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Chapter 496 The Misunderstanding of the Broken Gold True Lord

“Fellow Daoist Xiao, look at these three places. They were reinforced specifically according to your requirements.”

The Broken Gold True Lord enthusiastically explained, "Although the overall color is the same, you can distinguish them by their patterns and feel."

"As long as you grasp these points, even a body cultivator at the Nascent Soul Great Perfection stage can freely exert their power."

"And then pair it with a gun head that has been repaired and reinforced."

"Don't even mention that you might cultivate martial arts in the future, even if you just use it as a martial arts weapon, there will be absolutely no problem."

"This isn't me spouting nonsense to you today, nor am I praising myself."

"The main reason is the cost of the materials we use."

"The main focus is on comprehensiveness, on having everything you could want."

"So I'm too lazy to go into detail about things like spiritual affinity, true essence circulation, and other additional effects like size control."

"Anyway, everything that an offensive magical artifact can have is the best it has so far."

"Looking at all the magical artifacts throughout history, this is definitely a top-tier item."

"Even if it goes to the Holy City, this will still be one of the top fully fused spiritual artifacts."

"He is a Nascent Soul True Monarch from one of the seven great clans, and that's all he can achieve."

"Because this is the pinnacle of current weapon-refining techniques, it is absolutely impossible for anyone to have something better than it."

"No matter how much money you have, it's all up to you; this is the limit."

Although the True Lord of Broken Gold didn't look too well, he seemed very excited when he was giving his presentation.

A sense of pride and self-satisfaction even welled up within him.

That was the pride he felt as the creator after seeing his outstanding work.

As a weapon refiner, and a former genius weapon refiner at that.

Before he was expelled from the Holy City, True Lord Shattered Gold had hoped that one day he would be able to forge a fully fused spiritual weapon himself.

After all, with his talent, he has every chance to become one of the top fourth-tier weapon refiners in the future.

If they have better opportunities in the future, they may even be able to advance to the fifth-tier weapon refiner level.

However, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse after he offended the Xia family, one of the seven powerful clans.

After leaving the Holy City, he almost never encountered another cultivator who had the ability to produce so many fourth-tier spiritual items and was willing to produce so many fourth-tier spiritual items to forge a fully fused spiritual weapon.

The Broken Gold True Lord was almost resigned to his fate.

He was even starting to doubt whether, now that he had come this far, there was any need to continue delving deeper into the art of weapon crafting.

With his current abilities, he could live comfortably even living off his past achievements.

But occasionally, in the quiet of the night, he would feel a sense of resentment and yearn for a miracle with a probability of less than one in ten thousand.

Fortunately, the Broken Gold True Lord actually witnessed this miracle.

Surprisingly, there were people in the wasteland willing to forge fully fused magical artifacts, and they were even more approachable than other guests.

He never asked why it was so expensive or if it could be cheaper.

He didn't even ask if a lower-grade auxiliary material could be used as a substitute to reduce the overall refining cost.

He was even willing to add more fourth-tier spiritual items worth over ten million during the refining process, including top-tier Yin-Yang spiritual items, just to achieve the best results.

Such a good opportunity is truly a once-in-a-lifetime chance.

True Monarch Shattered Gold asked himself honestly, even if he had stayed in the Holy City, he might not have gotten such a good opportunity.

That's why he did his best throughout the entire forging process, working diligently without any supervision or oversight, and never slacking off in the slightest.

That's why I was still so excited when I saw this magical artifact again today.

For ordinary magical artifacts, the joy might only be felt for a short while after they are successfully crafted.

However, this magical artifact has a completely different meaning.

The thought that it might be taken away soon and then he wouldn't be able to see it anymore made Lord Suijin feel a little reluctant.

But there's nothing we can do about it; we can only take a few more glances while we're at it.

This also led to him no longer emphasizing the agreed processing fee when cultivators came to collect their custom-made spiritual artifacts, as he had done in the past.

Instead, he unusually brought people to introduce the magical artifact.

Then, looking at this masterpiece, he couldn't help but grin, completely forgetting about asking for processing fees.

After being showered with praise by the Broken Gold True Lord.

Xiao Chen couldn't help but look at the spear in front of him with new eyes, feeling that it was indeed more and more pleasing to the eye the more he looked at it, and it seemed to be quite good.

However, he did not forget the important matter.

He asked directly, "Fellow Daoist Suijin, you just mentioned many places, but it seems you didn't mention the two key points: the spearhead and the essence blood."

"How well does the final spearhead fit?"

Although Xiao Chen didn't know much about weapon crafting, he had read quite a few classic texts.

Based on my conversation with the Broken Gold True Lord at Wangpu Mountain, I gained some understanding of the key standards.

For example, spiritual artifacts involving fragments of magical treasures often require a certain degree of compatibility.

As the name suggests, it refers to how well the old gun barrel and the new gun body match.

Basically, they are divided into five grades: excellent, good, average, inferior, and poor.

"Hey hey hey."

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Shattered Gold smiled smugly: "Fellow Daoist Xiao should still remember that I made a promise to you when we first met."

"As long as the quality of the auxiliary materials is up to standard, we can ensure that the matching degree will not be lower than good."

"In the actual forging process, it is done in one go, almost achieving a perfect connection."

"That's the best of the best, it's almost as if it was always meant to be this way."

In this regard, there is actually an element of luck and material factors involved to some extent.

Compared to the forging skills of the weapon refiner, the fully fused auxiliary materials added almost regardless of cost are more crucial.

However, there's no need to go into such detail in front of laypeople.

Xiao Chen himself didn't care about this, as long as the effect was good.

He pressed on, "And what about the forty or so auxiliary materials we added along the way? What's the effect now?"

Upon hearing this question, the smile on the face of the Broken Gold True Lord deepened: "I failed to estimate the overall cost at the beginning, and in retrospect, that was indeed my mistake."

"I must also thank Fellow Daoist Xiao for his trust in me and for agreeing to the subsequent additional plans."

"Fortunately, after obtaining the spiritual materials, I did not disappoint your trust and successfully activated the remaining essence blood in the spearhead."

"Now, through artifact patterns and secret techniques, we have solidified some of the demon lord's bloodline supernatural powers."

"A completely new effect has been added to the original."

"Fellow Daoist Xiao should know that some spiritual artifacts can be upgraded. This means that by consuming more spirit stones or true essence, they can gain greater power."

“We have certain similarities in terms of outward appearance.”

"However, its actual effect far surpasses that of Spirit Ascension, and it is almost comparable to the Demonic Blood Burning Secret Technique."

“Under normal circumstances, Fellow Daoist Xiao can use this spear as usual, thus conserving true essence.”

"And when the time comes, we can directly use a large amount of true essence to activate its strongest form and release the power of the giant elephant to fight together."

"This has two major advantages."

"Firstly, it allows one to conceal the powerful aura of a fifth-tier demon lord during normal times, and then suddenly unleash it to disrupt the enemy, thereby creating an opportunity for oneself to fight."

"Secondly, such on-the-spot changes can disrupt the enemy's response rhythm, thereby gaining the upper hand."

"To make it easier for Fellow Daoist Xiao to use in different situations, I have also specially set dynamic intensity."

"Theoretically speaking, the power of a giant elephant can provide up to three times the explosive force."

"How much energy needs to be activated in actual combat depends entirely on the total amount of true essence you infuse."

"However, it should be noted that since this ability comes from the Demon Lord, it will also bring some burden to the user."

"The main thing is to get used to that pressure and to withstand some impact on your blood and qi."

"If the intensity is controlled to around one level, the burden will be less, making it suitable for a longer period of entanglement."

"If we go all out, the burden will inevitably be greater. It's best to finish this quickly."

"Of course, this is just a simple estimate. As for how to use it most appropriately, you will have to figure that out for yourself after you go back."

Simply put, it uses the essence of demonic beasts to add an extra explosive power.

However, it also consumes more true essence and incurs a certain burden.

The explanation from the Broken Gold True Lord was indeed quite detailed, so Xiao Chen easily understood the situation.

At this moment, he had no other questions in his mind.

So he took a few steps forward, reached out and beckoned, and the spear flew into his hand on its own.

"Huh, is there a restriction on this?"

The moment he got his hands on it, Xiao Chen felt his true essence being blocked by an invisible restriction, unable to be injected into the spear: "It seems there's more than one layer."

"And it seems to be quite complicated."

"Um, is it really necessary to make it this complicated?"

He originally wanted to inject his true essence to experience it properly, but he found that he might have to break the restriction before refining it.

Even the Broken Gold True Lord didn't quite understand this.

In his previous communication with Xiao Chen, he had asked about the protective restrictions.

However, the other party rejected the common protective restrictions, seemingly not intending to impose any additional limitations on this magical artifact.

This kind of thing is actually quite rare.

Many family cultivators specifically request that an inescapable restriction be added during the refining stage when customizing spiritual artifacts.

This restricts the user's bloodline to be of the same origin as the first cultivator who refined the spiritual weapon; otherwise, they cannot control it.

Even though bloodline restrictions will inevitably take up some of the space for artifact patterns.

However, such sacrifices are perfectly acceptable in the long run.

However, Xiao Chen's attitude was very firm at the time—no need to add anything extra, just give me maximum lethality.

Judging from their appearance, it seems they haven't even considered passing this treasure down to their descendants.

Lord Shattered Gold didn't quite understand, but he respected his guest's request.

Upon hearing this, he immediately explained, "Fellow Daoist Xiao, please don't misunderstand. These three existing layers of restrictions are necessary and will not affect the destructive power."

"The outermost layer is just an additional protective measure applied to the surface after the refining process is complete."

"It will disappear on its own once you have finished refining the spiritual artifact."

"There are two more layers of restrictions inside, one to control the intensity of the giant elephant's power, and the other to suppress the pressure of the demon race's blood essence from leaking out under normal circumstances."

"Otherwise, if this magical artifact were to be taken out, cultivators within a radius of ten thousand miles would likely be alarmed." Xiao Chen suspected that his last statement was an exaggeration.

Although the spearhead did indeed contain the essence blood of a fifth-tier demon lord, it shouldn't be able to spread for tens of thousands of miles.

Even without concealment, at most, it would only be noticeable to Nascent Soul True Monarchs within a radius of a thousand miles.

Even so, it is indeed too conspicuous and should be hidden when not in use.

"So that's what's going on. I understand."

Xiao Chen nodded, and without further ado, sat cross-legged on the spot and began to concentrate on refining the essence.

This is also part of the inspection process; you can only know if something is good or not after it has been properly processed.

In case of any potential problems, they can be communicated on the spot.

True Monarch Shattered Gold understood this as well, so he waited quietly to the side, not forgetting to stare at the long spear a few more times.

What a wonderful magical artifact! It's a pity it's about to be taken away.

How wonderful it would be if he could one day possess a fully fused magical artifact of his own, one that is nearly identical to this one.

Unfortunately, even though he is a top-tier fourth-order weapon refiner, he will probably find it difficult to accumulate so many resources after leaving the Holy City.

Expensive spirit stones are secondary.

The key is that top-tier spiritual objects like the Blazing Sun Stone, and spearheads imbued with the essence blood of demon lords, are rare treasures that are hard to come by.

It's already a stroke of luck that we were able to gather one set; even Fellow Daoist Xiao probably couldn't produce a second one.

Even just considering those hundreds of fourth-tier spiritual items, it's estimated that they represent the wealth accumulated by the Xiao family over generations over thousands of years.

Although True Monarch Shattered Gold is not considered a rogue cultivator, he does not have his own family.

Then there's even less hope.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a pang of envy.

Since the outer layer of restrictions was added separately, the refining process was not difficult and did not take too much time.

In just a quarter of an hour, Xiao Chen skillfully released the restriction and then finished refining the spear in his hand.

"So fast?"

The Broken Gold True Lord's brow twitched, and a storm of emotions surged within him.

Logically speaking, he was the one who personally added the protective seal, and therefore he knew its protective capabilities best.

The restrictions he set up were a unique set of restrictions that he developed himself, incorporating several weapon-refining techniques.

In other words, no other cultivators have ever seen it.

Even if it cannot stop a Nascent Soul cultivator from breaking the code, it should theoretically take about an hour.

However, today, the Broken Gold True Monarch witnessed Xiao Chen complete the deciphering at such a rapid speed, and the shock brought about was naturally unparalleled.

There are only two possibilities for this to happen.

First, the quality of the opponent's true essence is extremely strong, and it is so strong that it is unparalleled, far surpassing the quality of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators by more than ten times.

That basically means the other party's strength is unfathomable.

Second, the other party frequently breaks the restrictions.

This seems quite ordinary.

However, considering the numerous interactions between the two, Xiao Chen's unfamiliarity with weapon crafting and his superficial understanding of restrictions were nothing short of a horror story.

He was neither a weapon refiner nor did he appear to have studied or researched restrictions.

Why is he so experienced in breaking the restrictions?

Generally speaking, this is a typical characteristic of those who cultivate through tribulation or reverse cultivation.

Thinking of this, the Broken Gold True Lord's heart skipped a beat.

In fact, he had considered whether there was a problem with Xiao Chen's identity.

Otherwise, why not go to the Holy City, instead of looking for a loser like himself who has been driven out?

However, faced with the long-awaited opportunity to forge a fully fused spiritual weapon, True Monarch Shattered Gold chose to play dumb.

They often avoid thinking about these issues in depth and bury their heads in the sand like ostriches.

Over time, I got used to it.

However, seeing such obvious abnormalities now, the ostrich finally couldn't keep up the act any longer.

He silently stepped back a few paces, widening the distance between them.

Then he quietly adjusted the formations and restrictions inside the cave.

I felt a little more at ease after taking the necessary precautions.

What the Broken Gold True Lord didn't know was that he thought his actions were quite discreet.

In fact, Xiao Chen's spiritual sense was far stronger than that of ordinary people, so he had already noticed the changes in the vicinity at the first moment.

However, he didn't care about these adjustments because these changes posed no threat to him whatsoever.

Perhaps the other party is just making normal adjustments, then there's no need for him to make a big deal out of it.

If the other party has ill intentions or chooses to attack for no reason, the surrounding formations will not be much better than mere decorations.

Therefore, Xiao Chen focused solely on refining his first custom-made spiritual artifact.

As the restrictions were gradually lifted, his true essence and divine sense were no longer hindered and immediately flowed into the spear.

Immediately afterward, Xiao Chen had a thought.

The spear, originally eighteen feet long, immediately expanded rapidly, instantly becoming a steel pillar over ten feet long, almost touching the rock wall of the cave.

It then shrank rapidly, becoming less than a foot long, almost like just a spearhead.

Finally, it returned to a form that was about the same height as him.

During this process, Xiao Chen further felt the feedback brought about by the flow of true essence through the spear.

His divine sense swept over every pattern on the artifact from the inside out, quickly familiarizing him with their effects.

Although I've only just started using it, I feel like I can already use it in real combat.

"Excellent, excellent, it's truly a fine treasure!"

After Xiao Chen finished his inspection, he immediately said "not bad" twice, expressing his approval of the spiritual artifact.

"If you like it, that's fine."

The Broken Gold True Monarch smiled and said, "Now that the refining process is complete, it's time to give this spear a name."

"Unfortunately, I cannot do this for you; ultimately, it is up to you, fellow Daoist, to make the decision."

Xiao Chen was actually somewhat hesitant about this matter.

However, he was not an indecisive person, and he immediately recalled the names of guns he had heard of.

For the time being, he could only remember two things: the Dragon Gallant Silver Spear and the Five Tiger Soul-Severing Spear.

Considering that the spear was not silver, he chose the latter and used it as a metaphor: "I thought it would be better to call it the 'Giant Elephant Soul-Severing Spear'."

"How does this name sound?"

The Broken Gold True Lord pondered for a moment: "Hmm, it sounds a bit straightforward, but it also reveals a certain imposing manner."

"The words 'Soul Severing' sound somewhat murderous at first glance, but since it is an offensive spiritual weapon, it is quite fitting."

Overall, it's a good name.

Since the other party has praised it so highly, it means there's nothing wrong with the name.

Xiao Chen didn't dwell on it too much and directly settled on this title.

After all, he never cared about such superficial things; as long as a name could strike fear into the hearts of his enemies, it was a good name!

This time, I finally got my hands on the long-awaited Giant Elephant Soul-Severing Spear.

Xiao Chen was in a good mood and took the initiative to ask, "Fellow Daoist paid a lot of spirit stones during the refining process, and since the finished product is so excellent, you should also pay more processing fees."

"Please come up with a figure, fellow Daoist, so we can settle the payment and goods."

The Broken Gold True Monarch did a quick mental calculation: "The advance payment is actually not too bad. I didn't spend that many spirit stones in total, maybe three million at most."

"As for the processing fee, let's calculate it based on the one million we agreed on at the beginning."

"Fellow Daoist, just give me four million in total. If you are temporarily short of cash, you can postpone it for three to five years, as long as it doesn't take too long."

What the Broken Gold True Lord was thinking was that the other party might be very short of money after spending tens of millions.

So he deliberately rounded it down to the nearest zero.

But he clearly underestimated Xiao Chen's financial resources: "Hey, fellow Daoist, you've worked hard all day, you can't lose a single penny of what you deserve."

"Besides, I'm very satisfied with the finished product, so I might as well make it a total of five million."

"Wait a moment, I'll transfer five million spirit stones into this storage ring."

"Alright, fellow Daoist, you can count them too."

Ok?
The Broken Gold True Monarch looked at the storage ring that Xiao Chen handed over and felt somewhat bewildered.

So fast?
And what does it mean to distribute five million spirit stones?

Judging from your tone, do you perhaps carry even more spirit stones with you?
He really couldn't imagine that, apart from the seven great clans, there could be someone in the cultivation world who was this wealthy.

After spending tens of millions of spirit stones to create a fully fused spirit weapon, he still carried several million spirit stones in cash with him.

Could it be that this Fellow Daoist Xiao not only used a fake name, but also fabricated a fake identity?

Actually, he came from one of the other six powerful clans besides the Xia family.

Hmm, it seems like that's actually quite possible!

Just imagine, how could a normal cultivator easily collect so many spiritual items?

In particular, the list from ten months ago was compiled in just a few days, consisting of about forty fourth-tier spiritual items and a pair of top-tier Yin-Yang spiritual items.

Even if they have that ability.

But since there are so many famous weapon-refining masters in the Holy City, why would they come to him to start refining something?

Previously, True Lord Shattered Gold simply thought that there might be a problem with his identity, which was why he needed to avoid the Holy City.

But upon closer examination, this argument doesn't hold up very well.

To be on the safe side, you could simply have someone with a legitimate identity do it for you.

For someone capable of acquiring so many fourth-tier spiritual items, arranging a middleman wouldn't be too difficult.

Instead, he thought along these new lines of thought: Could it be that the other powerful clans chose him in order to avoid the Xia family's eyes and ears in the Holy City?

The other party was well aware of their true abilities, and also knew that there was absolutely no possibility of them communicating with the Xia family.

If they choose him, they can secretly prepare a powerful fully fused spiritual artifact without the Xia family's knowledge.

Wow, that makes perfect sense now!
The Broken Gold True Lord suddenly realized the truth.

So you're a monk from the Holy City!

(End of this chapter)