However, such speculations were rather meaningless. All Zhang Xiaohua wanted to do was refine the small shield. The Path of Immortality had vanished millennia ago. Even if he did find out who had crafted it, what was he going to do, return it to the original owner?
However, the refinement of the shield wasn't as easy as Zhang Xiaohua had imagined. It appeared that only the beginning incantations were somewhat effective. Afterwards, they became less effective. The faint red radiance emitted by the shield also disappeared. Zhang Xiaohua initially wanted to cease his attempts, but his unwillingness compelled him to continue striving as if trying to save a dying horse. The True Qi in his meridians was sufficient to support the complete enforcement of the spells. He just dared to apply everything – not caring for right or wrong – on the shield just like when he was refining the Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace.
