Chapter 23

Xiao Qifeng felt his head getting dizzy again.

He was almost numb to the shocking words Shen Lang had said and the terrifying things he had done, but Shen Lang still kept saying things that surprised him greatly.

Now, for the Dean to agree to let him personally refine the Heavenly Water Blade was already a great favor. How could he dare to take advantage of the Dean?

But then again, if he could really re-refine it, wouldn't this spirit weapon be considered his own creation?

Moreover, with his strength, he wouldn't lack spirit weapons of this grade just by throwing out a spirit array diagram!

"No problem. If you can really do everything you said, I'll give you this Heavenly Water Blade," Mo Liusheng replied very readily.

"Then it's settled." Shen Lang didn't waste any more words and directly walked over to take the Heavenly Water Blade and put it into the furnace.

Xiao Qifeng, with his previous experience, was even more focused this time. He ran to the side of the furnace, eyes wide open, not blinking as he watched every move Shen Lang made, almost getting his eyebrows burned by the furnace fire.

Seeing his appearance, Mo Liusheng, though still a bit suspicious, was almost convinced. He also focused on Shen Lang's actions.

"Any spirit stones? Lower-grade ones are fine. If you have them, bring twenty."

Mo Liusheng smiled bitterly. Even lower-grade spirit stones, twenty of them, were not a small amount. Converted to gold coins, it would be more than twenty thousand. He could ask for them, though.

Forget it. If what he said was true, even two hundred spirit stones would be worth it!

Mo Liusheng took out twenty lower-grade spirit stones and handed them over. He saw Shen Lang put eleven of them away and then placed the remaining nine beside the furnace to set up an array.

"This brat..."

Mo Liusheng was about to speak but suddenly swallowed his words and stared at Shen Lang's hands!

He saw Shen Lang place the nine spirit stones around the furnace, constantly moving around it, adjusting the positions of the spirit stones.

As he moved, the spirit stones emitted lines of spiritual energy, connecting with each other...

A profound and mysterious array was simply set up by him.

"High-grade auxiliary array!" Mo Liusheng was greatly surprised. He himself couldn't set up such an array.

Many high-grade auxiliary arrays were very complex, not only difficult to set up but also required a huge amount of spirit stones.

But Shen Lang managed to set up an array with just nine lower-grade spirit stones.

And it was extremely simple, just a few rounds of walking and casually moving the spirit stones!

"This is too exaggerated..."

"Is this set of auxiliary array worth ten spirit stones?" Shen Lang asked casually while his hands flew up and down, casting spells.

Mo Liusheng's face turned red, and he laughed awkwardly, "Absolutely worth it, definitely worth it!"

"That's good." Shen Lang's hands continuously formed various complex spells, and true flames shot out from the array, like fire dragons under his control, occasionally spewing into the furnace.

Especially on the side where he stood, the heavenly fire erupted from the array, surging like waves, causing the temperature nearby to rise sharply, scaring Xiao Qifeng into retreating with a scream.

Re-refining a spirit weapon was something outsiders thought would be simpler.

They believed that since the spirit weapon was already formed, it was just a matter of patching up the unsatisfactory parts.

Only true alchemists knew that re-refining a spirit weapon was actually more difficult than refining a new one.

First, the spirit weapon was already formed, and re-melting it could easily cause the various materials to separate. One wrong move, and the spirit weapon would turn into a pile of scrap iron.

Second, the materials added later were very difficult to integrate with the existing materials.

It usually required great effort, using powerful divine sense to control the materials, and closely monitoring the temperature and fire.

In such cases, when a spirit weapon was heavily damaged, many alchemists would directly melt it down, extract the materials, and use them as scrap, rather than spending too much time and energy on repairs.

But such difficulties were nothing to Shen Lang.

Apart from his divine sense being slightly weak, the entire refining process was almost without any obstacles.

It was no wonder. In his memory, he was a master-level alchemist, standing at the peak of the human world.

And in fact, it wasn't just alchemy; he was also proficient in refining medicines, making talismans, and so on, almost becoming a master in all fields.

Shen Lang himself didn't quite understand this.

To him, the self in his dreams was too much of a pain, completely overdoing it for no reason.

Why learn so many things?

A person's life is short, even if you become a supreme expert, you still have a limited lifespan.

Many people, no matter how hard they try, no matter how talented they are, can never reach such a level in just one field, such as alchemy.

But he did it all. Wasn't this just being a pain in the ass?

As Shen Lang worked on refining, it looked easy and casual, but it left Mo Liusheng increasingly shocked...

In his eyes, Shen Lang's entire set of actions from the beginning to now were smooth and fluid, almost without any hindrance, giving a sense of artistic beauty.

He really couldn't understand how old this young man in front of him was.

Not only was his divine sense powerful, but why was his technique so exquisite?

It was as if he had refined countless Heavenly Water Blades, able to do everything with his eyes closed!

Moreover, his movements were so graceful and casual, his hands waving as if in harmony with some cosmic rules, touching the great way, very natural, making one subconsciously think that this was the right way to do it!

As time passed, Shen Lang's hand seals became more frequent, faster, and his movements brought up light trails like ribbons...

Suddenly, his eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he shouted, "Dean, lend me your dan fire!"

"This brat, knowing my spiritual energy is more abundant, he doesn't want to waste a bit, doesn't want to let go..." Mo Liusheng wiped his sweat and hurriedly went to help.

Shen Lang indeed didn't waste any time, directly making Mo Liusheng do the hard work, using his dan fire to smelt the reformed Heavenly Water Blade, without stopping.

Until the Heavenly Water Blade reformed and emitted a water-blue light, Shen Lang looked at the sweating Mo Liusheng and said with a smile, "You can stop now. If you keep burning it, you'll melt the Heavenly Water Blade!"

"Done? So fast!" Mo Liusheng said, a bit surprised.

Seeing the grand setup Shen Lang had, and having him use the dan fire from the start, he thought it would take a while, maybe even needing a recovery pill.

After all, they were refining a spirit weapon.

He didn't expect that just when he felt a bit tired, it was already done!

"It's done. If not for the integrity of the fire-type spirit array diagram, I wouldn't have dared to destroy it, and it could have been done in half the time," Shen Lang said, a bit unsatisfied.

"..." Mo Liusheng was speechless. It took less than half an hour. If it was half the time, that would be just fifteen minutes!

Scaring people to death!

Mo Liusheng cautiously asked, "What about the fire-type spirit array diagram inside? Should we remove it and redraw a water-type spirit array diagram?"

He meant well. Originally, they said Shen Lang would directly modify the fire-type spirit array diagram, but that was too difficult. Even Mo Liusheng, who had been in the alchemy field for so many years, hadn't heard of many people who could do it.

Since he had already seen the young man's prowess in alchemy, it was better to stop at a reasonable point.

Being able to modify a spirit array diagram meant what?

It meant that such an expert could casually create spirit array diagrams!

By learning just two or three spirit array diagrams, he could extrapolate and create dozens or even more of the same grade!

How astonishing!

It was said that there were indeed people who could modify spirit array diagrams, but they were all reclusive old monsters.

And modifying a spirit array diagram wasn't something that could be done in a day or two. It usually took months.

The higher the grade of the spirit array diagram, the more difficult it was to modify or reorganize.

Being able to learn something from a single spirit array diagram already indicated extraordinary talent.

Otherwise, why would alchemists be so miserable, each only learning a few spirit array diagrams? Even with spirit stones, they couldn't buy more?

Shen Lang stroked the Heavenly Water Blade in his hand. The long sword had been re-refined, and its appearance had changed significantly.

The back of the sword was almost a straight line, with no curve. If not for the thicker back, it might be mistaken for a large sword.

He lightly tapped the blade, and a thread of spiritual light flashed in the air, releasing a beautiful glow.

Then he didn't answer Mo Liusheng's question but directly drew a line from the tip of the blade to the hilt with two fingers.

"Buzz!"

A light hum sounded, and the next moment, a violent aura erupted from the blade.

"No way! You... " Mo Liusheng was greatly shocked, "How did you directly destroy the fire-type spirit array diagram? This... this..."

He said three "this" and couldn't continue.

The original respect for Shen Lang instantly disappeared...

Wasn't this just messing around? Did this little ancestor even know how to handle spirit array diagrams?

Directly destroying it not only ruined the spirit array diagram but also risked the sword exploding!

Did you work so hard just to make the spirit weapon explode more spectacularly?

If the spirit weapon exploded, what would happen to this place...

My dear mother!

Xiao Qifeng, of course, understood this. Seeing Mo Liusheng's anxious state, he was almost on the verge of tears.