Chapter 39: The Art of Refining Equipment

  "Your Majesty, these are the items found on them!"

  A white-haired, limping figure arrived beside Zilei, handing over several magical tools and five storage bags. The bloodstains on his body had already dried, with only a few specks remaining at the corner of his mouth, but they didn't belong to him - they belonged to Wang Shoucheng and his men.

  "You've done well, once your injuries are healed, I'll bestow upon you the Lingdan of Gathering Spirits, to help you break through the fourth realm and become a minor demon."

  Zi Lei took over the spoils of war, saying as he forced out a few drops of essence blood, using the method of offering and refining the spiritual storage bag, he re-refined the five storage bags. This was because his "Refining Spirit Decree" cultivation had reached an even higher level; otherwise, ordinary people would not be able to withstand this method of refining five storage bags at once.

  Disciples of the Refining Pavilion, like But Fan, who have not yet completed their apprenticeship and whose refining skills are not yet mature, often live in poverty. Just like the few storage bags he obtained, which contain hardly any decent items, mostly broken and useless refining tools, messy and irregularly shaped, laughable to the extreme. Even the Bottle of Gathering Spirit Pills is nowhere to be seen.

  Fortunately, they had a yellowed manual in their storage bag called "Equipment Refining Foundation", which made Qi Lei extremely delighted, and it was not a complete loss.

  He always wanted to know as much as possible about the common knowledge of cultivation in the Xiuzhen world.

  He vaguely felt that one day he would be at odds with the Xiuzhen realm.

  It's also laughable when you think about it.

  As a human, the Cultivation Realm was his dream world. After becoming an eagle, especially after cultivating as a demon, the Cultivation Realm became his greatest object of vigilance. This is because he deeply understood human nature, and as the saying goes, "How can one sleep soundly with others snoring beside them?" Even if he hid and cultivated in obscurity, there would eventually come a day when cultivators would find an excuse to eliminate him.

  Moreover, he deeply understands the terror of the cultivator civilization, especially that cultivators can pass on their cultivation knowledge through writings, generation after generation, and make it flourish, compared to the bloodline inheritance of the demon race, which is unknown how many levels higher.

  So, as long as he had the chance, he wanted to learn more about the Cultivation Realm.

  "‘The Art of Refining Equipment’, it must be about how to refine magical equipment!"

  He thought to himself and suddenly remembered "Yu Shidi's" small sword, that shocking momentum, frightening killing intent, now thinking about it still makes him shiver.

  "If I had such a sword, wouldn't it be like adding wings to a tiger?!"

  He suddenly became excited and couldn't help but start flipping through it.

  "The Refining Foundation" is a small booklet written by the Refining Pavilion to popularize basic refining knowledge. Almost every beginner disciple of the Refining Pavilion has one, and they must memorize it thoroughly, otherwise they will not have the opportunity to come into contact with real refining.

  The art of refining equipment is vast and profound, more complex than the art of taming beasts. Many brilliant and extraordinary predecessors spent their entire lives studying it, yet not all of them became true masters of equipment refinement. How could a simple "Equipment Refining Basics" possibly reveal all its intricacies?

  But for Zire, it was enough.

  He lacks common sense.

  "Who knew refining equipment was so complicated!"

  He read it all in one breath, closed his eyes and thought for a moment, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

  The method of refining equipment is very complicated, but in summary, there are only a few steps.

  The first step is to distinguish the properties of things.

  The world is vast, with almost no end in sight, yet the properties of things tend to be consistent, all composed of the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Either a single attribute or a mixture of several attributes, they are not uniform. Therefore, when refining equipment, it is necessary to distinguish between the properties of items, and cannot combine mutually exclusive attribute items together, such as water and fire, metal and wood. Once mixed, even if a magical artifact can be refined, it will inevitably be extremely inferior.

  The second step is to find the flame accurately.

  The most important thing in refining equipment is fire. Some fires inherently contain impurities with certain attributes, which will naturally damage the properties of items when used. Some fires are extremely pure and can keep items with a single attribute, making them the best choice.

  However, there are exceptions. When refining a personal artifact, it's best to use one's own spiritual energy as the fire and slowly refine it. This way, the personal artifact will become more satisfactory. However, this method takes a long time and has slow effects, making it not very suitable for those with low cultivation levels.

  So nowadays, the method of refining one's destined magical tool is to first have a specialized refiner refine it into a semi-finished product, and then have the owner slowly refine it themselves. This way, they can achieve both speed and mastery over its use.

  The final step, and also the most important one, is to place it in the lower abdomen for warm nourishment, especially for the Ben Ming Fa Qi. It must be warmed up every day without interruption, so that the power of the Ben Ming Fa Qi can become stronger and stronger, and even advance to the rank of Fa Bao, finally transforming into a Ling Bao.

  "Kuroki may have been dead for a long time, but amidst the death energy, there is still an inexplicable vitality, probably due to his wood attribute. The sword-shaped 'grinding tooth stone' presented by the ground mouse is extremely hard, and it seems that there is a sharp airflow emanating from it, making it highly likely to be of metal attribute. Mixing and refining both attributes, we can't even pass the first step!"

  Zi Lei touched "the two treasures" and couldn't help but mutter to himself, his eyebrows furrowing involuntarily.

  Moreover, apart from the first step, his cultivation had not yet reached the seventh level, so he had not opened up the elixir field of demonic palace. Even if he had a life-bound artifact, he would not be able to nourish it every day.

  "You're cultivating in a demonic path, indeed you were born with limitations!"

  He couldn't help but lament the injustice of heaven, yet his determination in his heart grew stronger.

  Since it's a natural limitation, then break through the sky and let all limitations roll away!

  Nothing in this world can stop the footsteps of a strong person!

  Even if it's heaven, no way!

  "Your Majesty, all invaders were killed except one who escaped. What should we do next? Should we continue to hide and repair or keep migrating?"

  Bai Mao saw Qi Lei's gaze move away from "The Fundamentals of Refining" and hastily asked.

  Zi Lei's spirit shook, and he threw aside the chaotic thoughts in his mind.

  "This group of cultivators from the Refining Pavilion is a general existence like the Beast Taming Sect, and can be considered a giant in the human cultivation world. With such an extraordinary background, they almost suffered a complete defeat this time. Their seniors will definitely come to seek revenge, so we must immediately relocate and continue to migrate towards the East Sea coast."

  As the introductory textbook of Lian Qi Ge, "Lian Qi Basics" had the great name of Lian Qi Ge on its first page, making Qi Lei instantly aware of Hong Min's identity and having a specific plan in mind.

  Repeatedly attacked by the cultivators, Zire felt deeply about his lack of strength and wished that he could raise several cultivators to a higher level immediately, and naturally, they were also willing to retreat for a period of time.

  The current situation is urgent, the most important thing now is not to cultivate and improve one's cultivation, but to lead the clan to migrate as soon as possible.

  On the coast of the East Sea, there is a floating island. The spiritual energy on the island is dense, and flowers and fruits are everywhere. It's a great place to rest and hide from human cultivators who are being hunted down.

  Only when you arrive there can you be carefree and unrestrained like a bird flying high in the sky or a fish jumping out of the water!