"Hmm, is there any problem?"
Seeing the blacksmith lad looking rather depressed, Hu Ke'er frowned slightly and asked in a soft voice.
"It's nothing serious. It's just that it's my first time making this, so it might take a bit of time."
The young blacksmith replied softly.
"Blacksmith lad, how long will it take you? It'd be best if you can finish it before the inner - sect test. Otherwise, I won't have a close - combat weapon."
"Hmm, how many days are there until the inner - sect test you mentioned?"
Hearing Hu Ke'er's words, the blacksmith lad asked worriedly.
"Uh, well..."
Hu Ke'er glanced at Chen Tianyi beside her.
"Probably about half a month."
Chen Tianyi said softly.
"Don't worry. I can finish this Thousand - Machine Umbrella in a week. But if I make it according to the method drawn on this blueprint, the Thousand - Machine Umbrella will probably be quite heavy."
The young blacksmith kindly reminded them.
"Hmm, then how heavy will it be?"
"Probably over a hundred catties."
"No way! That heavy?!"
Hearing the young blacksmith's words, Hu Ke'er widened her eyes in surprise.
Not to mention over a hundred catties, even if the Thousand - Machine Umbrella only weighed a dozen catties, it would be very difficult for her to carry it around, let alone use it as a weapon to swing around!
"Don't worry, little junior sister. Your Thousand - Machine Umbrella only weighs over a hundred catties, which is nothing. A weapon this light can't withstand attacks from flying swords and the like. So I suggest you change the materials for making the Thousand - Machine Umbrella to those for making spiritual treasures."
Chen Tianyi suggested.
"Uh..."
Hu Ke'er did want to use materials for making spiritual treasures to forge the flying sword, but she had just transmigrated and was as poor as a church mouse. She simply didn't have any available materials!
"I'm not really familiar with forging materials."
"It's okay. I'll help you modify the materials. And I'll also inscribe some inscriptions on the Thousand - Machine Umbrella for you."
"Okay, then I won't stand on ceremony!"
Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er nodded. Then Chen Tianyi picked up a pen and started making changes on the blueprint Hu Ke'er had drawn before.
"Change this to Grand Unity Essence Gold, this to Yuan Yang Stone, and this..."
"Okay, okay, okay."
The young blacksmith kept nodding as he watched Chen Tianyi modify the blueprint.
"The materials in here should be enough. Take a look first. If it's not enough, just tell me."
After Chen Tianyi finished speaking, he threw a storage ring to the young blacksmith.
"Sure thing."
The young blacksmith took the ring and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
"Don't worry. I'll definitely finish making this Thousand - Machine Umbrella for you before the inner - sect test. But the weight of the Thousand - Machine Umbrella after it's made might be several thousand catties."
"Ah?"
Hearing the young blacksmith's words, Hu Ke'er was stunned for a moment.
"What did you say? How heavy will it be after it's finished?"
"Roughly estimated, it might be around three thousand catties. After being made with these materials, it can be considered a high - level spiritual treasure. It will definitely be able to help you block many attacks, little junior sister."
Chen Tianyi said with a slight twitch of his mouth.
"No way! Three thousand catties? Don't even mention carrying it. I'd be lucky if I'm not crushed to death by this umbrella!"
Hu Ke'er said in shock.
"Ouch, I just remembered. Little junior sister, you don't have spiritual roots, so you can't carry anything too heavy, right?"
Hearing Hu Ke'er's complaint, Chen Tianyi slapped his head.
"Yeah, so senior brother Chen, why don't you just let me use the previous plan and forge it with fine iron?"
Hu Ke'er said helplessly, waving her hand.
"No, little junior sister. You should start cultivating seriously. Even if you manage to get through this time, your weapon will eventually be insufficient. So strengthening your own strength is the most important thing!"
Chen Tianyi said softly.
Strengthening one's own strength? It sounds easy!
"I want to too, but senior brother, you know me. I don't have spiritual roots, so I can't cultivate!"
"Hmm, well..."
Hearing Hu Ke'er's words, Chen Tianyi was a bit speechless.
"Otherwise, little junior sister, think of a way. Otherwise, it'll be really difficult for you to stay in the sect."
"Hey, should I think of a way?"
She wasn't a doctor. How could she know how to open her spiritual veins? But Hu Ke'er also understood that Chen Tianyi was right. If she couldn't cultivate all the time and relied on external forces, there would eventually come a day when the external forces weren't strong enough and she'd be defeated!
"Hmm, by the way, senior brother Chen, you use your spiritual veins to absorb spiritual energy into your body, refine it, and then use it, right?"
"Yeah."
Chen Tianyi nodded.
"What if I directly inject spiritual energy into my body?"
"Uh... Without spiritual veins, the spiritual energy should slowly dissipate, right?"
Chen Tianyi didn't seem very certain about this answer.
"Are you sure, senior brother?"
"I'm not sure. Because people without spiritual veins were directly given up on before."
Chen Tianyi shook his head and replied.
"Hmm, I see. Then what will happen to people who have a little bit of talent and absorb enough spiritual energy?"
Hu Ke'er asked curiously.
"You've seen the workers who refine spiritual stones, right? That's what it's like."
Chen Tianyi said softly.
"Their spiritual vein aptitude is too low to absorb much spiritual energy. So part of the excess spiritual energy will dissipate with their breathing, and the other part will be absorbed by the flesh and blood in their bodies. In this way, their physical bodies are strengthened. So the physical strength of some of them has even exceeded that of people who have reached the God - Transformation Realm."
"I see!"
Hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er nodded thoughtfully.
"So according to what you said, senior brother, although I don't have spiritual roots, my body can still absorb spiritual energy to temper my body, right?"
"They all have at least a little bit of talent. I'm really not sure about you."
"Then do you have any spiritual pills that can strengthen the physical body? If so, I might try taking one."
Hu Ke'er asked softly.
"Yes, I do. But the medicinal effect of the pills in my hand isn't very strong."
As he said this, Chen Tianyi took out a small jade bottle from his bosom. When he opened the bottle cap, a faint medicinal fragrance wafted out.
"Little junior sister, this is the Body Tempering Pill. Since my alchemy skills aren't very high, the quality isn't very good either. But your current condition isn't suitable for taking too good of a pill. If the spiritual energy is too strong, it might even cause harm to your body!"
Chen Tianyi poured out a black pill the size of a longan into his palm.
"Okay~"
Hu Ke'er said as she took a Body Tempering Pill from Chen Tianyi's hand and didn't hesitate any longer. She just swallowed it directly.