Chapter 870

Chapter 870: Closed-Door Cultivation in Refining Treasures (Part Two)

Boom!

Inside the weapon refining room, the massive Life Creation Cauldron trembled violently.

The true seal characters engraved on its surface lit up simultaneously, as if attempting to float away from the cauldron, enveloped by countless flames, radiating heat and a crimson mist.

The temperature in the room soared to unbearable levels for an ordinary person in an instant!

Yet, Wang Chen, seated calmly in front of the cauldron, pressed his hands silently against its surface.

He channeled true essence!

The cauldron lid abruptly flew upward as a burst of scorching flames erupted.

The flames displayed an exceptionally pure crimson hue!

Wang Chen swiftly withdrew his hands, flicked his fingers, and a storage bag landed precisely into the mouth of the cauldron.

This ordinary storage bag was an inexpensive item that even a young Qi Training cultivator could afford. Before it even touched the recently activated South Ming Leaving Fire inside the Life Creation Cauldron, it automatically opened.

Star sand poured out immediately.

This third-grade star sand was quite valuable, serving as one of the essential materials for refining treasures.

Yet, at this moment, it was merely Wang Chen’s practice material!

After ten pounds of star sand entered the cauldron, it quickly melted into liquid under the South Ming Leaving Fire, with impurities being gradually refined away.

Once the star sand was completely melted, under Wang Chen’s control, it flew out of the Life Creation Cauldron and back into the storage bag to cool naturally.

Next, he began melting refined gold.

A magical treasure required five materials, each needing to be processed meticulously to ensure the final product’s quality.

And this was only the first step!

After completing the melting of the five materials, Wang Chen mixed them according to the recipe proportions to form the basic components of the treasure.

A magical treasure was a highly intricate third-grade artifact. Unless a weapon refiner possessed exceptional skills and great abilities to achieve a perfect single casting, they had to separate, cast, and reassemble as Wang Chen did.

The quality of each component was crucial to the final product.

Wang Chen had accumulated extensive experience in refining spirit tools, so even without the assistance of the Little Cauldron, he could smoothly complete these two steps.

Under his precise control, the components of the magical treasure took shape one after another.

This step tested the weapon refiner’s control skills, as any error in the size of a component could prevent proper assembly.

The treasure Wang Chen was practicing with was called the Qingyang Crown, consisting of four components. Its formula and design were recorded in *Nine Directions in Weapon Refining*, belonging to a common type of magical treasure.

Due to its small size and simple structure, the difficulty of refining it was relatively low.

Once the crown’s ribbon, crown dome, crown body, and crown base were all completed, Wang Chen moved on to the third step: assembly.

Assembly was undoubtedly the simplest part; it involved putting all the components together to form the body of the magical treasure. However, Wang Chen was not a CNC lathe and couldn’t achieve a perfect fit, so he had to make adjustments during the process.

Under normal circumstances, these magical treasure components would be made slightly larger to achieve a perfect fit through polishing.

By the time the magical treasure’s blank emerged, a whole day had passed.

This was considered remarkably fast!

The fourth step significantly elevates the challenge for a weapon refiner’s capabilities.

It involves engraving true seal characters!

By condensing true essence into a carving tool, one must etch runes both inside and outside the assembled magical treasure. This task demands not only immense patience and perseverance but also a profound knowledge of talismans and exceptional carving skills.

The higher the rank of the magical tool, the more intricate and profound the true seal characters become. A single misplaced stroke necessitates the remaking of the affected component, with no possibility for correction.

While correcting a detected error is manageable, the real danger lies in overlooking a mistake, which can lead to catastrophic failures during the final refining stage, resulting in substantial losses.

There’s even the risk of an explosion!

Engraving the true seal characters on the Qingyang Crown took Wang Chen an additional three days.

The complexity of crafting this magical treasure was at least tenfold that of refining a spirit tool!

For the weapon refiner, it was a grueling and arduous process.

Once the Qingyang Crown, adorned with runes, was placed back into the Life Creation Cauldron, the final refining phase commenced.

Refining fuses the components of the magical treasure into a unified entity, imbuing it with spirit and unleashing its destructive power!

This final step is crucial.

Wang Chen remained in the weapon refining room for another seven days and nights until a muffled sound emanated from the Life Creation Cauldron.

Bang!

A plume of black smoke billowed from the cauldron’s mouth, filling the room with a metallic, burnt odor.

Wang Chen’s expression turned as dark and foul as the black smoke!

He had failed.

In his first attempt to refine a magical treasure, he encountered a significant setback at the final stage, unaware of where things had gone awry, as the Qingyang Crown unexpectedly self-destructed.

Wang Chen not only lost all the precious materials he had invested but also the time and effort he had devoted.

What a disappointment!

Fortunately, the Life Creation Cauldron was exceptionally robust and remained undamaged by the explosion; otherwise, the loss would have been devastating.

"Master, perhaps let the Little Cauldron assist you in refining the treasure?"

At that moment, the Little Cauldron timidly poked its head out and offered, "I can help."

"Get lost!"

Wang Chen swatted it away.

Facing setbacks is not the issue; the real challenge is losing the will to fight and the courage to persevere.

Wang Chen suppressed his inner fury and exited the weapon refining room.

He needed to calm himself.

After sniffing his robe, Wang Chen headed to the bathroom to wash and change, discarding the charred, foul-smelling garment.

He didn’t rush back to restart the furnace but instead went to the small hall, where he retrieved a jar of Hundred Flowers Drunk and two plates of snacks. Sipping wine, he reflected on the entire process of refining the Qingyang Crown.

He meticulously analyzed each step, searching for his shortcomings!

Once his frustration from the failure subsided, Wang Chen returned to the weapon refining room to thoroughly clean the cauldron.

He spent another three days in the weapon refining room, restoring himself to peak condition before embarking on the second attempt!

Failure is the mother of success; Wang Chen refused to believe that with his mastery of "Nine Directions in Weapon Refining," combined with the Life Creation Cauldron and South Ming Leaving Fire, he couldn’t refine a magical treasure!

This time, he aimed to refine the Qingyang Crown once more.

Compared to his first attempt, Wang Chen’s technique had significantly improved. Particularly when engraving the true seal characters, he reduced the time spent by one-third.

Moreover, the runes he etched were more precise and flawless.

After meticulously inspecting the crown twice, Wang Chen placed it into the Life Creation Cauldron once again.

The refining process continued!

This time, Wang Chen worked tirelessly for nine days and nights until the sky above the nameless small valley suddenly churned with wind and clouds, and a bolt of lightning struck a nearby perilous peak.

Crack!

Inside the weapon refining room, the Life Creation Cauldron emitted streams of radiant, multicolored light, and a luminous talisman crown emerged.

He had succeeded!

Without hesitation, Wang Chen reached out and grasped it, overwhelmed with indescribable joy.

This Qingyang Crown was the first magical treasure Wang Chen had successfully refined. Although it wasn’t perfect and its quality wasn’t exceptional, a magical treasure is still a magical treasure, proving that his refining skills had ascended to a higher level!

This achievement set him apart from 99% of other weapon refiners!