txolops Chapter 542 The Black Soul Banner, a magic weapon for late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators!
Chapter 542 The Black Soul Banner, a magic weapon for late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators!
Chen Fan sat cross-legged in front of the furnace, his expression solemn.
He first picked out dozens of yin-attribute and soul-attribute ores and spiritual materials from the pile of materials, such as "Netherworld Iron", "Soul Nourishing Jade", and "Yin Sha Stone". He also took out several soul-path magic treasures obtained from his opponent, including a natal soul bead of a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage.
"melt."
Chen Fan let out a low shout and spat out infant fire from his palm.
The infant fire was pale gold in color, but there was a grayish-white spot in the center, which was the true essence fire of life and death infused with the meaning of life and death.
The flames enveloped the materials and fragments of magical artifacts, slowly burning and refining them.
Refining one's natal magic weapon, especially a growth-type evil magic weapon like the Black Soul Banner, is not as simple as just melting materials into it.
Chen Fan needs to use his own divine soul as a guide and his essence blood as a medium to perfectly fuse the essence of the materials with the magic weapon itself. At the same time, he also needs to appease and strengthen the million fierce souls within the banner so that they do not backfire during the magic weapon's enhancement process.
Time passes little by little.
The flow of time in the bowl is ten times that of the outside world, giving Chen Fan ample time to patiently refine his craft.
He first refined those Yin-attribute materials one by one, removing impurities and extracting the purest Yin energy flow.
Then, manipulating these energy flows, they were woven into the surface of the Black Soul Banner like threads. With each thread incorporated, the banner grew darker, and the phantoms of souls on it seemed to solidify slightly.
Next were those few Soul-based magical treasures.
Chen Fan melted it with Infant Fire, carefully peeling away the soul runes and original soul power contained within.
He used his divine sense to guide these runes and soul power, slowly imprinting them into the core restrictions of the Black Soul Banner.
The millions of souls within the banner felt the replenishment of their primordial soul power and let out a silent roar, causing the banner to tremble violently and its yin energy to surge.
Chen Fan remained expressionless, bit his tongue, and spat a mouthful of blood essence onto the banner. The blood essence was instantly absorbed by the banner surface, transforming into countless fine blood threads that firmly bound and harmonized the restless soul and the newly added soul power.
He formed hand seals, and a series of profound restrictive runes were injected into the banner to stabilize its internal structure.
This cycle repeated itself several days, while in the outside world, more than a month had passed in the bowl.
When the last Nascent Soul Bead was completely refined, and its core point of pure soul source merged into the top of the banner pole, the Black Soul Banner trembled violently, and a chilling and powerful aura far surpassing its previous size suddenly erupted!
The banner moved without wind, and the phantoms of souls that appeared on it almost solidified, roaring ferociously.
The patterns on the flagpole became deep and dark, with a faint flow of dark golden light.
The spiritual pressure emanating from the entire magical artifact had clearly reached the level of the late Nascent Soul stage!
Chen Fan's face was slightly pale, as the consumption of his essence, blood, and soul over the past month had been quite significant.
But a look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.
He waved his hand to retrieve the Black Soul Banner back into his dantian for nurturing. He could feel that the banner's power had greatly increased, especially its ability to attack and intimidate the soul, which was probably no less than some ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul supernatural powers.
After taking a short breath and swallowing a few recovery pills, Chen Fan took out Eleven.
The eleven swords were simple and unadorned, their blades dull and lifeless, but having followed Chen Fan for so long and gone through countless battles, they had long since become one with him, possessing a remarkable spirituality.
This sword is made of a special material and has great potential for growth. However, due to the limitations of the early forging techniques and materials, it has been unable to break through the bottleneck of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm.
The materials Chen Fan prepared this time were mainly of the types of metal, sturdy materials, and materials that could break through magical structures.
There was "Star Sand" found in the side hall of the Soul Refining Sect, "Gengjin Essence" extracted from the flying sword obtained by killing the Nascent Soul cultivator of the Wang family, and several pieces of rare extraterrestrial meteorite iron.
The process of refining a flying sword is different from refining a black soul banner.
The key lies in sharpness, resilience, and harmony with the sword's owner's mind and spirit.
Chen Fan also used the Infant Fire to smelt materials, but this time his technique was more refined, like sculpting a work of art.
He gradually incorporated stardust into the sword's blade, enhancing its sharpness and magic-breaking properties; he refined the essence of Geng metal into the sword's spine, improving its overall toughness and spiritual energy conduction; and he melted meteorite iron from outer space and thinly plated it onto the blade, increasing its indestructible quality.
At the same time, he continuously infused his own sword intent and the causal understanding he had comprehended into it.
The eleven swords emitted clear, melodious sword cries, as if they were receiving timely rain after a long drought, greedily absorbing everything.
The dullness on the sword gradually faded, replaced by a restrained, deep gray luster that seemed to devour light. A cold glint at the blade's edge sent shivers down one's spine.
The refining of the eleven swords took even longer, nearly two months in the bowl, before it was finally completed.
As Chen Fan unleashed his final sword technique, the eleven swords flew up with a clang, transforming into a barely perceptible gray line in the quiet room, weaving and crisscrossing, their sharp aura cutting through the air with a hissing sound.
Its spiritual pressure remained steadily at the late Nascent Soul stage, and because it was connected to Chen Fan's mind, its power surpassed that of flying swords of the same level.
Chen Fan beckoned, and eleven swords fell into his hand. They felt as light as a feather, yet as heavy as mountains.
He gently stroked the sword, feeling the intimacy and joy emanating from it, and nodded slightly.
Next up is the Qiankun Furnace.
The Qiankun Furnace is primarily used for alchemy, but its materials are exceptional, and it can also be used for crafting weapons, defense, and even trapping enemies.
Chen Fan's refinement of it focused on stabilizing the furnace body, enhancing its capacity for containment and refining, and improving his control over the flames.
He incorporated a large amount of top-tier earth and fire-attribute materials, such as "Earth Core Jadeite," "Ten Thousand Year Fire Copper," and "Lava Crystal Core," and even refined a wisp of "Fire Essence Residue" obtained from the depths of the Weapon Sect's Earth Fire.
During the refining process, he continuously used his own infant fire to temper the furnace body, perfectly melting and casting those materials into it, and inscribing even more complex spirit gathering, source consolidation, and fire control formations.
The refining process in the Qiankun Furnace is relatively peaceful, but it takes the longest.
The ancient patterns on the furnace body have become more profound and mysterious, the tripod-like posture is more stable, and the beast head on the lid is lifelike, seemingly about to breathe flames.
Its grade has also been successfully upgraded to the late Nascent Soul stage, greatly enhancing its success rate in alchemy, the quality of its pills, and its power as a defensive magic weapon.
After refining the three main magical treasures, Chen Fan let out a long sigh of relief.
The focused effort on refining weapons for several consecutive months took a heavy toll on my mental energy, but the rewards were also enormous.
Now, the Black Soul Banner, the Eleven Swords, and the Qiankun Furnace have all been upgraded to late-stage Nascent Soul magic weapons, becoming his true trump cards, giving him more confidence when facing opponents at the late-stage Nascent Soul stage or even the Great Perfection stage.
Chen Fan did not leave immediately.
My gaze shifted to a corner of the quiet room, where a piece of inconspicuous dead wood lay quietly.
This withered tree was obtained from Li Changhe of Shangyun Sect. Others thought it was just an ancient tree remnant with some spiritual energy, but Chen Fan used the Fixed Word Technique to sense it and discovered that it contained a trace of extremely pure, almost original wood attribute power!
With a smile playing on his lips, Chen Fan picked up the piece of dead wood. It felt warm to the touch, and beneath its seemingly dry surface, there was a faint, almost imperceptible, pulse of life.
Without further hesitation, he focused his mind on the golden bowl in his arms.
The golden bowl flew out of his arms and hovered in front of him. The bowl was still simple and unadorned. Among the five fan-shaped patterns on the inner wall, the one representing the wood element had a pale green light that was almost complete, only lacking the final spark.