Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

"Junior brother!"

Huang Lian's eyes lit up when he saw Zhang Yan, and he called out to him.

Although he was not qualified to enter the Xuanhuang Secret Realm.

But these five years have not been in vain. He has now broken through from the early stage of the Golden Core realm to the middle stage.

However, compared to Zhang Yan, he is far inferior.

of course.

Huang Lian was also self-aware and did not intend to catch up with Zhang Yan.

"Brother Huang."

Upon seeing Huang Lian, Zhang Yan also smiled.

After arriving at the Divine Weapon Pavilion, his closest peer was Huang Lian.

"Please come in and have a seat."

Zhang Yan walked ahead and invited the two into the cave.

"Junior brother."

"I heard it from Yoona unnie."

"Before entering the secret realm, I was thinking that Yoona and you could look out for each other."

"As it turned out, Yoona received your help and condensed a sixth-level Nascent Soul, which exceeded the family's expectations."

Upon entering the cave, Huang Lian got straight to the point and expressed his gratitude.

Huang Lian is the young master of the Huang family, but not the true head of the family yet.

Huang Yun'er is from his lineage, and the higher Huang Yun'er's talent, the more stable Huang Lian's position becomes.

It can be said.

Zhang Yan did Huang Lian a great favor this time.

As for Huang Yun'er herself, needless to say, she already admires Zhang Yan to the point of prostration.

The three of them had a very enjoyable chat.

"Brother Huang."

"These spiritual objects are rare in the outside world; I brought them out from the Xuanhuang Secret Realm."

"Please accept this; it will be of great use in strengthening your foundation."

After chatting for a long time, Zhang Yan took out a storage bag and handed it to Huang Lian.

"Sixty Five Elements Crystals?"

"There's...one more demon soul?"

"Senior brother, isn't this too much?"

Huang Lian took the storage bag, unaware of the value of the spiritual items inside, but Huang Yun'er knew very well, exclaiming in surprise after just one glance.

These Five Elements Crystals come from a secret realm.

Extremely pure.

In the outside world, one of these would sell for 50,000 spirit stones, which is definitely not a high price.

These sixty Five Elements Yuan Crystals are worth three million spirit stones.

Moreover, most people simply cannot buy that many.

As for that demon soul, it was even more precious, as it was extracted from a Nascent Soul demon.

The demon race has now disappeared without a trace, and even if you want to find them, you can't.

Not to mention, they also need to be exterminated.

Moreover, Huang Yun'er also knew that those demons had all absorbed the Xuanhuang Qi.

Based on this calculation, this one demon soul is worth at least ten million spirit stones!
"not much."

"Compared to before."

"The investment that Senior Brother Huang and the Huang family made in me is nothing at all."

Zhang Yan replied calmly.

Huang Lian was the first to try and win him over.

It was like providing timely help in a snowstorm; those who came later were merely adding flowers to brocade.

Zhang Yan clearly understood the difference between the two.

He was never stingy with his own people.

"Senior brother is generous."

Huang Yun'er clicked her tongue in amazement, gaining a deeper understanding of Zhang Yan.

"Huang Lian".

"With these spiritual objects..."

"Even if you can't obtain the Xuanhuang Qi, with the help of your family to collect exotic spiritual energy, you can still condense a sixth-level Nascent Soul!"

Seeing that Huang Lian didn't understand, Huang Yun'er explained.

"So valuable?"

Huang Lian was startled, feeling the storage bag in his hand as heavy as a mountain.

That's a sixth-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!

Huang Yun'er's attainment of a sixth-stage Nascent Soul is enough to leave a mark on the Huang family's genealogy.

If he could do that too, the two of them would be the most dazzling geniuses in the Huang family.

What Zhang Yan gave away was more than just spiritual objects.

This is an absolutely incredible opportunity!

"Junior brother."

"I shamelessly accepted these spiritual items."

"However, I won't accept it for nothing. Junior Brother is now capable of annihilating a mid-Nascent Soul stage beast."

"Those top-grade third-tier flying swords are probably no match for junior brother's strength."

"Junior brother wants to forge a low-grade fourth-order flying sword. The materials needed can be provided by my Huang family at cost price."

Knowing Zhang Yan's personality, Huang Lian didn't feign a refusal but returned the greeting.

"My senior brother understands me best."

"Thank you for your trouble, Senior Brother Huang, hahaha!"

Zhang Yan smiled broadly and agreed.

Huang Lian knew him very well.

Zhang Yan's flying swords are indeed somewhat outdated.

Huang Lian's suggestion solved a major problem for Zhang Yan.

Hwang Yoon-ah smiled brightly as she watched the two chatting happily.

With Zhang Yan's friendship, Huang Lian's position as the head of the Huang family is a foregone conclusion, and the Huang family's great cause may even reach new heights.

For three consecutive days, people came to visit, all of whom were acquaintances of Zhang Yan.

After learning that Zhang Yan was going to refine a low-grade fourth-order flying sword.

These people offered to provide fourth-grade spiritual materials in exchange for the opportunity to observe Zhang Yan's weapon crafting.

Zhang Yan agreed to everything; it was free resources, so why not take them?

but.

Zhang Yan's most important task at present is to break through to the peak of the Golden Core stage.

After Huang Lian and the others left, Zhang Yan went into seclusion.

When collecting the Azure Dragon Tremor Wood Sword.

Zhang Yan has gained many benefits, and his cultivation level is approaching the peak of the Golden Core stage.

After a series of great battles against the demon race and Shi Xiao, he was on the verge of a breakthrough.

In the meditation room.

Zhang Yan sat cross-legged, surrounded by thirty-six elemental crystals.

He was still holding two demon souls in his hand.

Beneath the quiet room lies a fourth-order spiritual vein, continuously providing abundant spiritual energy.

Such treatment.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators feel jealous.

But for Zhang Yan, this was perfectly normal.

Anyway, he doesn't lack Five Elements Crystals and Demon Souls.

Zhang Yan closed his eyes and concentrated. The Daoist essence of the Five Elements within the Five Elements Yuan Crystal permeated out, intertwining with the thirty-six pieces, almost transforming into illusory runes of heaven and earth.

Within Zhang Yan's body, beneath the golden elixir, the true essence of the five elements was constantly regenerating.

It absorbs the five elements and Daoist principles from the outside world.

Within the two demon souls, the purest blood energy continuously nourished Zhang Yan's body.

Although cultivators nowadays generally do not temper their bodies.

However, to possess powerful cultivation, one's physical body must be able to match it.

Zhang Yan condensed the Golden Core of Salvation, and his body became several times stronger than others of the same level.

The Five Elements Crystals and the Demon Soul are used in tandem.

Zhang Yan's aura became increasingly harmonious and unified.

The nine golden elixir within his body grew ever fuller, like a full moon.

Practice a path.

The path narrows as you go, but it also becomes more refined.

He achieved the Golden Elixir with thirty-six supernatural powers, but the shattering of the elixir to form an infant with five kinds of Five Elements True Meaning was already astonishing.

For an ordinary person, it is already extremely difficult to comprehend even a single true meaning of the transformation into an infant.

But Zhang Yan had already gathered all five elements.

and.

He was still not satisfied.

"I will base my actions on the true meaning of the Five Elements."

“Nourish the true meaning of the Fire of Separation and the true meaning of the Wood of Tremor, and transform the infant with the seven true meanings!”

Zhang Yan thought to himself.

Beyond the Golden Core, the true meaning of the Five Elements shifts and changes, and near the Golden Core, one can faintly see a Vermilion Bird and a Azure Dragon.

Over time.

Zhang Yan's Five Elements True Spirit continuously merged into the Golden Elixir.

Only the phantom images of the Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird became increasingly solid.

……

Half a year has passed.

Violent!
Groan!
Within Zhang Yan's cave, the sounds of the Vermilion Bird and the Azure Dragon resounded simultaneously.

Beneath the cave, the entire fourth-order spiritual vein suddenly dimmed for a moment, as if it had been drained.

Inside the quiet room, the spiritual energy had transformed into a mist, enveloping Zhang Yan.

The phantom images of the Vermilion Bird and the Azure Dragon appeared and circled around Zhang Yan's body.

for a long time.

The spiritual energy dissipated completely, and the fourth-order spiritual vein was restored. Zhang Yan opened his eyes, and within them flowed the five elements' Daoist essence, which then changed again.

Transforming into the true meanings of Li Fire and Zhen Wood, one on the left and one on the right, they pierced through the void.

"Peak of the Golden Core stage!"

When Zhang Yan opened his eyes again, the strange phenomenon disappeared, and the magical power within his body surged like a great river.

With the true meaning of the Five Elements fully perfected, an ordinary person would have already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage.

But Zhang Yan was still just a little short.

It is also necessary for the true meanings of Li Huo and Zhen Mu to reach perfection.

"If it were now."

"Facing that stone noise."

"I will use the Four Directions Annihilation Sword; I will not let it escape!"

Zhang Yan sensed his current strength and muttered to himself.

Cultivation level improved.

Zhang Yan was in high spirits, as he was only one step away from reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

But this also means that those flying swords can no longer keep up with his pace.

Zhang Yan needed to find a way to gather resources to forge the sword.

Once outside the pass.

Zhang Yan went to see the master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

For some reason, his master, the Lord of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, was in a very good mood and generously gave him a sum of resources.

Including Huang Lian and others, who wanted to observe sword forging and pay tuition, the sum was already more than half of the cost.

Congratulations, Senior Brother, on breaking through to the peak of the Golden Core stage!

Huang Lian, Song Qizhen, and their fellow disciples rushed over upon receiving the news.

The gift and tuition fees were paid together at the same time.

Huang Yun'er is not from the weapon-refining lineage, so she didn't come, but she still sent a congratulatory gift.

Most of these were disciples of the Crimson Flame Heavenly Lord.

Of course, there are also some who came because of his reputation, disciples of other Heavenly Lords.

The one with the highest cultivation level was Lin Qingyue, who was the Dharma Aspect Realm senior sister who had previously gifted Zhang Yan the fifth-tier spiritual plant, the Nine-Star Sword Bamboo.

Although Lin Qingyue's cultivation level was at the Dharma Aspect Realm, she did not possess Zhang Yan's talent.

He's only a fourth-tier weapon refiner now.

However, she was different from the others; she was there to communicate with Zhang Yan, while the others were only qualified to observe.

"Senior Sister Lin."

"I'm starting."

Zhang Yan glanced at Lin Qingyue beside him, who had a pretty young face but looked mature and was dressed in a blue dress, and said.

"Junior Brother Zhang, there's no need to be nervous."

"You are still young after all."

"When I was your age, I was only a second-tier weapon refiner."

"If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me."

Lin Qingyue remained calm, her eyes fixed only on the refining furnace in front of her.

"I'm asking you?"

Zhang Yan's expression was somewhat strange, but he didn't say what was on his mind.

Although during this time, he was either in the secret realm or cultivating.

But he has the system with him.

How could anyone else compare to him?

When Zhang Yan went to see his master, the Master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, he asked for another furnace cauldron that the Master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion had used.

Zhang Yan's current skill in weapon crafting is equivalent to that of a fourth-tier high-grade weapon crafter.

If it weren't for insufficient cultivation level.

He can also refine top-grade fourth-tier magic weapons.

After demonstrating his skills in front of the Divine Weapon Pavilion Master, the Master had nothing to say.

After pointing out a few mistakes he had made, he went off to brag about them again.

Zhang Yan is not doing this now; he is practicing weapon crafting techniques.

He was simply refining his own magical artifacts on a daily basis.

laugh!
The surging earth fire was guided into the furnace through the array.

The flames were bright yellow and extremely intense.

"Junior Brother Zhang."

"Isn't this subterranean fire a bit too much?"

Lin Qingyue frowned as she saw Zhang Yan stirring up trouble.

"Senior sister, you are mistaken."

"Since it's forging weapons, the bigger the fire, the better."

Zhang Yan replied casually.

Then he threw his flying sword in.

That top-grade third-tier spirit sword was radiant and full of spiritual energy; even in Lin Qingyue's eyes, it was flawless.

And so it was thrown into the raging inferno.

It's like burning a zither to cook a crane!

"Junior Brother Zhang."

"You must have put a lot of effort into forging this flying sword."

"How can you be so casual about advancing to the fourth tier now?"

Seeing this, Lin Qingyue said with a heavy heart.

Upgrading a magic weapon is more difficult than forging a new one.

Because it's easy to break the already fragile barrier if you're not careful.

Even if Lin Qingyue herself were to attempt to refine a fourth-tier magic weapon in this way, she wouldn't be able to guarantee success.

"This is how I've always trained."

"Sure."

Zhang Yan continued throwing out materials, looking completely nonchalant.

During one weapon forging session, Lin Qingyue stood beside Zhang Yan, even more anxious than Zhang Yan himself, wishing she could do it herself.

But Zhang Yan is also a disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion Master.

Lin Qingyue didn't dare to give any real guidance, and could only offer subtle reminders.

"Senior brother, this flying sword you've forged is truly impressive."

"Senior Sister Lin just shook her head as she looked at it."

"Huang Lian, is this how you used to forge weapons, Senior Brother?"

Song Qizhen knew Zhang Yan's strength, but not his skill in weapon crafting, so he asked Huang Lian.

"almost."

"But this is too casual."

"I wouldn't even grill meat like that."

Huang Lian stood on the outside, stroking his chin as he spoke.

He knew that Zhang Yan's talent for weapon crafting was ridiculously high.

But this is, after all, the refining of a fourth-tier magic weapon.

He couldn't understand Zhang Yan either.

"Junior Brother Zhang."

"You are the Pavilion Master's esteemed disciple."

"Even if you can't reveal your sect's secrets, there's no need to humiliate us like this, is there?"

Finally, Zhang Yan threw the last piece of spiritual material into the furnace, and Lin Qingyue, unable to bear it any longer, exploded.

Although Lin Qingyue is not very talented.

But she devoted her entire life to the art of weapon crafting.

Zhang Yan's attitude was an insult to the art of weapon crafting, and an insult to her as well!

"Why do you say that, Senior Sister?"

Zhang Yan kept the fire burning and raised an eyebrow as he asked.

"how you said that?"

"With your method of weapon forging, let alone success."

"It's already quite good that your top-grade third-tier magic sword was preserved intact."

Lin Qingyue pointed to the furnace and said.

"Is it?"

Zhang Yan smiled and flicked a stream of magic power into the cauldron.

Bang!
The lid of the cauldron popped up, and the earth fire surged within, with the flames at the very tip turning a blinding white!

That was Zhang Yan, the condensed fire of Li!

hum!
The magic sword lost its heat, emitting a clear and melodious sword sound. The blade was as smooth as a mirror, and the sword light was as warm and gentle as a clear spring.

The sword's blade is adorned with white Vermilion Bird feather patterns, seamlessly integrated and flawless, radiating the aura of a low-grade fourth-tier magic weapon.

"What does Senior Sister think?"

Zhang Yan reached out and summoned a flying sword, which landed in front of him.

"This……"

Lin Qingyue was stunned.

That's how weapons are forged.

Zhang Yan forged a flawless, low-grade fourth-order flying sword!

Even she herself couldn't refine it.

"I misunderstood my junior brother."

"I apologize to my junior brother, and I beg your forgiveness!"

Lin Qingyue apologized to Zhang Yan sincerely.

It now seems that although Zhang Yan has not yet broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, his skill in weapon crafting has already surpassed hers.

"This tuition was worth it!"

The onlookers, witnessing this scene, immediately felt that their trip had been worthwhile.

After that, no one doubted Zhang Yan's skill in weapon crafting.

Zhang Yan wasn't too stingy, so he made sure the refining process went smoothly and that his fellow disciples could benefit from it.

In this way, the days passed day by day.

Until the Fire Dragon Heavenly Lord arrived, bringing news from the Middle-earth. (End of Chapter)