Chen Lin hung a sign outside the cave indicating his retreat and began to prepare to refine the Green Dragon Spear.
Even though he is wealthy now, he really doesn't have a top-level spiritual weapon.
Top-level spiritual weapons are extremely scarce because the materials required are too valuable and the cost-effectiveness is too low, so no one is willing to refine them.
Generally speaking, for cultivators in the late stage of foundation building, it is enough to use high-quality spiritual tools. There is no need to go to great lengths to get top-level spiritual tools. With that kind of time and financial resources, they should prepare for forming the elixir!
Chen Lin didn't take it too seriously at first. He would keep the materials when he saw them, and wouldn't force it if he didn't find them. It was only now that he had gathered all the materials.
But now that he has gathered all the spirit stones and has no shortage of them, it would be nice to refine it.
Five bottles containing demon souls were lined up in a row, and then the rough spiritual weapon that had been refined with the help of the Weapon Refining Hall was taken out, and then the Burning Lotus True Fire was activated to operate it.
He had already studied the refining method thoroughly and was familiar with every detail. In addition, the power of the Burning Lotus True Fire increased dramatically after its advancement, so refining it was very easy for him.
In less than two hours, the first refining was completed. After a short rest, the second one began.
Three days later.
Chen Lin walked out of the cave with a very ugly look on his face.
He never expected that something he thought was a sure success would actually fail!
After the fifth failure, he was shocked and thought there was something wrong with his innate ability. He hurriedly refined some other things and only felt relieved after making sure that they still worked.
Since there is no problem with his innate ability, the problem lies in the scroll of refining method that Xu Ruolan gave him.
This refining method is fake, he was fooled by the other party!
Thinking of this, he almost got angry and his nose was crooked. His mind couldn't help but recall the scene of the transaction with the other party in Kaiyuan City, as well as the other party's confident look. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got.
It would have been fine if he had only learned the method of refining a top-level spiritual weapon, but he also wasted five such precious materials, which he had bought at a great price, and now they were all wasted.
But now there are so many people around that it is impossible to find the other party even if he wants to. It is not even certain whether the other party is still alive. Chen Lin can only swallow this dumb advice.
Chen Lin took a breath of fresh air at the entrance of the cave, which relieved his depressed mood a little. After thinking for a while, he went straight to the weapon refining hall.
He still felt unwilling.
He wanted to ask the master refiner in the Refining Hall to take a look. If it could be improved, he would put it in the Refining Hall for them to use. It would be considered as his contribution to the Immortal City.
"It's actually a scroll. This is the ancient way of inheritance. The current cultivation world doesn't use this thing as a way to pass on information."
An unkempt old man with a white beard held the scroll and looked at it for a while before a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"Master Fu, can you help me see if there is anything wrong with this refining method?"
Chen Lin asked respectfully.
The other person's name is Fu Chongshan. Although he looks sloppy, he is a Jindan cultivator with profound attainments in refining equipment. He can refine top-level magic weapons and has an extraordinary status in the Silver Immortal City.
"Why, the refining failed? Didn't you say it would be easy?"
Fu Chongshan glanced at Chen Lin and teased.
Chen Lin smiled awkwardly and said, "It's not necessarily because of my poor skills. I feel there is something wrong with this refining method."
When he asked the other party to help him refine the rough blank some time ago, the other party said that he could refine and synthesize it for him personally, but he had already prepared all five materials, so in order to pursue the perfect effect of his innate ability, he declined.
"Haha, blaming the inheritance for poor skills, what an excuse... Huh?"
Fu Chongshan sneered and mocked as he pulled the scroll to the bottom, then suddenly froze.
Then, he transferred his magical power to his hands and tapped the signature mark at the bottom. The mark suddenly seemed to come alive and began to wriggle and twist.
Seeing this scene, Chen Lin was immediately surprised. This thing had been in his hands for decades, but he had never discovered that it contained such a secret!
"This is not the inheritance of making spiritual tools."
Fu Chongshan did not fully activate the mark, and immediately stopped the output of mana, then spoke with excitement on his face.
Chen Lin was surprised and asked, "What is that?"
Although he failed to make it successfully, the content above was indeed about refining the Green Dragon Spear, so he did have some knowledge about it.
Fu Chongshan picked up the scroll again and examined it carefully from top to bottom. His movements were very gentle, and he looked intoxicated, as if he was touching the fairy in Wuzhen Tower.
Chen Lin was grinning as he watched. Just as he was about to interrupt, he saw the other party raise his head, look at him and say, "This is a fake spiritual treasure crafting inheritance!"
"Fake spiritual treasure, what does that mean?" Chen Lin frowned.
He knew about spiritual treasures and had even seen them. The gourd in the space created by the ghost ship was one of them. It was said to be a relic of the monks from the upper realm.
But this was the first time he had heard of fake Lingbao.
Fu Chongshan had regained his composure and said, "Fake spiritual treasures, as the name suggests, are imitations of spiritual treasures. But don't think that imitations are simple, they are also rare treasures. As far as I know, there are only dozens of fake spiritual treasures on our Starry Continent, and they are usually in the hands of Yuanying Zhenjun. The number of real spiritual treasures is probably less than one hand."
Chen Lin was surprised. He looked at the other party, then at the scroll, and thought: "Since the number of pseudo-spiritual treasures is so rare, it should not be because the refining method is scarce. Is it because the materials are very rare, or is there some other reason?"
The Starry Continent is extremely vast, and is divided into the northern and southern realms of immortal cultivation. There are only dozens of items in such a vast area, and there must be great limitations in refining them. He feels that he may not have the ability to do it, so he is not excited.
Fu Chongshan nodded in appreciation and said, "The materials are definitely scarce, but they are not impossible to gather. The main reason is that if you want to imitate a magic treasure, you first need to possess a spiritual charm of the magic treasure, and then you can use this spiritual charm to activate it. Otherwise, even if you refine it, it will have no spirituality and can only be regarded as an ordinary magic weapon."
Chen Lin suddenly realized.
It is clear from this that spiritual charm is not something that can be obtained casually, and it will inevitably cause certain damage to the spiritual treasure itself. Unless under extremely special circumstances, the owner of the spiritual treasure cannot divide the spiritual charm and give it to others.
Then he looked at the scroll and said, "So, the mark that the master just activated is a spiritual rhythm?"
Fu Chongshan nodded and said, "Yes, there is indeed a spiritual charm sealed in that mark. This inheritance is the inheritance of the production of pseudo-spiritual treasures. The things used in it are not wrong, but the level needs to be comprehensively improved!"
Chen Lin frowned and said, "Does it mean that we need to use a third-level dragon soul?"
There is no problem with other materials, they are all metals and ores. No matter how high the requirements are, they can be obtained as long as the price is right. However, the third-level dragon soul is not easy to find.
Unexpectedly, Fu Chongshan shook his head and said, "Level 3 may not be enough. It would be better to use Level 4, which is at least the peak of Level 3. But in that case, the pseudo-spiritual treasure refined can only be the lowest level, and such a spiritual charm is wasted in vain."
Fourth level
Chen Lin was speechless for a while.
He couldn't even get to the third level, let alone the fourth level.
"Master Fu, you are kidding, right? A fourth-level demon beast has already transformed, not to mention a dragon. It's not certain whether it exists in this world. Even if it does exist, do you think it's realistic to kill a Yuanying-level demon beast to take its soul?"
The fourth-level monsters have transformed into human forms, and their intelligence has been awakened. Each one of them is capable of calling the wind and rain. If one wants to seize the soul of such a powerful being, there are probably not many cultivators in this world who can do it.
Chen Lin suddenly lost interest.
No matter how powerful and mysterious the fake spiritual treasure is, it is useless if it cannot be made.
Fu Chongshan smiled and said, "Nothing is difficult in the world. You may think it is difficult now, but when you reach the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage, it may not be so difficult. In addition, you don't have to kill the monsters yourself to obtain the monster souls. You can also exchange treasures with other strong people. Besides, you are only in the Foundation Establishment stage now, and using pseudo-spiritual treasures requires at least the Golden Core cultivation level. There is no rush. Take your time."
Then, he hesitated for a moment and said, "But I have an unwelcome request. This inheritance method is extremely rare. Elder Chen, please do not sell it to others. When it comes to refining, you must let me do it. I plan to use this treasure to challenge the master of refining!"
Immediately, he added: "Of course, this old man would not make such a request in vain, and would also help Elder Chen collect materials."
Upon hearing this, Chen Lin immediately said, "That's no problem. How can I sell such a treasure to others? Master, please keep it a secret for me, so as not to attract the covetousness of others."
After leaving the weapon refining hall, Chen Lin was scratching his head.
Although the treasure is good, it is far beyond his level. Even if he refines it now, he cannot use it. He can only put it in the storage bag for now.
Of course, he would never sell it. This kind of treasure is hard to come by, and it would be difficult to get it again after selling it.
A few days later.
Chen Lin was discussing his cultivation experiences with Qin Lingyu in the cave when he suddenly received a message from Lu Youcai saying that a monk came to the shop to look for him.
"Amitabha, I am Xuanzhi, nice to meet you, Benefactor Chen!"
A thin old monk in a cassock bowed deeply to Chen Lin.
Chen Lin's face was filled with confusion, but he immediately responded, "My shopkeeper told me that the master is from the Demon Temple in Black Horn Town?"
Not long after he issued the task of obtaining the relic, the monk from the Demon-Suppressing Temple came to him. He didn't know whether it was for this matter or the matter of killing the monk in Wanku Mountain before, so he didn't delay and came to meet him immediately.
"Exactly!"
The old monk nodded, and then said, "Mr. Chen, may I have a word with you?"
Chen Lin looked around, then smiled and said, "Master, please come in!"
Since they have come to our door, we have to face whatever comes. Besides, they can't cause any trouble in this Silver Immortal City.
So he readily invited the person into the reception room.