Battle Through the Heavens: The Inner Struggle of Cultivation Brings Xiao Yan to Tears

"To possess a strange flame at such a young age."

The old doctor thought to himself.

Then, he looked at Xiao Yan.

"I wonder if my apprentice will have such luck."

In the past, Yao Lao might have hoped that Xiao Yan would cultivate the Burning Technique.

This is the key to his resurrection.

However, at this moment, Yao Lao hoped that Xiao Yan could cultivate the Earth-rank cultivation technique he possessed.

This would be a safer approach.

The Burning Technique is so strange that no one has ever practiced it.

He couldn't guarantee whether he could actually absorb the strange fire to upgrade his cultivation level, as described.

Moreover, even if it were possible to succeed, finding the strange fire would be extremely difficult.

Even if she gave her Bone Spirit Cold Flame to Xiao Yan to absorb, she didn't know if it would be able to raise the Burning Technique to the Earth Rank.

……

Xiao Yang was currently focused on crafting the puppet.

While he was refining it, a sudden inspiration struck him.

Can I create my own tasks to exploit the system's resources...? Pshaw! Try to get some freebies from the system?

Without hesitation, he immediately began to try it out.

[Task: Craft a spirit-absorbing puppet. Reward: Low-grade spirit weapon proficiency +1, Nether Sea Silver +1.]

Looking at the mission rewards, Xiao Yang's face lit up with joy.

It actually works!

Moreover, he noticed that his system interface had undergone some changes!

Below the alchemy section, there is a weapon crafting section!

[Refining:]

Rank: Unranked (0/1)

Weapon crafting knowledge (beginner level 3/10)

Artifact Patterns (Beginner 1/10)

Weapon crafting techniques (Beginner 0/10)

Fire control (Perfect 5/10)

Low-grade spiritual weapon (beginner level 0/10)

Looking at the weapon patterns in the weapon refining section on the system panel, Xiao Yang suddenly remembered something.

There are indeed no specialized weapon refiners on the Dou Qi Continent.

However, the vast world does exist.

The weapon refiners in this vast world are also called spirit weapon masters.

This makes them as rare as alchemists and spirit array masters.

He also had some guesses when he looked at the (0/1) after the unlisted item.

One must be able to forge a magical artifact to become a magical artifact master.

The puppets he is currently crafting are actually a type of magical artifact.

However, this kind of magical artifact is far too crude compared to the magical artifacts of the vast world.

But it's at least countless times better than those magic core weapons.

After all, even puppets have artifact patterns on them.

Therefore, it can indeed be classified as a spiritual artifact.

Xiao Yang immediately created another task.

[Task: Become an ordinary spirit weapon master. Rewards: +1 to beginner-level weapon crafting talent, "Spirit Weapon Master Basics", "Basic Weapon Patterns", +3 random low-grade spirit weapon blueprints.]

Chapter 158 Fundamentals of Spirit Weapon Masters

Looking at the task rewards on the system panel, a hint of joy flashed in Xiao Yang's eyes.

Spirit Weapon Master!

It should be noted that the magical artifacts crafted by magical artifact masters are far superior to ordinary magic core weapons.

Spiritual artifacts can indeed provide great assistance to cultivators.

Just like Xiao Yan's Xuanzhong Ruler, it can actually be regarded as a kind of spiritual weapon.

The Xuan Heavy Ruler not only helps Xiao Yan train, but it is also an extremely powerful weapon.

Compared to ordinary magic core weapons, it's not even in the same league.

With the Xuan Heavy Ruler, Xiao Yan's strength will see a significant boost.

Even Xiao Yang's Nine Flame Gauntlets can actually be considered a spiritual artifact.

Otherwise, it would definitely be unable to withstand the temperature of the strange fire.

The Nine Flame Gauntlets significantly boosted Xiao Yang's strength.

If Xiao Yang can forge a spiritual weapon that is more suitable for him, his strength will be greatly enhanced.

As Xiao Yang pondered this, he crafted the puppet.

The difficulty in creating this kind of puppet is not very high.

With Xiao Yang's current soul power and fire control, refining it is very simple.

Puppets are not considered orthodox magical artifacts.

The runes on the puppet were also rather rough.

After melting and mixing the materials, Xiao Yang began to inscribe patterns on them.

He used the crafting methods from the Complete Book of Puppetry to condense his battle qi into tiny patterns.

This step requires extreme caution.

However, Xiao Yang had prior experience creating flying combat techniques.

In a sense, flying combat techniques can also be considered magical artifacts.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be a one-off event.

As time went by, Xiao Yang quickly finished condensing the artifact patterns.

With a flick of his soul power, he directly implanted the secret runes into the puppet.

He also controlled the primordial fire to continue refining the puppet, completely fusing the artifact patterns with the puppet's body.

As Xiao Yang successfully crafted the puppet, a system notification sounded in his mind.

[Task: Craft a spirit-absorbing puppet. Reward: Low-grade spirit weapon proficiency +1, Nether Sea Silver +1. Completed. Claim reward?]

[Task: Become an ordinary Spirit Weapon Master. Rewards: Basic Refining Talent +1, "Spirit Weapon Master Fundamentals", "Basic Weapon Patterns", +3 random low-grade Spirit Weapon blueprints. Completed. Claim rewards?]

Xiao Yang accepted the reward without hesitation.

The next moment, his mind was suddenly filled with experience in crafting magical artifacts.

This isn't some puppet that's only related to magical artifacts; it's real experience in crafting magical artifacts!

Xiao Yang's soul power is now very strong, and he quickly absorbed all the spiritual artifact experience.

After receiving the experience in crafting these magical artifacts, he realized just how vast the difference was between a puppet and a real magical artifact!

The puppet's body is made by molten special metal and then roughly combining them together.

However, the true forging of magical artifacts requires strict proportions.

The quantity of each metal affects the quality of the artifact.

Besides, most spirit weapon masters do not possess a different kind of fire.

They are using soul flames!

This kind of flame is much easier to control than Xiao Yang's strange fire.

Moreover, when refining magical artifacts, one can constantly sense the state of the metal.

Finally, there are the engraved patterns.

Although the artifact patterns are much simpler than those of a spirit array master.

However, it is still very complicated.

The only reason Xiao Yang couldn't succeed on his first try was because the artifact patterns required for the puppet were relatively simple.

Like alchemists, spirit weapon masters need to spend a lot of resources to practice before they can become true spirit weapon masters.

Xiao Yang casually put the puppet into his storage ring.

Then, he took out several scrolls directly from the system space.

The first book he read was "The Basics of Spirit Weapon Master".

This is the most crucial thing.

There is no true lineage of spirit weapon masters on the Dou Qi Continent.

Therefore, it was impossible for Xiao Yang to access the knowledge of spirit weapon masters.

If he wants to become a spirit weapon master, he must start from the basics.

He placed the scroll on his forehead, letting his soul power seep into it.

To become a weapon refiner, two basic requirements must be met.