Longzang

Chapter 912 One Step at a Time

Power Witches are a species that is very good at following trends. Once they discover that a Power Witch is good at thinking, many Power Witches will naturally gather around that Power Witch.

The dozens of Power Wizards before Wei Yuan were all top-tier elites in terms of both combat prowess and magical arts, selected by Wei Yuan from over eight hundred applicants. The fortress had a total of nearly three thousand Power Wizards, many of whom, like Wei Yuan and Tianyu, had their own servants and attendants. However, these servants and attendants rarely saw combat; their strength was too weak to meet the standards for battle.

The warriors in front of Wei Yuan were all regular soldiers, and the worst of them were at the level of Mad Bull. There were only two canines, namely Gray Wolf and Black Mastiff.

However, Wei Yuan did not select the dozens of most elite warriors who had reached the perfect Dharma Aspect. The selected Power Witches were of average to slightly below average in the entire Sharp Edge, and they were the largest group.

Wei Yuan wanted to show the power sorcerers, especially a certain wild sorcerer, what kind of miracles these ordinary power sorcerers could achieve in his hands.

Looking at these bizarrely shaped power-wielding shamans, Wei Yuan sneered inwardly. As a former genetic researcher at Umbrella Corporation, in Wei Yuan's eyes, viruses and microorganisms were the real monsters. These power-wielding shamans were nothing more than deformed piles of flesh.

The path to enlightenment set by the Molten Dragon is filled with many brilliant ideas. However, lacking a systematic theory, these brilliant ideas are destined to be scattered, unsystematic, and accidental. What Wei Yuan needs to do now is to design a completely new theoretical system, integrate all of the Molten Dragon's brilliant ideas into the system, and then modify them so much that even their mothers wouldn't recognize them, thus turning them into Lord Groundhog's monograph.

If the Molten Dragon discovers this, just say it's borrowed. If you really can't fool them, you can say it's a tribute to the Molten Dragon.

For the next few days, Wei Yuan conducted a series of tests, including physical fitness tests, witchcraft tests, and even a full-day examination! There were seven tests in total, each lasting one hour with a two-minute break in between—about the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea. The witches had never seen such an examination before, and they were all glazed over, their eyes turning blue as if they had been coated in glaze.

The next morning, all the powerful sorcerers saw a large list with names and scores written on it, from one to one hundred.

Upon seeing the rankings, the power-wielding sorcerers immediately became incredibly energetic, frantically searching for their names. The ranking was for the first test of cultivation comprehension.

A mischievous shaman loudly announced the results: "First place, hamster, total score 97 points! Second place, silverback ape, total score 95 points..."

The shamans were buzzing with discussion. Finally seeing Wei Yuan emerge, they rushed to him, asking about the significance of the list. Then one shaman asked, "Is the maximum score one hundred?"

Wei Yuan replied calmly, "Seven hundred."

The shamans fell silent; even Tianyu's smile vanished.

Wei Yuan tapped on the list and said, "See? It proves that you really don't need to think, because you don't have that function."

This time, most of the power shamans nodded silently. Only Tianyu and a few other power shamans looked puzzled, but they were too weak to speak.

Thus, Wei Yuan's first obedience test can be considered a complete success.

Next, Wei Yuan began his sermon. Before the sermon, he prepared a feast of fish, meat, wine, and food, and selected several talented singers and dancers to perform and play music. The music was a tune hummed by Wei Yuan, with a clear and exciting rhythm. In sync with the drumbeats, the shamans instinctively began to sway and move.

As the music started, a strip of flesh that could twist and turn at will rose up in front of Wei Yuan, swaying continuously to the music.

Wei Yuan said in a deep voice: "The first step in opening the altar is to drink this cup to the brim!"

"Second method: Drink again!"

"Three drinks!!"

"Dry!!!"

After a few drinks, the shamans all genuinely fell in love with Wei Yuan's sermons. The sermons lasted all night, changing dozens of tunes, and each shaman downed a barrel of strong liquor. The only thing they remembered was one sentence: "Too much of a good thing is bad."

Although they only remembered one sentence, more than half of the power-wielding sorcerers contributed their advancement luck, genuinely acknowledging Wei Yuan. This master craftsman and spear master, though he spoke little of the techniques, his altar was truly formidable!
The sermon the following day was forced to be postponed from morning to afternoon, as most of the shamans were still hungover.

On this day, Wei Yuan taught the visualization method. This is a fairly common practice in the witch world, but Wei Yuan's visualization method is different from others. First, he visualizes a holy image that is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, like a pear, and then he memorizes the holy emblem.

Nowadays, most power-wielding shamans don't think much; they just do whatever Wei Yuan says. Moreover, this simple activity, which requires long periods of concentration, is most suitable for power-wielding shamans. Most of them easily empty their minds, free from distractions, and silently contemplate for an entire day. As a result, many shamans have actually touched upon a bit of the true meaning.

This cultivation method was so effective, simple, and even divine. Only a few clever shamans, like Tianyu, felt that adding eyebrows and eyes to the sacred image would turn it into a groundhog. The more they thought about it, the more it resembled a groundhog, and thus they drifted further and further away from the true meaning of the Great Dao.

But then Wei Yuan finished by shouting three times: "Have you grasped the true meaning?"

Many powerful shamans shouted sincerely, "I've got it!" Since so many shamans said they had figured it out, even the clever shamans like Tianyu could only say they had figured it out, otherwise they would look stupid.

The next two days were spent practicing visualization techniques. The shamans got closer and closer to the true meaning. Then, a beam of light suddenly shot out from the top of one of the shamans' heads. It was pure silver-white, chilling, and out of place in the desolate world. It was actually a shamanic power with a bit of the Taiyin attribute!

To cultivate the true essence of Yin in the desolate realm is simply unbelievable. But with each success, pillars of moonlight appeared continuously, and in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen witches had succeeded.

The clever shamans, including Tianyu, were dumbfounded and filled with regret. They hurriedly tried to catch up on their studies, but they couldn't calm down at all. The holy statue in front of them had completely turned into a groundhog.

Wei Yuan was quite satisfied with the progress, while inwardly sneering. Kaguya thought that sealing off her mental world meant everything was fine. But she didn't realize that Wei Yuan possessed not only his mental world but also his own wisdom and experience. Especially the knowledge he had absorbed from harvesting the fragments of the outer world—something no one could take away.

As a researcher at the Umbrella Corporation of the Outer Worlds, the knowledge of physical modification that the Desolate Realm Power Witch possessed was like watching someone make bronze artifacts in Wei Yuan's eyes.

However, Wei Yuan subconsciously overlooked the word "intern" before his title of researcher, and also forgot the latest evaluation in his file: unqualified, proposed for dismissal.

As more and more power sorcerers comprehended the true meaning of Taiyin, Wei Yuan held a piece of paper covered with writing in his hand. He glanced at it, then put it away, quite regretfully.

That night, Ronglong appeared in Wei Yuan's courtyard, picked up the paper, and read it carefully, while Wei Yuan remained completely unaware.

After reading it, Molten Dragon was completely confused. The paper contained ritual procedures and rules that resembled religious regulations, which were utterly incomprehensible.

However, Ronglong was unaware that with holy images and emblems, coupled with doctrines and ritual procedures, the basic elements of a cult were complete. Wei Yuan, on the other hand, had considerable experience with cult leaders.

As night fell in the desolate realm, howling and wailing sounds began to echo from Wei Yuan's courtyard, like the cries of ghosts and wolves. A row of power shamans in the courtyard faced fire demon targets of different materials, continuously unleashing howls of varying pitch and attributes. Each power shaman held a piece of paper with several rows of lines drawn on it, followed by tadpole-like symbols.

The shaman needs to roar at different heights depending on the position of the symbol. The shape of the symbol itself represents the different attributes of the roar.

When a single power shaman roars in succession, it is powerful and rhythmic. But when a group of power shamans roar at the same time, it is a cacophony of howls, keeping all the power shamans within a hundred feet of the site awake.

Wei Yuan sat high up, recording the effects of each of the Power Witch's wild roars. Once he discovered a wild roar with a special effect, Wei Yuan would immediately call a halt and then carefully study the target.

After several nights, Wei Yuan had accumulated a large amount of data on the Wild Roar. His research on the Wild Roar was so profound that it was second only to the Molten Dragon in the entire Brilliant Array.

The Wild Roar is a secret technique for mobilizing the power of the Wild Realm, which Li Wu has continuously optimized and improved over millions of years. Learning the Wild Roar grants one the power to survive, while studying the Wild Roar is indirectly studying the Great Dao of the Wild Realm.

Wei Yuan is not yet an immortal and cannot directly touch the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth; he can only conduct research indirectly. However, indirect methods have their advantages. By cleverly designing research methods, he can reconstruct the power of Heaven and Earth from various angles without bias. Directly touching the power of Heaven and Earth, on the other hand, makes it easy to be assimilated by the Great Dao, and he might even become a madman who is half Heavenly Dao and half physical body.

Wei Yuan's first task was to improve the method of obtaining raw materials. The materials of the Desolate Realm were incredibly sturdy; even a single stone could withstand a powerful incantation at the peak of the Dharma Body stage. The fact that the Power Witch had dedicated himself to improving his physical body for so many years was, to some extent, a result of the extreme difficulty in processing and obtaining the materials of the Desolate Realm. Compared to refining raw steel and divine iron, it was much easier to cultivate an extra pair of arms.

The Howling Roar can heat up the raw iron and slightly remove impurities, which Wei Yuan sees as having the potential to modify raw materials. He is currently accumulating data on the effects of different Howling Roars on different materials, and he is conducting tens of thousands of experiments on the most basic ones alone.

Fortunately, the shamans had great stamina; they could howl for days and nights without any problem. Wei Yuan didn't need to rest, nor did he need to analyze the data on-site. He only recorded the data on-site, while thousands of Wei Yuans in his divine sense were analyzing it simultaneously.

In this way, thousands of experiments can be completed in a day. After ten days, Wei Yuan had tried all the combinations of different wild roars with different materials, and locked in three wild roars, eleven musical scales, and different processing methods for copper, iron, lead, and aluminum.

After several days of optimization and thousands of trials, Wei Yuan finally determined the optimal solution. He then carefully selected ten powerful sorcerers and one wild sorcerer from the entire fortress and built a unique two-zhang-high blast furnace.

The time had come. Wei Yuan activated the small altar beside him, channeling his sacrificial power to ensure the success of the furnace opening. Then, ten powerful shamans took their positions, and finally, a wild shaman entered and sat in the center of the formation.

During this period, the Flame Demons launched two more attacks, both on a normal scale. Therefore, the Molten Dragon simply didn't send Wei Yuan to the battlefield, and the Power Wizards he had assigned were also kept away, focusing all their efforts on weapon forging. The Molten Dragon's support for Wei Yuan was utterly unreserved. However, Wei Yuan's actions during this time left the other Wild Wizards completely bewildered, unsure of what he was doing.

Seeing that Wei Yuan had made such a big fuss, the Molten Dragon, the various Wild Witches, and the Power Witch who was not involved all rushed to the scene and quietly watched.

At Wei Yuan's command, the shamans around the furnace began to howl and roar according to the roar score in their hands, and some even hummed melodiously, like a fierce and uplifting symphony.

The blast furnace temperature rose steadily, flames shot skyward from the furnace mouth, and then molten steel flowed out from the bottom! Seeing the brightness and color of the molten steel, all the shamans stood up!
Wei Yuan succeeded in one step, refining raw steel from ore!

(End of this chapter)