Chapter 2304 — Becoming a Smith?
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Had Wei Zhao not previously studied the method for condensing the jade pendant space so carefully, he would not have noticed anything amiss now. But he had greatly looked forward to condensing the jade pendant's storage space, so he had naturally paid close attention to the refining method; now, seeing the condensing method for this essence necklace, he found it much simpler...
No, wait! Was it not said that smiths were rare, and that only those with the metal, wood, and fire triple-attribute constitutions could become smiths? If one followed the condensing method described here, and if Wei Zhao could successfully condense the jade pendant's storage space, then condensing this essence necklace would be a piece of cake!
Could he himself become a smith? If not, then what was the point of that secret manual for condensing a jade pendant's storage space, taken from the cave? Surely the cave would not have played him false?
At this thought, Wei Zhao entered the jade pendant space and sought Elder Jiao's guidance: "Elder Jiao, if I gather all the pure yellow jade, blue crystal powder, and colored steel, will I be able to condense a jade pendant and craft a storage space?"
This was the first time in a long while that Wei Zhao had found the leisure to converse with Jiao Yazi. Previously he had either been injured or under intense mental strain; even when he was inside the jade pendant space, his divine sense and mental power had been perceiving the outside world. Now at last he had settled down.
"That's right," Elder Jiao said with a confirming nod.
"Then that means... I can become a smith?" Wei Zhao asked after a moment's hesitation.
"Whether you can become a smith, I do not know. But you can certainly condense and craft a jade pendant's storage space. I am not well informed about the mental cultivation method you practice, and I have never verified the claims made in the cultivation world; I do not know whether being able to condense a jade pendant's storage space makes one a smith," Jiao Yazi explained.
"I obtained a secret manual on the condensing method for the essence necklace. The method described for condensing the essence necklace looks like a simplified version of condensing a jade pendant's storage space—many steps omitted, and much simpler." Wei Zhao told Jiao Yazi of his discovery: "According to what it says, only a smith can condense an essence necklace."
"If that is so, then you ought to be able to become a smith," Jiao Yazi said. "Provided you have practiced the mental cultivation method and oral formulas used for condensing a jade pendant's storage space to full proficiency. Whether you can actually condense an essence necklace, though, I dare not say for certain. You may give it a try."
"Then... can I use this jade pendant I carry as the base material? It won't damage the pendant's original functions, will it—say, refine you out of existence, Elder?" Wei Zhao asked hesitantly. Truth be told, if he had to wear another jade pendant necklace, it would seem rather cumbersome and unwieldy; if the two could be combined into one, that would naturally be best.
"Whether it can be condensed properly using this pendant as the base material, I do not know. But it certainly will not be ruined," Jiao Yazi said. "If this pendant could be ruined so easily, I would have vanished long ago—no need to wait until now."
"That's good, then." Wei Zhao set his mind at ease, though in his heart he felt somewhat excited and somewhat puzzled. He could not become an alchemist, yet it seemed he might become a smith? But smithing encompassed the two basic prerequisites for becoming an alchemist!