Chapter 59 Stone Turtle Shield
In the following days, Ji An quickly turned the harvested talisman grass into talisman paper, and then drew all the talisman paper into talismans.
Based on market demand, there are slightly fewer Geng metal talismans and slightly more water curtain talismans.
Now, his success rate in making water curtain talismans is close to 70%, and his success rate in making Geng metal talismans is 55%, which is even better than those craftsmen who have been making talismans for many years.
However, he has reached a bottleneck. The success rate of the Water Curtain Talisman is difficult to improve, but the Geng Metal Talisman still has room for improvement.
Only after replanting the green corn and talisman grass was he finally freed from his busy schedule and began practicing spells in his spare time each day.
First, cast the Wind Control Technique on yourself, then practice the Gengjin Finger, and cast it again when the Wind Control Technique wears off.
During this time, Wei Songnian came by once, took away his talisman, and made an appointment with him to visit the weapon refiner at Red Copper Mountain.
In order to save spirit stones, Ji An reduced the number of Ginseng Essence Pills he bought. He used to take ten a month, but now he only takes five.
The food rations for spirit-seeking rats have also been reduced, and the number of spirit-feeding pills has been halved.
As a result, the golden retriever mouse was sullen for several days, often roaring at the fire cloud ginseng in the yard, and the wooden carving also suffered an undeserved disaster.
Before we knew it, the appointed day arrived.
When Ji An arrived at Mount Chitong on his talisman bird, Wei Songnian was already waiting at the foot of the mountain.
"Senior Brother Wei, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
"Haha, I just arrived too. Junior brother, Senior Brother Cui is very busy. Let's go to the Weapon Refining Hall to find him now."
“That suits me perfectly, please, senior brother.”
The two walked together and soon found the weapon refiner in the side hall of the weapon refining hall.
"This is a mid-grade magic artifact, the Stone Turtle Shield. The main material used is the shell of an earth-type demon beast, the Pincer-Mouthed Turtle, which is refined with wind-milled copper and a Mother Earth Pearl, and sixteen layers of magical restrictions are added."
Finally, I used dozens of strands of earth element essence to nurture its spirituality. I dare to boast that this magical artifact is absolutely a top-quality artifact among mid-grade magical artifacts.
After infusing magic power into the artifact, a layer of earth-elemental aura will condense on the surface of the shield. This allows the shield to withstand more attacks and helps protect the artifact from damage.
Furthermore, the shield can split into twelve pieces, which can either surround the body or be arranged in several rows to deal with massive damage; in short, its uses are endless.
Cui Yuan demonstrated the magical artifact. A tortoise shell, enveloped in earth-yellow spiritual energy, spread out and rotated around him at varying speeds.
In an instant, the tortoise shells merged into an oval shape, fitting together perfectly.
"I preserved the curve of the tortoise shell, which helps to absorb force."
Cui Yuan put away the magical artifact and wiped the sweat from his forehead:
"If I had to point out any drawbacks, it would be that controlling magical artifacts requires a high level of spiritual awareness and object manipulation skills."
I am currently at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and even controlling twelve tortoise shells is somewhat beyond my capabilities.
If my junior brother wants to buy it, he'll probably only be able to use it as a shield wielder, unable to fully utilize the magic weapon's exquisite power.
Here, try it.
After the tortoise shell split, the consumption of his divine sense increased dramatically, and he was already feeling the strain after only a short while.
Ji An immediately felt a good impression of this senior brother who was refining weapons. No seller would say that their products were bad; they would look for the advantages with a magnifying glass but never mention the disadvantages.
He took the magical artifact and infused it with magical power. A half-finger-thick layer of earth-yellow spiritual light shone on the surface of the tortoise shell, hovering in front of him.
He changed his magic, and the tortoise shell split into twelve pieces. The sudden change made him very uncomfortable, and the pieces of the tortoise shell trembled and swayed precariously.
Ji An divided his divine sense into twelve strands and attached them to the tortoise shell, which immediately calmed down.
A confident smile appeared on his lips, and he thought to himself that he still needed to continue practicing the Sharp Metal Technique!
The technique of splitting one's consciousness was something I figured out while practicing the Sharp Metal Technique.
The tortoise shell began to rotate slowly, faster and faster, following his will.
Cui Yuan and Wei Songnian exchanged a glance, both noticing the surprise in each other's eyes.
'To be able to control magical artifacts so easily, could this junior brother be someone with naturally strong divine sense?'
"Not bad, not bad, the magical artifact can be sold now."
Cui Yuan thought to himself, "This magical artifact was originally made by someone else who had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining several years ago."
As a result, after the magical artifact was made, the other party actually succeeded in establishing their foundation.
It would be shabby for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to use a mid-grade magic weapon, so his senior uncle asked him to help sell them.
Wei Songnian lowered his eyes, secretly calculating in his mind:
We need to reassess Junior Brother Ji's potential. He has a good understanding of water and earth magic, and his divine sense is naturally strong. He should have a much easier time establishing his foundation in the future.
Okay, I'll support him by giving him some spirit stones to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills!
There are three stages to Foundation Building: first, the physical body must be undamaged and free of hidden ailments; second, one's magical power must be pure enough to reach the standard of transforming qi into liquid; and third, one's divine sense must be strong enough to control magical power more precisely.
If any aspect fails, it will affect the success rate of foundation building.
After playing for a while, Ji An had an idea, and the tortoise shells, following his divine thoughts, intertwined and arranged themselves into three rows in front of him.
Then the tortoise shells formed a complete shield, which fell into his hands.
"Senior brother, how many crystals? I'll take it!"
Ji An was very satisfied with this magical artifact.
"This magical artifact is destined to belong to you, junior brother. I will offer you 95 spirit stones as a reward."
Wei Songnian interjected:
"Senior brother, magic weapons are good, but they are selective about who uses them."
I believe that unless you are a senior brother who has reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, this magic tool will not work well.
A typical mid-grade defensive magic weapon costs between sixty and seventy spirit stones, which is perfectly adequate.
“I have dealt with Junior Brother Wei several times, and he should know whether this price is reasonable or not.”
Putting everything else aside, the price of these materials alone is a considerable expense.
The sixteen layers of magical restrictions stacked upon each other on a mid-grade magical artifact represent my pinnacle.
After negotiating for half an hour, the two finally agreed on a price of ninety-two spirit stones, and Ji An readily paid the spirit stones.
After only half a month of warming up, I only have seven or eight spirit stones left in my hand.
Cui Yuan took out a jade slip and smiled proudly:
"Junior brother didn't lose out; he even gained some knowledge."
Unlike ordinary shield-shaped defensive magical artifacts, it requires specialized control techniques, which are advanced applications of divine sense and object manipulation.
Ji An took the jade slip and placed it on his forehead. After a while, he said:
"Thank you very much, senior brother. This insight is very helpful to me."
Oh, and I also want to buy an attack artifact.
The design of the hammer or the seal of mountains and rivers doesn't need to be agile; it only needs to be sturdy and heavy. Low-grade quality is acceptable.
This magical artifact is used to deal with large demonic beasts, but the Gengjin Finger is sufficient to deal with agile small demonic beasts.
"Junior brother is different from others. He likes to use hammer-type magic weapons for body cultivation, while fewer people use the Mountain and River Seal magic weapon."
I recommend you choose the Mountain and River Seal. These types of magical artifacts have a simple structure, making it easier to stack magical restrictions; they can even be used as defensive artifacts.
Cui Yuan's smile grew even more amiable. He had originally thought that if the magical artifacts couldn't be sold after too long, it might displease his martial uncle.
Now that it's not only sold out, it's also received another order. Who would turn down crystals?
"Then let's choose the Mountain and River Seal."
Ji An took out the remaining crystals, took out the spirit crystal, and smiled:
"The Stone Turtle Shield is way over budget. How about using the remaining seven spirit stones as a deposit?"
"No problem. The requirements for materials are not high for a low-grade Mountain and River Seal. I'll make one for my junior brother first. When do you plan to pick it up?"
Cui Yuan snatched the spirit stone; the Mountain and River Seal was just a square lump of iron, requiring absolutely no technical skill!
"Three months later."
(End of this chapter)
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