Chapter 356 Three Runes

Yuan Ming did not refuse. After accepting the storage bag handed over by Pi Xiu, he asked Pi Xiu about some issues that needed to be paid attention to after entering the Jindan stage. Pi Xiu wanted to make a good relationship with Yuan Ming, so he did not hesitate to give advice.

However, in his conversation, he always talked about the benefits of joining the Lingfu Sect intentionally or unintentionally, which made Yuan Ming a little amused.

After the two talked for a while, Pi Xiu seemed to have received someone's voice transmission, and took the initiative to get up and say goodbye. Before leaving, he left a few more sound transmission notes, obviously not giving up on winning over.

But Yuan Ming did not dislike his persistence. Moreover, although he rejected the invitation, most of the Jindan in Lingfeng City probably chose to become guest elders of the Lingfu Sect. If Yuan Ming wanted to find someone to communicate with, he had to be introduced by Pi Xiu.

This can be seen from the fact that Yuan Ming only received a sound transmission note from Pi Xiu after breaking through the barrier.

Ling Fu Sect might not show any ill will to the Jindan cultivators who rejected them, but those Jindan cultivators living in Lingfeng City, even those who did not choose to join, still had to consider the face of Ling Fu Sect to some extent. Before Ling Fu Sect recognized Yuan Ming's identity, they would not rashly accept Yuan Ming into their circle.

In the following days, Yuan Ming did not choose to practice hard in the cave, but through the introduction of Pi Xiu, he actively participated in the gatherings of Jindan cultivators in the city, talked with those Jindan cultivators, got to know many cultivators of the same level, and gradually gained knowledge.

In addition, Yuan Ming also sold some of the useless things he had obtained from Elder Hai and Elder Guo in several Jindan cultivators' trade fairs, and exchanged them for several rare items.

Of course, during this period, Yuan Ming also often inquired about some information about the refining of magic weapons, and met several Jindan monks who specialized in refining tools. Although he heard some basic experiences from them, after returning to the cave, he learned a lot of experience and techniques of refining magic weapons from them through the possession of black incense.

As he had learned before, the biggest difference between magic weapons and magic tools is that it is not a single rune engraved on it, but a rune array composed of at least five runes.

As long as the rune array is formed and continuously nurtured with Dan fire, so that the rune array and the material are perfectly integrated, a magic weapon is considered to be refined.

Whether it is to upgrade a magic weapon from a top-grade magic tool or to directly refine a magic weapon, the minimum number of runes that form the rune array on it is five, not just five.

The number of runes engraved on a magic weapon is closely related to the material of the magic weapon. The higher the level of the refining material, the more runes it can bear.

The grade and power of a magic tool are judged by the number of runes, and at the level of a magic weapon, the number of runes in the rune array is still the decisive factor in judging the power of a magic weapon.

The power of the rune array formed by six runes is far greater than that of the rune array formed by five runes.

Of course, the power of a magic weapon is also closely related to the later stage of nurturing. If the nurturing is good, a magic weapon with five runes may not be weaker than a magic weapon with six runes.

It’s just that the foundation of the magic weapon with six runes is there, which is much better than that of the magic weapon with five runes.

Since Yuan Ming regarded the Soul-Destroying Sword as his life-long magic weapon, he did not intend to refine it casually. He wanted to maximize the power of this magic weapon.

The main material of the Soul-Destroying Sword is Nine Netherworld Iron. As the best material for Yin-attributed magic weapons, someone used this material to refine a powerful magic weapon with seven runes at the beginning.

After learning this information, Yuan Ming thought carefully and finally decided to imitate the person in the rumor. When refining the Soul-Destroying Sword into a magic weapon, he also tried to add three more runes to form a powerful rune array with seven runes.

He had a lot of confidence to do this. First of all, in terms of weapon refining skills, Yuan Ming spent a year and mastered many techniques of refining magic weapons through multiple black incense possessions. Among them, there was even a method hidden in the bottom of the box of a weapon refining elder of the Lingfu Sect.

He also used the soul seal to let several weapon refiners try to refine magic weapons when he was possessed. Some of them succeeded and some failed. Yuan Ming wrote down his feelings at the time. It can be said that although he has never refined a magic weapon by himself, his experience in refining is not inferior to those Jindan cultivators who specialize in refining.

Secondly, his soul power is far superior to ordinary Jindan cultivators. He can enter the Tiantou Ding and borrow the power of the white jade lotus platform to increase his soul power tenfold. Inscribed runes have great advantages.

It’s just that Yuan Ming is a little embarrassed about which three runes to engrave on the Soul-Destroying Sword.

He sat at the stone table in the cave, and a jade slip was placed on the stone table. There were more than a dozen runes recorded in it, all of which he had collected during this period.

Although the selection of runes for magic weapons is stricter than that for magic tools, there are not many requirements.

As long as the selected runes do not conflict with the magic weapon spiritual materials and do not conflict with other runes, the cultivator can choose any runes to form the initial rune array on the magic weapon.

However, the closer the rune attributes in the rune array are, the more stable the rune array will be, the greater the power will be, and the greater the potential for future improvement will be.

However, if runes of the same attribute are selected, the magic weapon will often have shortcomings. For example, if a magic weapon with ice attribute is not added with "speed" or "wind" type runes, the speed of the magic weapon will be very slow and it will be difficult to catch up with the enemy.

Therefore, when choosing runes, the refiner will generally scratch his head, and most of them will choose a compromise solution in the end.

However, Yuan Ming does not think so. Whether it is a magic weapon or a magic tool, stability and power are the most important. The shortcomings in use can be compensated by other methods. It is very stupid to sacrifice the power and potential of the magic weapon for temporary convenience.

After secretly asking around, Yuan Ming had figured out the four runes on the Soul-Destroying Sword, namely "Soul-Solidifying", "Soul-Calming", "Spirit Devouring" and "Soul Blade", all of which were Yin-attributed soul-type runes.

Apparently, Xi Cangqiong had the same view as him on the runes of magic weapons.

For the three runes to be added to the Soul-Destroying Sword, he was also going to choose soul-type runes, at least Yin-attributed runes.

The dozen or so runes in the jade slip were all soul-type runes, except for the last three.

Yuan Ming's consciousness stopped at the last three extremely complex runes, which were all obtained from the sword blade fragment obtained from the Heaven-Stealing Cauldron.

The three runes on the fragment were so magical that he often became fascinated by them when studying them. Even if he couldn't activate them, he would often marvel at their exquisite strokes and mysterious charm.

In order to find out the effects of these three runes, Yuan Ming went to find a good friend, the master of refining, and got a set of magic arrays from them that were specifically used to test the effects of runes.

This magic circle can simulate the effect of runes, but the power displayed will be slightly worse than the effect of the runes themselves, and because it is used exclusively for testing, it cannot be used in combat.

After a long period of research and exploration, Yuan Ming gradually deduced the effects of the three runes in the magic circle.

He named the first rune "Curse", which can lock the enemy in the air and launch an invisible curse attack. The enemy hit will feel chest tightness and nausea, and the mana and soul power will be disordered. In severe cases, there will even be worries of dissipation.

This attack is very secretive, and it is like descending from thin air. Even Yuan Ming today cannot detect it, and the body protection magic weapon and protective spell cannot block it.

Yuan Ming named the second rune "Destroy Sense". After activating it, the rune will release an invisible wave that covers the surroundings, weakening the five senses and consciousness of everyone except the holder.

The last one is called "Crazy Blood". After hitting the opponent, this rune can make the blood in his body agitated and the flow rate faster. At the same time, it will make the enemy bloodthirsty and warlike, affecting the mind to a certain extent.

The three runes were too complicated, and the array for testing the runes could not be analyzed clearly. Yuan Ming was also unsure of their properties. He could only judge from the effects that they were very similar to the Yin attribute runes.

He had no idea whether the other runes on the Soul-Destroying Sword could accommodate the three runes and whether it would affect the future potential of the sword.

However, he was sure that these three runes were stronger than any rune he had ever seen. If they could be engraved successfully, they would definitely be much more powerful than ordinary runes.

Yuan Ming's face was uncertain, and he made up his mind after a long time to use these three runes!

If the engraving failed, or if the engraving succeeded but affected the potential of the Soul-Destroying Sword, the worst that could happen was to collect materials again and refine the treasure again.

He had now successfully formed the elixir, and he had plenty of time.

These three runes were also much more complicated than ordinary runes, and a lot of practice was required to thoroughly master the drawing methods of these three runes.

Yuan Ming took out the materials for practicing drawing runes and practiced over and over again.

Another year passed in a flash. Yuan Ming finally mastered the method of drawing three runes and collected other spiritual materials needed to refine the Soul-Destroying Sword. After several days of meditation, he adjusted his state to the best and officially began to refine.

First, he opened all the three array restrictions in the cave, just like when he formed the elixir, and asked the three beasts of Huazhi to guard outside the retreat room, then took out the Heaven-stealing Cauldron in the retreat room and entered the mysterious space in the cauldron.

Before that, he had moved all the spiritual materials and furnaces needed to refine the Soul-Destroying Sword into this place. Now the mysterious space has become the appearance of a refining room.

Yuan Ming walked slowly in front of the altar and flew onto the lotus platform. As before, thousands of wishes flowed from the lotus platform into the sea of ​​consciousness, instantly increasing Yuan Ming's soul power.

He adapted to the current soul strength, and then raised his hand and pointed. In a small jade box under the altar, the iron gourd seized by Yuan Ming flew straight up and fell into the furnace.

He had no use for the power of the wish in the gourd, as it had already been dispersed.

Then, Yuan Ming pinched the magic formula with his hands, and suddenly a flash of spiritual light flashed all over his body. After a moment, he opened his mouth and spit out a light green fire that immediately spurted out of his mouth and entered the furnace.

The next moment, Yuan Ming pinched the magic formula in his hands, and several more magic formulas were cast, falling on the furnace. Many patterns on the surface of the furnace lit up, and the fire that fell into the furnace suddenly rose, wrapping the whole of the dark iron gourd and began to smelt.