Chapter 369 Refining the First Flying Sword
Luck is really something unpredictable.
Ma Ming is actually the winner of the “Draw Lots Ceremony” in the first palace of the Palace of Jiuhua.
Fatty never expects that a flying sword will recognize him as if it is hunting him. He is so scary that he almost wets his pants, and then he realizes it is a Grade Five flying sword.
At that time, everyone has got his own gifts and is discussing it together. Ma Ming holds the flying sword and is totally stunned. He doesn’t know what to do.
He knows that he doesn’t have the Taoist root and was born with no personal ability. In people’s envious eyes, Ma Ming feels the treasure is like a burning soldering iron too hot to hold.
Fatty grits his teeth and throws the flying sword to Lin Luodong.
“What are you doing? My sister has said that everyone gets his own stuff for a reason… “Lin Luodong is fairly strong-minded. Of course, he wants the Grade Five flying sword. Lin Luoran’s Sword of Bright Snow is also Grade Five and Mr. Lin’s sword is only Grade Three. However, it’s Ma Ming who got this sword. It’s his lucky chance so Lin Luodong cannot accept it.
Ma Ming puts his left arm around Lin Luodong’s neck, “Look, the thing is…”
He whispers with Lin Luodong aside. As for Fatty Cui, he got a Maitreya Buddha, a typical antique of the Tang Dynasty. It looks elegant but its big belly seems to be laughing at him.
“Brother Cui, is everything going well with your cousin and others?” Lin Luoran suddenly remembers them. She was in a hurry to return to Huaxia so she did not wait after Cui Hejian and others got their Storage Bags back. She only thinks of them after studying magic circles in the Dragon Palace for a while.
Fatty Cui nods, “My cousin said that Saito Asada has become the Grand Priest. He not only returned their Storage Bags but also gave them some gifts to help them get over the shock… My cousin lost his face and now he restrains himself much more. For several times, he wants to visit the Lin family to thank you, but he is too embarra.s.sed to come here alone. ”
Lin Luoran cannot help laughing, “There is no need to thank me. If he wants to hang out here, Brother Cui, you can just bring him here. However, it is often said that people always get enlightenment after suffering. You can tell him to take it easy. ”
Fatty Cui nods.
Lin Luoran doesn’t say it without any evidence. She also had the experience of completely forgetting the past with the help of fire phoenix on the eve of Bearing Essence. If they set up a proper stand, it may also be a rare realization. It can say that people as Cui Hejian, Ye Xiaobei and Sixie of Mus are saved for better things.
They are chatting when Ma Ming, Lin Luodong and Huang Weijian come back together bending their arms around each other’s shoulders.
The result of their discussion is that Lin Luodong and Huang Weijian will help him keep the Grade Five flying sword together. When the Ma family has a standout offspring who is lucky enough to have the Taoist root, they will give it back to Mas’ future generations. Otherwise, Lin Luodong and Huang Weijian can use it whenever they want.
When the descendants of the Ma family have the Taoist root? No one can be sure about that. Huang Weijian practices Confucianism so the sword is definitely for Lin Luodong.
This friend of Luodong is really interesting. Lin Luoran says seriously, “Since your friend entrusted you, Luodong, have you taken the Oath of Devil Inside?”
Lin Luodong freezes and Ma Ming asks what the Oath of Devil Inside is. After listening to Huang Weijian’s explanation, fatty repeatedly waves his hand, saying there is no need to swear.
Reminded by his sister, Lin Luodong takes the Oath of Devil Inside solemnly. When Ma Ming’s family has someone who can cultivate, he will return the flying sword.
Fatty smiles awkwardly. He feels complicated. It has already been very generous to invite them to visit the Dragon Palace, not to mention that these treasures belong to the sister of the Lin family in the first place. He just happened to get the flying sword, but such a unique treasure is not for ordinary people. An innocent man may get into trouble because of his wealth. Ma Ming thought it would be a good idea to just give it to Lin Luodong. In addition to making his good brother happy, he also has extra little something in his mind. Lin Luodong, Huang Weijian, and he have a good relationship now, but it does not mean that his friends will still remember offspring of the Ma family after a hundred years.
It is a selfish thought of fatty—Whenever Lin Luodong sees the flying sword, he will think of descendants of Ma Ming so there will always be some connection between them.
He didn’t expect to be seen through by Lin Luoran. Instead of being unhappy, she even asked Lin Luodong to take something called the Oath of Devil Inside.
In other words, if the Ma family is fortunate enough to have someone with the Taoist root in the future, he will definitely become Lins’ apprentice—Hey, can’t you Lins always be so generous and honest? Do you guys know that people will be touched? Fatty stealthily wipes the corner of his eyes. He will never admit that he almost cried just now!
Besides Ma Ming, everyone also had good or bad luck. Wei Xue got a gorgeous phoenix coronet. It is a mortal staff but selling it is enough to make a wise dealer go crazy. 108 small pearls are strung together into a bead curtain and nine Big East pearls are on top of the coronet. Golden threads as bottom color and studded with huge ruby, the splendid phoenix coronet weighs two and a half pounds. Although it is a priceless work of art, Wei Xue cannot figure out what kind of strong people can wear it and walk around.
The Weis don’t have to worry about the rest of their life or even the next life after selling this thing. But Wei Xue is very worried now. How can she take such a big thing back? Eventually, Lin Luodong becomes a safe box again. Wei Xue hands over the phoenix coronet to Lin Luodong for safekeeping. They both haven’t noticed anything strange but these playful onlooker adults all laugh a lot illegibly.
Cui Wanlu starts to pull the poor lace of her princess dress again.
Huang Weijian pushes her, “You got two Storage Bags. Why don’t you do something at this moment?”
Cui Wanlu stares at Huang Weijian fiercely. She got a pair of Storage Bags which both look good and s.p.a.cious. Now he asks her to give away one just for putting the phoenix coronet of her rival in love?
She is very generous but not a fool, ok?
This clever girl’s mother w.a.n.g Miao’e got a Jade G.o.ddess of Mercy. Lin Luoran can feel a touch of the power of faith in it so she thinks it has some stories. She lets w.a.n.g Miao’e decide to worship it at home or not. It is easier to call up an evil spirit than to allay it so you can’t just worship something at home casually. If w.a.n.g Miao’e doesn’t want it, the best idea is not bringing it back.
The G.o.ds and Buddhas in heaven are gone. However, Lin Luoran dare not guarantee whether they have fallen or left. What if they come back one day? So this decision still has to be made by w.a.n.g Miao’e.
Zeng Tian thought he would get a convenient flying sword but it was just a jade flute. He knows nothing about music so he just gives it to his grandmaster.
Lin Luoran also doesn’t know about music. She can only put it away first.
Mrs. Lin got a “Rejuvenator Bolus”. She was pleasantly surprised and felt it was more desirable than any flying sword or magic weapon. Even Mr. Lin was very happy so he didn’t care he only got a copy of Tao Te Ching.
Li Xi’er got a pair of earrings with a slight defense of the Water. She gave it to Yuan Ye with a big smile. She can never lenient towards whoever plotting against “Li school aunt” and let him grow. Li Xi’er smirked so much as she watched Yuan Ye accepted the earrings that only women can wear.
Huang Weijian felt the most satisfied because he got a copybook of a famous artist. He is happier than getting a magic weapon and put it away with great joy.
Lin Luodong’s gift is a piece of dustproof Taoist robe. It is not as good as Lin Luoran’s “Protean Dress” which can change the style as she wants. He sighs a long time before giving it to Lin Luoran for safekeeping.
In the first palace of the Palace of Jiuhua, there are many white mist cl.u.s.ters. Everyone draws lots just for fun. Anyway, people get things for free here so they are very happy about whatever they get.
The palaces behind are full of Lin Luoran’s deduction traces of magic circles so it’s not convenient. Besides, they will only feel dizzy like Yuan Ye at most if they see them. Getting more kicks than halfpence is really worthless.
Lin Luoran takes everyone out of the Dragon Palace. She casts a Water Dome to make them have the fun of diving around the bottom of the Dongting Lake. It is twilight when the mist of water appears over the Dongting Lake. It’s also the time when their Dragon Palace journey comes to a perfect end.
Lin Luodong pulls Lin Luoran reluctantly on the cruise ship deck, “Sister, why don’t you go home with us?”
Lin Luoran shakes her head. The magic circle she has been deducting has already taken shape and it is time to refine weapons.
Yang Lisha has sent two paper cranes to urge her. The time to go to Penglai is imminent. In addition to refining weapons, she may also have to take time to refine some elixirs.
“Does Goldie go to Weifang again?”
Zeng Tian and the Lin family both don’t answer her. Lin Luoran sighs deeply. Goldie doesn’t come here so it must go to Weifang. It seems that there is still no news about the cyan little fox.
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The main ingredient pink gold iron is cracked into a pool of brown liquid, mixed with some golden threads.
Pink gold iron is the gift from Wen Guanjing for getting the Foundation-laying Bolus. Burning it looks very easy but it takes Lin Luoran seven days so it can become a pool of liquid. She thinks it’s time to add a green calcined ore into it. Lin Luoran found the ore at the bottom of the Dongting Lake, which was a pleasant surprise.
The color of the liquid becomes extremely beautiful three days later when the green calcined ore is melted. The golden threads are entangled with the green threads, which is indescribable but gorgeous.
Lin Luoran thinks of the method of making an embryo weapon in the “Introduction of Swords” and she changes the Taoist hand gesture. The colorful liquid is then gradually solidified and it has the embryonic shape of a sword. Embryo determines the power of the magic weapon afterward. Lin Luoran can’t afford to make any mistake. She uses her spirit power and puts several certain magic circles into the embryo sword first.
All magic weapons need a magic circle that can make it bigger or smaller as the owner wants. It is a big problem. The Dust-Free Circle is also necessary and the “Wind-riding Circle” is the most important step to make a sword fly. Lin Luoran has studied the star atlas for two months as a foundation. Otherwise, she can only see the magic circle inside but cannot recognize the specific effect even with the Bright Sword.
Refining weapons is not a usual thing. Lin Luoran has once refined scorpion sh.e.l.ls into armors, but she still feels it very difficult to refine high-level weapons like a flying sword this time.
Strange Fire can be used in trans.m.u.ting materials, but she can only use Bolus Fire when it comes to making the embryo sword.
She is consuming her spiritual mind quickly. The Bolus Fire is not inexhaustible and is closely related to the Wakan inside her body. She puts several magic circles in it and embeds her modified magic circle in the end.
This has nothing to do with her understanding of star atlas. Lin Luoran just uses a geometric theorem in elementary school; the triangle is the most stable. Zeng Tian has the Taoist root of three natures. In this case, what kind of flying sword is best for him? Materials cannot meet the Reiki of three natures so Lin Luoran can only start from the magic circle.
Lin Luoran deducts a “Spirit Converting Circle of Three Natures” thinking of the golden elixirs of three elements revolving around the pure white golden elixir in her body. When the user infuses his Reiki into the flying sword, the Reiki will be like the golden elixirs in Lin Luoran’s body, strengthening continually with their constant rotation. Eventually, the three natures will become one and the power of this magic weapon will rise in a spiral.
Zeng Tian should be very satisfied with this flying sword.
Lin Luoran recalls the deduction process and then she carefully draws the node of the magic circle in the middle of the embryo sword.
Lin Luoran is exhausted when all dots are connected.
Now maybe the only things left are the inception of spirit and forging edge.
Lin Luoran forges the embryo sword with Bolus Fire. If it must be explained scientifically, refining weapons are nothing more than purifying materials and changing the arrangement of molecules. What Lin Luoran is doing at this moment is to pull out the sword edge.
The thin blade gradually appears. A small flying sword with a length of one foot emerges after Lin Luoran takes the iced spring water to wash it.
She doesn’t have a spirit stone now so she just inlays the best jade in the hilt as the circle core. The one-foot sword has not been incepted in spirit. It looks very nice just by an appearance with brown color as the background and the intertwining of golden and green threads forming a subtle pattern.
As for the actual power… Lin Luoran has to have a good sleep first and then she can get up to incept in spirit for the flying sword.
Lin Luoran is relieved when all the magic circles inside the sword are lit up one by one. An incomplete magic circle which does not meet the rules of the stars cannot be incepted in spirit. That is to say, the “Spirit Converting Circle” she deducted is generally successful regardless of how powerful it is.
The three-foot green sword suspending in the air is injected with Wakan. Lin Luoran finds a foundation in which the Lin family is digging near Dongting Lake to make a test when it is quiet at night.
She swings the sword once and then a big pit appears immediately. It saves a lot of time for Lins’ project. Looking at this big pit, Lin Luoran can estimate the quality of the flying sword.
Its appearance is average and even rude. Due to material restrictions, this sword has no s.p.a.ce to develop, not like Sword of Bright Snow. This is a flying sword that is suitable for attack with strong combat power. It is more than four grades but loses to the Grade Five magic weapon of flying sword on the congenital realm.
It is up to Zeng Tian to name his weapon.
Lin Luoran puts away the flying sword with satisfaction. Rubbing her eyes, she casts a Wind-riding Spell towards Rong City. It takes her more than three months to refine this weapon and she is now kind of homesick.