Seeking Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes: From a Low-Ranking Corpse to an Eternal Demon God

Chapter 193 Refining Aptitude, Immortal Gathering

Xuanyu City.

Inside Sun's weapon-refining shop.

"A first-tier medium-grade magic weapon, well-made, with skillful craftsmanship. The two array restrictions inscribed on it do not leave many traces."

"Fellow Daoist Su, may I ask who crafted this flying sword?"

"With this person's skill level, forging a first-grade high-level magic weapon shouldn't be too difficult for him."

At this moment, Yan Feng looked at the jade flying sword in his hand. He enveloped the flying sword with his Foundation Establishment divine sense and carefully examined it before giving a very objective evaluation.

Although Yan Feng has only touched the threshold of weapon crafting and can only craft a few low-to-mid-grade first-tier magic weapons, he still has a very unique eye for appraising magic weapons.

"Fellow Daoist Yan."

"This flying sword was personally crafted by me."

"I wonder what the price would be if these were sold at the Sun family's weapon-refining shop?"

Lin Li asked.

"you?"

"Fellow Daoist Su, did you personally forge this flying sword?"

"Fellow Daoist, your talent is truly astonishing!"

"I, Yan, have truly witnessed the vast difference between ordinary weapon refiners like us and geniuses!"

Yan Feng looked slightly surprised.

He knew that some cultivators with strong comprehension and talent were extremely suited to a particular type of cultivation art, and could quickly master it.

And they grow up quickly in the future.

But what he didn't expect was that in these six months...

This Fellow Daoist Su can actually refine a mid-grade first-level magic weapon. Judging from his level of crafting, he could even refine a high-grade first-level magic weapon.

"Fellow Daoist Su, a common first-tier medium-grade magic weapon costs between thirty and sixty spirit stones."

"The price of top-grade magic artifacts ranges from seventy to three or four hundred spirit stones."

"The price is determined based on the power and various attributes of the magical artifact."

"However, in my personal opinion, this first-tier mid-range flying sword that Fellow Daoist Su crafted can be sold for at least forty spirit stones."

"The two restrictions within this magical artifact allow for smooth flow of spiritual energy; a wisp of spiritual energy can enter the restrictions without any obstruction."

"Based on this alone, the power of this flying sword is of superior quality among medium-grade magical artifacts."

"Fellow Daoist Su, are you planning to put this magic weapon for sale in our weapon-refining shop?"

After a moment's thought, Yan Feng gave a very objective evaluation of the numerous magical artifacts standing in the air.

They also have many weapon refiners collaborating within the Sun family's weapon refinement shop, and even within Xuanyu City, there are many other weapon refiners who work with Yan Feng.

Any magical artifact will pass through his hands, and after the price is set, it will be put on the counter.

The Sun family steward at the counter would at most make a simple modification to the price.

"More than forty spirit stones."

"it is good."

"There are twenty of these here. Give them all to Sun's Weapon Forging Shop."

Lin Li finished speaking.

He tossed a storage bag to the other party. For the past six months, Lin Li had been stabilizing his cultivation within the storage bag, and the first level of the Styx True Water Scripture he was cultivating had only just been stabilized.

The cultivation within the cave has been steadily improving, but the progress is not fast.

The cultivation speed is too fast.

This is not a good thing; it will attract too much attention.

Moreover, the Styx Thunder Abyss True Water Scripture technique, which condenses the Styx spiritual power, is extremely slow.

Although the quality of the Styx River's spiritual energy was extremely high, much stronger than the spiritual energy in the foundation-building techniques Lin Li had cultivated in his previous lives.

This also allows Lin Li to last longer than other Foundation Establishment stage cultivators when refining magical artifacts, and he can also refine a greater number of magical artifacts.

This is just the first step for me. I'm just showing off my talent for crafting artifacts. After that, I'll craft a first-class high-grade magic weapon for myself and raise its quality to the level of half-step Foundation Establishment, thus laying the groundwork to make a name for myself.

A magic artifact at the half-step Foundation Establishment level consists of three integrated restrictions that resonate with each other, making its power 50-60% greater than that of an ordinary high-grade magic artifact.

However, to craft such a half-step Foundation Establishment level magic weapon, a weapon refiner needs at least the level of a second-tier weapon refiner.

Once these magical artifacts are crafted...

This means that one is qualified to open a weapon-refining shop.

Whether you join another weapon-refining shop or rent a failing one yourself, it's all fine.

"Twenty!"

Yan Feng took the storage bag and probed it with his divine sense.

His divine sense swept over the jade flying swords and magical artifacts one by one, and he could clearly perceive that the two restrictions on these flying swords and magical artifacts were mostly the same as those on the flying sword from before.

"What excellent craftsmanship!"

Yan Feng took out the flying swords and magical artifacts one by one, his heart filled with countless emotions.

Of all the weapon refiners he had met, the one with the most talent was none other than the newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator, Su Baiyao. It was truly unbelievable that Su Baiyao had emerged from a small Foundation Establishment force.

Such a genius at weapon crafting.

Moreover, he is a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator, and his lifespan is at least three hundred years ahead of him.

This person will at least be a second-tier or higher weapon refiner in the future. Such a person will probably only have some cooperation with the Sun family's weapon refinement shop for the time being. In the future, he will definitely go solo and open his own weapon refinement shop.

soon.

After trading the spirit stones, Lin Li chatted with Yan Feng for a while, went to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, enjoyed the spiritual food cooked by the pavilion's chef, and then returned to his cave on Jade Dragon Mountain.

Upon returning, he noticed several communication jade slips floating outside his own formation.

Lin Li released his divine sense, which swept across the communication jade slips. These jade slips contained invitations from Foundation Establishment cultivators in several nearby cave dwellings.

Among them was one belonging to Li Yunran.

The message in the jade slip was that if Lin Li changed his mind, he could contact her at any time.

Lin Li didn't take it seriously.

The Foundation Establishment stage cultivators living in these mountains are quite diverse.

It is precisely because Xuanyu City has such a newly arrived Foundation Establishment cultivator who enjoys the benefit of rent exemption that most of the people who have broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage or have never been to Xuanyu City before will stay in Xuanyu City for two years.

This helps to expand one's network of connections among Foundation Establishment cultivators.

One of the communication jade slips was an invitation from a disciple of the city lord of Xuanyu City, saying that he wanted to participate in an event called the Hundred Immortals Gathering, in which many cultivators with various skills in cultivating immortality would be invited to exchange techniques.

The undisputed top player will receive a second-tier spiritual item from the other party.

There's even a chance to obtain Foundation Establishment items.

Many second-tier spiritual items that could only be obtained by the city lord sometimes ended up in the hands of the cultivator named Huo Dong and ended up among the cultivators of the Hundred Immortals Association.

And being able to befriend the city lord's disciple is certainly not a bad thing.

When Lin Li first arrived at the cave, he presented himself as a newly initiated weapon refiner when the Foundation Establishment cultivators around him came to greet him. The Foundation Establishment cultivators around him all knew this.

Lin Li, a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator, had been secluded in his cave dwelling, studying the art of weapon crafting.

Among the various arts of cultivation, weapon crafting is widely recognized as being among the top three.

Of course, this is precisely why it is difficult to get started, and even more difficult to make progress.

Even if a Foundation Establishment cultivator tries to explore and cultivate the art of weapon crafting through divine sense, most of them only reach the lower-middle level of the first rank. Reaching the upper level or above requires quite a few hurdles.

Comprehension and natural talent are both indispensable.

There are also limitations imposed by one's own spiritual power attributes.

Lin Li of the Hundred Immortals Association did not refuse, as this was a good opportunity to showcase his reputation.

The Hundred Immortals Gathering is held once a year, and the next one will be almost five months away, which is enough time for him to improve his weapon crafting skills to the first-tier superior level.

He steadily advanced to the first-tier superior level.

Then wait five years before showing off the fact that he has crafted a magic weapon that is half-step Foundation Establishment stage.

Five years is a fairly fast time in Lin Li's eyes.

prior to.

According to the records of Xuanyu City, Lin Li once saw a cultivator with a spirit body for refining artifacts who, within three years, went from a complete novice who had not even entered the field to someone capable of refining half-step Foundation Establishment artifacts.

The other party was only at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

...

at the same time.

Inside Li Yunran's cave.

The female cultivator Li Yunran, dressed in yellow, had an ancient bronze mirror floating half a step in front of her. The mirror emanated wisps of magical energy, and a blurry figure in black was visible on its surface.

They are communicating with each other through this interconnected magical artifact.

"Sigh, I've tried it. That new guy, Su Baiyao, is extremely cautious."

"Moreover, the other party has been studying weapon crafting for some time now, and according to him, he has already mastered some techniques."

"But I guess that's just to fob me off. If the art of weapon crafting were so easy to learn, everyone would be a second-tier weapon crafter."

"However, don't worry, I will definitely bring out a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator to Chicken Cage Mountain within three months."

Li Yunran said with a hint of helplessness in her voice.

"Being cautious is a good thing!"

"However, it probably won't take five or six years for Su Baiyao to waver in his beliefs."

"He could be a key target to keep an eye on. When we enter Xuanyu City again with a different identity, we should pay special attention to that Foundation Establishment cultivator named Su Baiyao."

"Refining weapons consumes even more spiritual materials than refining pills."

"Where can Su Baiyao buy spiritual materials? There will definitely be a huge shortage of spirit stones in the future."

"That will definitely be our goal."

An old man's voice came from the ancient bronze mirror.

...

...

In the blink of an eye.

Several months have passed.

Lin Li, dressed in a white robe, exuded a more composed aura than before. He transformed into a streak of blue light and flew to the Golden Jade Pavilion atop Jade Dragon Mountain.

This is the place where Huo Dong held the Hundred Immortals Gathering.

This pavilion is one of the few pavilions on Jade Dragon Mountain with extremely rich spiritual energy, and can only be used by the personal disciples of the Lord of Xuanyu City.

As the city lord's personal disciple, Huo Dong was certainly qualified, and his own cultivation had reached the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment many years ago, just one step away from advancing to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

"This fellow Daoist looks unfamiliar!"

"You're here to attend Fellow Daoist Huo's Hundred Immortals Gathering, aren't you? I am Jiang Zuo."

"Thank you for your courtesy."

At this moment, after Lin Li transformed into a streak of light and landed, a streak of azure light also landed outside the Golden Jade Pavilion at the same time beside him.

Inside the cyan light was a plump old man with gray hair. He also saw Lin Li, who had landed at the same time as him, and said with a kind smile.

"My name is Su Baiyao."

Lin Li returned the greeting with clasped hands.

"Fellow Daoist Su."

"Looks like a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator."

"This must be your first time attending the Hundred Immortals Gathering. Come, let me introduce you."

"Fellow Daoist, please follow me."

After seeing Lin Li politely return the greeting, Su Baiyao's smile grew even wider, and he then warmly led Lin Li into the Golden Jade Pavilion.

"Fellow Daoist Su, this Fellow Daoist Huo is quite remarkable!"

"They were able to offer so many spiritual items to us cultivators who participated in the Hundred Immortals Gathering. However, these cultivators who participated in the Hundred Immortal Arts Gathering are Foundation Establishment cultivators with second-tier skills."

"Generally speaking, the top spot is usually held by those seven Foundation Establishment cultivators with second-tier skills."

"However, if you can make it into the top ten, Fellow Daoist Huo will also give you a spiritual item as a reward."

"Fellow Daoist has just arrived; please observe carefully during your first few visits."

"Those seven Foundation Establishment cultivators with second-tier skills have all been immersed in their respective fields for many years."

"Back when I first advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, I was just as excited as you, fellow Daoist."

"Wanting to delve into one of the myriad arts of cultivation, I chose alchemy, consuming countless materials along the way."

"During this period, the families who supported me were all impoverished by the process."

"The family's spirit mines have all been sold off."

"Unfortunately, my alchemy skills have always been stuck at the upper level of the first rank."

"Although there's only a one-step difference between the first-tier superior level and the second-tier level, it's incredibly difficult!"

Jiang Zuo and Lin Li walked side by side into the Golden Jade Pavilion. After looking around the first-floor hall, which was not yet crowded, they found a spot near the side to sit down and wait.

As Jiang Zuo sat down, his tone was full of emotion, and he sincerely shared his experiences with Lin Li.

"I understand what Fellow Daoist Jiang means."

Thank you.

Lin Li cupped his hands and said.

"Fellow Daoist Su, you're too kind."

"May I ask which skill Fellow Daoist Su practices?"

Jiang Zuo asked with a hint of curiosity.

"Weapon crafting".

"It's also a position where promotion is difficult."

"However, three second-tier weapon refiners also came to spar at the last Hundred Immortals Gathering."

"If you can witness a second-tier weapon refiner refining a weapon in person, then this trip will be worthwhile for you."

After listening to what Lin Li said, Jiang Zuo's eyes showed a thoughtful look, and then he spoke.

Weapon crafting.

He's also not easy to get promoted, and he's about the same level as him in alchemy.

Even in the art of weapon crafting, the amount of spiritual materials consumed is even greater.

In Jiang Zuo's view, this fellow Daoist Su had chosen a path that was just as difficult as his own.

If one were to cultivate other skills, such as drawing talismans, brewing wine, or raising Gu, it would be much easier to advance than refining artifacts, and would also consume far fewer spiritual materials than refining artifacts.

Choice is more important than effort; Fellow Daoist Su has chosen a tough nut to crack.