Chapter 650 - 418: Divine Refinement
Chapter 650: Chapter 418: Divine Refinement
This couldn’t be considered a success at all. Setting down the book in his hand, Xu Yang casually picked up another and began to flip through it.
"I heard that Lu Ren can already steadily craft Middle-tier Spiritual Weapons. I’m afraid it won’t be long before he can attempt to craft High-tier Spiritual Weapons."
"As expected of the Celestial Strategy Academy’s number one Weapon Forging genius, someone who was exceptionally admitted by the Academy. His Weapon Forging Talent is truly terrifying."
"I’m afraid he might become a Weapon Forging grandmaster capable of crafting Spiritual Treasures in the future."
"His talent is indeed terrifying, but to say he’s the Celestial Strategy Academy’s number one Weapon Forging genius? Not necessarily."
Hearing this, Xu Yang’s heart stirred. "Is there really someone in the Celestial Strategy Academy with better Weapon Forging Talent than Lu Ren?" He wasn’t eavesdropping; it was just that these chatting people hadn’t bothered to lower their voices, and he happened to overhear something that piqued his curiosity.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Have you forgotten what our master said? For us Martial Artists, the so-called Weapon Forging Talent is nothing more than a type of Spirituality.
"Those with strong Spirituality can better stimulate and elevate the Spirituality of materials when using the Spirit Attachment Skill or Thousand Forging Technique. That’s why they appear to outsiders as Weapon Forging geniuses.
"In terms of skill, none of us are inferior to Lu Ren. It’s just that our Spirituality isn’t as abundant as his.
"When it comes to something like Spirituality, who could possibly compare to those Spirit Bone Celestial Prides? It’s just that for people like the Spirit Bone Celestial Prides, how could they possibly do something as lowly as Forging Soldiers?"
"Huh? How come my master never mentioned anything like this?"
"Are you saying that those with the strongest Weapon Forging Talent are actually those Spirit Bone Celestial Prides, but they just disdain learning the Weapon Forging Skill?"
BOOM!
Xu Yang felt an explosion go off in his mind, and the dense fog that had been obscuring everything suddenly cleared up.
All along, his biggest worry was that his Gang Yuan was unsuitable for Forging Soldiers. He had forgotten that he was no longer the same Xu Yang from his time in the Purple Sun Sect. Back then, he only possessed Mortal Bones, but now, he was a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride. Everything had long since changed.
It was just that he hadn’t personally Forged Soldiers all this time, so he hadn’t realized that his Gang Yuan was already different. To think that he hadn’t found the answer while flipping through books, yet managed to learn from the idle chatter of a few people that he was already a peerless Weapon Forging genius.
He could also blame Elder Huoyun for this. The man hadn’t mentioned a word of this to him, leaving him completely unaware that the true essence of Weapon Forging Talent was actually Spirituality.
Uncertain if the other party’s claims were true, he hurriedly ran over to ask, "Excuse me, brother, but were you joking when you said that all Spirit Bone Celestial Prides are top-tier Weapon Forging geniuses?"
The man looked up at Xu Yang and replied, "Of course I wasn’t joking. If you don’t believe me, you can go ask your teacher. Do you think those Spirit Bone Celestial Prides don’t learn the Weapon Forging Skill because they lack talent?
"No, it’s not that they lack talent, but rather that they disdain learning it. A Weapon Forger’s status is even lower than that of a Pill Master. What’s the point of learning it?
"If you were a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride, would you want to learn the Weapon Forging Skill just to forge Weapons for others in the future?"
He thought, "I would! As long as the money is right!"
"Thank you for clearing that up, brother!" Xu Yang earnestly offered a bow. Under the man’s puzzled gaze, he set down the book in his hand and directly strode away.
His Gang Yuan had already changed, so there was no need to look at these things anymore. The most fundamental problem had been solved. Without his worries regarding the Thousand Forging Technique and the Spirit Attachment Skill, he had already pretty much learned everything else. With his identity as a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride, he could probably craft a High-tier Spiritual Weapon directly. He might not even need to use his status panel to level up his Weapon Forging Skill.
"I’ll forge Weapons after learning a Spirit Bone Martial Technique."
Forging a Spiritual Soldier would take at least a month, and there was no pressing need to forge Weapons right now. He planned to head to the Hidden Skills Hall to exchange for a Spirit Bone Martial Technique first before getting to work on Weapons.
In the evening, someone knocked on the courtyard door.
He had assumed it would be someone close to him, like Sun Tao or Zuo Mu. Unexpectedly, upon opening the door, he found Huo Xiaochen and his wife, Xiao Hui, standing outside.
"What are you doing here?" Xu Yang’s expression instantly darkened, thinking Huo Xiaochen had come to look for trouble. After all, the grudge between them was plain as day. During the Secondary Dragon Ascension Selection, he hadn’t just slaughtered Lin Jingyu; he had also killed several Iron Sword Sect disciples.
"I heard you have a piece of Celestial Star Tungsten Steel on you. Name your price. I, Huo Xiaochen, want it," Huo Xiaochen said, looking calmly at Xu Yang.
So it was for the Celestial Star Tungsten Steel. That bastard Lu Ren must have run his mouth. Speaking of which, this Celestial Star Tungsten Steel was originally supposed to be Huo Xiaochen’s, but Xu Yang had snatched it right out from under him. He hadn’t expected Huo Xiaochen to actually come and try to buy it, completely disregarding the bad blood between them.
Thinking of this, a smile graced the corners of Xu Yang’s mouth. "One million Spirit Coins."
The moment those words were spoken, the arrogance on Huo Xiaochen’s face vanished without a trace. His expression darkened. "You’re out of your mind if you think you’re getting that. Do you even know how much a million Spirit Coins is?"
"Can’t cough up the money? If you can’t, then don’t come around here pretending to be some big shot." Saying this, Xu Yang couldn’t be bothered to pay Huo Xiaochen any more attention. He turned around and slammed the door shut with a loud BANG.
Huo Xiaochen’s face turned livid. Only then did he realize that Xu Yang had absolutely no intention of selling it to him—he had just been playing him for a fool. To obtain the Celestial Star Tungsten Steel to forge a handy Weapon, he had swallowed his pride and sought out Xu Yang, never expecting things to end up like this.
"What an ungrateful wretch," Xiao Hui said, her face just as livid.
"Let’s go. Since he’s unwilling to sell, I’ll just wait for the day I slaughter him. The item will still be mine then." Huo Xiaochen sneered. Without pressing the matter any further, he turned around and left with Xiao Hui.
KNOCK KNOCK...
Xu Yang had thought that Huo Xiaochen was the only one eyeing his Celestial Star Tungsten Steel. Surprisingly, a short while later, someone knocked on his courtyard door again. He opened it to see Zhang Bo, who ranked fourth among the six Spirit Bone Celestial Prides. The man had also come for the Celestial Star Tungsten Steel.