Chapter 101: The Birth of the Spiritual Instrument, Snake Dance in the Sky

  Jiuzhu Master brought Chu City with him, taking a thousand miles in one step. In less than half the time it takes to burn an incense stick, they arrived at the Qiuxuan Castle, within a heavily guarded courtyard.

  A surge of powerful aura, either soaring to the sky or hidden and obscure, even the weakest among them are at the Five Elements Realm, let alone the Seven Treasures Realm. The true guardians of strength are actually at the Mountain Sea Realm!

  Yes, Shān Hǎi Jìng.

  Alchemists and artifact craftsmen are the most noble professions in this world. Every artifact craftsman is surrounded by countless powerful beings of the same level, because that artifact craftsman can provide them with high-level artifacts, or even... divine artifacts!

  For example, the Ninth Forge Master was previously a ninth-grade artifact refiner and could refine artifacts at most in the Spiritual Communication stage. It's worth noting that even many powerful Spiritual Communication stage cultivators use only Spiritual Communication stage artifacts!

  So among those who followed Jiu Yan's master, although there were no strong practitioners in the Divine Transformation realm, there were more than twenty strong practitioners in the Mountain and Sea realm.

  These mountain and sea boundary strongmen, although they have not been listed among the top ten strongmen in the mountain and sea boundary, are not even on the same level as Lin Duqiang, but when these people gather together, let alone Lin Duqiang, even Luo Hongchen and Shen Junxia dare not underestimate them.

  Now, the Ninth Master has already grasped the wonders of spiritual artifacts. As long as he can refine a true spiritual artifact, he will become a Spiritual-level Artifact Refiner. At that time, even if it's a strong practitioner in the Divine Transformation Realm, they will have to ask for his help, and may even follow him around just to beg for a suitable spiritual artifact.

  After all, refining any spiritual instrument is not a simple matter. Not only does it require extremely precious materials, but also a spiritual-level refiner who must focus on the refinement for an extended period of time, and even then success is not guaranteed.

  At this moment, the Ninth Forge Master brought Chu Cheng and flew directly into the courtyard. Immediately, a strong Sea Mountain realm cultivator appeared and stood respectfully beside the Ninth Forge Master.

  The Ninth Master led Chu Cheng, saying as they walked:

  "Han Dongyong, immediately take my token and go to the Wu Liangbao Pavilion's Seventh Xuan City branch, to collect: ten taels of Star River Silver Sand, thirty-six taels of Sea Bottom Sinking Silver, three taels of Yellow Earth Spiritual Jade, one set of Divine Realm Iron Back Giant Python Skeleton, one portion of Ninth-Rank Earth Fire, and three hundred catties of Ninth-Rank Spiritual Water..."

  He rattled off over a hundred materials, each one worth as much as a city, and even the strongest in the Mortal Realm would find them hard to come by.

  "Yes!" Han Dongyong showed a hint of surprise, then nodded and left immediately.

  "Wu Lingxia, open the Tianzi No. 1 Refining Furnace Workshop and activate all corresponding refining equipment. Within half an hour, I need to be able to enter the best refining state!"

  "Yes!"

  "Zhou Xue Ming, summon my nine top inner disciples, have them put down all their tasks at hand and head to the Tian Character First Number Refining Furnace Workshop as my assistants, to witness me refine a spiritual artifact!"

  "Soul... Soul Tool? Yes, yes!"

  "Zheng Fenghua, assemble all the guards and order them to do their jobs. I need three days without any disturbance here, no one is allowed!"

  "Yes!"

  "Chen Xinyue, take my invitation card and go invite Mu Rong Master, Fan Yue Master, and Wang Jiang Master to come here. There's something important I want to discuss with them! If they refuse to come, tell them that if they don't come, they'll miss a great opportunity, and they won't have any chance to advance to the Spirit Level Refiner in the future!"

  "Yes!"

  Everything was distributed, and the Ninth Refining Master finally arrived at the Tianzi First Furnace Workshop.

  This No. 1 Smelting Workshop was actually a huge hall, with a gigantic furnace over thirty meters high in the center, surrounded by many strange instruments that even Chu Cheng, despite his extensive knowledge, couldn't understand.

  At this moment, Wu Lingxia's order was given, and dozens of powerful people were ready. Each started different devices, and the entire refining workshop began to operate. The five elements' mysterious energy overflowed, the earth fire boiled, and various materials were also placed one by one.

  These materials were all taken from the warehouse of Master Jiuxian and are not particularly precious, nor do they need to be deliberately retrieved from the Vault of Inexhaustible Treasures.

  "Chu City, just watch from the side, I now need to meditate for three hours, adjust my breath, in order to enter the best state, and re-refine the Long Gun Jing Guang, making it a true spiritual instrument!" said the Ninth Forging Master calmly.

  "Yes, Master." Chu Cheng nodded in agreement.

  Then he asked another question: "Master, after re-refining the Long Gun Jing Guang, what about the equipment spirit inside..."

  "I will keep it for you." The Ninth Master closed his eyes.

  "That's good." Chu Cheng let out a sigh of relief.

  In his eyes, Chu Tie was also an independent life, and had been with him for these days, having feelings. If it could continue to be a vessel spirit, that would be a good thing too.

  As time passed minute by minute, Han Dongyong brought back various materials and sorted them into different expensive containers. Meanwhile, Zhou Xueming also summoned the nine apprentices of the Ninth Forging Master back to the room.

  Jiuzao Master, a total of nine indoor disciples, among whom the eldest disciple is already over thirty years old, with a cultivation level that has reached the Mountain and Sea Realm. He has learned two-tenths of Jiuzao Master's skills and is now a 7th-grade alchemy master.

  And the youngest of the nine disciples was only seventeen years old, with a cultivation that had just transcended the mortal realm and was still a second-rate artifact refiner.

  These nine disciples, seeing the Ninth Forging Master close his eyes and sit in meditation, all looked at Chu City with curious eyes, then stood one by one ten meters behind the Ninth Forging Master, not making a sound, respectfully and reverently.

  "The nine apprentices of Master Jiuzhu are indeed impressive." Chu Cheng nodded in praise.

  Another incense stick later, the Ninth Master slowly opened his eyes.

  He glanced at the nine great disciples, then said: "Today, I finally understood the secret of the spiritual instrument. Prepare to open the furnace and refine the spiritual instrument! You wait for me to assist, observe carefully, and you will surely gain insight!"

  "Master is going to refine a spiritual artifact? Could it be that Master is about to advance to the rank of Spiritual-level Artifact Refiner?" The eldest disciple exclaimed.

  "Nature." The Ninth Master nodded slightly.

  The nine disciples looked at each other and then chorused: "Congratulations, Master! Your disciples obey your orders!"

  "Jiuxian, you... are really going to refine a spiritual artifact? Do you really have the confidence?" Murong Dashi asked urgently. His hair and beard were all white, he was already over a hundred years old, but unfortunately, he had been stuck at the 9th rank of artifact refinement for a long time and couldn't make progress.

  "Naturally. If I'm wrong, would I have you all come here just to make fools of yourselves?" said the Ninth Master calmly.

  "It's been far too long, it's been far too long! We've waited for this day for so many years! The great Chu Kingdom has gone over a hundred years without giving birth to a spiritual-level alchemist!" Master Fan Yue sighed.

  This Master Fan Yue is a rare talent, with an innate ability only slightly inferior to that of the Ninth Forge Master. At just over 70 years old, he has already lingered in the ranks of ninth-grade artifact refiners for nearly ten years.

  "Then, let's get started! Jiu Zhan has invited us here, but it's not just to watch the excitement. Refining a spiritual artifact is no easy task, and we must also assist Jiu Zhan properly. If the artifact is successfully refined, I believe the day when we become Spiritual-level Refiners won't be far off." Master Wang's eyes shone with keen light.

  He is the oldest person in this place, over three hundred years old, and a veteran master of refining equipment. Unfortunately, he has been stuck at the ninth rank for 180 years and cannot make any progress. Some younger generations have even surpassed him and become spiritual-level refiners, how can he not be anxious?

  The Ninth Forge Master smiled slightly and coldly shouted: "Open the furnace!"

  As soon as this was said, the entire refining workshop became busy, with everyone doing their part, and Chu Cheng unexpectedly became a redundant person.

  He didn't understand equipment refinement anyway, and watching now was useless. Fortunately, he had a Super Synthesis Book that could synthesize mysterious equipment, so he basically didn't lack good stuff.

  Time flies quickly, and two days have passed in no time.

  For the past two days, no one had ever stopped, each doing their own job. The Ninth Forge Master hadn't stopped for a single moment, using all his might to meticulously refine the first spiritual artifact of his life.

  The long gun Jing Guang, in the furnace鼎中翻滚, the instrument spirit Chu Tie also did not take out, but in this refining process, absorb the five lines of mysterious gas, constantly expanding. To a certain extent, as an instrument spirit, he is also being refined continuously. After all, he is part of the long gun Jing Guang.

  "So comfortable, so comfortable! I feel a strong aura circulating around me, and I've become stronger than ever before!" Chu Tie exclaimed excitedly.

  "The final step." The Ninth Forge Master's face looked somewhat exhausted.

  "The final step, Quenching the Spirit!" Wang Jiang waved his hand, and three hundred kilograms of Ninth-Grade Spiritual Water poured into the furnace, surrounding the Long Gun's Jing Guang.

  On the surface of the Long Gun, a strong suction force wildly absorbed the spiritual energy from the Ninth-Grade Spiritual Water. In an instant, all the spiritual water disappeared, and the Long Gun emitted a crackling sound as its entire body shone with black light, looking exceptionally beautiful!

  Suddenly, dark clouds gathered in the sky, lightning flashed and thunder boomed, bolt after bolt of lightning struck the air, this was a clear day's thunderbolt.

  "Hmph, the Spirit Artifact has emerged, and indeed a Spiritual Calamity has descended! Set up the formation, break the Spiritual Calamity!" The Ninth Forging Master coldly shouted.

  The words had barely fallen when many mountain and sea boundary guards set up a strange array, and the crowd joined forces to strike down the thunder.

  Seven consecutive thunderbolts, one after another, each stronger than the last. When the final bolt struck, many powerful beings from the mountains and seas were knocked to the ground, spitting blood, but fortunately, no one was seriously injured.

  At this moment, another bolt of lightning struck!

  "The lowest-grade spiritual artifact, at most nine tribulations of thunder, now it's already the eighth? Alright, the more thunder tribulations, the better the quality of the spiritual artifact! I'll take this one!" Wang Jiang Master's cultivation was the deepest, having reached the peak of the Mountain Sea Realm. At this moment, he took out a large iron hammer and with one strike, dispersed that bolt of lightning, his own mouth corner bleeding.

  "Hmph, a bolt of lightning, and you dare to be so arrogant!" Master Wang sneered coldly.

  At this moment, the ninth thunderbolt struck down.

  "Is there really a ninth tribulation of lightning? This long spear is actually the best among low-grade spiritual artifacts? Alright, alright! Everyone, let's take this lightning strike together!" The Ninth Forging Master shouted loudly and made his move to break through the calamity.

  At the same time, Wang Jiangshi, Murong Dashi and Fan Yue Dashi also joined in.

  Although Lei Jie was powerful, with these four masters joining forces and striking together, even Luo Hongchen would have to avoid their edge, how could it not disperse?

  The calamity of thunder disperses, and the divine artifact is born!

  Chu Tie let out a loud roar, his long spear transforming into a set of heavenly long snakes that danced in the sky!

  Suddenly, a long whistle echoed throughout the entire Seventh Mystic City.

  "Haha, congratulations to Master Jiu Yan on the birth of his divine artifact, Huo Family's Huo Lian comes to pay respects!"