Chapter 99: Weapon Pattern and Dharma Pattern

"This late-stage Qi Refinement Master Sun has such weak control over spiritual sense." This was Wang Yu's thought at this moment.

Although the black-robed old man's artifact control technique was very exquisite, his spiritual sense being so easily interfered with clearly showed he couldn't control his mental power stably for a long time.

This made Wang Yu, who was already accustomed to precisely micro-controlling his spiritual sense in "Overclocking" mode, feel quite surprised.

Even this Master Sun's mental power was much weaker than his own.

Thinking about it, it was normal.

After all, the first level of Star Mind Power could directly double his mental power, while a late-stage Qi Refinement cultivator, even if they were three or four levels higher in cultivation technique, the spiritual sense improved by each level was limited.

At this moment, the old man, who had failed again, waited for the earth fire to wash away the incomplete spirit pattern and tried again, but when the second spirit pattern was barely completed, it still failed.

Seeing this, the old man clearly lost the confidence to complete the second spirit pattern in the remaining time. After a sigh, he summoned the inscription needle back and said faintly to the three people:

"The success of spirit pattern inscription depends not only on the artifact refiner's inscription technique but sometimes also on some conditions of time, place, and people. The artifact refiner's mood and confidence can also become the last straw for completing the spirit pattern.

Alright, let's stop here for today, and we will continue tomorrow at noon."

After Master Sun said these words, he activated the roof mechanism to retract the bracket, collected the round bowl and other magic artifacts, and left.

In the afternoon.

In a stone room at the very edge of the stone cave, Wang Yu was reading an open book with great interest, squatting in front of a pile of metal ingots of various colors, and from time to time, he would pick one up and touch it a few times against the book.

In an artifact refining room a few stone rooms away.

Xiao Wei was standing in front of a fire furnace with raging flames, using the golden inscription blade in her hand to continue inscribing the third silver weapon pattern on the giant blade on the fire furnace. Sweat was faintly visible on her forehead, showing how great the pressure was.

"Sizzle!"

The first two weapon patterns on the giant blade flashed simultaneously, making the short-haired woman's wrist sink, and the pattern under the inscription blade appeared to have a deviation.

The woman's face immediately turned black.

In another artifact refining room not far away.

The pale-faced youth was laboriously swinging the hammer in his hand. On the anvil, several metal ingots of different colors were vaguely fusing into one, starting to emit a faint white light.

Suddenly, the white light on the surface of the metal ingots flourished. The youth smashed a hammer on it, his face changed greatly, and the hammer in his hand flew out directly.

The metal ingots that had already fused together split apart again.

The youth was immediately full of frustrated expressions.

That evening, in the earth fire room, Xiao Wei handed a white jade box to the gray-robed old man opposite and said something respectfully.

This Master Sun took the jade box, opened it, looked at it, and a satisfied expression appeared on his face. He threw a thin manual from his bosom to the other party.

A month and a half later in the afternoon.

At the wooden table in the artifact refining room, Wang Yu was pouring some colorful powders into a wooden bowl, and then pouring some fragrant, fresh red liquid from a small bottle beside him.

A magical scene appeared.

The powders in the bowl melted away rapidly, and the color of the liquid also changed rapidly from fresh red to light silver.

Witnessing this scene, Wang Yu showed a satisfied expression.

That evening, in the artifact refining room, Wang Yu's eyes flickered slightly with crystal light. One hand held a wooden strip, and the other held a common iron needle similar to an inscription needle, focusing on using the iron needle to carve something on the wooden strip with the silver liquid. Both hands were as steady as Mount Tai.

After a while, lines of tiny silver characters appeared on the wooden strip, as neat as if they were printed by a machine, without the slightest deviation.

At the same time, in a bedroom at the end of the stone cave.

The short-haired woman was sitting on the bed with her hands pinching a spell, spiritual light flickering on her body, a faint blue spirit pattern faintly appearing on her forehead, and her eyes becoming more and more cold.

In another bedroom, the youth was already snoring loudly on the bed, with a gourd emitting a thick smell of wine thrown at the head of the bed.

Two months later one day.

In the earth fire room, a red light danced and flew in the air, suddenly disappeared in a flash, manifested into dots of sparks dancing all over the sky, and then the sparks condensed in the middle, manifesting a red-light-flashing short sword.

The black-robed old man below beckoned, and the short sword fell slowly into his hand. He wiped the sword body with his other hand, and seven spirit patterns appeared, flashing incessantly.

"Congratulations, Master Sun, the artifact refining is complete!"

Wang Yu and the other two below congratulated the old man in unison.

"Haha, finally managed to refine this Fire Dragon Sword before the deadline. With this successful experience, it probably won't be so tricky to refine this kind of sword weapon in the future." Master Sun stroked the short sword, a satisfied expression appearing on his face.

"Among all magic artifacts, sword weapons are one of the most difficult to refine. I believe that once the news of Master Sun refining a ranked sword weapon spreads, your status in the sect will definitely be very different in the future." The youth flattered.

"Hehe, what is my little ability? There are at least a handful of people in this sect whose artifact refining skills are above mine; I can only rank in the middle to lower level. Alright, since the magic artifact has been refined, according to the agreement, you will each get one hundred spirit stones, but the material loss during this period will be deducted. You can go to the General Affairs Hall to collect them later." Master Sun said modestly, then said to the three people with a serious expression.

Wang Yu and the youth naturally had no objections, but Xiao Wei, this inner sect disciple, cupped her hands to the old man and said respectfully:

"Master Sun, if I remember correctly, you once issued a message in the General Affairs Hall wanting to recruit an artifact refining apprentice, intending to pass on your artifact refining skills. May I ask if this message is still valid?"

Upon hearing this, Ning Yuan's face changed slightly.

Wang Yu couldn't help but be stunned.

"Not bad, there is such a matter. I have never withdrawn this message, so it is naturally still valid. Why, do you intend to be my apprentice?" Master Sun seemed to have expected this, asking calmly without any surprise.

"Yes, I have liked artifact refining since I was a child and consider myself to have some talent in artifact refining. I hope Master Sun can fulfill this. I am willing to give up those one hundred spirit stones, only hoping that Master can give me a chance." The short-haired woman bowed deeply to the black-robed old man.

Seeing this, the youth Ning Yuan's eyes couldn't help but flash with a trace of jealousy, although he tried his best to keep his expression calm.

Wang Yu's eyes flickered.

"It seems you took this task to become an apprentice. Hehe, since you are so sincere and even bought secret techniques from me, if I don't give you a chance, it would be too heartless.

How about this: just like what I said in the message, as long as you can choose a tool embryo here and inscribe three weapon patterns on it within one day, I will accept you as an apprentice. You two are the same. If you are willing to give up those one hundred spirit stones, I will give you the same chance." Master Sun laughed and said to everyone calmly.

The short-haired woman was overjoyed and immediately agreed.

The youth Ning Yuan's face changed repeatedly, but finally turned into a bitter smile at the corner of his mouth, and he said nothing.

"Since there is such a good thing, then I will try it too." After Wang Yu's thoughts turned rapidly, he smiled and said.

This made the short-haired woman somewhat surprised, and she looked at him a few more times.