usatvline Chapter 278 Preparation before the war
Chapter 278 Preparation before the war
After returning home, with only a month left until the war, Gu Yuchuan began to prepare for it. Now that there was no room for improvement in his cultivation level, he could only think about whether he could improve his external combat power. He planned to refine a magical artifact of the weapon type for himself.
After all, he still relies heavily on close combat in his battles, and he feels it's necessary to further enhance his close combat abilities. Fortunately, he has a crafting blueprint for the mid-grade magic weapon, the Xuanbing Divine Spear, but he doesn't have many materials left and needs to buy some. He had already bought these on his way home when he passed through the human market.
The most important main material for forging the Xuanbing Divine Spear is called Taiyuan Treasure Crystal. It is a treasure that can only be found in the far north. Legend has it that after thousands of years of refinement, ice will give birth to a gas called Taiyuan Qi. After compression, this gas will become Taiyuan Treasure Crystal. It can only be stably formed in the deepest part of the far north. It is also a relatively precious third-tier treasure.
He possesses all the abilities of ice, and unlike other ice, which is usually sharp, this ice is unpredictable. It can transform into gas, affecting a cultivator's magic power and soul, making these things more powerful and harder to resist.
This is just the raw material; we also need a few auxiliary materials: Donghua Xuan Water, Crane Crystal, and Xuanbing Jade. The quantity of these three will be less, but their rarity is comparable to that of the Taiyuan Treasure Crystal.
After arriving home, Gu Yuchuan checked on Jianjia's condition and confirmed that the child was developing normally and steadily. After resting for a day, he began to forge his magic weapon. Once the magic weapon was completed, his strength would definitely increase significantly. After all, a mid-grade magic weapon in the hands of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator would be something that could turn the tide of battle.
Gu Yuchuan sat in the secret chamber for forging weapons and prepared to begin the process. The first step was, as always, to melt the materials.
He carefully manipulated the earth fire. As his strength increased, controlling the earth fire became easier. Slowly, the earth fire melted the Taiyuan Treasure Crystal and the Xuanbing Treasure Jade, which were the main parts of the spear. Soon, they turned into a liquid. This liquid looked crystal clear and was filled with violent power.
He carefully began shaping, a step that could be done a little more casually. After all, slight differences between the shaping and the blueprint wouldn't matter, and he could even perform some special shaping and forging according to the cultivator's own combat habits.
Soon, a blue spear appeared before Gu Yuchuan. The next step was to add the crane crystal to the spear, which was a bit difficult. He slowly crushed the crane crystal into powder and sprinkled it on the spear. The residual high temperature of the spear allowed the powder to be absorbed quickly, and some crane-shaped carvings appeared on the spear, making it look much more mysterious.
The final step is quenching, which is also the step to unleash the power of the magic weapon. He placed the spear properly and controlled the temperature with earth fire. The principle of quenching is to use the stimulation of alternating hot and cold to combine the wonders of all the materials together. This requires the weapon refiner to have a lot of experience.
Finally, he felt that the temperature was about right, picked up the Donghua Xuan Water and sprinkled it on. After a puff of white smoke, the spear was almost finished. Now there was only one last step left: to carve runes on it. These were similar to arrays and belonged to the weapon refiner.
This Xuanbing spear is meant to have three runes: Sharpness, Frost, and Transformation. Each rune is extremely mysterious, and only magic weapons can be engraved with runes. Spiritual artifacts and magical weapons cannot be engraved with them, which is one of the reasons why magic weapons are so powerful.
Gu Yuchuan carefully carved on the spear with a small knife in his hand. He was very slow and his hand was very steady. He did this kind of work often and looked very unskilled. These runes were obscure and difficult to understand. He couldn't understand them, but what he was doing was just a one-to-one replica. He was not a formation master and didn't need to understand them.
Three hours later, Gu Yuchuan finally finished carving. He was covered in sweat. The long period of intense mental concentration had indeed made him very tired, but it was all worth it. The magic weapon was finally successfully forged. This Xuanbing Divine Spear was the most powerful magic weapon he had besides the Myriad Dragons Diagram, and it definitely had great power.
As a weapon, the first and foremost strength of this Xuanbing Divine Spear is undoubtedly its hardness and sharpness. Ordinary weapons would likely be damaged after just a few collisions.
The second power is ice. With each attack, the power of ice enters the enemy's body, slowly freezing their meridians and weakening their combat strength. This ice is gaseous, all-pervasive, and very difficult to resist. A slight lapse in attention will result in being hit.
The third place is Gu Yuchuan's favorite, and it's also the place that can be linked with the Myriad Dragons Diagram. Under the power of magic, it can transform into a crane at the fifth level of the Golden Core stage, which is very powerful and can even be used in the Myriad Dragons Diagram. This way, when the Myriad Dragons Diagram is activated, its power will increase again.
Speaking of the Myriad Dragons Diagram, his current Myriad Dragons Diagram can have one more demon beast, but he has never had a suitable demon beast essence, which is indeed very frustrating. Clearly, this magic weapon can become even more powerful, but he just doesn't have anything. Anyone would be annoyed if they encountered such a situation.
Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. Lacking ingredients and with no other options, Gu Yuchuan had no choice but to emerge from seclusion. As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Bai Ming. It turned out that the Cloud Sea Heavenly Palace had already issued a conscription notice, bringing the interdimensional war into the open. All forces were required to contribute manpower. Their Flood Dragon Shop, besides Gu Yuchuan himself, also needed to send two Foundation Establishment cultivators. Bai Ming couldn't make the decision herself and could only wait for Gu Yuchuan there.
Gu Yuchuan was also a little stunned. Who should go? One of the candidates was Pei Yu, that was for sure. She was the only one in the family besides himself who had been to the battlefield and had experience.
But who should he choose? Neither Bai Ming nor Bai Li were combat talents, so they were definitely not suitable. He would be heartbroken if they died on the battlefield. So, it could only be his disciple, Hu Mingyu. As his disciple, she had to have been on the battlefield. Now that she had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, it was time for her to undergo the baptism of blood. He quickly made his choice.
"You should report Mingyu and Peiyu's names, and then notify everyone to have a meeting this afternoon."