First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 43: Casting Tools

[You had a conversation with Guo Zhao, seeking advice on the skill of controlling the heat when shaping casting tools. Guo Zhao provided detailed answers, giving you guidance that made you feel like you had just woken up from a dream, deepening your understanding of casting tools. Casting tool experience +34.]

[You sought advice from Guo Zhao on how to judge the timing of starting the furnace for casting tools. Guo Zhao provided detailed answers, giving you guidance that made you feel like you had just woken up from a dream, deepening your understanding of casting tools. Casting tool experience +22.]

The two of them talked until late into the night before dispersing.

Shen Mo bid farewell to Guo Zhao and returned to his own room. He opened the destiny attribute panel and his gaze fell on the experience bar for casting tools.

[Casting Tools: No Grade (288/500)]

"The experience bar is over half full. Progress has been smooth during this period."

Although he hadn't started making weapons formally yet, he already had 288 experience points.

Being able to gain so much experience naturally owed to the various knowledge teachings of the "Basic Forging Manual" and Guo Zhao's selfless guidance.

"But relying solely on theory can only get me this far."

"Tonight, I will officially start casting tools."

Shen Mo exhaled and thought to himself.

What is learned from books is shallow; one does not know the difficulties without going through it.

Just studying from books and seeking advice from Guo Zhao has brought him close to the limit of experience he can gain for casting tools.

If he wants to continue to increase his experience, he can only do so by forging weapons himself.

"Crack! Crack!"

He took off his outer robe and removed the close-fitting armor: "Let's start with this armor!"

As he rubbed his palm on the "Heart Protector" armor, he looked at the cracks on it and thought that he should start by repairing these cracks.

This armor was purchased from a senior brother in the Inner Sect for thirty Spirit Stones in the market.

In terms of grade, it belonged to the lower Profound Grade.

But when he bought it, it was already severely damaged, and later it was hit hard by the Double-Headed Silver Ring Python when he hunted in the Zhao family's spiritual field.

At this moment, this "Heart Protector" armor was in a tattered state.

Its originally decent defensive ability had lost seventy percent and was close to being scrapped.

He flipped his palm and took out several pale yellow, crystal-clear ores from his Qiankun bag.

Xuanjing ore!

It was obtained when he encountered a stone spirit while patrolling with Chen Mengze.

This material is an excellent universal material for casting tools, making it the most suitable for repairing the "Heart Protector" armor.

"It needs to be melted before it can be repaired."

He also took out a furnace used for casting tools.

This furnace belonged to Guo Zhao.

For some forging masters, a forging furnace is optional.

They can use their palms as furnaces, burning golden iron and profound iron.

But for beginners, such a free and unrestrained method is too exquisite.

Completely unable to grasp it, so a forging furnace is an essential item.

Shen Mo had never bought any forging tools, so naturally he didn't have a forging furnace to use.

Therefore, he borrowed one from Guo Zhao. Not only the furnace, but also the various tools and materials needed for forging, he borrowed them all.

Because he had a favor to ask of Shen Mo, Guo Zhao was very generous to him.

After setting up the furnace, he piled firewood underneath and then lightly touched it with his fingertips.

"Boom."

A faint blue flame immediately ignited in the firewood.

The fire was initially weak, but it quickly spread and turned into a fierce fire, gradually heating up the inner wall of the furnace, giving it a deep red color.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

He placed the four pieces of prepared Xuanjing ore into the furnace one by one.

Then, he waited for the Xuanjing ore to be burned into Xuanjing molten iron.

This process would take a long time.

As a caster, all I can do now is wait patiently.

One hour.

Two hours.

Three hours.

Shen Mo stood in front of the furnace, occasionally adding new firewood and tiptoeing to look intently at the movements inside the furnace.

"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!"

After three hours of roasting, there were finally signs of the Xuanjing ore melting.

But this was just the beginning. If he wanted it to completely transform into molten Xuanjing iron, he would still need to wait for some time.

"It's really slow."

After waiting for such a long time, Shen Mo couldn't help but feel impatient and secretly thought, "In the future, if I succeed in casting, I'll have to find a way to obtain special flames. Otherwise, the efficiency of using ordinary fire for casting in the mortal world is too slow."

Casting and pill refining, these two professions both require flames.

In the Immortal World, flames also have different qualities and levels.

The better the quality of the flame, the greater the assistance it provides for casting and pill refining.

According to Shen Mo's current knowledge within the Linjiang Sect, the flames in the Immortal World are divided into three grades.

The first grade is Earth Fire.

The second grade is Spirit Fire.

The third grade is Heavenly Fire.

Earth Fire, as the name suggests, is the flame that grows from the earth. Some alchemy masters or accomplished casters would spend a fortune at auctions or even go through mountains and rivers to obtain a Dao heart's Earth Fire.

In addition to the naturally grown Earth Fire in strange places, some sects that employ a large number of alchemists and casters would set up Spirit Gathering formations to cultivate Earth Fire using special arrays.

This allows the sect to have a dedicated fire source for pill refining and casting.

As one of the five major immortal sects in the Chiyan Kingdom, the Linjiang Sect has such financial resources.

Shen Mo had heard that the casting hall and pill refining pavilion in the sect each had a mountain range of Earth Fire, with flames generated by Spiritual Qi day and night, burning underground.

However, the casting hall and pill refining pavilion are both in the Inner Sect, and outer disciples are not qualified to enter.

Therefore, Shen Mo has never seen it with his own eyes, only hearing about it from Cao Ren in the past.

Spirit Fire is a higher level existence than Earth Fire.

Usually, it is born in strange places.

Or a cultivator cultivates a certain supernatural power technique, condensing it from their own Dantian after years of arduous cultivation.

For example, the legendary Samādhi True Fire belongs to the top grade of Spirit Fire.

As for Heavenly Fire, it is extremely rare. There is no record of its existence in the Chiyan Kingdom.

These strange flames not only provide great assistance to cultivators in alchemy and casting, but also enhance their own combat power.

The benefits are endless.

But obtaining them is not easy.

Even the lowest-grade Earth Fire is highly cherished.

If Shen Mo wants to obtain it in the future, he will need to go through hardships and many opportunities.

"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!"

After another half an hour, the four Xuanjing ores finally melted into molten Xuanjing iron.

The pale yellow liquid lay quietly in the furnace.

"The temperature is right!"

When Shen Mo saw the successful melting of the iron, he quickly withdrew the fire and grabbed the molten iron with his palm.

"Splash! Splash!"

The molten iron, still carrying sparks, was held in his palm.

"Now, let's use this molten Xuanjing iron to repair the 'Heart Protector' armor!"

Shen Mo thought as he placed the armor on the wooden table and took out a special pen for carving inscriptions.

"Sizzle, sizzle!"

Dipping the pen into the molten Xuanjing iron, Shen Mo waved it, turning it into a faint fluorescent inscription that hovered in the void.

(End of this chapter)