Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 186 Refining Treasures for Nine Thousand Years

The power of a supreme treasure largely depends on two aspects.

First, the materials used to forge this treasure. The higher the quality of the materials, the stronger the explosive force that the treasure can withstand, and the less likely it is to be damaged.

Secondly, the strength of the runes imprinted on the treasure is important. The stronger the combination of runes and the more compatible it is with the user's attributes, the more powerful the power that can be unleashed.

According to the view of the Mountain Hermit, the power of the laws of the universe is almost infinite, but the physical body of life has its limits. Therefore, sometimes one's own understanding of the laws may be strong enough to reach a certain level, but due to the limitations of the body, one cannot unleash all the power of the laws that one has understood.

The so-called art of treasure refining is a different approach. It involves forging "perfect vessels" with the capacity to bear weight far exceeding that of a living body using powerful metals, rare objects, and spiritual materials. Then, one's own understanding is imprinted on these vessels, and with the help of these "perfect vessels," one can unleash all the power that one has comprehended!

The forging of the 'perfect vessel' and the imprinting of the 'comprehension of laws' are the two most important steps in refining a supreme treasure!

Half of the treasure-refining inheritance that Zuo Shan Ke passed on to Zhou Yang was about how to forge a "perfect vessel," and it detailed how to select materials, listing the characteristics of various materials in this world and the effects that could be produced by combining and fusing them.

The Sitting Mountain Guest has existed for an extremely long time, and the contents recorded basically cover more than 99% of the material types in the entire universe, which can be described as very detailed!

Of the remaining half, more than 90% describes the adaptability and conductivity of different materials with the Ten Laws, as well as their combination methods. Only the very small remaining part truly describes the specific refining techniques and the method of 'law imprinting'.

This is easy to understand. Only by thoroughly understanding the characteristics of various materials and their compatibility with various laws can one calmly choose suitable materials when refining treasures and create the most suitable 'perfect carrier'.

As for the final step of 'Law Imprinting', it depends on the strength of the refiner's own comprehension. If the refiner has the comprehension, he can naturally imprint a sufficiently powerful secret pattern!

A new universe, a new Earth, and in the endless East Sea lies a beautiful island with pleasant scenery.

At this moment, Zhou Yang, who was sitting cross-legged on the rocky cliff overlooking the sea on the island, slowly opened his eyes.

"No wonder it is said that a true master of weapon crafting must also be a top expert."

Zhou Yang sighed inwardly, "If one's comprehension is insufficient, one will naturally be unable to imprint sufficiently powerful and suitable secret runes, thus limiting the power of the treasure one can forge. This step, though the simplest, is also the most difficult."

It's simple; the simplicity lies in the program.

The difficulty lies in mastering the laws and secret patterns!

"My understanding of the Chaos Fusion Law is itself a process of constantly familiarizing myself with and deducing the combination and transformation methods of various laws and secret patterns, which happens to complement and promote this treasure refining technique."

Zhou Yang smiled faintly.

With the Chaos Secret Pattern Diagram and the evolution of the new universe as references, he has an innate advantage in the combination and evolution of laws. What he lacks now is control over the step of refining the 'perfect carrier'.

"Let's start by familiarizing ourselves with the properties of the materials!"

With a thought from Zhou Yang, the flow of time around the seaside cliff began to accelerate continuously, reaching a speed of nearly 2700 times in the blink of an eye.

The new universe is not yet complete, and the power of time that can be mobilized is still relatively limited. 2700 times is about the current limit that can be maintained.

He then sat down cross-legged in the time acceleration area and began to quickly browse the descriptions of material selection in the Mountain Guest's Treasure Refining Inheritance.

Time passed slowly, and apart from Luo Feng still undergoing the trial of recognizing a master in the Star Tower, nothing noteworthy happened in the primordial universe.

More than a thousand years after the beginning of the primordial universe, Zhou Yang, who had been sitting cross-legged, finally got up.

As the new universe grows, the effect of time acceleration gradually intensifies.

More than a thousand years have passed since the beginning of the primordial universe, but Zhou Yang has been sitting cross-legged on this seaside cliff for more than three million years, which can be called the longest period of cultivation since he was born!

It took him more than three million years to finally master the vast content of the Mountain Refiner's Treasure Refining Inheritance regarding the refining of the 'Perfect Carrier'.

Of course, this "all" refers only to the theoretical part.

The specific proportions of each material, the compatibility of each material with different laws, the standard of conduction of the power of the laws, the types of treasures suitable for refining, and the types of runes that should be applied—all these still need to be verified through actual operation.

There are no shortcuts at this stage; you have to start from scratch and gradually accumulate experience through repeated trials.

Zhou Yang raised his hand and waved it, and immediately a large amount of ore, metal, and precious materials appeared on the island.

Most of these were obtained from killing those King-level Immortals in the outer battlefield, with a small portion acquired from exploring the Time Prison "Gunato" cave and later from killing the clone of the Lord of Extinction.

Apart from the items obtained from killing the Lord of Annihilation, the rest are not particularly valuable. They are mostly basic materials for crafting Immortal-level and Venerable-level weapons and armor, with only a very small number meeting the standards for crafting powerful treasures.

However, it's enough for Zhou Yang to practice with.

The process of creating the 'Perfect Carrier' is further divided into three steps: material selection, material fusion, and forging.

Material selection naturally involves choosing suitable materials.

For example, to forge a metallic weapon, one must naturally choose an object with strong metallic conductivity, and one that is hard and extremely strong.

To forge a water-attribute battle armor, in addition to the conductivity of laws and the hardness, one must also consider its suitability for deformation defense and force absorption. The selected materials must take into account properties such as toughness and impact reduction.

The craftsman must select the most suitable materials based on the requirements of the crafted object.

As for fusion and forging, they can actually be considered as one step.

Material melting involves melting the required materials, either directly casting them into a "material blank" or melting several materials together to create a new material, which is then cast into a "material blank".

Forging, on the other hand, involves further hammering, quenching, and other processes after the blank has been formed to enhance its toughness, and to "sharpen" and beautify it.

Once all of this is completed, the 'perfect vessel' will be formed.

At this point, all that is needed is to imprint the required law runes onto it, and a 'treasure' will be formed.

It sounds simple, but whether it's the selection and matching of materials, the temperature of melting the materials, or the forging techniques, all require a lot of experience.

The process of melting materials, in simple terms, involves melting the materials. However, the specific method of melting—whether it's calcination with flames or dissolution with spiritual liquid, the degree of melting, and how to control the heat—requires hands-on experience. Without personal experimentation, even the most extensive explanations from others are merely empty talk and lack of practical skills.

If you're not careful and don't control the heat properly, a piece of material could be completely ruined.

"There are numerous methods for crafting immortal and venerable level weapons in the virtual universe. I can try to replicate them first, and once I have gained enough experience, I can gradually attempt to craft more precious and supreme treasures."

Zhou Yang quickly made up his mind after a moment's thought.

"Let's start with this 'Xuanyuan Divine Armor,' a wood-attribute battle armor, using these materials."

He raised his hand and summoned six or seven materials from the vast amount of materials piled up on the island.

"The next step is 'material integration'."

Then, clusters of red flames appeared in the void, engulfing the materials one by one.

As the flames gradually heated up, the various materials began to melt.

In the new universe, Zhou Yang is the master of all things, and the power of endless spacetime is the extension of his tentacles, allowing him to precisely control the subtle changes of every material.

They have a significant advantage in the material fusion process.

Gradually, all the materials melted, some 'impurities' were removed, and finally the ultimate state described in the treasure refining inheritance was reached.

Then Zhou Yang began to guide various metallic 'liquids' to fuse in proportion to gradually form a 'device embryo'. With the assistance of the new cosmic spacetime power, everything proceeded extremely smoothly.

Finally, a somewhat 'rudimentary' prototype of the armor was completed.

In fact, at this stage, the forging of this "Xuanyuan Divine Armor" is already more than half completed, and it already has a basic framework.

The remaining 'Forging' and 'Arcane Imprinting' are further refinements and enhancements on this 'framework'.

Zhou Yang repeatedly heated and forged the embryo of the Xuanyuan Divine Armor, hammered and pounded it, and quenched it with a spiritual water called "Xuanyi Spiritual Water" that was extremely suitable for refining weapons, thus improving the toughness of the embryo.

Finally, when he carved a secret pattern derived from a wood-based law that leaned towards 'absorption' and 'force dissipation' onto it, an immortal-grade battle armor, the 'Xuanyuan Divine Armor', was completed!

Zhou Yang infused a wisp of divine power into it and silently sensed it. Soon, a smile appeared on his face.

"It can reduce all attacks by about 35%, which is extremely close to the power of the original Xuan Yuan Divine Armor."

He nodded in agreement. "It seems that with my control over the power of the new universe's spacetime, replicating immortal-level equipment is now extremely easy for me. Let's keep trying."

In the days that followed, Zhou Yang devoted himself entirely to studying the art of weapon crafting.

He started by replicating some common immortal-level equipment in the universe to familiarize himself with the properties of various materials and the timing of 'melting' and 'forging'.

Gradually, as he became more familiar with the process, he gained a better grasp of the properties of different materials and the temperature of the refining process. He also began to "design" various pieces of equipment, using different materials and engraving different runes to give them different characteristics.

Zhou Yang experimented with various materials and new combinations of secret patterns. These methods gave him different experiences and insights, allowing his understanding of weapon crafting to advance by leaps and bounds.

Zhou Yang devoted himself wholeheartedly to the task and gradually began to experiment with 'Venerable-level' equipment.

However, a real problem soon arose in his life.

After numerous attempts, apart from a small portion of the precious materials that could be used to refine powerful and supreme treasures, all the ordinary materials he had previously collected had been completely exhausted!

Left with no other choice, he had to mass-produce the "Immortal-grade" and "Venerable-grade" equipment he had crafted during his years of experimentation and distribute them to the business department of the Virtual Universe Company. He also obtained a large amount of ordinary materials from the Virtual Universe Company to ensure that his experiments could continue.

As the master of the universe, part of the Virtual Universe Company, obtaining some Venerable-level materials is naturally not a problem.

On the rocky cliffs of the East China Sea.

Zhou Yang continued, with ample materials allowing him to experiment without restraint.

Through these massive experiments, combining the methods and experiences of the Sitting Mountain Guest and numerous weapon-refining masters from the Virtual Universe Company, Zhou Yang rapidly accumulated experience in weapon refining.

Furthermore, through continuous experimentation with various combinations and applications of the laws and runes, his understanding of the laws of fusion has been constantly deepening.

Time passed, and Zhou Yang was immersed in comprehending the art of the Face Weapon, while in the primordial universe, another turbulent rise of a genius was unfolding.

More than four thousand years later, Luo Feng finally succeeded in passing the "trial of life and death" of the Star Tower and became another disciple of the Mountain-Sitting Guest.

And what followed was his brilliant rise to power!

He battled the "Black-Shaving King," ventured into the "Wuhua Secret Realm," created a "Peak Ultimate Technique," became famous within the Ancestral God Sect, nurtured his third avatar, broke through to immortality, slew the "Insect-Chasing King," and fought a great battle against the cosmic overlord.

One glorious deed after another continues to shake the starry sky, causing billions of races in the universe to marvel at the prosperity of the human race!

Beneath the surface of these countless feats, ninety thousand years had already passed swiftly in the primordial universe.

(End of this chapter)