Chapter 339 Exchange Materials

Zhu Xiangrong sighed inwardly, for since entering the sect, he had always been the most outstanding weapon refiner among his peers.

To this day, he has become the most outstanding weapon refiner in the entire sect.

However, it takes more than ten years to break through to the Chaoyuan stage to refine a top-grade spiritual weapon, and he didn't have the financial resources for that back then.

When did Ling Nong become so powerful?! He's a highly respected weapon refiner.

Ji An suddenly opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief:

"Does the sect's weapon-refining inheritance truly contain the complete methods for imitating these two spiritual treasures?"

He knew that the sect had obtained the methods to replicate the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner and the Lidi Flame Banner, but he always thought that they were incomplete and could only be used to refine low-grade spiritual weapons.

Zhu Xiangrong nodded affirmatively, "Of course, to be precise, these two kinds of spiritual artifacts are considered standard spiritual artifacts, so not many sect cultivators choose to refine them."

The spiritual artifacts used by cultivators in the Chaoyuan stage all have distinct characteristics, because these characteristics are most suitable for them.

For example, his magical artifact is the Three Yang Fire Furnace, which is extremely convenient for refining weapons and can also be used to attack enemies with the fire in the furnace.

However, as a weapon refiner, he rarely went into battle, so he rarely used his offensive abilities.

He paused, then said:

"As far as I know, the sect's treasure pavilion contains most of the materials, only lacking the materials for the flag."

Ji An scratched his head, "Second-tier top-grade spirit silk, you can't find it in the Western Continent, can you?"

He knew that the sect's Beast Taming Hall produced a small amount of second-grade high-quality spirit silk, but there was no second-grade top-quality spirit silk at all.

The spiritual silk that this sect doesn't have, the other two sects in the Western Continent certainly don't have either.

Zhu Xiangrong burst into laughter upon hearing this, and said:

"If I didn't have the materials, I wouldn't have recommended it to my junior brother."

"The spirit threads needed for the two second-tier top-grade spiritual artifacts need to be collected by Junior Brother himself."

He didn't keep them in suspense and continued:

"First, let's talk about the Flame Banner that is off the ground. It needs to gather the energy of the morning glow and the evening glow and mix them into one, so that the tangible and intangible glow can be transformed into solid threads."

Finally, by gathering the energy of the Sun's Fire Qi, the silk of the second-tier superior Flame Spider is refined into golden threads, which are used to weave rune patterns. This kind of spider silk is available in the sect's treasure vault.

Once the materials are ready, the rest can be done by a Foundation Establishment disciple using a loom.

"Any cultivator who has opened a Fire Palace can absorb the rosy light and the fire energy of the sun. The method is also simple; the Spirit Gathering Technique, a Qi Refining stage cultivation method, can do it."

Junior Brother can do this task himself after he establishes the Fire Palace, and he can also sense the power of fire.

Of course, if you're in a hurry, you can hire other senior students to do it.

Ji An nodded and said:

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother. I have already established my Fire Palace, so I can manage on my own."

"Huh? When did this happen?"

Zhu Xiangrong grinned. The other party had only broken through to the Chaoyuan stage in just over ten years! Thinking back to when he broke through to the second stage of Chaoyuan, it took him thirty-six years.

Even so, he was still an outstanding figure among his fellow disciples, with his seniority only two years longer than Lin Jiuxiao and Lin Qiubai.

The opponent broke through so quickly, could it be that the sect is about to produce another powerful cultivator like Li Haoran?!

"It only took a few days to break through."

Ji An steered the conversation back on track and asked:

"What kind of spirit silk was used for the banner of the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner?"

Zhu Xiangrong sighed silently, composed himself, and realized long ago that comparisons are odious.

"The steps of the He Li Di Yan Guang Qi are roughly the same: gather the Wu Earth Qi at the top of the mountain and gather the Ji Earth Qi in the deep valley cave, and the Yin and Yang merge into silk threads."

Then, soak the blood of the Earth Dragon Beast in second-tier superior Golden Spotted Spider Silk to weave rune patterns, and finally find the Weaver Girl to complete it.

Absorbing the Qi of Wu and Ji Earth requires cultivators who have opened up the Earth Palace. As for the blood of the Earth Dragon Beast, it is preserved in the sect's treasure pavilion.

If you can bring enough benefits to beg the Rock Ancestor, it might agree to let you bleed; the blood of a Golden Core stage spirit beast is best.

After speaking, he took out a blank jade slip, entered the information, and handed it out:

"All the materials are inside. Junior brother, you can go and take a look at the treasure pavilion. If anything is missing, we can wait for the merchant ships from Central Continent to arrive and provide the missing items."

As for the crafting costs, each top-grade spiritual weapon costs one hundred merit points, which can be gradually repaid by converting them into second-tier mid-grade sword bamboo and golden leaves.

He has never forged a top-grade spiritual weapon before, so this will be a rare experience that can greatly improve his weapon-forging skills. Therefore, he can endure repaying the debt slowly.

Ji An took the jade slip, examined it carefully against his forehead, and bowed, saying:

"Thank you, senior brother. I will trouble you again once I have found enough materials."

"Junior brother must come!"

"certainly.

There's another matter. I don't know how long it will be before I can establish my Earth Element Divine Palace. Could you, senior brother, introduce me to a fellow disciple who can help me gather the Earth Qi of Wu and Ji?

Ji An asked, based on his experience in opening the Fire God Palace, that it would take him at least five or six years to open the Earth Palace.

He couldn't bear the thought of it taking so long.

"I doubt anyone will do this job. It can't be done within the sect, so we'll have to look outside for it."

It requires traveling to many places, which takes too much time. You can only try your luck in the Immortal City to see if there are any independent cultivators for sale.

Or we can wait for the merchant ships to arrive; the Central Continent's merchant alliances have a full range of goods, and apart from being expensive, they have no other problems.

"Alright, that's the only way."

The fiery clouds were magnificent and ethereal; standing on them, one felt a warm and cozy sensation.

Ji An reduced his speed and landed at the Treasure Pavilion.

He stepped into the main hall and saw Jia Yu sipping wine.

"Senior brother, you're living a really carefree life."

"Do you think I want this? A hundred years later, I'll turn into a handful of dust, and hundreds of years of cultivation will all turn to ashes. If cultivation could advance by leaps and bounds, who would want to waste time!"

Jia Yu shook his head. He had worked very hard back then, but his cultivation progress was still slow.

Insufficient resources are one aspect; another is that the Five Elements theory has never been comprehended to a profound level, and the core of the Divine Palace has never been perfected.

The once spirited cultivators have also lost their edge over the years.

Expecting prices to drop again and again, but eventually going with the flow, one can only choose to enjoy the current prosperity.

These past few days, he has been constantly recalling the support his ancestor gave to his outstanding disciples, which has filled him with emotion and deep feeling.

If one can be the leading flower, who would willingly choose to be the supporting leaf?

Ji An immediately realized he had said the wrong thing; the other person must be feeling sad about something.

He coughed lightly and said:

"Do you still want the two jars of spirit wine I brought, Senior Brother?"

"Yes, why not! Let's live for today and enjoy ourselves while we can."

Jia Yu held out her palm. "Give it to me."

Sadness is only a temporary pain. After years of cultivating the Tao, he has learned to let go when it is time to let go.

Ji An took out two jars of mid-grade spirit wine and handed them over. He would carry more than a dozen jars of these things with him.

Jia Yu poured the wine into the gourd, swung it a few times with satisfaction near his ear, and said:

"Based on my understanding of you, something must have happened. Tell me about it."

When there's nothing to do, you can't even see this junior brother.

"I have too many minor skills, and I need to use them up. Senior brother, could you help me see if I can gather enough materials?"

With that, Ji An handed over the jade slip.

Jia Yu took the jade slip with great interest and placed it on his forehead. After a moment, he said:

"Junior brother, you're really generous! The materials for two top-grade spiritual artifacts will consume about 70-80% of your small cultivation points."

Aside from the materials you need to collect yourself, everything else is available in the treasure vault. Are you sure you want it all?

All of them were second-tier top-grade materials. No other cultivator in the sect at the Chaoyuan stage was so extravagant; at least, he had never seen anything like it.

Fortunately, they were all materials for refining weapons; otherwise, the sect might not have been able to provide them.

Ji An pondered for a moment and asked:

"We don't need the Earth Dragon Beast's blood for now, but we need all the other materials."

He wanted to wait a few more years to see if he could cultivate a second-grade high-quality Earth Spirit Fruit.

If time allowed, he would try to use spiritual fruits as payment, asking the Rock Ancestor to bestow some blood upon him.

"Alright, let's calculate how much work we need."

Jia Yu perked up, put the gourd aside, rolled up his sleeves, and took out paper and pen:

"Three catties and six ounces of Six Yang Divine Soil, two hundred and ten merits."

"Earth Marrow Pearl, 120 Great Merits."

After listing all the materials, Jia Yu took out abacuses and added them three times, then hummed in agreement.

"A total of 3,420 major merits are needed. Do you have enough minor merits?"

One major merit is equivalent to one hundred minor merits. To exchange minor merits for major merits, a certain number of contribution points are required.

"Of course it's enough."

Ji An took out his identity jade token; that's how extravagant he is!

"Wait here, I'll go get something from the secret vault."

"Senior brother, could you please ask me what price I would have to pay to obtain the blood of the Rock Ancestor? I am willing to pay a second-grade high-quality Earth Spirit Fruit as a reward."

Jia Yu's eyelids twitched, and she said:

"Crimson Flame Peak already has second-tier high-grade Earth Spirit Fruit?"

"Not yet, I'm just asking around first."

"I'll ask around for you."

Jia Yu made a hand seal to activate the mimicry array and entered the secret vault.

A moment later, he came out carrying a pile of boxes and jade bottles and placed them on the table, saying:

"Ancestor Yan said that fifty high-grade spiritual fruits would suffice."

Please check the quantity. If everything is correct, I will deduct the minor merit and 340,000 contribution points.

"Understood, thank you, senior brother."

Ji An was overjoyed. He could accept exchanging second-grade high-quality spirit fruits for third-grade materials, and he was willing to pay fifty spirit fruits in return.

He checked all the materials twice and nodded:

"no problem."

After saying that, he carefully put the materials into his storage bag.

It's impossible to gather enough materials for the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner in a short time, but we can start collecting materials such as the Morning Glow.

At that time, first make the Flame Banner that is lifted off the ground and nurture it in your dantian.

Jia Yu picked up the pale gold jade tablet and placed it on the spirit plate, deducting the corresponding minor merit.

"I wish you success in getting your wish soon, junior brother. Remember to come find me after you get the top-grade spiritual weapon, and let me take a look at it too."

There wasn't a single cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage within the sect who possessed a top-grade spiritual weapon. Everyone else was very cautious, wanting to choose the top-grade spiritual weapon that best suited them.

After all, the purpose of refining top-grade spiritual artifacts is to use them as the blanks for one's natal magic weapon.

Ji An took the jade token and smiled:

"Okay, I'll definitely come and show off to my senior brother then."

The fact that top-grade spiritual artifacts can be stored in the dantian had long been something he coveted.

In this way, the magical artifact is constantly being tempered by the flames of life essence, and the longer the time, the stronger the artifact becomes.

(End of this chapter)