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Chapter 399 Magical Weapon
"Master, is this done?" Zhang An stepped forward and asked.

Lei Dongzi shook his head and said, "It's just an embryo. I still have to collect all the ghosts and make sacrifices to refine the forbidden magic. It's very troublesome."

Having said that, everyone could hear the joy in his voice.

After all, this embryo is made of high-quality material and has great potential. It will just be a matter of polishing from now on.

As far as Li Ming knew, practitioners in this world attached great importance to magic weapons. Even nearly half of the strength of a cultivator came from magic weapons. Take Zangshan as an example. He specialized in thunder magic, but his most powerful flying sword technique was still based on the sword pill. Not to mention Lei Dongzi. Once the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was broken, his strength was reduced by at least 50%.

The Lu family's painstaking efforts in cultivating magic weapons are also a clear proof of this. Even when Lu Tiannu and Li Ming fought each other, neither of them could defeat the other without a magic weapon in their hands. However, once the demon-slaying flying sword was completed, the outcome was decided immediately. This shows how crucial a role magic weapons can play in the hands of two cultivators of equal realms in this world.

It is also because of this that all the methods of refining magical instruments and treasures are booming.

There are many methods of refining magical instruments in the Yinming Sect. The one used by Lei Dongzi is the most traditional one. First, an instrument embryo is refined. After the instrument embryo is refined, it must be marked with many magical prohibitions according to different sacrificial refining methods.

Each restriction has different uses, such as flying, summoning souls, and wind-inducing restrictions, etc. They need to be refined layer by layer. The more restrictions there are, the more powerful they are.

According to different purposes, they can be freely combined to offer 72 different restrictions, and can practice endless magic. However, the disadvantage is that each one has only one layer of restriction and is extremely weak.

You can also focus on just one category, such as refining just one type of restriction, and continue refining it until all seventy-two are reached. Although this way there will be fewer changes, the power will be infinite.

Although it is said to be simple, there are two difficulties in refining this ritual instrument.

The first is the equipment's bearing capacity. Theoretically, even if it is a piece of stone, as long as it is hit with a layer of restriction, it can be considered a magic weapon.

But it is obvious that ordinary stones do not have this kind of bearing capacity. Even if they are refined with gold, jade, and steel, it is the same. Even the most common restrictions will be shattered in an instant by such mundane materials. Therefore, people who practice Taoism must refine immortal materials to refine magic tools. Ordinary gold and jade will not work, but the gold essence formed after experiencing the Taoist's three-flavor fire is sufficient, but it can only withstand a few layers.

But this is already the raw material used by most people who practice Taoism. After all, things like gold and silver only require a little effort in the mortal world. As for other natural materials, such as Western gold essence, Western Geng gold, black iron, or fairy silk, it is difficult to find even a little bit. Sometimes, even if you spend a lot of effort to find a little bit, it is still not enough to refine half a piece.

The second is the number of types of forbidden methods. There are a wide variety of forbidden methods, and there are about three to four thousand relatively well-known ones. Add to that some unpopular and minor forbidden methods, and it is not uncommon for there to be tens of thousands of them.

However, how to arrange and combine the various mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining forbidden methods requires a method of sacrifice and refining. For example, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner has its own space, so naturally it needs one or two Daoist forbidden methods to be able to accommodate them. There are also forbidden methods to control ghosts and forbidden methods to change their size. How to organize them layer by layer is another big problem.

There are many cases in history where people made careless decisions while refining magical instruments, which resulted in furnace explosions. The destruction of the instruments was the least serious of these incidents, while in some cases, the instruments were completely destroyed and the people themselves died.

Whenever you want to create a perfect magical weapon with all the functions, problems are most likely to occur.

The seven magical weapons that protect the Yinming Sect were obviously made using the most reliable refining methods discovered by predecessors.

Just like the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, its sole function is to control ghosts, adjust their size, and contain Yin Qi. All its offensive and defensive capabilities derive from this. Because of this, the level of restrictions on this magical instrument can be steadily increased. As long as one follows the instructions, there's no danger. Consequently, many younger generations within the Yinming Sect cultivate this magical instrument.

In other words, even Zhang An could perform the ritual safely, but he just didn't have enough mana to perform the later levels.

But there was no ritual to be performed because Zhang An had just started practicing and Lei Dongzi did not tell him. However, logically speaking, he should have a ritual to be performed by himself.

At this moment, the Hundred Refined Jade Bones and the Ten Thousand Miles Yin Sha Silk used by Lei Dongzi, as well as some materials used in the Lu family's treasure house, are basically enough to be refined into excellent instrument embryos, which can withstand the refining of dozens of layers of restrictions.

That's why Lei Dongzi was so happy. Once he had mastered the complete set of twelve Ten Thousand Souls Banners, and then completed the ritual of restriction and gathered all the ghosts, their power would probably be even greater than the sect's magical weapon. By then, he would be able to travel the world, and he wouldn't be afraid even of Zangshan's thunder magic and swordsmanship!
But this project is so huge, and I don’t know how long it will take to complete.

Then Lei Dongzi chuckled and glanced at Zhang An. He knew that he had to deal with the restrictions at the back himself, but Zhang An was enough for the first few levels. As the saying goes, the disciple does the hard work for the master. Isn't this the meaning of having a disciple?

When Zhang An looked at Lei Dongzi, he suddenly felt a chill. He shivered for some reason and felt his hair stand on end.

It was at this time that Lei Dongzi noticed that there were two people standing next to Li Ming. Seeing that they were in a mess, he immediately thought of what had happened just now. Although he was focusing on refining the weapon, he also looked sideways when Li Ming made his second move with sword energy crossing the sky, and asked at this moment.

"Who are they?"

The shorter one seemed to be the leader of the two, so he clasped his hands and said, "I am Zhang San from the Hua Kun Sect, and he is my junior fellow apprentice Li Si. We are currently serving as scouts at the border pass, tracking down the demon general. We accidentally revealed our whereabouts, and were fortunately saved by the help of this Immortal."

At this point the short man winked, and the two men bowed and greeted each other.

"Thank you so much, Master!"

Li Ming just laughed and said, "No problem. I was just about to ask you about the situation at the border checkpoint. We plan to cross it."

"Passing the checkpoint?" Zhang San was stunned for a moment, then said, "Master, even in the past, we had to go through three checks and five inspections before we could pass through the checkpoint. Moreover, the Demon Court has been making frequent movements recently, and all the entrances and exits have been locked. Master, if you want to leave, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Everyone frowned upon hearing this. Li Si cautiously said, "However, if you have important matters that require you to pass through, you can go to the border defense camp and speak to General Zhang. You all have profound cultivation, so General Zhang might be able to show some leniency."

Li Ming hadn't expected to encounter something like this, and immediately frowned and asked, "Is the border defense tight?"

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