Volume Three: The One Who Should Think Thinks Chapter 115: The Artifact
The pottery process is very complicated, if the blank is very poor or the heat is not right, and the kiln seal is unqualified, it is easy to make it and fail. The monks in the world will also use their magical powers to help people make various utensils, but those are things that ordinary people can't do or are difficult to do, and almost no master will be idle to make pottery, because pottery is something that ordinary people can make, but Zhu Ming just let Baoyu do it.
What's even more interesting is that Zhu Ming didn't tell Baoyu what to do, but just asked him to refine a clay pot to come out, and what it can be refined is what it is.
In fact, the cultivation of the Three Realms has been able to make some artifacts with supernatural powers, but Zhu Ming has never let Baoyu try it before. Zhu Ming told Baoyu at this moment that he could do it, and as for what to do, then according to the means he had in the realm of cultivation, he would naturally exert it.
Baoyu naturally used a means, that is, "fire", which is not a flame lit with fire, but a "heart fire" inspired by mana. He did not use fire after the pottery embryo was completely formed, because this is not the process of ordinary people making pottery first and then firing the kiln, and the pottery embryo is slowly refining at the same time as it is formed. The shape of the clay embryo appears in the air, and the color of the silt also changes, turning into a pure white and flawless appearance.
Baoyu felt the breath of the things around him in the fixed realm today, and this breath also contained the characteristics of all things, and he also knew how to fire pottery, but at the moment he was using another means. Just as he is refining his body and mind, he is also refining the purest physical properties in the mud, accompanied by the condensation and formation of utensils.
A delicate clay pot slowly rotates in the air, and the whole body is reddened and gradually turns orange and translucent, and it glows due to the heat. Then the light faded, the temperature gradually recovered, and it fell on the altar and became a white clay pot. The lid rotates on the mouth of the can and stands still after a few moments.
It looks like an ordinary jar, without any superfluous ornamentation, and the shape is simple and beautiful. The texture is delicate and the color is very beautiful, and if you sell it at the market, the value is estimated to be very expensive. However, the refining process is not over, and Baoyu is still warming this vessel in the fixed realm, so that its material and material properties can be used as the best for the instrument.
The biggest disadvantage of ordinary pottery is that it is easy to break, but this clay pot cannot be broken, and it is shockproof, sound and heat-insulated. Theoretically, it could have more properties or spirituality, but Baoyu didn't completely refine it this time.
In fact, according to Zhu Ming's meaning, Baoyu was able to refine the jar, and now this appearance has not only succeeded. And it was perfect. But Baoyu didn't finish his work, he continued to use his mana to sense, refine, and nourish his physical properties at the same time, and just like that, he was sitting on the refining device for a day and a night, without any pause at all.
If other monks saw this, they would be dumbfounded, but Baoyu did it naturally. When he first performed the power of the Imperial Object, he picked a Langji fruit and hung it in front of him for a night, as if he had forgotten to put the Langji fruit back on the altar, but in fact, he had been experiencing it in a fixed state.
Now it is Baoyu's first refining. When the mountain god told him that he could make a clay pot, he also introduced a lot of other information—about the difference between the various artifacts in the world.
Not everything can be called a "vessel", and the properties of items made of stone, bone, bamboo, wood and other materials have not changed. As long as you pay manpower and material resources, you can do it by mastering certain skills or processes, which can only be called utensils. And pottery may be the closest to a "vessel" because it has a more complex process. It also needs to be fired in a kiln.
The most common "vessel" is gold, and the so-called gold does not necessarily refer to gold, but to all metal objects in general. People need to refine the essence of ore and refine metal materials. With various methods to remove its impurities, you can also add some things or fuse with each other to change their physical properties, and then shape them by means of casting and forging to obtain metal artifacts.
If a large city can concentrate enough manpower and material resources, it is also possible to make gold objects, but the process is very difficult and very expensive. Moreover, there are some metal artifacts that ordinary people can't process, and only monks can refine them with supernatural powers, such as steel. But in Zhu Ming's view, this is nothing more than the lack of manpower and skills, and if the ability of ordinary people goes further in the future, it can also be created.
This kind of thing is called "mortal weapons" by monks, and ordinary people are called "treasure weapons". Treasures are also divided into upper, middle and lower grades. For example, bronze artifacts, as long as you master the method of production, you can concentrate enough manpower and material resources to refine, most of the time people can't process it, just because the conditions are not available. This kind of artifact belongs to the inferior treasures.
Zhongpin treasure is different, it has some characteristics that it does not usually have, so it is more useful, sometimes the material may be very ordinary, but others can't process the same thing. The most typical example is the wooden bridge that Shan Ye erected on the cliff back then, as well as the muntjac skin he gave to Gu Xin.
The giant tree that built the bridge was cut down from the mountain by the joint efforts of the clansmen, but the mountain master did a special thing, which was to condense it with mana to make it durable and immortal. This kind of wood, which is exposed to the air, often washed by rain and exposed to the scorching sun, is the most susceptible to decay. However, after the refining of the mana of the mountain master, if it was not destroyed by the Yu people later, the wooden bridge would still be able to be used as usual for another hundred years.
The wooden bridge between Lulu Village and Huahai Village can be called a medium-grade treasure, but the clansmen don't know it very well. And this weapon is quite huge and amazing, and only a master like Shan Ye can refine it, he took a long time and a lot of effort, and Granny Shui also helped. Objects like this either have the eye of a great connoisseur or have experienced its characteristics in actual use, otherwise it is unlikely that ordinary people can distinguish it at a glance.
As for the high-grade treasures, they have very special physical properties. For example, a clay pot is not only unbreakable and insulating from sound and heat, but a piece of steel not only does not rust, but also has a strange change in hardness and toughness.
Baoyu has a high-grade treasure, which is the azure rattan ring he wears on his wrist. This thing is not only an ordinary azure ivy, the knife is constantly chopping, the fire is not broken, and it has the effect of calming the nerves, moisturizing the skin, relaxing the muscles and invigorating the blood. Azure ivy originally had these effects, but it was very weak, and it was contained in the rattan butter that slowly seeped out of the surface after drying up and slowly seeping out through natural changes. And this Azure Vine Ring has been refined by mana, which can allow this effect to play naturally and slowly, and play the best spiritual effect.
This azure rattan ring may be very precious and special in the eyes of ordinary people, and it can be called a high-grade treasure, but in the eyes of the monks, it is just a "mortal weapon". Limited to the reason for the Azure Ivy material itself, it is not a natural treasure, no matter how it is refined, it can only be a mortal weapon and cannot become a magic weapon, so masters rarely spend money to create this kind of thing.
The utensils on top of the mortal or treasure vessels, the monks call them magic weapons, and the world often calls them magic weapons, and the materials that can refine the magic weapons are the so-called heavenly and earthly treasures. There are some things in the world that are particularly pure, and they can be refined with supernatural mana, and after they are formed, they can be sensed by body and mind, as if they can be integrated with each other, which is a magic weapon.
Theoretically, everything in the world has various physical properties, and it is possible to refine and refine them separately, but in practice this is almost impossible to do. It is impossible for monks to expend endless energy refining things that have no spiritual use. And the refining weapon has a success rate, sometimes the mana is slightly deviated, the mind fluctuates slightly, and sometimes it is purely because of bad luck, insufficient skill or improper methods, if you are not careful, it will be damaged, not only will the previous efforts be wasted but people may also be injured.
Therefore, when refining magic weapons, monks should not only look for suitable heavenly and earthly treasures, but also be cautious.
A ritual weapon is something that can be controlled freely in harmony with the body and mind, just like using one's own hands and feet, rather than simply the power of the object. The so-called inferior magic weapon is not endowed with other wonderful uses, but only has the spirituality of the material itself. As for the medium-grade magic weapon, it was endowed with a more unique magical power by the refiner.
And the high-grade magic weapon is rare to see, and ordinary monks can rarely have it, its magic has gone beyond the material itself, and there is more than one kind of supernatural power change, with the help of which you can also cast magical spells that the monk himself has not cultivated.
The artifacts that surpass the treasures and magic weapons are the legendary artifacts. The artifact may also be divided into upper, middle, and lower grades, or it doesn't matter what this kind of, Zhu Ming didn't introduce Baoyu much, because even he himself didn't have the ability to create an artifact. It is said that only the immortal family who has stepped into the path to heaven can refine the artifact, not only with the purest natural treasures and the most exquisite refining skills, but also with mysterious chances, even the immortal family is difficult to build successfully.
One of the characteristics of artifacts is that they can be found by people, and most of the artifacts themselves have inheritance. For example, if an immortal goes out with an artifact, he can't find it by searching his body. The artifact can be integrated with the body and mind, just like using one's own hands and feet, and the artifact can be integrated into the form of the god without leaving any traces, and it itself can change with the form and god.
Theoretically, only immortals who have crossed the path to heaven can use artifacts like this, but there are exceptions to everything, and monks above the six realms can also integrate it into the form of gods if they get an artifact and also get its inheritance. If it is a person who has cultivated less than the Six Realms, even if he obtains an artifact, he may only use it as a powerful magic weapon, and he will not be able to fully exert its magical power.
Regarding the artifact, Zhu Ming's introduction was very simple, he focused on treasures and magic weapons, and he only introduced the difference between various artifacts, and many monks paid attention to the division of realms when refining weapons, but did not tell Baoyu.
In order to cultivate to reach the three realms, you have the ability to refine treasures, and if you want to refine high-grade treasures, you must cultivate at least the four realms. In order to achieve the four realms, you have the ability to refine magic weapons, and many monks believe that refining medium-grade magic weapons usually requires five realms of cultivation, and if you want to refine high-grade magic weapons, you must have at least six realms of cultivation. There are secret method inheritances in the world that specialize in the way of refining weapons, and even use this to divide the realm of cultivation.
But Zhu Ming didn't say this to Baoyu, maybe because it wasn't time yet, he just asked Baoyu to refine a clay pot today, so as to experience how to use supernatural power on the basis of the cultivation realm; As for Baoyu's cultivation to what level, he will do it.
Ordinary people don't need magic weapons, not only because they are too precious and rare, but also because ordinary people can't have the power of imperial weapons and can't play their role. In the time of Emperor Yan, many monks were called "co-workers" because they sometimes accepted people's requests and refined all kinds of treasures—those things that were also called mortal weapons by monks, because most of them were used by mortals.
The "co-worker", who is both good at and willing to refine all kinds of treasures for people, is bound to be very popular among the people, but no one has unlimited ability and energy to always do such things. Most of the things that Gonggong made for ordinary people were low-grade mortal weapons, and medium-grade mortal weapons were relatively rare, and as for high-grade mortal weapons, they were almost impossible to see—even the monks themselves rarely refined such things.
To refine a high-grade mortal weapon, you must have at least four realm cultivation, and the four realm cultivators are already able to refine magic weapons. Moreover, the effort required for it is no less than refining magic weapons with heavenly materials and earth treasures.
Zhu Ming just asked Baoyu to take the silt under the lotus pond today. Refining a clay pot with supernatural mana, and at the same time introducing the difference between various utensils in the world, but did not ask Baoyu what kind of clay pot to refine, let alone tell him how to refine it, just watched quietly on the Shude Hill.
There are also many ways to refine weapons, and different inheritances have different ways to excel. For example, the mountain master who cultivates the Elite Jue is good at processing certain things to make them immortal and incorruptible, but he is not good at refining refined iron and other utensils in ores. It's not that Wakayama can't do it. And with the same amount of energy, another monk might do better than him.
Of course, when the cultivation realm reaches a certain height and the mana is also strong to a certain extent, such as a top great master in the world like Zhu Ming, this difference may not matter, but after all, there are still some of them. For monks like Wakayama, the difference is obvious. Ruoshan was taught by Zhu Ming. But Baoyu can't say that, the process of his cultivation comes from nature.
Zhu Ming's hope for Baoyu is, of course, that he wants him to avenge the Qingshui clan in the future, but for Baoyu's cultivation, Zhu Ming has more thoughts or curiosity, and he wants to confirm in this child whether there is such a fundamental avenue in the world, and the known secret method inheritance of various factions. All in some way in line with this avenue.
If Baoyu's cultivation confirms the origin of the Dao, then all kinds of magic methods, what he can master, he will naturally master. Zhu Ming didn't teach him any magic skills in refining, and today Baoyu makes pottery, and pottery has to be made with firepower. Baoyu used his mana to make the object hot, and he was able to do it.
After doing it. Baoyu realized that when he fought with the Yu people, he lit the mossy grass and burned the arrow shaft on the ground. In fact, if there was no fire source, he could have cast a spell to ignite it at that time, but if he did do so, the mana of the Divine Qi would be depleted faster, which was not the best choice. It would be much harder to set fire to the mossy grass with mana than it would be to fly them onto the flaming arrows, and he might not be able to set up a curtain of fire in the sky and sprinkle a sea of fire.
Baoyu now has mastered this magical means and understands this truth, and he is making pottery. This white pottery is obviously not an ordinary utensil, it is a medium-grade treasure after it is formed in the air, and when it falls on the altar, the fire and heat have subsided, it is already a high-grade treasure. According to Zhu Ming's requirements, Baoyu can refine the jar, and it is even better if it can be processed into medium-grade treasures, but he didn't expect that Baoyu's refining process has never ended.
The top-grade treasure has been completed, and Baoyu sits in the magic power of the mana, feeling the physical properties of this clay pot and continuing to refine. He contained a Langji fruit in front of the refining weapon, and at the same time as the Langji fruit dissipated, the form and god were purified, and the whole body also emitted a faint Qiong light. And the flow of Qiongguang turned into the clay pot, and the white clay pot faintly emitted a dazzling Qiong light.
Zhu Ming was taken aback, this jar was emitting the same light as Baoyu's body! It was the essence qi condensed in the Lang Yu Fruit dissipating, refining the form and spirit while returning to this strange little world. In the eyes of outsiders, the powerful effect of the fruit has been wasted, just like people have worked hard to find gold, but only use it as a stone.
Zhu Ming didn't care about this kind of problem, because Baoyu had done it many times, and he asked Baoyu to do it, and the clay pot was one with Baoyu's form and spirit at the moment, which means that Baoyu refined it into a magic weapon! The material of this magic weapon is not only the silt in the lotus pond, but also condenses the dissolved essence and essence in it, so it also has a very special spiritual use.
If you use it to hold food, it will remain incorruptible, and if you use it to hold seeds, you can still sow and sprout even if you take them out many years later. The jar is lided, and this lid is also part of the ritual as a whole, allowing for another space inside.
This jar is already a low-grade magic weapon, and it is an extremely delicate and very high-refining low-grade magic weapon. But looking at Baoyu's appearance, he didn't stop, he was still refining the weapon. This kid may not have realized at this moment that he had broken through the cultivation of the Four Realms today, and the mountain god asked him to make a jar, and he refined it like this.
After a full day and a night, Baoyu never meant to stop, and Zhu Ming began to worry a little again, not only about the jar but also about Baoyu. The jar is very precious, it is refined with five-colored divine clay, and it is made into a vessel in one go, which is simply this miracle. Even experienced masters can often be damaged if they are not careful when refining magic weapons, let alone a monk like Baoyu who has just stepped into the Four Realms? Not only is he refining weapons for the first time, but I am afraid that he still doesn't know what refining weapons are.
When the monk stepped into the four realms, he directly refined such an artifact as soon as he got started, and there was almost no one who did not fail. Since the realm has not yet been stabilized, if the artifact is damaged, it may also hurt the form and spirit, so Zhu Ming is a little worried, but he does not dare to disturb Baoyu.
Just after the mountain god was worried for a day and a night, the faint light emanating from Baoyu's body and the jar finally disappeared, and the Langji fruit was also dissipated and squandered. I saw Baoyu open his eyes with a sigh of relief, and looked at the clay pot in front of him very suspiciously, this time the refining was finally over, and Zhu Ming also breathed a sigh of relief.
Baoyu was amazed that he was able to refine such a thing! This was not only the first time Baoyu had refined a weapon in his life, but it was also the first time he had made an imperial weapon, although he had not touched the clay pot at all, but he had already experienced the wonder of the imperial weapon. The clay pot is one with his body and mind, like a sibling. But if one suddenly discovers that one has an extra hand like a clay pot, it must feel weird.
This instrument was just refined by him, and of course he knew very well what spiritual uses it had, as long as it was within the scope of the Yuan Shen's expansion, he could freely "use" it. But what can this "hand" do, it can run far away to fetch water, it can also put all kinds of things in it, and it can also make the contents alive or immortal, which is quite interesting.
When Baoyu thought so, he couldn't help but smile, and the voice of the mountain god said in the Yuan Shen: "Child, I just asked you to refine a clay pot, but I didn't expect you to refine a magic weapon. Why did you build such a clay pot, and do you plan to continue refining it?"
This clay pot is already a low-grade magic weapon, but Baoyu did not stop immediately after success, and is still refining the weapon while doing the exercises, and the process of refining the tool is like ordinary cultivation.
But this device has not been finalized, it can continue to be refined, and Baoyu obviously has this plan. Therefore, Zhu Ming was very surprised, for Baoyu, who had just stepped into the Four Realms and could make such a perfect refining for the first time, he actually seemed to be dissatisfied with this clay pot, which was a bit greedy and insufficient!
The possibility of accidental damage in the process of refining the weapon is very high, the lower the realm, the weaker the skill, and the less experience, the less likely it is to succeed. In the case of Baoyu, if you want to succeed in refining the weapon completely as soon as you get started, you will almost 100% fail. But the kid succeeded, and in the end it was only a half-finished product.
If there were eight failures out of ten refining, even if the first time was successful, Baoyu still wanted to continue to come back, and the final result would almost certainly fail. The wise choice is usually to refine a magic weapon first, and even if it fails next time, it will destroy another artifact, rather than always trying on one artifact.
The clay pot has been refined to this extent, which is already the limit of Baoyu's current ability, and the means he can use have reached the ultimate state of perfection, and he wants to be even higher, such as refining a medium-grade magic weapon, which is absolutely impossible, and the result will inevitably be the destruction of the weapon and injuries. So Zhu Ming was surprised and asked Baoyu why he was like this, but after asking this sentence, he felt a little funny. The reason is very simple, because he hasn't told Baoyu about the exquisiteness of these refining tools, and he just asked him to refine a clay pot before.
Unexpectedly, Baoyu replied, "The mud under this lotus pond and the water in the pond are all good things. Naturally, it is a little better, and it can't be too mediocre. ”