Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 327 Achievements in the Way of Weapon Forging

Inside the room, both father and son looked at Zhou Xuan with puzzlement, wondering why he had such a strong reaction.

Zhou Xuan sighed and explained, "This matter involves some secrets of my Ice God Palace. I hope that Uncle Shen and Chongzhen will not mention the 'Twenty-Four Solar Terms Cycle of True Seals' to anyone in the Ice God Palace in the future."

"I'll tell you the specifics when I have the chance later."

Shen Wen'an and Shen Chongzhen exchanged a glance, seemingly lost in thought, and neither of them pressed for further questions.

Since the cooperation with the Ice God Palace was off the table, and there was nothing else to discuss, Shen Wen'an asked Zhou Xuan about her requirements for the wedding.

Zhou Xuan forced a smile and said, "Xuan'er doesn't understand these things, Uncle Shen can arrange it as he sees fit."

Shen Wen'an nodded: "Alright then, Chongzhen, take Xuan'er to set up the altar and send a message to Elder Chu."

"It will take quite some time to get here from the Ice God Palace, so don't let Elder Chu be in too much of a rush."

Shen Chongzhen cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and left with Zhou Xuan.

After the two descended from Tai Xuan Peak, Zhou Xuan seemed to have something on her mind, and followed Shen Chongzhen slowly.

"what happened?"

Realizing that something was wrong with her mood, Shen Chongzhen turned around and looked at her gently, asking her a question.

Zhou Xuan shook his head slightly, then hesitated for a moment and sighed, "How could the Shen family have so many Daoist jade carvings?"

As she was about to marry into the Shen family, Shen Wen'an did not hide anything from her and directly told her that the Shen family possessed eight Daoist jade carvings.

Shen Chongzhen looked slightly taken aback before shaking his head and saying, "I don't know the specifics either."

"I only vaguely remember that my father obtained some in Yangnao Land back then. Later, it seems that Senior Li on that nameless island also gave two pieces to my Shen family. I don't know how the rest of the Daoist jade carvings came about."

Having said that, he suddenly looked at Zhou Xuan and said in a deep voice, "Is there some unknown secret behind the 'True Seal of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms'?"

Zhou Xuan walked slowly forward, feeling somewhat conflicted.

After pondering for a long time, he slowly said, "That is an unparalleled immortal technique, and it is also the general outline of the immortal cultivation system of the Cangmin Realm."

"There are many rumors and secrets behind this immortal technique, some of which involve the core secrets of some of the major sects in the seventy-two realms of Cangmin."

"It's not that I don't trust you, or the Shen family."

"It is really……"

"I understand." Seeing Zhou Xuan's troubled expression, Shen Chongzhen looked at her with a gentle smile and said, "If it's really something that can't be said, then we won't say it."

The two had known each other since before the collapse of the Yangnao tunnel, more than 20 years ago.

They have a fairly clear understanding of each other's personality and character.

Zhou Xuan, as the pride of the Ice God Palace, is a typical girl who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside and has not experienced much of the world.

Aside from being a bit arrogant in front of unfamiliar people, she is not inherently scheming.

Shen Chongzhen inherited his father's composure and his mother's meticulousness. Although he is a few years younger than Zhou Xuan, he is very mature and steady.

"It's not that you can't say anything at all..."

"I just didn't know what to say in front of Uncle Shen."

"If we keep hesitating and stammering like this, it might arouse Uncle Shen's suspicions and lead him to make too many guesses."

Zhou Xuan said somewhat embarrassedly, then changed the subject, saying, "All you need to know is that in the seventy-two realms of Cangmin, there are people who regard Daoist script jade carving as an unparalleled immortal technique and have been secretly plotting to find it."

"And some people regard it as a forbidden art and do not want the 'Twenty-Four Solar Terms Cycle of True Seals' to ever be completed."

"In short, owning one or two pieces of Daoist jade carvings is not a big deal under normal circumstances."

"But once the news that the Shen family possesses eight Daoist jade carvings gets out, it may arouse the apprehension of those who regard the 'Twenty-Four Solar Terms Cycle of True Seals' as a forbidden technique."

"The Ice God Palace has developed over many years and has many enemies as well as many friends."

"These major sects are scheming against each other and monitoring each other, and have long been in a chaotic situation where they are intertwined with one another."

“You should have been able to see these things during your years in the Ice God Palace.”

Shen Chongzhen nodded upon hearing this.

He had learned about the strategies and tactics employed by the guild long before the Yangnao Pass collapsed.

It is not uncommon for a powerful faction to have spies from other factions, or to engage in factional struggles.

"When Uncle Shen asked about the Daoist jade carvings just now, he must have been thinking about finding other Daoist jade carvings."

"You should find an opportunity to persuade him later. He must not take the Daoist jade carving lightly."

"At present, in the Cangmin Sea, it seems that the various forces do not pay much attention to the Dao Inscription Jade Carving, but in secret, none of them have reduced their attention to it."

"Some forces even cultivate clandestine agents to handle matters related to Daoist seal carving and jade engraving."

Shen Chongzhen nodded again, then smiled faintly at Zhou Xuan: "You should have said these words to Father in person, why do I need to repeat them again?"

Zhou Xuan rolled her eyes at him, put her hands behind her back, and gently kicked a pebble far away, muttering, "No matter what, you are father and son, and I am an outsider."

"You trust me, Uncle Shen trusts you, what's wrong with relaying this..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongzhen frowned slightly, quickly took two steps to catch up, and stood in front of her, looking at her solemnly.

Zhou Xuan stopped in her tracks, blinked at him, and asked, "What... are you doing?"

Shen Chongzhen said solemnly, "You may have some misunderstandings about my Shen family."

"Once you marry into the Shen family, you will be a member of the Shen family."

"Your parents and I, and even other members of the direct line of the clan, will never treat you as an outsider."

"Don't have such thoughts again in the future."

Zhou Xuan was stunned, and the warm scene of Wei Qiuling, Huang Lingxiu and Hu Yufen, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, in the small courtyard at the top of Tai Xuan Peak couldn't help but reappear in his mind.

Having grown up in the immortal sect's mountain gate since childhood, she had never experienced the pure emotions among mortals that were free from any self-interest.

I don't believe there can be such selfless and pure trust between people.

Meeting Shen Chongzhen's pure gaze, Zhou Xuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled gently: "I understand."

"Let's go, quickly find a place to set up the altar and tell our master about the wedding date."

With a slight change in his mind, Zhou Xuan grabbed his arm and headed towards the outer boundary of the Kyushu World.

The two flew thousands of miles on the wind and found a deserted island in the vast sea.

After confirming that there were no threats in the vicinity, Shen Chongzhen stood guard on the side, while Zhou Xuan took out a lot of materials for building the altar from his storage bag.

Most of the time, cultivators rely on divine sense transmission or sound transmission stones to exchange messages.

However, the former is basically only applicable to distances of a thousand or several thousand miles, while the latter can only span tens of thousands of miles.

For distances exceeding 100,000 li, such as from Guitu Sea Cliff to Piaoxue Sea Cliff, the sound transmission stone will also lose its effectiveness.

The so-called altar can be understood as an enlarged sound transmission array.

Zhou Xuan skillfully set up the altar, then activated it with a burst of spiritual energy.

After a short wait, a blurry phantom appeared on the altar.

Upon seeing Chu Xiangyu, Zhou Xuan and Shen Chongzhen respectfully cupped their hands and said, "Master."

Chu Xiangyu nodded and asked, "Have we arrived?"

The two nodded, and Zhou Xuan said directly, "Uncle Shen said that the wedding day for my disciple and Chongzhen will be on the eighth day of the month two months from now."

"If Master has nothing to do, please bring a few of your senior brothers and sisters with you."

Chu Xiangyu was silent for a moment before saying, "Forget about your senior brothers and sisters."

"I will go there myself when the time comes."

Upon hearing this, a hint of disappointment flashed across Zhou Xuan's face.

As the youngest direct disciple of Chu Xiangyu, Chu Xiangyu was usually guided in cultivation by her senior brothers and sisters, whether she was in seclusion or handling other sect affairs.

The relationship between the group of disciples had always been quite good.

Now that his master wasn't planning to bring them along, Zhou Xuan naturally felt a little disappointed.

Shen Chongzhen, who was standing to the side, felt somewhat guilty upon hearing this.

He knew that Chu Xiangyu was unwilling to bring her senior brothers and sisters along because she was taking care of the Shen family.

When the three left the Ice God Palace, Chu Xiangyu suggested that she come to witness the wedding of the two. Her father, Shen Wen'an, expressed his concern that the Nine Provinces World might be exposed.

Chu Xiangyu naturally understood.

I'm coming alone now because I'm afraid that too many people will cause unnecessary trouble.

"Chongzhen should focus on his cultivation in the near future."

"The elders have already consulted with the sect leader. Three years from now, they will choose a master for that supreme sword from among all the sword cultivators in my Ice God Palace. You have good talent in swordsmanship, and I hope you can try your luck."

"The prerequisite is that you must first raise your cultivation level to the Golden Core realm before that."

Chu Xiangyu's voice rang out again.

The voice carried a hint of encouragement and bewilderment.

Just like the golden-haired monkey and Shen Chongxu at that time.

Within two years of joining the Ice God Palace, Shen Chongzhen's cultivation had already reached the perfect state of embryonic breathing.

He has always followed the path of "cultivating both skills and principles," so his foundation is very solid and his knowledge is very rich.

According to Chu Xiangyu, this disciple should have broken through to become a Golden Core Sword Immortal ten years ago. However, every time she asked, Shen Chongzhen said that he was not in a hurry and wanted to settle down and mature further.

Chu Xiangyu didn't know what he was waiting for.

No matter how well one's embryonic breathing stage is cultivated, it is impossible to reach the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm in one fell swoop after breaking through to the Golden Core realm.

The path of cultivation to the Golden Core Realm must be taken step by step.

"Master, rest assured, your disciple will break through to the Golden Core stage as soon as possible."

After respectfully bowing towards Chu Xiangyu's figure on the altar, Shen Chongzhen spoke.

Chu Xiangyu nodded slightly and didn't ask any further questions.

"In that case, I will go and prepare some gifts for you."

"Let's talk about it when we meet in a while."

The illusory image on the altar slowly dissipated, and Zhou Xuan waved his hand to collect all the materials used to set up the altar.

After doing all this, she looked at Shen Chongzhen with curiosity.

"You've been hesitant to break through to the Golden Core stage for so long, is there some unspeakable reason for it?"

Seeing her slightly joking expression, Shen Chongzhen nodded: "You guessed right."

"However, since Master just said so, I still have to try my best to give her a surprise when she arrives."

"Let's go."

The two rode the wind back to Tai Xuan Peak in the Nine Provinces World. Shen Chongzhen chatted with his father for a while, relayed what Zhou Xuan had said earlier, and then chose to go into seclusion.

Since returning from the Ice God Palace, he has also received the family's secret technique, the "Golden Elixir Extraction Method."

In recent days, he has been diligently reflecting on and cultivating himself.

He originally planned to try to break through after returning to the Ice God Palace following his marriage to Zhou Xuan, but now that his master, Chu Xiangyu, is urging him, he plans to try to break through in the two months before the wedding.

Shen Yuan once said that the "Method of Taking Kan and Filling Li to Obtain the Golden Elixir" is a relatively mild and safe method.

The "pure yang gold" cultivated through this method may not be as good as the so-called "immortal gold" bestowed by the heavens, but its advantage lies in the fact that this "pure yang gold" is gold that the cultivator has refined himself, so there is no need to worry about any changes.

Moreover, this "Dragon-Tiger Golden Core" will improve as the cultivator's potential and opportunities increase.

It has uncertainty and a high upper limit.

In contrast, the "immortal gold" bestowed by heaven does not have these benefits.

At present, among the many cultivators under the Shen family's rule, including direct descendants, there has been no one who has cultivated the Dragon-Tiger Golden Core using this method and broken through to the Golden Core realm.

If Shen Chongzhen can break through in one fell swoop, he will be the first cultivator to achieve a true Golden Core without relying on the "Immortal Golden Nature" bestowed by Heaven.

……

The rolling peaks of Mount Yansheng occupy nearly 80% of the territory of the Central Plains of the Nine Provinces World. Two great rivers flow through the mountains and rivers, which are blocked by the towering peaks and steep ridges. They meander and flow, and divide into many waterfalls and streams, forming a landscape of mountains and water.

This kind of terrain should not have been the core of a world.

However, even after Shen Xiubai merged with the origin of the Nine Provinces world, he still transformed the Central Province into this form.

Ultimately, it's because the Shen family, based in Zhongzhou, had no intention of letting ordinary mortals set foot there.

Cultivators who live in seclusion in the mountains and rivers, using naturally formed mountain ranges and rivers as their foundation, can more easily shape the overall pattern of heaven and earth, which is conducive to forming a blessed land for immortals that gathers and retains energy.

At the foot of Yansheng Mountain to the west, on a precipitous peak adjacent to Liangzhou, scorching heat surged, seemingly baking the void itself into an orange-red hue.

The summit of the precipitous peak was cut away, and a magnificent city stood atop the mountain.

This city is the holy land of weapon refining in the entire Kyushu world. It is a new city built by the Shen family after the collapse of the Dao, based on the previous Flame Lake City.

The new Flame Lake City is slightly smaller than the previous Flame Lake City.

However, in the center of the city, there is also a huge lava lake, and many weapon-refining workshops are built along the lake, one after another.

Meanwhile, the Golden Phoenix of Li Huo, which migrated with the Shen family, temporarily resides beneath the lava of the lava lake. It uses its own Li Huo Qi to connect with the earth's fiery energy, continuously providing the weapon refiners of Flame Lake City with the flames they need for refining weapons.

A weapon-making workshop by the lake.

The middle-aged Shen Xiuyun, shirtless with muscles gleaming with a bronze luster, was intently hammering a blazing sword blank.

Not far from him, He Chongyi, who had a beard, led several weapon refiners to observe and quietly explain weapon refining techniques.

A cultivator from the Shen family's territory hurried over from afar.

The cultivator first bowed slightly to He Chongyi, then whispered, "Young Master Chongyi, the patriarch has sent word that Young Master Chongzhen will be getting married on the eighth day of the ninth month. The patriarch has asked you and Young Master Xiuyun to make arrangements for many matters in Flame Lake City. Don't miss it."

Upon hearing this, He Chongyi smiled slightly.

"Is Zhen Di getting married?"

"I see."

As the monk left, the pleasant knocking sound gradually subsided.

After the final hammer blow, Shen Xiuyun immediately put down the forging hammer in his hand, formed hand seals, and manipulated the blazing sword blank in front of him to float in the air.

"Look closely, this is the most crucial step in weapon crafting: inscribing weapon patterns!"

Upon seeing this, He Chongyi immediately whispered a reminder to the people around him.

These weapon refiners are all newcomers who have just joined Flame Lake City.

After three years, having mastered the basic techniques of forging weapon blanks, they are fortunate to come with He Chongyi today to observe Shen Xiuyun's weapon refining.

In Flame Lake City right now, in terms of weapon crafting alone, Shen Xiuyun and He Chongyi are already on par.

The difference between the two lies in the fact that He Chongyi specializes in ancient weapon-refining methods, and when he is in good condition, he can already attempt to refine mid-grade magic weapons using ancient methods.

Shen Xiuyun, on the other hand, has been pondering a new method that combines ancient and modern methods.

He has successfully crafted mid-grade magical artifacts using both ancient and modern methods, but he has not made much progress in the new methods.

Reminded by He Chongyi, all the newly arrived weapon refiners beside him stared intently at Shen Xiuyun.

His fingers moved in a series of hand gestures, constantly drawing out one spiritual energy thread after another.

"My lord, the hand seals that Young Master Xiu Yun makes seem different!"

Some observant people noticed that the finger gestures Shen Xiuyun was using to infuse the sword embryo with his eyes closed seemed very strange, clearly two different things.

He Chongyi paused for a moment and sighed, "If you look closely, you should be able to see that the patterns he is using on his left hand are low-level artifact patterns."

"And what he unleashed with his right hand were magical runes."

"This is a new method of refining artifacts. You can't even refine the most basic low-grade magic artifacts yet, so you must not try it lightly and waste your time."

After warning everyone, He Chongyi's face showed a hint of helplessness.

His original plan was to bring a few newcomers to observe Shen Xiuyun's weapon crafting.

Who would have thought that Shen Xiuyun was actually trying out a new method? If the newly arrived weapon refiners saw this, it would be somewhat misleading.

New law?

Upon hearing this, the several newly arrived weapon refiners all had different expressions.

Some of them heeded He Chongyi's words and stopped paying attention to Shen Xiuyun's right hand, focusing instead on the details of the artifact patterns condensing on his left hand.

Some people, however, are clearly very interested in this so-called new law.

He stared intently at every movement of Shen Xiuyun's hands.

Shen Xiuyun had mentioned the idea of ​​refining weapons using the new method long before the Yangnao Land Tunnel collapsed.

At that time, the Shen family had just started in the art of weapon crafting, and only he and He Chongyi in the entire Flame Lake City were able to craft low-grade magic weapons using ancient methods.

At that time, the Shen family was surrounded by enemies. Many forces in the southern border were watching the Shen family all the time, intending to capture the entire Shen family as food.

In order to ensure that the cultivators under his rule have suitable magical weapons to use when fighting enemies.

Shen Xiuyun had no choice but to suppress his thoughts and focus on the ancient method of weapon crafting.

After the collapse of the Dao, the new Flame Lake City was built. Shen Xiuyun himself made certain achievements in the ancient weapon refining method "Li Palace Bing Fire Refining Technique". In addition, Luoxia Mountain became an affiliated immortal sect of the Shen family, and the sect's inherited methods were unconditionally opened to Shen Xiuyun.

After making certain improvements in both the ancient and modern methods, the thought that had been suppressed in my heart took root and sprouted again.

Ancient weapon-refining methods focused on how the weapon itself enhanced the cultivator's strength, while the weapon-refining methods currently popular in the Cangmin Realm often directly inscribed complete spell runes onto the weapon, allowing it to unleash more specific attacks.

Both types of ritual implements have their advantages and disadvantages.

When a magical artifact is crafted using ancient refining methods, it consumes less of the cultivator's spiritual energy, but the actual power it displays is not particularly strong.

It is mostly reflected in single characteristics such as "speed" and "momentum".

For cultivators, it generally has a gradual, lasting effect, like adding flowers to brocade.

The magical artifacts crafted using modern methods are more direct, consuming spiritual energy to activate and directly form a complete attack.

As long as one's own spiritual power is sufficient, powerful spells can indeed make opponents flustered.

Even some cultivators of lower cultivation levels, wielding high-quality magical artifacts, can easily kill enemies of higher levels as long as they can activate them.

However, such magical artifacts consume an enormous amount of one's own spiritual energy.

In the current Cangmin Realm, when some cultivators are fighting, it is common to see people who forcibly activate their magical artifacts, ultimately draining their own spiritual power, resulting in the loss of 800 to the enemy and 1000 to themselves.

Shen Xiuyun had always believed that these two weapon-refining methods could complement each other and be combined to form a new weapon-refining method. Unfortunately, he had spent more than ten years trying to take that first step and had yet to succeed.

Before the roaring furnace, Shen Xiuyun closed his eyes and moved his left hand, using spiritual power to inscribe ancient weapon-forging patterns inside the sword blank.

His right hand was making a hand seal, using spiritual power to carve magical patterns on the surface of the sword blank.

This way of multitasking takes a huge toll on his mental energy.

In the past, when using ancient methods of refining artifacts, one could completely immerse oneself in the interior of the artifact blank and concentrate on carving the patterns.

But now it's different. He can't concentrate on any one refining technique at all; he has to do both simultaneously.

Behind him, He Chongyi had one hand behind his back and the other hand tightly gripping his beard, his eyes fixed on Shen Xiuyun's movements.

Judging from his expertise in weapon crafting, Shen Xiuyun's attempt this time seemed to be significantly different from his usual methods.

Previous attempts failed because the artifact embryo could not last long before it collapsed under the mutual tearing between the artifact patterns and the magical runes.

Now, both the magical runes and the artifact runes are more than halfway done.

Although the sword embryo was trembling, it showed no signs of breaking down!

"Could this kid actually succeed!?"

He Chongyi held his breath, thinking to himself.

The remaining new weapon refiners were also tense, not daring to even breathe.

The spiritual light at Shen Xiuyun's fingertips grew brighter and brighter, and the sword embryo in front of him was slowly enveloped in a dazzling light.

Numerous fine spiritual energy threads swirled in the void, gradually outlining a circular array pattern with a triangular and pentagonal shape.

"This is!?"

A look of shock flashed in He Chongyi's eyes. He stroked his beard with so much force that he plucked out a few hairs from his chin.

He had personally observed Shen Xiuyun's comprehension of the new teachings during his spare time.

The most difficult part is that the magical runes are too complex. To accurately inscribe them on a magical artifact requires an extremely high level of spiritual power and mental strength from the artifact refiner.

Similarly, inscribing ancient artifact patterns inside the vessel blank is extremely mentally taxing.

Trying to balance both is simply beyond the capacity of an ordinary cultivator's soul and mental strength.

Now, Shen Xiuyun, through some unknown means, projected the magical runes into the void in front of him, magnifying them dozens or even hundreds of times.

In this way, the spiritual energy threads that were manipulated by it became much easier to construct magical runes.

As the final thread of spiritual energy formed the magical runes, Shen Xiuyun, whose eyes were tightly closed, suddenly opened them!
He opened his mouth and instantly spat out a ball of pure fire-attribute spiritual energy!
The flames formed from the fire-attribute spiritual power sprayed onto the sword embryo in front of him, making the entire sword embryo shine even brighter!
Shen Xiuyun formed hand seals and used several strands of spiritual energy to guide the spell runes that had already been drawn in the void in front of him. With a flick of his fingers, he actually pulled the huge spell runes into the surface of the sword embryo!
hum!
In an instant, the sword embryo in front of me suddenly emitted a crisp and cheerful buzzing sound!

Streams of brilliant light flowed across the surface of the longsword.

"What... what grade of magic weapon is this!?"

"Judging from this strange phenomenon, could it be that Young Master Xiu Bai has successfully crafted a spiritual artifact?"

"No! This magical artifact seems to only have the aura of a low-grade artifact, but the strange phenomena it exhibits are really too odd!"

"My lord, could this be a magical artifact crafted using the new method?"

"Young Master Xiu Yun succeeded?"

Several newly arrived weapon refiners beside him exclaimed in astonishment, while He Chongyi's face was filled with both surprise and joy.

"It worked... This kid actually figured it out..."

"I wonder how the magical artifacts crafted using this new method compare to those made using the ancient and modern methods?"

"If it's really as we suspect, my Shen family can use this to monopolize the market for all low-level magic artifacts in the entire Cangmin Sea!"

"When Xiu Yun is able to refine mid-grade or even high-grade magic weapons in the future, the Shen family will surely become famous throughout the Cangmin Realm because of it!"

He Chongyi's mind raced, already considering the impact this move would have on the Shen family.

However, the prerequisite is to first verify the power of the magical artifacts crafted using this new method.

Suppressing his excitement, he looked at Shen Xiuyun.

At this moment, Shen Xiuyun had obviously finished refining and was recuperating from his exhaustion.

Half an hour later, he slowly opened his eyes, looked at the three-foot-long sword in front of him that had cooled down, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

With a wave of his hand, Shen Xiuyun took the longsword into his grasp and lightly flicked the blade with his finger.

A ripple of spiritual energy instantly spread across the surface of the longsword, producing a crisp sound.

"Uncle Chongyi".

Carrying the longsword, he slowly walked up to He Chongyi, his face beaming with undisguised joy as he handed the sword over.

He Chongyi took the longsword and examined it carefully. Sure enough, he found that the surface of the sword was covered with a magical rune called the "Water Dragon Technique".

However, probing inside with one's divine sense reveals an ancient weapon-forging technique pattern that can increase the sword's attack speed.

From his perspective, both the surface magical runes and the internal artifact patterns were perfectly complete and without any flaws.

Judging by its grade, this longsword is indeed a low-grade magic weapon.

But the moment He Chongyi grasped the hilt, he understood that this longsword was far superior to any low-grade magic weapon forged using modern or ancient methods.

"Go, gather everyone, let's go to the training ground and test this sword!"

He Chongyi was overjoyed and turned to speak to a weapon refiner beside him.

The weapon refiner bowed in agreement and hurriedly went to gather his men.

Moments later, hundreds of weapon refiners from the entire Flame Lake City gathered at the city's martial arts arena.

They had already heard some news from the weapon refiner who relayed the message, saying that Young Master Xiuyun had refined a magic weapon using a new method.

At this moment, hundreds of weapon refiners all looked excitedly at He Chongyi, who was holding a long sword.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, He Chongyi immediately began testing his sword.

Swords flashed across the training ground, and longswords were used with light and swift movements.

As He Chongyi launched more than ten attacks, he secretly used more spiritual power to activate the [Water Dragon Technique] on the sword. Suddenly, a water dragon over ten feet long roared out of the sword and smashed a huge rock in the distance!
Sheathing his sword and standing still, He Chongyi's overjoyed expression clearly showed that the power of this low-grade magic weapon far exceeded his expectations.

"What a sword!"

"Truly a fine sword!"

"If I had a water-attribute spiritual root, and after properly refining this sword, its power could increase by another 30%!"

"Therefore, the power that this low-grade magic weapon can unleash is no weaker than that of ordinary mid-grade magic weapons on the market!"

Upon hearing this, several weapon refiners who had been refining weapons with the two in Flame Lake City before the collapse of the Dao immediately surrounded them.

"My lord, how much energy did you expend when you activated that water dragon just now?"

"My lord, can the magical runes and the internal artifact runes be activated simultaneously?"

"How do the materials consumed in forging this sword compare to those used in ordinary mid-grade magic weapons?"

……

The group consisted of experienced weapon refiners who were now capable of consistently producing low-grade magical artifacts, and their questions were quite professional.

He Chongyi chuckled as he answered their questions.

The answers were exactly what they wanted to hear.

The cost of activating the sword's [Water Dragon Technique] is only one-third that of a normal spell of the same level.

The magical runes and the internal artifact runes can be activated simultaneously, and they have a superimposed effect.

As for the question about the materials consumed in refining weapons, Shen Xiuyun answered it.

According to him, the materials were all ordinary; he simply mixed in a material called "White Rainbow Sand."

Upon hearing this, He Chongyi frowned deeply.

"Does Flame Lake City's treasury contain this material?"

Shen Xiuyun nodded, and with a flash of light in his hand, he took out an exquisite cloth bag.

"The reason why Uncle Chongyi did not know about this item is because this [White Rainbow Sand] was obtained by Brother Xiuchan and his group in the outer sea area some time ago."

"I found this while sorting through the materials they sent me."

He Chongyi suddenly realized, and after a moment's thought, he said, "If that's the case, we should immediately inform Xiu Chan to find out where he got this item, and take the opportunity to get more of it."

“If it comes from a certain mineral vein, my Shen family also needs to occupy and mine it in advance.”

Shen Xiuyun nodded.

He handed the longsword back to Shen Xiuyun and said, "Xiuyun, after you rest and recover, you can try again."

"After you are sure you can master it, copy this method into a jade slip. When you return to Yansheng Peak in a while, give this method to the family head and let him decide how to pass it on."

"Back to Yansheng Peak?" Shen Xiuyun asked疑惑地, "Is something wrong at home?"

He Chongyi smiled faintly: "Your uncle is getting married on the eighth day of the ninth month."

Shen Xiuyun was slightly taken aback, then grinned.

"Uncle is back..."

Shen Chongzhen is the youngest among those of the "Chong" generation, while many of those of the "Xiu" generation below him are older.

Shen Xiuyun was about the same age as him, and the two were very good playmates when they were young.

"The new law isn't urgent, Uncle Chongyi. I need to visit Senior Jin Feng first."

Suppressing his thoughts, Shen Xiuyun continued solemnly, "I can sense that if one can control a flame and not rely on external fire, the new method of weapon forging will be easier."

He Chongyi nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.

If one can truly refine a flame for one's own use, it is indeed easier to control than external fire.

"Go ahead, Uncle will tidy up this place."

Shen Xiuyun cupped his hands in greeting and left the training ground, heading towards the lava lake.

After passing through a long passageway, Shen Xiuyun soon arrived at a spacious stone palace at the bottom of the lava lake.

The passageway and the spacious stone hall were also specially built back then, after all, not everyone can withstand the terrifying temperature of the lava lake and go inside to find the Golden Phoenix of Departing Fire.

The stone hall was also intended to provide a place for cultivators with fire-attribute spiritual roots who wish to come here for seclusion in the future.

Shen Xiuyun arrived at the center of the stone hall, looked at the distant magma curtain, and respectfully cupped his hands, saying, "Senior Jin Feng, Xiuyun requests an audience."

His voice echoed in the empty hall.

A moment later, a stream of light suddenly appeared from the huge curtain of magma, and then a fiery phoenix engulfed in flames flew out from it.

After the fiery phoenix landed, it transformed into a beautiful young woman dressed in a magnificent crimson fairy robe.

"Little Xiu Yun, what business do you have with me?"

After manifesting in human form, the Fire Phoenix spoke playfully.

The middle-aged Shen Xiuyun felt quite embarrassed when Li Huojinfeng, who looked like a girl in her teens, called him "Little Xiuyun".

However, the Golden Phoenix of Li Fire was a wisp of innate Li Fire transformed into human form, and in terms of age, it was indeed many generations older than me.

"Senior, Xiu Yun has something he would like to ask you for guidance on."

Suppressing his embarrassment, Shen Xiuyun cupped his hands and expressed his thoughts.

Li Huo Jin Feng paced back and forth in front of him, hands behind his back and head held high, deep in thought.

"I want to refine a kind of flame..."

"This matter is both difficult and easy."

"First, you need to find a rare type of fire."

After slowly stopping, Li Huo Jin Feng spoke.

A strange fire?

Shen Xiuyun looked thoughtful, then cupped his hands again and asked, "May I ask, senior, what is this strange fire?"

Li Huo Jin Feng stepped forward and patted his bulging chest, saying, "Just like my true form, Nanming Li Huo is a wondrous fire."

"Besides that, there are things like Samadhi True Fire, Solar True Fire, Heavenly Divine Fire, Six Ding Divine Fire, Red Lotus Karmic Fire, and so on... and so forth!"

"They all belong to the category of extraordinary fire."

Li Huo Jin Feng counted on her fingers and rattled off a bunch of strange fire names in one breath.

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiuyun immediately gave a wry smile.

He had never heard of most of the strange fires that Li Huo Jin Feng mentioned, so where was he supposed to find them?

However… with a slight thought, he immediately looked at the little girl in front of him dressed in a crimson fairy robe.

"senior……"

"No way!" The Golden Phoenix of Fire seemed to know what he was going to say and interrupted him directly: "I have worked hard to cultivate until now, and only now have my true body completely transformed into a wisp of Southern Bright Fire."

"Let alone not being able to give it to you, even if I did, you wouldn't be able to handle it."

"I'm not afraid to discourage you, but the terror of these strange flames far exceeds your imagination. Even a wisp of them is enough to make a Nascent Soul True Monarch turn pale at the mere mention of them."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiuyun completely gave up hope.

This seems to be an unsolvable dead end.

To refine flames for one's own use, one needs a rare fire.

But the terrifying power of that strange fire was beyond the reach of someone with his cultivation level...

"Then what you just said about it being easy..."

Shen Xiuyun suddenly frowned.

Li Huo Jin Feng just mentioned that his idea was easy, but he didn't see how it was easy.

A sly smile flashed across the little girl's face as she leaned closer and said, "Isn't what you want a flame that you can completely control, one that you can manipulate without having to be distracted when forging weapons?"

Shen Xiuyun was slightly taken aback, then nodded and said, "That's right."

The Golden Phoenix of Fire moved closer to him again, its breath sweet as orchids, and said, "Let's sign an equal contract. You take me out to play, and when we're refining weapons, I'll help you control the flames. Wouldn't that solve the problem?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiuyun shook his head repeatedly.

Third Uncle Shen Wen'an once specifically instructed that this little girl was clever and mischievous, with a rebellious streak.

If it weren't for the vow she made earlier, she might have already escaped the Shen family and gone off to live a carefree life.

Furthermore, if he were to actually take the Golden Phoenix of Blazing Fire out, the lava lakes of Flame Lake City would instantly turn into ordinary lava lakes without the transformation of the essence of Blazing Fire, unable to support the city's weapon refiners in their crafting of magical artifacts.

Seeing his refusal, a hint of disappointment flashed across Li Huo Jin Feng's face, then she pouted and said, "Then there's nothing I can do."

"Anyone who tries to refine the strange fire before reaching the Nascent Soul stage is simply courting death."

"Bless yourself."

As Li Huo Jin Feng spoke, she walked towards the magma curtain.

Watching her retreating figure, Shen Xiuyun's lips moved slightly, but in the end he could only sigh helplessly and turn around to walk out of the underground stone hall.

"Hey!"

"Are you really not going to reconsider?!"

Seeing that Shen Xiuyun was about to leave, Li Huo Jin Feng seemed a little anxious and turned around to shout.

"We can sign a contract, a contract to live and die together!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiuyun stopped in his tracks.

A pact to live and die together?
This seems pretty good.

"I cannot make a decision on this matter. I will wait a few more days and then give you an answer after consulting with the elders of the clan."

Upon hearing this, Li Huo Jin Feng pouted again and muttered, "What a nuisance..."

"I'm not really going to run away, I just want to go out for a stroll..."

"go Go."

Give me an answer as soon as possible.

With a wave of his hand, the Golden Phoenix of Fire immediately transformed into a streak of fire and plunged into the curtain of magma.

After emerging from the underground stone hall, Shen Xiuyun pondered for a moment but decided not to send a message home directly.

There's no rush to do this, so we'll just wait until Shen Chongzhen's wedding and then go home to discuss it.

……

Two months passed quickly.

In early September, outside the Nine Provinces World, above the desolate island where Zhou Xuan and Shen Chongzhen had built their altar, the void twisted for a moment, and then a figure dressed in palace attire with a cold and noble temperament walked out of the distorted void.

After Chu Xiangyu arrived here, she frowned slightly and looked around.

He then smiled and shook his head: "This girl..."

"I'm now more curious about what's so special about the Shen family's residence."

She had initially thought that Zhou Xuan and Shen Chongzhen had contacted her through an altar they had built within the Nine Provinces world.

When Chu Xiangyu arrived at the site where the altar had once been built, she discovered that it was a deserted island, clearly not the place where the Shen family now lived.

With the terrifying divine sense of a Nascent Soul Perfection Realm cultivator spreading out, Chu Xiangyu carefully searched the surrounding area but couldn't find anything unusual. So she decided not to waste any more time and directly took out a sound transmission stone to send a message to Zhou Xuan.

She also understood that Zhou Xuan's decision not to have anyone wait here meant that the Shen family's residence was no more than ten thousand miles away, within the coverage area of ​​the sound transmission stone.

Sure enough, after the communication stone lit up, Zhou Xuan immediately said that she and Shen Chongzhen would come to pick her up right away.

Chu Xiangyu waited for a long time in the sky above the island before the two of them arrived on the wind.

After a few apologies and pleasantries, Chu Xiangyu didn't waste any more words. She had Zhou Xuan point out a direction and then waved her hand, leading her and Shen Chongzhen there.

Outside the world barrier of the Nine Provinces, a hint of surprise flashed in Chu Xiangyu's eyes.

The barriers of all the minor worlds in the Seventy-Two Realms of Cangmin are formed from the origin of the world, and no one can interfere with them.

This was the first time she had ever seen a small world barrier containing complex formations and strange powers!
Moreover, based on her understanding of the Cangmin Sea, she had never heard of another world existing in this sea area.

It seems that the Shen family has more secrets than I imagined.

(End of this chapter)