Simulator: Starting as a Green Snake and Transforming into a Dragon

After Mingxi was unified, Gu Yuchuan also had time to start cultivating. However, his cultivation level had just advanced to the ninth level of Qi Refining. Even though his aptitude was good, there was still a long way to go before reaching the tenth level of Qi Refining. The tenth level of Qi Refining was the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, which was the final stage of the Qi Refining period. In the past few days, he had been focusing on his weapon refining methods.

He used spirit stones to ask the Serpent King to create a fire in the cave, a valuable resource for refining weapons. It was said that compared to ordinary flames, it not only increased the success rate but also made the finished product more powerful. He studied a beginner's guide to weapon refining for three whole days before finally getting started.

In fact, he had been struggling with the question of the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation for a long time. He knew that the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation, as the most brilliant civilization of the human race's immortal path, were extremely powerful. Being able to learn even a little bit of them could not only improve one's combat power and influence, but also enhance one's status. In the human race, alchemy masters, weapon crafting masters, and formation masters were all respected.

He had thought long and hard about whether to choose weapon crafting, alchemy, formations, or talismans. He first ruled out formations because he couldn't understand them; he simply didn't have the aptitude for them. Even when the formations were laid out before him, he still couldn't understand them, so there was no point in continuing. Next was talismans. Although talismans were very important, in reality, compared to the other three, he was much weaker, so he ruled them out as well.

He struggled with the choice between alchemy and weapon crafting for a long time. The two actually had something in common, and he did have a little talent. However, even with a cheat code, he couldn't cultivate both. Among the many arts of immortal cultivation, cultivating one would inevitably affect one's cultivation, and cultivating two would be suicidal. In the end, he chose weapon crafting. First, because he had a cheat code, he wasn't too dependent on pills. Second, because he had a jade mine, which provided him with the resources for weapon crafting, and he could start practicing now. So, he decided on weapon crafting.

Regarding weapon crafting, the most basic technique is fire crafting. Although it is a water-based demon beast, it still has earth fire, which is even more useful than fire magic.

He sat down in the weapon-refining chamber and began practicing the weapon-refining method. The various arts of immortal cultivation were indeed impressive. He recognized each character individually, but when they were put together, he couldn't understand them. Finally, with a determined look in his eyes, he slapped his forehead. Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. He had to try it himself to make it work. He knew from his previous life in college that things he couldn't learn in theory classes could be learned in a lab class. It was the same now.

He possessed a low-grade magic weapon, the blueprint for the Green Serpent Poison Needle. This Green Serpent Poison Needle was very suitable for use by the demon race. In the early stages, the demon race did not have human form and therefore could not use any weapons. So, magic weapons were mostly used for sneak attacks. The main materials for refining the Green Serpent Poison Needle were only two: jade and poison. Gu Yuchuan had too much of both of these, so even if he failed many times, he could still manage.

The first step in refining a weapon is to melt the materials. This step is not difficult. It involves using magic power and flames to melt the materials into a liquid. Gu Yuchuan manipulated his magic power to ignite the earth fire. The temperature of the earth fire was beyond what the jade could withstand. Slowly, the jade turned into a blue liquid.

The second step was to add poison. He bared his teeth and spat out a mouthful of venom. The moment the venom entered the blue liquid, the liquid exploded, almost injuring Gu Yuchuan.

He sighed, but quickly rallied his spirits. He wasn't the kind of monster who wouldn't dare to try again after one failure. Besides, he knew why it exploded. His venom was yin in nature and very cold. When it entered such scalding liquid, it was bound to explode.

This time, he activated the Azure Scale Shield before starting the forging process. Sure enough, forging weapons was a rather dangerous activity; he needed to protect himself. Just because he wasn't injured then didn't mean he wouldn't be in the future. He needed to remember this and always activate the protective shield when forging weapons in the future. As the saying goes, "He who walks by the river will eventually get his shoes wet."

After a brief rest, he resumed refining the Green Serpent Poison Needle. This time, he heated the poison in the earth fire first, but this inevitably damaged the poison. However, it seemed sufficient to kill cultivators in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and could also cause damage to cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining. That was enough, after all, it was a low-grade magic weapon, and it wouldn't be of much use in the late stage of Qi Refining. It was only somewhat useful to cultivators in the early and mid-stages of Qi Refining.

This time, the cyan liquid turned dark green, looking like it was full of toxins. The third step is to shape it, which tests the cultivator's control over their magic power and divine sense.

He slowly shaped the green snake venom needle, and soon a three-inch green venom needle took shape. However, this was not the end. The most important step was quenching, which was the step that would give birth to something extraordinary.

Quenching involves creating a magical effect through a short-term temperature change, and it's also the easiest part to fail at. Fortunately, he had some experience in controlling water. He happily started quenching, but unsurprisingly, the poison needle exploded. He didn't even understand what went wrong. He tried again, but failed once more.

However, a slight smile appeared on his face. Two consecutive failures made him realize where he went wrong: the problem lay in the first step of melting. He had set the liquid temperature too high, causing an excessive temperature difference during quenching, which led to the explosion. This time, he carefully controlled the temperature, and finally, the Green Serpent Poison Needle was successfully forged. Looking at the green poison needle in front of him, he happily wagged his tail. Indeed, he was a genius little snake.

His face was beaming with smiles as he imagined himself being adored as a master weapon refiner.

He forged four Green Serpent Poison Needles in one go, intending them for his four subordinates. The four of them had a cultivation level of no more than the fifth level of Qi Refining. Even a low-grade magic weapon would greatly enhance their combat power. Now that the Flood Dragon Palace had just been established, he wanted to give them some rewards to reassure them and encourage them to work even harder.

Gu Yuchuan immediately sent a telepathic message, instructing them to come to the reception room. By the time he arrived, all four of them were already there.

Without wasting any words, he took out four magical artifacts.

He raised his head, extremely arrogant: "I have already become a first-grade low-level weapon refiner. Although this Green Serpent Poison Needle is not a powerful treasure, it is still very good for you to use. Consider it your first real benefit after joining the Flood Dragon Palace. Take it. From now on, pay attention to your duties and do not tarnish the reputation of our Flood Dragon Palace when you are out in the world."