The First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 263: Chapter 263: Refining the Magic Treasure_1

Shen Mo meticulously examined the Purple Bamboo Sword with his spiritual sense and Mana.

He continued, ”However, the material of this sword is exceptional, capable of holding a large amount of Mana.”

”It could be refined into a one-time use magic treasure. Once it erupts, its power is enough to slay ordinary cultivators at the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm!”

Listening to Shen Mo speak so eloquently, a trace of confusion appeared on Chen Mengze’s face.

”Didn’t you choose the Alchemy Path? How come you also know the Forging Path?”

”I just know a thing or two!”

Shen Mo replied modestly.

As he spoke, he glanced at the progress bars of the three secondary professions on the panel.

[Destinied Lord: Shen Mo]

[Cultivation: Qi Gathering Realm Layer V]

[Talisman Path: Grade II (2,520/3,000)]

[Alchemy Path: Grade III (3,665/6,000)]

[Forging: Grade II (1,830/3,000)]

Compared to the Alchemy Path, the progress of the Talisman Path and Forging Path is admittedly slow. But this is unavoidable. On one hand, they are constrained by external conditions. For instance, in the case of talismans, the development of the Talisman Path in the Riverside Sect is obviously not as good as the Alchemy Path. There is still one Grade IV Alchemist, Alien Minister Wu Gong, but as for a Grade IV Talisman Maker, one couldn’t be found throughout the entire sect. The one with the highest attainment in the Talisman Path is only Grade III. There is no place like the Alchemy Tower to acquire numerous talisman manuals. The Forging Path faces similar issues. What makes it even harder is that progress in this path requires constantly forging and repairing various magic artifacts. My proficiency in forging to this extent is not only from forging magic artifacts for myself, but the study and repair of spoils of war has also contributed significantly.

Now that Chen Mengze had a need, he naturally would not miss this opportunity.

A good chance to boost the experience bar!

On the other hand, my own energy is limited. It’s different from when I first mastered the three arts; back then, improving my proficiency in each path was relatively simple. But as I continuously acquire elixir recipes, techniques, and manuals from the Alchemy Tower, my Alchemy Path improves, and leveraging this to earn Spirit Stones becomes increasingly simple. This, in turn, further delays the development of the Talisman Path and Forging Path. It’s somewhat like the saying among cultivators: ’the strong get stronger’! However, I don’t think it’s a big issue. These two secondary professions are currently entirely sufficient for my needs. Moreover, I practice the Hundred Arts of Cultivation to earn cultivation resources to support my own cultivation. If I were to set aside the Alchemy Path and my own cultivation to pursue the simultaneous advancement of these two secondary professions, wouldn’t that be putting the cart before the horse? Just let them improve naturally!

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Chen Mengze looked at Shen Mo deeply, feeling that the mystery surrounding him was growing thicker and thicker.

Since his promotion to the Inner Door, he seems to have undergone a complete transformation.

However, since Shen Mo trusts her so much, she certainly wouldn’t go around gossiping!

After thinking about it, she agreed to the modification proposal Shen Mo suggested.

These two magic artifacts, the hammer and the sword, are relics of her enemies and might even be stained with the blood of Chen Family members. She wouldn’t feel comfortable using them directly!

In addition, Chen Mengze chose a profound level, middle-grade shield-shaped magic artifact for her father, Chen An.

However, its original owner was a Liu Family disciple at the middle-stage of the Qi Gathering Realm. During a fight with the Demon Soul General, this shield-shaped magic artifact had been battered until it was covered in cracks, quite severely damaged.

After examining it, Shen Mo felt this shield-shaped magic artifact was quite worth repairing!

The main reason is that this shield is engraved with two special effects. One is ”Spirit Suppression,” which has a certain weakening effect on all types of magic, sword Qi, and blade energy. Thus, breaking this shield would be quite difficult, unless it’s struck hard by a magic artifact or with brute force! Of course, if an opponent’s attack exceeded the shield’s endurance limit, it still wouldn’t hold. Otherwise, this shield wouldn’t have been reduced to this sorry state by my Demon Soul General! The other effect is ”handle complicated matters with ease.” Even if refined with a large amount of spirit gold, making it seem incredibly cumbersome, as long as it’s infused with Mana to activate the runes within, it can be lifted easily, not hindering combat in the slightest. For me, the strength of my physical body far surpasses this shield-shaped magic artifact. That’s why it didn’t catch my Dharma Eye! But for Uncle Chen, it is undoubtedly a very good life-saving magic artifact. If I were to upgrade this shield’s grade, Uncle Chen would later have a better chance of protecting himself, even against opponents at the late-stage of the Qi Gathering Realm.

After pondering for a moment, Shen Mo decided to tackle the easy tasks before the difficult ones. First, he would repair this shield-shaped magic artifact and upgrade its grade. After this, he would reforge Liu Dingjiang’s Golden Melon Hammer. Finally, he would try to refine the Purple Bamboo Sword into a disposable magic treasure.

BOOM!

RUMBLE!

Five black coffins flew out from Shen Mo’s Universe Bag. They slammed onto the ground, making it tremble slightly.

These were the relics of the Ghost Corpse School disciples killed by the Ghost Bride in the Abandoned Ghost Zone. After acquiring them, Shen Mo had originally planned to forge a giant coffin to use as a hiding place for refuge.

However, as his cultivation increased, the enemies he faced grew increasingly fierce!

The quality of these black coffins is no longer sufficient to provide me shelter, so they have remained unused!

Chen Mengze, seeing these black coffins she had personally retrieved, couldn’t help but feel curious.

”Are you planning to use the material from these black coffins to repair the shield? Isn’t that a bit too much?”

”Universal Blade Net!”

Shen Mo wielded the Demon Slaying Sword, slashing towards a black coffin. Amidst a clang of metal on metal, the black coffin shattered into a pile of fist-sized iron chunks. He repeated the process, using the Universal Sword Style, to strike four more times!

Instantly, five small mountains of iron chunks appeared in the cave mansion.

Only then did Shen Mo say with a smile, ”This isn’t much! Once refined with Earthly Fire, it will mostly be gone.”

Shen Mo prepared to smelt these black coffin iron chunks using the refining method for the Nine-Extreme Crystal Sand Energy.

However, there’s no need to smelt it nine times! With the quality of these black coffins’ material, I’m afraid that by the time it’s refined to the ’five-extreme’ level, ninety-nine percent of the material will have been smelted away as dross.

After a brief moment of thought, Shen Mo took out the Purple Gold Halberd. Under Chen Mengze’s slightly regretful gaze, he cut it into two pieces.

One section will be used with the black coffin iron chunks to repair and upgrade the shield-shaped magic artifact. The other section, I plan to smelt it nine times and integrate it into the Nine-Extreme Crystal Sand Energy, which was severely damaged by a blow from White Ape Master’s cudgel.

WHOOSH!

A pale, fierce flame flew out from his body. Under his control, it began to smelt the black coffin iron chunks.

As the black, lustrous spiritual material melted into molten iron, Shen Mo continuously formed Forging seals with his hands. Amidst sizzling sounds, a large amount of foamy slag was separated. After skimming off the slag, Shen Mo repeated the above steps. This continued until the material from the five black coffins had been refined four times, reaching the ’four-extreme’ level.

At this point, the material from the black coffins, which initially could have formed a pool of molten iron, was reduced to only the size of a human head. It was now a profound black, emitting a faint, dark glow, looking quite extraordinary!

Shen Mo followed the same procedure, refining the Purple Gold Halberd four times as well, forming a mass of purple-gold Spiritual Liquid slightly larger than a fist.

Subsequently, while maintaining the shield-shaped magic artifact’s form and keeping its engraved runes intact, he meticulously fused the black, lustrous molten iron and the purple-gold Spiritual Liquid into the shield, bit by bit. This gradually replaced the original spiritual materials that constituted the shield.

The entire forging process lasted for the whole night.