Chapter 4: Hundred Refining Hall

The Jiang family’s salted fish is out, this is big news!

Originally, with Jiang Yi's status, he would have many followers in the sect. For a warrior to practice, the sect's allocation alone is not enough, and it is difficult to get ahead. For disciples without background, clinging to someone powerful is undoubtedly a shortcut. There are many disciples who want to cling to Mr. Jiang, but no one can find him.

Over time, coupled with his slow cultivation speed, the name of "Salted Fish" spread throughout the entire Mengshen Sect. After Jiang Bai's rapid rise, naturally no one paid attention to him, the eldest son of Jiang.

Bailian Hall is located at the foot of Nanshan Yuluo Waterfall. The buildings look like cast iron, and flame patterns are painted on the black outer walls and arch tiles. If you look down from the sky, you will find that these flame patterns form a huge furnace.

"Junior Brother Jiang, I didn't expect you to come so early."

When Jiang Yi arrived, there were already people waiting in front of the main entrance of Bailian Hall.

This was not surprising. Although Jiang's mother had looked for Palace Master Feng, given Palace Master Feng's status, he could at most take care of and provide convenience in some matters, but it was impossible for him to receive her personally.

"My name is Meng Pingkang, and I am the third true disciple of Bailian Palace."

When a faction develops to a certain extent, it is inevitable that there will be factions. The Mengshen Sect, which has a long history, has even more factions. The resources of the sect are distributed according to factions, and who gets more or less depends on their ability.

There needs to be competition between factions, and there also needs to be competition within factions!
A faction is weak, and it gets few resources. It is naturally difficult to recruit talented disciples. The weak will become weaker, and most of them will slowly die out over time. Where there is decline, there will naturally be new mountains. Within the faction, there is competition between ordinary disciples and true disciples. Every bit of glory can get more resources.

To sum it up in one sentence, the internal competition is too serious!

For example, Jiang Yi only got the quota of an ordinary disciple in the sect, but he could also get one at home.

"Senior Brother Meng."

"Junior brother, is this your first time in Bailian Palace? I'll show you around first."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, senior brother." Jiang Yi also wanted to understand the level of weapon refining of the Mengshen Sect first. By getting a glimpse of the whole, he could roughly know the current level of weapon refining in the Chongming Realm.

He never paid attention to these things before, and was devoted to practicing Taoism behind closed doors. However, the reality was too different from his imagination, so he had to step out of the world he had originally imagined.

"Junior brother, you should know that our original method of refining equipment is built on the divine pattern system. Compared with the other two realms, it is too primitive and has higher requirements for materials." Meng Pingkang led the way while chatting about some things related to refining equipment. He would be sent out to receive people, so naturally he is good at dancing and socializing.

"Divine pattern!" Jiang Yi knew that it was derived from the martial spirit and had very high entry requirements, so weapon refiners have been a scarce talent in the Chongming Realm since ancient times.

"However, in modern times, after absorbing the refining methods of the other two worlds, there are great differences. Junior brother, now that we use the divine patterns to connect the earth veins as a furnace and the inherited holy objects as fire, as long as there is no shortage of materials, we can create a top-grade treasure in thirty to fifty years!"

The inherited holy object is a treasure that carries the complete martial spirit. It may be a treasure or an ordinary rock, all of which are left by the strongest. Warriors can gain insights from the inherited holy object and enter the martial spirit more easily.

This is a shortcut, and it is also the foundation for all factions of the sect to gain a foothold. It has its drawbacks, and it cannot guarantee the upper limit, but it can guarantee the lower limit. It ensures that each generation can cultivate a large number of first-grade disciples, and then rely on the number to "hatch" strong people who can truly serve as the pillars of the sect.

"Will it take thirty to fifty years?" Jiang Yi had never seen the power of a top-grade treasure, but he had seen a ninth-grade treasure as a reward for first place in previous sect competitions.

It takes thirty to fifty years of combined strength of the sect to refine one item. It feels like the level of refining equipment is still not good enough.

"Junior brother, do you think it takes too long?" Meng Pingkang glanced at Jiang Yi and said with a smile.

"In fact, this is already the most ideal state. The materials that can be used to refine top-grade treasures are hard to find. In fact, it is difficult for our sect to produce a top-grade treasure in a hundred years."

"Let me take my junior brother to the Weapon Appraisal Hall. Most of the treasures refined by the Hundred Refining Hall will be sent to the Weapon Appraisal Hall for evaluation first, and some of the best ones will be put on display." The Weapon Appraisal Hall has a plum blossom structure as a whole, with the elders of the Hundred Refining Hall taking turns to sit in the center, responsible for evaluating the treasures sent in by the disciples. The daily task of the disciples of the Hundred Refining Hall is to refine treasures. Every year they need to refine a target number and level of treasures in order to receive resource quotas. Even the true disciples and elders are no exception.

The five halls around are used to display the excellent works of disciples. Disciples whose works can be displayed in the Appraisal Hall will receive certain rewards. To some extent, this is the place where the disciples of the Bailian Hall can display their abilities.

This was Jiang Yi's first time here. There were not many treasures on display in each exhibition hall, only ten, and the entire Appraisal Hall had no more than fifty pieces.

"I guess you have more than one work here, brother?"

The Appraisal Hall only displays the works of disciples. How can ordinary disciples compare to the true disciples? If it weren't for the sect's regulations on supporting ordinary disciples, this place would probably be taken over by the five true disciples.

"This Four Beast Soul-Imprisoning Stick is my humble creation. It has been rated as a fifth-rank treasure. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, brother." Meng Pingkang spoke modestly, but his expression revealed a hint of pride.

This "Four Beast Soul-Prisoning Stick" is nearly two meters long, golden in color, with a square front end and four ferocious beast heads protruding from the top. There is also a long chain at the tail end, exuding a fierce aura.

This is a typical warrior's weapon. If a warrior uses this stick to hit someone with his strength, the consequences can be easily imagined!

"I have been studying the soul tools of the Hell Soul Realm recently. This was an attempt, but unfortunately it was not very successful, otherwise I would have had a chance to reach the sixth level. For example, this Four-Polar Pearl has reached the eighth level. It was refined when Deputy Hall Lang was still a disciple. It contains earth, water, wind, and fire, and can be used for both offense and defense. It can be said to be one of the most precious treasures in the Appraisal Hall." Meng Pingkang pointed to the four gems displayed in the center and said with envy.

“It’s really exquisite.” The four gems emitted red, blue, green and brown light, with numerous divine patterns floating inside. It was obviously a high-end product at first glance.

If he could incorporate the primitive weapon refining methods, he would undoubtedly be able to easily become a top weapon refiner, but how could he understand the primitive weapon refining methods? Disassemble the exchanged spiritual treasures? Not to mention whether it would be successful, the cost was too much for him to bear.

In a trance, Jiang Yi once again looked at the Lingbao Atlas. If he wanted to dismantle it, he would naturally choose one with a high probability of success. Want to exchange it for a formation flag? This would at least allow him to understand some formations, and he could try to integrate the formations into the refining of the weapon.

"Yes, Deputy Hall Master Lang is the one with the highest talent in refining weapons in our sect. He will definitely be the next Hall Master of the Hundred Refining Hall. If Junior Brother wants to learn how to refine weapons, he still needs to start with refining the basic materials."

Ok?
Jiang Yi suddenly discovered the changes in the Lingbao Atlas. After all, the atlas contained either a string of question marks or huge numbers, so it was easy to find any changes.

Mourning Stick, Beggar Edition - 200000
After sixteen years, he knew the cultivation value of each spiritual treasure by heart. Moreover, the spiritual treasure catalog had a clear mark [-150000]. Now it was suddenly reduced by . What caused this change was...

Jiang Yi looked at the "Four Beast Soul-Imprisoning Stick" in front of him. That was it!
"Brother, please take me to the Earth Fire Room to have a look. Disciples there borrow the earth fire to refine weapons every day. You can feel it first." Meng Pingkang was like a dedicated tour guide, following the route he had planned, but found that Jiang Yi ignored him.

"Junior brother?"

"Ah?" Jiang Yi was awakened from his various speculations. Sixteen years had passed, and the golden finger had undergone new changes. How could he still have the mind to check in at various scenic spots in Bailian Palace?

"Senior brother, wait a moment."

Jiang Yi didn't care what Meng Pingkang thought. He went to various halls, checking the changes in the spiritual treasure catalog by comparing each treasure.

The final result was two items. There were only two treasures in the entire Appraisal Hall whose exchange values ​​were marked as reduced on the Lingbao Atlas. In addition to the "Four Beasts Soul-Prisoning Stick", there was also a "Dragon Sealing Bow", which corresponded to the "Qiankun Bow" on the atlas. However, the reduction was very low, only 5,000 cultivation points were reduced from the original value.

"Junior brother, what's wrong?" Meng Pingkang followed Jiang Yi around, looking puzzled. What happened to this young master Jiang? He must be sick.

"Please forgive me, Senior Brother Meng. I suddenly feel unwell. I will go back today and come back another day."

"Well, Junior Brother Jiang, please take care of yourself."

(End of this chapter)