The three core materials for sword forging

“Are you there?” Xiao Ming sent a secret voice transmission to Elder Lian.

There was no response from the ring.

“Elder Lian, are you there? Elder Lian???” Xiao Ming asked again.

But Elder Lian seemed to be asleep, still not responding.

Xiao Ming rubbed his head, a puzzled expression on his face. What was going on? Elder Lian was fine just a moment ago, and now he was offline?

After a moment.

Elder Lian finally spoke, “I just fell asleep. Why are you looking for me again?”

His voice was a bit tired, like an ordinary mortal who hadn't slept for two days.

Hearing this, Xiao Ming was both happy and worried.

The pleasant surprise was that Elder Lian seemed to be in a strange state, needing to fall into deep sleep frequently. This way, he wouldn't have the energy to investigate him.

Because Xiao Ming possessed the azure emperor supreme cauldron, a supreme treasure from the Immortal Realm, he would not easily trust anyone!

Including Elder Lian, it was the same!

If Elder Lian frequently fell into deep sleep, it would be even less likely for him to discover his secrets, which was a good thing for Xiao Ming.

The worry was.

If Elder Lian fell asleep at the drop of a hat, then when something important happened, he wouldn't be able to summon him for help in time.

Thinking this.

Xiao Ming quickly summarized his words and said, “I am currently studying the artifact refining methods in the Second Volume of the Heavenly Book and find myself completely lost regarding the refining of the Tai Xuan Tian Lin Sword. Can Elder Lian teach me?”

“So it's about this,” Elder Lian smiled and said, “You have no foundation in refining, so it's natural you don't understand.”

“Furthermore, even if you learn the refining methods, you won't be able to refine the Tai Xuan Tian Lin Sword without enough materials. The main materials for this sword are written in the Second Volume of the Heavenly Book, you've seen them, right?”

“I've seen them,” Xiao Ming nodded and said, “The auxiliary materials are fine, but I've never even heard of the three core materials. They're a bit difficult to acquire.”

The Second Volume of the Heavenly Book clearly stated all the conditions for refining the Tai Xuan Tian Lin Sword, the most important of which was to collect the three main core materials.

These three main core materials were tai xuan gang jade, ten thousand year geng metal, and tianlin crystal diamond.

“The three core materials are all Heaven Rank Top Grade treasures, so it's normal that you haven't heard of them,” Elder Lian said, “To collect tai xuan gang jade, you must first find a Gang Jade Vein, because only in such a vein will the super-strong tai xuan gang jade be born.”

“As for Geng Metal, it is divided into three grades: Hundred Year Geng Metal, Thousand Year Geng Metal, and ten thousand year geng metal. There's no need to say more about this.”

“As for the tianlin crystal diamond, this one is the most special.”

“How is it special?” Xiao Ming quickly asked.

Elder Lian slowly said, “It is said that in ancient times, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans fought a great war on the Xianwu Continent. Many powerful experts of the Qilin clan perished. After these Qilin fell, they sank into the depths of the earth veins and became one with heaven and earth.”

“As time passed, a portion of the original essence of the Qilin experts merged with the earth veins, forming the tianlin crystal diamond.”

“This thing is the most difficult to find. Whether you can find it depends on your luck.”

“And the so-called Tai Xuan Tian Lin Sword is actually influenced by the Qilin clan.”

“Moreover, one tianlin crystal diamond can only refine one Tai Xuan Tian Lin Sword. If you want to refine thirty-six Natal Longswords, then you will need to find the same number of tianlin crystal diamonds. This is a huge project.”

After a pause, Elder Lian added, “Of course, if you can truly refine thirty-six Tai Xuan Tian Lin Swords and form a sword array, then its power will be unimaginably strong.”

“Even a divine weapon would have to bow before your sword array!”

Xiao Ming nodded silently.

He had secretly made a decision: no matter how difficult the process of collecting materials was, he would refine all thirty-six Natal Longswords!

“So, you have two tasks next,” Elder Lian continued, “One is to improve your refining techniques, and the other is to collect the three main core materials.”

“I understand,” Xiao Ming nodded and said, “Let's put the materials aside for now. How can I improve my refining techniques?”

“That would naturally be by learning from me,” Elder Lian chuckled, “After all, only when your refining techniques reach a transcendent level can you help me refine a new body.”

“Here's what you should do: first, improve your alchemy techniques. Go get some ordinary spiritual herbs and an alchemy furnace, and I will teach you how to refine pills.”

“Be careful, don't get spiritual herbs and an alchemy furnace that are too high-grade, because you have no foundation in alchemy, and I'm afraid you won't be able to handle them.”

“Alchemy??” Xiao Ming was stunned, “Aren't we supposed to be refining artifacts?”

“Alchemy and artifact refining are one and the same; both require a strong primordial spirit and divine sense as a foundation,” Elder Lian explained, “As the saying goes, understand one point and you understand a hundred. Once your alchemy techniques are perfected, learning the path of artifact refining will be a matter of rapid progress.”

“And compared to the path of artifact refining, alchemy will be much easier.”

Only then did Xiao Ming understand.

After ending his conversation with Elder Lian, Xiao Ming thought for a moment, then walked out of the small courtyard and headed straight for the sect's Artifact Hall.

Alchemy required relatively common spiritual herbs and an alchemy furnace, neither of which he possessed.

He could only go to the Artifact Hall to look.

Upon arriving at the Artifact Hall, Xiao Ming went straight to the herb section.

By the time he left the Artifact Hall, he already had a large pile of mortal and yellow-grade medicinal herbs in his hands.

As for an alchemy furnace, he didn't have one.

The Qingtian Sword Sect was a combat-oriented sect specializing in sword dao, with everything focused on combat, and thus did not have artifacts for alchemy.

However, Xiao Ming was not too disappointed.

If the sect didn't have an alchemy furnace, then he would go out and buy one!

Xiao Ming had previously seen the sect's sphere of influence map, and there was Lingxiao City about 1,500 li away. It was a bustling trade hub with a mix of people, and he was sure to find the alchemy furnace he needed there.

Thinking this, Xiao Ming first returned to his small courtyard to tidy up briefly, then prepared to leave the sect.

He was heading to Lingxiao City!

Just as he was about to leave the sect, he happened to see Lin Feng and Elder Hong Xiu returning from an outing.

Elder Hong Xiu had fair skin and a beautiful face, and her figure was quite good. At first glance, one might even mistake her for a young girl in her teens or twenties.

This showed how well she maintained herself.

Lin Feng, on the other hand, was in high spirits. He stood with Elder Hong Xiu like a couple.

From a distance, Xiao Ming activated his viewing function, and immediately, Lin Feng's information appeared:

Name: Lin Feng

Cultivation Level: Mid-Stage of the Divine Sea Realm

Destiny: Aura Obscuring the Sky (Gold), Defying Heaven (Gold), Turning Despair into Hope (nine-colored), Forced Intellect Reduction (nine-colored), Abundant Romance (nine-colored)

Physique: Great Sun Overlord Body (Heaven Rank Top Grade)

Main Cultivation Technique: Great Sun Heavenly Illumination Art (Heaven Rank)

Sword: Red Haze Sword (Heaven Rank)

True Qi Attribute: Fire

Movement Technique: Shadow Transformation with Wind Art (Earth Rank)

Life Script: Originally the Child of Fortune and Protagonist of Destiny born from heaven and earth, but due to some unknown reason, he became a peerless genius, one in ten thousand.

Opportunity One: Two days later, he goes to Lingxiao City for business. On the way, he accidentally saves Li Jianshi, the only daughter of the Lingxiao City Lord, in the Purple Bamboo Forest.

And is able to enter the Fire Domain Grotto-heaven and subdue the Heavenly Burning Golden Ancestral Fire.

Opportunity Two: Half a month later, with the help of the Heavenly Burning Golden Ancestral Fire, he successfully refines a Saint-grade physique, the Heavenly Burning Golden Body.

Opportunity Three: One month later, he cultivates to the Late Stage of the Divine Sea Realm...

After reading Lin Feng's information, Xiao Ming's brows furrowed slightly.

Lin Feng's cultivation speed was really fast.

In this month, he had cultivated to the Mid-Stage of the Divine Sea Realm; in terms of Cultivation Level alone, he was already identical to himself.

Moreover, Lin Feng had also obtained a Heaven Rank sword, the Red Haze Sword.

It seemed that Lin Feng hadn't been idle during this month.

Xiao Ming, however, had been hiding in his room, cultivating the Second Volume of the Heavenly Book, and had not gone out.

The gap in their Cultivation Levels had been erased by time.

Furthermore.

Lin Feng also had an opportunity in Lingxiao City?

Isn't that a coincidence!