The dark red flames were like straw, dancing neatly and constantly emitting a terrifying heat. They roasted the golden snake scales that were suspended a meter above the flames due to some kind of power.
Surrounding the flames was a black stone wall that wasn't thick. However, the black stone wall was made of a very special material. Even under such a terrifying heat, the heat emitted by the stone wall was still very limited.
Complicated lines were carved all over the black stone wall. Ling Dong was standing behind the stone wall at this moment. His right hand, which was extended above the flames, was wrapped in a thick layer of Gang Qi. While isolating the heat, it also protected his right hand.
Within the flames, there was a large piece of golden snake scales that had already fused into one. At present, as long as the last gap was filled, a complete Snake Scale Shield would appear.
As the high temperature continued to roast below, the edges of the golden snake scales in the gap slowly softened. However, Ling Dong's hands didn't slow down at all.
The medicinal liquid that had already been prepared to fuse with the snake scales was evenly applied to a new snake scale that had appeared on his hand. Taking advantage of the gap in front of him, Ling Dong's left hand flashed with a terrifying green light. At the same time, he reached into the flames and followed the lines of the snake scales, embedding the last snake scale.
"Phew!" Looking at the seamless snake scales that had almost perfectly fused with the lines of the snake scales, Ling Dong breathed a sigh of relief.
In the process of refining weapons, the creation of snake scales or flood dragon scales was rather special. It was a special creation of Heaven and Earth Treasures. If it was completely melted and recast like when refining other metal armors, the characteristics of the snake scales would disappear completely.
Therefore, when making the Snake Scale Armor or Snake Scale Shield, it had to be fused according to its original lines. There was no need to make too many changes to perfectly display its original power!
Of course, refining a Snake Scale Shield was not that simple. Using the patterns on the scales to combine them into one was only the first step!
Next, Ling Dong took out the snake blood, snake bone powder, and some other medicinal herbs that were specially made for the Snake Scale Shield. At the same time, he placed the perfectly connected Snake Scale Shield on another workbench. After it cooled down, he carefully engraved the formation lines along the lines of the Snake Scale Shield.
Injecting Stellar Energy into the Snake Scale Shield to block attacks was only the most common usage of the Snake Scale Shield. When it came to defense, it relied on its instinctive strength.
If he could carve as many special formations on the Snake Scale Shield as possible after refining it, such as defensive formations, power dissipation formations, expansion formations, and so on, the defensive power of the Snake Scale Shield could be greatly increased.
However, because the Snake Scale Shield relied too much on the patterns of the snake scales, the number of arrays that could be inscribed was extremely limited!
After spending close to two days, Ling Dong only managed to inscribe two defensive formations, two power dissipation formations, and one expansion formation on the Snake Scale Shield. A total of five arrays. This was already Ling Dong's current limit!
This was the result of Ling Dong having to ignite the earth fire to replace the snake scales with new ones after destroying a total of seven snake scales three times. When inscribing, using Stellar Energy to guide the special medicinal liquid to increase the lines, the slightest carelessness would destroy the lines of the snake scales themselves. The difficulty was still extremely high!
If not for the fact that Ling Dong had helped others make ordinary Snake Scale Armor in his previous life and had experience in this area, even if Ling Dong destroyed the hundreds of snake scales in his hands, he might not have been able to make a Snake Scale Shield!
Speaking of which, this was the first time Ling Dong had seen the complicated lines on the scales of a Golden-scaled Snake that had almost passed the Serpent Thunder Tribulation!
With Ling Dong's knowledge, the number of lines on the snake scales that he had made in his previous life was at most half of the current Golden-scaled Snake's scales. The more lines there were, the more power the scales could bear, and it would not collapse so easily!
Hiss!
After Ling Dong injected a trace of Stellar Energy into the Snake Scale Shield, the expanded golden snake scales intertwined with the green Stellar Energy. It was very beautiful and could actually barely protect Ling Dong's upper body. The most bizarre thing was that Ling Dong could actually vaguely hear a snake hiss.
"Obtained from the Golden Snake, let's call it the Golden Snake Shield!" Murmuring, Ling Dong looked at this Golden Snake Shield, full of love.
Ling Dong had only inscribed five formations on this Golden Snake Shield. According to the rules of weapon refinement, inscribing one formation was Xiantian Low Grade, inscribing two formations was Xiantian Middle Grade, three formations were High Grade, and four formations were Peak Grade!
And inscribing five formations, the grade barely reached Earth Fiend Low Grade. Why was it "barely"? Normally speaking, only a weapon that was inscribed with six formations could be called a low-grade Earth Fiend weapon.
However, Ling Dong estimated that the Golden-scaled Snake Scale, which had passed the Heavenly Tribulation and withstood the Thunder Tribulation, had a decent defensive ability. After his refinement, the grade of the hidden item could at least reach Earth Fiend Middle Grade. Even if it met with an attack from a Late Earth Fiend expert, it should have a certain degree of defensive ability.
"With this Golden Snake Soft Armor and Golden Snake Shield, this trip to Starfall Valley should be much safer. When the time comes to kill that Earth Fiend Low Grade Star Serpent, I should be able to easily deal with it! "Picking up the two pieces of Golden Snake Soft Armor, one large and one small, Ling Dong was quite proud of himself!
When he saw that unusually small Golden Snake Soft Armor, Ling Dong's eyes couldn't help but heat up. In his mind, he couldn't help but think of Zi Yao's dazzling and holy twin peaks, as well as that slender waist that could be said to be perfect and extremely enchanting!
"My experience has changed, my mentality has changed, and my way of thinking has also changed!" Murmuring, Ling Dong exerted all his strength to suppress the restless flame in his lower abdomen. His fingers lightly brushed across the Golden Snake Soft Armor, and in his eyes, there was actually an additional thought!
"I wonder if Zi Yao will be very surprised when she sees this Golden Snake Soft Armor?" Letting out a light sigh, Ling Dong nimbly took all his personal belongings from this Thousand Forging Room into his Universe Ring. It was time to leave!
Although there were some twists and turns in this refining process, compared to the sixty to seventy percent success rate of most Weapon Refiners, it was still much smoother. He only spent a little more than a month, which was considered relatively little!
When he left the Thousand Forging Room, Ling Dong obtained close to ten High Grade Innate waste products, as well as a Low Grade Earth Fiend waste product. He couldn't help but give the shopkeeper a few thousand taels of silver.
At this point, Ling Dong had already borrowed close to three million taels of silver from the Alchemist Manor. He could be considered a large debtor. Regarding this, Ling Dong wasn't in a hurry. Once some things reached a certain level, silver was no longer a problem. Ling Dong was never afraid that he wouldn't be able to repay these few million taels of silver.
After settling the matter, Ling Dong didn't have any reason to stay in Flaming Cloud City. He prepared to rest for a night at the inn before returning to the Three Stars Mountain Range. He would go to the most mysterious place in the Three Stars Mountain Range, Meteor Fall Valley!
"Young Master Ling, this is your letter. Half a month ago, an old man with the surname Yuan asked me to pass it to you!" Stepping into the inn, the shopkeeper, who was usually very respectful, handed over a letter.
"Surname Yuan?" Without any doubt, Ling Dong knew that this letter was left behind by Yuan Chen!
"Ling Dong, you know me by reading this letter. In the seventh month of the coming year, please make a trip to the imperial capital!" The bold and elegant handwriting was concise and comprehensive. However, this kind of message gave Ling Dong a feeling that he had to go.
"This old man Yuan didn't say what it was about … It's the twelfth month now. In the seventh month of the coming year, there are still seven months left. The trip to Meteor Fall Valley should be more than enough … However, even without this old man Yuan's letter, I'm afraid I'll still have to make a trip to the imperial capital to make arrangements for Bai Jiu 'er and the others. Of course, I can't forget to visit Ziyao …"
After settling this matter, Ling Dong suddenly realized that he hadn't sent a letter of safety to his family in the past year that he had been away. Perhaps it was because in his previous life, Ling Dong was the only one left outside to take revenge. He was used to being alone. Even now, if it wasn't for Yuan Chen's letter that reminded him of this, Ling Dong probably still wouldn't have the intention to send a letter of safety.
Thinking of his old father who always missed him, Ling Dong's heart was filled with boundless guilt. He actually forgot to send a letter home when he was away from home. He was really unfilial!
At that moment, Ling Dong wrote a letter of greeting and briefly explained the situation. Then, he ran to the auction house in Flaming Cloud City, Kuixing Pavilion, and asked them to send this letter of safety to Kuixing Pavilion in Nanshan County through the Minor Teleportation Circle, and then to the Ling family!
Due to the previous transaction, the Ling family and Ling Dong could be considered as small partners of Kuixing Pavilion. They could still enjoy these conveniences. Of course, they had to pay 20 mid-grade crystal stones!
This was still because of the partnership. Moreover, Ling Dong had the six-star crystal token that represented the most distinguished guest of Kuixing Pavilion. Only then could he receive 20 mid-grade crystal stones to send a letter. If it were someone else, even if you offered 100 mid-grade crystal stones, they might not be willing to send a letter to you!
After reporting to his family that he was safe, Ling Dong's heart calmed down a lot. After resting for a night, he bought water and dry rations. Then, he set off for the three-star mountain range!
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The three-star mountain range was one of the larger mountain ranges in the Tian Gang Continent. It spanned across three empires. The mountain range was vast and mysterious. There were all kinds of dangerous places everywhere!
Moreover, the mountain range was vast and majestic. Therefore, many big sects had set up their mountain bases outside the three-star mountain range.
For example, the Bright Sword Sect of Yaoguang Empire, and the sect that Ling Dong later joined, the True Dipper Sect, were located on top of the three-star mountain range. However, they were only in the periphery!
None of the sects dared to set up their own sects in the depths of the three-star mountain range to compete with the terrifying demonic beasts that had lived for an unknown period of time!
Therefore, although the three-star mountain range belonged to the three empires in name, it was still a free zone. It was still a paradise for martial artists to make a fortune! Of course, there were many dangerous paths to cross. However, they were guarded by the elite troops of each empire. The places that were guarded by the troops were basically forbidden areas for martial artists!
At this time, the moon was in the middle of the sky, and the sky was filled with stars. At a shadowy spot on a mountain peak, a figure suddenly smashed a shiny golden weapon into the ground using the most primitive method!
"Bang! Rumble … "When the shiny golden sword smashed into the ground, a deafening boom sounded. The ground actually shook as if there was an earthquake. The numerous huge rocks on the mountain peak that couldn't be hugged by a person rolled over due to the tremors. In an instant, dust flew everywhere!
As for the person who wielded the sword, Ling Dong, he let out a strange cry and abruptly dodged to the side.
After a long while, the dust settled. Ling Dong stared at the huge hole in the ground in a daze.
"A sword can cause such power. Can this still be considered a rotten sword? Just based on the power of this sword, it shouldn't be a problem to squeeze half a Divine Weapon, right? " Ling Dong stared at the black rotten sword in his hand in disbelief. The few gaps on the sword were especially eye-catching.
Just as Ling Dong tried to use the rotten sword in his hand to smash the ground, the demon hunting team that was resting somewhere on the mountainside suddenly became nervous.
One of the team leaders looked at the strange thing that happened on the mountain peak and said nervously, "What level of demon beast is angry on the mountain peak? It actually made the entire mountain feel like it was shaking? "
"Go, retreat immediately. Leave this mountain peak and mark on the map that there is an unknown, terrifying demon beast on the mountain peak …" After muttering to himself for a while, the team leader made an extremely wise decision!
This kind of behavior had happened a few times on the mountain peak that Ling Dong was at!
If Ling Dong knew that his action of investigating the mysterious rotten sword had scared away a few demon hunting teams, what would he think?
Let's not talk about those martial artists who left in shock, but Ling Dong! Ling Dong had already been in the Three Star Mountain Range for a month. Every night when he was free, he would take out the rotten sword to study it.
At present, Ling Dong had already renamed the rotten sword as the mysterious black sword. Even directly smashing the ground had such power. If he called it a rotten sword again, wouldn't it be a bit like a pearl covered in dust?
However, this month of research was not a waste of effort. Every day, Ling Dong still hugged this mysterious black sword and researched it to some extent.
First of all, the mysterious black sword was extremely heavy. If Ling Dong didn't inject the golden-white aura qi, he could only barely lift it for a few breaths. But if he injected the golden-white aura qi, the mysterious black sword would become as light as a feather, allowing Ling Dong to freely swing it!
But the strange thing was that while the golden-white aura qi became as light as a feather, when it struck the ground, it was like a thunderclap, with great power!
Ling Dong had tried it before. With a straight smack of the black sword, he had directly killed a late Xiantian demon beast! The dead late Xiantian demon beast's skin was intact, but its internal organs were all shattered. The power was extremely terrifying!
But what made Ling Dong depressed was that no matter how hard he tried, even if he injected the golden-white aura qi into the mysterious black sword, he couldn't produce even an inch long sword aura.
In this situation, the mysterious black sword that Ling Dong had high hopes for had turned into a chicken rib. But it was very useful when dealing with demon beasts. Of course, sometimes it could be used as a surprise attack! The swordsmanship that he had practiced in his previous life could be directly used with this heavy sword, but it couldn't produce sword aura!
"Why can't I produce sword aura?" Murmuring, Ling Dong put the mysterious black sword into the Universe Ring. But he was looking at a valley in the distance, a valley that was shining with silver light!
The valley in the distance was the destination of Ling Dong's trip — the Valley of Falling Stars! And the place where the silver light was shining was the place where the martial artists in the Valley of Falling Stars feared death — the Starlight Miasma!
Every year, there would be a large number of martial artists trying to pass through the Starlight Miasma in order to find the legendary treasure trove behind the Starlight Miasma, seeking a big turning point in their lives!
But most of the time, the martial artists who went in were turned into piles of bones. Occasionally, there would be one or two martial artists who came out alive due to luck and strong cultivation. But even then, they would be crippled and their cultivation would drop greatly!
But in such a place where bones were increasing every year, there were still many martial artists who believed that they would have a fortuitous encounter and rushed in without hesitation. Even if the people who went in front didn't come out, the people behind would still rush in without hesitation!
Because the people behind always believed that they would be the next lucky person!
"Just you wait, I will be the only lucky one behind this starlight fog barrier …" An intense glow erupted from Ling Dong's eyes as he stared at the constantly changing and somewhat dreamy silvery starlight fog barrier.
He casually found a place where there was no wind, sat down cross-legged, and started to circulate the second level of the Big Dipper Technique, the Art of the Broken Army, to cultivate the golden-white Astral Armor in his body!
He couldn't slack off on his cultivation every day!
In the two months in Huoyun City, Ling Dong's Green Astral Armor had already reached the late stages of Xiantian Realm Level Three. If he cultivated at full speed, it would only take half a month to break through.
But ever since he entered the mountains, Ling Dong had been cultivating the golden-white Astral Armor with all his might. Ling Dong estimated that if he could cultivate at full speed like this, the Green Astral Armor and the golden-white Astral Armor in his body would be able to advance to Xiantian Realm Level Four at the same time!
After a while, the starlight covered Ling Dong's body once again. Compared to half a year ago, the starlight on his body was obviously thicker by another layer …
The next day, an energetic Ling Dong welcomed the morning light and walked towards the Valley of Falling Stars in big strides.
Due to the special location of the Valley of Falling Stars, he met more and more martial artists along the way. However, most of the martial artists who came here wanted to have a fortuitous encounter. As long as they didn't reveal too much of their wealth, there wouldn't be any bloody fights!
On the contrary, some martial artists would even excitedly form groups and prepare to explore the mysteries of the fortuitous encounter!
And the closer he got to the Valley of Falling Stars, the more such things happened.
Just as Ling Dong turned into the entrance of the Valley of Falling Stars, two martial artists came up to greet him.
Seeing this, Ling Dong smiled bitterly. Without waiting for the two martial artists to speak, he said, "Brothers, I'm sorry. I came to the Valley of Falling Stars to pick herbs, not to explore the Starlight Fog Miasma!"
After the two martial artists were stunned, the other martial artist continued, "Looking at your attire, you're not a disciple of the sect who came here to complete a mission, right? You're probably here to pick herbs to make a fortune, right? But how much can you earn from picking herbs? Why don't you accept my master's employment and explore this starlight fog barrier? As long as you join, you'll receive 50,000 taels of silver! "
"Exploring the Starlight Miasma is something I'm not willing to die for!" Ling Dong calmly refused.
"Courting death?" That martial artist asked curiously, "Who said it was courting death? Don't you know that my master has already found a way to safely pass through the starlight fog barrier? "
"What?" Upon hearing this, Ling Dong turned pale with fright!
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PS: First of all, I would like to thank all the brothers who voted for the monthly votes for us. I would like to thank Qian Kun Suo for his Qian Kun Throw in the last five minutes. I would like to thank all of you. It was all of you who allowed Zhu San to stand on the monthly votes leaderboard despite the fact that Zhu San's updates were not good enough!
Bow, I love you!
Next, let's talk about the issue of updating. For the next two days, I'll update once a day, and each chapter will be 5,000 words long! He had no choice. Today, his daughter was on an IV drip for half a day, and then he bought some things!
The day before yesterday, I told my brothers that my brother's baby was born. As his brother, it was necessary to go and congratulate him!
Early tomorrow morning, I have to rush to another city, and I have to bring my baby who is still suffering from a cold. It's very troublesome! After October 3rd, I'll be able to update at least twice a day, or even three times a day! Brothers, please forgive me!
Finally, I'll shamelessly ask for a monthly vote. During the double period, those brothers who have a guarantee can give it to Zhu San first! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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