The Method of Mental Cultivation
"Luo Zheng, you …" Wang Nian was stunned. When he turned around, he saw that Luo Zheng was already sitting cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed.
In this world, other than martial artists, there were many other powerful professions, such as blacksmiths, alchemists, array masters, and so on.
However, the requirements for these professions were extremely high. Each profession required extremely high talent.
Without the corresponding talent, no matter how much resources and energy one spent, it was impossible to steal the door.
If one wanted to become an artificer or an alchemist, one would need to be extremely sensitive to the spiritual nature of the world.
Everything in the world had a spirit.
The term 'all things' did not refer to ordinary things. Instead, it referred to things that were nurtured by the heavens and earth and could absorb the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth to give birth to spirituality.
For example, the elixirs used to concoct elixirs and the heavenly materials and earthly treasures needed to refine magic tools were all things that were full of spirituality. The more sensitive one's perception of spirituality was, the more one would be able to detect the changes in alchemy and artifact forging, and the higher the success rate.
Luo Zheng had come from a humble background and had never been exposed to such knowledge. Although he had learned a lot from the Five Beast Army, he only knew a little.
Over the past few days, he had been diligently studying the Heaven's Transcendence Records, and it was only then that he had gained some understanding of the Way of Smithing.
"Ten thousand arts return to the origin, never leaving the refining of the heart. Ten thousand arts originate from the heart, and the heart follows the heart. According to the Refining Scroll, the Heart Refining Technique is the supreme Heart Refining Technique. It shouldn't be a problem to use it to collect the fire source of this Star Stone. "
Luo Zheng closed his eyes and focused his mind. His divine sense extended out from his Divine Sea and tightly wrapped around the yellowish gray Stellar Fire Source.
When ordinary refiners wanted to collect the Origin of Fire, they had to communicate with a trace of the Origin of Fire and tame it before they could use it.
As for the Heart Refinement Technique, it was the core of the Artifact Refining Technique in the Artifact Refining Manual. The Heart Refinement Technique was extremely overbearing. It directly obliterated the spirituality of the fire source, and then refined it with one's Spiritual Sense. By refining a trace of one's Spiritual Sense into the fire source, one could completely control the fire source.
When the two methods were compared, it was obvious which one was superior. After all, this heart refining method was the unique refining method of the Spirit Sword Heavenly Lord from a million years ago. Naturally, it was unknown how many times more brilliant it was.
Although Luo Zheng was very confident in the Heart Refining Technique, it was his first time using it after all, so he didn't have much confidence.
Therefore, he didn't have the time to explain to Wang Nian. He could only seize every second to refine the Stellar Fire Source before the Third Elder returned.
However, when Wang Nian saw Luo Zheng's current state, he could roughly guess what had happened.
"Could it be that Brother Luo Zheng has the talent to become an Artificer and wants to obtain this Starstone Fire Source?"
Wang Nian was ecstatic. Rather than letting Wang Chen obtain the fire source in a few days, Wang Nian hoped that Luo Zheng would succeed. At this time, he had no time to think too much. He hurried to the door of the secret room and stood guard. From time to time, he would look back at Luo Zheng.
"Are we just going to sit here and collect the fire source?"
Wang Nian saw him sitting cross-legged on the ground, motionless, and the Stellar Fire Source did not show any signs of abnormality.
As time passed, Wang Nian became more and more nervous. The Stellar Fire Source did not change at all, and Luo Zheng was still sitting there, motionless.
"Alright, let's go out if you've seen enough!"
About half an hour later, Changhai Wang and the Third Elder returned to the secret room. Luo Zheng also stood up from the ground at the right time, his expression normal.
The Stellar Fire Source was still sitting quietly in the cold jade box.
Wang Nian was confused, but he knew that this was not the time to ask Luo Zheng. The few of them left the Wang Family Vault.
Six days later, the Wang Family Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colored banners. All the family members were in a jubilant mood.
Other than the other big families in Green Rock City, some of the powers that were related to the Wang Family also sent important people to attend.
Today was the day that Wang Chen obtained the Stellar Fire Source and became an Artificer.
In the Hundred Battles Dynasty, martial arts were respected, and the entire country practiced martial arts.
Magic tool grade divine weapons were extremely powerful. The strength of martial artists who possessed magic tools would multiply. However, there were very few people who could become blacksmiths. In addition, most blacksmiths were controlled by the dynasty. Therefore, magic tool grade weapons were always in short supply and were ignored when there was a price.
Hence, any Artificer was a highly respected existence. Even the top families would treat them as guests of honor, and they might even be recruited by the War Emperor into the Dynasty in the future.
In the entire Wang Clan, the only ones who didn't feel happy were Wang Zhanghai and Wang Nian, father and son.
"This is so infuriating. In these few days, even the servants have ignored me. Some of the family members even called me trash. Wang Chen has not become an Artificer yet, and my father is still the head of the family! "
Wang Nian's angry voice came from Luo Zheng's courtyard.
At this time, although Fatty Wang was still a fat man, his figure was one size smaller than a few days ago. His face that was full of fat actually showed a bit of heroic spirit.
In these days, Wang Nian had moved into Luo Zheng's courtyard. He cultivated diligently every day, rarely going out. Even so, one could clearly feel some changes.
There were even rumors that in some family meetings, Wang Chen's father had become unscrupulous. He even questioned Wang Changhai for privately taking out the family's wealth to send Wang Nian into the Five Beast Army.
If it weren't for the fact that Wang Changhai hadn't used the family's wealth, he would have already been removed from his position as Family Head.
However, because of this, the news of Changhai losing the Phoenix Blood Spear was also leaked out.
"Haha, what's the hurry? I've already said that it is absolutely impossible for Wang Chen to become an Artificer. You can rest assured." Luo Zheng sneered.
"Are you sure?" Wang Nian asked.
"Let's go. The ceremony is about to begin. This is a good show we can't miss." Luo Zheng didn't answer. Instead, he smiled and walked out.
The ceremony for Wang Chen to receive the astral fire source was held in the Wang Family Mansion's ancestral square. The square was filled with guests and important figures of the Wang Family.
Wang Changhai sat in the Family Head's seat, trying his best to put on a happy expression. But, the strange gazes that swept over him caused him to feel as if he were sitting on pins and needles.
As for Wang Chen and his father, although they sat below Wang Changhai, their faces were filled with complacency.
In particular, Wang Chen was surrounded by many beautiful young girls. They laughed and chatted, their faces flushed with success.
"Oh, our Young Family Head sure is arrogant. He only just arrived."
As Wang Nian and Luo Zheng walked into the square, many Wang Family youths began to jeer.
"What Young Family Head? He's just trash."
"You're courting death! You dare call our Young Family Head trash? He entered the Five Beast Army and is a genius of Green Rock City. His ability is extraordinary! "
"Hehe, you're wrong. Our Young Family Head entered the Five Beast Army not because of his ability, but because of his squandering. It's said that he exchanged an inferior-grade Dharma weapon for a spot."
Mocking voices could be heard, resulting in an uproar among the crowd.
An inferior-grade Dharma weapon was worth millions of gold. Most of them were controlled by the royal family and the first-rate families. Even if a second-rate family had enough money, they might not be able to purchase one.
"What? Wang Changhai actually gave away an inferior-grade Dharma weapon just to send his useless son into the Five Beast Army?!"
"What a wastrel! Sending such a good-for-nothing son into the Five Beast Army is no different from sending a pig in!"
"At first, I sympathized with Wang Changhai. Now that I think about it, it's reasonable for him to end up as the Family Head."
Upon hearing this news, the surrounding guests began to discuss it. In an instant, Wang Nian and his son became the target of public criticism. Even more mocking gazes fell on them.
"Father, I've implicated you!" Wang Nian's eyes were spitting fire. He gritted his teeth and walked over to Wang Changhai.
"Sit down. Ignore them." Changhai squeezed out a gratified smile on his old, forlorn face. He knew that Wang Nian had been practicing hard with Luo Zheng over the past few days.
Although he knew that his son's talent was average, seeing that he was willing to work hard comforted him.
Wang Chen, who was sitting at the side, smiled coldly as he watched this scene. His eyes were filled with hatred. "Damn trash. I had originally planned to slowly punish you after I became an official blacksmith. I didn't expect that you would dare to trick me. You made me spend twelve thousand taels of gold to buy a stupid stone. If I don't make you lose face today, I'm not Wang Chen. "
After Wang Chen had been tricked that day, he had been furious. However, he hadn't immediately sought revenge on Wang Nian. He had been waiting for this day to humiliate him.
As he thought about this, Wang Chen glanced at a middle-aged man beside him.
The middle-aged man nodded knowingly. He stood up and walked over to Wang Changhai. "Family Head, it's not the right time yet. Instead of letting the guests sit here, why don't we let Wang Nian demonstrate what he has learned in the Five Beast Army? After all, he is the first disciple of the Wang Family to enter the Five Beast Army. He can also motivate the rest of the family to practice hard."
The middle-aged man who had made this suggestion was the seventh elder of the Wang Family. During this period, the seventh elder had always been Wang Chen's supporter.
Many members of the Wang Family watched this scene calmly. Everyone knew that Wang Chen was trying to intimidate Wang Changhai and his son.
"Not bad, not bad. This is a good suggestion."
"That's right. Not only is Wang Nian from the Wang Family, he is also the first person from Green Rock City to enter the Five Beast Army. Let the other families take a look."
"The Five Beast Army is known as the gathering place for the geniuses of the dynasty. Our Hundred Battles Dynasty has a population of ten billion, but the Five Beast Army only recruits 1500 people every year. Wang Nian must be extraordinary to be able to enter."
Some of the outsiders who had come to watch the ceremony also agreed. They were naturally happy to see the Wang Family being humiliated by internal strife.
"Let little brother Wang Nian demonstrate. He can't have no opponent. I, Wang Chong, am willing to sacrifice myself to be his opponent."
Before Wang Changhai could speak, a youth walked out and stood in the middle of the square. He faced Wang Nian and gestured provocatively with his index finger.
"You …"
Wang Changhai's face turned green. His eyes were filled with hatred. He knew that once Wang Chen became an alchemist, he would no longer be able to keep his position as the family head. Thus, he could only silently endure all the difficulties.
Wang Changhai did this because he did not want internal strife to weaken the Wang Family and give the other families of Green Rock City an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
The Wang Family had always been the number one family in Green Rock City. However, the other families were also eyeing them. The moment the Wang Family had internal strife, they would seize the opportunity to take a bite out of them.
However, Wang Changhai did not expect that his enduring humiliation would not gain the approval of his clansmen. Furthermore, before he lost his position as the family head, his clansmen had already shown him no mercy.
"Little brother Wang Nian, there are so many guests here. They all want to see the strength of the geniuses of your Five Beast Army. You can't not even give them face, right?"
Wang Chong was sixteen or seventeen years old and was at the Bone Forging realm. Among his peers in the Wang Family, he was already outstanding. Seeing that Wang Nian was not moving, he mocked him.
Pa!
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Chong's face was slapped. Blood and teeth flew out of his mouth. His body flew twenty feet away and crashed heavily onto the ground.
"You want to see the strength of our Five Beast Army, right? Are you satisfied now? "
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