Martial Arts Crossover: Infiltrating a Girls' Chat Group at the Start

Master Qi didn't judge a book by its cover; Lin Zhu looked rather frail in comparison.

"Thank you for the compliment, senior."

Lin Zhu sensed a slight threat from Master Qi, but it wasn't strong; it wasn't life-threatening, but he was a troublesome opponent.

Hongyin explained, "Master Qi is a Martial Marquis, equivalent to the Mysterious Immortal Realm."

Master Qi waved his hand, "No need for nonsense, hurry up and finish the assessment, I still have to wrap things up here." As he spoke, a jade slip flew out of his hand and shot straight towards Lin Zhu.

Lin Zhu reacted quickly and reached out to take it.

The force transmitted through the jade slip was immense; it was Master Qi's test.

But Lin Zhu easily dispelled it with the force of Tai Chi.

Master Qi nodded and said, "I'll give you three days to familiarize yourself with it. After three days, prepare for the assessment. How about that?"

Lin Zhu nodded, "Okay!"

"Go!" Master Qi turned around and waved his hand.

Hongyin said, "Young master, please come with me."

Lin Zhu was then led by her to another cave.

"Young master, please stay here for the next three days. If you have any instructions, please feel free to give them to Hongyin."

Lin Zhu asked, "Will I be going to Master Qi's place for the assessment in three days?"

Hongyin shook her head. "Master Qi doesn't observe others forging weapons. After all, every weapon refiner has a different technique. The shorter the time it takes for you to finish the product and the better you do it, the higher your rating will be."

Lin Zhu asked curiously, "What are the different levels of weapon refiners?"

Hongyin explained, "Weapon refiners are divided into four levels: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. Yellow-level weapon refiners can refine immortal weapons, Profound-level weapon refiners can refine low-grade acquired spiritual treasures, Earth-level weapon refiners can refine mid-grade acquired spiritual treasures, and Heaven-level weapon refiners can refine high-grade acquired spiritual treasures."

"Then who can refine top-grade acquired spiritual treasures?"

Hongyin covered her mouth and laughed, "If Young Master can refine a top-grade acquired spiritual treasure, his cultivation level will definitely surpass that of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal. Besides, the materials for refining top-grade acquired spiritual treasures are extremely rare and hard to come by, and most of them are found deep in dangerous places."

Lin Zhu nodded. "Thank you for telling me."

Hongyin slightly squatted down. "Then Hongyin will take her leave."

"Hmm!" Lin Zhu watched Hong Yin leave the cave, then slapped the jade slip on his forehead, and its contents appeared in his mind.

This is the forging method for a celestial sword; it should be a standard flying sword.

It contains the most basic Dao patterns: sharp, solid, capable of piercing through the air, able to change size at will, and able to guide spirits...

Compared to the Dao patterns recorded in the Tengshe Refining Technique, these Dao patterns are more complex, but still not natural enough.

Lin Zhu spent a day familiarizing himself with the forging method of this immortal sword, and then spent another two days using these Dao patterns as a reference to deduce the Dao patterns in the Tengshe weapon forging technique to the same level as the Dao patterns of the immortal sword.

Three days later, Hongyin walked in and said, "Young Master, the materials and the weapon-refining cave are ready. Please follow me."

"Good work."

Lin Zhu continued to follow Hong Yin to a slightly smaller cave, where the earth fire power was not as powerful and pure as that of Master Qi's cave.

On the stone table beside him were the materials needed to forge the immortal sword: Xuan Su Rui Jin, Qing Ling Yu Sui, and Tungsten Fang Iron.

Hongyin said, "Young master, if you need anything, you may call Hongyin in at any time."

"Well, let's go."

After Hongyin left, Lin Zhu did not start working immediately, but instead began to familiarize himself with the three materials.

The Xuan Su Rui Jin consisted of grains of gold dust, all of which were about the size of a fist; the Qing Ling Yu Sui was a single sphere the size of a thumb; the Tungsten Tooth Iron was the most numerous, more than twenty in total, each about the size of a baby's fist.

Xuan Su Rui Jin is sharp and can be used as a sword blade. Tungsten iron is the most abundant and forms the main body. Qing Ling Yu Sui is the most important material among them, used to inscribe Dao patterns.

After making a plan in his mind, Lin Zhu immediately took action.

Chapter 687 High-Grade Immortal Artifact

Directly in front of the platform is a weapon-refining furnace.

He didn't use his own supernatural flames, but instead used normal methods to condense the power of earth fire into the refining furnace.

The fire was initially red, then its brightness increased, turning white, and finally cyan.

Lin Zhu felt that it was about time, so he put all the tungsten iron into the refining furnace.

Before long, these tungsten-iron teeth began to melt, and after three hours they were completely turned into molten iron.

Lin Zhu seized the opportunity and poured Xuan Su Rui Jin into it, allowing it to completely fuse with the tungsten tooth molten iron.

Tungsten-iron teeth are entirely black, with a dark, sharp, white base tinged with gold.

Lin Zhu gradually lowered the furnace temperature, causing both materials to solidify.

Then, he used the power of his life force to transform into an iron hammer and forge the weapon block.

During the forging process, the pyrite and tungsten iron begin to fuse evenly, sparks flying everywhere.

Golden lines appeared on the surface of the artifact, mysterious and noble.

The hammer formed from the power of the life soul continuously forged the artifact blank at a rate of five hundred times per second.

Three hours later, the sword was forged, and an eye was left at the hilt, inlaid with light jade marrow.

Immediately afterwards, the furnace temperature rose, and the sword continued to soften.

Lin Zhu continued to forge the sword, and the delicate jade-like marrow was covered by the sword blank.

Then, a heavy hammer blow struck, causing the sword embryo to vibrate, the delicate jade marrow to shatter, and the power that erupted was firmly sealed within the sword embryo.

Lin Zhu continued hammering, condensing various Dao patterns into the sword body in an extremely ingenious way, so that the Dao patterns perfectly matched the natural patterns formed during the forging process of the sword blank.

A day later, the cave shone with golden light, and a top-grade immortal artifact was forged.

A bell resembling a bronze bell hangs above the entrance to the cave.

After Lin Zhu forged the sword, the bell rang three times.

Hongyin heard the sound and looked at the cave behind her in disbelief. "Three chimes in a day and a half? Is it a top-grade immortal artifact?"

She thought about it carefully and confirmed that it was the cave where Lin Zhu was, and the bell rang three times.

"But how is that possible?"

But without Lin Zhu's instructions, she dared not enter.

Lin Zhu didn't keep her waiting long and transmitted his voice, "Miss Hongyin, you can come in now."

Hongyin moved swiftly yet steadily, and soon arrived in front of Lin Zhu. "Young Master, I heard the bell toll three times earlier. Did you forge a high-grade immortal artifact?"

"Not bad." Lin Zhu nodded and handed the flying sword in his hand to Hong Yin.

Hongyin hesitated for a moment, then reached out and took it.

The flying sword is primarily black, with its surface covered in scattered gold dots, forming a unique array circuit between them.

It was precisely because of this array circuit that the materials, which could have been refined into mid-grade immortal artifacts at most, were ultimately refined into high-grade immortal artifacts by Lin Zhu.

Hongyin has worked at Zhongbao Trading Company for thousands of years, so she has some experience.

In fact, Lin Zhu would be considered qualified as long as he could refine a low-grade immortal artifact using these materials.

Mid-grade immortal artifacts are excellent.

As for high-grade immortal artifacts, she really hadn't thought about it.

So much so that she's still a bit dazed.

Considering that Lin Zhu had only spent a day and a half refining a high-grade immortal artifact, she was even more shocked.

"Young master, you didn't add any other ingredients, did you?"

Lin Zhu shook his head, "Of course not, you can go and see Master Qi."

“Yes.” Hongyin nodded, and without saying goodbye to Lin Zhu, ran out of the cave.

Just as she was about to exit the passage, she realized she had left Lin Zhu behind and belatedly turned around.

Lin Zhu followed him and stopped three feet away. "What's wrong?"

Hongyin blushed slightly. "I'm sorry, I was momentarily distracted and neglected you, young master."

"It's alright, let's go." Lin Zhu said with a smile.

Fortunately, he maintained a somewhat ordinary appearance, and his eyes were covered by spiritual power, making them unremarkable; otherwise, Hong Yin would have been completely stunned.

Hongyin blushed and led Lin Zhu to the entrance of the cave where Master Qi was. "Master Qi, Hongyin and Young Master Lin request an audience."

Master Qi's voice came from inside, "What, you failed? Then leave!"

After all, it was less than five days. Even if it were a low-grade immortal artifact, it would take him at least seven days to refine it.

Smelting materials doesn't take too long, but inscribing Dao patterns is a delicate task; a slight mistake can ruin everything.

No one could have imagined that Lin Zhuming's method of carving Dao patterns was so crude. He directly used a hammer to strike the surface, combining the natural texture of the material with the Dao patterns to create a more natural Dao pattern.

That's the kind of method that allowed him to succeed.

Hongyin said into the room, "Master Qi, no, Young Master Lin has successfully forged a weapon, and even created a top-grade immortal weapon."

"A top-grade immortal artifact? How is that possible?" Master Qi's voice grew louder, tinged with anger. "Are you making fun of me? What kind of thing can you forge in a day? A magic artifact?"

Hongyin grew anxious. "Hongyin wouldn't dare. What Hongyin said is all true. Master Qi, why don't you come out and take a look, or let us in to examine you? Then you'll know!"

"I'd like to see what you can produce in less than five days." Master Qi's anger had reached its peak, but now he had calmed down. "Come in!"

A suction force emanated from the cave entrance, attempting to pull Lin Zhu and Hong Yin inside.

Lin Zhu stood firmly on the ground, her feet firmly planted, and then reached out to pull Hong Yin back. "Senior, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Master Qi was surprised to find that he hadn't managed to draw Lin Zhu and Hong Yin in. "Impressive skill! I was mistaken. It was my fault this time. Please come in."

He was apologizing, but his tone didn't sound apologetic at all; he was still angry and felt like he had been tricked.

Even so, Hongyin felt a sense of satisfaction. Master Qi was not only a Xuanxian Realm cultivator, but also a top-grade Yellow-level weapon refiner. His status in the Wuping City Zhongbao Trading Company was no less than that of the trading company manager, and in some ways, the manager's status was even lower than Master Qi's.

Lin Zhu, however, felt nothing and led Hong Yin into the cave.

Master Qi reached out his hand and asked, "Where are the things?"