Under normal circumstances, to ask a master to forge a weapon or a sword, one not only needed to provide his own materials, but also had to pay a corresponding price, such as Spiritual Sources and meritorious services.
After all, no one was willing to work for others for free. However, Ouyang Qi did not charge Chen Zong any fee. Instead, he promised Chen Zong that he would forge a sword that satisfied Chen Zong. For a master like Ouyang Qi, who devoted himself to forging weapons and swords, there was nothing more satisfying than forging a sword.
The Refined Gold of a Thousand Refinements was a supreme treasure for forging weapons. It was the most precious treasure for forging weapons that countless weapon refiners dreamed of. It was already a great blessing to be able to see it in one's life, not to mention being able to use it to forge weapons.
Although the Refined Blood Stone was not as precious as the Refined Gold of a Thousand Refinements, it was still a rare treasure.
Using the Refined Gold of a Thousand Refinements and the Refined Blood Stone to forge a sword, Ouyang Qi believed that his attainment in forging weapons would improve and reach a higher level. This was the greatest gain, the greatest achievement, and the greatest satisfaction. Nothing could compare with it.
After handing the Refined Gold of a Thousand Refinements and the Refined Blood Stone to Ouyang Qi, Ouyang Qi carefully measured Chen Zong's palm, observed its size, shape, and palm lines, and asked Chen Zong to perform his swordsmanship before letting Chen Zong leave.
"It takes half a year to forge a sword. I'll use this time to improve my cultivation and strength again," Chen Zong said to himself.
What cultivation should he improve?
The cultivation of the Way of Body Refining and the Way of Qi Refining. As for the soul sense, because the Sky-climbing Tower had not been refined yet, he could not practice it for the time being. It was difficult to use much of it, which limited Chen Zong's strength to a certain extent.
Only after the Sky-climbing Tower was refined could his soul sense be liberated and he be able to practice.
After returning to his residence and activating the protective power, Chen Zong stood in the spacious room, took a deep breath, and eliminated all distracting thoughts. The excitement in his heart dissipated with the wind, and he became calm like the water in an ancient well, without any ripples.
Then, Chen Zong took out a Blood-red Body-strengthening Pill and threw it into his mouth.
Different from other elixirs, the Blood-red Body-Strengthening Elixir did not melt in his mouth. Instead, it was hard, and Chen Zong had to chew it. After chewing and swallowing it, Chen Zong felt that what he swallowed was not an elixir, but a stream of magma. It was extremely hot, as if it was going to melt his throat and esophagus.
That was the incomparably hot power of the blood essence. When it rushed into his body, it immediately exploded, rushing into his limbs and bones. Chen Zong suddenly felt as if a ball of blazing fire had been stuffed into his body. His body felt as if it was about to be burned to ashes.
No wonder Madman Han would say that the Blood Red Body Tempering Pill's medicinal effects were incomparably tyrannical. If one's physique wasn't strong enough, they wouldn't be able to withstand it. If one's body couldn't withstand it, they would explode and die.
Chen Zong didn't explode and die, but he felt as if he was going to be melted by the high temperature. It was like steel being melted into molten iron.
Moving, Chen Zong's limbs began to move, and he began to withstand the terrible heat to practice the Thousand Refinements Mysterious Skill.
As Chen Zong practiced the Thousand Refinements Mysterious Skill, the terrible heat that seemed to melt his body also flowed. As it was guided, it consciously tempered his body.
Not only did the burning sensation not decrease, but it increased again. Chen Zong felt as if he was being burned in a raging fire. If he hadn't experienced the burning of a raging fire when he received the Thousand Refinements Mysterious Skill, and had enough resistance to the heat, he wouldn't have been able to withstand it.
Even so, Chen Zong still felt as if his consciousness was going to fall into a trance. This kind of trance was like the feeling of being drunk after drinking too much.
This feeling was very strange and comfortable. It was as if his feet were stepping on clouds. He felt as if he was about to get drunk, but at the same time, he was extremely clear-headed. He had a more precise and unique grasp of everything, so much so that some of the details that Chen Zong usually neglected when practicing the Thousand Refinements Mysterious Skill were completely grasped at this moment, and the effect was even better.
His skin was red all over, like a cooked prawn. It constantly emitted hot steam, and waves of smoke billowed upwards. After rushing to the roof, it spread out like waves, covering the entire roof, and then fell along the surrounding walls.
Soon, the whole room was filled with a white smoke-like aura. It was the Essence Qi that gushed out from Chen Zong's body.
Essence Qi rose like smoke and surged like a tidal wave. It became denser and denser. Faintly, one could hear a soft roar. It seemed like a real dragon was being nurtured in this vast expanse of smoke.
The effect of the Blood-red Body-Strengthening Elixir was not only domineering, but also continuous. It constantly tempered Chen Zong's body.
After two hours, the effect of the Blood-red Body-Strengthening Elixir was completely consumed. The white smoke in the room had become extremely dense, like a sea of clouds.
Chen Zong stood in the dense Essence Qi smoke, and his skin returned to its normal color.
Breathe in … breathe in … breathe in …
As his chest rose and fell, the dense Essence Qi smoke that surrounded him also surged like waves in the sea. Immediately, it flowed into Chen Zong's mouth and nose, and into Chen Zong's body.
This Essence Qi originally belonged to Chen Zong. Now, it returned to his body.
Following the return of the Essence Qi, Chen Zong's skin began to glow.
When all the Essence Qi returned to his body, Chen Zong's eyes shone with a terrifying light. It seemed to be accompanied by the sound of rolling thunder.
His body moved slightly, and as his Qi and blood surged, a deep, thunder-like sound could be heard continuously.
He casually threw out a punch. A rumbling sound could be heard, and a strong wind roared.
"My strength has increased by almost ten thousand pounds." Chen Zong was secretly delighted.
On the Path of Body Refining, an increase of fifty thousand pounds of strength was equivalent to an increase of one's Extreme Mortal Realm. Chen Zong's strength was three hundred and fifty thousand pounds, which was equivalent to the Sixth Level of the Extreme Mortal Realm. If it was four hundred thousand pounds, it would be equivalent to the Seventh Level of the Extreme Mortal Realm.
Now, after refining one Blood Red Body-Refining Pill, Chen Zong's strength had reached three hundred and sixty thousand pounds. Although it was still equivalent to the Sixth Level of the Extreme Mortal Realm, compared to before, his strength had increased. After all, this kind of increase was not only in strength, but also in speed, explosiveness, and other aspects. It was a comprehensive increase.
"There are still five Blood Red Body-Refining Pills left. After refining all of them, I will be able to break through to the Seventh Level of the Extreme Mortal Realm." Chen Zong thought to himself.
Immediately, Chen Zong thought of the other six Blood Red Body-Refining Pills that Madman Han had taken away. He couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If he could have gotten them, his Path of Body Refining might have had a chance to break through to the Eighth Level of the Extreme Mortal Realm. At that time, his strength would have become even stronger.
But there was no other way. That was the price of asking Madman Han to refine the pills. He had to pay what he had to pay.
"I'll take one today, and the second one tomorrow. Otherwise, my body won't be able to take it." Chen Zong muttered to himself. After finishing the Thousand Refinements Mysterious Technique, he left his residence and headed towards the exchange area. He was going to exchange all the magical herbs and demon materials he had on him for merit points.
The result was somewhat out of Chen Zong's expectations. All the magical herbs and demon materials were exchanged for more than a hundred thousand merit points. Chen Zong's merit points had obviously increased by quite a bit.
"It's time to spend my merit points." Chen Zong thought to himself as he started to make his selection.
He had to exchange for the Demon Defending Seal, Demon Binding Seal, and Demon Slaying Seal. Otherwise, just the first form of the three seals would have limited power.
For example, in the third level of the Earth Demon Abyss, Chen Zong could feel that the first form of the Demon Defending Seal was insufficient. It could no longer completely defend against the invasion of the chaotic demon energy, and would more or less be affected. If he stepped into the fourth level of the Earth Demon Abyss, the power of the first form of the Demon Defending Seal would probably be completely ineffective. This was also the reason why he didn't want to stay in the third level of the Earth Demon Abyss for too long.
The same was true for the Demon Binding Seal and the Demon Slaying Seal. At the end of the day, the first form was just the foundation.
Except, when Chen Zong made the exchange, he was shocked by the price.
A hundred thousand merit points!
Not all of them added up to a hundred thousand merit points, but the second form of the Demon Defending Seal, the second form of the Demon Binding Seal, and the second form of the Demon Slaying Seal were worth a hundred thousand merit points.
As for the cultivation technique after that, it would be the third style. The merit points needed to be exchanged for each seal would be doubled.
There was no fourth form, only three forms.
But then again, a hundred thousand or two hundred thousand merit points wasn't actually a lot. Any Demon Suppressing Army soldier of the earth spirit realm could take out this amount, but it was indeed quite difficult for someone of the extreme mortal realm.
At the end of the day, these three seals were created to allow the Demon Suppressing Army to better defend against the demon race and magical creatures. They should be freely available for people to practice, but if they were freely available, people would feel that it was too easy to obtain.
One of the bad habits of humans was that they would easily overlook things that were easily obtainable.
Therefore, to set a price, one had to use merit points to exchange for them.
But the price couldn't be set too high, or one wouldn't be able to afford the exchange.
Chen Zong didn't exchange for all of them, as they would require too many merit points.
First, he exchanged for the second form of the three seals, which cost three hundred thousand merit points. His original one million and one hundred thousand merit points quickly shrunk.
As for the other mystic techniques, secret techniques, forbidden techniques, and so on, the first reason was that the exchange price was too high. The cheapest one would require more than a million merits, and Chen Zong could not afford it. Secondly, there were some mystic techniques within the Dark Feather Dao and Heavenly Sword Dao. However, Chen Zong was not interested in some of them. Some of them were not suitable due to the environment, such as the Sword Qi Convergence Mystic Technique. Some of them required external assistance.
"I'll first practice the Demon Defending Seal, the Demon Binding Seal, and the second form of the Demon Slaying Seal, then choose other secret arts." Chen Zong thought to himself and returned to his residence.
First, he studied the second form of the Demon Defending Seal. After all, if he wanted to practice the second form of the Demon Binding Seal and the Demon Slaying Seal, he had to first master the second form of the Demon Defending Seal. This was the foundation.
Once he started, Chen Zong was astonished.
The second form of the Demon Defending Seal was ten times more profound than the first form of the Demon Defending Seal.
Although Chen Zong had expected that the second form of the Demon Defending Seal would be more profound and mysterious, and would be more difficult to comprehend, he definitely didn't expect the difference to be ten times greater.
To many people, the first form of the Demon Defending Seal was extremely difficult to cultivate. To those people, the second form of the Demon Defending Seal was almost impossible to cultivate.
Even with Chen Zong's amazing perception, he couldn't comprehend it in a short period of time. He could only take it step by step, combining it with the foundation of the first form of the Demon Defending Seal.
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