Zhang Chao and the others were stunned by Zhang Wei's words. Zhang Chao's mouth twitched slightly, but he and the others still made way, clearing a space for Zhang Wei.
Instantly.
In the villa courtyard.
With Zhang Wei at the center, hundreds of various rare materials were arranged around him. If any ghost exorcists or ghosts were present, they would surely covet these materials upon seeing them.
The next moment.
Zhang Wei took out his fan-shaped magical artifact and placed it in the middle. Then, as if selecting materials, he appeared to be contemplating, casually touching the materials laid out on the tables around him.
At the same time.
[Ding! System points +1 for reinforcing top-tier Tiger Demon King's White Bone.]
[Ding! System points +1 for reinforcing Thousand-Year Willow Branch.]
[Ding! System points +1 for reinforcing Poisonous Silkworm Silk.]
[Ding...]
A series of system prompts sounded.
After touching the last material, Zhang Wei's eyes suddenly widened, a flash of light in them, as if he had already figured out how to refine it. He immediately formed hand seals at an astonishing speed, so fast that Zhang Chao and the others could barely see them, so fast that even Zhang Wei himself didn't know what hand seals he was forming, just forming whatever hand seals came to mind.
Then.
"Rise!"
Zhang Wei let out a light shout, his index and middle fingers forming a sword. He casually pointed at each material.
Following that.
Under the system points' reinforcement, these materials flew up, as if truly propelled by Zhang Wei's refining techniques. They soared, surrounding Zhang Wei like stars embracing the moon, like jubilant little spirits cheering and leaping.
Witnessing the scene, Zhang Chao and the others were dumbfounded, their eyes wide. Zhang Chao even exclaimed:
"Holy crap! He actually learned it?!"
Wu Nian also gaped, his clasped hands not quite closing, murmuring in astonishment:
"This..."
Lu Lianxue covered her mouth with her hands, her exquisite face showing undisguised awe.
Not just Zhang Chao and the others.
Even the assistants of the Exorcist Association watching from afar through video were stunned, each exclaiming in shock:
"What the hell, are you kidding me? Zhang Wei knows how to refine artifacts?"
"Damn, who said they investigated and Zhang Wei never learned to refine magical artifacts? These materials are flying, are you sure he doesn't know?"
"Although I can't understand what he's doing with those hand seals, the materials flying is not fake. Legendary top refining masters can do this, right?"
While they were in shock.
Zhang Wei did not stop. Terrifying power erupted from his body, forming a small vortex around him, sweeping up the surrounding materials and instantly crushing them into powder, which filled the air.
Subsequently.
Zhang Wei, recalling the teachings from the forum posts, began to demonstrate various techniques, occasionally forming hand seals and madly drawing symbols in the air towards the powder.
"Is this... inscribing array patterns on magical artifacts??"
Zhang Chao gasped, sucking in a breath of cold air. Although he didn't know how to refine artifacts, as a descendant of the Maoshan sect, he had seen artifact refining. Zhang Wei's technique was to fuse materials and imprint ancient runes researched by ancestors onto the magical artifacts.
Without hesitation.
Zhang Chao quickly asked Wu Nian and Lu Lianxue beside him:
"What patterns is Zhang Wei inscribing? Do either of you know? They don't look familiar. Are they Buddhist scriptures? Or Daoist scripture patterns?"
"Amitabha, it looks like Buddhist scriptures? This humble monk seems to have seen Zhang Wei draw a swastika symbol?"
"It's not Buddhist scriptures, I think I saw Zhang Wei inscribing some ancient Great Xia characters from Daoist scriptures, but I'm not sure."
Lu Lianxue replied while vigorously rubbing her eyes, trying to get a clear look at the characters Zhang Wei was drawing with his two fingers. However, Zhang Wei's speed was too fast, employing a hand speed of a half-step national treasure level.
On the other side.
The Exorcist Association.
The assistants were also rubbing their eyes, all astonished:
"This is too fast, what patterns is he drawing, Li Yongjun, analyze it quickly."
"Uh... I can't see what it is, Zhang Wei is drawing too fast."
"You damn it, you even majored in ancient Great Xia script, and you can't see this clearly."
Being addressed by the assistant.
Li Yongjun said somewhat awkwardly:
"Great artifact masters are naturally very fast with their techniques, it's normal that I can't see clearly, this is not my fault. By the way, does Zhang Wei really not know how to refine artifacts? These techniques look so professional."
At the same time.
Although he couldn't hear the assistants' conversation, Zhang Wei heard Zhang Chao and the others talking and chuckled inwardly:
"It's right that they don't understand. I don't even know what I'm drawing myself, I've just randomly drawn all the ancient Great Xia characters I could think of. Now I'm drawing the ancient Analects I wrote earlier."
Thinking this.
Looking at the constantly falling material powder, Zhang Wei muttered inwardly:
"It's about time, now for the next step."
The next second.
Zhang Wei slammed the table fiercely, with such force that the fan-shaped magical artifact on the table was shaken into the air. Seeing this, Zhang Wei grabbed the fan-shaped magical artifact, and with his other hand, bit his finger and smeared his blood onto the fan-shaped magical artifact.
[Ding! System points +1 for reinforcing host's blood.]
[Ding! System points +1 for reinforcing half-step national treasure level magical artifact fan.]
The system prompts sounded.
Hiss!!
Under the shocked and awestruck gaze of Zhang Chao and the others, as well as the assistants, the scattered material powder fell onto the fan-shaped magical artifact and the blood smeared on it.
Then.
Zhang Wei's blood erupted with dazzling and terrifying light, as if activated by the materials, or as if the blood, with the help of the materials, had triggered a reaction, and resonated with the magical artifact.
The next second.
The fan-shaped magical artifact in Zhang Wei's hand vibrated violently, emitting a humming roar.
Following that.
A breathtaking scene unfolded.
As the fan hummed, it levitated, and guided by the blood-red light, the entire fan erupted with a sky-piercing radiance.
That radiance was too blinding!!
It illuminated the villa area, so dazzling that Zhang Chao and the assistants couldn't open their eyes.
At the same time.
Taking advantage of everyone being blinded and unable to open their eyes, Zhang Wei saw that the time had come and immediately thought:
[Using one-time skill card 'Upgrade'.]
[Upgrading half-step national treasure level magical artifact fan, raising to a major level.]
[Upgrade successful, half-step national treasure level magical artifact fan upgraded to - National Treasure Level!]
Boom!!!!
A deafening roar shook the heavens and earth, like thunder during a storm.
At this moment.
Let alone Zhang Chao and the assistants, people ten kilometers away from the villa heard it, their faces filled with shock. They were terrified, thinking it was some gas explosion or factory explosion, and all looked towards the direction of the villa.
And upon looking.
Everyone was stunned:
"My God, what is that thing!"
"Are aliens landing?"
"Aishibah—"
"Someone is undergoing tribulation, holy crap, a lightning tribulation? No, that pillar of lightning?"
"Wife, ah! Is the apocalypse here?!"
Looking intently.
In the dark night, ten kilometers away, a massive pillar of light shot up into the sky. The light was so bright that it illuminated the area as if it were daytime, as if a divine pillar had descended from the Southern Heavenly Gate in the nine heavens. The scene was spectacular and destined to be unforgettable.
It was also at this moment.
As the pillar of light shot into the sky, to be precise, as the fan-shaped magical artifact was promoted to the National Treasure level, all ghost exorcists and ghosts in the entire Shou'er City, and its surrounding cities, felt an unparalleled sense of dread.
Without exception.
They all instinctively looked in Zhang Wei's direction.
"Someone refined a National Treasure level magical artifact?!"
A top-tier ghost king exclaimed with a change in complexion.
At the same time.
The会长 of Shou'er City First Hospital had already woken up. A caregiver brought him a bowl of kimchi with porridge. Just as he scooped up some porridge with his spoon and brought it to his lips, the会长's body suddenly trembled as if sensing something, and he looked towards Zhang Wei's direction with shock.
...