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Chapter 99 The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Reaction (Please continue reading!!!)
One step at a time, one step at a time.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has gathered enough talent; the next step is to invest resources to help them master the Thousand Refinements of Spirit as soon as possible.

Ning Yuan weighed the gains and losses in his mind, cupped his hands in greeting to Chen Xin, and left the room where the other party was meditating.

He summoned the blacksmiths of the Seven Treasures faction.

"How well have you persuaded your spirits?"

The key step in imbuing a spirit requires the cooperation of the soul. If one cannot control one's own soul, then no matter how well prepared one is, it will be in vain. Ning Yuan remembered the key point that Su Ming had told him before.

"That's about it, Steward Ning. When can we learn the Spirit Empowerment Technique?"

"Yes, they showed us spirit metal, which is indeed a groundbreaking product. The association has also reformed and wants to promote forging techniques. So why haven't they taught us how to make it yet?"

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Ning Yuan frowned as he looked at the crowd, who were already quite disgruntled.

"Quiet!"

With a serious expression, he instructed everyone: "The association has clear regulations that those who meet the standards of the former master blacksmiths can directly submit an application to the association to learn the spirit-enhancing technique, and even the subsequent learning of the Thousand Forging with Spirit."

He had to correct the views of the people in front of him.

Those who came from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, whether they originally belonged to the Blacksmith Association or were recruited by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, all seem to be carrying a restless mentality.

Not only are they impetuous, but most of them haven't even figured out their place.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School doesn't represent anything, nor is it superior to others. The school and the Blacksmith Association have a cooperative relationship, not a superior-subordinate relationship.

Ning Yuan felt it was necessary to correct these people's views.

"But the guild leader clearly said that the technique of Thousand Refinement with Spirit is no different from the Thousand Refinement of ordinary metals. Theoretically, if ordinary metals can be Thousand Refinement, then they can be Thousand Refinement with Spirit!"

Ning Yuan narrowed his eyes as he listened to the words of one of his disciples.

He recognized this disciple; he was an elite from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School named Ning Tianya. His martial soul was the Exploding Golden Bear, a power-type beast martial soul, and he had an affinity for metal. This was why the sect chose him to come to the Forging Master Association to learn forging.

Ning Tianya possesses innate soul power at level seven and is sixteen years old this year. He just obtained his soul spirit two months ago and fused with his third soul ring, and is now at the Soul Venerable realm.

Do you have a thousand-fold forging technique?

Ning Yuan's question left Ning Tianya speechless.

He had just mastered the art of Hundred Forging.

He mastered the art of forging within a year, demonstrating his considerable talent in the craft.

"But since Thousand Refinement with Spirit and Thousand Refinement are at the same level, why don't I start learning from Hundred Refinement and go straight to Thousand Refinement with Spirit?"

Ning Yuan sneered.
"I bet the rest of you share the same thoughts as him, right?"

He looked around and found that many people actually dared to nod directly.

“Let me tell you, anyone who starts learning Thousand Refinements of Spirit will damage their soul and spirit by practicing once a day. You will have to recover from the damage every day before you can try again. Your soul power cultivation will inevitably be affected. You’ll be lucky if you stay in the same place, or you might even drop in your cultivation level. Do you still want to practice directly?” Ning Yuan shouted.

Ning Yuan's tone startled the group of disciples in front of him.

Does practicing the "Thousand Refinements" technique affect cultivation?
Ning Tianya's expression changed slightly.

This is something he cannot accept.

"Even if you master the thousand-fold forging of ordinary metals, it would take at least a year to learn the thousand-fold forging with spirit. If you directly learn the thousand-fold forging with spirit, it would be a matter of talent if you could achieve results in five or six years. You can decide for yourselves."

Ning Yuan wasn't just trying to scare a group of children.

This is the true information he obtained from Su Ming.

Duan Jin had spent the previous year practicing Thousand Refinements with Spirit. Thanks to Zhu Jiuyang's one-on-one instruction, he was able to master Thousand Refinements with Spirit within a year. However, the others were not disciples of Zhu Jiuyang or Su Ming. The association could only make the techniques public, but the rest of the practice was up to them to figure out on their own.

How many practice sessions are needed for this?

Every practice session is an injury to the soul, since the soul must part its spirit to be integrated into the forging process, and failure means a loss of the soul.

Losing once or twice is fine, but if it happens too many times, you have to appease the frightened soul to ensure that it will cooperate fully in the subsequent forging process.

Each step in this process could potentially render all their previous efforts futile.

This is why Ning Yuan's first question was about the communication between the disciples and the spirits.

In front of Ningyuan, the disciples of the Seven Treasures faction all stopped fighting.

No, no one told them beforehand that practicing this forging technique would affect their soul power cultivation.

"The thousand forgings of ordinary metals are for you to accumulate experience. Once you master the thousand forgings of all ordinary metals and can fuse two ordinary metals to create a thousand-forged alloy, you can try to cultivate the thousand-forged spirit."

Ning Yuan's tone softened as he began to reassure the disciples.

Seeing that his disciples were somewhat hesitant, he knew that he had to give them a reward after giving them a beating. He said to them, "The learning process of Thousand Refinements with Spirit will affect your soul power cultivation, but once you master this technique, your soul spirit will be enhanced every time you perform Thousand Refinements with Spirit, and the soul master will also benefit from it, and your soul power cultivation will be boosted."

"Really?" Ning Tianya asked in surprise.

"This is true. It was personally acknowledged by Su Ming, who pioneered the blacksmith system. The soul spirit endows a portion of its spirituality into the metal. As the metal grows, a portion of the spirituality will eventually return to the soul spirit. This return of spirituality is greater than what was given."

Ning Tianya's expression changed slightly.

He's lost his earlier arrogance.

He now understood one thing: learning forging was an adventure.

Qibao Glazed Sect.

"Ning Yuan is known for his composure in doing things."

Ning Fengzhi made this assessment after receiving news of the recent changes in Gengxin City.

“Fengzhi, you guys are just too cautious. If you ask me, with the capabilities of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, taking over the entire Blacksmith Association wouldn’t be a problem,” Gu Rong said.

Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi could only shake his head helplessly.

"Uncle Gu, reputation and image are the foundation of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."

Sects may engage in dirty deeds in secret, but they must never do so openly.

To put it bluntly, the leaders of this sect are a group of support-type Soul Masters, not attack-type Soul Masters like those of the Clear Sky Sect. Moreover, they are attack-type Soul Masters who have inherited the Clear Sky Hammer, the number one weapon spirit in the world.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School must be tolerant of others, persuade people with reason, and generate wealth through harmony.

Once the atmosphere goes astray, the entire sect will not be far from destruction.

These thoughts flashed through Ning Fengzhi's mind helplessly, but he couldn't bring himself to explain to Gu Rong.

This is a truth that only their direct descendants need to understand.

This is a principle that their direct descendants must understand.

"A quick start leads to continuous progress. Within a year, we've secured a significant portion of the Blacksmiths' Association's procurement, acquired all the geniuses, and are ready to directly train them in techniques. Developing blacksmithing masters will be the fastest approach. Furthermore—"

Ning Fengzhi narrowed his eyes slightly as he said this.

"In addition, we were the first to know the effects of Su Ming's hidden soul spirit. Even if it's only for a year, it could be a generation away."

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