Chapter 76: A whistle turned Second Uncle into a hooked-jaw

I have a magic treasure in my hand; through continual refinement, it can improve its own quality.

Second Uncle is skilled at artifact forging, so I hope he can help me further improve the quality of this magic treasure.

Having said that, Ye Xiuxiu carefully drew from her bosom the mortal-grade magic treasure whistle she had previously obtained from the system.

In the end, I actually want to take Second Uncle as my master.

Ye Xiuxiu held nothing back, revealing everything about herself.

The main point is sincerity.

Ye Qingming glanced casually at the object tightly held in Ye Xiuxiu's hand,

In an instant,

his eyes suddenly flashed,

he couldn't help but exclaim:

Good heavens, it's actually a mortal-grade magic treasure!

His voice was filled with disbelief and uncontainable excitement.

How is this possible? How could this be!

He widened his eyes, staring fixedly at the treasure,

as if trying to see through its exterior to discern its essence.

Just a glance,

he readily recognized the small, exquisite whistle.

To others,

this might be nothing more than an utterly ordinary trinket,

but in the eyes of an expert like Ye Qingming, who has deeply studied the way of artifact forging,

it is like a seasoned gourmand stumbling upon a long-coveted delicacy,

making one's mouth water and unable to put it down,

after all, such magic treasures have existed only in legend,

no one has ever truly seen them with their own eyes.

Although its quality is the lowest, only by perceiving its most essential aspect can it be raised to the highest,

it gets stuck at a certain point,

often because its most essential aspect has not been perceived.

Ye Qingming could no longer contain his inner excitement,

he suddenly snatched the whistle from Ye Xiuxiu's hand,

and then, unable to wait, brought it close to his eyes,

and examined it carefully.

Immediately after,

he, as if possessed, walked straight into the small courtyard without looking back.

Ye Xiuxiu stood where she was, watching Ye Qingming's hurriedly retreating back,

a satisfied smile involuntarily appeared on her face.

Her petite, dainty hands,

gently closed the courtyard gate.

However, the large hole in the courtyard gate that Ye Xiuxiu had previously smashed open with her fists now stood out prominently,

and repairing it in a short time would likely not be easy.

At this moment, Ye Qingming had become completely immersed in studying that miraculous whistle,

utterly forgetting why he had originally come here.

All one saw was him plopping down onto a dilapidated stool,

cradling the whistle carefully in his palms,

focusing intently as he repeatedly rubbed it,

sometimes his brows furrowed,

as if pondering something,

sometimes his face lit up with joy,

as if he had made a discovery.

Ye Xiuxiu sat leisurely on the stone bench in the courtyard,

when she was bored,

her gaze inadvertently fell upon the huge cauldron body originally placed on the ground, used for artifact forging.

As everyone knows,

alchemy usually employs an alchemy furnace,

but artifact forging likewise cannot do without an artifact furnace.

Although they differ in appearance,

one is forged into a spherical shape to hold various medicinal ingredients,

while the other is shaped into various intricate forms,

and endowed with many wonderful powers,

yet they essentially work on the same principle.

At this moment,

The fiercely blazing flames inside the Refining Great Cauldron continued to wreak havoc,

They wanted to completely melt the green metal piece placed inside.

However,

No matter how wildly the fierce fire burned,

the green metal piece inside remained like an indestructible boulder,

not even its color changed in the slightest.

Just then,

Ye Xiuxiu, who had just obtained the top-tier refining technique inheritance, merely glanced at it,

and immediately discerned the crux of the problem with this Refining Great Cauldron,

the temperature of the flames was too high!

Moreover, it lacked a certain crucial material.

Only by adding this specific material,

and moderately lowering the flame temperature,

could the materials inside be refined.

Thus,

Ye Xiuxiu casually began searching among the piles of refining materials stacked like mountains on the ground.

In this small courtyard,

various refining materials occupied almost every inch of space, dazzling the eyes.

Finally, after a long and arduous search,

Ye Xiuxiu discovered a piece of earth-yellow object in an inconspicuous corner.

This is a lump of earth with excellent texture, emitting a faint glow!

This clump of earth is no ordinary object,

it is a precious earth-attribute material—Mountain Shell Soil.

Ye Lin reached out without hesitation and picked up the Mountain Shell Soil,

and went straight to where the cauldron was placed.

She gently tossed the Mountain Shell Soil in her hand into the cauldron's conduit,

and saw the Mountain Shell Soil fall precisely like a meteor into the cauldron.

At the same time,

Ye Lin skillfully weakened the fire a little.

Although this was her first time refining, she was as skilled as a veteran who had refined for decades.

Only a loud 'bang' was heard,

the piece of earth-yellow Mountain Shell Soil exploded instantly upon contact with fire,

turning into countless fine particles.

However, astonishingly,

these particles did not spurt out through the exhaust pipe as expected,

but instead seemed to be attracted by some mysterious force,

quickly flying toward a certain spot inside the cauldron,

and tightly adhering there.

The Mountain Shell Soil particles seemed to have a special attraction to the green metal piece,

and upon contact they immediately produced a violent reaction.

As time passed, this reaction grew stronger and stronger.

The green turned from deep to light, then gradually shifted to a deep blue.

Moreover,

the material that was originally in sheet form also began to slowly melt,

flowing away in various scattered directions.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control,

Ye Lin dared not be negligent in the slightest,

she hurriedly circulated her internal spiritual energy,

striving to stabilize the various materials undergoing change inside the furnace.

Although Ye Xiuxiu's own spiritual energy strength was somewhat lacking,

she, relying on her superb and exquisite control technique,

successfully made up for this shortcoming.

And the reason she could perform such exquisite control,

was also thanks to those nine Foundation Building,

allowing Ye Xiuxiu, who was still in the early Foundation Building stage, to possess spiritual energy strength comparable to that of an early Golden Core expert.

If she did not have this powerful spiritual energy foundation as support,

then even if her control technique were as miraculous and ingenious as possible,

the result would ultimately be futile.

Time quietly passed,

After two hours, Ye Xiuxiu was seen panting,

Sweat droplets the size of beans kept rolling down the forehead, the delicate body trembling slightly.

It could be said that the last drop of spiritual energy was squeezed dry.

And at this moment, inside the huge Refining Great Cauldron,

A shield emitting a captivating treasure-blue light was gradually taking shape. This shield was only palm-sized,

but its round, smooth surface bore strange patterns that emitted waves of power.

Since I did not beforehand know what kind of artifact my second uncle Ye Qingming intended to refine,

So Ye Xiuxiu, after careful consideration,

decided to use the refining knowledge she had mastered,

She forged it into the most suitable palm-sized round shield for this material.

In terms of quality,

This is a Nascent Soul Stage defensive Magic Treasure, and its quality is top-notch!

However, unfortunately only these two materials were used,

This palm-sized round shield can only withstand a single full-force strike from a late Nascent Soul Stage cultivator before being destroyed,

This left Ye Xiuxiu feeling deeply regretful.

(End of chapter)