Chapter 471: An Eye-Opening Experience!
Chapter 471: An Eye-Opening Experience!
To the left of the main hall was a storage room. To the right, unexpectedly, was an artifact refining room.
Looking at the massive furnace fused with the ground before him, Jiang Chen said in disbelief, “This is the first time I’ve seen artifact refining done like this.”
At a glance, it used Thick Earth Crystals as the Formation’s eye, channeling Earth Vein Spiritual Qi to transform it into a special earth fire. Although the temperature was not high, it could slowly soften metal.
It was even reinforced with a layer of special metal to draw out impurities and enhance the quality.
One must know, most artifact refiners generally possessed Fire Spirit Roots, Metal Spirit Roots, or a combination of the two.
This was the first time he had seen Earth and Metal combined, using an entirely different method to forge and refine.
He had to admit, it was indeed novel, even providing a completely new approach.
After looking it over, Jiang Chen suddenly understood. “So that’s it. Although it can indeed forge and refine artifacts, it is limited strictly to the Earth and Metal attributes.”
Or rather, the master of this cave dwelling only refined Spirit Weapons and Magical Artifacts of these two attributes.Although it had its limitations, it was perfectly suited to their Spirit Root.
After examining this Earth-Metal furnace, Jiang Chen immediately released his Divine Sense and swept it across his surroundings.
Instantly, everything appeared in his mind one by one, allowing him to pinpoint their exact locations.
There were some molds nearby, mostly for Spirit Weapons and Magical Artifacts of the Earth and Metal attributes.
However, what truly surprised Jiang Chen was the presence of a chisel.
Filled with curiosity, he immediately stepped forward to examine it.
The head of the chisel was made of Gold-Vein Profound Iron, and the handle was Thick Earth Jade. Its overall length was about one foot.
When Jiang Chen picked it up, it actually began to glow. At first, it emitted a faint brown light, but if brought close to materials or the furnace, it would instantly turn golden and dazzle the eyes, as if reminding him that treasure was present.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen was astonished. “This is actually a special Magical Artifact capable of locking onto ores and metallic materials.”
Naturally, he wasn’t going to be polite. Chuckling, he tucked it away.
Then he shifted his attention to the side—or rather, a portion of his attention had been fixed over there from the very beginning.
There were two items. A shield. A longsword.
They both appeared to be fully forged Magical Artifacts.
The face of the shield was forged from a mixture of Thick Earth Crystal and Gold-Vein Profound Iron. Its overall color was brown, with a small piece of Thick Earth Crystal embedded right in the center.
Because there was no imprint, it had no master.
Jiang Chen picked it up and tried injecting his own Magic Power into it.
With a flash of brown light across its surface, the shield actually formed a Thick Earth Barrier condensed from earth energy and earth-attribute Magic Power.
In terms of defense, it looked capable of withstanding attacks from the early Golden Core stage.
Of course, judging by the varying strengths of a Heavenly-Grade Golden Core, an Earth-Grade Golden Core, and a Human-Grade Golden Core, it probably couldn’t take many hits from an early-stage Heavenly-Grade Golden Core.
But against the other two—especially a Human-Grade Golden Core—he estimated it could completely shrug off their attacks.
Next, Jiang Chen picked up the longsword.
The blade was forged from Gold-Vein Profound Iron, the hilt was Thick Earth Jade, and the scabbard was densely carved with Sharp Gold patterns.
With a sharp clang, he drew the blade. As he injected a sliver of Magic Power into it, it instantly emitted a golden halo and even actively began absorbing the surrounding Metal Spiritual Qi.
Once it had accumulated enough, a layer of golden light actually coated the edge of the blade, making it appear slightly thicker.
Jiang Chen didn’t even swing it. He only gently waved it, yet the air let out continuous tearing sounds as if being sliced apart, demonstrating its incredible sharpness.
“Good stuff!”
“Tuck it away, tuck it away!”
“Mine, it’s all mine!”
Anything that could be taken, Jiang Chen decisively took.
Especially the Earth-Metal furnace—he went so far as to hollow out the entire patch of ground beneath it.
After confirming there was nothing left, he continued his exploration deeper inside.
Earlier, when sweeping his Divine Sense, he had discovered a passage that likely led to the rear section.
Sure enough, after walking a short distance, a new chamber appeared.
It looked like a cultivation room.
Arranged on the floor was an Earth-Metal Mutual-Generation Grand Spirit Gathering Formation.
The Formation’s eye was set in two layers: Thick Earth Crystal on the bottom, and Gold Marrow Crystal on top.
The Thick Earth Crystal was entirely embedded in the floor, while the Gold Marrow Crystal floated three inches above it.
Earth Vein Guiding Patterns channeled earth energy from the surroundings into the Formation eye, while Metal Qi Conversion Patterns transformed the earth energy emitted by the earth crystal into Metal Qi, which was then infused into the gold crystal.
Jiang Chen tried cultivating for a moment and found that if he focused on absorbing Earth Spiritual Qi, the earth crystal would release even purer Earth Spiritual Qi.
Similarly, a Metal Spirit Root could absorb the pure Metal Spiritual Qi released by the gold crystal.
Both types of Spiritual Qi had been refined and purified.
Moreover, if one absorbed both types of Spiritual Qi simultaneously, their cultivation speed would be at least half again as fast as a single Spirit Root.
“Hmm?”
At this moment, Jiang Chen made a new discovery.
There were many standing stone pillars around him. Upon closer inspection, he realized they were all carved from Thick Earth Jade.
Of course, the material wasn’t the key point, nor was it particularly important.
The crucial detail was that these stone—or rather, jade—pillars were densely carved with rich information.
Jiang Chen’s heart stirred. Controlling the surrounding ground, he forcibly brought them together.
Then, while observing them with his own eyes, he imprinted the contents into his mind using his Divine Sense.
He was instantly shocked by what he found.
Recorded upon them were practical methods for guiding the flow of Metal Qi by leveraging the trends of the Earth Veins.
There were also geomancy insights on how to use earth-attribute feng shui layouts to enhance the power of metal-attribute Formations.
It even included a detailed distribution map of Azure Rock Peak’s earth and metal veins.
Seeing such treasures etched into the pillars, Jiang Chen’s breathing grew heavy. He immediately began a far more meticulous search, refusing to overlook even the slightest detail.
Sure enough, in the corner of the cultivation room, he spotted a jade slip.
Carved onto it were six simple words: “Earth Vein Geomancy Notes.”
“In this life, my name is Jin Xuanzi. I Awakened dual Earth and Metal Spirit Roots.”
“Where the Earth Veins bend, metal is often concealed. Where the Earth Veins fracture, Metal Qi scatters.”
“Beneath Eagle Beak Cliff lies a Severed Blade Malice. To lay a Metal Formation there, one must first supplement it with an Earth Formation; otherwise, the Metal Qi will easily fall into chaos.”
“Where three-petaled Gold-Harboring Grass grows, a shallow metal vein must be present. Where the soil is brownish-red, Thick Earth Crystals are sure to be found.”
As his Divine Sense penetrated the slip, a flood of information rushed into his mind.
It was all incredibly detailed knowledge regarding geomancy, Formations, and vein-seeking.
It was enough to elevate an ignorant Earth Spirit Root apprentice into an intermediate-level Formation Master.
Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow. “At first glance, this appears to be the geomancy notes of a man named Jin Xuanzi, someone highly skilled in feng shui and Formations. But strangely, why does it begin with ‘In this life’?”
His cautious instincts told him there was something wrong with this person.
However, the other party had already been dead for who knew how long.
No matter how wrong they might have been, it was all ashes to ashes, dust to dust now.
Therefore, Jiang Chen didn’t dwell on the matter. He once again launched a thorough search, packing away every single thing that wasn’t nailed down—even a simple meditation cushion.
Perhaps to someone else, this cave dwelling was a feng shui treasure land for cultivating earth and metal arts.
Not only could one refine artifacts here, but they could also study geomancy, feng shui, and Formations.
But to Jiang Chen, it was far better put to use enriching his portable space.
Still, truth be told, he had been pursuing Cultivation for ten years now, and today had truly been an eye-opening experience!