Chapter 30: Divine Cauldron Refining
The moon is bright, the stars are sparse, the sky is clear, the mountains are undulating, and the birds are returning to the forest.
The night view was nice tonight, but Chen Jiu had no intention of appreciating it because he had a lot of things to think about.
The crater has been opened. Can Yu Qi find enough materials?
What would he do if Wang Shi of Langya and the underworld sent earthly immortals and ghost immortals?
Also, if spiritual herbs are so hard to find, is there still any point in refining pills?
If I don't make elixirs, what can I do during the day?
The Yin-Yang world, which looked like it was splashed with thick ink, was already in sight, but he was still there with his head down, thinking.
After a while, they arrived at the bank of the Wei River.
"Ajiu, you are finally back."
Unexpectedly, Yu Qi was still standing in front of the row of tall wooden houses waiting.
Chen Jiu couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why are you still here? Aren't you going to catch ghosts at night?"
Yu Qi smiled and said, "It's okay. The brothers who returned to the underworld yesterday brought over a thousand wronged ghosts with them, and many are on their way over. Twenty or so golden bodies are enough over there. Even the ghost king can't handle so many people."
These days, the imperial court, princes, wealthy families, and corrupt officials have committed too many evils. No one knows how many innocent souls have died at their hands. It is normal that there are so many innocent ghosts in the underworld.
As the saying goes, when there is a grievance, it must be avenged; when there is a vengeance, it must be avenged. Unfortunately, the Northern Underworld is in cahoots with the Imperial Court, and these wronged souls have no place to seek redress for their grievances, and no place to take revenge for their vengeance. Now that he has raised the banner, these wronged souls will naturally gather here desperately.
Alas, in this world, the living cannot seek justice, and even after death they still carry with them terrible obsessions. The underworld is filled with wronged souls. The Ming Dynasty should have changed long ago!
Chen Jiu sighed slightly, and then asked: "How is it going? Have you found enough materials? Can we start refining the golden body tomorrow?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Qi immediately pointed to the row of tall wooden houses and said excitedly: "We have collected almost fifty sets of golden body materials, and they are all placed inside."
ah!
Although a ghost general-level golden body does not require much gold, the main material is still precious bronze. One golden body weighs at least several thousand kilograms. Fifty sets, how much bronze is that?
Chen Jiu couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Did you rob a copper mine? There doesn't seem to be any copper mines in Qingzhou!"
Yu Qi smiled and said, "No, no, we didn't rob any copper mines. I ordered people to check the place where the Yinsi troops were besieged. As a result, the golden body fragments were still there, so I ordered them to move them all here.
Adding the ones I sent people to rob near the Yin-Yang boundary during the day, I was able to collect fifty sets."
It turns out that he picked up a ready-made one.
Wait, weren't there more places where Zhang Qian ambushed Lu Boyan? The golden body fragments all over the ground covered an area of hundreds of feet!
That place is right near the center of the Yin and Yang world. No matter how precious gold and bronze are, no one would dare to pick them up. It would be useless for ghosts to take them, and the fragments of the golden body are probably still there.
If all those golden body fragments could be moved here, there would be enough to refine tens of thousands of golden bodies, and even the materials to refine the golden bodies of ghost kings and ghost immortals!
Thinking of this, Chen Jiu couldn't help but ask anxiously: "Do you still remember where the Yellow Springs Road fragments are? Are there golden body fragments all over the ground there?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Qi slapped his forehead and said excitedly: "Yes, there are more golden body fragments there, I will send people to move them immediately!"
Having said that, he turned around.
Don't be in a hurry!
Chen Jiu raised his hand and said, "Wait, let's not go there at night. Not only is the journey long, but there are also countless ghosts and monsters gushing out there. Our current strength is not enough to fight against so many ghosts and monsters. Let's wait until daytime before sending someone there."
Hearing this, Yu Qi nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right. We don't have to do anything if we send someone there during the day. Anyway, we have the golden body to protect us, and we can run around in broad daylight. By the way, when can we refine the golden body?"
We can start tomorrow.
However, it is hard to say how fast it will be. How long will it take to refine tens of thousands of golden bodies?
Chen Jiu quickly asked: "Lao Ding, how long does it take you to refine a ghost general-level golden body?"
Honghuang Shending said calmly: "It depends on the level of refinement. If you want to refine the golden body with complete hair and beard, lifelike, and look like a real person, then it would be great if you can refine one golden body in one day.
If there are no requirements for the appearance, as long as it can be used, then it is much simpler, and it is no problem to refine dozens of them a day. "
Yu Qi said without hesitation: "Don't worry about the appearance, as long as it can be used. What's the point of looking good? I've ripped off my hair and beard."
That's good.
Honghuang Shending immediately said excitedly: "Ajiu, how about we move the materials over now and start refining?"
No need to be so anxious, right?
Chen Jiu was surprised and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry? The mountain roads are already difficult to walk on at night. Their golden bodies are huge and we are not familiar with the roads. It will be too troublesome to carry them."
The Great Desolate Divine Cauldron said impatiently, "I just want to show you my ability. There's no need to go through so much trouble to move the materials. I can just enlarge the cauldron and swallow all the materials in one gulp. These materials are dead anyway, so it doesn't matter whether they are enlarged or shrunk."
Yes, the Honghuang Divine Cauldron can completely swallow these materials and then become smaller, which would save a lot of trouble.
This guy looks like he's been despised so much that he's eager to show off.
All right, let him show his abilities. It just so happens that Yu Qi is also in urgent need of a golden body.
Chen Jiu nodded decisively and said, "Then swallow it quickly."
Upon hearing this, the Great Desolate Divine Cauldron immediately revealed its body which was hundreds of feet long, and in a flash, it swallowed up the row of tall houses.
Yu Qi was stunned when he saw this.
He really didn't expect that a cauldron could become so big.
Chen Jiu smiled and said, "Seventh Brother, you don't have to order people to work hard to move it tomorrow. You just need to take people to collect the fragments of the golden body. I will take Lao Ding to move it."
Yu Qi nodded blankly and said, "Okay, okay."
Chen Jiu put away the divine tripod, waved his hand, and then rushed back with Jiaona and the others.
Running back and forth this late at night was really tiring. He said with some guilt: "Jiao Na, I'm sorry for making you suffer with me."
Jiaona smiled sweetly and said, "What's the big deal? We are not mortals. We don't need to sleep every day. I also want to see how Lao Ding refines the golden body."
This is indeed quite magical.
Generally, refining equipment is done by monks themselves, who work without sleep for days and nights, or even months, and become exhausted.
How is this ancient divine cauldron used to refine weapons?
To be honest, traveling at night is really tiring. If you are a mortal, it would be considered good if you can walk a few miles in the deep mountains and forests in one night.
Fortunately, the foxes had better night vision than the wolves, and the moonlit night was no different from daytime to them. After more than an hour, they returned to the valley where they had dug out the underground fire.
The Great Desolation Divine Cauldron could not wait to show its hundred-foot-tall body, and directly spit out the towering wooden house and the excess materials onto a hillside. Then it shrank to about five feet, and jumped into the magma in a flash.
My god, even a demon king-level warrior wouldn't be able to withstand jumping into the magma like this, but the Great Desolation Divine Cauldron rolled around happily in it, moaning comfortably, "Oh, I haven't bathed in the underground fire for a long time, it's so comfortable."
Are you still taking a shower?
Chen Jiu couldn't help but wonder, "Are you refining or taking a bath? Can you talk while refining?"
Honghuang Shending said nonchalantly: "What's the big deal? It's just refining a simple puppet. When you start smelting, you just need to keep the temperature high enough. What's the point of being distracted?"
Well, okay, Chen Jiu really doesn’t understand the art of refining weapons.
He thought for a moment, then asked, "How long does it take you to refine a golden body?"
Honghuang Shending said happily: "The underground fire here is quite good, and it can be smelted quickly. However, I still need to think about the first golden body, which will probably take about half an hour. The next ones will be quick."
Half an hour?
You can't just sit there and wait.
Chen Jiu looked at the wooden house on the hillside, then looked at the surrounding jungle, and then said softly: "Jiao Na, why don't you take them to the wooden house to rest first, I will use my soul to cut some big trees and build a shed to cover the crater, otherwise, it will be troublesome if it rains. "
Jiaona shook her head and said, "I don't need to rest. Let them rest. I'll help you build the shed."
Well, men and women working together made the work less tiring. In half an hour, they had built two wooden walls more than ten feet high on the hillsides on both sides of the crater.
At this time, Honghuang Shending suddenly laughed and said, "Okay!"
Then with a "puff" sound, a golden body two or three meters tall was sprayed directly onto the hillside next to him.
Fortunately, there is no grass in this valley, otherwise, he would have caused a forest fire by spraying such a hot golden body everywhere.
Chen Jiu couldn't help but rush over to take a look, and his face was filled with a strange look.
Uh, this golden body is completely bald, not to mention hair and beard, it doesn’t even have eyebrows!
However, he looks pretty good, at least he has all his limbs and his face is not ugly.
Honghuang Shending asked impatiently, "How is it, Jiu, is this golden body okay?"
Chen Jiu nodded slightly and said, "Not bad, not bad. It's already quite good to be able to refine such a good golden body in such a short time. Let's refine it like this."
