Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

Chapter 165 It’s done
Thinking of this, Lei Kunhai shook his head. He was a Golden Core cultivator and the peak master of Qianbao Peak of the Qingheng Sect. How could he be tricked by someone?

Absolutely not!

……

At this moment.

Zhang Yan was meditating with his eyes closed, trying to understand the secrets of the forging furnace and the forging hammer. It has to be said that Lei Kunhai truly deserves to be called the number one weapon refiner of the Qingheng Sect. He is capable of refining third-tier magic weapons.

Zhang Yan found the refining methods recorded inside to be quite profound, and he couldn't even understand them very well. Helpless, he could only equip the Enlightenment Futon and slowly disassemble it.

Later on, he found that even with the help of the enlightenment meditation cushion, there were still some things he couldn't understand the principles behind. He didn't force it, after all, he knew that some things were simply impossible to understand without reaching that level of understanding.

It's like asking a primary school student who has just learned addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve a college student's problem—there's simply no solution.

Fortunately, Zhang Yan didn't need to understand these things in detail. He only needed to know the underlying principles. In other words, he didn't need to know the reasons behind when to quench the wood or when to add a certain material. He only needed to know that it worked well.

Although this won't help him much with weapon crafting, just tell me whether he's successfully crafted it or not! Anyway, once he knows how to use it, he'll gradually be able to understand the underlying principles.

Even so, it took Zhang Yan a full half month to sort out some clues. He even almost missed the order for a magical artifact that someone else had commissioned.

After everything was sorted out, Zhang Yan decided to start the furnace.

However, before starting the furnace, we naturally need to find Lei Kunhai.

Because the pioneering campaign was nearing its end, and Grandmaster Qingluan was likely attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, even Golden Core cultivators like Lei Kunhai did not leave the new sect.

Instead, they diligently guarded the area, fearing the emergence of any uncontrollable factors.

He saw Zhang Yan walking in from outside and thought he had encountered a problem, so he slowly poured himself a cup of tea, held it in his hand, and asked while drinking it, "What's wrong? What problem have you encountered?"

If you encounter any difficulties, it's alright. After all, you are refining a top-grade spiritual weapon. Don't be fooled by the fact that a top-grade spiritual weapon is only one step away from a high-grade spiritual weapon. In reality, there is a world of difference between them.

You could even say they're on two different levels.

No matter how many or how good you are at crafting high-grade spiritual artifacts, if you can't craft a top-grade spiritual artifact in a day, you're just an ordinary second-tier artifact crafter. But if you do craft a top-grade spiritual artifact, it means you have the potential to craft magical treasures.

Their status would be completely different.

Lei Kunhai tried to comfort Zhang Yan, fearing that he might become tired of weapon crafting.

After all, unlike ordinary weapon refiners, Zhang Yan is a bit eccentric and knows a lot of things. Other weapon refiners, when they encounter a bottleneck, have no choice but to keep trying to overcome it, but when he encounters a bottleneck in weapon refining, he can study spiritual plants and talismans.

He knew beforehand that Zhang Yan was quite talented in the study of spiritual plants; otherwise, he wouldn't have been chosen by Zhuge Wan to become a disciple of Wood Spirit Peak.

In this battle, the opponent also demonstrated talent in the art of talisman making, so if the opponent really encountered a bottleneck in weapon crafting, they might just leave!

So when he saw Zhang Yan come to him so early, he assumed that the other party had encountered a problem. At this time, all he had to do was step in to answer his questions and prevent him from losing confidence in weapon crafting.

In an instant, his mind raced, and he even thought of how to comfort Zhang Yan. But what made him lose his composure was that Zhang Yan's first words to him were: "Disciple is ready and can start forging weapons at any time!"

"Refining weapons?"
A top-grade flying sword?

Lei Kunhai subconsciously put a mouthful of tea in his mouth, but without realizing it, he also swallowed some tea leaves. Not wanting to spit it out, he swallowed it whole and asked, "Are you confident?"

“This disciple is still somewhat ignorant about the spiritual materials used for refining weapons.” Zhang Yan shook his head first, and Lei Kunhai laughed when he heard this: “Being ignorant is not a problem. Who didn’t start as a novice?”
"We have plenty of materials, so just start refining. If you really fail, we'll try again a few more times." Lei Kunhai spoke with great magnanimity. As the peak master of Qianbao Peak, he truly didn't care about these materials.

They all belong to the sect anyway.

So what if Qianbaofeng expended some energy?
What's wrong!
But before he could finish speaking, Zhang Yan continued, "However, if you were there to support us, I think we would be absolutely certain of success."

Lei Kunhai: "???"

No, do you want to listen to what you are saying?
You say you're 100% confident you can forge a top-grade magic weapon?

Do you know how terrifying this is?

"Alright, then I'll wait and see." Although Lei Kunhai didn't quite believe what Zhang Yan said, he still nodded. After all, it would be illogical if something unusual didn't happen to Zhang Yan.

With Lei Kunhai's help, Zhang Yan went to the weapon-refining room, lit the furnace, and prepared to refine the weapon.

This was his first time refining a top-grade spiritual weapon, but he wasn't nervous at all. Just kidding, he's seen a lot of things, you know. Although he's never forged a top-grade spiritual weapon before, he's seen quite a few.

He had also repaired the magic weapon, so he didn't feel any pressure. In addition, he was very confident, though this confidence didn't come from himself.

Instead, it came from Lei Kunhai, a Golden Core cultivator standing beside him.

As Zhang Yan started the furnace, began metallurgy, and opened the mold, Lei Kunhai's expression gradually became serious. He realized that something seemed amiss.

It seems like his shadow is reflected in everything the other person does!

Especially the metallurgical process, how to mix metals, from which step and to what extent to start smelting, it's not exactly the same as his, but it's at least 80-90% similar.

Those who knew Zhang Yan were forging top-grade spiritual artifacts, but those who didn't would have thought it was Lei Kunhai who was crafting them.

"but……

If Zhang Yan fails...

"Won't others think I've failed?"

At this moment, Zhang Yan had already begun to use his hammer. Each strike left a hammer mark on the metal sword. These hammer marks might not seem like much, but in reality, an experienced weapon refiner could tell at a glance who was forging the spiritual weapon.

Because every weapon refiner has a unique hammer mark, even those passed down from master to apprentice. They are completely different, just like palm prints in this world. They may look similar, but in reality, no two hammer marks are the same.

This has always been an axiom in the world of weapon crafting.

But now, looking at the hammer marks left by Zhang Yan, Lei Kunhai felt that this axiom had been broken! The hammer marks this guy made were exactly the same as his!

At this moment, Lei Kunhai broke out in a cold sweat and began to look at Zhang Yan seriously. He was now praying that Zhang Yan would not fail.

Otherwise, when these scraps are released, everyone will think that Lei Kunhai can't even forge top-grade spiritual artifacts!
Compared to Lei Kunhai's tension, Zhang Yan was thoroughly enjoying himself. With each strike of his hammer, he created new spiritual objects, and his experience in weapon crafting was constantly growing.

Things I didn't understand before are now clear, and I understand the underlying principles. Indeed, practice makes perfect!
What you get on paper is shallow, but you know you have to do it!
Under Zhang Yan's swing, the huge forging hammer continuously struck the metal in front of him, and sparks flew all around as the hammer blows were repeated.

Finally, after who knows how long.

The ball of silver liquid gradually took shape under Zhang Yan's tapping, forming the shape of a long sword. At this point, Zhang Yan not only did not relax, but became even more tense.

He used every ounce of strength in each strike.

It was as if what was in front of him was not a flying sword, but his enemy!
"Bang bang bang!"

In the dimly lit weapon-refining room, the hammer swung, sparks flew everywhere, and Zhang Yan was already in the zone, while Lei Kunhai was sometimes surprised and doubtful, sometimes sighing, and sometimes showing a clueless expression.

This kid is weird, really weird!

Although Zhang Yan found it strange, there was one thing that Lei Kunhai was very satisfied with: this boy was just like him!

Like him, he is a top genius in the art of weapon crafting. Although Zhang Yan is not as good as him now, he will definitely surpass him after being trained.

Zhang Yan naturally had no idea what Lei Kunhai was thinking. If he did, he would definitely say that whether he could surpass Lei Kunhai in the present depended on his own efforts!
After all, only if Lei Kunhai works hard can Zhang Yan make progress.

Sometimes, people need to look for the reasons within themselves. I don't know how this immortal cultivates or how this artifact is forged. It's been so long, and I can still only forge low-grade magic treasures. I can't even forge mid-grade magic treasures!
If you can refine mid-grade magic weapons, or even high-grade and top-grade magic weapons, then Zhang Yan will also learn how, right?

……

"Boom~"

As Zhang Yan's final hammer fell, a blazing flame engulfed the flying sword in the weapon-refining room. As the flame gradually died down, a flying sword that had been burning red-hot was revealed inside.

"It's done!"

(End of this chapter)