Immortality begins with becoming a master weapon refiner

Chapter 36 Fire Refining Technique Perfected: Divine Craftsmanship Refinement
Gu Qing's relationship with Zhao Shi cannot be simply summarized as a transaction. He said that he would definitely help if he could.

"Don't be impatient, it's not certain whether we can get that position."

"Why did Steward Yan tell you this? Have you thought it through?"

"I thought about it."

Zhao Yuyang nodded.

"There are only two possibilities. One is that they want to curry favor with the Zhao family's genius who has already grown up, so that they can do us a favor and have a channel to send messages to him if they need anything in the future."

Secondly, it was a statement made on behalf of their lower-level management, implying that they could also help.

"good."

“The number of positions is fixed. If Sun Yueru wants to rise to a higher position and support members of the Sun family, it means that a group of people will have to step down.”

Even the royal family, the largest aristocratic family in the Yan Kingdom, cannot change the instincts of human nature.

"Besides, the largest place in the Sword Forging Manor has always been Baiyue Mountain."

After Gu Qing's analysis.

Zhao Yuyang instantly had an idea.

"You mean..."

"Correct."

"Manager Yan knows Sun Yueru's ambitions, so it's not a secret. Based on this, mention it to the lower-level managers of the warehouse and make them feel threatened."

"In this way, their connections will prevent Sun Yueru from taking the position."

Zhao Yuyang continued what he was about to say, his train of thought very similar to Gu Qing's.

"The nail that sticks out gets shot, but if everyone sticks out, then..."

"No matter how domineering the royal family is, they won't offend everyone. They'll just say that the Sun family is unpopular and their network of relationships isn't strong enough. That's all they can say."

“Good idea, I’ll go and persuade them right away.”

Seeing Zhao Yuyang go out to deal with this matter, while his younger brother and sister were cultivating in the house without knowing anything, Gu Qing sometimes envied this feeling of having siblings.

If he hadn't been falsely accused and driven out of the Taoist temple back then, his fate might have been very different.

"Whatever..."

Sitting cross-legged on the futon, Gu Qing continued to comprehend the fire control technique. This technique was unique to Gu Qing, which used divine sense to control fire. The operation was meticulous and did not put too much strain on the body.

We are just one step away from perfection.

Many results have been achieved in extracting closely related insights from the true interpretation of the patterns on the artifacts.

"Fire-elemental vessel pattern".

"I've pretty much mastered the five types of artifact patterns: [Flame], [Shaping], [High Temperature], [Burning], and [Explosion]."

"To refine a mid-grade magic weapon, one must add more advanced basic weapon patterns, which requires the assistance of spiritual power."

"【Dragon Fire】is the focus and core of our research."

It seems that because the Fire Virtue Visualization Method itself follows the path of divine consciousness burning like a raging fire, using it to control earth fire always gives Gu Qing a feeling of being in his element.

It's as if this is how it should be practiced, instead of relying on spiritual power to control it.

And so, a few more days passed.

With the fire refining method perfected and the fire control method advanced to a state of consummate skill, both of the weapon refining methods of the metal and stone path have been perfected, and the foundation is extremely solid. It is time to advance to a higher level of weapon refining methods.

It wasn't that Gu Qing didn't want to go into the library, but rather that his cultivation level wasn't high enough.

To learn more cultivation techniques and secret arts, one must first forge an innate physique before studying them. This is also a rule set by the manor to ensure that all disciples do not forget their own cultivation level.

If you miss the best age for a breakthrough, there will be many more troubles in the future.

In addition, learning new teachings in the library requires contribution points.

You can only make money from this if you have a naturally formed physique. In the four months that Gu Qing has been refining weapons, he has earned a total of four points from his fixed salary. In addition, he has also received ten contribution points as a reward for refining weapons for his senior brothers who are true cultivators. This is quite a lot.

Refining techniques like the Fire Refining Method can be exchanged for just one point, which shows its value.

Joining the Sword Forging Manor as a disciple entitles one to certain benefits, including free medicinal meals and another free item.

The instructor is giving a lecture!

His two senior brothers, Li and Gu, had told him that once he had completed the Great Cycle of Qi Circulation, he could go to listen to his master's lectures, three times a month, completing one cycle in a year.

It's all knowledge about cultivation. Explaining it in a straightforward way is much easier than figuring it out on your own. I also learned about the martial arts methods for refining the spirit and how they can help you break through to the Heavenly Gate and Divine Palace from the lessons.

It will provide a complete account of the human body and the path of spiritual practice.

The disciples were instructed to re-examine their own paths of spiritual practice.

Identifying and addressing deficiencies is beneficial for overcoming the challenges of breaking through the mental barriers.

"Once the method is perfected, it will be melted down to deduce even stronger weapon-refining methods."

Lock the doors and windows.

Gu Qing focused his mind and calmed his spirit, fusing the Hundred Refinements Technique and the Fire Refinement Method into one, and then used the Longevity Deduction.

This cost... fifty years of lifespan!

Gu Qing collapsed to the ground, convulsing, utterly exhausted. His vital essence had been depleted in a short time, and a few strands of white hair had appeared on his forehead.

The body will gradually recover; it's not that you're really going to die. Even if you lose fifty years of your lifespan, you still have over one hundred and forty years to live.

I adjusted to my weakened body.

Gu Qing quickly converted the remaining 246 Artifact Dao Points into Longevity Points to replenish his energy.

20 years and 5 months!

On the panel, the "Longevity" column dropped from 210 to 160, then rose to 180, fluctuating back and forth, causing Gu Qing's white hair to regain its jet-black color.

Her cheeks are much rosier, and it's no different from when she's taken supplements.

In this way, the feeling of weakness quickly diminished.

"Let me see the contents of the new law."

He focused his mind on the new weapon-refining method, and the information quickly came to mind.

"Divine Refinement! It starts at the mastery level, but lacks proficiency and new weapon pattern diagrams. The refining method has undergone significant changes in technique..."

Gu Qing's expression changed, sensing something different from before.

It's definitely better to deduce after you've perfected the process than to start from scratch. You can use it right away and it's quite profound, since there are patterns to follow and reasons to rely on.

"The fire control technique has become the art of fire manipulation, a method of controlling fire with the divine. If one can obtain a spiritual seed, it will become an all-around fire technique."

"It can be used to forge weapons, and it can also be used to attack enemies!"

"It can even be used to temper one's own body and refine one's physical strength, with miraculous effects on body tempering."

Spiritual seeds are the seeds of fire. There are countless rare treasures in the world, and various flames are one of them. They are something that alchemists crave. However, apart from the fire-refining school, weapon refiners of other schools do not particularly like them.

For example, there are weapon refiners who specialize in refining plant-based artifacts, or weapon refiners who specialize in refining water-based artifacts, and so on... and so on.

Unfortunately, Gu Qing's cultivation level was insufficient, and he was unable to refine the spirit seed flame at all. Furthermore, there were not enough high-level spiritual lands within the twelve states of Yan Kingdom to nurture it.

Perhaps we'll have to go to the Baiyue Mountains to have a chance to get it.

"However, the extra artifact patterns from the Divine Refinement Technique alone are enough for me to learn. There's no rush for the Fire Control Technique."

In the Divine Refinement, there are 32 basic weapon patterns, most of which overlap with the weapon pattern explanations recorded by the Sword Casting Manor, but there are also unique weapon patterns.

This is the difference between lineage and school of thought.

Unique artifact pattern! Also known as core artifact pattern.

(End of this chapter)