He studied forging not to create weapons,but for the scroll "Elementary Guide to Core Arrays for Soul Tools."
On this continent, the technology for making soul tools had long been lost.
But its loss in the human world didn't mean Bi Ji, who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, hadn't collected it.
Too many people died in the Star Dou Great Forest; their belongings were either swallowed by soul beasts or left in some inconspicuous corner.
Back in spring, Dongfang Jing had found several bamboo scrolls in Bi Ji's collection room, detailing the methods for making non-combat soul tools, such as megaphones and lights, as well as the techniques for engraving their core arrays.
Therefore, in his spare time, Dongfang Jing began to self-study soul tool knowledge and practice forging.
This was a personal hobby, a small goal.
He hoped that one day he could build a supercar powered by soul power in this world.
He practiced forging mainly so he could personally handle the rare metal blanks needed to engrave the core arrays.
As for the car's exterior, he knew his skills might not be up to par, and he figured he might have to find a professional blacksmith later.
Fortunately, he was a science student in his previous life, with meticulous logical thinking and exceptionally strong mental power, so understanding the basic principles of these core magic arrays and energy circuits wasn't difficult for him.
He planned to first thoroughly understand the methods of making these soul tools left by his predecessors, and then try to design a core magic array that could be used to drive a vehicle.
Not far away, a gentle woman in a blue and gold dress, with a noble and elegant demeanor, sat on a wooden cradle. Her azure eyes were as flawless as blue crystals.
This woman was Ah Yin.
For the past four months, Bi Ji had been gathering life force every day, and with the help of her blood containing the phoenix bloodline, Ah Yin had now regained her physical body.
However, Ah Yin did not go to the Tang father and son, because even she herself didn't know what to do.
So she quietly stayed there, living with the Emerald Swan and Dongfang Jing.
Her long, azure hair cascaded down her back, her deep blue eyes silently watching Dongfang Jing forge iron.
Seeing that familiar, disheveled cloak blowing in the wind, she couldn't help but hallucinate someone's image.
Coming back to her senses, she shook her head violently.
She painfully closed her eyes; she had decided to forget, yet it always bound her heart like a demon.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
A dazzling golden light flashed quickly through the forest, stopping in front of Dongfang Jing in a few leaps.
It was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, carrying a storage ring in its mouth. With a flick of its head, it took several large wooden buckets from the ring and placed them on the ground with a thud.
"Dongfang Jing, I've brought you water." It tilted its head back, its tone slightly smug.
Since that day with the shredded pork with garlic sauce rice, the two had truly become good friends.
Every evening, Dongfang Jing would chat with her, telling her many interesting stories, including tales of his past life.
Sometimes, while chatting, they would end up sleeping together.
After waking up, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion didn't try to catch him again.
Without a word, it transformed into a golden light and fled in a panic.
But it would reappear at mealtimes.
"Oh, thank you," Dongfang Jing said, putting down the heavy hammer and squatting down, instinctively reaching out to rub its head.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion immediately shook its head, dodging his hand, and bared its teeth in disgust: "Go away! Your hands are all sweaty and filthy!"
Dongfang Jing smiled unconcerned, not bothering to argue.
He picked up a wooden ladle and scooped a spoonful of water from the bucket.
The water was a clear, bluish-green, radiating a soft, pure light, and a rich, vibrant life force emanated from it.
He tilted his head back and gulped down several mouthfuls. A cool, gentle life energy instantly flowed through his limbs and bones, dispelling the summer heat and restoring most of the strength he had just used for forging.
"As expected of the water from the Lake of Life, its effects are truly remarkable!" Dongfang Jing exclaimed sincerely.
After Bi Ji's explanation, he now knew that the Lake of Life, one of the "Three Great Treasure Basins" recorded in the *Xuan Tian Bao Lu*, did indeed exist, and it was located at the very heart of this Star Dou Great Forest.
However, Bi Ji had also warned him that several terrifying ferocious beasts slumbered at the bottom of the lake, and two hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts guarded the shore; he absolutely could not approach it now.
Bi Ji had also vaguely mentioned that there was a being in the center of the lake whom even the Beast God Di Tian had to address as "Lord."
Therefore,Dongfang Jing wisely abandoned the idea of searching for treasure in the lake, at least not now.
He was already quite content to drink the lake water that the auspicious beasts and Bi Ji had helped him fetch every day.
This led to a rather amusing scene.
The Azure Bull Python and Titan Ape, who often guard the shores of the Lake of Life, have recently been seeing auspicious beasts carrying wooden buckets, or Aunt Biji elegantly carrying several buckets to fetch water.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, in particular,finds it inconvenient to carry the buckets on four legs, and sometimes it will unceremoniously order the curiously watching Titan Ape to come and help.
After drinking a few sips of the Water of Life to restore his energy, Dongfang Jing began practicing carving the core magic array according to his daily plan.
The carving knife he used was also made according to the method on the bamboo slips.
As for the person who did the carving, he had Mirror Image Tang San act as the tool.
After all, the other party had forged so many hidden weapons; his skills were certainly better than his own, who had only been self-taught for a short time.
During this time, his younger sister, Dongfang Yao, had been sending him a considerable amount of rare metals intermittently through the Twin Stars.
For example, the piece of Cold Heart Iron Essence he had bought in Heaven Dou City earlier.
So, Dongfang Jing gave Tang San a piece of fine diamond, instructing him to forge it repeatedly day after day, finally creating a sharp, tough, and stable carving knife.
After so many practices, Dongfang Jing had grasped some of the tricks of the trade.
There were no shortcuts to learning core magic arrays; one had to thoroughly understand the arrays left by predecessors, memorizing every energy node and circuit path, and truly comprehending their operating principles before attempting to create one's own.
And to carve more complex and intricate magic arrays, a top-tier carving knife was indispensable.
However, Dongfang Jing estimated that with the metal materials he currently possessed and the quality of this carving knife, it should be more than sufficient to carve the core magic array he envisioned for driving the vehicle.
The rest required extensive practice and constant trial and error. In the bamboo hut, by the window,Bi Ji watched her disciple diligently working, her mind churning.
She wasn't just a lazy teacher who only enjoyed her disciple's filial piety; she was also seriously planning for Dongfang Jing's future.
The three-eyed golden lion nimbly leaped onto the windowsill and nestled comfortably beside her.
Not only Bi Ji, but even it felt that being with Dongfang Jing was far more comfortable and enjoyable than sleeping at the bottom of the lake or doing nothing.
Gazing at Dongfang Jing's focused back outside the window, it whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Bi Ji, do you have a way to make him a god?"
Bi Ji's expression was calm, a faint smile playing on her lips. "For a human to become a god, the quality of their martial soul, opportunity, talent, strength, and luck are all indispensable. These are all necessary conditions. And Little Mirror seems to possess them all."
She paused, then continued, "As for the paths to godhood, there are mainly two. One is to rely on oneself, cultivating one's soul power to the peak of level ninety-nine, then gathering a vast amount of faith power to create one's own godhood, reaching level one hundred to become a god. But the difficulty of this is..."
Bi Ji sighed softly, clearly believing this path to be hopeless.
She continued,"Another option is to find and inherit an existing divine position. But the prerequisite is that a deity in the divine realm must favor him and be willing to bestow his legacy."
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