Chương 135: War God — Chapter 135 - The Prime Essence Forging and Compressing Technique… Doesn't Seem That Hard?

"Mm..." Shen Lan nodded silently. As expected. This kid's blade technique is probably close to fifth stage already. His control over body and prime essence has reached its peak, and he seems to understand the Primordial Cicada extraordinarily well!

"Ahem... return to your seat." Shen Lan pointed at the Cicada Shroud.

"Everyone, look. This is the most perfect Cicada Shroud possible."

"Not a single damaged edge or corner. The overall structure is completely intact."

"Wang Xian also dismantled other materials from the Primordial Cicada, but we'll set that aside for now." The students focused their gazes. Indeed, no damage whatsoever on that Cicada Shroud. And because of whatever method he'd used to dismantle it, there weren't even many wrinkles. As if removed in one piece. The feeling it gave: even if the Primordial Cicada shed it naturally, it might not come out this neat.

"His blade technique mastery, his Secret Skill level, his understanding of alien beasts... we're not even on the same level." Dao Sanxiao thought to himself. Even his fourth-realm father probably couldn't match this. Shen Lan picked up the Cicada Shroud and spoke slowly:"Because this is a holographic demonstration, you can't perceive the actual effects of the Cicada Shroud."

"But no matter. What I'm about to discuss is the core of smelting studies."

"Consider this a brief introduction." The students listened attentively.

"Look at this Cicada Shroud. If used directly," Shen Lan said, "what risks and drawbacks would there be?" The students discussed among themselves.

"Malevolent Qi contamination..."

"Easy to damage..."

"Material properties would degrade rapidly..."

"Hard to preserve?"

"Can't be used long-term?" The students spoke up eagerly. Shen Lan waved a hand lightly.

"Not bad. Everything you've said is correct."

"The Cicada Shroud, as a material stripped from an alien beast, if used directly, would be exactly as you say."

"Not only easily wasted, but also infected by Malevolent Qi. Difficult to use for extended periods, breaks easily, and extremely inconvenient." Wang Xian nodded to himself. Indeed. Back then, with no other choice, that's exactly how he'd used it. A simple, crude temporary method. He'd grown accustomed to it on the Alien Star Battlefield. So that Cicada Shroud was only used once in Tiger Roar Pool before becoming unusable.

"And prime essence smelting..." Shen Lan smiled slightly. She tapped the table. Vast prime essence, condensed through a unique method, gathered into torrents that surged toward the Cicada Shroud. The Cicada Shroud straightened instantly but sustained no damage. Under the infusion of prime essence, countless fine lines appeared on its surface instead. Glistening. The students watched, entranced. After a moment, the light gradually faded.

The Cicada Shroud looked brand new, its entirety possessing a special resilience. It even faintly exuded a strange property. As if visible before your eyes, yet somehow no longer existing. Wang Xian thought: So this is smelting studies.

"After acquiring materials, a smelting master's second step is using the basic prime essence smelting method." Shen Lan's voice was clear.

"To preserve the material properties to the greatest extent, allowing long-term use without damage or property loss from various causes." If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. A student asked hurriedly:"Teacher, what were those lines that appeared on the Cicada Shroud?"

"Energy circuits within the Cicada Shroud material, similar to the tissues and fascia of our human skin. After being stripped, the Cicada Shroud itself lacks these energy circuits." Shen Lan continued, "This second step is for us martial artists to use prime essence to construct energy circuits for these materials. These circuits replace the Primordial Cicada's body tissues, continuously infusing energy into the Cicada Shroud, maintaining the material's overall structure."

"Preserving its properties for longer storage and use."

"The martial combat protective gear you're familiar with is essentially made by combining and smelting various materials, then separately constructing energy circuits and processing them together using various forging techniques." A student exclaimed:"But just now, I saw far too many lines... at least over a thousand... What if injecting prime essence carelessly damages the material? How can one construct energy circuits like this?"

"Therefore..." Shen Lan smiled.

"This is where the 'Prime Essence Forging and Compressing Technique' comes in. It involves compressing prime essence microscopically to perform fine engraving, building energy circuits inside the material. It requires deep understanding of materials, ultimate control over prime essence, and practice day and night!"

"Modern smelting studies are quite advanced. Even if you can't do it yourself, precision engraving micro-smelting furnaces can help."

"But mastering it yourself is mandatory for a smelting master."

"It's just quite far off for you all right now."

"What you must first master is thorough familiarity with material properties and foundational knowledge."

"As for the Prime Essence Forging and Compressing Technique..." Shen Lan thought for a moment.

"This year, we can let you get a first taste." In a normal university, they wouldn't teach this deeply. But as Tiandu University students... Shen Lan brought out an armor plate. Only one centimeter in size. About the size of a fingernail.

"This is an armor plate from an Iron Armor Beast."

"Very small and very tough, but it hides mysteries within and can hold large amounts of energy."

"Try compressing your prime essence into fine threads and injecting them into the armor plate to form barbs."

"If you can condense 10, 000 prime essence barbs, then the Prime Essence Forging and Compressing Technique can be cultivated, and you'll be half an apprentice smelting master." Everyone looked at the fingernail-sized armor plate. They swallowed hard. Compressing prime essence into threads was already difficult. Condensing 10, 000 barbs on a mere 1-centimeter plate? It sounded like a dream. How could it possibly be done? Was this modern prime essence smelting studies?

Shen Lan handed out one armor plate to each student and laughed, a rare sound:"This is only the first class. For the rest of this semester, you can all train using this method."

"If by the end of your first year you reach the level I described, there will be a reward."

"Alright, next let's talk about material properties."

"Actually, materials don't just refer to alien beast materials. There are also many modern materials altered by prime essence, various ores, various vegetation..." For the remaining half of the class, Shen Lan spoke eloquently, using her profound knowledge to explain various materials to the students in simple, accessible terms. Occasionally interspersing foundational knowledge about smelting studies. Until the class ended. Wang Xian left the classroom with great gains! He took a deep breath.

This university was well worth attending! His mind held extensive knowledge about alien beast materials. Much of it likely unknown even to Shen Lan. But that knowledge was relatively shallow, knowing the uses of materials but not the specific reasons behind them. What Shen Lan taught was not just uses, but actual reasons. Simply put: know that something is so, and know why it is so. On the path of smelting studies, this would better allow him to use and smelt those materials. Just like the Cicada Shroud.

If he'd studied smelting and obtained that Cicada Shroud, simple smelting could have allowed long-term use, even later refinement into martial combat protective gear. The significance would be completely different!

"Systematic learning really is tremendously useful!" In his past life, Wang Xian only had slight understanding of smelting studies. Such a modern, hugely popular transcendent profession was bound to be extremely profound. Looking at the armor plate in his hand, Wang Xian's eyes flickered. The next few classes included mandatory basic science courses and political culture courses. And also the relatively crucial historical culture studies. These three were mandatory subjects even in the college entrance exam.

In university, they weren't discarded but gradually deepened instead. Especially Blue Star's historical culture studies. Many of today's relics evolved from historical events. Thorough familiarity with Blue Star's human history meant you wouldn't be completely ignorant about many relics. At the same time, afternoon courses also included specialized courses for the single-blade major. First-year specialized courses essentially taught students more advanced blade techniques.

For example, skills needed to master fourth-stage techniques would all be taught in specialized courses by teachers of the fourth realm or above. As for martial arts, they weren't within the teachers' teaching scope. Because everyone's martial arts were different. But the fundamentals were the same. Only by mastering fundamentals did one qualify to train in advanced martial arts. Even if they didn't teach martial arts, you could always ask. Until the day's courses ended. How to put it.

For Wang Xian, a bountiful harvest! Especially regarding smelting studies. That night. Wang Xian performed a set of Body-Strengthening Fist but didn't rest. Instead, he first used the demon blade to train in the Stellar Body Refinement Art for a while. The malevolence crystal had already been embedded into the demon blade. Vast Spirit Malevolence continuously transmitted from the demon blade, entering the 20 divine meridians. Causing the 20 divine meridians to continuously fuse and connect.

After training for a while, Wang Xian stopped. The Circumstellar Divine Meridians were slow, grinding work, only consuming time and Spirit Malevolence. Training more wouldn't speed it up much. If divine meridian fusion happened too fast, it would actually be detrimental. In terms of martial arts, Tiger Malevolence Three Blades was temporarily hard to improve. Prairie Fire Spear Art he practiced a few times daily, accumulating gradually. As for Asura Single Slash, it temporarily lacked the conditions.

"Let me try this..." Wang Xian took out the armor plate. 10, 000 prime essence barbs... Wang Xian circulated his divine meridians, condensing power into his palm. He directly drew surrounding heaven and earth prime essence into his hand. The acupoints at his fingertips firmly controlled the prime essence, then slowly injected it into the armor plate. With a thought, those streams of prime essence transformed into threads and condensed into barb shapes, settling onto the armor plate. One by one, one by one...

He didn't know how many he'd condensed. Just when he sensed half the armor plate was nearly filled, one barb, seemingly due to poor control, suddenly fell and dissipated. The remaining prime essence barbs, due to a chain reaction, instantly collapsed in a large swath. Wang Xian wasn't discouraged and began condensing them again. Time passed bit by bit. Until the sky began to lighten. The armor plate in Wang Xian's hand suddenly flashed. A strange smoothness appeared on it, as if it had become more lustrous.

"Let me count..." Wang Xian yawned and counted the prime essence barbs condensed in the armor plate. He counted for a while.

"Over 15, 000..." Wang Xian was stunned. Shen Lan had said condensing 10, 000 counted as success. He'd condensed 5, 000 more. What did this count as? It felt, as if...

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