What’s the point of cultivating immortality if you don’t have money?.

Chapter 400 First Time Refining a Weapon

Early March.

Since the competition ended, Zhang Yu has been busy in every corner of the university town, not missing any opportunity to improve himself.

This is the territory of Taiqing on this day.

Zhang Yu is currently activating his fourth level of thinking and accelerating his thinking by 20 times, continuously studying the weapon crafting course.

As he studied, he couldn't help but marvel once again at the sheer volume and complexity of the weapon-refining course content.

"Sigh, no wonder students in the weapon crafting department need to rely on the spirit world network or Taoist techniques to double their learning efficiency."

"With my four-fold thinking, a 20x acceleration is equivalent to an 80x acceleration. Compared to a student who learns at a 10x acceleration in the spirit world, it's only 7 times faster."

"If we also consider my limited daily study time, and their use of Taoist techniques and magical artifacts to increase efficiency, then the comparison between my learning efficiency and that of the weapon-refining students..."

Zhang Yu shook his head, thinking to himself, "To meet the new requirements of the Magnetic Pole True Monarch and complete the weapon-refining course before the end of the second year is indeed quite difficult."

However, learning knowledge was ultimately relatively simple for Zhang Yu.

The most troublesome part is the various experiments related to the weapon crafting course.

Fortunately, he had Magnet Master as his teacher.

Magnet Lord: You're planning to practice?
Zhang Yu: Well, I've pretty much mastered the basics. I plan to try weapon crafting for the first time.

Zhang Yu: But there are some preparatory steps I don't know how to do.

Magnet Pole True Lord: What do you plan to refine for the first time?
Zhang Yu: I want to refine a bag of azure sand.
Magnetism True Lord: Azure Sand? Hmm, you want to complement your humanoid aura, right? Not a bad idea.
Magnet Lord: The difficulty isn't high, making it suitable for first-time weapon crafting.

Magnet Lord: For preparation, materials, copyright, a laboratory, and experimental equipment are the four most basic requirements.

Magnet Lord: Never mind, I'll have Ye Xingli show you around.

Zhang Yu: Did my senior guess our relationship that night?

Magnet Lord: Don't worry, Xiaoye is a sensible person. She won't spread things that shouldn't be spread; in fact, she'll even help cover for you.
……

Inside the classroom.

While listening to the lecture, Zhang Yu sensed the changes within his body.

Within his dantian, the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo quietly bloomed, and the power of this divine root was flowing through Zhang Yu's entire body, stimulating his physical body to continuously adjust.

Since obtaining the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo from Bai Zhenzhen, Zhang Yu has not dared to expose the power of this divine root, thus having no opportunity to actively use it, but he has been silently enjoying the passive effects of the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo.

"Although the Three-Eyed Divine Power and the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo both belong to the spiritual root type in the Dao Seed Chart, they cannot be used at the same time."

"However, the Three-Eyed Divine Power is mainly used in battle, while the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo can be used as a passive ability, which can be kept active during normal cultivation and study."

Through previous experiments, Zhang Yu knew that the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo possessed an adaptive enhancement ability.

Furthermore, the Chain Magic Set provides Zhang Yu with a tremendous enhancement effect when switched.

Therefore, when the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo is used on Zhang Yu, with each switch of the chain magic diagram, his body will gradually gain some of the set effects under normal conditions.

During this period, Zhang Yu used the Earth and Wood Sacred Body and Qi Meridian Flow the most. By constantly switching back and forth and through the enhancement of the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo, he felt that even without using the relevant set, he seemed to have a little bit of the set effect of the Earth and Wood Sacred Body and Qi Meridian Flow.

"However, the effect is extremely subtle, and it will take more time to see any results."

Zhang Yu wasn't in a hurry. As long as he kept the Azure Lotus Sword Embryo, it wouldn't affect his cultivation or studies.

After class, Zhang Yu was about to leave when a voice called out to him.

It was Feng Jiu, the teacher of the Dao Heart Course.

Feng Jiu: "Are you interested in participating in the Spirit Realm Competition at the end of this year?"

Zhang Yu shook his head: "Teacher, I don't have any advantage in terms of Dao heart, so I'd better not embarrass myself."

Zhang Yu knows his own situation best; with his mere level 16 Dao Heart, participating in the Spirit Realm Competition would be a complete waste of time.

He has a lot to learn and practice right now, but he doesn't have much time to participate in the spiritual competition.

After finishing his conversation with Feng Jiu, Zhang Yu left the classroom surrounded by Yu Xinghan, Ying Xin, Gongshu Jin, and Li Xiao.

Seeing Zhang Yu's 95 and Yu Xinghan's 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place rankings, the Qi Refining students along the way all gave way, their eyes filled with respect.

Li Xiao tried his best to squeeze next to Zhang Yu, but found that Zhang Yu was already blocked by Yu Xinghan, Ying Xin, and Gongshu Jin.

He thought to himself, "Damn it, I was the one who followed Senior Brother first. But now Ying Xin and Gongshu Jin are clinging to me like glue."

Gongshu Jin, who was standing nearby, said, "Zhang Yu, there's a gathering in a few days. Are you interested?"

Zhang Yu's eyes lit up: "Is there a buffet?"

Gongshu Jin replied matter-of-factly, "Of course, I wouldn't dare tell you about a gathering that's not even at the level of a buffet."

Zhang Yu: "Go."

……

in the dormitory.

Zhang Yu held a mysterious relic, silently absorbing 200% of its magical power.

It was produced in Director Gao's cemetery in Huilongyuan.

As Zhang Yu felt the 200% quality mana gradually being diluted by the mana within his body, he sensed a noticeable improvement in the quality of his mana.

"Not bad, not bad, my magical power quality can be improved rapidly again." Just then, the homeroom teacher, Jiao Lei Zhenren, sent a message to Zhang Yu.

Jiao Lei Zhenren: Zhang Yu, are you interested in bringing your talent to the Peace Faction?
Zhang Yu's heart skipped a beat: "The pacifists want to poach me?"

"Is there some kind of conspiracy or trickery involved?"

Zhang Yu: Teacher, please don't say such things. I'm afraid Director Gao will misunderstand.
Master Jiao Lei: Our sincerity is very strong
Master Jiao Lei: If you are willing to sever your master-disciple relationship with Director Gao and then become Director Lin's disciple, you can directly obtain a low-interest loan of 200 spirit coins.

Master Jiao Lei: This doesn't even include the subsequent benefits for disciples.
Looking at the message sent by Master Jiao Lei, Zhang Yu couldn't help but swallow hard, thinking to himself, "The Peace Faction really does have the backing of the financial department; this loan amount is damn huge."

"How about I secretly maintain a master-disciple relationship with Director Gao and split these 200 spirit coins together?"

Since he already had Magnet Master as an underground master, Zhang Yu didn't see any problem in having another underground master, Director Lin.

Jiao Lei Zhenren: If you are interested, you can take a look at this contract.
Upon seeing the contract sent by the other party, Zhang Yu immediately calmed down again.

"Sigh, it's not that simple after all."

"This contract takes everything into account, it doesn't give me any chance at all."

Zhang Yu: Give up! Director Gao has been incredibly kind to me; I would never betray him.

……

Inside the weapon forging laboratory.

Ye Xingli stood beside the experimental table, her skin shimmering with a cosmic starlight-like hue.

She looked at Zhang Yu curiously, thinking to herself, "Master actually asked me to mentor Zhang Yu?"

"But isn't Zhang Yu a civil engineering major?"

"Even if civil engineering students learn some knowledge about magical artifacts and magical treasures, they'll probably just use it for maintenance and shopping, right?"

"Is it really necessary to try out the weapon-forging process?"

Countless questions welled up in Ye Xingli's mind, and she became extremely curious about the relationship between Zhang Yu and Magnetism True Monarch.

Zhang Yu then neatly arranged all the prepared materials.

"Celite ore, guiding fluid, fiber composite membrane, condensate..."

After Zhang Yuqing listed the materials to be used in this weapon forging, he looked at Ye Xingli beside him and said, "Senior, I'll begin."

Ye Xingli nodded, watching Zhang Yu cut the lapis lazuli, use his qi to manipulate the guiding fluid to complete the infusion, use his magic power to drive the fiery furnace to shape it, and then spray a fiber composite film to stabilize the magic circuit...

She thought to herself, "It's definitely a novice's first time refining it."

However, Ye Xingli could sense that Zhang Yu had probably reviewed the experimental procedures and operating manual countless times. Although he was not very familiar with them, he had not missed any steps or details.

Ye Xingli knew that weapon crafting could be divided into three steps: crafting materials, basic structure, and magic circuit.

The Azure Sand before us, as the simplest magic weapon, has very simple three steps, and the highest level of the magic weapon can only reach is level 10. It can even be used as material for other magic weapons.

When using it, you only need to sprinkle it out to carry the Qi, increase the Qi transmission efficiency, and reduce the consumption rate.

Looking at the final piece of azure sand that the other party had completed, Ye Xingli thought to herself, "The purity is average, the efficiency is not high, and the magic weapon level is only level 1."

The so-called magic weapon level is a magic weapon evaluation system that corresponds to the realm of immortality.

After all, cultivators at different immortal realms have differences in their physical bodies and life forms.

Therefore, magic items of levels 1 to 10 are most effective for cultivators at the Qi Refining stage.

For cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage, as their physical body and magical power merge, magical treasures below level 11 often have little effect on them.

Only magic items of level 11 or higher, whether for destruction or enhancement, are effective.

"Zhang Yu's talent for refining weapons is obviously very ordinary. If he wants to pass the weapon refining exam, he will need to practice for a long time just to refine this azure sand."

"Why does Master want me to mentor him? It can't be that he wants to take him as a disciple, can it?"

"How could that be? Putting aside Zhang Yu's aptitude for weapon crafting, Master and Director Gao have been friends for hundreds of years. How could he possibly steal Director Gao's disciple?"

Ye Xingli shook her head, thinking she was overthinking things.

Zhang Yu picked up the azure sand he had refined. As the Formless Warrior appeared, he pinched a tiny bit of azure sand, about the size of a fingernail, and poured it into the sand.

Then they saw a glint of cyan light flash across the Wuxiang Warrior, and the qi within it became slightly more condensed.

"The azure sand I refined today is enough for me to use the Formless Warrior technique dozens of times."

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "But the material cost is about 0.03 spirit coins."

"Copyright fees, lab and equipment rental fees... add up to almost 1 spirit coin."

"This weapon forging is indeed a money pit."

"Training like this is too expensive."

Since he could only refine small gadgets at the moment, Zhang Yu originally wanted to take the opportunity to practice and experiment to refine some simple magic weapons for the Wuxiang Warrior and Shenhan Warrior, so that they could equip them at work and improve their work efficiency.

But when Zhang Yu looked at his achievements and expenses, he couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

"This is still the simplest weapon forging..."

Zhang Yu glanced at the Azure Sand Level 1 (0/10) on the Feather Book and thought to himself, "Sigh... I'll take it slow."

(End of this chapter)