The straightforward Thunder Talisman Daoist could not stand it any longer and could not help asking, "Lord Jiang He, I may not be a master of item refinement, but I do dabble in it. How could quenching items be paired like that?"
"I don't know."
Jiang He explained even as he stirred the quenching water. "You know that it has been less than three months since I came into contact with immortal arts. I've never come into contact with an item refinist, nor do I know their item refinement methods and secret techniques, which is why I have to create my own."
The Thunder Talisman Daoist was left dumbstruck, unsure of how to answer just then.
The Taixu Sect Chieftain was left dumbstruck.
So …
Jiang He, your so-called item refinement technique was all made up in your own head and made up nonsense?
What about pellet refinement?
Item refinement was fine since he did not have to provide the materials since Jiang He had helped him survive his ninth retribution. It was fine even if he could not refine it, but the sect had collected many spirit medicines for pellet refinement and they were quite valuable. If he refined them according to Jiang He's method …
Just as he was thinking about how he should retrieve the medicinal ingredients, Jiang He had finished stirring the quenching water.
Nonchalantly tossing the tree branch aside, Jiang He took out a small ladle and scooped up a spoonful of the quenching water, putting it in his mouth to taste it … "It's a little sour, probably from too much vinegar. It's a little lacking in salt, but it doesn't matter much."
Everyone else: "…"
Jiang He put away the ladle, and a flame suddenly shot out of his palm, engulfing the pile of item refinement materials. A searing heat rapidly engulfed the area around him.
Jiang He had fire-type powers in the first place, and as his cultivation improved and his spirit improved, the power of his fire-type powers naturally improved as well. Though Jiang He rarely used his fire-type powers now, he guessed that roasting an eight or nine retribution cultivator to death would not be an issue.
Kaboom!
The flame intensified.
The pile of item refinement materials hovered in the air, engulfed in searing radiance, and began to melt around five minutes later.
"…"
The Thunder Talisman Daoist panicked and exclaimed, "Lord Jiang He, you can't refine items like that! Those items have different melting points and cannot be melted together."
Jiang He ignored him and increased the flame.
"Lord Jiang He, your item refinement method is wrong!"
Thunder Talisman Daoist was on the verge of tears. He continued to shout, "It's very difficult to perfectly combine the various materials in such a way, and the quality of the artifact refined will definitely be low. This is purely a waste …"
The Taixu Sect Chieftain covered the Thunder Talisman Daoist's mouth and asked, "Brother Thunder Talisman, what are you doing?"
"Could the Ten Thousand Swords Sect withstand Lord Jiang He's rage?"
The Thunder Talisman Daoist came to his senses with a look of lingering fear flashing across his face. He saluted the Taixu Sect Chieftain and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Brother."
Beside them, Wang Hou's expression darkened.
Holy shit.
How could this be called refining?
I didn't return to the Martial Arts Department to deal with a lot of things, all for the sake of watching you refine items … and yet, you ended up making a fool out of yourself.
Right now, Jiang He had no time to care about them.
While he was melting the refining materials, he was reviewing the refining steps of the "Jiang Clan Refining Method" that he had created himself.
"The spirit quenching water is ready, and now it's time to melt the materials … when all the materials are melted, I'll use my spirit to control the materials and condense them according to the blueprint, and the fourth step is quenching."
"Oh, right. After quenching, I'll have to inscribe an enchantment array. Still, there's no need to be so troublesome, because the cultivation method I've created only has to write 'enchantment'."
"As for the armor, since it focuses on defense, I could also write 'metal' and 'earth' to strengthen the armor's toughness and defensive abilities."
Jiang He could not help giving himself a thumbs up for his wits at the thought.
Others notwithstanding, the step of 'inscribing the enchantment array' alone would take other item refiners days and nights to complete … and there must be no mistakes, for all previous efforts would go to waste if anything went awry, and inscribing from scratch would be a trivial matter. Most importantly, the item refinement materials could be ruined.
"Logically speaking, the item refinement is complete once the enchantment is done. Still, I could add another step … strengthening by planting."
"Since it's just an average sage item, planting it would only take two hours. Not only would it repair the flaws left in the crafting process, but most importantly, it would improve the mystic item's quality … eh?"
"What the hell!"
Jiang He suddenly cried out in surprise.
The Thunder Talisman Daoist, the Taixu Sect Chieftain, Elder Mo, and Wang Hou turned to look, only to hear Jiang He scolding, "Damn it! Is there something wrong with this pile of item refinement materials? I've already made the armor according to the blueprints … so why did it change shape?"
Gasp!
Wang Hou and the others could not help inhaling sharply when they saw the 'armor' hovering in the air.
How was that changing shape …
Wasn't it deviating from its original form?
The entire battle suit … Fine, it was barely possible to see the outer appearance of the battle suit, but the trousers and sleeves were all crooked, and there was even a dent on the chest area. It looked as if someone had punched it in the chest area.
Most importantly, it had a unique luster.
Other armor would have a bright luster, and even the most average of mystic armor would at least look good on the outside.
Jiang He's armor, however?
It was as if paint had been splashed on it.
Feeling a little awkward himself, he laughed out loud and said, "Brother, what do you think about this armor? It's trendy for modern people like us … it feels abstract when you wear it. "
The Taixu Sect Chieftain's face turned green.
Jiang He, on the other hand, was sweating.
That was just too embarrassing.
Still, it was fine. He would plant it later and it would do.
He summoned the armor and was about to put it in a bucket to quench it, only to find that the bucket was too small and the armor could not fit at all. As such, he promptly picked up the bucket and poured the seasoning water he had prepared on the armor.
The armor was still in a high-temperature state at the moment, and once the seasoning water was poured over it, steam boiled with a sizzle, and a sour scent of seasoning actually reached his nose.
Pinching his nose, Jiang He could not help saying, "It seems that the secret recipe for the quenching water needs to be modified a little. I have to put in less vinegar and soy sauce, or the smell would be too strong and rush to the head."
Grabbing the armor in his hand, he took out a pen from his pocket and wrote the word "enchantment" on the chest of the armor. Then, he wrote the word "gold" and "earth" below the word "enchantment".
Ooom.
Veins of Dao radiance flashed, and the notebook rapidly dried up and vanished.
"It's done."
Jiang He felt the Dao emanating from the armor and appeared a little disappointed, saying, "I spent so much effort, but the armor I crafted is only a superior-grade sage item. Sigh … it seems that I have to practice more in the future."
Turning towards Wang Hou and the others, who were gaping and tongue-tied, he said, "My control over the heat is quite good when I craft mystic treasures. Well, let's head back. I'll do the final step on this armor, and we'll refine pellets after that."
Leaping into the air, he flew back home.
Wang Hou followed behind him.
Slap!
The Taixu Sect Chieftain suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself, his eyes unfocused as he muttered, "I can feel pain. I'm not dreaming … or am I hallucinating?"
The Thunder Talisman Daoist appeared dumbstruck as well.
It … it was done?
Jiang He had refined the mystic treasure with such playful methods?
Most importantly …
Did you not inscribe arrays on the mystic treasure?
Did you just write a few random strokes and it was done?
The Dao emanating from the armor was no lie — it was definitely a success.
After a while, the Thunder Talisman Daoist and the Taixu Sect Chieftain traded glances and came to their senses, shock filling their eyes.
It was an item refinement method that was unheard of, unseen, and unthinkable. If Jiang He, a person who had never touched item refinement, had really come up with it, it would be enough to turn the entire path of item refinement upside down.
They promptly gave chase, and by the time they reached the gates of Jiang He's house, Jiang He had already planted the armor in his farm. He was now at the gates again, ready to refine pellets.
Taking out the pellet recipe, Jiang He roughly scanned it and asked, "Brother, the ancestral master of the Taixu Sect wants me to refine a rank-eight soul pellet, the Soul Mold Pellet, right?"
The Taixu Sect Chieftain nodded, while the Thunder Talisman Daoist cried out in surprise, "Soul Mold Pellet? Lord Jiang He, you know how to refine Soul Mold Pellets? "
Jiang He was taken aback. It was just a rank-eight soul pellet. Why would the Thunder Talisman Daoist be so excited?
The Thunder Talisman Daoist then explained, "The greatest use of the Soul Mold Pellet is to mold one's psyche. Even if one's psyche is shattered, as long as it is not destroyed, the pellet could be used to reforge it."
"Such pellets are extremely precious. Though it is rank-eight, it is not weaker than most rank-nine soul pellets in terms of difficulty and value. If a Sufferance-tier cultivator had one, there is a chance that their psyche would be reforged if their body and spirit were to be destroyed if they failed to weather their retribution, and they could walk the path of Untitled Immortals."
"Right now, among the immortal sects, demonic sects, and daemon cultivators, only the Valley of Herbalism has a rank-nine pellet refinement grandmaster, but even he would have a hard time refining Soul Mold Pellets. That is why any Soul Mold Pellet is a treasure in the current world of cultivators, and is worth as much as a superior-grade sage item!"
"Oh?"
Jiang He's eyes lit up and he laughed out loud. "It's good that the pellet refinement is difficult. That way, I could test if the pellet refinement method I've created is really powerful."
"…"
The Taixu Sect Chieftain was stunned and quickly asked, "Lord Jiang He, did you create that pellet refinement method too? Wouldn't … the refinement fail? "
"Didn't the Taixu Sect prepare two portions of ingredients for the Soul Mold Pellets? Even if one failed, there would still be another … moreover, I had poured my heart and soul into this pellet refinement method, spending over an hour to compile … to create it. I personally believe that it is more perfect than the item refinement method, and there would definitely be no mistakes. "
The Taixu Sect Chieftain's heart was bleeding!
One Soul Mold Pellet was worth as much as a superior-grade sage item.
Moreover, one portion of the ingredients for the Soul Mold Pellet was worth as much as five superior-grade sage items. If the refinement succeeded, one cauldron would yield ten Soul Mold Pellets, but if it failed, it would be a huge loss.
"I just hope that Jiang He really succeeds …"
He prayed inwardly.
But even before he finished praying, he heard Jiang He say, "Brother, do you recognize these medicinal ingredients? You've given me too many medicinal ingredients, and I can't find the ones listed in the pellet recipe. "
There was a pile of medicinal ingredients placed in front of Jiang He.
The Taixu Sect had put in a lot of effort this time.
Aside from the two portions of ingredients needed for the Soul Mold Pellets, they had also given Jiang He several portions needed for the other rank-eight pellets.
Right now, Jiang He had mixed all the medicinal ingredients together.
Noticing the weird look on the Taixu Sect Chieftain's face, Jiang He braced himself and explained, "I've just said that I've only been exposed to immortal arts for a short time. How could I have the chance to learn about a profession as profound as pellet refinement?"
"I've never seen any spirit medicine either, so I don't know how to differentiate them. Isn't that reasonable?"
What the hell!
The Taixu Sect Chieftain was almost in tears.
You don't even recognize spirit medicine — who gave you the confidence to refine pellets?
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