Ling Wushang smiled and asked Qin Feng, "Young friend, what is the most powerful weapon in your memory?"
Qin Feng thought for a moment, "The materials are top-notch, crafted by a top-tier weapon-refining master, its aura is imposing, and its power is unparalleled."
Ling Wushang smiled. "Anything else?"
Qin Feng continued, "It is quite spiritual, and has its own weapon spirit, like the Flying Rainbow Sword."
Ling Wushang nodded and continued the conversation.
"You're right. A weapon mainly consists of two things: its material and its spiritual essence."
The materials used determine the lower limit of a weapon to a certain extent, but its spiritual essence determines its upper limit.
However, none of these are fixed. Materials can be changed or upgraded, spirituality can be cultivated and enhanced, and the user is also crucial.
Take the Emperor Sword Flying Rainbow as an example. When it was first forged, its grade was only a low-grade spiritual treasure.
Later, through the nurturing and upgrading by our ancestor Ling Xuan, it has now reached the level of a top-grade spiritual treasure.
Qin Feng nodded. He knew this; the person and the sword complemented each other.
A person can unleash greater power with the help of a sword, and a sword can enhance its spirituality and even be upgraded as a whole through the nurturing of a person.
"Senior, I wish to forge a precious sword. How should I do it?"
Ling Wushang did not rush to answer him, but instead continued to ask, "Young friend, what are your thoughts on the inscription formations in weapons?"
Qin Feng didn't think much of it and answered according to the weapon-refining methods he had come across.
"The more the better, right? Logically speaking, the power of the same spirit sword will be different if you inscribe one array and two arrays on it."
Ling Wushang smiled knowingly and retorted:
"Hehe, that's not necessarily true. It's true for low-level weapons like spirit weapons and magic treasures, but it's not necessarily true for spirit treasure-level weapons."
Qin Feng raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. "Why is that?"
Ling Wushang explained:
"Young friend, do you know that inscriptions and formations are actually just a small part of what we cultivators comprehend by referring to the mysteries of heaven and earth and converting them into inscriptions and formations?"
Qin Feng nodded. Leng Yuexi had told him about it when he was learning formations from her.
The universe is boundless and full of mysteries; inscriptions, formations, and even cultivation techniques are merely scratches of the surface.
Even so, they still possess the power to fly through the sky and burrow underground, and to split mountains and sever rivers.
Ling Wushang continued to explain:
"Therefore, we can use such methods against low-level weapons such as spirit artifacts and magic treasures, which is harmless."
However, when used on weapons of the spirit treasure level, the same method is adopted to forcibly add inscription arrays to them.
This might be putting a shackle on it, which isn't necessarily a good thing.
Because the materials used to forge magical artifacts are of relatively high quality, our understanding of them is somewhat limited.
This is especially true when dealing with top-tier materials.
It contains infinite mysteries, which even we, as weapon refiners, cannot fully comprehend.
How can we tailor a suitable inscription array for it, given the limited perspective and limited view?
This approach, from the very beginning, limited the weapon's attributes and direction, and was nothing short of a shackle.
What do you think, young friend?
Upon hearing this, Qin Feng felt a sense of sudden enlightenment. He seemed to know all these things, but he just hadn't connected them together.
It's like being blinded by a leaf and not being able to see Mount Tai.
Upon hearing Ling Wushang's words, he understood the reasoning.
Fortunately, he consulted Ling Wushang before taking action, otherwise he might have done it this way.
In his mind, weapon crafting involved purification, shaping, inscribing formations, and imbuing with spirit.
Qin Feng observed the process of the Ling family disciples refining weapons and concluded that their advantage lay in their inscription and array techniques.
But the truth is more than that; the Ling family indeed has unique insights into weapon crafting.
The analysis of spiritual treasure-level weapons shows that it's no wonder the Ling family's reputation for weapon crafting has always been so high.
Qin Feng looked at Ling Wushang with great anticipation.
"Please enlighten me, senior. Without the blessing of inscription arrays, how can a nascent embryo, which is merely in the shape of a dollop, unleash its power? Let alone imbue it with spirit."
Seeing that Qin Feng was very interested, Ling Wushang smiled to himself.
"Young friend, don't worry. Now that I've told you, I will tell you everything."
We will also differentiate them according to different situations.
For materials that we are familiar with, and for which we have a clear understanding, we will inscribe inscription arrays.
Even if it's not completely accurate, it won't be too far off. Most of the magical treasures we sell are like this.
We also have different methods for handling materials that we are not familiar with.
Let's take a sword as an example.
First, after creating the sword embryo, a simple array is inscribed, and then it is refined.
Once the sword develops sentience, the formation will be dismantled, allowing the sword to unleash its full power.
Of course, this process is relatively slow, but the results are excellent; good things come to those who take their time.
Qin Feng frowned. "How long will this take? Is there a faster way?"
Ling Wushang smiled brightly.
"Young friend, don't be impatient. I haven't finished yet. What I just said was only one method. The other is the secret sword technique of my Ling family."
Besides rapidly upgrading swords, it also dramatically increases the compatibility between the user and the sword.
Qin Feng's face lit up with joy. The name sounded intriguing: sword-growing technique? Swords could be grown? That was too outrageous.
Ling Wushang continued:
"This involves the Five Elements Spirit Communication Array and the Spirit Summoning Spell passed down in my Ling family. However, young friend, you have done my Ling family a great favor. These are nothing. Consider them a small token of my gratitude to you."
Qin Feng didn't stand on ceremony and bowed respectfully, saying, "Thank you very much, senior."
Ling Wushang waved his hand.
"Young friend, there's no need for that. If it weren't for your help this time, the Ling family would have suffered unimaginable consequences. Please feel free to ask if you need any assistance."
"By the way, what kind of sword do you plan to forge, and what materials do you need? My Ling family has accumulated quite a bit of experience over the years, so please don't hesitate to ask if you need anything."
Qin Feng thought for a moment and took out the piece of star ore that the Phantom Dragon Ao Wei had given him.
"I plan to use it as the main material. Does the senior recognize this stone?"
The moment the star ore appeared, Ling Wushang couldn't take his eyes off it, staring intently at the stone.
Its silvery-white color was tinged with darkness, as if yin and yang coexisted, revealing harmony amidst contradiction.
He remarked to Qin Feng with emotion:
"Young friend, you are very lucky. Although I can't tell exactly what this ore is, based on my many years of experience as a weapon refiner, it is quite extraordinary."
The sword that is forged will surely be very powerful, and it will be a great help to you.
Hearing Ling Wushang's affirmation, Qin Feng became even more curious and expectant about the star ore.
He found Ao Wei's pained expression at the time somewhat amusing, and at the same time, he thought of the adorable Ao Ling.
Xiao Tian guessed that Ao Ling and he had a close relationship, and he wondered how she was doing.
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