During the fourth week he finally managed to learn the basic blacksmithing skill. He is now forging metals to make tools in order to complete the mission. He also found this is a good physical training. His physique improved at a good rate. Jin Dan is now hitting the hot metal on an anvil in order to remove the impurities from it. He also used the ice breathing technique and soon modified it a little to suit the forging and refining metals during this.
Like this he managed to train his body and also practice breathing technique. The Blacksmith Luo Ming is impressed by the unique method that Jin Dan involved in refining the metal. The impurities became less and less in the metal that Jin Dan refined. Instead of icy breath now it's flame that appear when he used this method. He also felt his Purple Winged Dragon is agitated when using this type of breathing method. As Jin Dan finished refining the metal in front of him is a shining iron ingot.
Luo Ming clapped and said," Good, This quality caught up to me. Now you need to forge the ingots you refined into tools. Get to work, I want to see a good tool forged by you today. If you failed to produce proper tools, you need to refine 5 more ingots today ".
Jin Dan smiled wryly as he saw Luo Ming looking at him with a fierce expression. He again started using the breathing method and forged a hammer. He showed it to Luo Ming who took it eagerly and examined it. He nodded at Jin Dan and said," from tomorrow onwards use this hammer to forge the tools. It's your afterall ", Luo Ming handed the hammer to Jin dan. Jin Dan heard a ding. Hammer is accepted by the system as one of the flawless basic tool.
The next week passed by as Jin Dan made all the basic tools. Luo Ming nodded and said," Never have seen such a good apprentice as you. If I had a daughter I would have married you to her. hahaha ", Luo Ming said he can come any time to the shop, he didn't have much to teach Jin Dan. After bidding farewell to Luo Ming, Jin Dan looked at the tools in his storage guide with a sigh. He also forged pistols, bullets and some bombs for the upcoming hunt.
He isn't going to hunt the spirit ring by himself afterall. He needs someone to help him hunt the spirit ring, he isn't protagonist, the forest is a dangerous place crawling with soul beats, if he isn't careful he will die there while absorbing the spirit ring. As for hunting, with the gun and bombs he is very confident he can hunt a thousand year soul ring. Yep, a thousand year soul ring, with the money from bishop Wei Gong, He bought some herbs and whale glue to refine a strengthening elixir but he can't take another elixir of like this for three months according to the system description.
All his hard work finally managed to allow him to reach a limit of 1742 years which is very good. You must know this is the age of third ring for others. It also holds some resentment although not as exaggerated as soul shock by the 10000 year soul ring, it's still dangerous. But the problem is convincing the people from the spirit hall branch.
Simply saying I'm strong enough to handle a thousand year old soul ring isn't enough. They will think he is joking or being reckless. But he has to absorb a thousand year old spirit ring no matter what. ' what to do? ', As he is brain storming he can't seem to get any ideas.
He still gone to the spirit hall for soul ring hunting and showed them the token. After seeing the bishop token, the spirit hall branch master, a soul king with level 53 cultivation and two soul ancestors with level 45 cultivation agreed to hunt soul rings for him.
As Jin Dan reached the forest he heard the howls of many soul beasts. " Don't worry. With us here you don't need to fear anything in this forest. Tell us, what soul beast have you selected as your first soul ring and how many years ", Jin Dan said," Um, it may seem reckless but I want to absorb a 1700 year old soul ring. Wait sir just hear me out once ".
The three men looked at him with blank expressions while Jin Dan continued," I read there is an instance where a boy is able to absorb 800 year old soul ring in the library of Nouding college a century ago. This is the book that described the situation. He reached level 10 at the age of 15 and his physique is very strong. So he is able to pull this out. I'm also strengthening my physique. I'm exercising regularly, worked with a blacksmith to increase strength and even made some body refining elixirs based on this book I bought from a store ".
He showed the book of body refining elixir. Although the three felt skeptical, they reviewed the books and frowned again. They asked several questions and searched his body with soul power for any abnormalities. Finding nothing they decided to give it a try but only after trying their best to persuade Jin Dan to drop this idea. They also warned him about the consequences but seeing Jin San's stubbornness, they decided to comply with it.