togophonebook Chapter 46: Ding Fire Forms a Talisman
Chapter 46: Ding Fire Forms a Talisman
Seeing that no one responded, Senior Brother Li could only put on a cold face, turn around and lead Cao Xing and Wu Peng inside.
After passing through the main gate, you are greeted by a magnificent lobby.
Even the blue bricks underfoot shimmered with tiny specks of gold in the sunlight.
The pillars and beams of the palace are all adorned with carvings of dragons and phoenixes, showcasing exquisite craftsmanship.
At this moment, Cao Xing noticed that there were many magical artifacts displayed in a glass cabinet next to him.
Cao Xing had never seen many of these magical artifacts before.
"Junior Brother Cao, these are all magical artifacts crafted by our weapon-refining workshop. If you need them in the future, you can come to me and I can give you a 20% discount."
After noticing Cao Xing's subtle actions, Li Chengting smiled and introduced him to him.
"Thank you, Senior Brother. May I ask, Senior Brother, just now I saw a hidden light in your eyes, could it be...?" Cao Xing raised his head and asked.
"Good eye!"
Li Chengting nodded: "That's right. There is a mid-grade magic artifact hidden in my eye called the Harmony Light Golden Wheel. This type of eye-type magic artifact is extremely rare, so the price is naturally very high. I had to take out a loan for several years to buy it at an insider price."
"A magical artifact?" Cao Xing was immediately puzzled upon hearing this and asked, "Can a magical artifact be hidden inside the eye?"
"Of course not. Only some high-grade magic treasures can shrink freely and hide inside the body." Li Chengting shook his head and explained to Cao Xing, "But eye magic artifacts are different. These magic artifacts are small and can be implanted into the eyes through specific secret methods. They can see through illusions and detect the enemy's movements from a thousand meters away."
Cao Xing suddenly realized that this was how it could be done, but he secretly despised it in his heart.
If that's all the ability I have, I can do it without wearing it.
With the blessing of the Jiamu Qingling Talisman, ordinary illusions cannot fool one's eyes.
As they spoke, the three walked onto a suspended platform. Li Chengting clapped his hands, and a moon gate opened below the platform, quickly leading the three of them down.
This weapon-refining workshop is so advanced? It even has an elevator!
Cao Xing was taken aback, not expecting that the weapon-refining workshop would have such a thing. But then he thought that if flying through the clouds was possible, then something that didn't require much skill was actually not difficult.
But soon, something even more surprising happened.
As Xuantai rapidly descended, a sudden bright light appeared before his eyes, and a scorching heat assaulted his senses, causing Cao Xing to widen his eyes in surprise.
All they saw was that the mountain in front of them had been hollowed out, exposing the subterranean fire in the abyss below.
A massive stone pillar was thrust into the subterranean fire, firmly suppressing the boiling flames beneath the abyss.
Such exquisite craftsmanship greatly impressed Cao Xing.
He recalled that when he asked Gu Su why she didn't use fire talismans to refine the Corruption Spirit Ointment, Gu Su had mentioned that there was earth fire hidden beneath the Upper Temple.
It was so amazing!
Li Chengting glanced at Cao Xing and, seeing the shocked look on his face, couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips proudly.
Although every newcomer looks the same, Li Chengting always feels great, since he himself went through the same thing the first time.
He gave Cao Xing a brief introduction.
"The weapon-refining workshop has ten refining rooms, each with a different fire attribute to facilitate the refining of various magical artifacts and treasures. The reason for the different attributes is this superior magical treasure, the Ten Directions Copper Core Pillar."
Li Chengting pointed to the huge cylindrical pillar in front of him and introduced it to Cao Xing.
A superior magic weapon.
Cao Xing raised his head and looked at the stone pillar suppressed in the earth fire in front of him, looking so shocked that he couldn't speak.
"What you're cleaning today is the furnace trough under Chamber Ding. Let Junior Brother Wu explain the details to you."
Li Chengting led the two to the door of a weapon-refining room. As soon as he opened the door, a wave of scorching heat rushed out.
The scorching heat caused Wu Peng to break out in a cold sweat, while Cao Xing felt a sudden urge and sensed that the Kui Water and Jia Wood talismans within his body had been stimulated and were now circulating on their own.
what!
Upon sensing the abnormality within his body, Cao Xing was secretly delighted.
It turns out that the Five Internal Organs and Six Brightnesses can be accelerated through external assistance; this is the right place for me.
"You two be careful. If you really can't hold on, come back as soon as possible."
Li Chengting entered the weapon-refining room, made hand seals, chanted incantations, and then pointed to the blue bricks under his feet.
"Click click click..."
The blue bricks cracked, revealing a narrow path.
The scorching heat inside was abundant, and as the heat rushed in, Cao Xing felt the originally weak Ding Fire Qi within his body gradually begin to strengthen.
"Go down now. Time is limited, so you need to hurry. The more you work, the more you earn. The more you dig, the higher the price I'll give you."
"Don't worry, Senior Brother Li, we are the most reliable workers," Wu Peng assured him with a smile.
"That's good. Be careful." Li Chengting nodded and handed two specially made shovels to the two of them.
Cao Xing took the shovel and walked down the passage with Wu Peng, one after the other. After walking down about ten meters, the space in front of them suddenly opened up.
Cao Xing looked around. The tunnel was about thirty meters deep. The two sides of the tunnel were now sealed off by stone doors, but Cao Xing could already feel the scorching heat on both sides constantly baking this space.
At this moment, Wu Peng pointed to the black crystals in the tunnel and said to Cao Xing, "See those black crystal blocks? We just need to clean them up. We'll pay by weight, about 2 qian of silver per jin. The more you dig, the more you'll get."
Cao Xing looked in the direction Wu Peng pointed and saw that there were indeed many inconspicuous black crystals below.
These crystals look like molten glass stuck to the tunnel walls.
"Be very careful, there may be residual embers inside. If this gets on your clothes, you must take them off immediately. Don't take any chances."
Wu Peng turned around and looked at Cao Xing with a serious expression. Last time he came, he saw a poor guy with a tiny spark on his shoe, who thought that stepping on it twice would put it out.
As a result, the fire grew bigger and bigger, eventually burning the person to ashes.
He brought Cao Xing down here to make money, not to watch his friend die.
"Don't worry, I know how powerful he is." Cao Xing nodded.
After the two climbed down the tunnel, they immediately felt the temperature rise again, as if they had been thrown into a furnace.
Wu Peng swung the shovel in his hand and smashed it against a piece of crystal. The crystal was about the same strength as glass, and it cracked after a few hits. Then he carefully scooped it up with the shovel and threw it into the bamboo basket next to him.
Cao Xing tried it and found it to be simple. His strength far surpassed Wu Peng's. With a light tap, the crystal in front of him cracked instantly, and the residual Ding Fire Qi emanated from the crack, making the fire in Cao Xing's heart brighter.
It worked! Cao Xing was overjoyed and immediately sped up his work, putting in even more effort.
While striking the hammer, he silently cultivated the "Five Viscera and Six Brightnesses Classic." The air here was filled with the Qi of Ding Fire, which made Cao Xing feel as if he had divine assistance. His heart was getting hotter and hotter, as if a lamp was being lit in his heart.
"Water nourishes Wood, Wood nourishes Fire, the three elements transform and generate, awakening the spirit of the five internal organs..."
As the incantation was chanted, the Ding Fire Qi gathered around the heart suddenly became more active, and a wisp of pale golden fire gradually ignited from the heart orifice.
At first, the flames were only the size of a pinhead, as if they would go out at any moment. But as Cao Xing dug faster and faster, he absorbed all the fire energy that was drifting around him, causing the flames to gradually grow stronger.
The golden flames suddenly dimmed, then burst forth with a dazzling golden light, as if breaking through an invisible barrier. Cao Xing, who was mining, trembled violently.
The sound of a heart pounding filled the air, and a warm feeling quickly flowed from my heart to my limbs.
A magical talisman suddenly appeared on Cao Xing's heart.