Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

Chapter 74 Lei Wanbao: My great-grandfather has someone else outside!
Looking at the weapon-refining manual in his hand, Zhang Yan couldn't help but sigh, "There are still more good people in this world!"

Lei Kunhai, the peak master, although he looked fierce and wanted to test himself, actually revealed the answer before the test.

If he still fails the test after this, then it can only mean that Zhang Yan is useless!
Holding the weapon-refining manual, Zhang Yan excitedly took his leave, intending to study it.

Watching Zhang Yan's departing figure.

Lei Wanbao rubbed his face and came over again: "Grandpa, you gave him your weapon-refining manual?"
What if he actually learns it?

"Sigh." Lei Kunhai sighed and looked at his silly grandson: "Refining weapons is not such an easy thing. You can be considered a weapon-refining genius. You have been carefully guided by me since childhood, and after decades, you can only refine high-grade magic weapons. Do you think this kid can learn weapon refining with just a weapon-refining manual?"

Lei Kunhai paused slightly at this point before continuing, "Even if he could only learn a tiny bit of weapon crafting, I would treat him like royalty."

"Huh?" Lei Wanbao let out a soft "huh," not expecting Lei Kunhai to say such a thing.

"What's so great about that? If someone can figure out the secrets of weapon crafting just by relying on a weapon crafting manual, then they must be a weapon crafting genius who is one in ten thousand. On our Thousand Treasures Peak, apart from me, who can craft magic weapons, there are only a handful of other people who can do it."

I must find a way to prevent the Qianbaofeng tradition from ending!

"Great-grandfather, great-grandfather, I'm still here! I'm sure I can carry on your legacy!"

Lei Wanbao pounded his chest so hard it shook the heavens.

"You?" Lei Kunhai glanced at Lei Wanbao and chuckled, "It's not that I look down on you, but although you have some talent in weapon crafting, high-grade spiritual weapons are the limit. Crafting magic treasures is extremely difficult."

Lei Kunhai said "difficult" three times in a row, which was enough to explain his thoughts.

"All right……"

Lei Wanbao looked somewhat dejected, but he did not refute Lei Kunhai.

……

Meanwhile, Zhang Yan returned to his cave and immediately equipped the weapon-refining manual into his equipment slot.

In an instant, all sorts of thoughts about weapon crafting came to mind.

"So this is what weapon crafting is!"
I never imagined there were so many intricacies involved in weapon crafting.

No wonder weapon crafting is a high-level profession; there are so many things to be aware of.

Having experienced the knowledge contained in the weapon-refining manual, Zhang Yan was completely convinced.

Refining artifacts is indeed much more difficult than refining spiritual plants.

If no one teaches them, and a newcomer tries to forge magical artifacts on their own, they will probably ruin nine out of ten attempts.

However, now that Zhang Yan has Lei Kunhai's weapon-refining manual, he can no longer be considered a newcomer!
He can be considered a veteran in the field.

Unfortunately, this is only temporary; he must absorb all of these things and make them his own.

This requires continuous experimentation, combining practice with theory.

"Once I've digested some of the knowledge, I'll go find Master Lei. I'm sure he'll be willing to guide me."

……

I obtained the weapon crafting manual.

Zhang Yan would spend his free time studying the knowledge contained within.

On weekdays, she also takes care of their family's spiritual plant garden with Musen.

After all, while weapon crafting is important, becoming a true disciple is equally important.

Therefore, he must grasp both aspects firmly.

And so, another ten days or so passed.

Zhang Yan felt he had gained a little understanding of weapon crafting, and then headed towards Thousand Treasures Peak.

This time, no one stopped him from entering Qianbaofeng.

They walked in smoothly and without any problems.

Not long after entering, a person adorned with jewels came to greet them.

"Senior Brother Lei, I wonder if the Elder is at Qianbao Peak?" This time, Lei Wanbao's face was unharmed, and he actually looked quite handsome, though not as good-looking as Zhang Yan.

"My great-grandfather was refining weapons for someone."

"What, you want to go and see?" Lei Wanbao glanced at Zhang Yan. He felt that Zhang Yan should go and see how a real weapon refiner refines weapons.

Once he sees the difference, he won't think of learning weapon crafting anymore—it's such a joke.

"Is that alright?" Zhang Yan was also excited when he heard this. Being able to observe the peak master of Qianbao Peak refining weapons was something that many people dreamed of.

“Outsiders are naturally not allowed, but I am my great-great-grandson. Come on, I’ll take you there.” Lei Wanbao said, leading Zhang Yan straight to the weapon-refining workshop.

Before they even reached the weapon-refining workshop, Zhang Yan heard the clanging and hammering sounds.

"Are they all refining weapons?"

"Isn't weapon forging done in a forging furnace?" Zhang Yan was somewhat surprised. In his memory, weapon forging was the same as alchemy, so why would it require hammering?
"Weapon forging is divided into external forging and internal forging."

Internal refining, as you mentioned, requires a furnace for refining.

Generally speaking, internal alchemy is more suitable for crafting more refined magical artifacts, such as flying needles and seals.

External refinement is more versatile and suitable for virtually all magical artifacts.

"I see." Zhang Yan nodded slightly. He remembered that the weapon-refining manual once said that a strong body was required for weapon refining, which had puzzled him before.

It now seems that a hammer blow is necessary.

As soon as the two entered the weapon-refining workshop, Zhang Yan felt a wave of heat hit him; the air inside was at least twenty degrees hotter than outside.

Fortunately, everyone here is a cultivator, so they have some resistance to this kind of high temperature.

Inside the weapon-refining workshop, he could see many disciples wielding large hammers and carrying out smelting.

"It feels like a mortal forging iron..." Zhang Yan thought to himself, but he still followed Lei Wanbao deeper and deeper. The further they went in, the more he could feel the temperature rising continuously.

Later on, even Zhang Yan could only use his magic power to resist.

At the very back of the weapon-refining workshop is a cave that extends deep underground.

Even from outside the cave, you can still hear clanging and tinkling sounds coming from inside.

“Great-grandfather is in here,” Lei Wanbao said to Zhang Yan with a smile.

"Here, this is a fire-repelling pearl. Take it with you, or you'll burn yourself to death." Lei Wanbao was quite kind; he took a fire-repelling pearl from his pocket and gave it to Zhang Yan.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Lei." Zhang Yan held the Fire-Repelling Pearl and indeed felt much cooler all over his body.

"This cave leads to the Sea of ​​Earthly Fire, so be careful." Although Zhang Yan had squeezed out one of Lei Wanbao's true disciple spots.

But Lei Wanbao felt okay.

Anyway, it's not the first time, he's used to it!

Upon entering the cave, it was initially extremely narrow, but after walking several dozen steps, it suddenly opened up into a bright and spacious area.

There is a huge square inside.

Lei Kunhai was standing in the square, in front of a weapon-casting furnace. He was shirtless and holding a huge iron hammer in his hand.

He was constantly striking a piece of metal on the anvil, and the metal was rapidly deforming with each strike.

Zhang Yan remained silent, instead observing intently.

It must be said that Lei Kunhai may appear extremely rough on the surface, but in reality, he is meticulous. He wields a large hammer with great skill and skill, and he has even managed to chip away at a piece of solid iron.

This is not a metaphor.

It is a declarative sentence.

The other person actually hammered that lump of metal into a flower the size of a palm on the anvil.

The flower buds were about to bloom, looking lifelike, and what was most terrifying was that Zhang Yan could vaguely sense the spirituality within them.

Use a hammer to create patterns.

All Zhang Yan could say was, "Old Lei, you're really awesome!"

While observing, he was also constantly verifying what he had learned.

I don’t know how long it took.

Lei Kunhai suddenly stopped hammering, then turned to Zhang Yan and asked, "What do you want from me, kid?"

"Reporting to Peak Master Lei, I have gained some insights from studying your weapon-refining notes, and therefore would like to request your guidance," Zhang Yan said with a serious expression.

"you?

"You've gained some insights from studying the weapon-refining manual?" Hearing Zhang Yan's words, Lei Kunhai almost laughed out of anger.

"Stop talking nonsense and don't give me any insights. Go and forge iron for me." Lei Kunhai was a pragmatist and didn't want to hear any insights at all.

They immediately sent Zhang Yan to work as a blacksmith.

“Okay, I’ll give it a try.” Zhang Yan understood Lei Kunhai’s meaning. Equipped with the weapon-refining manual, he could keep up with the other’s pace.

The so-called "blacksmithing" is actually forging and refining; the other party wanted him to remove the impurities from the spirit iron.

This is a fundamental skill for weapon refiners.

Without wasting words, Zhang Yan picked up the hammer handed to him. It was a new hammer, with nothing else besides the "Great Strength" attribute.

He went to a nearby furnace, found the spirit iron ore, and began to smelt it, hammering it away one hammer blow at a time.

This is physically demanding work.

For a cultivator like Zhang Yan who had never undergone physical training, it was somewhat strenuous.

"After this is all over, I definitely need to learn a body-strengthening technique," Zhang Yan thought to himself.

When forging spirit iron, Zhang Yan did not directly use the enhancements in the weapon forging manual, but relied entirely on himself.

Of course.

He certainly wouldn't give up the knowledge bonuses from the weapon-refining manual.

Why bother with blind research when you can learn by following Lao Lei's example?
He practiced relentlessly, correcting his mistakes time and time again, striving for greater precision with each swing of the hammer.

he.

It has been making progress.

Lei Wanbao initially stood behind Zhang Yan, watching the spectacle unfold, but as he watched, his laughter faded. This guy…

Why does it feel like the other person is constantly improving?

Although I knew Zhang Yan was a genius, did he have to be this terrifying?
Besides, he felt a slight sense of déjà vu when he watched Zhang Yan swing his hammer.

Very familiar, and oppressive.

But I couldn't remember it for a moment.

But without realizing it, he turned his head slightly and looked at Lei Kunhai, who was swinging his hammer.

Then compare Zhang Yan's hammer-swinging technique.

It's exactly the same!
At that moment, Lei Wanbao's heart was about to explode.

what happened?

Zhang Yan is so outrageous!
The posture, the movement, the force...

Oh no, great-grandfather has a new grandson outside!
At this moment, Lei Wanbao felt as if his heart was being torn apart and in complete turmoil. He couldn't believe that his great-grandfather, who had always doted on him, was actually a man who would abandon him after starting a relationship!
(End of this chapter)