It was not a smooth process to improve the Lightning Trigger. In theory, it was fine. But in practice, problems came one after another.
Patriarch Gu and Lu Li spent days and nights discussing, experimenting, and solving one problem after another.
Lu Li's mind was filled with knowledge about forging artifacts. If he did not understand, he could ask Blood Fairy. This time, Lu Li had been a great help to Patriarch Gu. Every now and then, Lu Li's words would enlighten Patriarch Gu.
If it were not for the fact that he was working with Patriarch Gu, Lu Li would not have experienced the difficulty of forging artifacts, nor would he understand why it was so difficult to become a master craftsman.
The knowledge and skills required to design a high-level Relic were vast. One mistake could change the performance of the entire Relic. Any mistake could turn the Relic into a useless one.
One month, two months, three months …
Jiang Xinghe would come here every half a month. Of course, he was not here to steal from Patriarch Gu, but to check on the progress.
Patriarch Gu and Lu Li had spent two to three million Divine Sources worth of materials, but there was no sign of success.
Jiang Xinghe did not feel the pinch at all. Even if he had to spend a few hundred million divine roots, he would not say anything, much less a few million. After all, every heaven-defying divine artifact had to be tested, refined, and improved before it could become perfect.
Over the past few months, Lu Li's forging skills had improved by leaps and bounds. Given Lu Li's understanding of Formations, Patriarch Gu was sure that Lu Li could now forge average top-grade Relics. In other words, Lu Li was a master craftsman now.
Lu Li was not in the mood to forge Relics. His mind was occupied with the improved Lightning Trigger.
He continued to discuss and experiment with Elder Gu. The two of them had already exchanged over a hundred types of artifact embryos and divine materials.
The new Lightning Trigger had to store thunderbolts. Therefore, the original materials could not be used. They had to replace them with new ones.
That being said, regular materials could not trigger thunderbolts. Therefore, Patriarch Gu and Lu Li had to study, verify, and experiment with all kinds of conflicts and contradictions.
Another three months passed. They had spent millions of Divine Sources in the Chamber of Relics and finally made the first improved Lightning Trigger. This Lightning Trigger was named Fury of the God of Thunder.
Unfortunately …
Patriarch Gu and Lu Li took the Wrath of the God of Thunder out of the valley in high spirits. When the thunderbolts came down, the Wrath of the God of Thunder that had just been made was blasted into dust by the thunderbolts.
Patriarch Gu and Lu Li looked at each other, speechless, looking at the Fury of the God of Thunder. They didn't even know what went wrong. The Fury of the God of Thunder that they had spent so much effort to make was smashed.
Inevitably, Lu Li felt discouraged. Patriarch Gu stood there for a long time, deep in thought. Suddenly, he slapped his head and said, "Oh no, I forgot one thing — the Purple Pattern Steel cannot be mixed with Sulphur Lead Powder. Otherwise, it will explode. No wonder the Purple Pattern Steel exploded at the first thunderbolt. I am getting senile!"
Patriarch Gu didn't even pay attention to Lu Li. He hurried to the yard by himself. Lu Li came back to his senses and hurried to catch up.
The two of them rushed into the manor like the wind and started refining again.
One day later, the second Thunder God's Fury appeared. The two of them excitedly rushed out of the valley, but the result was just as disappointing. The moment the heavenly lightning struck, the Thunder God's Fury instantly exploded.
This time, even Patriarch Gu himself could not figure it out. He went back to study. It took him five days before he made another Thunder God's Fury.
He tried again after he was done, but the result was the same. The Thunder God's Fury exploded.
The fourth one, the fifth one, the 10th one …
Half a month, one month, two months …
Lu Li didn't know that it would be so troublesome to make a high level Relic. He had thought that once the formation was developed, everything else would be fine.
He didn't expect that Patriarch Gu, who was so skilled in forging artifacts, would have to spend so much time and so many materials. Craftsmen were indeed costly. How could a small sect afford to support a craftsman?
"We finally withstood it!"
When the 15th Thunder God's Fury was made, the Thunder God's Fury finally stopped. The formation inside began to absorb the thunderbolts.
However, there was something wrong with this Thunder God's Fury. After absorbing some thunderbolts, it exploded.
"This is good!"
Even though the Thunder God's Fury did explode in the end, at least it had made a breakthrough. Now, it could absorb some thunderbolts.
When the Thunder God's Fury was improved, it could absorb more thunderbolts. After several more rounds of improvement, the Thunder God's Fury would be complete.
Another month later, Patriarch Gu called Jiang Xinghe, Long Xuesha, and Patriarch Qi over.
Jiang Xinghe and the others were thrilled. They had spent so many materials and so much time. Today, Patriarch Gu finally called them over. Clearly, the Thunder God's Fury … was a success.
"Here we go!"
Patriarch Gu handed a blue ball to Lu Li and asked him to activate it. Lu Li nodded and poured in divine energy to activate the formation inside.
"Whoosh ~"
Lu Li threw the Thunder God's Fury out. Thunder rumbled in the sky as lightning struck down.
But this time, the thunderbolts were not indiscriminate. All the thunderbolts were surging toward the blue ball. All the thunderbolts vanished as soon as they came into contact with the blue ball. They were all absorbed.
"Boom, boom, boom ~"
This Thunder God's Fury was not like the Lightning Bringer, which could only attract one thunderbolt. This one was constantly attracting thunderbolts.
After the time for one incense stick to burn and at least thousands of thunderbolts were released, the sky finally calmed down.
"That's enough!"
Patriarch Gu took a look and nodded. Lu Li's hand glowed as he shot out divine energy at the Thunder God's Fury.
"Boom!"
All of a sudden, the Wrath of the Thunder God exploded. Following that, countless thunderbolts shot out wildly. An area with a radius of nearly three miles was covered by the violent thunderbolts. Streaks of destructive qi and energy came from there, making Lu Li and the others tremble in their souls.
"Hiss, hiss ~"
Long Xuesha was the strongest among them, but he felt it the most. His facial muscles twitched as he gasped involuntarily.
When the thunderbolts faded away, Long Xuesha exhaled and said, "The ultimate weapon is born. Shanhe, from today on, you will be recorded in the history of the Divinity.
The Thunder God's Fury is horrifying. If it had exploded near me, I … would have died for sure. "
"Shanhe, the entire Chamber of Relics is proud of you!"
Jiang Xinghe exclaimed. He had mixed feelings.
To the Chamber of Relics, the Thunder God's Fury had its pros and cons. However, to the Divinity, the disadvantages outweighed the advantages.
The Thunder God's Fury would result in the death of many. If the method of making the Thunder God's Fury was made known, the entire Divinity would be in chaos.
Nobody could tell how many people would die or if it would lead to a catastrophe in the Divinity.
That being said, Jiang Xinghe had to support the production of the Thunder God's Fury. With the Thunder God's Fury, the Chamber of Relics would have absolute deterrence. The Chamber of Relics would benefit in the future and its status in the Craftsmen's Sect would be elevated as well.
The Craftsmen's Sect had many branches in the Divinity. The Chamber of Relics was nothing to the higher-ups of the Craftsmen's Sect.
With the Thunder God's Fury, the Chamber of Relics' status in the Craftsmen's Sect would be elevated.
"Whatever!"