Nuwa, the goddess of immortality, said that cultivating immortality does not require spiritual energ

On the academy's side, the alliance's approval document for the body-refining artifact application and a storage ring filled with materials were quickly delivered to Shen Qingyan through special channels.

Since it was public property provided to the academy, Chen Yun naturally couldn't pay for the refining materials out of his own pocket.

In addition to a sufficient amount of refining materials, the ring also contained a considerable amount of refining materials as a selling fee.

Shen Qingyan glanced at the document and immediately sent a message to Qin Le. A short while later, Qin Le strolled into the dean's office.

"Take this to Chen Yun." Shen Qingyan pushed the documents and storage ring in front of him, speaking concisely.

There was no other way; it was during class time, the teachers were teaching, and the students were practicing.

Of all the people in the entire hospital, this was the one who was most free and could move around freely.

Qin Le didn't refuse. He took the things, called Chu Xiaonan, and went to Chen Yun's weapon-refining workshop together.

"Here, yours." Qin Le placed the documents and storage ring on the workbench piled high with parts.

Chen Yun looked up from a pile of blueprints and was visibly taken aback when he caught sight of the prominent seal belonging to the highest level of the alliance on the document.

"What is this thing?" He picked up the document, then weighed the storage ring in his hand, looking somewhat surprised.

What surprised him was that the academy knew about this body-refining artifact—it wasn't a secret to begin with, and it was only a matter of time before it was discovered.

What truly flattered him was that the document came directly from the Alliance, not the Academy.

He was just a freshman in college, a weapon crafting student, and the Alliance actually assigned him a mission?

"You can read, right?" Qin Le pointed to the document: "Hurry up and figure out how to upgrade that body-refining artifact."

Chu Xiaonan nodded emphatically, her eyes shining: "If we can unleash law-based attacks, our body-refining efficiency will definitely skyrocket!"

"Take out yours first." Chen Yun didn't reply, but directly reached out to Chu Xiaonan.

"Give."

Although Chu Xiaonan was puzzled, she still quickly took out the sea urchin-shaped body-refining magic weapon from her storage ring.

"Wait."

Chen Yun took the ritual implement and, without saying a word, picked up the tools and began to disassemble it.

With practiced ease, he quickly removed the outer shell from several key parts, revealing the intricate array of spirit patterns and the energy conversion core inside.

He carefully removed a few specific parts, took them to the workbench next to him, and put them into the furnace to be remelted.

During the process, he took out several new materials that the Alliance had just sent from his storage ring and added them one by one in proportion. His technique was precise, and he was clearly confident.

Qin Le and Chu Xiaonan watched quietly from the side, without disturbing him. Chu Xiaonan's eyes widened as he watched—he had already guessed that Chen Yun was about to upgrade the rank on the spot!

Although Qin Le wasn't as surprised as Chu Xiaonan, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. Chen Yun's progress on the topic of applying the power of laws seemed to be even faster than he had anticipated.

About an hour later, those parts were completely transformed in Chen Yun's hands, and the spiritual light flowing on their surfaces was several times more complex and profound than before.

Chen Yun picked up a silver metal cube engraved with brand-new spirit patterns and handed it to Qin Le:

"Come on, stuff some of the power of the laws into it."

Qin Le chuckled, not asking any further questions. With a light tap of his fingertip, the power of the two laws of time and space and creation flowed into the cube like a gentle stream.

The spiritual patterns on the surface of the cube lit up one by one, eventually returning to calm, but the power within them had changed completely.

Chen Yun took the Law Core and quickly installed the upgraded parts back into the artifact, then closed the outer shell.

The whole process was smooth and seamless, as if it had been rehearsed countless times.

"Alright, the first one's done." Chen Yun clapped his hands, his tone as relaxed as if he'd just finished assembling a model. "Hurry up and take it. I still need to get the other two out."

Chu Xiaonan finally snapped out of her shock and blurted out, "You...you were able to do this a long time ago?!"

It's no wonder he lost his composure. When he saw the requirement to upgrade to the level of a magic weapon on the document, although he believed that Chen Yun could do it, he also thought that it would take at least ten days to half a month to study and tackle the problem.

Who would have thought that this guy would upgrade on the spot? That speed... is simply outrageous!

Chen Yun glanced at him speechlessly: "Nonsense, this was originally one of my research directions. I also plan to use this energy system on mechs in the future."

He wasn't joking. Ever since he used that traditionally powered mecha in the last practical college entrance exam, he'd felt something was off—it consumed his own spiritual energy to power it, limiting both its endurance and burst damage.

If mechs could be equipped with such an externally powered, independent power core capable of withstanding law-based attacks, their combat effectiveness and tactical flexibility would experience a qualitative leap.

Imagine the enemy painstakingly destroying the mech, and the pilot jumps out fully powered up, or even stronger... Just thinking about that scene is exhilarating.

"That's not right!" Chu Xiaonan suddenly remembered something and asked in confusion, "Then why didn't you make it into something that could unleash law-based attacks when you were refining it for me before?"

Based on his understanding of Chen Yun, this guy never kept secrets from his friends, so there must be another reason why he didn't do it.

Chen Yun rolled his eyes and began to explain:

"You don't need it! This thing is a magic artifact after all. Even if your physical body can begin to withstand the tempering of the power of laws, Qin Le should first help you adapt and build a solid foundation using the 'manual' method. If you use this thing directly, and the intensity isn't controlled well, or if something goes wrong with your body, I'm afraid I'll just destroy you. Once your foundation is solid and you can stably withstand the tempering of laws, I'll tailor-make a better one for you, right? This thing definitely needs to be iterated and updated."

His considerations were very practical. Chu Xiaonan had only been practicing Body Cultivation for a little over a month, and his foundation was still shallow.

Once he has truly refined his physical body to the appropriate level, Chen Yun believes that he will have already mastered more advanced technology and possess better materials. The new magical artifact he creates at that time will surely far surpass the current one.

The reason he upgraded immediately was simply because the alliance had given him a task, and he needed to submit a satisfactory answer first to avoid delaying important matters.

Let's treat this as an initial prototype and use it for now.

Even better, it comes later.

Chu Xiaonan scratched his head and smiled sheepishly: "Alright... I'll send this one to the Body Tempering Room first."

"Go on, don't bother me while I'm working."

Chen Yun waved his hand, turned around and plunged into the pile of materials to begin refining the second one.

Qin Le and Chu Xiaonan exchanged a smile and quietly left the workshop.

Quenching chamber.

When Chu Xiaonan placed the upgraded body-refining artifact in front of the body cultivation teacher and explained that the initial upgrade had been completed according to the alliance's requirements, the baby-faced teacher stared at the sea urchin that seemed unchanged on the outside but was completely different on the inside, her mouth slightly agape, her face full of disbelief.

"That kid Chen Yun..." she murmured, then her eyes lit up with amazement: "He's simply a genius!"

She had seen too many geniuses, but Chen Yun's type... was truly rare.

In the more than five hundred years of cultivation in the mortal realm, there have only been three such exceptional geniuses with unconventional thinking and the ability to pioneer entirely new technological paths:

One is Ye Hongli's mother, who is a genius in the field of spiritual plant cultivation and hybridization;

One is Qin Le's mother, Lin Wanrou, who is unconventional in her alchemy skills but always manages to produce amazing pills.

The third one is Chen Yun, who always manages to turn seemingly fantastical ideas into reality in the art of weapon crafting.

Such geniuses are even rarer than Lu Qingshuang's unparalleled talent with 100% affinity—in the past five hundred years, only seven geniuses with 100% affinity have emerged.

Only three people pioneered this unique path.

As for Qin Le?

He is unique in history and cannot be categorized.

I have never seen anyone with a lower affinity for spiritual energy than him, let alone someone whose comprehension can rival his.

What type is he?

The physical education teacher felt that a separate column should be created for him.

"Teacher, stop reminiscing," Chu Xiaonan urged with a smile, her eyes full of anticipation. "Let's try out this upgraded version!"

Other physical training students had already gathered around, their eyes burning with anticipation. The previous hammer-chaining machine had already been incredibly effective, and they had all tried it; now this alliance-approved upgraded version…

The baby-faced teacher took a deep breath, suppressed her shock, and nodded.

"Okay, then... let me try the saltiness first."