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Chapter 31 Thunderfire Pearl and Thunderfire Inscription (Please read further with monthly votes and recommendations)
"What order?" Zhou Ling asked.

But then he changed his gaze and said, "As long as it's a low-grade first-tier inscription, I'll accept it."

He has only comprehended the first-order low-grade inscription, and due to the limitations of his cultivation, he can only draw first-order low-grade inscriptions.

A typical first-tier low-grade inscription consists of six to twelve inscription patterns.

The first-tier mid-grade has twelve to eighteen inscriptions.

There are even more first-tier superior-grade ones.

As for second-tier inscriptions, Zhou Ling has not yet come into contact with them and does not know anything about them for the time being.

The more inscriptions there are, the greater the consumption of the weapon refiner's spiritual power.

Each additional inscription increases the spiritual energy consumption exponentially.

Of course, if my cultivation level improves further and my [Precise Control] talent grade is upgraded, I might be able to try refining a mid-grade first-tier inscription by the end of the year.

However, this was just wishful thinking on his part.

He also knew that in the path of cultivation, one cannot be hasty; one must proceed steadily and step by step.

"There are six Tier 1 Low-Grade Thunderflame Pearls in total. Is it possible to refine three finished Thunderflame Pearls within ten days, achieving a 50% success rate?"

As he spoke, Master Lu took out six black beads from his storage bag and handed them to Zhou Ling, saying,

"This Thunderflame Pearl is made by fusing fire sand with purple thunder crystal. Once the seven-character thunderfire imprint is engraved on it, its power will be no less than that of a mid-grade first-tier magic weapon."

"If you can refine it, I'll reward you with six low-grade spirit stones!"

"A Thunderfire Inscription with Seven Runes!"

"The yield rate must be 50%!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling frowned.

Currently, the Thunderfire Inscription is not among the Five Elements Basic Inscriptions he cultivates.

Moreover, with seven inscriptions and a 50% success rate, it still puts a lot of pressure on him.

Normally, a first-grade weapon refiner has a success rate of about 50%.

After all, there is a big difference between drawing an inscription and repairing an inscription.

Once you identify the problem when repairing the inscription, things become much easier.

Once the inscription is drawn, if there is a problem with the inscription, the material is ruined.

He immediately asked, "Master Lu, do you have any patterns of thunder and fire inscriptions on your hands?"

Master Lu nodded. He had originally thought that weapon refiners usually had a certain number of inscriptions on their hands.

Therefore, the inscription image was not removed.

However, considering Zhou Ling's age, he certainly wouldn't have accumulated many inscriptions.

He then took out a scroll from his storage bag and said, "This is a lightning and fire inscription left behind by an inscription master. I don't know if it's correct or not. You can see for yourself if it's useful."

Zhou Ling took the scroll, carefully unfolded it, and a complex inscription appeared on it.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the Thunderfire Inscription.

As my gaze swept over the inscription description at the front.

The seven inscriptions require specially made spiritual ink, making them quite difficult to draw.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Ling decisively said, "I can take this order, Master Lu, but the price needs to be higher."

"After all, this requires coordination, and spirit ink with lightning and fire attributes is not cheap."

Master Lu looked at Zhou Ling and shook his head helplessly. "Alright, as long as you can refine it, I'll give you seven low-grade spirit stones."

"However, you must speak first. The materials for these Thunderflame Pearls are special, and the success rate of the finished product must reach 50%. If it doesn't, each pearl will cost two low-grade spirit stones, and you will have to compensate for that."

Zhou Ling nodded, first putting the scroll into his backpack, then holding the six artifact beads in his hands and putting them into his backpack as well.

"Here, this is the reward for repairing the Fire-Repelling Pearl."

Master Lu handed two more spirit stones to Zhou Ling and smiled.

"Thank you, Master Lu!"

Zhou Ling accepted the spirit stones and bowed in thanks.

"Master Lu, do you have a brewing furnace here?"

After collecting the spirit stones, Zhou Ling thought for a moment and then asked another question.

"Yes, we can make brewing furnaces and alchemy furnaces, as long as you can afford the price!" Master Lu replied.

"Approximately what's the price?" Zhou Ling asked. Master Lu picked up the teacup on the stone table, took a big gulp, then picked up a palm-leaf fan, fanned himself, and replied.

"That depends on what kind of brewing furnace you need?"

"The price difference between a brewing furnace made of refined iron and one made of crystal jade is like night and day."

"There is a two- to three-fold price difference between a low-grade first-tier item and a mid-grade first-tier item."

"A first-grade low-level ordinary brewing furnace costs about twenty spirit stones to build in our workshop."

"It will cost extra to have an inscription artist carve the seal!"

"I do have a price list for an old brewing furnace. If you want it, I can give it to you!"

Master Lu searched through his storage bag for a while, and after a moment he took out a blueprint and handed it to Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling took the blueprints and thanked him again.

They then left the Lu family workshop.

Before leaving, Master Lu instructed him to complete the refining of the Thunderflame Pearl within ten days.

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Back at the Taoist temple, the lunch break was not yet over, and the study was quiet.

Zhou Ling then took out the price list for the brewing furnace and looked at it in detail.

There are three examples of brewing furnaces shown above.

There are two types of first-grade low-grade and one type of first-grade mid-grade.

Prices of various materials, different sizes, scales, advantages and disadvantages are all listed.

Even though they are both low-grade Tier 1 items, the prices vary greatly depending on the materials used.

The main material is black iron, and the price is roughly twenty low-grade spirit stones.

If it's crystal jade, then it will cost over forty low-grade spirit stones.

The main difference between the two is that the flames generated by the fusion of crystal and jade imprints are more peaceful, and the distilled liquor is more refined.

At the same time, the brewer will consume less spiritual energy.

"It seems we still need to build the Crystal Jade Brewing Furnace."

Zhou Ling put away the price list and thought to himself.

After all, her mother was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Using a crystal jade brewing stove won't be too strenuous.

"However, we do not currently have the steaming marks needed to inscribe the brewing furnace."

"We still need to find a way to get the Steaming Fire Imprint, which would save us thirty or forty spirit stones."

Having come up with an idea, Zhou Ling took out the Thunderfire Seal and examined it.

This is a seven-pattern seal, composed of three thunder patterns and four fire patterns.

By fusing the Thunderfire Imprint with materials, the Thunderfire Pearl can unleash powerful destructive force.

Compared to the Fire Condensation Inscription that Zhou Ling had mastered before, the difficulty of this inscription lies in the fact that not only must seven inscriptions be drawn at the same time, but there are also inscriptions with different lightning and fire attributes.

It's better to draw all seven inscriptions at the same time.

However, he has not yet tried to draw lightning attribute runes.

There is a big difference between lightning attribute runes and fire attribute runes. Flame runes are more common, and since he mainly cultivates fire attribute techniques, there shouldn't be a big problem.

However, the former requires the use of lightning-attribute spiritual ink, which consumes much more spiritual energy when drawing.

"Never mind all that, let's focus on mastering the inscription first, and then buy the spirit ink after school!"

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

Then we began to study the key points of drawing, connecting, and constructing the Thunderfire Inscription.

[You are currently cultivating your inscription skills. Resilience +1, Comprehension +1]

[You are analyzing the Thunderfire Inscription. Basic Analysis +1, Thunderfire Inscription Proficiency +1]

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Zhou Ling spent the entire afternoon secretly pondering and comprehending the Thunderfire Inscription in class.

(End of this chapter)