Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Could this be a Xuan-grade artifact cauldron?!"

Gazing at the massive, gilded cauldron before Xia Xihai, adorned with a tiger's head, Lu Feng's face showed a hint of shock. "This cauldron seems to be several times more powerful than my Four-Sheep Square Cauldron. As expected of Vice Dean Xia, he certainly has quite a few treasures at his disposal..."

The so-called "Qi Ding" (器鼎) is, as the name suggests, a cauldron used for casting ritual implements!

Moreover, unlike the furnaces and cauldrons needed for alchemy, the vessel cauldron is not only larger in size, but its body is also airtight, and the middle of the cauldron is transparent. There are also corresponding openings on the left and right sides for casting vessels!

Moreover, the value of a Xuan-grade cauldron far exceeds that of an ordinary ninth-grade cauldron, and it is almost impossible to measure it with Yuan Stones!

Although Lu Feng had never been involved in the art of weapon forging before, he had at least seen how things work, and he immediately recognized the extraordinary nature of the golden cauldron in Xia Xihai's hand!

"Fire! Start the weapons!"

Ignoring the astonished Lu Feng, Xia Xihai flicked his sleeves and flicked his finger, injecting a wisp of pure Yuan energy into the golden cauldron in front of him.

tumultuous!

As a wisp of pure Yuan energy was injected into the golden cauldron, the previously slightly dim golden cauldron suddenly became bright, and at the same time, the entire cauldron instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire, with a scorching aura emanating from both sides of the cauldron mouth, making people feel as if they were in a world of flames!

"go!"

After igniting the golden cauldron, Xia Xihai didn't hesitate. He immediately took out the slightly damaged Extreme Ice Shield Axe from his sleeve and stuffed it into the left mouth of the cauldron without any hesitation.

Clang...!

The Ice Shield Axe fell into the cauldron instantly, making a crisp sound as it hit the cauldron. The existing notch on the inside of the axe blade also became larger, as if it would completely crack open in the next second!

"Vice Dean Xia, what are you doing...?"

Seeing this, Lu Feng, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but speak up.

After all, he only has this one top-grade Xuan-level magic weapon. If Xia Xihai were to accidentally ruin it, he would undoubtedly suffer a huge loss!

"Hehe, you can rest assured, kid. My Tomb Tiger Golden Scale Cauldron is not comparable to an ordinary ninth-grade cauldron, and this axe is at least a top-grade Xuan-level magic weapon, it's not that easy to break...!"

Seemingly noticing Lu Feng's worry, Xia Xihai, who was about to begin forging the weapon, turned around, then grinned, his greasy face now full of confidence.

After all, he himself is a master craftsman at the Grandmaster level, and now with the help of the Xuan-grade Tomb Tiger Golden Scale Cauldron, repairing a mere Xuan-grade top-level magic weapon is basically no problem, with a success rate of at least 90%!

"Uh, disciple understands...!"

Seeing the other party's confident expression, Lu Feng didn't want to interrupt or ask any more questions. He cupped his hands in greeting and then obediently retreated to the side.

"The casting temperature is normal. Following the basic casting process, the next steps are melting the ore to form a mold, quenching and sharpening, and finally fusing the power of the demon core to complete the process..."

While manipulating the fire to heat the entire Tomb Tiger Golden Scale Cauldron until it glowed red-hot, Xia Xihai picked his nose, a thoughtful expression on his face. "However, this magical artifact is only slightly damaged, and the overall condition is still quite good, so the steps of 'mineral melting and casting' and 'quenching and sharpening' can both be skipped..."

"Okay, let's do it this way...!"

Having made up his mind, Xia Xihai formed hand seals and then once again peered into the air, releasing an even more powerful surge of pure Yuan energy outwards.

hum!

In an instant, this powerful Yuan energy enveloped the entire Tomb Tiger Golden Scale Cauldron. The next moment, it slowly split into two, constantly flashing and changing, until finally transforming into two giant Yuan energy hands wielding iron hammers. They looked as if they were newly born with intelligence, which was quite strange!

"Is this... a spirit transforming into a soldier?"

Upon seeing this, Lu Feng's expression also turned slightly grim, revealing his shock.

Transforming spiritual energy into weapons is one of the exclusive abilities of experts in the Yuanhai Realm. Not only can they harness the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for their own use, but they can also completely materialize the illusory spiritual energy of heaven and earth, thus transforming it into weapons of considerable power!

As a master of the eighth level of the Yuanhai Realm, Xia Xihai's application of the "transformation of spirit into weapon" ability is naturally superb. He can not only control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but also integrate his own Yuan power into it, thereby assisting in the forging of weapons and achieving twice the result with half the effort!

"Take a portion each of ice crystal ore and mithril ore, and then add a top-tier Heavenly Rank demon core...!"

After summoning two giant Yuan Power hands, Xia Xihai wasted no time. He immediately manipulated the giant Yuan Power hands to gently grasp the Extreme Ice Shield Axe inside the cauldron, while taking out various mineral materials needed for forging from his storage ring.

Both ice crystal ore and mithril ore are rare spiritual ores. The former contains a large amount of ice-type spiritual energy, which can enhance the deadly coldness of the Extreme Ice Shield Axe itself. As for the latter, it is as hard as a diamond, which can enhance the defensive power of the Extreme Ice Shield Axe!

Therefore, both ice crystal ore and mithril ore are indispensable for this reforging of the Frost Shield Axe.

In addition, since the Ice Shield Axe itself is of a high grade, and in order not to affect the power of the reforged Ice Shield Axe, Xia Xihai also paid out of his own pocket to add a top-grade Heaven-rank demon core!

This time, with Xia Xihai personally forging the weapon, Lu Feng, who was watching from the sidelines, undoubtedly made a huge profit.

After all, a top-tier Heaven-rank demon core is worth at least 500,000 mid-grade spirit stones. If Xia Xihai hadn't generously donated, he wouldn't have been able to afford it even if he emptied his entire savings!

"go!"

Just as Lu Feng was in a daze, Xia Xihai flicked his finger again, sending a top-tier Heaven-rank demon core into the Tomb Tiger Golden Scale Cauldron opposite him.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

The flames inside the cauldron surged, and in the blink of an eye, the top-tier Heavenly Rank demon core was completely devoured, along with the ice crystal ore and mithril ore that had been thrown into the cauldron, which slowly merged into the damaged Extreme Ice Shield Axe.

Clang clang clang...!

With a crisp sound of metal being hammered, the Extreme Ice Shield Axe inside the Tomb Tiger Golden Scale Cauldron gradually twisted and deformed. As for Xia Xihai himself, he stared intently at the Extreme Ice Shield Axe inside the cauldron, while his hands formed hand seals, not daring to be distracted in the slightest!

Clang...!

Another loud clang of metal striking metal rang out, and the fire inside the cauldron grew even more intense. At the same time, the two giant Yuan Power hands, which Xia Xihai controlled remotely, each performed their respective functions without stopping.

His left hand was firmly pressing down on the Ice Shield Axe, while his right hand was pounding it repeatedly, sending sparks flying everywhere. It seemed that he was combining the two different forces of spirit ore and demon core into one, while slowly repairing the damaged gaps in the Ice Shield Axe.

Under Xia Xihai's divine control, the entire forging process proceeded without a single mistake or disorder. Only the sounds of iron being hammered could be heard, echoing throughout the cave.

"So this is the forging technique of a Grandmaster; it's indeed quite skillful..."

At this moment, watching Xia Xihai intently hammering the Extreme Ice Shield Axe, Lu Feng, hiding behind him, also felt a slight chill and sighed inwardly.

This trip was definitely worthwhile for him, and he learned a lot from Xiaodao's experience!