Chapter 99

When Ye Xiao returned home, he had just completed the cultivation of the last alchemy technique in the Golden Book, reaching the Great Perfection stage.

After all, alchemy techniques are not combat techniques, so they are far less troublesome.

Since it was now possible to synthesize, Ye Xiao locked Huan Liuli outside the door.

"Watch the door. Don't come in unless I call you."

Huan Liuli grumbled.

"What's so great about it? You really treat me like a servant? In another three hundred years, you'll see how I deal with you."

As soon as she finished speaking, a blinding golden light shot out from the door crack.

This made Huan Liuli gradually calm down, her brows furrowing.

"This guy... has become stronger again? Did he eat an immortal pill or something? How can his cultivation improve so fast, like a rocket?

Star beasts can automatically become stronger as they grow older. I am a dragon-blooded star beast, and my cultivation speed is one of the fastest. But why do I feel so inferior compared to him?

If this continues, in three hundred years, I might not be able to beat him."

But after a moment of contemplation, she clenched her small pink fists.

"No, I am Huan Liuli, a dragon-blooded star beast. How can I give up hope? Let's add another fifty years.

In three hundred and fifty years, I will definitely soar to the sky and make Ye Xiao my human pet."

In the room, Ye Xiao's alchemy techniques were all integrated, quickly forming a new alchemy technique.

Ghostly Artisanry!

What a perfunctory name, so lame!

If you didn't know, you might think it was an idiom.

Then, after waiting all night, the Golden Book automatically completed the cultivation of the technique.

The next morning, when Ye Xiao woke up, he immediately used the materials he had prepared in advance to forge a weapon.

As Ghostly Artisanry operated, spiritual energy formed a high-temperature area in front of him.

After throwing in a thousand pieces of raw iron, he quickly refined a portion of molten iron and generated some impurities.

However, the amount of molten iron refined this time was much less than before.

Previously, Ye Xiao could refine enough molten iron to forge a weapon.

Now, he could only refine enough to forge a nail.

"So little?"

Ye Xiao was somewhat surprised. It seems that the Ghostly Artisanry technique is indeed much stronger.

After all, it is an imperial technique!

Far beyond the capabilities of basic techniques.

"This small amount isn't enough to forge a weapon, so let's just make a small throwing knife."

Ye Xiao forged it into a fine iron throwing knife, then withdrew the technique and, with a thought, the throwing knife was in his hand.

"Judging by the quality of this throwing knife, it should already be at the Grandmaster level. I used to doubt that raw iron could forge a Grandmaster-level weapon, but I ended up slapping myself in the face.

However, this is good. The stronger Ghostly Artisanry is, the better it is for me.

If I can forge a Grandmaster-level weapon using the essence refined from raw iron, imagine what I could do with better materials?"

Alchemy techniques only provide the ability to forge. To forge reasonable weapons or armor, certain materials are still needed.

It is said that to forge higher-level weapons, one needs the soul of a star beast or a powerful martial artist, which must be sealed within the weapon and fused with it.

Only then can the strongest weapons be forged.

This is similar to the ancient masters of weapon forging from his previous life.

However, the souls of ordinary beasts are not very useful and do not provide much improvement. High-level beast souls are very rare and hard to find.

Speaking of which, Ye Xiao suddenly thought of someone.

King El!

He is a divine-level soul, and his physical body is also very powerful. He can definitely be used to forge a good set of weapons or armor.

The Seven Stars Alignment is approaching soon. I wonder if King El will come out.

If he does, I'll kill him and use his body and soul to forge a weapon or armor.

But my current cultivation is only at the Fifth Rank of the Innate stage, and I need to work harder.

I have already comprehended the Sixth Rank of the Innate stage's martial truth. I just need to increase my spiritual energy cultivation to fully reach the Sixth Rank of the Innate stage, the Grandmaster realm.

The speed of cultivation slows down the further one progresses.

Even with the best techniques, the amount of spiritual energy required for higher stages is much greater, not a simple one-to-one ratio.

Should I... learn alchemy?

Because alchemy is the only way to quickly increase cultivation.

Although alchemy is expensive, I can obtain resources by hunting star beasts alone and use them to refine pills.

Perfect.

Decided, I will learn alchemy.

After making this decision, Ye Xiao put away the throwing knife and went to work.

He first bought some buns and old hen eel egg soup from a breakfast shop, then went to the materials store.

"Boss Xu."

Because he often buys materials, Ye Xiao and the boss are very familiar.

Boss Xu immediately came out with a smile.

"Did you finish forging the weapon from yesterday?"

Ye Xiao shook his head.

"I failed yesterday."

"Wow? That's rare. You actually failed? But it's okay. Most alchemists have a much higher failure rate than you. You only failed once, so it's not a big deal."

Ye Xiao nodded and then took out a throwing knife from his pocket.

"I found this throwing knife passed down from my ancestors at home yesterday. Can you tell me how much it's worth?"

Boss Xu's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he quickly took it.

"Wow, this is a Grandmaster-level throwing knife! Xiao Ye, you have some talented ancestors."

Ye Xiao smiled but didn't respond.

In reality, he is an orphan in this world. His parents died long ago in the battle against star beasts, and he doesn't know who his ancestors are.

But he made this up to sell the throwing knife smoothly.

Boss Xu examined the throwing knife repeatedly, unable to stop praising it.

"It's a good thing. However, Xiao Ye, the price might not be as good as you think.

As you know, whether it's techniques, weapons, armor, or pills, the Grandmaster level is definitely more expensive than ordinary and Extraordinary levels.

Ordinary items range from a few hundred to a thousand, Extraordinary items from a few thousand to ten thousand, and Grandmaster items can be hundreds of thousands or even millions!

But your item is too small.

If it were a real long sword, I wouldn't lie to you, it would be at least six figures.

But your throwing knife is about the same length as mine. It's only useful as a hidden weapon and is very inconvenient to use, so it's hard to sell for a good price."

Ye Xiao nodded.

"I understand. Just give me a fair price."

"Um..."

Boss Xu pondered for a moment, then held up his hand and made a gesture.

"This much."