nownovels Chapter 325 Peak Treasure Refining Master: Chen Yuan
Chapter 325 Peak Treasure Refining Master: Chen Yuan
Chapter 325 Peak Treasure Refining Master: Chen Yuan
After eight years of diligent study, Chen Yuan believes that he has made significant progress in his treasure-refining techniques.
After all, based on the time it took for his clone to comprehend the accelerated environment of the Primordial Palace, he had studied for nearly ten thousand years, and his mastery of the Refining Treasure Technique was no longer at the level of just entering the seventh level eight years ago.
Well, according to Chen Yuan's own feeling, he should have already mastered the eighth level of treasure refining techniques, but he hasn't put them into practice yet.
He had just received several orders for rare treasures, so now was the perfect time to practice... no, to get started.
"Let's refine it for Senior Brother Youhou first."
Chen Yuan thought to himself, "My senior brother's strength is the lowest, so even if his rank is slightly lower, he won't be able to tell."
Of course, he would guarantee that the grade would be at least around level eight. However, even among level eight treasures, there are differences in quality. After all, this one belonging to Youhou was the first one he had ever crafted, so it's normal for it to be of a lower quality. But it shouldn't be as low as level seven.
With his current skill level, if he were to actually forge a level seven weapon, Chen Yuan would rather provide the materials himself and reforge it than lose face.
As for level nine? Based on the materials provided by the three people, it's practically impossible to achieve.
Because some level nine materials are used as auxiliary materials for supreme treasures in the treasure vault, they are too expensive, and few people are willing to use them to refine top-tier treasures.
Therefore, the materials of the three of them, including Youhou, were mostly around level seven or eight, with only a few core materials reaching level nine.
In contrast, the materials provided by the giant axe are much more luxurious, starting at least at level nine, and including some level ten materials as the main ingredients.
However... given Chen Yuan's skill level, he shouldn't even think about refining the most powerful treasure in the short term.
Therefore, he did not intend to use the materials from the giant axe to forge it. Instead, he used some low-level materials he had on hand to forge a passable level seven axe, and then used the system to optimize it to level ten, level one.
In this way, the giant axe obtained the supreme treasure he had always dreamed of, and Chen Yuan also obtained a large amount of high-grade materials that he could use for practice.
All are happy.
"Let's begin. This is my first treasure refining since becoming immortal."
Abyss Whale Chen Yuan activated his immortal divine power and, following the treasure-refining secrets taught by the Mountain Guest, condensed a giant square cauldron thousands of kilometers high in front of him.
This secret technique is called the "Myriad Transformation Cauldron," and it is used to melt and forge materials. In fact, the secret technique also includes a method for refining the "Myriad Transformation Cauldron," but unfortunately, the Mountain-Sitting Guest never passed it on to him.
According to the teacher, "This kind of special cauldron for refining weapons has too strong an auxiliary effect, which is not conducive to improving your skills. Wait until you have mastered the refining skills of the most powerful treasures before using the cauldron as an aid."
"As for refining these ordinary treasures? Using divine power to activate secret techniques is enough; there's no need to use such fine tools to assist."
Therefore, the mountain hermit only taught him a secret method of forging and claimed that the Myriad Transformation Cauldron, constructed using divine power, would help him perceive the properties of various materials through the keenness of divine power, and that his treasure-refining skills would naturally improve over time.
"The teacher is right, because the power of immortality contains the soul, and its sensitivity is far beyond what the power of the world during the time of the world lord can match."
After putting in the first material, Chen Yuan sensed the touch transmitted through divine power and nodded secretly.
Even when he used immortal divine power to smelt materials, he had only one thought in his mind: what kind of life had he been living back then?
How could a realm lord with such a vague perception be able to refine treasures?
Of course, the main reason why Chen Yuan was able to refine treasures during his time as a Realm Lord was his mental power. His meticulous observation ability acted as his eyes, allowing him to sense changes in materials at all times.
"But even if my divine power becomes more acute, it doesn't mean that my mental observation is useless."
Chen Yuan unleashed his mental power to investigate and discovered that the two methods of observation were different. Divine power was like touching with his hands, while mental power was like seeing with his eyes.
Therefore, when these two observation methods are carried out simultaneously, they will not only not conflict, but will also complement each other.
"And I have another powerful weapon at my disposal: the Primordial Eye!"
As Chen Yuan's eyes lit up with a faint white light, he was able to see the internal structure of the material directly. This was equivalent to adding another layer of observation on top of the original two layers, and it was even X-ray vision!
"This effect is quite strong."
Chen Yuan stared intently at the materials churning inside the Myriad Transformation Cauldron. "The smelting process is equivalent to purifying the materials. We must also be careful not to damage the original structure of the materials. This should be the most important task."
The quality of a treasure depends on at least 70% of the strength of the materials, 20% on the secret patterns, and 10% on the combination.
The strength of the material is fundamental and cannot be changed once determined. However, the secret pattern is different. Even if you are not satisfied, it can still be modified at some cost.
However, if there is a problem with the material, then it can only be remelted and recast.
The internal structure of a finished treasure is already integrated, and the cost of melting and recasting is almost equivalent to refining it, or even more difficult, because it is equivalent to separating the materials that have already been fused together.
Time slips away quietly, and months pass in the blink of an eye.
"The teacher said that the skill of a treasure refiner depends 80% on the method of smelting materials and 20% on the mastery of secret patterns."
"And in smelting materials, 70% depends on the ability to sense the materials, in order to ensure that the materials are fixed at a perfect stage."
Chen Yuan observed the Myriad Transformation Cauldron, "Then, with my triple observation ability, what level should I be considered to have?"
With a thought, he saw the material being tempered in the Myriad Transformations Cauldron instantly stabilized, looking absolutely perfect, as if adding or subtracting even a fraction would ruin this perfection.
"Material purity: 100%; damage rate: zero."
Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Even if Master Zuoshanke were to make a move, it couldn't possibly be stronger than this level of refining."
Of course, smelting only one piece of material is only a good start; there are still mountains of materials waiting for him to continue smelting.
Furthermore, once all the materials have been smelted, it is necessary to combine the properties of these materials into a whole, which constitutes the remaining 30% of the skills.
Chen Yuan threw the materials one by one into the cauldron, and with the help of the Primordial Eye, he froze them in their most perfect state. As time passed, he successfully smelted more and more materials.
This was an extremely long process, but Chen Yuan's smelting efficiency was already very fast, and the result was perfect.
With the help of the Primordial Eye, he could easily observe the internal state of the materials and control the melting force at will, unlike other treasure refiners who were cautious throughout the process.
A normal master craftsman would need at least several years or even decades to smelt a single material, but Chen Yuan could complete the smelting in just a few months, and at most no more than a year.
Therefore, the material smelting process, which would normally take tens of thousands of years for a master craftsman, was completed by Chen Yuan in less than a thousand years.
"Not bad, the speed has improved."
Chen Yuan nodded secretly. Although it only took him more than three hundred years to refine the treasure back then, it was a treasure that was vastly different from the current top-tier treasures.
In fact, if Chen Yuan were asked to reforge another set of treasures identical to the "Master of Wisdom," he would be confident that he could complete it within ten years. This is the difference in skill.
After the last material was finalized, Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief: "The most difficult step is done. Next, we need to assemble the materials and inscribe the secret runes."
From here on, the steps he took to refine the treasures began to differ from those he took back then.
When he first crafted the 'Wisdom Lord', he first melted the materials, then inscribed the secret runes, and finally assembled them. But now, he has placed the inscription of the secret runes as the last step.
This was a technique he learned from Master Zuoshanke: combining materials directly within the Wanhua Cauldron. This way, the treasure would take shape directly within the cauldron, and the power of the Wanhua Cauldron would allow the various materials to fuse together more perfectly.
Once the treasure is completed and separated from the Myriad Transformation Cauldron, the secret runes are inscribed on it, and then the treasure is considered successfully crafted!
"In fact, according to the teacher, the step of inscribing the secret runes should also be completed in the Myriad Transformation Cauldron."
"Only by completing all the processes in the cauldron can the perfect fusion of materials and secret patterns be guaranteed."
Chen Yuan thought to himself, "But there's no other way. This process is too energy-consuming, and my willpower simply can't keep up. I can only choose to inscribe secret patterns on the outside of the cauldron."
"However, this difference is barely noticeable, and once my willpower is sufficient, I can completely erase the secret patterns and re-engrave them in the cauldron."
As for now, let's focus on refining it!
As time passed, a palace-shaped treasure slowly took shape within the Myriad Transformations Cauldron.
Chen Yuan spent about three hundred years on this stage. When he finished combining all the materials, he waved his hand and the dazzling Myriad Transformation Cauldron disappeared.
Beneath the light, a black palace hundreds of kilometers high was revealed.
"Done!" Chen Yuan looked at his work with satisfaction. "Now, only the last step remains: inscribing the law runes."
Many of the treasure's functions are achieved through runes.
For example, changes in size involve spatial runes, internal time adjustment involves time runes, and there are many other complex combinations of runes that provide various special effects for the entire treasure.
"However, Senior Brother Youhou doesn't need those fancy effects. His requirements for treasures are very simple: they just need to fly fast enough and have strong enough defense."
Chen Yuan quickly devised a plan for the secret runes: "This is not difficult. The palace as a whole will be protected by a combination of metal and earth elements. As for the flight speed, it will be based primarily on the space element, with the wind, fire, and thunder elements as secondary elements."
"In this way, the palace's defense should be able to reach the level of being immune to attacks from a sixth-order universe lord, and its speed should be about two thousand times the speed of light, making it a top-grade treasure among the pinnacle treasures."
After finalizing the plan, Chen Yuan quickly stepped forward and began drawing the secret pattern.
Normally, the drawing of secret runes is done by specialized personnel, because drawing secret runes means that one needs to have in-depth research on the relevant laws.
Unless this person is extremely familiar with all kinds of secret patterns, and can describe them perfectly even with their eyes closed.
As it happens, Chen Yuan possesses both.
He not only had an extremely profound understanding of the nine laws, but also had a thorough knowledge of various secret runes.
After all, his two million years in the Beast God Realm weren't wasted.
Chen Yuan used his divine power to inscribe secret patterns all over the black palace. His movements were fluid and pleasing to the eye, and one flawless pattern after another appeared outside the palace.
Unfortunately, no one else noticed this beautiful scene.
Decades later, when Chen Yuan made the final stroke, the secret patterns of the entire palace connected into one. After a brief moment of light, the secret patterns gradually disappeared and completely merged into the palace.
Mission accomplished.
Chen Yuan carefully examined his masterpiece, a look of satisfaction on his face: "The performance assessment is exactly as I predicted. The overall grade is expected to be at the peak of level eight, just one step away from reaching level nine."
"According to the standards set by Master Zuoshanke, I should be able to be called a top-level treasure refining master."
Although the mountain dweller had told him that if he could refine a level nine treasure using level eight materials, he would be considered a top-tier treasure refining master.
However, Chen Yuan felt that since he had refined a level 8 peak treasure from a bunch of level 7 and 8 materials, his skill level should not be bad either.
After all, this time it was really due to the limited materials. If he had used more level 8 materials, then he would most likely have been able to bring the treasure to level 9.
"Well, as my first masterpiece, I must show it to my teacher for his appraisal."
With this thought in mind, he stored the black palace in his optimization space, and then had the Star Tower's main body retrieve it.
Anyway, Master Zuoshanke wouldn't be able to detect the aura of soul binding, so he could use this as an excuse to use the optimized space to teleport items without raising any suspicion.
"Teacher, please look."
Chen Yuan took out the black palace, a confident smile on his face: "This is the first supreme treasure that I have refined based on my teacher's teachings over the years. Please take a look, teacher."
"Oh?" the mountain dweller exclaimed in surprise, "You've already mastered it? Only a year has passed."
"Master, you are wise," Chen Yuan said truthfully. "My Primordial Palace has also been upgraded to a supreme treasure thanks to my talent, and it can maintain a 1200x acceleration for a long time."
"So, in the year I listened to my teacher's teachings, I have spent more than 1,300 years in the Shiyuan Hall before I was able to complete this treasure."
"Thirteen hundred years? That's a very short time."
The mountain dweller carefully examined the black palace, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "This material—the raw materials should contain many that are barely enough to refine into top-tier treasures, yet you have perfectly smelted them, turning decay into magic."
"This flying palace is among the top-tier treasures, second only to the Calamity Armor and the Primal Soul."
"Aside from a slight flaw in the engraving of the secret runes, it doesn't affect the overall appearance."
"Due to the limitations of the materials, even if your secret patterns are perfect, you cannot truly elevate this treasure to the top level."
Chen Yuan smiled and said, "If I weren't lacking in energy, I would have originally wanted to complete the inscription of the secret runes in the Myriad Transformation Cauldron."
"I understand that," the Mountain Guest exclaimed. "I just can't believe that you were able to create such a perfect treasure on your first attempt."
"In terms of crafting skills, my disciple, you have already reached the level of 'Peak Treasure Refining Master'."
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