Chapter 19: You two are useless except for wasting materials

  "Very well, since you insist on doing it your way, let me see what's so special about the way you, a junior disciple, refine equipment." Tian Yan said.

  "What materials are needed? Just speak up, as long as they're not too special, our sect can provide them for you." Tianyi said.

  "Ah, thank you elder, I need fire crystal iron, spiritual resonance stone, and if possible a piece of spiritual stone, the higher quality the better." said Sun Mingdao.

  "This fire crystal iron and spiritual stone are ordinary items. As for this spiritual stone... Master, take a look." Tianyi asked.

  "Alright, since it's like this, you can take and use this top-grade spirit stone then." Tian Yan said.

  "The sect master, let Lingming use that top-grade spirit stone. If the refining fails, wouldn't it be a waste?" said Ling Xingdao.

  "It's just that, Sect Master, you let him use such an important spirit stone without understanding the situation, isn't that too rash?" Ling Yu said.

  "Both of you step down, the leader is speaking. Do you two have a share in interrupting? Wasting, you two wasted so many materials and didn't make any progress either?" Tian Yi said angrily.

  "Tianyi Shixiong, why must you treat me like a junior? Furthermore, my two disciples have reached the late stage of Jindan in just a few decades after entering the sect. They are the most promising disciples among all the Lingzi's disciples to achieve Dan breaking and infant transformation. How can they not make progress? This Lingming claims to have refined a low-grade spiritual instrument, but he is only at the early stage of Jindan. This is too... When we were young, our sect leader who had the highest innate talent could only refine a high-grade treasure instrument. If what he said is not true, wouldn't this piece of high-grade spiritual stone be wasted? It would be better to give it to my two disciples." Tianhuo Shangren said.

  "Are those two disciples of yours still not enough? Tian Huo, as a senior, you should not be too biased towards your disciples. Otherwise, how can you convince others in the future?" Tian Yi said.

  "Lingbao, is this top-grade spirit stone really that precious?" Sun Ming asked in a low voice. Because Yun Zhongzi had said before that the top-grade spirit stones were used to pave roads in the Jade Void Palace, although they contained spiritual energy, but there were too many of them and could only be used for paving roads. So Sun Ming didn't think this spirit stone was particularly precious, but you see, during Yun Zhongzi's time, great vehicles filled the land, and heavenly immortals were as common as dogs in that era, these spirit stones at most were just materials for paving roads. But this world is different, ah, in this highly developed star domain of cultivation civilization, every resource is being consumed every day, so many years have passed, the spirit stones have been depleted long ago, so now one piece of top-grade spirit stone is that precious.

  "No way, boss. You don't know how precious high-grade spirit stones are. My master said that unlike mid-grade and low-grade spirit stones, which become useless after absorbing the internal spiritual energy, high-grade spirit stones can slowly recover on their own as long as you don't absorb them all at once. In the Cultivation Realm, high-grade spirit stones are the most important currency. One high-grade spirit stone is equivalent to one hundred mid-grade spirit stones, and one mid-grade spirit stone is equivalent to ten low-grade spirit stones." said Lingbao.

  "Alright, Tian Huo, Tian Yi, stop arguing. As the elder of the Qixing Sect, it's unbecoming to be quarreling in this grand hall. Lingming has made up his mind to go down the mountain, so what's the point of giving him this top-grade spirit stone?" Tianyan said. Seeing that Tianyan seemed to have a hint of anger, Tian Huo's mouth twitched slightly, and he finally stopped speaking. However, Zero Star and Ling Yu behind him had a look of gritted teeth, as if this piece of top-grade spirit stone should belong to them."

  "Now that you're going down the mountain to gain experience, I'll give you this storage wristband. Inside, there are the materials for refining equipment that you need. Your words just now benefited me greatly, so consider this storage wristband a gift from an elder of your sect." Tian said.

  "Thank you, Elder." Sun Ming said, taking a cyan storage wristband from Tianyi's hand. His spiritual sense went in and took a look, it was about ten cubic meters in size, apart from the fire crystal iron and lingyun stone, there were also some low-grade and medium-grade crystal stones.

  "I know you'll be going down the mountain to venture on other planets, and using this star-level transmission array requires paying a certain amount of spiritual stones. Take these spiritual stones with you, so as not to trouble yourself later." Tianyi transmitted his voice.

  Just as Sun Ming was about to open his mouth to thank him, Tian Yan spoke up. Sun Ming could only give a grateful glance to the elder of Tian Yi.

  "Lingming, you can take this top-grade spirit stone and use it as you see fit. I believe that someone who can speak the truth in a way that is both profound and yet still simple, will not speak empty words."

  Sun Ming took the Ling Stone and felt a surge of spiritual energy rushing into his body from his hand, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed in his heart, was it too extravagant for Master to let me use top-grade Ling Stone to refine my sword?

  "What a luxury! This was just something used for paving roads in the past. You're just making a fuss over nothing." Yun Zhongzi said.

  "Master, this top-grade spirit stone is so precious, can't I not use it? It's such a waste." Sun Mingdao said.

  "What a pity! Haven't you always wanted to strike down Ling Xing and Ling Yu?" Yun Zhongzi said.

  "Yes, Master, I wanted to strike them down, but using this thing would be a waste, after all, it can enhance my cultivation." said Sun Ming.

  "Just a piece of stone from the Yu Xu Palace's pavement and you're already so tense, if you were to encounter the Jade Marrow Spirit Milk, wouldn't you directly get excited and faint? Don't be so unimpressive. Wait until we refine the Tong Ling Treasure Jade later, then you'll look at this spirit stone like it's just a stone on the side of the road." Yun Zhongzi said.

  "Why is that, Master? Is this Lingbao Jade also a spiritual stone? It's so big." Sun Ming asked.

  "This spiritual treasure orb is the best treasure-seeking artifact, with it you'll be able to find top-quality spirit stones even when walking on the road, and wherever you dig a hole will yield extreme-grade spirit stones. Alright, stop daydreaming, hurry up, we can talk about this later, did you understand the steps I just told you?" Cloud Middle Child said.

  "Alright, understood, Master." Sun Mingdao said.

  "Alright then, let's get started."

  "Grace"

  Sun Ming sat with his knees crossed, the two pieces of material floating in front of him supported by his True Yuan force. Tian Yan, Tian Yi, Tian Huo and a large group of elders and disciples were all watching him, Sun Ming couldn't help but feel somewhat nervous, and with one careless move, the suspended Fire Crystal Iron actually fell down.

  "Sorry, it was a mistake." Sun Mingdao said. Everyone's face turned black with anger.

  A cluster of bright red spiritual fire appeared in front of Sun Ming, with some green flashes amidst the red. Everyone couldn't help but take a cold breath, this green spiritual fire was a sign that the Condensing Fire Technique was about to evolve into the Reclusive Fire Technique, it seemed they had underestimated Lingming after all, everyone thought.

  It was actually Sun Ming's intention to create such an effect. Sun Ming used the Hongmeng Purple Fire to simulate this appearance, so that everyone would not be too surprised when they saw the following scene.

  Only to see the Fire Crystal Iron and Lingyun Stone in front of Sun Ming melting at a visible speed, everyone's heart couldn't help but be shocked. Such a speed would only appear when the sect's Gongfa was cultivated to the realm of Yun Huo Jue. However, when they thought that Sun Ming's spiritual fire was red with green, they let it go.

  Only to see those two groups of solutions constantly shrinking in the spiritual fire, everyone was an expert and knew that it was the impurities in the material being melted away, but what Sun Ming did next left them baffled.

  Sun Ming surprisingly combined the two liquids together. As is well known, Huo Jing Tie is one of the better materials for refining fire-attribute flying swords, while Ling Yun Shi can increase the flexibility of the true yuan force circulation within a magic treasure. Most people who refine fire-attribute flying swords use Huo Jing Tie as the sword body and Ling Yun Shi as the hilt, but some have tried to fuse them together. However, at most they only managed to fuse half of it, and in most cases, the grade of the flying sword produced after fusion would decrease. This phenomenon is well-known throughout the Man Sect, which specializes in fire-attribute equipment spirits. And yet Sun Ming did this, truly leaving people baffled.

  "It seems that this Ling Ming is indeed all reputation and no substance. He doesn't even know such a simple common sense, yet he starts refining equipment." Ling Yu said.

  "What a mere reputation, brother! He's actually just a swindler!" said Ling Xingdao.

  "Keep watching and don't spout nonsense, this is a disciple that both the sect leader and Tianyi elder think highly of, maybe he's just being innovative." Tianhuo Shangren sneered.

  "Lingming, don't disappoint me." Tianyi said. On the other hand, the gatekeeper Tianyan was still calm, seemingly smiling at Sunming.

  "Huh, what is he doing? Is he using this top-grade spirit stone to refine the sword?" Tian Huo looked at Sun Ming as he took out that piece of top-grade spirit stone and placed it on the hilt of the already formed flying sword.

  "Alas, wasting materials again. This top-grade spirit stone would be better off with me. I thought he wanted it to recover his true yuan power, but putting it on this flying sword is a waste." said Ling Xing Dao.

  "What are you talking about, wasting materials? I think you two are only good at wasting materials, nothing else. Have you seen the mediocre spiritual artifact?" Sun Ming said loudly, holding his newly refined flying sword.

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