I'm in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have one equipment slot!

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"Fellow Daoist Zhou, you're too kind. Leave this to me!"

Lu Weiying patted her chest and agreed.

Being able to do Zhou Yuan such a huge favor is a good thing for both him and the Tianji Sect.

Moreover, he was also very curious about what kind of treasure Zhou Yuan was going to refine.

It's really necessary to go to such great lengths.

For the next month, Zhou Yuan stayed in the pavilion of Qingxin Garden, continuing to cultivate the "Heavenly Demon Art" to solidify his sixth level while waiting for news from Lu Weiying.

During this period, Lu Weiying and Nanlonghou visited twice more, exchanging cultivation experiences with Zhou Yuan and bringing some scattered information about material collection.

Zhou Yuan learned from them that the Righteous Alliance and the Six Demonic Sects are currently maintaining a delicate balance, with constant minor frictions, but no large-scale conflicts for many years.

He also learned that, on the surface, there are only three late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in Tiannan today, just as he remembered.

A month later.

Lu Weiying visited again, followed by three cultivators with considerable auras.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, I have not failed you!"

Lu Weiying introduced with a smile, "This is Fellow Daoist Qi Shu from the Tai Zhen Sect. He has a wind-attribute unique spiritual root and his wind-type supernatural abilities are superb."

Qi Shu was a middle-aged Taoist priest with a thin face and sharp eyes, dressed in a blue Taoist robe. He bowed to Zhou Yuan with neither servility nor arrogance, saying, "I, Qi, greet Fellow Daoist Zhou."

"This is my junior brother Fang Han from the Tianji Sect. He specializes in the 'Thick Earth Profound Technique,' and his earth-attribute magic power is pure and profound."

Lu Weiying pointed to a middle-aged man with a stocky build, a kind face, and wearing a brown short jacket.

"I, Fang, have met Senior Zhou."

Fang Han seemed to be not good with words, he just smiled honestly and treated Zhou Yuan with great respect.

"This is the Water Cloud Fairy of Haoran Pavilion. She cultivates the 'Haoran Water Element Scripture,' and her water-based magic is long-lasting, gentle, and exquisitely controlled." Lu Weiying introduced a woman dressed in a light blue palace gown, with a gentle and graceful temperament and beautiful appearance.

"Shuiyun greets Fellow Daoist Zhou." Fairy Shuiyun's voice was gentle as she gave a graceful bow.

"I am deeply grateful that you three fellow Daoists have taken the time to come! Thank you for your help, Brother Lu!"

Zhou Yuan returned the greetings to the three men one by one, and then thanked Lu Weiying.

He could tell that although these three were all at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, their auras were deep and their foundations were solid, clearly making them outstanding among their peers.

Lu Weiying did put in a lot of effort.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, you are too kind. It is my honor to be able to do my part for you."

Qi Shu said politely, his gaze sweeping over Zhou Yuan with a hint of inquiry.

He was quite surprised when he received Lu Weiying's invitation. A rogue cultivator in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm wanted to refine a treasure that required the assistance of wind and thunder power.

Moreover, he found a way to replace lightning-attribute techniques, which aroused his curiosity.

Fang Han and Fairy Shuiyun quickly responded modestly.

"The three of you, please follow me," Zhou Yuan said directly without much pleasantries.

Lu Weiying, being quite tactful, did not follow, and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Zhou and the three other Daoists have important matters to discuss, so I will not disturb them any longer. I wish you success in refining your treasure!"

Zhou Yuan nodded, then led Qi Shu, Fang Han, and Shui Yun, transforming into four streaks of light, and left Tiandu First City, flying towards a remote place far from the core area of ​​the Righteous Alliance.

The forging of a treasure like the Wind and Thunder Wings could not be carried out in a place like the First City of Heaven, where there are many people and complex forces at play.

If someone covets the treasure after it is forged, it could easily cause trouble right under the noses of the Tai Zhen Sect.

The four streaks of light traveled westward, deliberately avoiding areas where cultivators gathered and the spiritual veins of sects along the way.

After flying for three days and three nights, they arrived at the depths of a wild mountain range, sparsely populated and lacking in spiritual energy.

Zhou Yuan chose an unremarkable, barren, gray mountain and landed in front of a sheltered cliff halfway up the mountain.

"Let's do it here."

With a wave of his hand, several sharp sword energies shot out, easily carving out a simple cave entrance several meters deep in the hard rock as if cutting through tofu.

Immediately, he took out several sets of array flags and array plates, and set up several layers of restrictions at the cave entrance and around it to isolate the aura and provide early warning and protection.

In particular, a special set of restrictions was set up to interfere with and block the transmission of divine sense and communication talismans, in order to prevent anyone from secretly transmitting messages and exposing their location.

"Fellow Daoists, please."

Zhou Yuan was the first to enter the cave.

He had expanded the cave dwelling into a spacious stone chamber several tens of feet in diameter, with an open space in the center.

Qi Shu and the other two followed them in, secretly nodding in approval at the methods Zhou Yuan had used to open up the cave and set up the restrictions.

His movements were clean and efficient, and the restrictions he used were quite sophisticated; this Fellow Daoist Zhou was indeed extraordinary.

"Fellow Daoists, this is the treasure that I, Zhou, wish to refine, named 'Wind and Thunder Wings'."

Without wasting any words, Zhou Yuan took out three jade slips that he had prepared beforehand and shot them at the three people respectively.

"The refining method, the required materials, and the responsibilities of the three fellow Daoists in the refining process are all contained herein. Please take a look."

Qi Shu gasped, his eyes gleaming with surprise.

He was well-versed in wind and supernatural powers, and could appreciate the ingenuity of the "Wind and Thunder Wings" design.

If one can master this technique, their mastery of wind and thunder power will reach an unimaginable level.

Its speed is so fast that even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would find it difficult to match!

"Fusing earth and water elemental powers to simulate lightning... this array's design is truly wondrous!"

Fang Han looked at the complex array diagram recorded in the jade slip, his honest face full of amazement.

"The refining process requires extremely precise control of magical power, especially the fusion of my spiritual power with Fellow Daoist Fang's. It needs to achieve a delicate balance of 'water fusion and yin-yang harmony.' The slightest mistake will result in the failure of all previous efforts, or even backfire on ourselves..."

Water Cloud Fairy frowned slightly, sensing the difficulty and danger involved.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, please forgive my bluntness."

Qi Shu put down the jade slip and looked at Zhou Yuan seriously. "After this 'Wind and Thunder Wings' is forged, it needs to be activated with wind and thunder attribute magic power to unleash its power. Fellow Daoist seems... not to possess a wind and thunder unique spiritual root. Even if you forge it, I'm afraid you won't be able to control it freely?"

This is the most critical concern.

To spend such a huge sum of money to invite the three of them to refine a treasure that one might not even be able to use is surely a child's play.

"Fellow Daoist Qi's concerns are quite valid."

Zhou Yuan smiled slightly, as if he had expected this. "However, fellow Daoist, you don't need to worry about this. Since I have chosen to refine this treasure, I have my own way of controlling it. To be honest, the cultivation method I practice is somewhat special, which can temporarily simulate and accommodate some alien spiritual power to drive this wing."

Although it's not as perfectly responsive as a true wind and thunder spiritual root, it should be able to unleash seventy or eighty percent of its power without any problems.

He was only half telling the truth.

He couldn't perfectly match the Wind and Thunder Wings like a cultivator with the Wind and Thunder Spiritual Root, but he had an equipment slot!

The Wind and Thunder Wings can be "equipped," which will not only allow them to unleash their full power but may even trigger additional attribute bonuses. However, this secret must not be revealed to outsiders.

Qi Shu and the other two were skeptical upon hearing this.

However, Zhou Yuan's expression was confident and he did not seem to be faking it. Moreover, the other party was a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, so he would not joke with such precious materials and their time.

Perhaps this fellow Daoist Zhou truly possesses some unknown secret technique or treasure that can solve this problem.

The three of them studied the contents of the jade slip carefully for several more days, especially the fusion formation and the refining steps that each of them was responsible for. They repeatedly deliberated and confirmed that there were no errors, and exchanged and refined the details of the coordination of spiritual power.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, we are ready and may begin."

Qi Shu, being the most skilled and knowledgeable of the three, spoke on their behalf.

"Alright! Thank you for your help, fellow Daoists!" Zhou Yuan's spirits lifted, and a hint of anticipation flashed in his eyes.

With a wave of his hand, he took out the materials that had been prepared in advance from his storage bag.

The first thing to appear was a pair of enormous winged skeletons, each over ten feet long, with silver bones throughout, faintly flowing with fine silver lightning patterns, and radiating terrifying lightning power.

Level 10 Thunder Roc Wing Bone!

Following that were several fiery red, crystal-clear Crimson Feather Beast natal feathers, and several dark blue-black, iron-like, blade-sharp top-tier Gale Beast flight feathers.

Then there was a pile of precious metals.

Qi Shu and the other two were mesmerized by what they saw, and the last trace of doubt in their hearts vanished.

The cultivator who could produce these materials was no ordinary person; their methods were probably far beyond their imagination.

Let's begin!

Zhou Yuan let out a low shout, opened his mouth and spat out azure infant fire, first wrapping the main material, the Thunder Roc Wing Bone, and began the first step of tempering and shaping.

At the same time, he formed hand seals and quickly outlined the complex fusion array on the floor of the stone chamber.

Qi Shu, Fang Han, and Shui Yun dared not be negligent. Each of them occupied a position in the formation, sat cross-legged, regulated their breathing and focused their minds, adjusting themselves to their best condition.

When Zhou Yuan completed the initial tempering, he added other auxiliary materials into the infant fire in a specific order and proportion, and began to initially fuse with the main bone.

Qi Shu made the first move, unleashing a pure and condensed cyan wind-attribute spiritual power.

Immediately afterwards, Fang Han let out a low roar and pressed his palms onto the nodes of the magic array, and a thick, condensed, earthy-yellow spiritual power carrying the aura of the earth surged out.

Almost simultaneously, Fairy Shuiyun lightly raised her hand, and a clear, gentle, pale blue water-attribute spiritual energy, seemingly capable of encompassing all things, flowed out.

The two completely different spiritual energies, earth and water, converged in mid-air under the guidance of the fusion array that Zhou Yuan had set up in advance.

There was a slight conflict at first.

However, under the coordination of the magic array's power and the guidance of the neutral and peaceful cyan wood-attribute spiritual power unleashed by Zhou Yuan's distraction, the two began to slowly rotate and merge.

The color gradually changes.

It transforms from earthy yellow and light blue into a deep purple that contains a sense of rage and destruction, yet also a vibrant vitality.

Although the simulated lightning spiritual power is not as pure and domineering as the true heavenly lightning or the spiritual power of a cultivator with a lightning spiritual root, the lightning attribute aura it contains is enough to guide and stimulate the dormant lightning power in the wings of the Thunder Roc.

Time passed little by little.

Inside the stone chamber, the blue infant fire burned fiercely, the wind howled and thunder rumbled faintly, earth and water mingled, and spiritual light intertwined.

The four of them were completely focused and dared not be distracted in the slightest.

In particular, Qi Shu, Fang Han, and Shui Yun needed to continuously output pure spiritual energy and control it precisely, which greatly depleted their physical strength and mental energy, and beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads.

As the leader, Zhou Yuan was under immense pressure.

He not only had to control the temperature of the infant fire and the progress of material fusion, but also had to maintain the operation of the magic array, coordinate the spiritual power output of the three people, and use his own wood attribute magic power to constantly neutralize and calm the subtle disturbances that occurred during the fusion process.

The refining process is extremely complex, and it is a great test of skill, patience, magic power and divine sense.

The slightest mistake could not only destroy all the materials, but also cause the four of them to suffer a backlash.

Fortunately, Zhou Yuan was well-prepared, and the three of them were all experienced Nascent Soul cultivators, so their cooperation became increasingly tacit.

This went on without sleep for six months.

Apart from Zhou Yuan, the other three had consumed terrifying amounts of magical energy, nearly to the point of exhaustion.

When the final rune, infused with the power of wind and thunder, was carefully inscribed by Zhou Yuan using his essence blood mixed with several kinds of spiritual liquids onto the already formed, shrunken, and radiant wing skeleton—

"Buzz!!!"

A pair of exquisite wings suddenly burst forth with a dazzling blue-purple light!

The left wing swirled with blue light, as if countless tiny whirlwinds were swirling around it; the right wing leaped with purple lightning, emitting crackling thunder!

Wind and Thunder Wings, complete!

Zhou Yuan's eyes flashed with wild joy.

I immediately took the pair of ethereal wings that were floating in mid-air into my hands.

It's done! It's finally done!

He suppressed his excitement and looked to the side.

Qi Shu, Fang Han, and Shui Yun were all pale-faced and weak, sitting cross-legged to regulate their breathing.

Shuiyun Fairy was drenched in fragrant sweat.

But all three of them were focused on the pair of wings in Zhou Yuan's hand.

His eyes were filled with undisguised shock, admiration, and... a trace of unavoidable fervor and longing.

Such a treasure, a marvel of nature, is being forged right before our eyes!

Faced with such a treasure, who could remain unmoved and without a trace of greed?

After a brief silence, the atmosphere inside the stone chamber became somewhat subtle.