445: Chapter 445 The Master of Weapon Refining!!

"The core function of the creation divine iron is that it can devour and fuse other grades of metals, minerals, and even already formed spirit weapons to extract their essence and characteristics, continuously evolving its own quality and enhancing its spirituality. Theoretically, there is no upper limit to its growth."

"Moreover, if nourished over a long period with one's own Qi and blood, spirit, or specific Heaven And Earth Treasures, an initial artifact spirit can easily be nurtured within the divine iron."

Xiao Huo listened quietly, and only after Qin Yan finished speaking did he nod slightly.

"Not bad. What you've said are indeed the most core functions of the creation divine iron.

But you might not yet understand what these functions mean for a natal spirit weapon."

Qin Yan shook his head.

Xiao Huo explained to Qin Yan: "Once any Martial Artist's natal spirit weapon is successfully forged, it starts as an unranked spirit weapon. To improve it later, it must be fused with other Materials or reforged.

"But every time it is fused with other Materials, every time it is returned to the furnace for reforging, the spirituality of the spirit weapon is worn away. Spirituality is the foundation for the birth of an artifact spirit. The more spirituality is worn away, the harder it is for an artifact spirit to be born, and the lower the success rate."

"And to preserve spirituality, one must use special Materials for nourishing spirit weapons.

These Materials, each of which is worth a fortune, and as the spirit weapon's Rank increases, the cost of nourishing it grows exponentially."

"Even more lethal is that every Fusion with other Materials cannot be guaranteed to succeed. If a Fusion goes poorly, at best, the spirit weapon's spirituality is greatly damaged; at worst—it is directly ruined!"

After Xiao Huo finished speaking, he remained silent for a moment before continuing:

"My natal spirit weapon is currently only at the level of six hundred inscriptions.

This was only barely achieved because I, as a half-step alchemy grandmaster, have considerable wealth and can afford nourishing Materials and hire a Gao Ming Artifact Refiner."

"For an average Sixth-Rank Martial Artist, if their natal spirit weapon can reach two hundred inscriptions, they are considered lucky."

"Furthermore, even I don't dare to easily upgrade the level of my spirit weapon now.

I'm afraid that if I'm not careful and fail, decades of hard work will go down the drain."

As Xiao Huo said this, his gaze fell once again on the black metal floating quietly in front of Qin Yan.

"Now, do you know what it means to possess a piece of creation divine iron?"

Qin Yan fell silent.

He naturally understood the deep meaning in Xiao Huo's words.

For an ordinary natal spirit weapon, every upgrade is a huge gamble.

Gambling on whether the Materials can fuse perfectly, whether the spirituality can be preserved, and whether the reforging can succeed.

If you win, the spirit weapon's grade improves, and your combat power increases.

If you lose, at best, the spirituality is greatly damaged, making subsequent upgrades even harder; at worst, the spirit weapon is directly scrapped, and years of hard work go down the drain.

And what about the creation divine iron?

It doesn't need to gamble.

It can evolve naturally by devouring and fusing other Materials.

Every evolution is "extracting essence" rather than a "risky Fusion."

Spirituality won't be damaged; instead, it will be enhanced because of the devoured Materials.

It can also easily nurture an initial artifact spirit through nourishing with Qi, blood, and spirit.

What does this mean?

It means that having the creation divine iron as a natal spirit weapon is equivalent to having a perfect spirit weapon with "unlimited growth," "risk-free evolution," and "extreme ease of birthing an artifact spirit"!

Other Martial Artists have to be trembling with fear and treading on thin ice every time they upgrade their spirit weapon.

He, Qin Yan, only needs to find enough and good enough Materials to feed the creation divine iron!

Other Martial Artists might not be able to have their natal spirit weapon birth an artifact spirit in their entire lives.

He, Qin Yan, only needs to nourish it with Qi, blood, and spirit over a long period, and the artifact spirit will be nurtured naturally!

This gap is more than just the difference between clouds and mud!

"So... this creation divine iron is actually so amazing."

Qin Yan murmured to himself.

He previously only knew that the creation divine iron was very precious, but he hadn't expected it to be precious to this extent.

"No wonder it's called a divine material."

Just then, a thought suddenly occurred to Qin Yan.

His gaze involuntarily turned toward the Blood Demon Nest inside his body.

In a corner of that blood-colored ocean, another piece lay quietly...

Completely pitch-black, its surface covered in star patterns, exuding an aura of antiquity and creation—

The creation divine iron!

That's right.

There was another piece.

This was the spoils of war obtained from Feng Jin's Storage Ring after killing him at the Canglin Ancient Peak.

In other words, he now had a total of two pieces of creation divine iron!

Qin Yan took a deep breath, suppressing the surge of excitement in his heart.

"Teacher."

Qin Yan looked up at Xiao Huo and said seriously, "This student understands. Thank you for your guidance, teacher."

Xiao Huo waved his hand and chuckled, "You are my, Xiao Huo's, Disciple. If I don't guide you, who would I guide?"

"However..."

"Since your forging material is the creation divine iron, then this Artifact Refiner will be quite difficult to find."

Hearing this, Qin Yan's heart tightened, and he quickly asked, "Teacher, why do you say that?"

Xiao Huo pointed at the creation divine iron floating quietly and said solemnly:

"This creation divine iron is a 'divine material.' Even if it's currently in its most primitive state, it's not something an ordinary Great Master Artifact Refiner can handle."

"To forge such a divine material, at the very least, one must be a Grandmaster Artifact Refiner to start, or even an Grandmaster of Artifact Refining to be safe."

Grandmaster Artifact Refiner.

Grandmaster of Artifact Refining.

Qin Yan's brow furrowed instantly.

He wasn't unaware of the weight of these two titles.

In the martial arts system, Artifact Refiners, like Alchemists, are highly respected professions.

Their grade classifications correspond to the Martial Artist Realms, yet they are independent of them.

From first grade to third grade, they are called Artifact Refiners.

From fourth grade to sixth grade, they are called Great Master Artifact Refiners.

Seventh grade is called a Grandmaster Artifact Refiner.

Eighth grade is called an Grandmaster of Artifact Refining.

A Grandmaster Artifact Refiner's status is already equivalent to a Seventh-Grade Grandmaster, and due to their scarcity, they are in some ways even more respected than ordinary Grandmasters.

As for an Grandmaster of Artifact Refining...

Such an existence's status is, to some extent, not inferior even to a Ninth-Grade Venerable!

What kind of existence is a Ninth-Grade Venerable? They are powerhouses standing at the Peak of martial arts, great figures capable of founding sects and dominating a region.

Yet, an Grandmaster of Artifact Refining can make such a great figure lower their stance and politely seek their help.

This is the terrifying part of auxiliary professions—they don't master power, but the source of power.

"Teacher..." Qin Yan asked tentatively, "Does our Modu University of Martial Arts have an Grandmaster of Artifact Refining?"

Xiao Huo shook his head with a hint of regret in his voice:

"Modu University of Martial Arts does have one Grandmaster Artifact Refiner. But an Grandmaster of Artifact Refining... we don't."

"That Grandmaster Artifact Refiner is surnamed Yuan, named Chong. He is one of our college's Vice Deans and has spent a hundred years immersed in the Dao of Artifact Refining, with remarkable achievements.

Many spirit weapons in Modu University of Martial Arts and even the entire Zhenhai Battlefield came from his hands."

No Grandmaster of Artifact Refining.

Qin Yan couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed.

But he wasn't a greedy person.

If there wasn't an Grandmaster of Artifact Refining, a Grandmaster Artifact Refiner was also barely acceptable.

"Teacher, then... can we ask that Vice Dean Yuan Chong to help?"

Qin Yan asked.