Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

Chapter 119 Guarding the Sect, the Plan to Recover Spiritual Weapons

The war of pioneering.

This is of extraordinary significance to the Qingheng School.

While it certainly involved a great deal of both ruthlessness and tenderness, it was a good time for ordinary cultivators and even clan cultivators to make their mark.

Can……

This is a war after all.

Even if the Qingheng Sect is well prepared, people will still die.

And many, many people will die.

Even those at the Foundation Establishment stage or the Golden Core stage can perish.

And everyone knows this.

But they still participated without hesitation.

The path to immortality lies in striving. If you have an opportunity right in front of you but are still hesitant and timid, you might as well go home and farm or raise pigs.

War brings unspeakable pain to individuals, but it brings greater glory to families and sects.

In particular, the resources within the Tianmu Mountains have reached a point where they cannot be replenished.

Sects, families, and independent cultivators are all starting to run out of resources.

Rather than letting them focus their energy on internal strife, it's better to send them out to explore new frontiers.

This time, the Qingheng Sect plans to reclaim three areas.

They are Wangyue Bay.

Broken Wind Cliff.

And finally, the Linglong Valley.

All three places possess third-tier spiritual veins and are also guarded by third-tier demonic beasts, which are demonic beasts at the Golden Core stage.

Among them, a group of ancient giant crocodiles live in Wangyue Bay.

The quantity is very large.

There were several thousand of them.

The weakest among them had the cultivation level of Qi Refining, while there were three giant crocodiles at the Golden Core stage.

The most powerful one had a cultivation level of the late Golden Core stage.

A pack of giant wolves lives at Broken Wind Cliff.

The wolf pack was smaller than the crocodile pack, numbering only a few hundred.

but!

Among these hundreds, there were dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators and two Golden Core cultivators.

The last one, Linglong Valley, is the most unique.

Because what lives inside is not something else, but a group of feathered serpents.

According to common sense, this feathered serpent is the lowest level of demonic beast.

That is, he only has the cultivation level of the Qi Refining stage.

Even the mid-stage of Qi Refining is difficult to break through.

However, for some unknown reason, one of the feathered snakes among them actually evolved.

It became a dragon.

Moreover, he has already advanced to the Golden Core stage.

A dragon at the Golden Core stage...

Although there was only one, it was a dragon!
Among those of the same level, he is practically invincible.

It's simply not something an ordinary cultivator of the same level could handle.

It can even take on three or five opponents at once.

Moreover, because of that dragon, the lowest-ranking flying serpent was also tainted by the dragon's blood, becoming a dragon-blooded demon and transforming into a flying serpent.

"It's truly a case of one person attaining enlightenment and even their chickens and dogs ascending to heaven."

The Flying Feathered Serpent in Linglong Valley is an example of this.

Although they were originally just the lowest-level demonic beasts, they were able to ascend to immortality because one of their clansmen broke the shackles of their race.

"This land reclamation will not be easy," Qingluan said suddenly, looking at the vast and imposing army.

"Of course it's not easy to open, but if we don't fight with all our might, how can we help the sect advance further? How can we help our cultivation advance further?"
There are only so many resources in this world.

More resources won't appear out of thin air. If you want more resources, you have to risk your life for them.

This is especially true at the bottom of society.

They dare not try easily, for even the slightest mistake could lead to utter ruin.

But once you get through the toughest part, you'll find it was all worth it.

Zhang Yan also sighed.

The development of sects, families, and cultivators is actually somewhat similar to the accumulation of capital.

Under normal circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to accumulate so much capital.

Therefore, some methods are needed at this time.

For example, bloody wars.

Although war is brutal, it can bring a lot of resources.

Even if we fail, there might still be benefits...

After all, the Tianmu Mountains were originally meant to support so many people. If the war were lost, who knows how many cultivators would die.

The resources that are left unused will be more than enough for the remaining people.

It can be said that as long as the land is cleared.

For sects, this would solve the pressure caused by insufficient resources.

Of course.

We should not only look at the good side of things, but also at the bad side.

Pioneering is a double-edged sword. If we win, the strength of the entire Tianmu Mountain Range will be elevated to a higher level after we recover and rebuild.

But if we lose.

From then on, the Tianmu Mountains would fall into a vicious cycle.

It's very difficult to carry out land reclamation anymore.

It may even take hundreds of years to adjust.

If they suffer repeated failures, the Qingheng School may face a shortage of capable successors.

"Grandmaster Uncle, what should we do?" Zhang Yan turned to Grandmaster Uncle Qingluan and asked.

"Let's see what the sect leader thinks," said Grandmaster Qingluan softly.

As Grandmaster Qingluan spoke, he led Zhang Yan to Mo Changqing.

"Little uncle!"

Mo Changqing immediately bowed upon seeing Qingluan.

"Changqing, you are now the sect leader, you don't need to be so polite to me."

"Grandmaster Uncle is too kind. You gave me my life, so it's only right that I treat you with respect."

Mo Changqing quickly shook his head.

He knew deeply that without his grandmaster uncle, there would be no Mo Changqing.

"However, Grandmaster Uncle, you were able to come out?" Mo Changqing looked at Qingluan with some surprise, then looked at Zhang Yan: "Good lad, you really weren't exaggerating."

"Previously, I could only suppress the cold energy in my body by relying on the spiritual energy of the fourth-order spiritual vein, but now, Zhang Yan has helped me get rid of a lot of the cold poison, and I can barely get out."

"But we still can't make a move for long." Qingluan said calmly to Mo Changqing.

"Can't attack for an extended period, so that means you can attack?" Mo Changqing's eyes lit up upon hearing Qingluan's words.

“That’s right, I can make a move quickly. But the prerequisite is that Zhang Yan has to be by my side, otherwise the cold poison will erupt as soon as I make a move, and I won’t be able to suppress it at all.” Qingluan nodded, acknowledging Mo Changqing’s words.

"In that case, I wonder if my grandmaster uncle could help me guard the sect?"

"can."

Qingluan nodded.

She can't fight for long periods of time, but she's more than capable of guarding the sect.

"So good!"

Mo Changqing was also very satisfied.

In this way, he could be freed up and participate in the war of reclamation.

This is equivalent to the Qingheng Sect gaining another Golden Core stage cultivator.

This was a huge boost for the pioneering war.

"You deserve credit for this pioneering campaign!" Mo Changqing said with a smile to Zhang Yan.

This time, we really owe it all to Zhang Yan.

Otherwise, Grandmaster Qingluan would never have been able to free himself.

If Grandmaster Qingluan cannot be freed, then he cannot leave either.

Therefore, among the many Golden Core cultivators in the Qingheng Sect, Zhang Yan made the most contributions and played a crucial role.

“This is what I should do, and I hope to participate in the pioneering war.” Zhang Yan looked intently at Mo Changqing and said.

"Participated in the war of reclamation?"
What, you want to join the war?

"You forgot, Junior Uncle still needs your help." Mo Changqing shook his head immediately upon hearing that Zhang Yan wanted to participate in the reclamation war.

Zhang Yan is now the precious darling of the Qingheng School.

It's not just about having unlimited potential.

Most importantly, he is also connected to his grandmaster, Qingluan.

This is crucial to whether the Qingheng Sect can produce a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

So anyone can have an accident, but Zhang Yan absolutely cannot.

The land reclamation war is so dangerous. Unless absolutely necessary, Mo Changqing would never allow Zhang Yan to participate.

"Sect Leader, you're overthinking it. I don't want to directly participate in the battle; I want to contribute to the sect."

As you know, I know some weapon crafting techniques.

"Alright then, for any cultivator participating in this battle whose magical artifacts are damaged, especially those at the Foundation Establishment stage or above, I will repair them free of charge."

Zhang Yan patted his chest and said to Mo Changqing.

"Um?

"Free repair of magical artifacts?" Mo Changqing looked at Zhang Yan with some suspicion: "You can repair magical artifacts on your own now?"

He knew that Zhang Yan was quite talented in weapon crafting.

But little did they know that the other party could cultivate spiritual artifacts on their own.

Although repairing magical artifacts is not the same as forging them.

However, one must be able to forge top-grade magical artifacts on their own to be qualified to repair spiritual artifacts.

"I should be able to refine a top-grade magic weapon now." Zhang Yan was quite confident in refining a top-grade magic weapon.

"It should be, then it doesn't."

"Let's talk about this again when you've crafted a top-grade magic weapon." Although she didn't want to refuse Zhang Yan's request.

But after all, it concerns a magical artifact.

It should be noted that even within the Qingheng Sect, spiritual artifacts are extremely precious.

Many Foundation Establishment cultivators consider their most precious possession to be their own spiritual weapon. They absolutely must not touch someone else's spiritual weapon unless they are 100% certain.

Otherwise, who will be responsible if the repair is damaged?

“Alright, then I’ll forge a top-grade magic weapon first.” Zhang Yan nodded in agreement with Mo Changqing’s words, indicating his understanding.

Moreover, he knew that Mo Changqing wanted him to give up.

but……

pity.

Can not be done!
These people's magical artifacts are of great use to Zhang Yan.

He must collect these people's magical artifacts and then thoroughly study the spells and supernatural powers within them.

Especially supernatural powers.

Because he possesses the Five Elements Spiritual Arts, he can learn virtually all supernatural abilities.

Moreover.

Even if you can't learn it, it's still good to get to know it in depth.

As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

“Alright, you go and refine the top-grade magic weapon first. Once you’ve successfully refined it, I’ll let you repair spiritual artifacts.” Seeing Zhang Yan agree, Mo Changqing nodded as well.

After he finished speaking, he led some of his disciples and set off.

With Mo Changqing's departure.

The entire Qingheng Sect became empty.

Most of the remaining people here are support staff.

They are either just starting out in Qi cultivation, or they are beginners in the early stages of Qi cultivation.

They are either plant masters or beast tamers.

In addition, weapon refiners, alchemists, and talisman makers will also stay behind.

They would use the materials continuously sent back from the front lines to make magical artifacts, elixirs, and talismans.

This is a celebration for these professions.

In the past, the success rate of alchemy and talisman drawing was crucial.

But now...

No need at all.

As long as your mistakes aren't too outrageous.

The sect can accept it completely.

The main reason is because...

Demand exceeds supply.

The front lines have an enormous need for elixirs and talismans.

After all, unlike magical artifacts and spiritual weapons, which cultivators can use for a very long time.

But whether it's pills or talismans, they are all consumables.

Moreover, it is an essential consumable.

For example.

No matter where the Qingheng faction attacks.

The first thing to do when encountering a group of monsters is to prepare talismans and blast them to smithereens.

Because talismans are portable, powerful, and do not require any special magical power.

Therefore, this thing is similar to the function of a hand grenade in my previous life.

Zhang Yan looked on with envy.

If it weren't for the opportunity to use this chance to acquire more supernatural abilities...

Zhang Yan absolutely has to make a cameo appearance as a talisman maker.

……

"Refining a top-grade magic weapon requires some good materials." Without a second thought, Zhang Yan decided to refine a flying sword, as it was his first time refining a top-grade magic weapon.

What's the point of crafting other magical artifacts?!
A true weapon refiner must be able to forge flying swords!

Zhang Yan didn't need to worry about the materials at all.

There are plenty of these things inside Qianbaofeng.

Moreover, Lei Kunhai also went out with the main force, and now only Lei Wanbao is in charge at Qianbao Peak.

In this situation.

Zhang Yan treated Qianbaofeng like his own home.

And Lei Wanbao, that guy, is the same kind of person who sells his grandfather's land without a second thought.

In any case, Qianbaofeng's things belong to Qianbaofeng, but his friendship with Zhang Yan is his own.

Zhang Yan now holds a very high position in the Qingheng faction.

He had even heard his great-grandfather say that Zhang Yan should be honored as the young sect leader.

……

Young Master!
If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the sect leader!
What kind of damn status is this?

This guy is going to be my future boss!

Therefore, Lei Wanbao fulfilled all of Zhang Yan's requests as long as he could.

They directly approved a fire chamber for Zhang Yan.

Furthermore, those below the Foundation Establishment stage can freely use refining resources.

This practice caused many weapon refiners on Qianbaofeng to discuss it.

They believed that Lei Wanbao's favoritism towards Zhang Yan was due to receiving bribes.

And it's completely unfair.

Lei Wanbao merely sneered at their resistance.

Give him a reward in return!
If he could, he even wanted to give Zhang Yan some benefits!
Lei Wanbao didn't take these people's resistance to heart at all.

He was willing to offend so many people for Zhang Yan's sake!

Regarding the situation outside.

Zhang Yan was naturally unaware that he was currently inside the underground fire chamber, looking at the materials in front of him.

He used meteorite iron to forge the top-grade magical artifact.

This kind of magical artifact is sufficient to refine spiritual artifacts, but using it to refine top-grade magical artifacts can be considered a bit extravagant.

But it doesn't matter.

after all……

It's not my money!

As the wind shifts.

The flames beneath the earth's veins were immediately drawn up.

The temperature in the forging furnace rose sharply.

It looked like the standard had been met.

Without hesitation, Zhang Yan threw in a meteorite.

Under the intense heat of the flames, the meteorite rapidly deformed and then turned crimson.

See this scene.

Without hesitation, Zhang Yan swung the sledgehammer and began hammering away at the iron.

One hammer blow after another.

He used all his strength every time.

The immense force directly forced out the impurities from the meteorite iron, bit by bit.

At the same time, you also need to gradually shape it into the shape you want.

And so on and on.

Finally, after refining the hammer a hundred times, Zhang Yan stopped.

At this moment, the flying sword had taken shape.

However, something unexpected happened.

(End of this chapter)