However, upon closer inspection, there was a clear emerald green energy flowing through the branches and veins of the leaves.
What surprised Yan Guilai the most was that the veins on the branches and the veins on the leaves were bright gold!
It was obvious that the Lingmu Emperor had refined this Primordial Pure Willow into a set of array weapons.
Three thousand willow branches gathered to form the Primordial Pure Willow and scattered to form the Great Willow Array!
However, it was obvious … that the Lingmu Emperor's research on array weapons was not too deep. This Great Willow Array could be used against the Martial Emperor, but against the Emperor, it was still a little weak.
However, it was normal. The Lingmu Emperor's true profession was alchemy … Therefore, it was normal for him to be less proficient in refining weapons. After all, no one was perfect.
Yan Guilai was not bluffing when he dared to say that the Lingmu Emperor's skills in refining weapons were weak.
Ever since the White Tiger Emperor devoured the spirit of the Three-legged Golden Crow, Yan Guilai had completely accepted the Demon Race's entire legacy of refining weapons, which originated from the Three-legged Golden Crow's blood essence.
It was different from alchemy. Alchemy was something that the ancestors of humans had discovered after tasting hundreds of herbs and familiarizing themselves with their medicinal properties.
Refining weapons was different. Before humans existed, the Demon Race had already begun refining weapons. To be honest, the Demon Race's refining skills were actually stolen from the Demon Race.
Of course, although the origins were the same, after so many years of development, the refining of weapons by humans and the refining of weapons by the Demon Race had already embarked on two completely different paths.
When humans refined weapons, they usually refined armor and weapons.
In the eyes of humans, the biggest difference between humans and the Demon Race was that humans could use tools, armor, and weapons.
The Demon Race, on the other hand, usually did not refine weapons or armor when refining weapons.
The Demon Race's attacks relied on their teeth and claws, or the two horns on their heads.
In terms of defense, the Demon Race relied on their sturdy muscles, thick fur, or extremely hard carapaces.
Therefore, when the Demon Race refined weapons, they actually did not refine weapons or armor, but Dharma treasures …
What were Dharma treasures? Simply put … Dharma treasures were treasures that contained the laws of nature!
Armors and weapons were collectively known as Monarch Armaments! It was an artifact that was unique to humans.
Magical treasures, on the other hand, were created by the Monster Clan. They were extremely powerful treasures.
From a certain perspective, it was not that the monster race did not know how to forge weapons, it was that they did not know how to forge monarch weapons!
On the other hand, although the human race knew how to refine tools, they did not know how to refine magic treasures.
However, although the types were different and the functions were different, overall, the refining method and the formation patterns used were actually the same.
To be precise, whether it was refining weapons or refining treasures, they were all the same subject. It was just the application of different directions.
For instance, in Yan Guilai's sea of consciousness, there was a grayish-black ancient bell. It was neither a weapon nor a set of armor. Instead, it was something refined by the primordial Fey, a supreme treasure that contained the Laws!
If it had been in the past, Yan Guilai definitely wouldn't have been able to tell the difference. However, after absorbing the complete way of refining equipment that had been passed down from the Primordial Age, Yan Guilai could already tell the difference very clearly.
It was very obvious that the way of refining equipment used by the Lingmu Emperor and the Black Gold Emperor was completely different from the way of refining equipment used by the Monster Clan.
The way of refining equipment used by the Lingmu Emperor and the Black Gold Emperor originated from the legacy of refining equipment used by humans. They refined armors and weapons, especially swords.
It was precisely because the human race was good at refining swords that most of the human race's ancient martial art practitioners cultivated swords as well.
As for the way of refining equipment used by the Monster Clan, they did not refine weapons or armors, but magic treasures!
The Nine Dragon Cloud Soaring Cauldron, the Bing Ding Divine Fire Cauldron, the Heaven Earth Magnetic Millstone, the Greenwood Dragon Ring Saber, and the Heaven One Water Urn.
Among the five inherited treasures, the Greenwood Dragon Ring Saber was the only one that could be considered a true weapon.
Furthermore, as far as Yan Guilai knew, the Greenwood Dragon Ring Saber was really refined by the Lingmu Emperor himself. The method used was also completely the way of refining equipment used by the human race.
Strictly speaking, the Greenwood Dragon Ring Saber was an Imperial Weapon and not a magic treasure.
As for the other four inherited treasures, the Nine Dragons Cloud Soaring Cauldron, the Divine Fire Cauldron, the Heaven Earth Magnetic Millstone, and the Heaven One Water Urn, their refining methods were completely different.
In the present day, Yan Guilai only needed to take one look to determine that the four treasures were all magic treasures refined by the Monster Clan and not Imperial Weapons!
In fact, if one thought about it carefully, it was obvious that armors and weapons could all be related to the word 'Bing'. In other words, they were weapons and armors.
However, a cauldron, a cauldron, two millstones, and a water urn. Were they considered weapons? Or were they armors?
Without a doubt, the four inherited treasures were neither weapons nor armors. Furthermore, their refining methods were completely different from the way of refining equipment used by the human race.
Compared to the way of refining equipment used by the Three-Legged Golden Crow, the four treasures should have been refined by the Monster Clan and should be classified as magic treasures and not Imperial Weapons!
Obviously, the Lingmu Emperor also wanted to gather the Five Elements, but he couldn't find any wood-type magic treasures. Therefore, he could only use the refining methods of the human race to refine the Greenwood Dragon Ring Saber to make up for the lack of wood-type magic treasures.
However, in Yan Guilai's opinion, this kind of repair was really neither fish nor fowl.
It was like a broken jade bowl being repaired with gold. Although it was repaired, there was still a difference in essence.
Using the battle just now as an example, if the nine wood dragons released by the Greenwood Dragon Ring Saber were really released by a magic treasure, then wood could generate fire. With wood and fire generating each other, its power would be multiplied and it would be able to defeat the nine water dragons formed by the Heaven One Water Urn in an instant.
However, in fact, in the battle just now, the nine wood dragons were only slightly stronger than the nine water dragons after fusing with the nine fire dragons. It would take a very long time to exhaust them in order to defeat the nine water dragons.
That's right, the difference between the Greenwood Dragon Ring Saber and a true wood-type magic treasure was enormous. Although it had been repaired, it could only unleash less than a tenth of its power.
Of course … that didn't mean that Imperial Weapons were inferior to magic treasures, nor that magic treasures were stronger than Imperial Weapons.
Most importantly, although Imperial Weapons and magic treasures both used the same Daoist technique, the method and direction of application were different. It could be said that there were major differences.
There was no saying that one was stronger than the other. The key point was compatibility …
If two completely different systems were to be forcefully pieced together, compatibility problems would inevitably arise. That was unavoidable.
By the same logic, if one were to use Imperial Weapons to set up a battle formation and then use magic treasures to repair the gap, the same situation would inevitably occur. Compatibility problems would still arise.
As an Imperial Weapon, the Greenwood Dragon Ring Saber was definitely a top-notch Imperial Weapon.
However, as a magic treasure, the Greenwood Dragon Ring Saber was simply not up to standard.
Thus, as he looked at the Greenwood Dragon Ring Saber in his hand, Yan Guilai didn't know what to do with it.
It wasn't that he couldn't continue to use it to repair the Five Elements. However, it was simply not compatible with the Five Elements at all. Furthermore, it was simply impossible to unleash its true power.
After muttering to himself for a long time, Yan Guilai clenched his teeth and made a decision.
As of now, Yan Guilai had already inherited the complete set of Monstrous Clan's artifact refinement techniques from the bloodline of the Three-legged Golden Crow. Thus … he was completely capable of refining a wood-type magic treasure to repair the Five Elements.
Furthermore, what pleased Yan Guilai the most was that the material of the Greenwood Dragon Ring Saber was truly impeccable.
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