The final step was quenching!
“Elder Mike, pour the Chillblight Spring into the cleansing pool,” Leo instructed.
“Yes, Lord!”
Beside the cleansing pool stood a large, icy white jar filled with Chillblight Spring. Mike poured the contents of the jar into the pool.
“Quench!”
Leo formed a hand seal with his right hand, and the perfectly forged, red-hot sword embryo flew out of the furnace and into the Chillblight Spring in the cleansing pool. A large cloud of white steam rose, enveloping the entire area above the pool. The Chillblight Spring rapidly cooled the sword embryo, revealing its true color within seconds.
About ten seconds later, Leo’s eyes sparkled with excitement as he focused his mind. From the pool, a sword shadow emerged from the Chillblight Spring and floated in mid-air. As soon as it appeared, a white dragon’s phantom rose from the blade and soared towards the ceiling of the forging room. A clear dragon’s roar echoed throughout the palace before the phantom disappeared into the blue sky.
In the forging room, Leo’s face was full of excitement as he gazed at the sword hovering above the pool. The sword’s hilt was a perfect emerald green, resembling flawless jade. The blade was icy and translucent, thinner than before, almost like a faint shadow. A white dragon pattern was etched along the blade, making it look extraordinary.
Leo reached out his right hand towards the sword. The Dragon Sword emitted a crisp dragon’s roar, seemingly excited, and flew into Leo’s hand with a lively spirit. Leo’s eyes shone with joy as he confirmed that the Dragon Sword had successfully been refined into a supreme spiritual weapon.
“Congratulations, Lord!” Mike immediately congratulated, adept at reading expressions.
Leo smiled at Mike and said, “Elder Mike, thank you for your hard work.”
“It is an honor to forge weapons with you, Lord. Your sword will be even sharper with runes inscribed on it,” Mike said solemnly.
Leo nodded with a smile. Even if Mike hadn’t mentioned it, he would have inscribed runes on the blade. Leo sat down cross-legged again, and the Dragon Sword floated quietly in front of him. He formed hand seals continuously, inscribing sharp runes onto the blade. The icy white blade trembled as hundreds of runes were inscribed before Leo finally stopped.
The blade emitted a dazzling icy white light before it was absorbed back into the sword. The Dragon Sword returned to Leo’s hand. With this, the refinement of the Dragon Sword was complete.
Leo let out a long breath and stood up, a smile playing on his lips. With the Dragon Sword now a supreme spiritual weapon, Leo’s combat power would significantly increase. After admiring it for a while, Leo put away the Dragon Sword.
Feeling a wave of exhaustion wash over him, Leo realized that forging weapons was indeed more taxing than refining pills. However, compared to the successful upgrade of the Dragon Sword, all the effort was worth it.
“Elder Mike, let’s return to the mansion,” Leo said with a wave of his hand.
The doors of the forging room opened, and Leo and Mike walked out.
“Big congratulations on your success, Lord Leo,” Emperor Martial Dynasty and Princess Lyra greeted them with smiles.
Leo replied with a smile, “Thank you for lending me the forging room, Your Majesty.”
After chatting with Emperor of Martial Dynasty and Princess Lyra for a while, Leo and Mike left the palace. The streets of the capital were noticeably more crowded than when Leo had arrived. As they walked, they sensed several powerful presences hidden among the crowd.
“Lord, it seems many strong cultivators have arrived in the capital,” Mike observed with narrowed eyes.
Leo nodded slightly. With Pill Sovereign Island on Star Moon Lake about to open, even reclusive experts would be drawn out. Additionally, forces from other major cities in Martial Dynasty were likely here as well since the capital was the closest major city to Star Moon Lake, making it convenient for preparations.
However, Leo had no need to worry about these matters. His next task was to cultivate Dragon Elephant Divine Art. After returning to his mansion, having a meal and taking a bath, Leo went to the training ground in his estate.
He took out the Spirit Scroll recording Dragon Elephant Divine Art from his Storage Sack and released his divine sense to enter the scroll. The cultivation methods for Dragon Elephant Divine Art imprinted themselves into Leo’s mind.
Leo closed his eyes to absorb the information carefully. Seven or eight minutes later, he opened his eyes again. He began circulating his spiritual power through his meridians while forming unfamiliar hand seals slowly and powerfully.
Days passed by one after another. On this evening, giant dragon-elephant phantoms occasionally appeared above the spacious training ground, exuding an imposing aura. After two days and nights of continuous practice, Leo had become quite proficient in Dragon Elephant Sky Howl Art.
Late at night, Leo finally stopped his training. With two days left until Pill Sovereign Island opened on Star Moon Lake, he decided to start cultivating Dragon Elephant Sky Howl Art tomorrow. However, before that, he needed to refine a throat-soothing elixir to address any issues caused by practicing Dragon Elephant Sky Howl Art.
Leaving the training ground, Leo went straight to the alchemy room to refine an elixir that would soothe his throat and enhance his vitality. By morning, he emerged from the alchemy room with enough elixir prepared for his needs.
Next was finding a suitable place to practice Dragon Elephant Sky Howl Art since its sonic waves were loud and setting up isolation arrays would be troublesome. After some thought, Leo decided to go to Starlight Grove.
Starlight Grove was near Star Moon Lake and vast in size, filled with towering trees and numerous beasts. Cultivators from all over the capital and nearby regions often hunted beasts and searched for Spirit Herbs and minerals there.
Exiting through the north gate of the capital, Leo flew towards Starlight Grove on his sword. With Dragon Sword now a supreme spiritual weapon, its flight speed had nearly doubled. In less than half an hour, Leo saw an expansive forest ahead.
The Dragon Sword turned into a stream of light as it carried Leo deep into Starlight Grove. Cultivators below were amazed to see someone flying over Starlight Grove on a sword since it was risky due to numerous powerful flying beasts in the area.