Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 147 Thousand-Year Snow Silk

Chen Yuan was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "Brother Daoist Nie, calm down. I got this pair of gloves by chance, and they were not made by me. I even heard about their material for the first time today. How can you say that they are a waste of natural resources?"

The old man in hemp clothes was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that Chen Yuan was a guest of Baoguang Pavilion, not a junior of the clan. The anger on his face disappeared, and he said apologetically: "I saw such a rare and excellent treasure, but I used such a crude method to refine it. I was so angry that I said something rude. I hope that Fellow Daoist Chen will forgive me."

Chen Yuan said, "It's okay. Fellow Daoist Nie is an expert in refining weapons. It's understandable that he would be angry when he encountered this incident. But I have a question. What kind of monster is this thousand-year-old snow silkworm? After its silk is woven into this pair of gloves, it is light, thin and tough, and can withstand the best magic weapons. I like it very much. Why did you say that it was a waste of natural resources?"

He turned the topic to weapon refining, and the old man in hemp clothes immediately perked up and explained, "Fellow Daoist Chen, you don't know that this thousand-year-old snow silkworm is a fifth-level demon beast that only appears in the extremely cold northern part of Donghua Continent. The silk it spits out is a top-grade spiritual material. If it is woven into a robe, it will be at the level of a magic weapon. It is not afraid of flying swords, can avoid water and fire, and can even transform into invisibility. But the method of refining this pair of gloves is extremely crude. It only uses the toughness of the thousand-year-old snow silkworm silk, and does not bring out its characteristics at all. It is actually only at the level of a top-grade magic weapon. It is really a waste of resources."

After hearing this explanation, Chen Yuan suddenly realized something and said, "So that's how it is. Thank you, Brother Nie, for clearing up my confusion. Since you can see the flaws in this pair of gloves, is there any way to upgrade them into spiritual weapons?"

The old man in hemp clothes said without hesitation: "This is easy. As long as I add the two spiritual materials, Green Snake Demon Pill and Phantom Yin Stone, and refine it again, I can upgrade it to a top-grade spiritual weapon. If I can also get a bundle of thousand-year-old snow silk of the same weight, I am even confident that I can upgrade this pair of gloves to a magic weapon!"

Chen Yuan's eyes lit up: "Does Brother Daoist Nie have these two kinds of spiritual materials? I would like to ask Brother Daoist to refine this magic weapon for me. I will not be short of the spiritual stones required."

The old man in hemp clothes frowned and said, "The Green Snake Demon Pill is easy to talk about. I have one in my hand. It is full of essence and blood, which is more than enough to use to refine this pair of gloves. But although the Phantom Yin Stone is only a medium-grade spiritual material, it is extremely difficult to find. I have only seen it once more than 40 years ago, and I have never seen it again since then."

Chen Yuan couldn't help showing disappointment when he heard this, and then asked: "If we don't add these two spiritual materials, can we upgrade this pair of gloves into a spiritual weapon?"

The old man in hemp clothes shook his head and said, "I can't do it. This pair of gloves has been refined once and has already taken shape. If I don't add these two spiritual materials and use the spirituality in them to re-stimulate the spirituality of the thousand-year-old snow silk, even if I refine it a few more times, I won't be able to increase its power by even a little bit."

Chen Yuan nodded slowly: "So, Chen needs to find the Phantom Yin Stone before I can ask Brother Nie to help me refine this magic weapon again."

The old man in hemp clothes looked at the gloves with regret in his eyes: "Yes, without the Phantom Yin Stone, I would be powerless. It's a pity to waste this bundle of thousand-year-old snow silk..."

He was obsessed with refining weapons, and his favorite thing in life was to use rare spiritual materials to refine weapons. Now, there was a top-quality spiritual material in front of him, but he couldn't use it to refine weapons. Naturally, he was very unwilling.

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and asked, "Excuse me, Brother Nie, how much is the Green Snake Demon Pill worth in spirit stones? I wonder if you can part with it?"

The old man in hemp clothes said, "This Green Snake Demon Pill is useless to me, but the Green Snake is a fourth-level demon beast, and its demon pill can be used to refine a mid-grade spiritual weapon. Moreover, this demon pill is intact and full of blood and essence. If you want it, just give me nine hundred spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan immediately stroked his storage bag, and nine medium-grade spirit stones appeared on the table out of thin air. He said, "Chen is willing to pay nine hundred spirit stones to buy the Green Mang Snake Demon Pill in your hand."

Seeing that Chen Yuan was so straightforward, the old man in hemp clothes did not waste any time and immediately took out a wooden box and handed it to Chen Yuan.

When Chen Yuan opened it, he saw a white demon pill the size of a walnut inside, emitting a faint demonic aura and of excellent quality.

What the old man in hemp clothes said was indeed true. This demon pill was well preserved and full of essence and blood, enough to be used to refine a mid-grade spiritual weapon.

Chen Yuan closed the wooden box again and put it into his storage bag. He bowed to the old man in hemp clothes and said, "Thank you, Brother Nie, for giving it to me. I have another magic weapon and would like to ask you to help me upgrade its grade. Please take a look."

He touched his storage bag, took out the silver sword, and raised his hand to hand it to the old man in hemp clothes.

The old man in hemp clothes took the Silver Gang Sword and took a closer look. He couldn't help but frowned and said, "Why do you have these crudely made magic weapons in your hands, Fellow Daoist Chen? This flying sword is made of Silver Gang Stone, but it can only be refined into a top-grade magic weapon. The person who refined this sword is really unworthy of being called a weapon refiner!"

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Brother Daoist Nie, calm down. This flying sword was obtained by me by chance. I once gave it to your master weapon refiner Nie Ming to have a look. He once said that if you want to improve the grade of this sword, you need to add silver Gang stone, followed by black iron essence, black jade, and green fluorite. I wonder if you have these spiritual materials?"

Hearing this, the old man in hemp clothes relaxed his expression a little, nodded and said, "Xiao Ming has learned the weapon refining technique well, but his cultivation is a little low, otherwise he can inherit my legacy... He is right, these kinds of spiritual materials can upgrade this sword into a spiritual weapon. I happen to have a piece of black jade in my hand. If you are willing, I can help you upgrade this sword to a low-grade spiritual weapon."

Chen Yuan was stunned: "Is it just a low-grade spiritual weapon?"

The old man in hemp clothes said, "That's right. The amount of silver stone used in this sword is still a little insufficient. If black jade is mixed in, the silver stone will have to be relegated to a supporting material, and black jade will become the main material. In the end, it can only be refined into a low-grade flying sword."

Chen Yuan shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Daoist Brother Nie, but low-grade spiritual weapons are useless to me. I cannot let Daoist Brother Nie refine this sword for the time being."

The old man in hemp clothes waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. I don't want to spend time refining a low-grade flying sword. If possible, it would be best if Fellow Daoist Chen could find a piece of silver Gang stone. Then I can upgrade this sword to a mid-grade spiritual weapon. If the silver Gang stone is heavy enough, I can even upgrade it to a high-grade spiritual weapon."

Chen Yuan agreed and kept it in mind, but he didn't hold out much hope. Silver Gang Stone was a very rare spiritual material, and it was hard to come across it. Instead of pinning his hopes on it, he might as well spend the spiritual stones and buy a top-grade spiritual tool directly.

After inquiring about the two magical weapons, Chen Yuan put on the snow silk gloves again, put away the silver sword, and said goodbye and left.

The old man in hemp clothes was fully interested in refining equipment. Seeing that Chen Yuan could not produce a new magical weapon, he did not try to keep him. He stood up and sent Chen Yuan out of the room.

A female Qi-refining cultivator was standing outside the door. When she saw Chen Yuan coming out, she bowed and said, "Senior, please follow me. Our chief Nie is waiting in the quiet room on the second floor."

Chen Yuan nodded and followed the female cultivator to the quiet room on the second floor.

Nie Ruyue was sitting in the room, drinking tea peacefully. When she saw Chen Yuan walk in, she stood up to greet him: "Did you get what you wished for, Brother Chen?"

Chen Yuan nodded and said, "Master Nie of your pavilion is knowledgeable and has extremely sophisticated weapon-making skills. With just a few words, he solved the confusion in my mind."

Nie Ruyue smiled and said, "It's good to be able to help Daoist Chen. If Daoist Chen needs anything, just let me know. I will do my best."

Chen Yuan said, "I do have something that I need the help of Master Nie. I originally wanted to ask Master Nie of your pavilion to upgrade my magic weapon into a spiritual weapon, but I lack spiritual materials, so it is difficult to do so. Therefore, I need to purchase two high-quality spiritual weapons. I wonder if your pavilion has any for sale?"

Nie Ruyue had smiled upon hearing what Chen Yuan said, but when she heard that he needed to buy two top-grade spiritual tools, she frowned slightly: "The spiritual materials required for top-grade spiritual tools are extremely precious, and the difficulty of refining is also quite high. Our pavilion only had three top-grade spiritual tools before, but they were all bought by the monks of your sect half a year ago, and now there is none left. However, there are still seven mid-grade spiritual tools left. Would you like to take a look?"

Chen Yuan frowned and asked, "Do our sect's cultivators often come to your pavilion to buy spiritual weapons?"

Nie Ruyue shook her head and said, "In the past, cultivators from your noble sect rarely came to our pavilion to buy spiritual weapons. But perhaps in order to deal with the demonic threat, in the past two years, many cultivators from your noble sect have come to our pavilion to buy spiritual weapons. Not only high-grade spiritual weapons, but also many mid-grade spiritual weapons have been bought."

Chen Yuan was startled when he heard this, and inexplicably thought of the invasion of demons that Jin Luoheng mentioned.

There are demonic threats everywhere in Qi State now, but foundation-building demon cultivators are still quite rare, and it is not to the extent that the foundation-building cultivators of Lingyun Sect would go outside the sect to buy spiritual weapons in large quantities.

Could it be that these Lingyun Sect foundation-building monks who came to Baoguang Pavilion to purchase spiritual weapons knew about the invasion of the demonic sect in advance, just like him?
Chen Yuan felt a sense of urgency and asked, "Master Nie, do you know about the trade fair that the foundation-building cultivators in the market are participating in?"

Since he couldn't buy a top-grade spiritual weapon from Baoguang Pavilion, he could only search for it on his own.

Nie Ruyue said: "I know a thing or two..."

She was not shy about telling Chen Yuan about several trade fairs she knew about.

Chen Yuan bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Nie, for telling me. I have one last thing to do. I hope Master Nie can help me."

Nie Ruyue smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, please speak."

Chen Yuan said, "To upgrade the grade of my magic weapon, I need two spiritual materials, Huan Yin Stone and Yin Gang Stone. I would like to ask Master Nie to keep an eye out for them. If you find someone selling them, you can buy them first. I am willing to increase the purchase price by 20% and buy them from Master Nie. The subsequent upgrade of the magic weapon will also be handed over to Master Nie of your pavilion."

Nie Ruyue knew that Chen Yuan had no shortage of spiritual stones and had left Baoguang Pavilion with enough profit margins, so she immediately agreed: "Don't worry, Daoist Fellow Chen, leave this to me. As long as I come across these two spiritual materials, I will find ways to buy them for you."

Chen Yuan stood up and said with a smile: "Thank you, Brother Nie. I have nothing else to do, so I'll take my leave now."

Nie Ruyue stood up and said softly, "Fellow Daoist Chen, please take care. If you have any monster materials or magical instruments to sell in the future, you are welcome to come to our pavilion to trade. I will definitely give you a price that will satisfy you."

Chen Yuan nodded, bowed, turned and left.

Nie Ruyue said to the female cultivator beside her, "Please see Fellow Daoist Chen off for me."

(End of this chapter)