Sea Cultivation: Giant Ships and Heavy Artillery Knock on the Door to All Races

Chapter 166: Escape and Win, Second Level of Foundation Establishment
Three days later,

huh~
A golden light streaked across the sky above the Lilong Fishery at high speed. Even from a distance, one could tell that the person was a gold-attribute cultivator. Lin Qianfan, who had initially mastered the golden light, found Elder Xiao as agreed.

"The key to refining spiritual tools using monster materials as the main material is to remove the monster power without damage and transform it into the most suitable for the operation of spiritual power.

This pair of Blazing Wings is very well preserved and has no damage, so refining them is not difficult. Please keep an eye on them."

Elder Xiao took this matter even more seriously after learning that Lin Qianfan was also a quasi-second-level shipbuilder.

Understanding Lin Qianfan's intention, he deliberately slowed down the pace of refining and explained the refining process step by step. As for how much Lin Qianfan could absorb, it depended on Lin Qianfan's own comprehension ability.

"Foundation-building True Fire has a highly effective tempering effect and is a superior flame for refining weapons. However, this method consumes too much spiritual energy, so the subsequent demonstration will use a flame formation instead."

Obviously, Elder Xiao had taught students before and knew how to explain various issues to Lin Qianfan in a concise and clear manner.

Lin Qianfan was also very grateful for this and studied very hard, because there was no such master anywhere else who would teach you for free.

"The advantage of using monster materials is that it simplifies the refining process, but human cultivators don't have the physique of monsters after all..."

The Fiery Wings, originally about four meters long, became more than ten meters long after being tempered and deliberately adjusted, which was just right for the human body size.

"receive!"

Burn the last rune,
The crimson Blazing Wings were freshly produced. Compared to the wild and rough appearance before refining, the finished product was more agile and refined.

"What a shame! Due to the limited quality of the raw materials, it ultimately failed to reach the second-grade mid-quality, but it can be considered a fine product among the second-grade lower-quality ones."

Elder Xiao handed the Blazing Wings to Lin Qianfan with some regret.

His original plan was to try to refine it into a second-grade medium-grade spiritual weapon. Exceeding the task was the master's vision, and he even used some rare auxiliary materials for this purpose, but unfortunately he failed.

"Elder Xiao, there's no need to do this. I'm already very satisfied."

Lin Qianfan witnessed the other party's entire refining process. Although he did not reach the other party's level, his vision was good. The other party did not make any mistakes. However, it was difficult to upgrade when the raw materials were limited. In addition to the skills, extra luck was also needed.

"Give it a name. A fine spiritual weapon deserves a name."

"How about escaping into space?"

"Dunkong! Okay, let's call it Dunkong Wing!"

Lin Qianfan left the fairy city with satisfaction after paying a considerable reward. He couldn't wait to try out the effectiveness of this spiritual weapon.

A new spiritual weapon that has never been refined does not contain any residual spiritual power from anyone, so the resistance to refining is extremely small and the refining process is extremely simple.

"rise!"

The wings of flight hidden in the robe were instantly released, pulling Lin Qianfan, who was originally standing on the sea surface, upward at a rapid speed. The reaction speed and the speed of pulling up during this process far exceeded the normal flight.

When the Escape Wings are not activated, they can be stored in a storage bag. In addition, they can be shrunk and stored close to the body in the robe. This method is the fastest to activate and can save lives at critical moments.

As for receiving it in the dantian?

Only a third-level magic weapon or magic weapon embryo can do this.

Half an hour later,
Lin Qianfan, who was familiar with the Sky-Escape Wings, finally stopped.

"The consumption of spiritual energy cannot be ignored. It seems that it can only be used at critical moments and is not suitable for frequent use. The increase in flight can be used up to the sixth level of foundation building, but it will not be obvious in the later stages of foundation building."

This flying wing is in a charging state every day.
It can allow Lin Qianfan to accelerate instantly and launch himself, and combined with the Golden Light Escape extreme flight, he can reach the flying speed of the middle stage of foundation building. It can even be used for defense and life-saving at critical moments. It is considered an important weapon.

However, it is not a defensive spiritual weapon and cannot withstand attacks that are too strong, otherwise it will be destroyed.

Satisfied, Lin Qianfan returned to the family secret vault and exchanged for a second-grade inferior quality spiritual bow named "Zhegui".

In this way, there is another auxiliary means of attack.

The ability of bow and arrow spiritual weapons is actually relatively useless, because second-level creatures have spiritual thoughts, and it is difficult to hit them with direct shooting. Their power is also very limited, and they are inferior weapons for giant monster killers.

But the spirit bow also has its proper use. Lin Qianfan often watches from the sidelines on the monster hunting ship and can fire endless arrows to cover up other real killing moves.

The arrow itself can also carry Lin Qianfan's sword energy, and the cost of using it for sneak attacks is very low. If you miss, you don't lose anything, but if you hit, you will make a huge profit.

"Money is really hard to spend!"

Originally, when he got more than 300 medium-grade spirit stones, he felt that he was quite rich. This was equivalent to more than 30,000 low-grade spirit stones, which was a huge sum of money for someone in the early stage of foundation building, and was equivalent to the working capital of a small foundation building family.

However, in order to refine the Blazing Wings into high-quality Sky-Escape Wings, a lot of labor and auxiliary materials were spent. Even if Elder Xiao valued Lin Qianfan more, he would not collect a penny less.

This spiritual bow is also a fine piece of the family collection. When paired with a large number of special arrows, it is much more expensive than ordinary spiritual weapons.

Three days later,
Lin Qianfan, who had mastered his new abilities, arrived at the docking area. The Tenth Elder had already begun repairing the third ship. Seeing Lin Qianfan's late arrival, he complained:

"Two days as agreed? I thought you weren't coming."

"Isn't two days just a fleeting moment? Why wouldn't he come? A gentleman's word is as good as gold!"

As he spoke, Lin Qianfan began to help.

The so-called inspection of the monster hunting ship is to check all the second-level talisman arrays on the monster hunting ship one by one and deal with any problems if any.

Some parts actually have problems, but they are not obvious for a while. However, if they go wrong at a critical moment, it will become a major accident, so they need to be repaired and replaced during inspection.

Not every component can be directly observed or replaced. Many times, a lot of things need to be disassembled, so this is where the workload comes from.

As for the other first-level parts, they can be directly assigned to first-level shipbuilders, as first-level shipbuilders are not that rare.

The Wind Rider was ranked last, which was also Lin Qianfan's intention. Lin Qianfan wanted to personally participate in the entire maintenance process. It was not because he did not trust the Ten Elders, but because he needed to understand the Wind Rider better.

"Tenth Elder, does the family still have any stock of giant monster javelins?"

"What? Three aren't enough for you?"

When the Wind Rider was first equipped with the Kraken Killer, it came with three standard Kraken javelins. After using it personally this time, Lin Qianfan felt that it was very useful, whether for attacking or sneak attacks.

Regardless of whether the target was a giant demon or not, a single hit would bring them to their knees. A giant demon javelin, launched through a comprehensive array system, was more powerful than ordinary spell attacks or even flying sword slashes. However, three giant demon javelins couldn't fully utilize the weapon's full potential. While he still had some money on hand, Lin Qianfan planned to reserve a few more on the boat, hoping to unleash them with all his might at a critical moment.

"Your ship is the only one in the family that uses this system. Of course, the family has no stock. If needed, we can only refine it again."

"Then help me refine three more!"

"Let's see if there's enough time."

The Giant Monster's Javelin is also of the second rank, but it is not a sophisticated thing. It relies on its large size, durability, and strength. The raw material is common second-rank spiritual gold, and the cost is not high.

"Thank you, Tenth Elder, for your appreciation! I'll be there to help you, so there's definitely enough time!"

"The donkey at the mill is busier than I am."

"With great power comes great responsibility. You're the only second-rank shipbuilder in Yanglong Bay, after all."

With the help of Lin Qianfan, the inspection was completed very quickly, and there was even time to refine three second-level giant monster javelins.

Maintenance is not without cost. The labor in the dock and the replacement of various components will be included in the operating costs of the monster hunting ship.

The day of setting off for hunting in the ocean,

Assemble at the dock area,
Ten days is neither long nor short, but almost everyone's mental outlook has been refreshed and they are bursting with energy.

Everything is different when you make money. Many people’s family status has changed after they return home. They have become the one who earns the most money in the family. They may have been scolded every day before, and everything they said was wrong.

But as they brought back a considerable sum of money, their future path became brighter, no one scolded them anymore, and everyone listened to what they said. How could this not make people full of expectations for their future life?

"Why is Master Ba so happy? Is there something happy?"

"Ahaha~ There is indeed good news. I found the Soul-Shaping Flower. I'll be able to use it after I help refine it when the ancestor is free."

"Congratulations! Congratulations to Mr. Ba for getting what he wanted!"

Mr. Ba's injury is an old problem.

But we have never found the right medicine for the disease. Even the ancestor could not cure the root cause of the disease. Now we have finally found the medicine.

Maybe next time I come back I will be able to cure this old problem, and then it will not be a dream for Mr. Ba to advance to the middle stage of foundation building.

"Myna, what are you so happy about?"

"Can't I just be happy for Master Ba?"

"Yes! But you obviously have other things to do! Have you found your sister-in-law?"

"Go away, you're talking nonsense."

"I think you really have something to do! Which girl? Xiancheng or Yanglongwan? Do we know each other? Good boy, you are not honest!"

Myna's Heng'an has been at sea for a full year, so he has naturally saved some money. He also updated his equipment for this voyage, and his strength is stronger than a year ago. However, he did not expect Lin Qianfan's observation skills to be so sharp that he could even detect emotions. It was too exaggerated.

"I haven't even started yet, stop asking!"

"Cut~"

Toot~
With the vision of a better future, the four ships set out to gather in the fairy city.

...

A year and a half later, Yanglong Bay, the end of the storm season.

A storm of spiritual energy swept into Lin Qianfan’s cave.

"Open the Gengjin Sword Technique for me!"

The tide of liquid spiritual power surged, easily breaking through the bottleneck from the first to the second level of foundation building. The upper limit of the body's spiritual power reserves was opened, and the tide of spiritual power was released normally, moving forward!

"Huh~ I've finally reached the second level of foundation building. The quality of my spiritual energy has been purified a bit, becoming thicker and the total amount has also increased significantly."

The improvement from the first to the second foundation building level will not increase the strength too much, but it will be more reflected in some basic attributes, which is not too obvious.

In fact, the foundation-building stage in ancient times was only divided into the early, middle and late stages.
However, as human cultivation civilization progressed, various exercises were constantly improved and advanced, and the original two major levels were broken down into six small levels and two medium levels, greatly reducing the difficulty of breaking through.

This is true not only for the Foundation Establishment Stage, but also for the Golden Core Stage and the Nascent Soul Stage. I heard that only when one reaches the Spirit Transformation Stage is it divided into the early, middle and late stages.

This is also the reason why the ancient method declined. According to the requirements of the ancient method, most cultivators are unable to practice, let alone break through.

Since Lin Qianfan established his foundation,

It took a total of two and a half years.

The normal average speed of the three spiritual roots in the foundation-building period is one layer every ten years in the early stage, one layer every twenty years in the middle stage, and one layer every thirty years in the late stage.

The gifts from heaven and earth that Lin Qianfan absorbed when he was building his foundation were roughly equivalent to five years of cultivation.

Lin Qianfan's cultivation conditions far exceed the average level of three spiritual roots. He can exchange various high-quality cultivation resources of the family first, and can also obtain various additional cultivation resources at sea.

Therefore, Lin Qianfan's cultivation progress is about twice the average progress. In addition, Lin Qianfan has a solid foundation and will not be stopped by small levels, so it only took him two and a half years to advance from level one to level two.

"If there is no special opportunity, the next promotion will have to wait five years."

Lin Qianfan focused on the basics and did not deliberately pursue speed. Instead, he developed multiple abilities simultaneously and climbed steadily upward.

at the same time,

Inside a cave above the third-level spiritual vein of Yanglong Bay.

"It's time to break through!"

The third master Lin Dayan has never shown himself to anyone in recent years. He has been practicing in seclusion in order to lay a solid foundation for reaching the peak of the ninth level of foundation building. Now, he suddenly had the urge to officially start the breakthrough.

(End of this chapter)