Chapter 150: Cloud Transforming Flying Sword
He forged the flying sword in his hands in the Alchemy Secret Room in the past two days, using the flames here.
"This flying sword shall henceforth be known as the Cloud Transforming Flying Sword!"
The flying sword in his hands was about one meter long, and the body of the sword was almost snow-white.
This sword was crafted using the Refining Materials he had previously found in the Death Rift. He named this flying sword the Cloud Transforming Flying Sword, meaning he intended to use this sword to resolve the crises facing the Green Cloud Sect.
Although the grade of the Cloud Transforming Flying Sword he currently forged was only Second-grade, this sword had a very special feature—it could continuously be upgraded.
Its upgrading method was simple: it involved continuously infusing it with inscriptions.
Duan Gujin, in his previous life, had forged countless similar flying swords, and he was thoroughly familiar with the process.
Once, he continuously infused a flying sword with inscriptions eight times, advancing its grade by two Great Realms and two small realms.
Were it not for innate defects in the flying sword's grade, Duan Gujin felt that sword could have ascended three Great Realms.
A Dark Weapon eligible for inscription infusion could not be an ordinary one; Forging Masters must first imprint specific patterns on the Dark Weapon to facilitate later inscription infusions.
Generally, a standard Dark Weapon could theoretically receive nine different inscriptions.
However, in reality, very few Forging Masters would infuse a Dark Weapon with nine different inscriptions.
Each inscription pattern is different, and imprinting nine different patterns on a Dark Weapon would make it extremely fragile.
Normally, a Forging Master would create three patterns on a Dark Weapon and then infuse each pattern with inscriptions three times.
In this way, the power of a Dark Weapon could be maximally unleashed.
The capability to infuse a Dark Weapon with inscriptions depends on the quality of the Dark Weapon.
The higher the quality of a Dark Weapon, the more inscriptions it can receive.
If the quality of the Dark Weapon is low, once too much inscription energy is infused, the Dark Weapon will explode.
Duan Gujin held the Cloud Transforming Flying Sword, his hands forming seals, continuously casting spells on the sword.
The Primordial Energy from the Cloud Transforming Flying Sword was constantly released, and the body of the sword emitted bursts of light.
Duan Gujin hurriedly drew Thunder Attribute Energy from a nearby Thunder Stone, guiding it into the Cloud Transforming Flying Sword.
Crackle!
Bursts of thunder were continuously drawn from the Thunder Stone, slowly flowing into the Hua Yun Sword.
Duan Gujin was currently sketching the shape of a 'tripod' on the Hua Yun Sword, now infusing the Thunder Power from inside the Thunder Stone into the 'tripod' within the Cloud Transforming Flying Sword.
Under his full guidance, the Thunder Power inside the Thunder Stone was quickly transferring, bit by bit being infused into the Cloud Transforming Flying Sword.
Two hours later, Duan Gujin took a deep breath, wiping the sweat beads, the size of soybeans, from his forehead.
This time, infusing the inscription consumed ninety percent of his Primordial Energy.
Infusing an inscription into a Dark Weapon is by no means an easy task.
Inscription infusion depends on a Martial Artist's Spiritual Power.
If a Martial Artist's Spiritual Power is not strong enough, infusing inscriptions into a Dark Weapon is impossible.
Infusing inscriptions requires very strong Spiritual Power, and the slightest mistake could result in all efforts being wasted.
If encountering some special inscriptions, once all earlier efforts are wasted, the Dark Weapon will also be destroyed.
"Finally, it's completed!"
Duan Gujin exhaled, channeling the Thunder Rune into the Cloud Transforming Flying Sword.
His mind stirred, and the Cloud Transforming Flying Sword began rapidly spinning around him.
The body of the Cloud Transforming Flying Sword continuously flickered with lightning, appearing exceptionally dazzling.
Once Duan Gujin commanded the Cloud Transforming Flying Sword against an enemy, it would instantly release lightning at the opponent.
Lightning possessed a formidable destructive power, capable of turning enemies into dust.
"After my infusions, the grade of this Cloud Transforming Flying Sword has already risen by a small grade!"
Duan Gujin assessed that the quality of the Cloud Transforming Flying Sword in his hand was mediocre, at most capable of rising three grades, but this was enough to elevate it to a Great Grade.
Duan Gujin then started practicing with the Cloud Transforming Flying Sword in the Alchemy Secret Room, and after a while, his brows furrowed tightly.
Although the Cloud Transforming Flying Sword was the most formidable among all the Dark Weapons he possessed, he realized from the practice that it consumed a lot of Spiritual Power.
"It looks like I should strive to break through to the Innate Fifth Layer now!"
Duan Gujin knew that the best way to solve this issue was to quickly enhance his own cultivation.
Duan Gujin purchased a large amount of Spiritual Medicine from the Spirit Medicine Pavilion to concoct the Innate Primordial Pill.
Thus, he could utilize the Elixir Pills to make an all-out effort in leveling.
After joining the Green Cloud Sect, Duan Gujin met with the people of the Seventh Imperial Uncle in a small town below the mountains.
This time, when he went down the mountain, he stayed at an inn in the small town where he received intelligence from a contact, who informed Duan Gujin that they had located Wang Haisheng.
This secret meeting point wasn't arranged by the Seventh Imperial Uncle specifically for Duan Gujin, but rather for Meng Yun.
The contact was the owner of the inn, surnamed Nie, named Quanping.
On this very day, Nie Quanping informed Duan Gujin that their people had found out that Wang Haisheng was now an Inner Sect Disciple within the Green Cloud Sect, having joined just recently.
"Excellent!"
Duan Gujin was overjoyed in his heart; he had just learned that Wang Haisheng had already entered the Green Cloud Sect as an Inner Sect Disciple.
Originally, Wang Haisheng was just an ordinary disciple within the Inner Sect, and Duan Gujin wouldn't have bothered tracking him down.
But in his previous life, Duan Gujin knew that Wang Haisheng had killed many fellow disciples, and he couldn't tolerate this poisonous snake remaining within the Green Cloud Sect; he needed to eradicate this venomous threat.
"Keep a close watch on this Wang Haisheng!"
Duan Gujin's eyes sparkled, feeling perhaps he could keep Wang Haisheng around for a bit longer and then trace the true mastermind through him.
"Perhaps I should keep this Wang Haisheng around and deal with him when the time is right."
Duan Gujin thought that it was highly possible to find more clues through Wang Haisheng, thus deciding to keep him for now.
His eyes flashed fiercely, knowing that the threat of Wang Haisheng must be eliminated, but if Wang Haisheng was merely a pawn placed inside the Green Cloud Sect by the enemy, even if he removed this pawn, the hidden foes could still find other pawns.
Merely eliminating Wang Haisheng or even more pawns would not completely resolve the crisis facing the Green Cloud Sect.
To resolve the crisis of the Green Cloud Sect, he must locate and eliminate the real culprit behind it all.
"Keep a close watch on every move of Wang Haisheng!"
Duan Gujin said to Nie Quanping.
"Alright!"
Nie Quanping quickly nodded in agreement, informing Duan Gujin that Meng Yun was currently in seclusion within the True Inheritor Hall.
"Does she need to be secluded for so long?"