Sect: Starting with Comprehending Thunder Skill Chapter 1178 - 519: Celestial Patrol Ship

A hundred artifact refiners were divided into nine groups, under the command of Fu Lingfeng, and were putting the collected profound iron, pure gold, and other auxiliary materials into the pill furnace.

"Here, try this."

Fu Lingfeng casually tossed a jade hammer engraved with runes, "Use it to smelt these meteoric iron fragments into ingots. Remember, the force should be even, and the spiritual power injected should be like a trickling stream."

"Understood!"

Li Yunjing caught the jade hammer, only to feel a warm power flowing from his palm. This seemingly ordinary jade hammer contained some sort of unique artifact refining array.

"Clang clang clang..."

Li Yunjing took a deep breath, circulated his spiritual power, and the jade hammer moved as if guided by his will, gently tapping on the meteoric iron fragments.

With each strike, the fine meteoric iron automatically coalesced, gradually forming shape within the flames.

"Not bad, your control over the force is precise, but there’s room for improvement."

Fu Lingfeng stood by, a hint of approval in his gaze.

As he spoke, he raised his hand, and a stream of "Southern Bright Departure Fire" flew into Li Yunjing’s pill furnace, causing the flames to surge threefold.

Li Yunjing felt the pressure increase exponentially, as the meteoric iron began to violently churn in the intense heat, with any slight misstep risking it turning into liquid iron.

He gritted his teeth, forcibly circulating the mana within him, letting his divine sense penetrate the meteoric iron like fine threads, detecting every subtle change to ensure the materials wouldn’t be wasted.

Suddenly, Li Yunjing discovered that the meteoric iron actually contained a faint trace of the Power of the Stars, which was key to forging the "Celestial Patrol Ship"!

"Quick! Inject your mana into the location of the Power of the Stars!"

Fu Lingfeng suddenly shouted a reminder.

Understanding instantly, Li Yunjing’s vast mana flooded into the meteoric iron like a breached dam. Guided by the Power of the Stars, the meteoric iron slowly revealed star map-like patterns.

"It’s done!"

The surrounding artifact refiners gathered around, watching the ingot of meteoric iron emanating a faint starlight, eyes filled with astonishment.

In the days that followed, Li Yunjing was almost wholly immersed in the world of artifact refining.

A single "Celestial Patrol Ship" was a full three hundred zhang long!

The required materials were innumerable.

Li Yunjing and the team of artifact refiners needed to forge more materials before they could begin refining the "Celestial Patrol Ship."

During this time, Li Yunjing found joy in hardship.

Not only did he learn Fu Lingfeng’s unique artifact refining techniques, but he also tried to study the systematic knowledge of the "Celestial Craft Hall."

Three months quietly slipped by amidst the busy work of refining.

Li Yunjing immersed himself daily in the world of artifact refining at the "Celestial Craft Hall," fighting alongside a hundred artifact refiners, forging various rare materials into parts for constructing the Celestial Patrol Ship.

At this moment, the refining area was astonishingly hot, with crimson flames roaring in the pill furnace, reflecting the glowing red faces of those present.

Li Yunjing, holding the jade hammer, was forging a giant piece of profound iron plate, intended as the deck for the Celestial Patrol Ship.

His clothes were already soaked with sweat, clinging tightly to his body, yet his gaze remained focused.

"Pay attention to the heat, the profound iron plate is about to take shape, stabilize the mana output!"

Fu Lingfeng stood nearby, loudly reminding.

"Yes!"

Li Yunjing took a deep breath, adjusted his internal mana output rhythm according to the method taught by Fu Lingfeng.

"Clang clang clang..."

With the continuous tapping of the jade hammer, the profound iron plate gradually became smooth and polished, and under the influence of mana, a layer of intricate runes appeared on its surface.

These runes were the secret runes of the "Celestial Craft Hall," and were a crucial part of artifact refining.

This time, Fu Lingfeng did not hold back, allowing Li Yunjing to learn this exclusive "Celestial Craft Hall" runes during this period.

The runes had various functions such as solidifying, sharpening, speed, fire resistance, electricity resistance, lightning resistance, magic resistance, defensive shielding, accelerated repair...

These were the key to creating a warship.

Otherwise, no matter how solid the warship is, if continuously attacked by cultivators, it would eventually disintegrate.

Only with runes, restrictions, and arrays to maintain these top-tier materials can an indestructible warship be crafted!

All these conditions are indispensable!

It’s like the difference between hardware and software.

Refining materials is the basic operation for artifact refiners.

To become formidable, one must master the usage of runes, restrictions, and arrays. The more you know and the higher the grade, the greater the benefits for artifact refining.

Li Yunjing is a Master of Runes, a Master of Formations, and a Master of Crafting; with these three in one, he is naturally suited for refining large warships like the "Celestial Patrol Ship."

Li Yunjing’s performance shocked all the artifact refiners!

It was unimaginable; in the first month, Li Yunjing was still a bit of a novice, but by the time he worked with them to the third month, he was no different from those grandmasters who had refined artifacts for hundreds of years.

This kind of talent is terrifyingly strong.

"Amazing! Truly amazing! Li Yunjing is like a most precious gift sent by the heavens to the ’Shenxiao Dao Sect’!"

Even Fu Lingfeng was shocked, looking at Li Yunjing with growing fondness.

If Li Yunjing didn’t already have a teacher, Fu Lingfeng would have taken him as a disciple, to teach him the great path of artifact refining.

At this moment, Li Yunjing was unaware of what the Hall Master was thinking; he remained wholly focused on the artifact refining, continuing to strike the jade hammer, "clang clang clang," as it emitted a faint light, as if endowing the profound iron plate with life.

When all materials were prepared, the next step in constructing the "Celestial Patrol Ship" was the most challenging: engraving the formation patterns.

The "Celestial Patrol Ship" requires eighteen fundamental formation patterns, each one critical. Any slight mistake, and the entire warship could lose its power, or even become a pile of scrap metal.

Li Yunjing volunteered to undertake part of the work of engraving the formation patterns.

As a Master of Formations and a Master of Runes, Li Yunjing’s abilities far surpassed those of an ordinary Artifact Refining Grandmaster.