A stinky cultivator has arrived in the magic world.

Chapter 32 The First Magical Artifact in the Magical World

After leaving the Alchemy Society, Lorne bid farewell to Carol and returned to West End with Meow Leon.

In his own little cabin, Lorne drew the curtains, sat cross-legged on the bed, and calmed his restless heart.

Now that I'm a Qi Refining expert, I can't afford to lack depth.

These past two days have been quite fulfilling.

First, he ventured into the forbidden area of ​​the Demonic Sect and broke through the Qi Refining cultivation level. Later, he obtained the weapon refining inheritance in the "Earth Fire Weapon Sect". He completed the breakthrough from zero to one in all the arts of immortal cultivation, which is gratifying.

I've also accumulated a lot of cultivation points.

Before breaking through to the Qi Refining stage, he had a total of 23 cultivation points.

Later, he comprehended the Qi cultivation technique, which consumed 9 points. He was rewarded with 10 points for breaking through to the Qi cultivation stage. He also gained 3 points for solving the alchemy workshop's predicament. In other words, he now has 27 cultivation points.

That's enough to comprehend three basic weapon-refining techniques.

However, this rule of gaining and consuming points also gave him some ideas.

Before he had any cultivation level, he could only gain or lose points one by one, such as by participating in the Immortal Sect's disciple recruitment ceremony, joining the Demonic Sect, making connections, and activating his spiritual root.

However, once one reaches the Qi Refining stage, this limitation is broken.

For example, comprehending the "Dawn's First Light Guiding Spirit Technique" directly boosted my points to 9. Solving the "Earth Fire Weapon Sect's" predicament earned me 3 points. Now, comprehending the weapon-refining technique will consume another 9 points.

This made him think.

"It seems that the points gained and lost during the mortal stage are 1, but during the Qi Refining stage of cultivation, the points gained and lost will be between 1 and 10."

"Will there be another tenfold surge once it breaks through again?"

"So, that legendary mage's handbook I saw in the Great Library earlier, the guide said it was some kind of Dao Embryo inheritance, requiring 50,000 points to comprehend, a full four orders of magnitude higher, which is four major realms higher than mine?"

Damn, such an awesome lineage appeared before me so early.

Isn't this inciting people to commit crimes?

Ironically, he can't even commit a crime now.

"Guide: By investing 9 cultivation points, I have mastered the art of weapon crafting!"

Lorne gritted his teeth, determined to study hard and improve his cultivation!

[By consuming 9 points, you have successfully mastered the "Earthfire Weapon Sect - Basic Weapon Forging Method"!]

A large amount of information appeared out of thin air in his mind, without feeling abrupt. It was as if he had already seen it before, but now the originally blurry outlines were gradually drawn out clearly, eventually presenting a complete picture.

The so-called "Earth Fire Weapon Sect - Basic Weapon Refining Method" is not complicated, or rather, it is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to weapon refining.

How to identify the quality of ore, how to control the temperature of the furnace, how to forge and remove impurities from the metal, and how to carve the simplest spirit-gathering runes on the surface of magical artifacts, etc.

In short, if this were placed in the world of cultivation, it would probably be like an introductory manual issued by a small sect to its outer disciples.

However, in the magical world, this knowledge becomes somewhat subtle.

Many of the techniques mentioned require corresponding skills, such as "rune array base" and "spiritual fire," which, if applied to the magical world, would be equivalent to "magic loop" and "fire spell," many of which he has not yet learned.

This has resulted in him being unable to forge many magical artifacts.

"No wonder the guide says this is just the basics."

Lorne rubbed his temples; his head was a little throbbing, but not too uncomfortable.

"The truly difficult part is the advanced section, which reportedly involves the 'Rune Forging Technique' and the 'Hundred Refinements Spirit Condensation Technique'... Only then can the basic power of weapon crafting be unleashed."

Let's put those thoughts aside for now and focus on the present.

The basic weapon crafting method includes some very simple weapon crafting categories. He picked one out and found one that he could currently craft.

Spirit Gathering Pearl.

To put it simply, it's a small round bead engraved with a miniature spirit-gathering array.

Placing it in a corner of the room can slowly gather the surrounding free spiritual energy, which is magical element, slightly increasing the concentration of spiritual energy or element in a small area. The effect is not very strong, but it is better than nothing for regulating breathing and meditation.

The materials are also very simple: a silver ingot with spiritual energy, a pinch of silver powder, and a spirit stone. The latter two are used for engraving the array and charging the energy, respectively.

Lorne opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the exquisite silver candlesticks on the desk and the magic crystal above his head used for illumination.

Try?

He deftly stepped forward and disassembled the two items separately.

"First, grind it into a round bead, then carve a hole in it and insert the spirit stone."

Without any tools, he could only use his spiritual sense to envelop the iron block, slowly rotating and rubbing it like water polishing a stone. Iron filings fell down in a flurry. This process was quite demanding for him as a beginner cultivator. He felt that he had consumed almost half of his spiritual stones just from roughly polishing a small iron ball.

"Phew..." He wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking at the small, dusty iron bead in his hand with a rough surface and an ugly little hole on the side, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

This is so ugly.

However, with limited materials and no time to worry about aesthetics, let's move on to the next step: engraving.

According to the instructions of the weapon-refining method, a miniature version of the spirit-gathering array needs to be engraved on the surface of the spirit-gathering bead. Usually, this requires a professional engraving knife and silver powder with abundant spiritual energy, but he had neither.

Fortunately, the book also says that one can "use spiritual awareness as a carving knife and spiritual power as spiritual material".

Following the instructions, he placed the iron bead in his palm, condensed his spiritual sense into an extremely fine needle, took a deep breath, and began to carve on the surface of the iron bead.

As iron filings splattered, his mind nearly snapped to attention, and he didn't even bother to wipe the sweat rolling down his forehead.

Six nodes, five connecting lines, plus some scribbles and patterns—every step is extremely delicate and requires a great deal of mental effort.

Finally, an unknown amount of time passed.

hum.

A faint glow emanated from the surface of the iron bead, like a tiny star being lit up, before quickly receding and disappearing into the metal. The engravings on the surface of the iron bead showed a faint luster; those were the marks he had filled with spiritual energy.

Congratulations! You have successfully crafted your first magical artifact—the Spirit Gathering Pearl!

[Grade: Low-grade magic artifact.]

[Cultivation Points +3!]

Current points: 21.

The moment the Spirit Gathering Pearl was successfully refined, Lorne immediately felt a very slight increase in the surrounding spiritual energy. Although it was slow, it was a steady and gradual process.

It is conceivable that if left for a longer period of time, the concentration of spiritual energy in the room will increase significantly, which will greatly benefit his cultivation. Moreover, another advantage is that this kind of spirit-gathering bead can be moved with him. If he goes to other places in the future, he can also cultivate on the spot outside, but he will need to gather spiritual energy again.

"We finally succeeded."

He lay exhausted on the bed, feeling completely refreshed.

Although the increase in spiritual energy concentration is still quite slight and not very noticeable, the sense of satisfaction is invaluable. He feels that even a single breath of air is sweet.

I had only been lying down for a short while.

"Knock, knock, knock." There was a knock on the door.

Lorne opened his eyes with a snap.

Who's outside the door?