Chapter 51

Looking at the young man who still appeared somewhat naive, Master Fei was greatly surprised. Within a month, to be able to master the refining technique to such a degree, apart from being a refining genius, Master Fei could not think of any other explanation.

Although the materials used for practice were quite common in the refining world, they were still hard to find in the secular world. He was certain that Qin Fengming had never learned the refining technique before.

Looking at Qin Fengming, Master Fei's face showed a rare smile, his ruddy face shining as he said with a chuckle:

"Very good, your refining technique has reached my requirements. You can stay in the Refining Hall. In the future, I will give you some refining materials. Once you have refined them, you can practice on your own. At the same time, I will gradually teach you some refining techniques. I hope you will study them diligently."

Qin Fengming was somewhat worried, but seeing Master Fei's smile, a weight was lifted from his heart: "Disciple will follow Master Fei's instructions and will do my best to complete the tasks assigned by Master Fei."

Master Fei pointed to the messy refining materials in the hall and said:

"In the future, after you learn the refining techniques, you can use these materials to refine some low-level magical weapons. You can use them to exchange for spirit stones with fellow disciples. However, these materials can only be used in the refining room and cannot be taken out for trading. Remember this clearly."

Hearing this, Qin Fengming finally understood why the two senior disciples spent so much time organizing these materials. These were likely the materials that Master Fei did not need or had in excess, casually left in the hall as a benefit for the disciples in the refining room. This was undoubtedly a method for Master Fei to train the disciples' refining skills.

In the blink of an eye, three months had passed. During these three months, Qin Fengming completed the tasks assigned by Master Fei every month without fail.

Even the other two senior disciples who entered the Refining Hall before him did not complete their tasks as smoothly and perfectly as he did.

During his free time, Master Fei also diligently taught Qin Fengming some refining techniques and methods.

During this period, Qin Fengming also went to the Mechanism Pavilion, found two books about refining, and studied them carefully. He paid particular attention to the methods for enhancing the power of magical weapons, comparing them with his own practice, and gained a lot from it.

His cultivation also made progress. Recently, he felt that his cultivation was about to break through the third level and advance to the fourth level.

Thus, he devoted himself to cultivation. After several days of hard practice, he successfully broke through the bottleneck of the fourth level of the Gathering Qi stage. This achievement made him extremely excited.

When Qin Fengming advanced to the fourth level of the Gathering Qi stage, Liu, who was also in the Refining Hall, also advanced to the fifth level of the Gathering Qi stage.

Entering the fourth level of the Gathering Qi stage, Qin Fengming reached the middle stage of the Gathering Qi period. According to common sense, he could now learn and use mid-level and high-level spells. However, high-level spells were rarely used in battles because they took a long time to cast and consumed a lot of spirit power, making them not cost-effective.

Qin Fengming re-practiced the mid-level spells such as the Air Control Spell, Ice Wall Spell, and Earth Wall Spell, which Master Su had explained. Although these spells could be cast at the third level of the Gathering Qi stage, they could not be instantly released. Now, at the fourth level of the Gathering Qi stage, he could cast them with a single thought, and the speed was several times faster.

After that, he found Master Su and chose two mid-level spells: the Ice Blade Spell and the Fire Snake Spell, and asked Master Su to explain them in detail.

Although these two spells were mid-level, they were primarily offensive and had considerable power. After seeing Master Su cast them, he had always been eager to learn them. Therefore, as soon as he entered the middle stage of the Gathering Qi period, he eagerly sought Master Su's guidance.

In the following two months, after completing Master Fei's tasks, Qin Fengming practiced various spells while cultivating, keeping himself very busy.

One day, while Qin Fengming was cultivating alone in his residence, Liu came to his place and started talking about refining techniques, rambling on for a while.

Seeing Liu's hesitant expression, Qin Fengming knew he must have something to say. So he smiled and said: "Senior Brother Liu, if there's something you need me to do, please speak up."

Liu's face turned red, and he coughed lightly:

"Since that's the case, I'll be straightforward. My senior brother Li and I have gathered enough materials to refine a high-quality magical weapon. Since we don't have any extra materials, we are not confident in succeeding on the first try. Therefore, we would like to ask you to help us refine it."

Hearing this, Qin Fengming was taken aback. Liu and Li had entered the sect several months before him, yet they wanted him to help. This was hard to understand.

"Senior Brother, you may not know, although I have received some guidance from Master Fei in refining, I have no confidence in successfully refining a high-quality magical weapon on the first try. If the refinement fails, the materials will be wasted. I dare not take this risk. I suggest you find someone else. I really have no confidence."

Hearing Qin Fengming's refusal, Liu became very anxious and said urgently:

"Senior Brother, you know that we low-level disciples are not valued in the sect. We rarely get good magical weapons or elixirs, and our monthly spirit stones are barely enough. We can only rely on our own methods. The senior disciples who know refining techniques are all very proud and would not help us low-level disciples. We can only ask you for help. If the refinement fails, Li and I will have no complaints. If it succeeds, you will certainly get a good reward."

Seeing Liu's determination, Qin Fengming knew he could not refuse. After some thought, he reluctantly agreed.

Seeing his goal achieved, Liu became very excited and immediately invited Qin Fengming to the refining room.

The two entered the refining room. Li, knowing that Qin Fengming had agreed, became very enthusiastic.

The three entered the cave room Qin Fengming usually used and closed the stone door.

Liu and Li immediately took out seven or eight types of refining materials from their storage rings. After a brief examination, Qin Fengming recognized that most of these materials were the ones Master Fei had asked him to refine. He did not say more, placed the refining furnace, and began to purify the materials.

After more than two hours, all the materials were refined. He handed the refined materials to Liu and Li and said: "Senior Brothers, it's noon now. Let's eat something first and continue refining in the afternoon."

Although they showed a hint of disappointment, they finally smiled and agreed: "That's right. You must be tired, so take a good rest. We'll continue in the afternoon."