I Steal the Ancestors' Sacrifices to Nourish Myself

Chapter 460 - 194: Secrets of the Witch Array (Part 4)

On the Red Fire Iron Bridge, there are red Kui Ox patterns, and on the railings at the bridgeheads on both sides, there are iron-cast beasts resembling tiger heads, exuding an ancient and weathered atmosphere.

Shen Can realized at a glance that these were items from the Yongshan Bo Division.

Now he also understood why Lord Bi Fang felt so assured to let him see this—it turns out the mystery lies here.

Spritual bans were everywhere, densely packed in unimaginable numbers, making the spirit bans of the Luo River Bo Division mountain valley seem like trash in comparison.

He followed the iron bridge into the interior of the volcano and immediately witnessed something extraordinary.

This was a fire lodge directly opened within the volcano. As he looked up, molten lava of crimson gold rolled overhead, and the fiery source power was so crowded it was chaotic.

"Clan Chief."

Inside the fire lodge, a silver-haired martial artist wearing only shorts approached, looking at Shen Can.

"This is our clan’s divine craftsman, Bi Huolong."

Lord Bi Fang introduced his own forging master and mentioned Shen Can’s intention to create a witch artifact.

"I wonder what type of witch artifact you wish to forge—blade, spear, sword, halberd, axe, hook, fork, or perhaps a cauldron, tower, hall."

"This is a piece of meteoric iron; craft me a Star Mountain."

"The heavier, the better."

Shen Can hadn’t really decided what he wanted to craft; he wasn’t there for the purpose of crafting a witch artifact.

Overall, coming to the Bi Fang Bo Division was the right choice—good things can be covertly taken.

...

After Bi Huolong had examined the meteoric iron, he and Lord Bi Fang discussed for quite a while.

"Whatever supplementary materials are lacking, just take them from the treasure house," instructed Lord Bi Fang to Bi Huolong.

Bi Huolong immediately understood that the clan chief and Shen Can had agreed on the compensation.

He then placed the meteoric iron onto a fire platform built with Red Fire Stones.

Roar!

With a dragon’s roar, a fire dragon surged out from below the fire platform, coiling around the meteoric iron, starting to burn it.

During this process, Bi Huolong began to perform a secret technique, with methods intricate and complex, forming witch talismans out of thin air, which fell into the fire dragon.

The fire dragon was vivid and lifelike, its scales lighting up in harmony with the secret technique performed by Bi Huolong.

Having already retreated to the edge of the fire lodge, Lord Bi Fang spoke: "This is our Bi Fang Bo Division’s Fire Dragon True Refining Scripture, using witchcraft as the hammer, forging materials."

Shen Can nodded with a smile, his eyes reflected in the fire dragon, turning a blazing red, as red runes began to connect together.

Tier Four meteoric iron requires a long time to melt, and Bi Huolong needs to constantly watch the changes in the fire dragon, while performing the Fire Dragon True Refining Witchcraft.

Bi Huolong was indifferent to Shen Can observing while he performed the secret technique.

After all, the secret technique is incredibly complex; when forging different materials and different witch artifacts, its application also differs, even memorizing it all with divine sense is useless. True secret technique involves learning on the fly and not rigidly following the order of arranging witch runes.

He had refined this witchcraft to a consummate level, casually applying it as a technique.

To steal the craft, do you dare?

Of course, Bi Huolong didn’t actually have the notion of stealing the craft in his mind.

Over the years, whenever martial artists from other Bo Divisions came to forge witch artifacts, they would come to watch the forging process.

[You invested a hundred years of lifespan to deduce the Fire Dragon True Refining Technique, and rearranged the six hundred and thirty witch patterns you memorized]

[The first hundred years, you made errors in the arrangement of the True Refining Technique, but you weren’t concerned, and invested another hundred years to recombine]

[Five hundred years later, you discovered the combinational rule of the True Refining Technique, capable of composing tens of thousands of witchcraft array patterns, enhancing the flame’s temperature.

You identified the operational rule of this technique, memorized it thoroughly, and even made some improvements, eliminating some of the cumbersome steps]

With not even half a month passed, Shen Can walked out of the fire lodge and came to rest on the Red Fire Bridge.

The Bi Fang clan people stationed outside saw him but did not come forward to disturb him.

The clan chief had already commanded that he was the patron for the crafting of the witch artifact, and as long as he remained harmless, there was no need to bother him.

Should anything unusual occur, the Ten Thousand Flames Spirit-Burning Array would activate, utterly decimating him.

Sitting cross-legged on the Red Fire Iron Bridge, Shen Can didn’t remain idle. He began to study the Fire Dragon Wall, which continuously lit up due to the burning flames.

Divine sense spread outward, perceiving all the Bi Fang clan martial artists watching him.

Though these people were vigilant, they had no intention of approaching since watching was not forbidden.

As Shen Can continued observing, the runes on the Fire Dragon Wall came clearly into his sight.

[... You invested a thousand years of lifespan, finally discerning the operational rules of the Fire Dragon Wall. Though it spans hundreds of miles, it begins with the combination of only nine fire runes forming a Small Fire Witch Array.

Nine Small Fire Witch Arrays form into a Nine-Nine Great Fire Witch Array, manifesting the smallest witch rune, which protrudes on the exterior of the Fire Dragon Wall]

[While discerning the Fire Dragon Wall, you achieved a moment of insight, realizing that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and the tallest high tower starts from the ground.

Martial artists may see the witch array as mighty and extending thousands of miles, but in reality, its creation demands building from the foundation, and powerful arrays start from the smallest point.

The Small Fire Witch Array is simple and comprehensible, and a Tier One Fire Wizard with an apprentice can construct it, whereas a Nine-Nine Great Fire Witch Array requires the divine sense control of a Tier Two Wizard, able to combine them together.]

...

[Having deduced the Fire Dragon Wall, you did not cease deducing, but rather began contemplating the Fire Dragon True Refining Technique, discovering that both share commonalities.

Perhaps it was your sudden enlightenment that led you to consciously notice minute details previously overlooked.

You also discovered that if a minor fire witch array were embedded within a stove, it could enhance the temperature within the stove, producing more heat with less firewood. When the harsh winter comes, it could aid the clan in finding warmth, rather than struggling to source firewood in the long cold.]