Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

Purple Smoke Peak.

The young master's cave dwelling.

Zhang Yan sat cross-legged in the weapon-refining hall, with a three-zhang-tall furnace in front of him.

The entire furnace is bronze in color and has seven rows of openings.

The cauldron is decorated with images of the sun, moon, mountains, and rivers, and the stars of the heavens.

Standing tall in the main hall, it exudes a majestic aura.

There was no fire in the furnace, yet it emanated a scorching heat, a result of years of refining.

Zhang Yan used the equipment menu to view the description of the furnace cauldron.

[Equipment Name]: Seven-Star Forging Furnace
[Equipment Tier]: Tier 5, Low Grade
[Equipment Tier]: Purple
[Equipment Effect]: lv5 Beginner in weapon crafting (When you wear the Seven Star Forging Furnace, your weapon crafting skill will reach the fifth-level beginner level).

This cauldron is named Seven Stars.

It was originally used by the Master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion when he became a fifth-order weapon refiner.

Before Zhang Yan returned to the Middle-earth world, he had already fallen into his hands, but only now has he had time to comprehend its mysteries.

"Wear it!"

Zhang Yan had a thought.

hum!
The cauldron before him trembled, and a vast aura poured into his sea of ​​consciousness.

He had already mastered the fourth-order weapon-refining techniques.

However, the vastness of this fifth-order weapon-refining technique still exceeded his imagination.

For a cultivator to break through from the Nascent Soul stage to the Dharma Aspect stage, they need to communicate with heaven and earth, absorb the power of heaven and earth, and transform it into their own Dharma Aspect power.

The same applies to fifth-tier magic weapons.

In addition to refining, there is also a "ritual sacrifice" process.

Even if the crafting is successful, if the "ritual" process fails, the final result will only be a fourth-tier magic weapon.

This is why weapon refiners of the fifth rank or above are extremely rare.

"This is the way of 'ritual'."

"It is truly obscure and difficult to understand."

Zhang Yan sat cross-legged in the main hall, muttering to himself.

However, with the equipment slots, he could comprehend things much faster than other weapon refiners.

The Seven Star Furnace contains the weapon-forging experience of the Divine Weapon Pavilion Master.

Zhang Yan was originally a disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion Master, and his progress was rapid.

In just one day, he had fully grasped the concept, and now all that's left is to put it into practice.

"First, forge a flying sword."

"After all, crafting flying swords is my forte!"

Zhang Yan took out the materials that had been prepared in advance.

He himself had four million spirit crystals, more than enough to exchange for materials to refine a fifth-tier magic weapon.

hum!
Just as Zhang Yan was about to open the furnace, the magic array in the cave suddenly activated.

"What's the matter?"

Zhang Yan sat upright and asked.

"Young Master."

"The Pavilion Master has arrived."

The maid's voice came from outside the palace.

"Please invite Master in!"

Zhang Yan quickly got up and walked out of the hall.

"No need to trouble yourself."

The palace doors opened, and the cheerful voice of the Divine Weapon Pavilion Master rang out.

"Master."

Zhang Yan immediately paid his respects.

"This is you."

"Is he trying to comprehend the fifth-order weapon-refining technique?"

The Divine Weapon Pavilion Master's eyes lit up when he saw the Seven Star Furnace.

His disciple had only been awake for a few days, yet he was already about to begin studying the fifth-order weapon-refining technique.

Such diligence deserves praise.

"I have nothing to do."

"And we can't cultivate."

Zhang Yan replied.

"In that case."

"I will personally answer your questions!"

The master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion walked to the furnace with his hands behind his back.

He is now also free of debt and carefree.

He doesn't become the pavilion master; he spends his days recuperating in the pavilion.

Now is the perfect time to give Zhang Yan some pointers.

"Disciple."

“You were already at the fourth level of perfection.”

"However, the fifth-order weapon-refining technique requires an additional 'ritual'..."

The Pavilion Master of Divine Weapons took his seat and spoke to Zhang Yan.

"Master."

“I am already familiar with these theories.”

"We're preparing to put it into practice now."

Zhang Yan interrupted the master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

"what?"

"You already knew?"

The master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion was startled.

Zhang Yan has only been awake for a few days, yet he has already touched the threshold of the fifth rank. His talent and ability are unprecedented.

"Let me ask you a question."

"At what stage of the crafting process should one begin the 'ritual offering'?"

The chief examiner of the Divine Weapon Pavilion said.

"Reporting to Master."

"Normally, the power of heaven and earth can only be introduced when the entire smelting process is completed."

"But if one has an extremely deep understanding of spiritual materials."

"Before the spiritual materials are fused, the power of heaven and earth can be drawn into the furnace to perform a preliminary 'ritual'."

Zhang Yan replied.

This statement came out.

The master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion stared wide-eyed, remaining silent for a long time.

The former type of "sacrifice" is recorded in the weapon-refining manual of the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

However, the latter was something that the master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion came to understand on his own.

He never told Zhang Yan, nor did he keep any notes.

Zhang Yan already knew!
"The second method."

"But you figured it out on your own?"

The master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion asked in surprise.

"Indeed, it came to me through my own enlightenment."

Zhang Yan had let something slip, so he could only shamelessly reply.

Otherwise, there's simply no way to explain it.

However, since he is my master after all, I shouldn't let the good stuff go to outsiders.

"Good good!"

"Truly worthy of being the number one genius of our Divine Weapon Pavilion!"

The master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion had no doubts and praised Zhang Yan highly.

Such talent is more than a hundred times greater than his past research in weapon crafting.

If you retain this talent.

In the future, Zhang Yan might be able to surpass his master and become a seventh- or even eighth-level weapon refiner!

"Since we're going to put it into practice..."

"Then let's begin. Your teacher will guide you!"

"The Pavilion Master of Divine Weapons said impatiently."

Wow!
Within the Seven Star Furnace, the spiritual fire of heaven and earth rose.

This fire is a grand formation of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, formed by the fusion of celestial starlight and underground spiritual flames.

It is indispensable for refining magic weapons of the fifth rank or higher.

Other immortal sects, even the Imperial Sword Sect, do not have such a foundation.

"Master."

"I plan to forge a fifth-tier flying sword."

"Using purple-veined gold mother as the main material, supplemented by moon-shadow bright iron,..."

Zhang Yan took out a piece of purple-gold spiritual material with layers of purple patterns and put it into the furnace.

This fifth-grade spiritual material is worth 80,000 spirit crystals.

The remaining auxiliary materials, when added together, are worth more than 200,000 spirit crystals.

Even with Zhang Yan's wealth, he couldn't afford the materials for twenty flying swords.

However, this only proves that crafting a fifth-tier magic weapon is not easy.

Various spiritual materials fell into the furnace.

Zhang Yan activated the spiritual fire to begin refining the impurities in the spiritual materials.

"This purple-veined gold mother."

"During the smelting process, the purple veins must be evenly distributed."

"But if it's used to forge flying swords, it can also adjust the purple patterns..."

The master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion sat to the side, instructing Zhang Yan on how to refine spiritual materials.

After accepting Zhang Yan as his apprentice.

In fact, he didn't spend much time guiding Zhang Yan.

As it is today, there are even fewer opportunities to avoid being bothered by external affairs.

"Over the years."

"I don't know how my apprentice became so self-taught."

The master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion sighed with emotion.

Refining a fifth-tier magic weapon, just by tempering the spiritual materials, often takes several days.

Zhang Yan's weapon-forging skills were extremely refined.

It took ten days to complete the refining of the spiritual materials.

According to the refining methods of the Divine Weapon Pavilion Master, to smelt spiritual materials at this time, it is necessary to start drawing upon the power of heaven and earth.

"If you are not confident."

"We can draw upon the power of heaven and earth after the smelting is complete," the Divine Weapon Pavilion Master said to Zhang Yan.

After all, he practiced dozens of times before he started using this method.

However, the success rate is less than one in ten.

"Master."

"I want to give it a try!"

Zhang Yan stared intently at the furnace, his gaze burning, but he didn't want to give up such a good opportunity.

He had memorized the key points and had repeated them in his mind hundreds of times.

talking.

Zhang Yan then mobilized the power of his Nascent Soul Spirit Ring.

He is currently in the late Nascent Soul stage; only those at the Dharma Aspect stage can draw upon the power of heaven and earth.

However, he was able to manage it with the help of his Nascent Soul Spirit Ring.

However, he forgot that although his nascent soul had been revived, the nascent soul spirit ring was still dim and lackluster.

"puff!"

Zhang Yan had just drawn upon the power of heaven and earth when he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"This is……"

The Divine Weapon Pavilion Master's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly checked on Zhang Yan's situation.

Then they discovered the changes in Zhang Yan's nascent soul.

The once dazzling spirit ring was now like a stagnant pool of water, unchanged.

"Master."

Zhang Yan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, sat up again, his magical power surging, and continued to attract the power of heaven and earth.

The surrounding light was dim, but the power of heaven and earth was still being drawn in.

hum!
Inside the furnace, the fully refined spiritual materials gradually merged with the power of heaven and earth.

The Divine Weapon Pavilion Master withdrew his hand, but his gaze was extremely solemn.

He witnessed Zhang Yan's breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage.

After condensing the Nine-Directional Lotus Platform, it also condensed the Three-Colored Spirit Ring, breaking the shackles of heaven and earth and achieving the Tenth-Revolution Nascent Soul stage.

However, Zhang Yan's tricolor spirit ring has now dimmed.

They almost withered away.

This means that there is a very high probability that Zhang Yan's nascent soul will fall from the tenth stage and return to the ninth stage.

"Life is ever-changing!"

The master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion sighed deeply.

"I am the master."

"We must find a way to help our apprentice stabilize his foundation!"

The master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion thought to himself.

Zhang Yan himself was immersed in the "ritual."

time flies.

Five more days have passed.

Despite the difficulties, Zhang Yan still managed to complete the initial "ritual".

After absorbing the power of heaven and earth.

The spiritual materials inside the furnace are clearly more imbued with the spiritual essence of heaven and earth. If taken out now, they can automatically transform into a fourth-tier magic weapon.

But for Zhang Yan, fourth-order is certainly not enough.

The smelting continued.

Various spiritual materials gradually fused together, and under the constraints of magical power, the prototype of a flying sword gradually took shape.

Next, the second "ritual" will begin.

Zhang Yan once again used the power of the Nascent Soul Spirit Ring.

"puff!"

But then he spat out another mouthful of blood, which was burned into nothingness by the furnace fire.

"Ugh!"

The Pavilion Master of Divine Weapons saw this and felt a pang of pity.

However, this batch of spiritual materials has reached its final stage, and we can't give up halfway.

Zhang Yan recovered.

Continue to draw upon the power of heaven and earth.

The key to this has already been revealed by the Master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

The gaps in his understanding from the Seven Star Furnace Cauldron were also filled by the Divine Weapon Pavilion Master.

Zhang Yan has now fully reached the entry level of the fifth-order weapon refining technique.

However, this "ritual" was incredibly difficult for him.

Zhang Yan felt a sharp pain in his nascent soul, but he still stared straight at the furnace and continued to merge with the power of heaven and earth.

The process is extremely slow.

But it is incredibly stable.

As time passed, the fifth-tier spirit sword within the furnace slowly took shape.

"Could it be that it's going to work out?"

The master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion stared wide-eyed at the furnace cauldron.

When he was refining a fifth-tier magic weapon, he failed hundreds of times before succeeding once.

And now.

Zhang Yan's first attempt at refining showed signs of success.

Click!

Just as the spirit sword was taking shape, the power of heaven and earth erupted from its blade, and a gap suddenly appeared.

"not good!"

Zhang Yan's expression changed slightly, and he immediately mobilized his spiritual fire to suppress and repair the gap.

The body of a fifth-tier magic weapon is made of one whole and of the same origin; any flaw or defect will lead to failure in its forging.

The Pavilion Master of Divine Weapons stared at the furnace, not daring to utter a sound.

this step.

Even he couldn't help Zhang Yan.

They could only rely on Zhang Yan himself.

"puff!"

However, Zhang Yan spat out another mouthful of blood, looking extremely miserable.

Zhang Yan had already coughed up blood three times for this fifth-tier spirit sword, and his aura was weak.

"That's too much of a stretch."

"To have reached this point is already a huge improvement over what I was like back then."

The master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion sighed with emotion.

But Zhang Yan did not give up. Even though his body was trembling, he still maintained the flow of magical power.

Even the master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion felt that the hope was slim.

That crack was actually repaired.

The spirit sword inside the furnace once again became perfectly round.

Bang!
At the last moment, no one expected that the spiritual fire inside the cauldron would suddenly erupt.

The spirit fire was disturbed by the power of heaven and earth, lost control, and swallowed the formed spirit sword.

Even the furnace was shaking.

"The fifth rank is still too difficult."

The master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion shook his head slightly.

If achieving the fifth rank were easy, the Divine Weapon Pavilion wouldn't have it now, with fewer than two hands' worth of fifth-rank weapon refiners.

However, when the furnace fire flared up.

Zhang Yan's gaze sharpened, and with a gritted teeth, white flames appeared on his body!
The fire was separated from the furnace and forcefully interfered with.

"Xiao Yan!"

The master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion exclaimed in surprise and immediately tried to sever the connection between Zhang Yan and the furnace.

……

Wow!
The heart of Shenbingge.

Suddenly, the power of heaven and earth surged, like a funnel, hovering above Purple Smoke Peak.

"That's the young master's spirit peak!"

The surrounding disciples all turned to look.

Nowadays, within the Divine Weapon Pavilion, one may not know the Pavilion Master, but one cannot be unaware of the Young Pavilion Master.

"This is……"

The figure of Qingluan also appeared on the mountainside of Ziyan Peak.

She knew that Zhang Yan had been studying weapon crafting techniques all this time, so she never disturbed him.

But now, this fluctuation is coming from Zhang Yan's weapon-refining hall!

It wasn't just the disciples.

The surrounding celestial beings also sensed this and leaped into the sky.

"This is Jinhua."

"You've forged another fifth-tier magic weapon?"

"I am surprised," said the Crimson Heavenly Lord.

He knew the Divine Weapon Pavilion Master best, and this aura was clearly the fluctuation of a fifth-order magic weapon taking shape!

Even in the Divine Weapon Pavilion, it is extremely difficult to forge a fifth-order magic weapon.

"Has the Pavilion Master started studying weapon crafting techniques again recently?"

"The Pavilion Master is indeed the Pavilion Master, worthy of being the only sixth-order weapon refiner in our Divine Weapon Pavilion!"

"Under no circumstances should the Pavilion Master resign from his position!"

The surrounding celestial beings were filled with astonishment.

In their eyes, the one who forged the fifth-order magic weapon must be the master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

"The Divine Weapon Pavilion has been around for many years."

"No fifth-tier magic weapon has ever appeared in the world."

"I, the Heavenly Lord, will personally go to Jinhua to apologize with thorns on my back."

The Celestial Lord of All Wonders stood atop the main peak, thinking to himself.

She did make a mistake in the previous matter, but now that the Divine Weapon Pavilion Master has refined another fifth-tier magic weapon, her prestige has greatly increased.

For the sake of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, she had no choice but to bow her head.

"Hahaha!"

At this moment, the laughter of the Pavilion Master echoed throughout the entire Divine Weapon Pavilion.

Then, the world was filled with countless rays of light.

A spirit sword hung high in the sky, clearly radiating the aura of a fifth-tier magic weapon!

"My disciple has achieved the fifth-order art of weapon crafting!"

Immediately afterwards, the voice of the Divine Weapon Pavilion Master rang out again. (End of this chapter)