Swallowing the Stars: I Have a Primordial Dao Seed

Since Zhou Yuan comprehended the essence of material transformation from the ever-changing secret techniques and realized that he could use this as a basis to learn weapon crafting, he began to collect weapon crafting methods and knowledge in the universe.

Although the virtual universe is filled with a vast amount of information, the human race is not particularly skilled in weapon crafting. High-level weapon crafting methods are monopolized by major powers, and even the prices of low-level weapon crafting methods that can be purchased are far beyond what Zhou Yuan can afford at present.

However, Zhou Yuan possessed the supreme treasure, the Chaos Origin Dao Seed. Although he lacked sufficient primal power to deduce high-level weapon-refining methods, he still had enough remaining 1,000 cubic units of cosmic crystals to support the deduction of the refining methods for first-order primal force weapons.

Zhou Yuan had previously spent 800 units of cosmic crystals to deduce a method for forging primal force weapons using the Primal Origin Dao Seed. However, this method was rather crude and did not even have complete primal force weapon runes.

Fortunately, Zhou Yuan possessed the Myriad Transformations Technique, which allowed him to transform into Force Weapons to obtain their secret rune structures. To this end, Zhou Yuan specifically purchased first- and second-tier Force Weapons and Force Battle Suit as templates, carefully studying the law runes within them.

Fortunately, the existence of the virtual universe allows Zhou Yuan to simulate the refining process an unlimited number of times, and the fees are still within Zhou Yuan's budget.

From his initial struggles to now being able to skillfully craft third-tier Force weapons and battle suits in the virtual universe.

Zhou Yuan's Origin Force has now been cultivated to the ninth level of the Universe, and his Law Realm has been recognized by the Earth Origin Law.

However, he did not plan to continue breaking through to the Force Realm, because he knew that the higher the level, the more resources he would need to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, which he could not support with his current assets. Moreover, he also had to participate in the Cosmic Strongest Battle.

Therefore, Zhou Yuan planned to earn money first and then continue his cultivation, and weapon crafting was undoubtedly a good way to quickly accumulate wealth.

It's important to know that the cost of Force weapons is actually very low. The A-grade metal consumed by a Tier 1 Force weapon is worth less than 1 Zichen Coin, but the selling price can be as high as thousands of Zichen Coins, resulting in huge profit margins. The profit margins are even higher for Tier 2 and Tier 3 weapons.

Moreover, as his weapon-forging skills improve, he will be able to forge higher-level Force weapons and obtain higher profits.

The weapon-refining method that Zhou Yuan deduced through the Hunyuan Dao Seed mainly involves melting matter and inscribing law patterns inside the matter to form a weapon of primal force.

This method lacks effective Force tempering techniques and special rune inscription methods, relying entirely on Zhou Yuan's Law Realm for support. It can only forge ordinary Force weapons and battle suits; high-level ones cannot be forged. However, its advantage lies in its simplicity and ease of use.

The most important of these is the Law Runes, which is why the required Origin Power for deduction is so small. The difficulty with Law Runes is that any Law Rune requires comprehension before it can be used. Currently, Zhou Yuan is most familiar with the Earth Origin Law, so the runes he can inscribe are mainly Earth Origin Law Runes.

Zhou Yuan decided to start practicing with first-tier Force weapons. He chose A8 grade Xuan Iron as the main material. This metal is hard and stable, and is a common material for forging first-tier Force weapons.

At the same time, he also prepared rare A9 grade rock tungsten, which contains rich earth attribute energy, which can increase the affinity of the weapon with earth attribute laws and strengthen the engraved law runes.

Zhou Yuan had already purchased these materials in advance. He took out a smelting furnace, which he had bought along with the raw materials, from his spatial ring and placed it in the castle's weapon-refining room. Then he had Bei Bei in charge of controlling the smelting of the metal and temperature regulation, while he was responsible for inscribing the law runes.

Zhou Yuan first placed ten tons of black iron into the smelting furnace and started the smelting process. As the temperature inside the furnace rose, the black iron gradually melted into a bright red molten metal.

After the black iron was completely melted, he took out a ton of tungsten rock and put it into the smelting furnace, instructing Beibei to control the process of incorporating the tungsten rock into the black iron. The process of incorporating tungsten rock into black iron was not easy; it required precise control of temperature and stirring speed, otherwise the two metals could not be perfectly fused.

Once the two metals had completely fused together, forming a dark golden liquid metal, Zhou Yuan began to mobilize the primal force within his body to envelop the fused liquid metal, while also integrating his spiritual power into it.

He began to continuously temper the molten metal with the Force, removing impurities and making it purer. While tempering, he also used the Force to inscribe laws and runes within the molten metal.

The engraving of secret patterns is not a rigid imitation, but requires continuous adjustment based on the characteristics of the material and the degree of tempering. As time passes, the tempering degree of the molten metal gradually increases, becoming purer and brighter.

The inscription of the Law Runes is nearing completion. The earthen-yellow runes intertwine into intricate patterns within the molten metal, emanating a faint aura of the Laws.

As the quenching of the material in the furnace neared completion, the molten metal had automatically taken the initial shape of a longsword. Zhou Yuan took a deep breath, concentrated all his energy, and inscribed the final secret rune onto it.

Just as the last secret rune was completed, the material's tempering was also finished, and a rich earth-attribute aura emanated from the furnace.

Zhou Yuan shut down the smelting furnace, opened the furnace door, and a long sword floated inside. The blade was red, with faint earth-yellow secret patterns flowing across its surface, exuding a sharp aura. This was a first-tier Force weapon—the Rock Tungsten Sword.

Zhou Yuan reached out and grasped the rock blade, feeling the earth-attribute energy and law runes contained within it. He gently swung it, activating the law runes within, and the long blade sliced ​​through the air with a sharp whistling sound. The forging of a first-tier high-grade Origin Force weapon was successful.

"Not bad, a success on the first attempt, and the quality is quite good." Zhou Yuan nodded in satisfaction, a smile appearing on his face. However, he was not satisfied with this. The profit from first-tier weapons was limited, and he prepared to challenge himself with second-tier Force weapons.

Forging second-tier Force weapons requires higher standards in both materials and craftsmanship. Zhou Yuan chose B83 grade Xuan Iron Essence as the main material, which is a superior metal of Xuan Iron; only one ton of Xuan Iron Essence might be found alongside ten thousand tons of Xuan Iron.

The auxiliary material was changed to B9 grade rock crystal, which is a crystal mined from deep within the planet's rock layers. It contains the pure essence of earth and can enhance the weapon's affinity with the laws of nature.

Zhou Yuan threw fifteen tons of black iron essence into the furnace. Compared to first-tier weapons, second-tier weapons require more materials to support their complex rune structures.

The melting point of the Xuan Iron Essence was much higher than that of Xuan Iron, and the bright red halo inside the smelting furnace gradually turned into a dazzling bright white. After the Xuan Iron Essence had completely melted, Zhou Yuan took out a piece of rock crystal and put it into the furnace one by one.

The rock crystals vaporized instantly upon contact with the high-temperature molten metal, turning into countless yellowish-brown specks that merged into it, gradually tinging the originally deep red molten metal with a light yellowish-brown hue.

"Begin tempering!" Zhou Yuan shouted, continuously channeling his primal force into the furnace. Compared to first-tier weapons, second-tier weapons require a longer tempering time. At the same time, he used his mental energy to inscribe law runes within the weapon.

Three hours later, the molten metal had become as pure as a mirror, and Zhou Yuan's spiritual power had completely merged into it. The runes of a second-tier Force weapon are ten times more complex than those of a first-tier weapon, but Zhou Yuan had already refined them many times in the virtual universe and was extremely familiar with them.

"Now!" Zhou Yuan's eyes narrowed, and the final secret rune was precisely inscribed on the core of the molten metal. A rich earth-attribute aura emanated from the furnace.

A long sword, deep red in color and gleaming with an earthy yellow sheen, floated in the furnace, its blade adorned with secret patterns that flowed slowly as if alive. This was a second-tier Force weapon—the Rock Crystal Sword.

"Next up is the third tier." Zhou Yuan twirled the second-tier rock blade in his hand and took a deep breath. The third-tier Force weapon is currently the highest-level Force weapon that Zhou Yuan can forge.

Forging a weapon is many times more difficult than forging a second-tier weapon. Although Zhou Yuan had forged weapons in the virtual universe, he decided to restore them to their perfect state before attempting to forge them in reality.

After resting for a day, Zhou Yuan took out the C8-grade Xuan Iron Mother that he had prepared beforehand. This is a superior metal of Xuan Iron, and only Xuan Iron ore with a yield of over a hundred million tons can produce a ton of Xuan Iron Mother. The auxiliary material is the extremely rare C9-grade Earth Core Essence, which can only be formed in the core of a planet, and each piece is priceless.

Zhou Yuan threw tens of tons of black iron wood into the smelting furnace. The temperature required to smelt black iron mother is extremely high. Bei Bei turned the smelting furnace to its maximum power, and the temperature inside the furnace soared instantly. The dazzling white light made the entire refining room as bright as day.

After the primordial iron ore melted into a liquid state, Zhou Yuan threw three pieces of earth marrow crystal, weighing about one ton, into the furnace. This time, the earth marrow crystal did not vaporize directly, but slowly dissolved at high temperature, turning into a thick, yellowish-brown liquid. It then fused with the blood-red primordial iron ore liquid, ultimately forming a peculiar blood-red metallic liquid with yellow specks.

The tempering process for third-tier weapons is much longer and requires combining it with the inscription of secret patterns. Zhou Yuan did not rest for two days and two nights in a row, his eyes were always fixed on the smelting furnace, his mental power was highly concentrated, and he did not miss any detail.

Third-tier Force weapons require more inscriptions, and the connections between these inscriptions are much tighter; the position and angle of each inscription must be perfectly precise. Zhou Yuan transformed his mental energy into countless tiny tentacles, simultaneously inscribing different inscriptions within the molten metal.

Time passed slowly, and the moment the last secret rune was completed, the blade emitted a rich aura of the Earth Law. The secret runes on the blade lit up instantly, and a heavy pressure far exceeding that of a second-tier weapon spread out.

"It's done!" Zhou Yuan looked at the third-tier Earth Profound Blade in his hand, a tired yet excited smile on his face. The blade was blood red, with an earthy yellow pattern on its spine, like a sleeping earth dragon. Once activated, it could draw upon the power of the Earth Law to empower itself.

After resting for a day, Zhou Yuan began mass-producing third-tier Force weapons. With the experience from the previous attempts, his forging speed increased, and he could forge one weapon every three days.

He prepared 5,000 tons of Xuan Iron Mother and hundreds of tons of Earth Marrow Crystals, intending to forge hundreds of third-order Earth Xuan Blades.

As Zhou Yuan became more proficient in the forging process, his speed increased. In less than a year, Zhou Yuan forged 105 Earth Profound Blades, failing only eleven times, achieving a success rate of over 90%. Earth Profound Blades are top-tier, third-order items. Apart from keeping the first one as a memento, Zhou Yuan planned to sell them all.

"These weapons should fetch tens of millions of cosmic coins. Next, I should prepare to forge fourth-tier Origin Force weapons. Fourth-tier weapons will be more profitable." Zhou Yuan looked at the hundred or so third-tier Earth Profound Blades in front of him, his heart filled with anticipation.