Chapter 8

"Xuanyuan Pill, a body-refining stage medicinal pill, can increase the absorption rate of primordial energy. Price: 10 gold taels per pill."

"Tranquility Pill, a body-refining stage medicinal pill, can calm the mind of a martial artist, preventing them from going astray. Price: 20 gold taels per pill."

"Washing Bone Pill, a body-refining stage medicinal pill, can help martial artists cleanse their tendons and bones, removing impurities from their bodies, assisting martial artists below the sixth level of body refinement to break through. Price: 100 gold taels per pill."

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Lu Xuan's eyes scanned over the descriptions of the various medicinal pills, and he couldn't help but feel a slight twitch in his heart. These were all good things, especially that bottle of Washing Bone Pills, which was exactly what Lu Xuan needed now.

However, the prices made Lu Xuan and Yao Lei hesitate to buy them.

One gold tael was equivalent to ten silver taels, meaning that Lu Xuan's entire fortune was barely five gold taels, not even enough to buy the lowest-grade Xuanyuan Pill, let alone the Washing Bone Pill, which cost a hundred gold taels.

Yao Lei's wealth was about the same as Lu Xuan's. He had brought ten gold taels when he came out, but he had already used nearly half of it.

"Damn! This stuff is really for the rich. Ten gold taels, I could sleep with many girls in Green Mountain Town with that." Yao Lei muttered, originally planning to buy a pill to try, but now it seemed like a pipe dream.

Lu Xuan also shook his head: "Laozi, forget it. We can't afford these pills. Let's go."

Seeing that Lu Xuan was about to leave, Yao Lei quickly held him back, "What's the rush? We can't buy them, but we can still look, right? There are so many things here. If we look more, we'll have something to brag about when we go back."

Since Yao Lei insisted on looking, Lu Xuan followed him, since they had already come out.

The shop sold a wide variety of items. Although they couldn't afford the medicinal pills, the two of them continued to browse other things.

Soon, Lu Xuan's attention was drawn to some scrolls on the side. He couldn't help but walk over and scan the descriptions of the scrolls.

"Hardened Armor Scroll, can be enchanted onto iron-grade armor, increasing the armor's defense by 10-20%. Price: 1,000 gold taels!"

"Great Strength Scroll, can be enchanted onto iron-grade weapons, increasing the weapon's attack by 10-20%. Price: 1,500 gold taels!"

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Seeing the exorbitant prices, Lu Xuan was taken aback and couldn't help but call out, "Laozi, come over. What are these things? They're so expensive?"

"Oh, these are enchantment scrolls. Only enchanters can make them. Enchanters are a profession that burns money, but of course, they are also a profession that makes money," Yao Lei said with a click of his tongue.

"Enchantment scrolls? Enchanters?"

Yao Lei's words instantly triggered a memory in Lu Xuan's mind!

During those ten days, besides practicing, Lu Xuan had already organized the memory fragments of the sword crystal. Apart from the Taiyi Return to Origin Technique and the Blink Sword Technique, the last part of the memory, which was about runes and arrays, was clearly the method of enchanting!

Lu Xuan originally thought those things were useless, but now it seemed they were far from it!

Seeing that Lu Xuan seemed interested in enchanters, Yao Lei immediately perked up and began to show off his knowledge, giving Lu Xuan a lesson.

Clearing his throat, Yao Lei began to speak.

"Enchanters are one of the three major living professions on the Heavenly Sword Continent, alongside alchemists and weapon refiners."

"Compared to the alchemists' potion-making and the weapon refiners' weapon refining, what enchanters can do is to draw runes and condense them into enchantment scrolls."

"Enchantment scrolls can enchant martial artists' weapons and equipment. Different runes have different effects and enhancement levels, and users can choose different enchantment scrolls based on their needs."

"After being enchanted, the weapons and equipment will gain different levels of power. Some powerful enchantment scrolls can even double the attributes of weapons! The value of the same weapon can be vastly different depending on whether it is enchanted or not."

"Because of this, the value of enchantment scrolls is so high."

"However, not just anyone can learn to be an enchanter. Enchanting requires the study of various runes, so the requirements for talent are very strict, and the threshold is even higher than that of alchemists and weapon refiners."

"More importantly, practicing as an enchanter requires the consumption of various precious materials, which ordinary people cannot afford. If a single stroke of a rune is wrong, the entire rune becomes ineffective, and all the materials used are wasted."

"A qualified enchanter is literally made of money, but of course, if one truly becomes an enchanter, the speed of earning money is also extremely powerful..."

Listening to Yao Lei, Lu Xuan's heart was filled with mixed emotions. It turned out that the memories in his mind were so valuable, yet he had ignored them and not taken the time to understand them.

A low-level enchantment scroll was worth over a thousand gold taels. If he could become an enchanter and produce enchantment scrolls, wouldn't he be rich? What about the Xuanyuan Pill and the Washing Bone Pill? They could be eaten like candy!

Thinking of this, Lu Xuan could no longer contain his excitement. He was eager to start studying the enchanting techniques in his mind.

"Laozi, I have something to do. I'll go back first. You can take your time. By the way, I'll be practicing when I get back, so don't disturb me." Lu Xuan said and quickly ran back to the inn, eager to close the door and start studying.

Yao Lei was in the middle of a passionate speech when he suddenly realized that Lu Xuan had left. He was momentarily stunned, but as he saw Lu Xuan almost run out of the Spirit Material Street, he shouted, "Xuan, wait for me!"

Yao Lei shouted and reluctantly followed Lu Xuan, not knowing what had gotten into him. However, he was too lazy to browse alone since he couldn't afford anything anyway.

With Lu Xuan's peak third-level body refinement strength, his speed far exceeded that of Yao Lei, who was only at the second level. He quickly returned to the inn, closed the door, and began to carefully review the enchanting memories.

After carefully reviewing the enchanting memories, as expected, this small block of memory only contained basic enchanting techniques, with the highest level being able to enchant iron-grade weapons. However, for the current Lu Xuan, this was more than enough.

The weapons used by martial artists were different from those used by ordinary people. The weapons used by ordinary people could not withstand the immense power of martial artists and were called mundane weapons, which could not be enchanted.

The weapons used by martial artists were divided into four grades: iron-grade, treasure-grade, spirit-grade, and the legendary holy-grade. Body-refining stage martial artists could only use iron-grade weapons, while treasure-grade weapons were for martial artists above the body-refining stage, which was still far from Lu Xuan.

After all, Lu Xuan didn't even have a single iron-grade weapon.

However, even the basic enchanting techniques felt profound and intricate to Lu Xuan. The complex runes, if drawn incorrectly, would have completely different effects. For a moment, Lu Xuan forgot about making money and was fully immersed in the study of enchanting techniques.

Enchanting heavily relies on talent and insight, and Lu Xuan's performance undoubtedly demonstrated his talent.

At this point, these obscure runes were already deeply etched in Lu Xuan's memory, making it easier to understand.

It took him three hours to carefully review all the memories, and by then, the basic enchanting techniques were already clear in his mind.

To make an enchantment scroll, one first needed a special blank scroll and a special liquid for drawing runes. Different runes required different liquids.

These items were all very expensive. Since Lu Xuan was only practicing the fluency of drawing runes, there was no need to be so extravagant, especially since his funds were not sufficient for such extravagance.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Xuan gradually calmed down. Next, he would practice drawing runes.

For enchanting, both theory and practice were essential. Even though Lu Xuan had inherited the memory of the sword crystal and was familiar with the techniques of enchanting, actually drawing the runes was not as simple as he imagined.

Without enough materials to practice, Lu Xuan could only use his primordial energy to draw in the air.

Drawing runes in the air was a rather advanced technique in enchanting. Beginners would definitely not be able to do it, but Lu Xuan had directly inherited the enchanting memory, and these techniques were already in his mind. Now, he only needed to practice the coordination and fluency of his body.

The enchanting rune Lu Xuan was practicing was called the Frenzy Rune. After enchanting, it could make the weapon have a certain chance to deal double or even greater damage, making it a very powerful and practical rune.

Extending his index finger, Lu Xuan began to mobilize the primordial energy within his body. Soon, a faintly glowing thread of primordial energy was drawn to his fingertip.

Following the memory in his mind, as his fingertip moved, Lu Xuan began his first attempt at drawing the rune.

His fingertip danced continuously, and one by one, crystal-clear lines appeared before Lu Xuan's eyes. As the lines gradually increased, the rune became more complete, and Lu Xuan's face became paler. His primordial energy was running out.

Body-refining stage martial artists could not store primordial energy in their dantian. Now, Lu Xuan was relying on the small amount of primordial energy stored in his meridians to draw the rune.

Lu Xuan gritted his teeth and tried to hold on, but his fingertip inevitably trembled. Because of this slight tremor, the rune in the air flickered and then vanished. The first attempt at drawing the rune failed.

Lu Xuan's talent in enchanting was indeed strong. In his first attempt, he did not make any mistakes in drawing the rune. The failure was not due to his drawing but because of insufficient primordial energy.

However, this problem could not be solved in the short term. He couldn't wait until he broke through to the fourth level of body refinement to try again.

Although he failed, Lu Xuan was not discouraged at all. He knew that during the drawing, he had not controlled the output of his primordial energy well, causing a large portion of it to be wasted.

If he could fully utilize his primordial energy, drawing the Frenzy Rune would not be a problem. Therefore, what he needed to practice next was controlling the output of his primordial energy.