Casting immortality in the furnace

Chapter 41 Weapon Forging Workshop

There are two ways to forge it:

1——The Ancient Longevity Technique

2—The Longevity Technique

"The Ancient Everlasting Spring Technique! Could the Heavenly Craft Furnace possibly recreate the original work created by the ancient immortals?"

Fan Zhou was greatly surprised to see this option and began to examine it with great excitement.

"The Ancient Longevity Technique": An ancient longevity technique passed down through generations. Reaching its perfect state can lead to the supernatural power of the "Life-Nourishing Wheel."

[Forging Materials: Five Hundred Years of Stored Essence Blood, Wood-Based Dao Body]

[Forging Time: 500 years (starting after forging materials are stockpiled)]

Fan Zhou fell silent.

He had thought that the forging time for the Ten Absolute Swords was already long enough.

I didn't expect there to be such an expert.

Five hundred years?

If I could live that long, I'd be an immortal!

However, this also proves that this "Ancient Everlasting Spring Technique" is indeed very powerful.

"The supernatural power [Life-Nourishing Wheel]?"

Is it because of this that it takes so long?

Fan Zhou was puzzled. He knew about magic, but what was this supernatural power? He had never heard anyone mention it before.

"Forget it, we'll talk about that later. Let's look at the other one first."

Fan Zhou decisively looked at the second one.

"The Longevity Exercise": A brand-new exercise derived from the basic version of the Longevity Exercise, it enhances health benefits, further strengthens vitality, and slows down aging. Reaching its perfect state can lead to a complete transformation, a lifespan of 150 years, and the peak condition can be maintained until 120 years of age, with a youthful appearance throughout life.

[Forging Material: Fifteen Years of Reserved Essence]

[Forging time: Fifteen years (starting after forging materials are stockpiled)]

"Living to 150 years old! And able to maintain peak condition until 120?"

Fan Zhou was overjoyed; this was simply divine skill!

Huang Yi had told him that the peak of fetal breathing only lasts for 120 years, and at most, one can maintain their prime until the age of 90. After 90, they will begin to age.

This longevity technique increased lifespan by a full thirty years!

Even the duration of his peak performance was extended by thirty years.

This means that even at the age of 100, there is still a possibility of breaking through to the Qi Refining stage!

Compared to that, eternal youth is nothing.

Fan Zhou bit his lower lip. "I absolutely must practice this technique; I can't afford to waste thirty years of my life."

The only problem is that the upgrade takes too long.

However, it's understandable, since this technique can be cultivated all the way up to the ninth level of embryonic breathing.

"Fifteen years' worth of stored essence could perhaps be completed within a few years if resources are plentiful."

"The fifteen-year forging time limit is simply too long."

Fifteen years is a long time; countless changes can happen in that time. Sticking to just one technique is too rigid.

Fan Zhou looked at the Changchun Gong manual in his hand and suddenly had an idea.

"The Everlasting Spring Technique is divided into nine levels. If one can upgrade and forge it level by level, wouldn't that provide a lot of flexibility?"

The moment he thought of this, the small red characters in front of him changed.

"The first level of the Longevity Cultivation Technique: The Initial Birth of Yang. This is the Qi-gathering stage of the Longevity Cultivation Technique. Yang Qi arises within the body, and vital energy begins to stir. Upon reaching the perfect level, one can firmly guard the Guanyuan acupoint, preventing the leakage of essence and Qi."

[Forging Material: Thirty Days' Worth of Reserved Essence Blood]

Forging time: 30 days.

"Begin forging?"

"Haha, it really works!"

Fan Zhou slapped his thigh in delight and immediately chose to begin forging.

"Thirty days' worth of replenished essence blood is no problem at all with the resources I have right now!"

He currently has more than twenty portions of Blood Centipede Wine, ten three-year-old Blood Chickens, and newly purchased Spirit-Nourishing Fungus. If his body weren't unable to handle it, he could have stockpiled all of it in a day.

Fan Zhou put the Changchun Gong into his bosom, picked up the sword, and walked back.

Back in the cabin, he took out the one or two ounces of Yunling fungus he had bought from Baihualou.

This stuff was already ground into powder when it was at Baihualou, and the method of consumption was simply to mix it with water.

Fan Zhou didn't dare to eat it all at once. He divided it into several portions, soaked them in water, and slowly drank them while observing the changes in the Heavenly Craft Furnace.

Finally, after he refined all of the two spirit bacteria, the time for storing essence blood was shortened by fifteen days.

"One ounce of Spirit-Nourishing Fungus costs five Spirit Sands, and can shorten the time needed to store essence blood by fifteen days."

Fan Zhou did some quick calculations and found it was actually quite a good deal.

"From now on, I'll mainly buy this one. I'll buy smaller quantities of other aphrodisiacs in turn to test their effects, and finally choose the most cost-effective ones."

Fan Zhou made his plans in his mind. Seeing that the sun was already high in the sky, he picked up his longsword and went to find Tian Youliang.

"Master Tian would never expect that I could master four types of Qi so quickly. This is a perfect opportunity to surprise him."

Fan Zhou walked all the way to the terraced fields, but did not see Tian Youliang.

He asked one of the handymen disciples and learned that Tian Youliang had been summoned to the weapon forging workshop, saying that Qin Zhiyuan wanted to discuss something with him.

Fan Zhou then went to the weapon forging workshop.

The weapon forging workshop is located north of the market town, built against the mountain. It covers a huge area, with high walls and a sealed gate. An array is set up outside, never allowing outsiders to approach.

After Fan Zhou reported to the gatekeeper, a burly young man with thick eyebrows came out to greet him.

"Fan Zhou, right? The boss told me to take you there."

"Thank you for your trouble, senior brother."

Fan Zhou bowed in thanks and followed the thick-browed youth into the weapon forging workshop.

The forging workshop is the most strictly constructed place in the market. The ground here is paved with gray stone slabs two feet long and wide. The roads are wide and undecorated, with only solemn and imposing workshops. Thick smoke billows from the roofs, and the clanging of hammering and the whirring of grinding stones never stop.

Moreover, Fan Zhou could clearly sense that the spiritual energy here was much denser than that outside.

"I'll be joining this place soon."

Fan Zhou felt both excited and curious.

How exactly is a fine sword forged?

What are the magical properties of those legendary swords?

As his thoughts drifted, the thick-browed young man in front of him led him to a reception hall.

Fan Zhou tilted his head and looked around. Good heavens, there were already about twenty people sitting in the hall, all of them looking excited and arguing loudly.

"Master Qin, you're the boss of this market, you have to think of a solution for us!"

"Yes, these days we can't make any money, we can't get any goods, and we just sit in the shop all day long."

"As long as you give the order, Master Qin, we'll wipe out those villages right now! Damn it, a bunch of barbarians are trying to bully us!"

As Fan Zhou approached, he overheard their conversation.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered that these people were all shopkeepers from the East Market, including the young lady Zhiruo from the Hundred Flowers Pavilion.

"Their business is so bad that they've come to Boss Qin to complain."

Although Fan Zhou doesn't go out much, he knows that Langdang Mountain Market is being suppressed by the local big villages, and all the small and medium-sized villages have been ordered not to trade with the market, making it difficult for all the shops to do business.

The boy with thick eyebrows stopped outside the lobby and said to him:

"You can go in by yourself. I have things to do, so I'll be going now."

Fan Zhou quickly replied, "Thank you for your trouble, Senior Brother."

The boy with thick eyebrows nodded and turned to leave.

Fan Zhou then entered the reception hall and bowed to Qin Zhiyuan, saying:

"Uncle Qin".

The noise in the lobby paused. Some shopkeepers glanced at him curiously, but most remained indifferent.

Qin Zhiyuan looked at Fan Zhou and gestured for him to wait aside, "I have something to take care of first."

"Yes."

Fan Zhou stepped behind Tian Youliang.

Tian Youliang looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked in a low voice:

What are you doing here?

Fan Zhou smiled but remained silent.