Chapter 6

Book 9 Chapter 6 – Nine Holes

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 ~ EMILYEVELAN

Xin Zhaolun shook his head . “There’s limits to one person’s power . The distribution of resources is too spread out . Some places aren’t suitable for the presence of a Monarch, so we go instead . When one becomes a Monarch, competition is extremely fierce . We can’t even imagine it . ”

Lei Xinfeng nodded . “I wish I could be of use to Master as well . ” He was grateful to Gu Qixin . Without him, he’d never have known about the existence of secret sects and Hidden Spaces .

Xin Zhaolun said, “To be honest, it’s a good thing when Master orders use to gather materials . You don’t know where the resource rich locations are, so only by asking Master will you know . I spent thirty years running around, and went to all sorts of locations . Master will only want a certain amount of the resources; we can keep the rest . ”

“Elder brother, does Master still order you to gather materials?”

“No . I’ve long repaid everything he’s given me . Now, as a Ninth Ring Sage and aiming for Monarch, all the resource I gather are my own, kind this Biyasi . Of course, I never thought I’d get Purple Crystals as well . Haha, even Master wants this . ”

“I understand . I will treasure these chances . To tell the truth, I enjoy mining and gathering,” Lei Xinfeng said .

“I find you have a talent for it . Like those Purple Crystals: the rest of us combined still gathered less . I thought it was strange . We can fly directly above the lava flow, yet we can’t beat you,” XIn Zhaolun said .

Lei Xinfeng laughed to himself . He didn’t know why himself, but he can see things others couldn’t, like the violet light that the Purple Crystals in the magma flow emitted . Except for him, no one else could see it . “I guess I’m just lucky . ”

He couldn’t explain it himself . He’d even asked Fengying and Shihu in private, but they didn’t see any purple glow either . After thinking about it, he decided to not say anything more . It will be beneficial for him in the future, and it might help him obtain a large advantage .

After getting the materials, Lei Xinfeng didn’t want to waste time talking . “Elder brother, I’m going to process and combine the materials now . ”

“Don’t worry about me . You do your things . I’ll keep guard for you . ”

Lei Xinfeng was grateful . “Won’t I be wasting you time?”

“I won’t miss these few days of training,” Xin Zhaolun said .

“Then I’ll leave it to you, elder brother . ” Lei Xinfeng sat in a corner and began to work the materials . The required materials for the Lightning Stamp was largely metallic, with some bone, and one type of liquid . No matter the form, they all needed to be extracted before they could be used .

Lei Xinfeng only knew one way to extract the essence, and that was with lightning . He took out some Red Gold . Even if he used all of it, he could still go dig more, but the other materials were different, so he used the Red Gold to test . Using lightning to extract is a method used by many Lightning practitioners, and the only method available before reaching Monarch .

He placed the Red Gold in a wooden pan and held out two hands . A long current of lightning shot from his hands, striking the gold .

Instantly, a crackling sound came from the pan . Green smoke began to rise . Keeping his concentration, Lei Xinfeng began working the Red Gold .

Xin Zhaolun sat not too far away, and he was surprised when he saw the current coming from Lei Xinfeng’s hands . He had his own way to purify materials, but this was the first time he’d seen such a method . It was new, and he was curious about how successful it’ll be .

The current jumped and Lei Xinfeng realized with a start that the Red Gold was melting . The metal was sticking together, separating from the impurities, but the wooden plate had a charred smell . He stopped immediately and sighed . “Wooden plates can’t be used . I can’t increase the current; the wooden plate will burn up . ”

But metal conducts electricity, so he couldn’t use metal plates . He felt a bit helpless .

“Elder brother, do you have any suggestions? I don’t have a suitable plate…”

“That’s easy . Find a Thunder Beast’s bone and create a bowl from that . ”

Lei Xinfeng smacked his head . How could he have been so muddleheaded? He had some Thunder Beast bones, but he’d always considered them useless, so he threw them in a corner of his Hidden Lun space . He’d never thought that he would find a use for them here . “I have some Thunder Beast bones, and they’re not bad either . ”

He took out a large bone, and then ran into another wall . How can he make a plate?

“Let me help you . Even I can do something like that,” Xin Zhaolun suggested, smiling .

“Thank you, elder brother,” Lei Xinfeng said . He was curious about how exactly Xin Zhaolun would go about making the plate .

Then he saw him take out a big carving knife, carving out the shape of a large plate in the general contour of the bone . Lei Xinfeng was stunned . “Will that work?”

“As long as it’s a plate . If you can put materials in it, and it resists electricity…those are the only requirements, right?”

Lei Xinfeng was speechless . “Yeah…you’re right . ”

Putting the bone plate on top of the wooden one, and then adding the Red Gold, Lei Xinfeng continued to extract . This time he could output his full power and the current glowed with eye piercing light . In the span of a few seconds, the metal was completely melted, and the impurities burned away .

Xin Zhao was surprised that there was such a way of purifying materials . It was much more direct and violent than his method . It was the first time he’d seen such a thing . Then again, among the disciples, Lei Xinfeng was the only one with the Lightning attribute .

Soon, he was done with the Red Gold, and Lei Xinfeng started on the second kind of material .

Just then, Fengying and Shihu came in . Xin Zhaolun bid them to sit down, whispering . “Ah Feng is purifying materials . Don’t distract him . ”

“With lightning currents?” Fengying asked, shocked .

“Whoa . To use lightning . How’s the results?” Shihu asked .

Xin Zhaolun, who saw Lei Xinfeng purify the material, answered . “It seems to be fine . I haven’t looked carefully at the product, but right after the purification, I felt that the quality is decent at least . ”

Lei Xinfeng had grasped the trick to controlling his purifying current, and began to change it up, varying the strength, searching for the perfect method .

It took Lei Xinfeng two days to process all of the materials, numbering over a dozen . Of course, it was worth it, since he’d gotten an excellent grasp on the method of lightning purification . And through this process of purification, he gain extensive knowledge about the property of each of these materials . It will be very helpful for his next step of processing .

When Lei Xinfeng finished processing the materials, Xin Zhaolun left to cultivate in his own room, replaced by Fengying and Shihu .

Lei Xinfeng took out the Star Python Records again, looking over it carefully . He’d memorized the whole thing, but he was worried that he’d get something wrong, so he decided to refresh his memory to prevent mistakes .

Lightning Stamps are made of condensed Yin energy, created through crystallization of a core . Using the Stamp, the body can completely convert Lun Yin energy to Yin energy . This was one of the ways of ascension . The way depicted in the Records was similar . After creating the Stamp and absorbing it, converting the Lun Yin energy to Yin will turn the Stamp into a powerful weapon with power incomparable to that of a normal Stamp .

No steps of the process was allowed to be wrong, or was failure tolerated . If it failed, then Lei Xinfeng will only be able to condense an ordinary Stamp . The different between the two types was too large to accept . He must succeed no matter what .

According to the Star Python Records, after creation, the Stamp will ascend alongside its owner . It will have three forms of attacks, each with terrifying power; that was the might that Lei Xinfeng seeked . He had the Chaos Wheel, of course, but it was a outside weapon, while the Stamp was internal and will grow with him .

One of the materials in the core was the bone that Lei Xinfeng found in that Ancient Hidden Space . After purification, it turned into a silver-white bone around the size of an egg . Everything else was reliant on this bone . Lei Xinfeng had confidence, because this bone was extremely high quality . Even a Monarch would be impressed by it .

After processing the bone, Lei Xinfeng must open nine holes in the bone, and then merge the materials after putting them in .

The details of the nine holes were extremely strict, from the positioning to the size . And it was only the first step .

Three big holes, six little holes . The three big holes were positioned like a person’s eyes and mouth, while the six small ones and split throughout the surface . Using lightning current, he carefully gouged out the holes .

With extreme concentration, Lei Xinfeng stared at the silver-white ball, processing it slowly .

Fengying and Shihu both stared as if mesmerized . It was the first time either of them had seen the creation of such an item . They’ve heard, but never witnessed .

Half a day later, the crackling finally stopped . It felt as if their ears were suddenly clear, and the violent sounds of the blizzard outside finally entered .

Lei Xinfeng held up the bone, and after studying the nine holes, he finally laughed . “Haha! I got it right! I succeeded! The first step is complete, haha!”

Fengying and Shihu both rushed to his side, both curious . They wanted to see what the Lightning Stamp looked like .

Lei Xinfeng held the round bone and examined it closely .