Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

Chapter 72 Mysterious Thunder Pattern

"Wrong. There must be absolutely no pause when inscribing this Xuan Lei pattern. Any mistake will cause the thunder power within the spiritual material to erupt."

"Perform it in one breath, maintaining the fluidity of the movement!"

On Hundred Refinement Peak, in Duanmu Ming's cave, ten weapon-refining disciples were engraving spirit patterns on a piece of lightning-struck wood.

Including Lin Yun, they were all disciples who had registered to represent Hundred Refinement Peak in the sect's minor competition.

In response, Elder Duanmu fulfilled his promise, giving them special instruction and teaching them three secret weapon-refining runes, while also providing them with spiritual materials for practice.

It must be said that Elder Duanmu did not hold back this time; the three secret spirit patterns were all quite precious and were more than enough to serve as the core spirit patterns of a top-grade magic weapon.

Lin Yun studied very diligently. This was a rare inheritance, and if he could completely master these three spiritual runes, it would mean he would have a chance to refine a top-grade magic weapon.

Before him lay a charred piece of lightning-struck wood lying quietly.

However, this was not left by some ancient spirit tree, but simply lightning-struck wood from an ordinary tree struck by lightning.

It has some value, but at most it can be used to refine some low-grade magical artifacts.

Elder Duanmu patiently taught him, and his skill in weapon crafting was superb.

"Listen, the spiritual energy of lightning contained in lightning-struck wood is far greater than that of wood. Although the two exist at the same time, they are clearly distinct!"

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"What do you think lightning-struck wood symbolizes?"

The image of lightning striking trees flashed through Lin Yun's mind, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

The other disciples who were refining weapons were also deep in thought, racking their brains.

"Think about it carefully. The art of weapon crafting is profound and complex, far more complex than the blacksmithing and forging that outsiders perceive it to be."

Soon, a glint of light appeared in Lin Yun's eyes.

Then, he began to inscribe spirit patterns on the piece of lightning-struck wood in front of him again. His fingertips moved rapidly, and the intricate and profound Xuan Lei pattern appeared on the charred wood.

The other nine disciples couldn't help but look at Lin Yun.

The dark purple spiritual patterns were faintly visible, and the lightning spirituality that should have been activated immediately was suppressed and did not erupt.

Upon seeing this, Zhong Mo's eyes widened in surprise.

It was him again. This cultivator from the Lin family had an amazing talent for weapon crafting, which amazed her.

Even she, who came from a family with a thousand-year-old tradition, couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration.

A look of approval appeared on Duanmu Ming's face, and he nodded in satisfaction.

After a short while, Lin Yun finally stopped what he was doing.

His section of charred, lightning-struck wood now had a complete dark purple spirit pattern, faintly emanating a chilling aura.

Immediately afterwards, a tender green shoot sprouted from the broken end of the lightning-struck wood.

"Excellent! A promising young man!"

Lin Yun clasped his hands and said, "Elder, you flatter me. I have only received your guidance."

However, Duanmu Ming waved his hand and said, "Your ability to comprehend this level shows that you have a great talent in weapon crafting. However, mastering the Xuanlei pattern does not mean that you can craft a top-grade magic weapon with lightning attributes."

"Just like the bow and arrow you crafted during the Ascension Ceremony, although the combination of spirit patterns was already quite ingenious, it was limited by the strength of the spirit materials themselves and could only be considered a low-grade magic weapon."

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Upon hearing this, the other disciples all showed surprise, as it was the first time they had ever seen Elder Duanmu praise a disciple in this way.

"Alright, this weapon crafting instruction ends here. Those three secret spirit runes are for your own use only and must never be passed on to anyone else."

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"Take this piece of lightning-struck wood back with you and practice more on your own."

"Just do your best in the sect competition, there's no need to worry too much about the ranking."

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With that, Elder Duanmu dismissed the ten disciples who had signed up for the sect's minor competition.

After leaving, Song Cheng quickly walked up to Lin Yun and said with a burning gaze, "Junior Brother Lin Yun, I have a favor to ask. Can we talk in private?"

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The reward for winning the sect competition is a Foundation Establishment Pill, so Song Cheng naturally wouldn't miss it and signed up immediately.

Lin Yun was slightly taken aback, then nodded and said, "No problem, what is it, Senior Brother Song?"

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The two walked to a secluded spot on the peak. Senior Brother Song Cheng coughed and said, "Junior Brother's talent in weapon crafting is truly admirable."

"Among the ten, you are probably the only disciple who has truly mastered the Xuan Lei pattern."

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"It would probably take us several years to master it."

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What a huge hat!

Lin Yun was startled and quickly said modestly, "Senior brother, you flatter me. I only managed to inscribe it once by sheer luck. If I were to do it again, I'm not sure I could succeed."

However, Song Cheng sighed and said, "You can't say that. Since we were able to succeed once, we have the opportunity to inscribe it a second time."

"I plan to forge a top-grade magic weapon with lightning attribute, and I would like to ask you, junior brother, for your help!"

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Song Cheng's eyes were fixed on Lin Yun, filled with sincerity and longing.

He was going all out for the Foundation Establishment Pill from the sect's minor competition; it was his last hope for Foundation Establishment.

If he could master a top-grade magic weapon with lightning attributes, he would be confident that he could defeat even the elite disciples of the other main peaks.

"This... Senior Brother Song, aren't you trusting me far too much?"

"The highest-grade magic weapon I've ever crafted is only a mid-grade magic weapon."

Lin Yunqian chuckled. This was the absolute truth; he had absolutely no confidence in refining top-grade magic weapons.

Just as Elder Duanmu said before, successfully inscribing the Xuanlei pattern does not mean that one can forge a top-grade magic weapon.

"You don't need to worry about anything else. Leave the forging and tempering of the magic weapon to me. In the end, you just need to inscribe spirit patterns on it."

"What we did today in Elder Duanmu's cave is enough."

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Collaborative weapon crafting!

For weapon refiners, collaborating on weapon refining is not uncommon.

In particular, to refine some large magical artifacts, it may be necessary to mobilize more than a dozen artifact refiners.

For example, large spirit ships capable of aerial combat even require the cooperation of array masters.

But Lin Yun was truly unsure, and he firmly shook his head, saying:

"Senior Brother Song thinks too highly of me. If the refining fails, I, your junior brother, cannot bear the responsibility."

On the market, a top-grade magic weapon can sell for around two thousand spirit stones, or even more, and there is often a situation where there is no market for it.

Few people would put their top-grade magical artifacts up for sale, because they are often family heirlooms.

Even at some large auctions, they are rarely seen.

Because top-grade magic artifacts are the most powerful magic artifacts that Qi Refining stage cultivators can use; they represent the pinnacle of power.

Above that are the spiritual artifacts used by Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. However, activating spiritual artifacts requires liquid mana, which Qi Refining stage cultivators cannot activate at all.

Moreover, the power of a top-grade magic weapon is actually not much different from that of a low-grade spiritual weapon.

The required spiritual materials for both are of similar quality and level; materials that can be used to refine top-grade magical artifacts can also be used to refine low-grade spiritual artifacts.

Therefore, if the refining fails, it means that Song Cheng will lose at least a thousand spirit stones in material costs.

Lin Yun dared not agree to this so easily; the responsibility was too great, and he couldn't bear the consequences if he were held accountable later.

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