Creation of the Universe

Although Shen Zhan had no intention of saving Shen Jingjuan, it did not mean that he would choose to ignore this matter.

The two men in the dilapidated temple originally intended to harm Shen Yunli, even though they ended up making a mistake and mistakenly captured Shen Jingjuan as Shen Yunli.

But their malice towards Shen Yunli is real, and for this reason alone, Shen Zhan will not let them go.

"Brother, what should we do now? Pretend nothing happened?"

Shen Zhan glanced at the Soul-Suppressing Iron in Jia Zhong's hand, put his hand on his shoulder and said, "Don't worry about it for now. This Soul-Suppressing Iron can be made into a handy weapon. I remember I told you about this last time, right?"

"Well... I heard it from my eldest brother, but I'm too stupid to master the method of refining the Soul-Suppressing Iron."

"Today is the day to do it. I will teach you how to refine the Soul-Suppressing Iron. It would be a waste to leave such a useful spiritual tool unused."

Shen Zhan took Jia Zhong to a nearby forest, and then began to personally demonstrate to Jia Zhong how to turn the Soul-Suppressing Iron into a useful weapon.

"By the way, I haven't asked you yet whether you prefer to use a sword, a knife, or some other weapon?"

Jia Zhong thought about it seriously, then told Shen Zhan, "I don't usually use weapons. I don't know how to use a sword, but I have practiced knife skills before. However, the master I hired said that my aptitude is too poor and asked me not to use a knife anymore."

Shen Zhan: “…”

"Why don't we practice shooting? What do you think, big brother?"

Such an idea suddenly popped up in Jia Zhong's mind. This kind of impromptu idea would probably not last long. With a personality that acts on impulse, no matter how talented he is, he will accomplish nothing.

Shen Zhan shook his head. "This Soul-Suppressing Iron can't be used to forge a weapon that long. So, it seems like you don't have any weapons you're good at, right?"

"Well, indeed not."

"Okay then, I know what weapon I should help you refine. Let's officially begin now."

As soon as Shen Zhan finished speaking, he threw the Soul-Suppressing Iron out. The Soul-Suppressing Iron hovered in the air, as if being pulled by a force, and gradually vibrated.

"Refining spiritual weapons is not as difficult as you might imagine. Spiritual weapons of different grades correspond to different realms of cultivation. If you want to refine a magical weapon, a holy weapon, or even a divine weapon, you must reach the corresponding realm. If your realm is not high enough, you will not be able to complete the refining.

The reason why it's not difficult is because the key to refining lies in your control over spiritual energy. This control must be perfect, without any deviation. Compared to those profound techniques and secrets, this is much simpler."

While teaching Jia Zhong, Shen Zhan released his own spiritual energy, which lingered around the suspended soul-suppressing iron.

At this time, the vibration of the Soul-Suppressing Iron became more and more violent, and it looked like it would be shattered at any time. Jia Zhong watched the changes of the Soul-Suppressing Iron carefully from the side. He knew that he could not let his elder brother down.

Therefore, no matter what, he had to work hard to learn how to refine spiritual weapons, which was also an essential skill on the path of cultivation.

When Shen Zhan had released enough spiritual power, the vibration of the Soul-Suppressing Iron stopped abruptly at a certain moment, and it was driven by the spiritual power to slowly rotate. Jia Zhong could see a cyclone interweaving in a web-like shape around the Soul-Suppressing Iron, bringing up bursts of strong air waves.

Shen Zhan's voice rang out again, "Once you control the Soul-Suppressing Iron with your spiritual power, you must begin to draw out the spiritual energy hidden within the Soul-Suppressing Iron and merge it with it. This step must be done in one go. If your power is not enough to overwhelm the spiritual weapon, you may be attacked back."

Jia Zhong nodded heavily.

The Soul-Suppressing Iron spun faster and faster until it was gradually obscured by a golden beam of light, making it impossible to see the changes taking place inside. Jia Zhong knew that the final step of refining was in progress.

Since Shen Zhan was personally refining the Soul-Suppressing Iron, backlash would never happen. Jia Zhong only knew that everything was going very smoothly, and Shen Zhan's spiritual power was always in firm control of the entire process.

Not long after, the golden beam of light gradually dissipated, and what appeared in front of Jia Zhong was no longer the Soul-Suppressing Iron, but a black, shiny...stick?

Shen Zhan raised his hand and pointed, and the black stick flew straight into Jia Zhong's hand. He then told the latter, "In short, refining a spiritual weapon is actually using your own power to make the spiritual weapon bow down and submit to you. Once you achieve this goal, you can shape the spiritual weapon into its final form according to your own ideas."

Jia Zhong weighed the extremely strange-looking stick in his hand and was surprised to find that it was much lighter than before.

"It's strange. When I used the Soul-Suppressing Iron before, I felt it was very heavy and quite strenuous to use, but now I feel much easier."

Shen Zhan told him, "Of course. The ultimate goal of refining spiritual weapons is to make them more handy, more powerful, and less consuming."

Jia Zhong scratched his head and asked again, "But why do I feel that it looks like a fire stick now?"

"You don't know how to use a sword, and I don't think you can use other long weapons, so a stick is the best choice. In short, what suits you is the best. You must remember this and practice diligently in the future."

"Well, thank you for your teachings, big brother!"

Jia Zhong turned the Soul-Suppressing Iron a few times in his hand. The length of the stick was only half his height, and it was indeed very flexible to use.

"The length is just right. If it's too long, it's inconvenient to use, and if it's too short, it won't be powerful enough. If you find something wrong with it while using it in the future, you can continue to refine it yourself. This way, the spiritual weapon will become more and more to your liking."

Hearing Shen Zhan say this, Jia Zhong couldn't help but feel eager to try, but he knew that with his limited talent, it was unclear when he would be able to achieve the same level as Shen Zhan just now.

But this is a skill that must be learned on the path of cultivation. He decided to practice it more often in the future so that he can make progress as soon as possible.

Having almost spent enough time in Wubei City, Shen Zhan told Jia Zhong that he would leave tonight.

Jia Zhong was very reluctant to leave, and he asked Shen Zhan, "Where are you going, brother?"

"I haven't thought it through yet. After leaving Prince Jin's Mansion, I won't have any friends or relatives in this world to turn to. I can only take everything one step at a time on my own."

"In that case, why don't you come with us, big brother? Actually, our family has a caravan about to embark on a long journey. My father has told me before that I should consider going out with the caravan to gain some experience. It would be great if big brother could come along!"

Jia Zhong looked at Shen Zhan with anticipation.