Mortal: From a Chaotic Star Sea to a True Immortal

He touched the vertical line between his eyebrows, a line he had only noticed shortly after returning to his cave.

I don't know when it appeared. It's probably related to the illusion he experienced before.

After all, Wei Fang only temporarily lost his consciousness during the period when he was trapped in the illusion.

In addition, they can sense any movement along the way and will never be attacked in secret.

After several fruitless investigations, Wei Fang discovered that apart from the extra thin golden-red line, there was nothing else amiss, and eventually, he simply let it be.

The spiritual roots and spiritual bodies in this cultivation world are truly bizarre, numbering in the countless.

Some abilities are revealed as soon as they enter the path of immortality, while others require the cultivation of certain techniques. For example, Zi Ling Yuan Yao's extraordinary physique was only revealed after she cultivated demonic and ghostly techniques.

Then there are other physiques suitable for dual cultivation, such as the Nine Spirits Sword Body, which is suitable for alchemy, medicine making, and sword practice, and so on.

Wei Fang thought that perhaps he also possessed some kind of constitution, but it had not yet shown any extraordinary signs.

……

"The matter of the magic weapon has been delayed for quite some time. Fortunately, I have managed to collect most of the materials over the years, so I can now try to refine some magic artifacts first."

Wei Fang turned his attention back to the art of weapon crafting, since the creation of this natal magic weapon could not be entrusted to others.

Although Core Formation cultivators seem to have a lifespan of 500 years, which is quite long, how many of them can actually break free from the tight constraints of wealth, companions, laws, and land?

If Wei Fang is ever negligent, time will fly by unnoticed.

Perhaps one day I'll wake up and regret it too late.

A few days after making his plans, Wei Fang rented a shop in Tianxing City and began his career in weapon crafting.

Although this place is located in the outer city of Tianxing City and is not as prosperous as the inner city, there are quite a few cultivators in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages.

As Wei Fang's shop gradually grew in popularity, it became well-known among Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Occasionally, low-level cultivators would purchase rare talismans and top-tier magical artifacts here, and the increasing number of such individuals day after day became a headache for Wei Fang.

So later on, he simply opened the shop once every seven days, and spent the rest of the time making excuses to go to buy goods. He stopped doing business with the public.

That finally brought some peace and quiet.

Time flies, and more than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Wei Fang still looks like a young man, but the lines and contours of his face have become more defined and no longer appear as round as before.

At this moment, Wei Fang waved his hand inside the cave and put away the dozen or so flying needle-shaped treasures that he had been manipulating for some time.

As he brushed his fingertips over the fat sunbirds flitting back and forth in the cave, he muttered to himself, "I'm already quite adept at crafting top-tier flying needle-type magical artifacts. If I'm careful when crafting magical treasures, I should have a 70-80% chance of producing a satisfactory one."

"I'm going into seclusion again. I hope everything goes smoothly this time."

……

After Wei Fang put the two birds into his spirit beast bag and instructed the little dragon, who was almost at the fourth level, to guard the cave, he went into seclusion again.

This time, he is going to forge his own natal magic weapon.

……

"The Heavenly Sun Gilded Needle is made from the essence of the five metals and refined using numerous secret methods, each school employing its own distinct techniques. The process lasts at least three years, during which no mistakes can be tolerated. Otherwise, even if the treasure is successfully refined, its power will be greatly reduced, perhaps even less than that of an ordinary offensive magic weapon. Once refined, however, this treasure is specifically designed to break through all kinds of five-element defensive magic weapons. Ordinary defenses are no match for this treasure."

"The Seven-Colored Rain Needle is made from ten-thousand-year-old cold iron, strong silver sand, purple gold copper heart, celestial star wood, and the reverse scales of a level-five wind-riding beast. With the help of a Core Formation cultivator's alchemical fire and a unique refining technique, it can be initially completed in two years."

"And these Qinghua needles..."

Wei Fang placed the collected methods for making needles on the table one by one, tapping them lightly with his fingers.

"All four or five needle-type magic treasures have quite a background; they are either imitations of ancient treasures or masterpieces of ancient Nascent Soul cultivators."

"However, these materials are indeed quite expensive. In addition, needle-type magic treasures are difficult to refine, no wonder the Core Formation cultivators in those shops had such complicated expressions when they heard that I wanted the method to make such magic treasures. They copied them for me with almost no cost."

"We have now managed to collect materials for one set each of the Heavenly Sun Gilded Needle and the Purple Blade Demon-Slaying Needle."

"No matter which set is successfully refined, it can be used as a natal magic weapon. As for the other types of magic weapons, although there is some overlap in the materials, the missing materials are already extremely difficult to find in the Chaotic Star Sea."

"It's a pity that the cultivation technique I practice doesn't include methods for crafting flying needles. Otherwise, even if their power is weaker, I could find some rare and precious materials like Gengjin to refine them, and they wouldn't be weaker than these magical treasures."

……

More than a decade has passed, and Wei Fang's cave remains as quiet as ever.

However, the commotion Wei Fang made in the dark room was by no means small.

"go!"

With a quick hand gesture, Wei Fang sent several streaks of red light whistling through the air as they hurtled towards the artificial hill not far away.

After releasing his divine sense, Wei Fang saw seven pinhole-sized holes appear on the artificial hill, and then nodded in satisfaction.

Wei Fang brought the seven flying needles, each with a dragon pattern and shimmering purple light, back to his front. He couldn't help but pick one up and examine it closely.

"Although a lot of materials were wasted this time, we still managed to successfully forge a set of Purple Blade Demon-Slaying Needles. After nurturing them for a few years, they are finally ready for use."

"The essence of that Crimson Fire Dragon was also refined into a weapon spirit. It was a mistake that we didn't sell it to exchange for resources back then."

"Although there are only seven, they can already work together to form several small formations. However, we can continue to refine these flying needle magic weapons in the future."

"The seven groups, sharing the same root and origin, form a complete set, and the forty-nine roots can also be combined to form a large array."

"The flying needles that were added later require more care and nurturing to achieve the same power. We'll take it slowly from there."

After storing the magic weapon in his dantian, Wei Fang took out several other items and examined them one by one.

"The Heavenly Sun Gilded Needle is a flawed magical artifact, belonging to the top-tier flying needle category. It's useless to me now, but I could sell it. Oh well, I'll keep it as a souvenir."

"The Moon Essence Fruit's specific use is still unknown, so let's leave it for now."

"And this antique ring..." Wei Fang stroked the ring in his hand, somewhat embarrassed.

"Although this treasure has the function of storing items, as a defensive magic weapon, I really dare not put all my possessions into it. If something were to happen to it, I would regret it too late."

Wei Fang couldn't imagine the farcical scene of someone knocking out his entire fortune with a single punch.

"Why!"

"Just treat it as an accessory made of Soul-Nourishing Wood. After all, you can't really use it to defend against attacks from magical weapons. It's good for storing odds and ends too."

……

With the magic weapon now complete, Wei Fang prepared to leave his cave to begin his cultivation.

After all, the spiritual energy in the meditation cave and the pills for improving cultivation during the Core Formation stage are far superior to those of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Pills costing one or two thousand spirit stones each are not something Wei Fang can support by making talismans and selling magical artifacts.

"Wang Yuan also reached the Core Formation stage a few years ago, and little Zi Ling is almost at the Foundation Establishment stage. Speaking of which, shouldn't that old demon be coming to the Chaotic Star Sea soon?"

"How can I get some high-quality pills...?"

...Just to clarify, the book is a blend of the original work and the anime, so some minor details might cause you some confusion. However, the author will try to optimize it.