Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Way of Refining Weapons
When the two of them had finished discussing, they walked towards a blacksmith shop. Luo Tian took advantage of the evening time to refine a Ning Yuan Pill for them. I went there today to deliver the pill to the refiner.
Bai Ling'er didn't know where Luo Tian was taking him, and it wasn't until he reached the door of the blacksmith shop that the two stopped. She thought that this big brother was going to go in and build some magic weapon.
Luo Tian came to the blacksmith shop and found that it was still the apprentice who was striking iron. So he went forward and said that he was looking for the apprentice's master.
"Dare to ask Master Ling, I came here two days ago. Luo Tian asked.
"Oh, it's you, come with me, Master is refining magic weapons in the backyard. I just listened to the honest man.
After saying that, the two entered the blacksmith shop again under the leadership of each other. Bai Ling'er hadn't been here, so she didn't know Luo Tian's intentions. When they reached the backyard, they saw the alchemist crafting a flying sword.
"Master, that fellow Taoist came two days ago. ”
"Oh, is it finally here?" the monk saw put down the piece of metal and turned around.
"Fellow Daoist, you're finally here, please inside. Who is this young lady?" the monk asked when he saw Bai Ling'er.
"Oh, her name is Bai Ling'er. Ling'er, you wait here for a while, and I'll come when I go. After Luo Tian finished speaking, he left Bai Ling'er alone. I saw Bai Ling'er's pouting mouth, and it seemed that he didn't like it very much.
"Every time I was made to wait, really. I only heard Bai Ling'er complain.
Luo Tian and the monk came to a room and took out a brocade box. When that Murong senior saw the brocade box that Luo Tian took out, he knew that the other party must have found the elixir as promised.
"Eh, thank you Luo Xiaodaoyou, I am grateful. He took the brocade box and opened it happily.
"Sure enough, it is really the top elixir, I didn't expect Luo Daoyou's master to be so powerful, and he could refine this top-level elixir in just a few days. Fellow Daoist, do you have any requirements, just ask. "Just listen to what Murong Zhenren said.
Luo Tian thought about it when he heard this, he didn't have anything to need. However, he wanted to ask the other party to teach him some refining methods, but he didn't know how to speak.
"Fellow Daoist, here are some of my experiences in refining weapons over the years, and some of them are about the introductory methods of refining weapons. I saw that Daoist friends were very interested that day, so I was going to give it to you, and I asked Daoyou not to dislike it. I just heard Murong Zhenren say politely.
Luo Tian was also very happy to hear that the other party had guessed his thoughts, and he had sorted out some things for learning refining weapons early. In this way, you don't have to wait for the other party to sort it out slowly.
"Hehe, thank you, Daoyou, but I still have to trouble you to give me some advice. Luo Tian said.
Of course, Murong Zhenren was very happy, and he told Luo Tian that as long as he had time, he could come and learn refining at any time. He asked Luo Tian to go back and take a look at these experiences first, and then come here when it was almost time.
Luo Tian saw those books about refining weapons, and he looked through them hungrily. I don't know if I don't see it, it turns out that this refining weapon is really much more complicated than alchemy.
First of all, from the perspective of the tools for refining magic weapons, it is like alchemy must have a good Danding. The most important thing in this refining tool is the tool for crafting. However, these refining tools, except for the hammer that can be carried, are not easy to carry, which is also the reason why the refiner is not as good as the alchemist can travel around.
And this refining tool also needs an assistant. According to Luo Tian's understanding, refining some simple magic weapons requires at least an assistant to assist. After reading those books on the introduction to refining, Luo Tian left here with Bai Ling'er.
Because there are only a few days left, and you have to leave this place. Therefore, Luo Tian cherished this opportunity to learn refining weapons. When he returned to Pingxi Houfu, he began to study the refining tool.
Refining, as the name suggests, is the formation of various materials that can be used to attack or defend against enemy attacks. In addition, those powerful refiners can also create treasures with various abilities, which are called spiritual treasures and magic weapons.
The refining tool is similar to the alchemy, and it also pays attention to the mutual restraint of the five elements. Of course, the most ordinary magic weapon does not have obvious requirements for this, and I heard Murong Zhenren say that only when the refining weapon reaches the fourth-grade refiner or above, can it be regarded as touching the doorway. As for those who can reach the sixth-grade refiner, there are not many people in this Great Qian Empire.
Because it is really difficult for refiners to get started, the number of refiners is much less than that of alchemists. They also don't have forces like the Alchemist Alliance. Therefore, it is not easy to find a powerful refiner to apprentice.
Many refiners are led in by the master, and then delve into the refining tools on their own. Many people can't hold on and give up halfway. Luo Tian was not a person who gave up halfway, he decided that since he began to contact this refining weapon, he would study as hard as alchemy.
I learned from Murong Zhenren that the steps of refining this weapon are not uniform. What he taught Luo Tian was the most ordinary method of metal refining. The required tools include: blacksmith furnace, bellows, hammers, anvils, sledgehammers, tongs, and grinding stones!
To refine metal magic weapons such as flying swords, the steps include smelting, refining, forging, quenching, and opening the edge. Except for the opening of the front, which is carried out after the basic formation of the ritual weapon, the first few steps sometimes need to be repeated. Especially in the forging stage, it needs to be repeated several times, and the so-called 100 refining into steel is said to be this truth.
For example, the cold iron giant axe that Luo Tian got from Tong Lao was forged by repeated beating. It wasn't until now that I knew that the cold iron giant axe belonged to a low-grade magic weapon.
The process of smelting is to soften the metallic material with fire. Then it needs to be refined to remove some of these impurities. The higher the refining degree of the artifact, the stronger and more durable the magic artifact will be formed in the future. After that, the refined metal is forged, which is the most important stage, just like the alchemy of Judan.
After that, the quenching stage is to cool the molded instrument. After such a process, a ritual vessel is initially formed. If you are not satisfied, you can also do fine forging. Or if the refining fails, it can be re-smelted.
There is a good saying, there are three hardships in life: striking iron, supporting the boat, and grinding tofu. Although the monk already has an innate pure body, striking iron is also a heavy body for the monk. And because the temperature of the furnace was so high, the monks would sometimes go into battle naked, take off their cumbersome clothes, and concentrate on refining their weapons.
The more precious the material, the more high-quality artifacts can be created. Of course, if you use precious materials to create the lowest quality magic weapons, then no one will say anything. But then it's a waste of material.
Not only is the realm of refining weapons improving slowly, but it takes several days to create even the most ordinary magic weapons. Of course, it doesn't mean that every time you refine a magic weapon, you will succeed. For example, in the quenching stage, if the previous forging is not done well, there is a high risk of direct chipping.
It is possible to re-melt, but that is also depleting. Some precious materials are the size of a grain of rice, and if you don't succeed the first time, there's no need to recreate them. Because it involves the separation of materials.
In other words, most ritual artifacts are not made of the same material. Just like alchemy, many magic weapons require a mixture of different materials to create. One of these materials is the main crafting material, while the other auxiliary materials are precious materials with less volume.
Alchemy is often the main spirit grass that is more precious than the auxiliary spirit grass. As for refining tools, in many cases, auxiliary materials are more precious. After a day and a night, Luo Tian deeply engraved the methods of introductory refining that Murong Zhenren had sorted out into his mind. In this way, although there are still many places that are not clear, it is also necessary to look at the books in the future.
Two days later, Luo Tian came to the blacksmith shop, and he wanted to start a practice. Murong Zhenren prepared a piece of red iron for Luo Tian, which was the most common fire attribute material, and the price was also the cheapest.
Murong Zhenren first demonstrated how to build it for Luo Tian, which allowed him to get started. Luo Tian observed carefully beside him, and also remembered every subtlety of Murong Zhenren in his heart.
I saw that the other party first put a piece of red iron into the blazing furnace, because it was the simplest magic weapon to refine, so there was no need to completely melt it. In this way, there will be a lot of impurities in it, and the hardness and toughness of the final molding are not very high.
What this refiner wanted to show was the refining method, so he didn't care about that. I saw him refining step by step. After the red iron turned red, Murong Zhenren began to forge it.
As mentioned earlier, the steps of refining are not uniform, and this is the case. Since it is not completely smelted, the step of refining is omitted. The advantage of a cultivator's refining weapon over mortal iron striking is that he can use his true qi to assist. I saw that he used his true qi to take out the reddish piece of iron from the furnace, and then he took the sledgehammer in his hand and began to forge it.
The most basic method of forging is tempering, that is, to make the iron into the desired shape over and over again, and in the tempering stage, those more precious auxiliary materials will be put in, and this time Murong Zhenren chose a material called Xuantie to join it.
Xuantie has heard Tong Lao talk about it, and this Xuantie is also a relatively common auxiliary material for refining. While Murong Zhenren was building, he didn't forget to heat it at any time. After a long time, this piece of red iron was basically formed.
On the top of the refining tool, the simplest shape is an iron ruler. The iron ruler only needs to create a six-sided strip, which is considered to be basically formed.
What Murong Zhenren built was an iron ruler. In addition to the need to finely build the grip of this iron ruler, the other parts only need to be handled simply.
After the molding is formed, it is quenched. This stage is the key to success or failure. If the previous building is very good, there will be no cracks, and if the building fails, the artifact will simply shatter.
I saw Murong Zhenren take out the iron ruler with his true qi, and then put it into the water tank next to him. As the iron ruler was put in, the water tank began to bubble. After a while, Murong Zhenren saw that it was almost there, so he took it out.
Until this time, Luo Tian was still carefully recalling the scene just now. Even how many times Murong Zhenren beat him, Luo Tian remembered it carefully in his heart. Next, Luo Tian is about to start trying his first refining!