Peerless Tang Sect: Becoming a God Through Medicine

Chapter 46: The Stepping Stone to First-Grade and Spirit Forging!

Ji Juechen's sword can be regarded as a weapon part of his battle armor, because he truly nurtured it with his soul power and spirit, and tempered it day and night with his own martial soul.

However, without forging and inscribing magic arrays, the effect of nurturing will eventually have its limits.

Ultimately, it is just ordinary iron and cannot develop spirituality simply by being nurtured.

However, this is an opportunity for Lin Nuo, an opportunity to break through the current difficulties in spirit forging!

This piece of extraterrestrial meteorite iron, which Ji Juechen had carried since childhood, had undoubtedly become extremely compatible with his martial soul under his nurturing, and it could be said that it was filled with Ji Juechen's martial soul aura.

It is the highest-grade spirit-forging metal material. Even though it is limited by Linno's forging technology and cannot be forged into true spirit forging, as long as its internal spirituality is not damaged during forging, it can be forged a second time even if it is completed.

It can not only serve as a stepping stone for Lin Nuo to break through to the first grade of the thousand-forging, but also become the best experimental material for subsequent fusion forging of metal alloys!
Even if it is just a special case and it is difficult to replicate its forging process on other metals, as long as the forging is successful, it is a successful experience.

With the first success, the subsequent exploration was no longer a complete mystery!

Of course, Lin Nuo would definitely tell Ji Juechen about using someone's precious possession, which they spend every day and night with, as a test subject. He bluntly stated that he and Xiao Hongchen were exploring a path of forging that was not yet systematic, namely, the spiritual forging method.

It's true that I will upgrade your sword, but I can't guarantee how high I'll upgrade it. However, I can assure you that I won't ruin your sword.

Even if it's ruined, it just means it can no longer be forged with spirit; the improvement itself is real.

If it is upgraded to the level of a thousand forgings, then it will be a spiritual sword of the thousand forging level, which can resonate with Ji Juechen at a deeper level, allowing him to gain more insights into the path of swordsmanship.

If it's upgraded to Spirit Forging, Soul Forging, or even Heaven Forging, then we can only say that Ji Juechen and Lin Nuo both hit the jackpot. It's purely thanks to Ji Juechen providing the experimental materials that it's a win-win situation for both of them.

Without Lin Nuo's appearance, the sword's original fate was to break during the battle with Huo Yuhao, without even a chance to be upgraded.

Lin Nuo's actions did not constitute a trap for Ji Juechen.

The risks are almost nonexistent, but the future is extremely bright.

Will Ji Juechen hesitate?
He did hesitate for a moment.

Although Ji Juechen's heart changed slightly after Jing Ziyan inadvertently revealed some emotions, before this unspoken understanding was broken, the person closest to Ji Juechen was still his sword.

It's perfectly normal for him to hesitate for a moment when asked to take the risk with his own sword.

After hearing Lin Nuo's words, he didn't hesitate and readily agreed. He understood that the other party had no reason to deceive him.

Ultimately, his sword wasn't anything special; it was just a piece of extraterrestrial meteorite iron that was a bit harder. If it were a real treasure, it would have been stolen long ago, and he, being from no particular sect or faction, couldn't possibly protect it.

What's special about this piece of extraterrestrial meteorite iron is that Ji Juechen has been nurturing it tirelessly for over a decade.

That's exactly what Lin Nuo was looking for.

Ji Juechen also wanted to further improve his swordsmanship, and coupled with his trust in Lin Nuo, he agreed to Lin Nuo's plan.

Lin Nuo took the longsword from Ji Juechen and examined it carefully for a while. Although he had fought with Ji Juechen several times, this was the first time he had observed his sword so closely.

Just like described in the original novel, Ji Juechen's sword is essentially a long, narrow piece of metal, with barely visible blades on both sides. Its surface is pitted and uneven, far from aesthetically pleasing. It's only Ji Juechen's good looks that make this oddly shaped sword work; if it were someone less attractive, it would look like some kind of eccentric performance art.

Of course, Lin Nuo wasn't interested in its appearance. Appearances are the easiest thing to change. You can even buy skins in games with real money. Lin Nuo could easily mold it into his own shape in no time.

The most important thing is its inherent qualities.

As soon as Lin Nuo got his hands on the sword, he sensed the aura contained within it. It was Ji Juechen's unique soul power aura, sharp and lonely. Every inch of the metal's internal texture was wrapped with Ji Juechen's sword intent.

This simply amazed Lin Nuo.

Its internal spirituality is not strong, even weaker than the third-grade thousand-refined metal that Lin Nuo just took out. But please note that it has never undergone any forging. Once it has undergone forging, its spirituality will be amplified countless times.

"Amazing! Old Ji, you're simply my lucky star!" Lin Nuo returned the sword to Ji Juechen, his tone filled with amazement.

This is simply the perfect stepping stone for Lin Nuo to try Thousand Forging and Spirit Forging. If it weren't for a flash of inspiration, he would never have thought that the key to breaking through the spiritual barrier would actually be Ji Juechen's sword!

“However, you’ll have to wait a while. We’ve only just started exploring the Spirit Forging path. It’s the academy’s most cutting-edge and confidential soul-guided technology theory. Currently, besides you and me, there are only three other people who know about this plan,” Lin Nuo said to Ji Juechen, adding a word of advice.

"Although I know you're not one to gossip, Lao Ji, the matter of spiritual forging cannot be revealed; it's a very serious matter."

If you want to use the other person's most treasured sword as experimental material, you definitely can't do it without telling them anything. Lin Nuo and Ji Juechen are friends, so he definitely wouldn't do something like making up lies to deceive the other person.

However, necessary reminders are still needed; the other party needs to understand the importance of this plan.

Ji Juechen sheathed his longsword and nodded silently.

"Sure, just come find me when you need to start."

He didn't say anything about absolute secrecy, but those familiar with Ji Juechen knew that he meant what he said.

After parting ways with Ji Juechen, Lin Nuo, who had just found some free time, went back to his workbench. He found a piece of extraterrestrial meteorite iron in the rare metal warehouse that had properties similar to Ji Juechen's meteorite iron sword and began to experiment with it.

There's only one meteorite iron sword; if it's destroyed, it's truly gone. Lin Nuo wouldn't dare use that thing to test his skills.

Therefore, the only option is to find meteorite iron with similar properties to get a feel for it beforehand and accumulate experience for forging meteorite iron swords soon.

"A life of toil, a life of toil..."

time flies.

Several more months have passed.

Another holiday is approaching. Lin Nuo has had his sixth spirit ring for almost a year, and his spirit power level has increased to level 64 at an extremely terrifying speed, which can be said to be a considerable improvement.

Wow, he actually leveled up through his own cultivation!
"Ahem, cultivation speed isn't important, at least I've become an eighth-level fitter, right?"

(End of this chapter)