Da Zaojun

"Of course, if you can find the innate divine talisman that the Supreme Being bestowed upon me, then you can comprehend the Great Dao of Creation and resurrect whomever you wish."

Song Wuji knew that this Corpse Dissection Ancestor was giving him a mission, but such a treasure was something that even the original owner couldn't find; it would require great luck to find it again.

Even with a chance to be resurrected, Song Wuji was still reluctant to let his troops sacrifice too much.

The weapons, armor, and various demon materials obtained from the demons were continuously fed into the Great Bagua Furnace in the Tiger Fang Secret Realm by the craftsmen to be forged into standard weapons and armor.

In the Tiger Fang Secret Realm, ever since Song Wuji reminded them to worship the White Tiger Guardian God, they have obtained the ritual. They can not only smelt copper ore for [Bronze Making], but also have the second-rate [Apprentice Craftsman] and the ninth-rank [Metal Making].

Bronze craftsmanship is only one of the five metals. In addition, there are eight ranks: [Weapon Forger], [Sword Forger], and [Sacrifice Forger] who specializes in forging magical artifacts.

Martial arts blacksmiths specialize in forging divine weapons, weapons suited for physical martial arts, emphasizing weight and inherent hardness. Weapons like Sun Wukong's golden cudgel fall into this category.

Swordsmiths focus solely on sword forging, a skill exclusive to the sword path. Flying swords are weapons that combine the characteristics of divine weapons and magical artifacts, adept at stimulating sword energy. Of course, if one can forge swords, one can also forge sabers, but swords are more representative of the art.

The ritual blacksmith is someone who crafts magical artifacts with various functions, suitable for Taoist priests, Confucian scholars, and other people who cast spells from a distance. In principle, the flower basket woven by Huang Qiaoyun also falls into this category of magical artifacts, but she simply weaves it from rattan and the like. This ritual blacksmith, on the other hand, is skilled at using various demonic materials to forge magical artifacts, and can even seal demonic spells into them.

The three weapons correspond to the three treasures: essence, energy, and spirit.

Divine weapons only require the essence of three treasures and the consumption of strength and blood to be used.

Flying swords, on the other hand, require the energy of the Three Treasures to refine and control.

Magical artifacts require the divine intervention of the Three Treasures God to refine, control, and cultivate magical spells and talismans.

Of course, there must be a seventh-rank ritual, but since they haven't met the requirements, they can't know the details in advance.

Even so, the materials obtained from killing thousands of demons could be piled up to produce several eighth-grade weapon refiners.

If all three are combined, it's estimated that we can try to refine a magical artifact.

Don't be fooled by Song Wuji's achievements. He has crafted several magical treasures, but simply relying on good materials and his own advanced flames doesn't allow him to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.

A truly skilled weapon refiner can combine several ninth-grade materials to forge an eighth-grade weapon, and eighth-grade materials can be used to refine a seventh-grade magic treasure.

However, forging weapons and magical artifacts takes time. Although there are many apprentices in weapon making, they can probably only assist in forging ninth-grade weapons. To fully supply the army, a semi-automated production line would be necessary.

That day, Chen Xiu discovered another secret realm around the two miles he had advanced. However, it was only a ninth-grade secret realm. The good news was that it was also a secret realm related to food, and the demon in the secret realm was a bull demon.

Song Wuji didn't pay attention to the specific story told in the secret realm; he only focused on the secret realm token, which was a "farming token" related to agriculture and also connected to oxen.

The previous post station and horse demon secret realm are exactly the same as "ox and horse".

Song Wuji immediately thought of the Five Paths Evil God. His five forms are ox, horse, donkey, pig, and dog. These secret realms are likely related to the Five Paths Evil God. Perhaps next, there will be a pig demon secret realm, a dog demon secret realm, and a donkey demon secret realm. Speaking of pig demons, the Wild Boar Slope and the Salted Corpse Forest were also caused by pig demons, but the secret realm tokens they represented did not represent pigs, but salt tokens.

"Advance another mile!"

Song Wuji gave the order.

From the post station to the outskirts of Jianxin City, it's actually less than ten miles. If we push any further forward, those demons, whose space is compressed, will definitely send out troops again.

However, no matter how many seventh-rank officials come, with Song Wuji around, there's nothing to fear.

Therefore, Song Wuji was certain that the Black Phoenix would take action personally. After all, the Black Phoenix had previously relied on its magic weapon and its own sixth-rank strength to suppress Song Wuji, leaving him with no choice but to try to escape.

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"Wu Tong! You said that fellow was powerful, he was indeed powerful, he even killed four of my seventh-rank great demons, but when he encountered me personally, he could only flee!"

Wu Tong smiled bitterly and said, "I beg Your Majesty to take action personally. None of us are his match. Although our lives are insignificant, in the future, when Your Majesty becomes a fifth-rank official, establishes a regional power, looks down upon the world, and competes for the great destiny of the world, we can still serve as vanguard generals to suppress the enemy."

"If they all go to pay with their lives, then for every demon a human cultivator kills, he gains a bit more life force. If he kills too many, I'm afraid other wavering demons will be less willing to come and join the Great King."

Hei Luan nodded: "Hehe, I know you're afraid of death, but it doesn't matter. Since I was born, I have been invincible. If it weren't for the city god and general of Hongzhou Prefecture holding out to the death and refusing to come out, I might have occupied Hongzhou as well, and achieving the fifth rank would have been a natural outcome."

"Although the previous ones died, they may still have a chance to be resurrected. As long as you have the core demon token of the demon cave from which they came, you can use blood sacrifice to revive the demon cave and bring them back into existence."

Wu Tong Xie Shen thought to himself: Even if there is another one exactly the same, it is not the original one. What difference is there between it and the original one?
"I hope that cultivator doesn't die so quickly. It would be best if he and that black-hearted, plague-ridden crow spirit both suffer heavy losses, so I can reap the benefits."

At this moment, General Youjiang came to report: "Your Majesty, that man Xiu has advanced another mile, and is only two miles away from reaching Laolong Mountain."

"Very well! Summon five thousand demon soldiers. I, the king, will personally lead the expedition and show you what it means to be utterly crushed!"

"Wu Tong, stop pretending to be dead and come with me to the front lines!"

"Your Five Senses and Five Paths Technique can pollute the spirit and spread panic. It complements my Five Turbidities and Evil World Divine Power. This time, I killed that human cultivator in one go, occupied his human path, and corrupted that place with demons. You guard that place and help me monitor the movements of those Taoists."

The black phoenix was still wary of the Taoists in the Iron Pillar Palace of Xiaoyao Mountain, after all, it had seen the soaring sword light that killed the mirage dragon.

The mirage dragon's aura was even greater than his, so even if he felt confident of victory, he would not personally corrupt the Taichang Realm, but would only send Wutong instead.

Wu Tong was already cursing under his breath, but on the surface he was very obsequious: "Then I wish Your Majesty a great victory in advance. Kill that human cultivator, devour his merits, use your destiny to nourish your destiny, use your calamity to nourish your calamity, Your Majesty will surely break through to the fifth rank, and in the entire Ganpo land, you will be the most honored, and all demons will surely come to pay homage! You will be the eleventh Demon Lord of the Demon Path!"

(End of this chapter)