weapons, there is a risk of exposing the refining techniques. However, even if the techniques are exposed, the fire-tending boy cannot learn them, or rather, he simply does not have the capacity to steal them.
After all, the weapon refiners, just in case, assigned very demanding tasks to the fire-tending boys, concentrating all their energy on refining. How could they possibly have any spare time to steal knowledge?
However, Zhang Lingshan was an oddball.
Before ascending to immortality, Zhang Lingshan made so many preparations, adjusting his divine sense and physical body to the peak state he could reach. If he couldn't be more powerful than ordinary people, wouldn't all his efforts have been in vain?
In short, even if Master Pei raised the purity requirement to 75%, Zhang Lingshan would still have the ability to secretly learn the techniques.
In fact, he learned it all by stealing it; merit points, flame crystals, and divine sense crystals were secondary.
'Pei Daoming's weapon-refining techniques are methodical and easy to learn, much easier than those in the book on weapon crafting.'
After observing for several days, Zhang Lingshan couldn't help but think to himself.
Qi Shuyan's weapon-forging techniques were completely natural. According to Wei Sheng, Qi Shuyan's weapon-forging techniques were unique to him and no one else could learn them.
In contrast, Pei Daoming's weapon-refining skills were entirely developed through his own gradual accumulation of experience, which is replicable.
In other words, if Pei Daoming is willing to take on disciples, as long as the disciple's talent is no less than Pei Daoming's, he will pass on all his experience to the disciple. Over time, the disciple will be able to grow to the same level as him.
If Qi Shuyan were to become a master, he would absolutely be a terrible one. He is a genius who can only study on his own and is completely unsuitable for taking on apprentices.
At least when Zhang Lingshan was training with him, he didn't get much help from Qi Shuyan. Qi Shuyan was even less helpful to Zhang Lingshan than Wei Sheng was.
"Let's eat."
Pei Daoming suddenly said.
He tapped his identity plaque, and several merit points disappeared. Then, eight bowls of rice were sent out from the teleportation slot on his stove.
He and Gu Nanxiang each had two bowls.
Zhang Lingshan ate four bowls by himself.
Zhang Lingshan came here because they said they would provide meals, so he was sure he would eat his fill.
If it weren't for the sheer amount of food I ate, even four bowls wouldn't have been enough.
As everyone knows, spirit rice is extremely filling. Even someone as strong as Pei Daoming would feel bloated after eating four bowls. Zhang Lingshan eating four bowls is already abnormal enough. If he ate more, it would definitely cause unnecessary trouble.
The speed at which one refines Divine Sense Crystals and Flame Crystals can be attributed to the power of one's cultivation techniques. However, consuming a large amount of Spirit Rice makes it difficult to find an excuse; the underlying issue is definitely with one's physical body. If someone is targeting one's physical body and causing trouble, one's Profound Gold Body will inevitably be exposed sooner or later. Therefore...
Four bowls is the limit for three layers; it can't be more than that.
To demonstrate that he ate and worked harder, Zhang Lingshan refined the liquid faster than Gu Nanxiang, and the yield of molten liquid remained stable at 75%, without any unexpected incidents.
This pleased Pei Daoming greatly, and he no longer cared about Pei Daoming's large appetite.
The weapon-refining room was shrouded in darkness; all they did all day was refine and eat, with only occasional breaks for rest.
These days made Zhang Lingshan feel as if he had returned to the first and second floors.
And so, an unknown amount of time passed.
Zhang Lingshan discovered that he had already refined all the materials on his list.
"good."
Pei Daoming also noticed this, and cast another light imprint onto the wall, instructing Zhang Lingshan to continue refining in the correct order.
Zhang Lingshan thought to himself that he had already refined enough. These new tasks were probably added because the other party didn't want him to be too idle, or they were worried that he would slack off and secretly learn the refining techniques.
But it doesn't matter, I've already gained a lot, and I don't mind doing a little more for Pei Daoming.
Of course, Zhang Lingshan wasn't one to suffer a loss, so he asked Pei Daoming for several more bottles of Immortal Elixir every day.
Gu Nanxiang watched with envy.
Both of them came to be Pei Daoming's fire-tending servants, but Zhang Lingshan ate and took, filling his bowl to the brim and his mouth greasy with oil.
He himself only had two bowls of rice every day as usual.
Comparing yourself to others is truly infuriating.
However, I must say, this kid's refining speed is really fast. I haven't even finished refining my own list yet, and he's already started the second round.
In addition, the quality of the refinement this kid produces is extremely stable, not a bit more or less, and he always stops refining at just the right moment.
Gu Nanxiang, however, could not achieve such precision, which showed that her mental strength was inferior to that of this young man.
I clearly refined a Divine Sense Crystal before, and I refined another one here, one more than I did on this Spirit Mountain. So why am I inferior to the other party?
Gu Nanxiang felt dejected.
I thought I had surpassed many people by three levels and was proud enough, but faced with such a genius, I couldn't help but feel ashamed.
Zhang Lingshan didn't notice Gu Nanxiang's emotions. In fact, apart from paying attention to Gu Nanxiang's refining process in the first few days, he spent all his remaining time focusing on Pei Daoming.
Since Gu Nanxiang is nothing special and offers no help whatsoever, she can be completely ignored.
Pei Daoming, however, was different.
Zhang Lingshan discovered that the old man's spiritual power was extremely strong. Every time he refined a molten liquid, the old man would wrap it with his divine sense and condense it on the furnace, constantly nourishing it with his own flames, and then use a condensation hand seal to condense the various different solutions into one.
No matter how fast Zhang Lingshan refined it, Pei Daoming took it all and condensed it methodically.
How could he have done this without a sufficiently strong mental force?
'This old man's mental strength is at least three times that of mine, and he also has a method of splitting his mind.'
Zhang Lingshan was secretly astonished.
While his spiritual power might not be considered exceptionally strong, it was certainly among the best in the mortal realm.
Pei Daoming's mental strength was three times that of his own.
This was definitely not something he cultivated in the mortal realm; it could only have been refined from divine sense crystals on the third level.
Good heavens, how many divine crystals must one have refined to reach this level?
In other words, how long did Pei Daoming stay on the third floor, and how many merit points did he earn, to exchange for so many Divine Sense Crystals?
It will definitely be more than ten years, it could be a hundred years, or even longer.
Zhang Lingshan felt like he was going to collapse just thinking about it.
He actually managed to stay on the third floor of the weapon refining pavilion for over a hundred years, several times older than Zhang Lingshan himself. If Zhang Lingshan were to stay here for a hundred years, he might as well just die.
'However, although my spiritual strength is not as high as his, my method of splitting my mind is far superior. With his method of weapon forging, I probably wouldn't need to raise my spiritual strength to the same level as him to forge weapons as well.'
Zhang Lingshan thought to himself.
This is a major turning point.
Once you reach the rank of weapon refiner, it will be easier to earn merit points, and you'll spend less time on the third floor.
At that time, the four weapon refiners—myself, Song Yi, Qi Shuyan, and Wei Sheng—will help each other and improve even faster.
Song Yi once said that weapon crafting can be done by one weapon crafter paired with two fire-tending boys, or by one main weapon crafter paired with two assistant weapon crafters.
The four of them can form any group they want; whoever gets tired can go out to rest, while the others work together to refine weapons.
With such assistance, my merit points will probably increase rapidly.
Zhang Lingshan became more and more excited as he thought about it, as if good days were already beckoning to him.
In order to live such a good life, he studied even more diligently, almost imprinting every move Pei Daoming made into his mind, whether it was related to weapon forging or not, he remembered it all and practiced it slowly in the future.
If Pei Daoming knew that Zhang Lingshan harbored such thoughts, he would be utterly devastated.
We've let the wolf into our house!
Who would have thought that this guy not only had a stable and fast refining process, but also had the spare time to steal the techniques?
You should know that Jiang Yan had followed Pei Daoming for decades and received many pointers from him, but he still couldn't learn Pei Daoming's weapon-refining method.
As a result, in less than three months, Zhang Lingshan had learned who to reason with.
Fortunately, Pei Daoming was kept in the dark and was not angry. In fact, because Zhang Lingshan's refining effect was very good and had helped him a lot, Pei Daoming was even very happy.
at last.
This day.
Pei Daoming shouted and sent all the refined materials into the sword-shaped groove on the furnace.
then.
He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, which seemed to instantly transform into flames and merge with the refined artifact embryo.
"It's done!"
Pei Daoming burst into laughter. (End of Chapter)