Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life

Chapter 197: Water Refining Equipment

The air in the meditation room seemed to solidify, with only the faint hum of the concealment formation plate in the corner breaking the silence.

Su Ming sat cross-legged, a pile of messy materials laid out before him: Red Copper, Star Pattern Steel, and several pieces of unrefined crude mica stone. His gaze was fixed on the fingernail-sized piece of Red Copper in his hand, his brow deeply furrowed as if trying to solve an unsolvable math problem.

"Master, something's not right."

Su Ming put down the Red Copper and let out a long sigh. "According to the theory in the 'True Meaning of Basic Rune Deconstruction,' as long as my control over spiritual energy is precise enough, I should be able to construct perfect circuits inside the material. But... there are just too many impurities inside this Red Copper. My spiritual energy barely probes in before being blocked by those tiny grains of sand and air bubbles. It's like trying to drive a car on a wasteland full of rubble; you simply can't get up to speed."

Just now, he had tried to verify the reverse application of that "Cold Light" rune—the "flashbang" concept. But before he could even complete the reversal cycle, the Red Copper, unable to withstand the heat generated by the turbulent flow of spiritual energy, cracked in half with a sharp *snap*.

"Expected," Lin Yu's voice sounded in his mind, carrying a trace of worldly-wearied laziness. "Even the cleverest housewife can't cook a meal without rice. The most exquisite formation diagram is futile if inscribed on common iron. How do the artifact forgers in the sect handle this?"

"With fire," Su Ming recalled the scenes he had secretly observed in the Vessel Hall before. "They use earth fire or their own pill fire to repeatedly smelt and burn, turning impurities into ash or smoke."

"A clumsy method, yet direct," Lin Yu commented. "However, smelting with fierce fire is overly aggressive and leaves hidden consequences. While impurities are removed, the material's own spiritual nature is also damaged. It's like setting yourself on fire to ward off the cold—the gain does not outweigh the loss."

"Then..." Su Ming looked thoughtfully at the ruined piece of Red Copper in his hand. "Since I'm currently cultivating a water-attribute technique... can I use water?"

"Water?" Lin Yu was momentarily stunned, then his phantom within the ring abruptly sat up straight. "You mean... high-pressure water jets? Or chemical leaching?"Su Ming didn't answer. Instead, he directly began to act.

He took a jade bowl, filled it with clean water, then cupped his hands in a void embrace and activated the 'Like Water Art.'

Dark blue water spiritual energy flowed out from his fingertips, slowly infusing into the jade bowl. The originally calm water seemed to be given life, beginning to rotate slowly and rhythmically.

"Go."

piece of crude mica stone fell

didn't just simply flush the surface like when performing a 'Cleaning Technique.' With the assistance of Lin Yu's soul power providing a supplementary perspective, he controlled those strands of water

and 'penetrating,'" Su Ming said with his eyes slightly closed, concentrating fully on perceiving the water flow's feedback. "It permeates everywhere. As long as there's a crack,

*Hum!*

flow in the jade bowl suddenly accelerated, emitting a

spiritual energy seeped between every crystal grain, tenderly but firmly enveloping the sand, iron filings, and other substances that didn't belong to

excavation. It was more

A moment later.

black filaments drifted out from within the mica stone, muddying

his spiritual energy and fished out that piece of mica stone, even the well-traveled Lin Yu couldn't help but whistle

now become crystal clear, emitting a warm, lustrous glow in

volume had shrunk a little, that level of

artifact forging; this is clearly 'ultrasonic cleaning' plus 'solvent extraction'! Disciple, your mind works fast! You've actually grasped the essence of fluid mechanics

nearly perfect piece of mica

Su Ming murmured to himself, gently rubbing the stone's surface with his fingers. The smooth, delicate texture made him reluctant to let it go. "Fire nature is violent and inevitably damages the foundation; water nature is enduring and can eliminate the dross while preserving the essence. Master, I think...

You'll just need to brew a cup of tea, get a basin of water, and elegantly get the job done. Moreover, materials processed by this 'Water Refining Method' have a more complete internal structure,

Ming nodded and immediately placed this processed mica stone

this 'Water-Refined Mica' to bear that

Ming wielded his brush

energy brushstrokes moved within it as smoothly as a hot knife

"flashbang" again. Instead, he incorporated the "voltage stabilization" concept