314: Chapter 314 If only these array patterns could be engraved on my magical artifacts!

"Oh! What a pity, what a pity! Such good Formations, if they were carved on my 'Qingshuang Sword', they would definitely increase its attack power by one Rank!"

A tall Artifact Refining Disciple slapped his thigh hard, his face full of heartache.

"Exactly! This carving level of Sect Leader Xu is just like that Saint Master who turned our Taihu Clan Forbidden Array to his own use before! But it's just..." Another Disciple looked at those ugly, crooked metal parts, his expression extremely conflicted, "This forging level... it's truly painful to look at!"

"Such good Formations, carved on this junk, it's simply a waste of heavenly treasures! A waste of heavenly treasures!"

"You tell me, if he carved these Formations on a proper Magical Artifact, how much power could it unleash?"

"At least a thirty percent increase! No, fifty percent! That spiral acceleration pattern, if used on a Flying Sword, the flying speed would definitely double!"

"And that compression pattern, if used on a Magical Artifact seal, the suppression power would likely skyrocket!"

Amidst the discussion, there was amazement at Xu Ruyu's rune level, infinite regret for his forging craftsmanship, and even more heartache over "a good cabbage being trampled by a pig."

Perfected Golden Toad stood at the doorway, stroking his beard, his eyes flashing with sharp light.

As a senior Artifact Refiner Elder, he saw deeper than those Disciples. The Formations Xu Ruyu carved, although the structure was vastly different from tradition, the energy guidance logic contained within was terrifyingly rigorous!

Every path, width, and depth of the patterns matched the energy flow requirements precisely!

The design of those few energy nodes was even more ingenious, capable of efficiently storing energy while also releasing it instantly, balancing stability and explosive power!

"This child's attainments in the Dao of Formations are truly... unfathomable." Perfected Golden Toad sighed secretly in his heart, "No wonder he could counter-control our clan's Forbidden Array and complete the ancient saint tablet..."

"His Dao of Formations thinking is completely different from ours, yet it points directly to the Origin, and is even... more precise, and even more... compliant with some law I cannot see through."

But he looked at those metal parts forged by Xu Ruyu himself—crooked, and even cracked in some places—and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh: "What a pity, what a pity... This forging craftsmanship is truly unbearable to look at."

"Good Formations carved on such a base are like writing peerless calligraphy on crude wrapping paper; it would be good if it could unleash thirty percent of its power."

"Moreover, the stability of these structures... I fear it is worrying."

After another hour or so, Xu Ruyu finally finished carving the runes on all the parts.

He assembled the barrel, compression chamber, and trigger mechanism of the "poqi type i" one by one, fixed the interfaces with a special "Spirit Fusion Glue," and carefully embedded several pre-polished "source energy Crystals" (products he created by repeatedly purifying, injecting True Qi, and stabilizing ordinary crystals) capable of storing and stably outputting "Haotian True Qi" into the energy slot behind the compression chamber.

Then, he assembled the parts of the "Chuan Yang Type I" sniper unit and the "Lei Hou Type I" support cannon separately.

Several "Spirit Turtle Shields" were simply connected into a wearable heart-guard mirror shape.

When the three "weapons" of different shapes, carrying a hint of eerie beauty amidst their ugliness, were placed side by side on the stone table, the complex Formations on their surfaces were flickering with lights of different colors, emitting an unignorable aura of spiritual fluctuation.

Outside the door, no less than twenty Taihu Clan Artifact Refining Disciples and a few onlooker Artifact Refiners had gathered.

They stared at those three "monsters" on the table, their expressions extremely complex—a mix of disdain for these ugly creations, covetousness for those exquisite Formations, and intense curiosity about what would happen next.

Xu Ruyu let out a long breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

He picked up the "poqi type i" rifle, weighed it, and the feel was not bad.

Then, he stood up and walked towards the door.

The crowd of onlookers automatically made way, their gazes following closely.

Xu Ruyu found Perfected Golden Toad, who was standing not far away, and cupped his hands: "Elder Golden Toad, this Junior's few crude works are finished. I would like to borrow your clan's testing grounds to test their actual power."

"I wonder if it is convenient?"

Perfected Golden Toad glanced at him, then at the strange-looking thing in his hand, pondered for a moment, and nodded: "Since Sect Leader Xu is interested, this old man will naturally make arrangements. Follow me."

He also wanted to see what kind of name these "monsters" engraved with exquisite Formations could actually make for themselves.

Were they just gold and jade on the outside, but rotten on the inside? Or... could they really create a miracle?

The news spread through Fire Cloud Cave as if it had grown wings.

"Sect Leader Xu's weird-looking things are finished! He's going to the testing grounds to test them!"

"Let's go, let's go! Hurry and take a look! I want to see what kind of results he can produce!"

"I bet those things will fall apart as soon as they are used! That forging craftsmanship, I find it precarious just looking at it!"

"I bet those Formations are just for show; they look good but are actually useless!"

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up! Grab a good spot!"

For a moment, there was a surge of people in Fire Cloud Cave, all rushing towards the "testing grounds," a wide-open area located deep in the cave.

The testing grounds were a huge stone chamber reinforced and isolated by heavy Formations, with countless pits and scorch marks of varying depths left on the four walls—the witness of generations of Artifact Refiners testing the power of Magical Artifacts.

When Xu Ruyu and Perfected Golden Toad arrived at the testing grounds, the surroundings were already surrounded by three layers of people inside and outside.

In addition to Artifact Refining Disciples, there were some other Cultivators who had heard the news, and even a few Foundation Establishment Late Stage and even Golden Core Initial Stage Artifact Refiners who had originally been in seclusion appeared, standing further away with scrutiny and curiosity in their eyes.

Xu Ruyu walked to the center of the testing grounds, facing a test wall cast from a special alloy and covered with countless marks, and slowly raised the "poqi type i" rifle in his hand.

On the sidelines, the whispering instantly subsided, and everyone held their breath and focused, staring at the strange weapon in his hand.