The Legend of Fangren

Chapter 145 The Art of Weapon Refining

"Master Gang, what does 'too much of a good thing' mean? Although we understand a bit about cultivation, we don't know much about weapon crafting," a junior sister asked.

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Master Gang chuckled and adopted the kind demeanor of an elder, explaining, "What you are forging are natal artifacts, which will be your foundation for making a living in the future. Once you are familiar with these objects, they will be like your own hands and feet. It would be best if they were powerful, but the most important thing is to be able to completely master them."

"But if that's the case, why not just use better materials and let them adapt again?"

"Alas, that's not the logic. Cultivating with one's natal artifact is essentially for the purpose of manifesting a form," the Yin Profound Form is also a fundamental form, both being the foundation of an individual. An artifact, forged from the five elements, is a unified whole, its essence being to correspond with the five elements of the universe. However, the strength and weakness of each person's five elements are different, and this will naturally deviate when applied to the artifact. Therefore, the more the artifact corresponds to the cultivator's own five elements, the better it can manifest a Yin Profound Form, thus achieving better cultivation results."

To give a simple example, a fire-element cultivator, whose fire element is strong and metal element is weak, should not have too much or too strong metal element material in their magical artifact. Otherwise, the metal element will concentrate and interfere with the dispersion of fire, which will be detrimental to the flow of energy within the magical artifact and will only have a negative impact on the release of magical techniques and spells.

"Oh~" The disciples nodded in sudden understanding.

Old Gang waved his hand and said, "Come on, who wants to go first? I've managed to get some free time while I'm entertaining you, so I don't have to deal with those repetitive and tedious orders. Now that I have some free time, I should give you some benefits. There aren't many of you, so I'll personally forge some mystic weapons for you."

Passersby on the roadside looked over in surprise upon hearing Lao Gang's words. Elder Qian explained to his disciples in a low voice, "Master Gang is a fourth-tier weapon craftsman. Although he is not among the top in the Li Huo Hall, he has been here for over twenty years. His skills in forging second and third-tier Xuan weapons are extremely solid, even surpassing some fifth-tier weapon craftsmen. Many famous sects and families would specially seek him out to forge Xuan weapons for their juniors."

However, Lao Gang still heard this and muttered, "Little sister, you can just say it to your disciple, why do you have to include those first two sentences?"

Although Lao Gang is a carefree person, after staying in the Li Huo Palace for so many years, he has become quite concerned about his own weapon master rank.

Fortunately, he wasn't one to hold grudges, and he quickly let the matter drop, saying as he had just asked, "Alright, alright, everyone, let's not waste any more time and hurry up and be the first ones up."

The group of sisters pushed and shoved, as if none of them wanted to be the first to step forward. After all, their natal artifacts were so important. If they were the first to step forward and didn't explain things clearly, the finished product might not meet their expectations, which would be a huge loss. Everyone wanted to wait and see.

In the end, Qu Mei, who had a family background, resolutely stepped forward: "Master Gang, let me go first."

"it is good."

Old Gang led his disciples to a weapon-refining room. Instead of the bustling activity they had imagined, the large room was divided into two parts. The outer part resembled a reception room with round beds for sitting, while the weapon-refining area was located behind an insulated wall.

"emmm————"

Forging mystical artifacts is unlike forging swords in the mortal world. At first glance, it may seem like a rough job, but in reality, it is an extremely delicate one. The exquisite details are contained within the countless hammer blows and refinements. The fine details within the roughness are what truly test the skill of the artifact craftsman.

The heat insulation wall uses a special transparent crystal that does not interfere with communication and effectively blocks external energy from passing through.

Old Gang walked into the weapon-refining room, told his disciples to sit on the other side of the heat-insulating wall, closer together, and put Qu Mei at the front. Then he asked, "Tell me about the shape of your weapon first."

"Of course it's the three-pronged wooden fork, Elder Qian. Give me my weapon."

Since they had come by merchant caravan, the disciples' weapons were temporarily stored in the elder's storage magic treasure.

"Here you go." Elder Qian handed her the weapon, which she then showed to Lao Gang. However, Lao Gang shook his head slightly and told her to stick the weapon to the crystal heat insulation wall and slowly transmit Xuan Qi to the crystal through the Xuan artifact.

"Master Gang, why is this? My family is an official family in Qumu City with a history of hundreds of years. Our family has always used this type of vessel for generations."

"So, has your family practiced endogamy for generations?"

"Uh, no, that's not it."

"That's settled then. Unlike some guys outside who only think about finishing forging iron and making money as quickly as possible, I, Lao Gang, will forge every natal artifact that comes into my hands into the best and most suitable form."

This is why Lao Gang, though not among the top ranks in the Li Huo Hall, still enjoys a very high reputation. His years of experience and meticulousness have made every Xuan artifact he forges perfectly suited to the user's Xuan nature.

Some cultivators who were originally inferior in aptitude and slow in cultivation made great progress in the Qi Gathering Realm after obtaining the profound artifacts he forged, surpassing their predecessors in one fell swoop. This caused a sensation at the time, making him famous and attracting countless cultivators to spend a lot of money.

But Qu Mei seemed a little awkward, and Fang Shi behind her asked, "Why aren't you doing it?"

"Because—" she hesitated, unable to give a clear answer.

Old Gang, with his greater experience and knowledge, spoke frankly: "Is it because of your family?"

"Mm." Qu Mei nodded, her face slightly lowered.

The so-called family burden is actually the fact that many prestigious families and sects use their natal magical artifact as their emblem. It is a symbol and a legacy. The limitations of worldly life always appear in some unexpected places, and this is a typical example.

To everyone's surprise, Fang Shi said directly, "That's it? What's there to be afraid of? Your father has already been killed by your older brother. Even if you make a few more decisions that go against the ancestors, no one will say anything to you."

"You have no manners! Get out of here, you brat!" Qu Mei rolled her eyes at the guy's astonishing remarks, immediately put on her elder's airs, and slapped him several times.

Uh—Old Gang also twitched his lips. Sure enough, these families and sects have a lot of trivial matters to deal with. Even a random piece of gossip can be so explosive.

However, Qu Mei thought about it again and realized that what she said made sense. Her father had already been dealt with by her older brother, so what was there for her to be afraid of? With her brother's carefree nature, even if she forged a stick to take back, no one would say anything. At most, her brother would pick her up and hit her a couple of times, and then kick her back to her.

Suddenly, Qu Mei became bolder and, following Lao Gang's instructions, began to infuse her with Xuan Qi.

"Hmm—good, keep doing this, don't stop—" Lao Gang stared intently at the fluctuations of the aura on the crystal, using his rich experience to sketch a shape in his mind and then drew it on paper.

The ordeal didn't end until Qu Mei was completely exhausted and collapsed, only to be caught by Fang Shi behind her.

Then the old man came out of the weapon-forging room, handed her the blueprints, and said, "See? Luckily I'm meticulous. If you had just followed that wooden fork to forge the mystic weapon, you would have regretted it to death later."

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