After the horsetail whisk was waved, Jiang Yuan immediately felt the pressure from Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad disappear.
"Phew, I shall address you as Lord Lao Zi then."
"Agreeable."
Lord Lao Zi nodded, smiling at Jiang Yuan who stood before him.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuan did not hesitate and took out all the treasures of heaven and earth from his backpack card.
Besides about ten blue-quality treasures, there were also thirty-seven purple-quality treasures and one red-quality treasure.
"Lord Lao Zi, could you take a look and see if you can perform alchemy?"
"Alchemy, this task is rather easy."
Lord Lao Zi murmured, scanned the treasures on the ground with his eyes, and nodded at Jiang Yuan.
"Of course, but currently there is no pill furnace, making the success rate for alchemy rather low."
"Hmm, Furnace of Eight Trigrams? I can make one."
"You also know artifact refining?"
Lord Lao Zi seemed pleasantly surprised and asked Jiang Yuan somewhat joyfully.
"Yes, I guess you could say so."
Just as Jiang Yuan nodded, Nezha's voice rang out from beside.
"He does, the Fire-tipped Spear, Wind and Fire Wheel, Qiankun Ring—these were all refined by Yuan for me."
"My steel whip as well."
"My Taia Sword too."
After Nezha finished speaking, Zhao Gongming and Shi Ji also spoke up.
"In that case, may I observe your refining technique?"
Lord Lao Zi nodded, then with anticipation looked at Jiang Yuan and asked.
"Of course, you may."
Although Jiang Yuan felt a bit embarrassed, he still nodded in agreement.
This situation was like you just entered elementary school, and suddenly a national treasure-level scientist wanted to observe how you made a paper windmill.
It really is quite nerve-wracking.
"I am about to make the Dragon Binding Rope for Zhao Gongming; perhaps you could give some guidance."
"Dragon Binding Rope, good, good, good."
Lord Lao Zi stroked his beard, smiled at Zhao Gongming, then focused his gaze on Jiang Yuan.
"The method of crafting equipment here involves cards as carriers, unlike your method of refining."
"Yes, I'm aware of that."
"You know?"
After Lord Lao Zi spoke, Jiang Yuan who was pulling out a card hesitated, then looked puzzled at Lord Lao Zi.
"Heh, I originally appeared here as a Card Spirit, of course, I know that cards are the carriers."
Lord Lao Zi showed a slightly embarrassed smile, waved the horsetail whisk gently, and explained to Jiang Yuan.
"Oh, I see."
Jiang Yuan nodded, not minding too much, and immediately took out several prepared cards.
"Although crafting cards here doesn't require various materials as raw ingredients, it still needs some materials that match the characteristics of the equipment."
"For instance, for the Dragon Binding Rope I'm making, its characteristics include binding, flexibility, variable length, and accuracy."
"Therefore, the four Material Cards I chose include Vajra Chains that are both soft and expansible, the Glazed Lock which can bind and control the opponent, as well as Spring Steel that has strong extension capabilities, along with a Skill Card to lock these four cards."
Having explained his four Material Cards, Jiang Yuan began the crafting process.
"Next, we will construct a blank card in the consciousness space, and then after drawing and signing, if both are approved, this card will essentially be formed."
"Although I don't know how you craft weapons and equipment, but..."
Jiang Yuan spoke, closed his eyes, and under Lord Lao Zi's attentive gaze, after a brief moment, he opened his eyes, and finally, a colorless card appeared in his hand.
"This is the blank card, and it already has the depiction and signature for the Dragon Binding Rope."
"Quite interesting."
Lord Lao Zi nodded, then signaled Jiang Yuan to continue.
Without hesitation, Jiang Yuan began integrating the four prepared Material Cards into this blank card one by one.
"One thing to be aware of is that the final quality of the card is related to the Material Cards used; better Material Cards result in a higher quality final card."
"Of course, there are also limitations to card crafting. If the original is too strong and the current card quality cannot accommodate it, either some functions must be compromised, or the card cannot be created."
Lord Lao Zi nodded, watching as the four cards were progressively amalgamated into the blank card in Jiang Yuan's hands.
As all four cards were integrated, Jiang Yuan's blank card began to emit a glow.
In a brief moment, a purple light flashed and then returned to calm.
Seeing the situation, Jiang Yuan also couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness it was successful in the end; it was quite nerve-wracking to make cards in front of a big shot for the first time.
"So that's how it is."
Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad nodded and a look of interest appeared on his face.
"Give me the Eight Trigrams, the furnace, and the Six Divine Fire; I want to personally make the Furnace of Eight Trigrams!"
Seeing Lord Lao Zi, full of energy in front of him, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but be astonished.
But he quickly came to terms.
After all, this is Lord Lao Zi, his comprehension is completely flawless.
However...
"I do have the Material Cards for the furnace category prepared, but we need to make new Eight Trigrams and Six Divine Fire."
"Okay, how do we make it? I'll help you with it."
Lord Lao Zi confidently smiled: "Your method of artifact refining, hmm, the card-making technique is quite simple, isn't it?"
"It really is quite simple."
Jiang Yuan chuckled: "I'll get someone to send over the materials right away."
"Good."
After receiving Lord Lao Zi's nod of agreement, Jiang Yuan then retrieved the freshly made Dragon Binding Rope back into his mental space.
Then he made a call to Mu Qianshan.
"Where are you?"
"I'm at the square watching the battle in the first battlefield, what's up?"
"Prepare some Material Cards for me, I'll send you the list on your phone."
"Okay."
Mu Qianshan nodded and hung up the phone, soon receiving the material list Jiang Yuan had sent over.
"You guys keep watching, I'll go buy some materials."
After looking at the material list sent by Jiang Yuan, Mu Qianshan then spoke to Huang Huanqing, Li Chengyi, and Wang Baiqing next to him.
"Is Jiang Yuan making cards?"
"Yes."
After Mu Qianshan nodded, he left, leaving the excited Zhan Youqing there.
"It seems Jiang Yuan is already preparing to make that Mecha Card for me."
"I didn't expect Jiang Yuan to be this efficient." Zhan Youqing, somewhat excited, swung Huang Huanqing's arm and cheerfully said.
"You had Jiang Yuan make a Mecha Card for you?"
From a slight distance, but also on the square, Shi Zhuan furrowed his brows slightly and spoke.
"Yes, Jiang Yuan is a Card Maker as well."
"And I heard that all his cards are made by himself, his card-making ability..."
Zhan Youqing didn't finish speaking as Shi Zhuan waved his hand to interrupt her.
"Didn't I tell you that our Academy has a teacher who specializes in making Mecha Cards? He can even make the Five-Colored Floating Armor, why didn't you go to him?"
"Why should I listen to you and go find someone I don't know? Can't I just ask Jiang Yuan?"
Zhan Youqing looked at Shi Zhuan with a bit of displeasure: "And even if I asked him to make one, he wouldn't possibly make a Five-Colored Floating Armor for me, why would I want anything weaker?"
"So why should it be okay with Jiang Yuan?"
Seeing Zhan Youqing like this, Shi Zhuan also frowned slightly, barely suppressing his irritation as he spoke.
"Why not? Jiang Yuan said he could produce a set of Mecha not weaker than the Five-Colored Floating Armor, why shouldn't I find him?"
Shi Zhuan admitted, he was feeling a bit jealous now!
It was supposed to be him first, why should Jiang Yuan...
And moreover, it was Jiang Yuan who defeated him, stopping him in the semi-finals!
Shi Zhuan bit his teeth in resentment: "He can make a Mecha as strong as the Five-Colored Floating Armor?"
"Of course, don't think because you can't do it, others can't either!"
When Zhan Youqing said this, Shi Zhuan's eyes almost reddened.
"How can he possibly achieve that, the uncolored Floating Armor is among the top Mecha series in the human world, how could a student who just entered Great Liang make it?"
"We grew up together from childhood, even if you don't trust me, can't you trust someone else?"
"Whatever."
Zhan Youqing disdainfully turned her head away: "Why shouldn't I trust him? If you don't believe it, we can just test it out when it's made!"