Chapter 0279: Proof

Chapter 0279: Proof

Qin Yun originally had no intention of refining a top-tier spiritual weapon because it would take some time, and he wanted to prompt Meng Tao and the others to quickly issue the order to seal off Zhenyao King City.

Xia Yusen saw how serious Qin Yun was but still didn’t believe him. He said, “I’d like to see what tricks you pull off to create a top-tier spiritual weapon!”

“I’m not doing this for you to see. I’m doing it for Elder Meng and the others. As long as they believe I’m a Senior Runes Master, that’s enough. As for you, believe it or not, I don’t care!”

Xia Yusen and the others were unconvinced because even they, as intermediate Runes Masters, couldn’t refine a top-tier spiritual weapon. Since they couldn’t do it, they believed that Qin Yun, at seventeen, wouldn’t be able to either.

“Feiling, it looks like you don’t have a proper spiritual weapon yet! How about I refine one for you? What kind of weapon do you need?” Qin Yun said with a smile to Meng Feiling.

Meng Feiling was stunned and asked, “Little Yun, is this… is this really true? You can actually refine a top-tier spiritual weapon?”

This seemed utterly unbelievable to her.

In normal circumstances, only high-ranking family members could use top-tier spiritual weapons.

As a younger generation member, she would need to contribute to the family for many years before receiving a reward, and even then, it would be a rather old spiritual weapon.

He decided to refine a top-tier spiritual weapon for Meng Feiling partly because she had taken care of Qi Meilian at the Star Profound Martial Academy, and partly to help her consolidate her position in the Meng family.

Being a woman, no matter how talented, the elders would still have some degree of favoritism towards men.

If she got a top-tier spiritual weapon from Qin Yun, she wouldn’t just be friends with the Crown Prince of Tian Qin, but also with a Senior Runes Master.

Moreover, if Qin Yun gave a top-tier spiritual weapon to Meng Feiling, the elders of the Meng family would also be very pleased since Meng Feiling was a member of the Meng family.

“I want a good whip, is that okay? I’ve heard that whips are the hardest to refine among spiritual weapons, so it’s not easy to find a whip weapon!” Meng Feiling said softly, “If it’s not possible, then forget it. Just make a regular sword or something.”

Qin Yun laughed, “I’ve never refined a whip before, so I’ll give it a try!”

It was true that refining a whip was very difficult, which was why high-tier whips were rarely seen among spiritual weapons.

The elders of the Meng family were all visibly moved when they heard Qin Yun was going to refine a whip.

If he could really refine one, his skill would be considered very high even among Senior Runes Masters.

Xia Yusen and the others were highly skeptical. They absolutely did not believe that Qin Yun could refine a top-tier spiritual weapon, let alone a whip of that caliber.

For Qin Yun, refining a top-tier spiritual weapon wasn’t difficult. He could even refine something as complex as the Giant Spirit King Hammer, let alone a whip.

When Qin Yun took out a large, long, white object from his storage space, something that looked like a very thick rope, Meng Feiling asked, “What is this? Is it for refining the whip?”

“This is a beast tendon!” Qin Yun said with a smile, taking out several more tendons as thick as his arm.

Meng Tao was surprised and said, “These are tendons from a spiritual demon beast, and they are the thickest main tendons. Each spiritual demon beast only has one such tendon. You have tendons from several beasts here.”

Qin Yun smiled but didn’t answer. Instead, he twisted the tendons together, forming a large, braided white rope.

Xia Yusen and the others’ expressions changed because Qin Yun was able to use such precious materials, indicating his level of skill.

“Is it only using beast tendons?” Meng Feiling, who knew little about refining, asked with childlike curiosity.

“Of course not! The beast tendons are there to make the whip more flexible!” Qin Yun said, taking out a large pile of bone steel. “A spiritual weapon requires incorporating some bone steel during the refining process.”

"Top-grade bone steel!" Xia Yusen exclaimed in shock.

Even they, as intermediate Runes Masters, wouldn’t necessarily be able to obtain so much top-grade bone steel.

Meng Tao was also startled: "Aren't you going to refine a top-grade spiritual weapon? Premium-grade bone steel would be enough; using top-grade just makes things harder!"

"I don't have much premium-grade on hand, so I’m using top-grade... It’s basically the same thing!" Qin Yun grinned, his expression full of nonchalance.

Ever since he obtained the Spirit Pen, carving spiritual runes had become much easier for him. Even carving runes on top-grade bone steel wasn’t too difficult.

Qin Yun threw the premium-grade bone steel into the furnace for smelting.

The temperature in the furnace was extremely high, with terrifying flames inside.

Meng Tao and Xia Yusen, both at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage, stood more than ten meters away but still felt the intense heat.

Qin Yun secretly used the Ming Yang Flame and combined it with purple flames, creating not only high temperatures but also powerful heat waves.

After half an hour in the Ming Yang Purple Flames, the top-grade bone steel in the furnace had melted into liquid!

The furnace was nearly the height of a person and very large. After Qin Yun opened the furnace lid, the large furnace was filled with thick, golden liquid—the melted top-grade bone steel!

This was the first time Qin Yun had unleashed his flames so intensely, and he was amazed at how quickly the bone steel had melted. He was taken aback by this.

"Impossible! He's only at the ninth level of the Martial Body stage; how could he melt the top-grade bone steel so quickly?" Xia Yusen looked shocked, like he’d just seen a ghost.

Meng Feiling said proudly, "Little Yun has the Heavenly Lion Totem mark, so what’s so strange about this?"

Xia Yusen and the others secretly envied such flames, which could indeed bring great convenience to weapon refining.

After opening the lid, Qin Yun pushed the thick, twisted tendon of the spiritual beast into the furnace.

The originally thick tendon began to shrink as soon as it entered the furnace, crazily absorbing the liquid from the top-grade bone steel.

Once the tendon was fully inside, Qin Yun closed the lid and continued heating.

During the heating process, the large bundle of tendons continued to shrink and absorb the bone steel.

Qin Yun heated the furnace for two hours, and all that remained in the furnace was that tendon.

Just as he was about to go and open the lid, "Crack!" The furnace suddenly split open.

The sudden cracking of the furnace didn’t surprise everyone. After all, Qin Yun had been continuously heating it with that terrifying flame. If it hadn’t cracked, that would have been strange.

"Ah, it's finally broken. Time to get a new one!" Qin Yun sighed lightly, then pulled the extremely hot tendon from the furnace.

The tendon, which had been very thick, was now much thinner, about the thickness of an arm.

Qin Yun placed the tendon on the anvil and used the Giant King Hammer to perform the Six Forms of Dragon Forging, pounding the tendon with heavy blows. As he hammered away, the tendon gradually thinned.

He was completely absorbed in his forging, not paying any attention to his surroundings!

Xia Yusen and Meng Tao, watching from the sidelines, were stunned by Qin Yun’s incredible hammering technique. With each strike, it was as if their hearts were being hit!

A nearby rockery was shattered after being struck by the energy waves repeatedly.

Xia Yusen's face looked grim. Anyone could see Qin Yun’s remarkable weapon-refining skills—unless you were blind!

Meng Feiling was surprised, but at the same time, she was more excited because she would soon have a top-grade spiritual weapon, and it would be the whip she had always wanted!

Meng Tao and the other experienced elders of the Meng family were also shocked by Qin Yun's talent and remained speechless for a long time. They felt that their understanding of the world was still too limited!

After more than two hours of hammering by Qin Yun, the beast tendon finally became as thick as a regular whip. It was a pure white whip. Although it didn't have any engraved spirit patterns, it was already very beautiful.

"Even without engraving spirit patterns, this whip is extremely powerful!" Meng Tao praised.

The whip was made by twisting together several main tendons of spirit beasts, then infusing it with high-grade bone steel, and finally subjecting it to extensive hammering. Just the materials alone could rival those of many famous top-tier spirit artifacts.

Xia Yusen was shocked to the core. As a mid-level Runes Master, he understood what Qin Yun's skill level meant. This was no longer the level of an ordinary senior Runes Master; this was a level that could challenge a spirit-grade Runes Master!

"What kind of spirit patterns should we engrave?" Meng Feiling asked with a smile. "Little Yun, you're amazing! You've finished the whip so quickly, and it only needs the spirit patterns now! Other Runes Masters would take several days to create a rough form."

Meng Tao and the others nodded in agreement.

An elder of the Meng family, looking at Qin Yun with great admiration, said, "Crown Prince, should you be able to refine a top-tier spirit artifact now? This whip already has the foundation of a top-tier spirit artifact!"

"Not yet. I still can't engrave seven sets of spirit patterns on the artifact!" Qin Yun shook his head.

A top-tier spirit artifact requires seven or eight sets of spirit patterns, whereas an upper-grade spirit artifact needs five or six.

"It won't be long! You're still so young!" Meng Tao said.

Qin Yun smiled and said, "I'm going to start engraving the spirit patterns now!"

He took out the Ling Xi Xuan brush, injected it with Blood Soul Power, and a ball of light appeared, enveloping his hand to prevent others from seeing the pattern's path.

When engraving concealed patterns, it was necessary to cover them well to avoid theft of the spirit patterns.

Qin Yun quickly finished engraving the first set of concealed patterns in less than half an hour.

Since he last refined the Spirit Lion King, engraving spirit patterns had become increasingly smooth.

The revealed patterns were completed quickly as well.

"What is the first set of spirit patterns?" Meng Feiling asked.

"Upper-grade Thunder Patterns!" Qin Yun smiled. "When you crack the whip, it can unleash the power of lightning!"

Having upper-grade Thunder Patterns on the artifact meant it was an extremely powerful offensive weapon. Even elders like Meng Tao and the others were envious.

Xia Yusen, seeing Qin Yun engrave a set of upper-grade Thunder Patterns in such a short time, found it impossible to believe. Seeing this with his own eyes, he felt as if his entire worldview was shattered.