Chapter 92: The Blacksmith Master (Part 2)

  The long sword is made of a rare metal called "Tianlan Stone", with a blue hilt and blade, about three fingers wide and eighty centimeters long.

  Ordinary name-brand knives are just ordinary metal with some rare metals mixed in. The more rare metal components inside, the better the quality and sharper it is. Of course, this also depends on the blacksmith's craftsmanship.

  A highly skilled blacksmith can refine the essence of metal even if it's slightly inferior and forge a good sword, while an average blacksmith may not be able to remove impurities completely from high-quality material and end up forging a poor sword.

  But when it comes to a master blacksmith, the difference in craftsmanship is not significant. What matters most is the rare metal composition. This famous long sword, Xuān Tiān, was forged from 'Tian Lan Shi' (Sky Blue Stone). Except for not being tempered with special flames and not being nurtured with Pre-Heaven True Qi, it's almost indistinguishable from a lower-grade treasure.

  'Tianlan Stone' is another extremely precious rare metal, a valuable material for forging Xuan-grade artifacts. Its hardness is astonishing, and unless Xuantian possesses the power of an Xuan-grade refiner, it's unknown whether other master blacksmiths can hammer 'Tianlan Stone' into a sword.

  This 'Sky Blue Stone' forged famous long sword is said to be the first famous sword, at least, it can't be destroyed by a Xuanjie treasure.

  Xuantian gazed at the blue longsword in his hand, silently muttering to himself: "You are my first famous sword that I forged, later on I might even forge you into a Xuan-ranked treasure, so let me give you a name as a keepsake. You were crafted from 'Sky Blue Stone', so let's call you 'Initial Blue Sword'!"

  As he spoke, Xuan Tian wielded the 'Initial Blue Sword', striking down with one sword, a yellow-tier upper-grade long sword was cut in two, its sharpness almost as if it had melted like iron.

  "It's extremely sharp, except for the power contained in a Xuanjie treasure, its sharpness and hardness are unmatched by any other Xuanjie treasure. The Chong Yue sword is a mid-grade Xuanjie treasure, it's too flashy to hold in hand, so use this one instead. I'll have a scabbard made for both you and the Chong Yue sword."

  A good sword naturally needs a good scabbard!

  In the space ring, there were not a few 'Sky Blue Stones'. Xuan Tian continued to use the 'Sky Blue Stones' and forged a blue scabbard for the 'Initial Blue Sword'.

  As for the heavy sword, Xuan Tian thought for a moment and forged a scabbard with a rare mineral called "Wu Tie Shi" that looked simple and low-key. The scabbard was all black and didn't have any reflective glow, looking very ordinary.

  Xuantian sheathed the Heavy Mountain Sword into the Wrought Iron Scabbard, and in an instant, the dazzling light disappeared without a trace. All its sharp edges were contained by the scabbard, not leaking out in the slightest.

  "Good!" Xuantian couldn't help but burst into loud applause.

  Chong Yue's sword had no scabbard, its sharp blade always exposed. In this small place of Beimang County, there were not many people with discerning eyes. Xuan Tian was not afraid of being recognized by others, but in the Divine Knife Sect, there were still many formidable experts at the mid and late stages of the Pre-Heavenly realm.

  A fairly decent treasure like this will definitely provoke the greed of a late-stage Innate expert, so Xuan Tian naturally didn't dare to carry the Heavy Mountain Sword and swagger around after leaving Beimu County and returning to the Heavenly Sword Sect. That would be asking for trouble.

  He had already become a master blacksmith, and was only one step away from becoming a master equipment refiner. Xuan Tian no longer needed to seclude himself, as after a month of continuously consuming low-grade True Qi Pills for cultivation, even if it was just one pill per day, his cultivation speed was three times faster than other First Heaven Realm warriors. Furthermore, due to his innate talent, Xuan Tian's cultivation speed was seven or eight times, or even ten times that of other First Heaven Realm warriors.

  In just a short month, Xuan Tian was no longer in full retreat and his cultivation had already been completely consolidated, almost reaching the peak of the First Heaven Realm.

  "It's time to enter the Innate Realm Second Layer and learn the Xuanjie Kungfu. It's also time for the Huitian Sword Sect."

  "To become a Refiner, one must either obtain the special flame that naturally exists between heaven and earth or cultivate a fire-attribute Xuan-tier technique to produce innate true fire. Looking at the Tianjian Sword Sect, it seems I should choose a fire-attribute technique to cultivate. My fire attribute is Super Perfect Grade, so cultivating a fire-attribute technique will definitely be extremely fast, far surpassing others."

  "This month, busy with cultivation, ironing, and sword practice, now it's time to return to the sect. Finally have some free time. The burden on the Thunderbolt Knife Guest's body was put in the spatial ring, didn't notice until now, can take a good look at it."

  Xuantian had the scabbards of 'Heavy Mountain Sword' and 'Initial Blue Sword' tied to his back, with the swords inserted into the scabbards, the hilts crossed on Xuantian's shoulders, one on the left and one on the right. This way was convenient for Xuantian to draw his sword at any time, and also allowed him to hold the scabbard in mid-air.

  Otherwise, carrying two swords, Xuántiān didn't have a third hand to unsheathe the sword. Every time he unsheathed his sword, he had to throw away the scabbard, which was very troublesome.

  After doing all this, Xuan Tian took out a oilcloth package from the spatial ring.

  It was a package found on the corpse of Thunderbolt Sword Guest.

  Opening the package, on top was a secret book - Thunderbolt Knife.

  Lei Ting Pi Li Dao is a lower-grade martial art, but the final move "Lei Ting's Fury" unleashed by Pi Li Dao guest has a power that far exceeds that of a lower-grade martial art. Perhaps there is something strange about the secret book.

  Xuantian flipped it open and saw that the first page had two characters written on it: Upper Volume!

  Xuantian quickly flipped through the secret book of 'Lei Ting Pi Li Dao', and after reading it, he understood that this 'Lei Ting Pi Li Dao' was a set of martial arts, divided into three volumes: upper, middle and lower. The upper volume is the lower grade of Xuanjie, the middle volume is the middle grade of Xuanjie, and the lower volume is the higher grade of Xuanjie.

  The Thunderbolt Sword Guest obtained the 'Thunderbolt Sword', but only the first volume. However, in the last part of the secret book, a move from the middle volume was recorded, which is 'Thunderbolt Fury'.

  Although 'Thunderbolt Slash' is a knife method, Xuan Tian cultivates the sword path. However, for 'Thunder Fury', Xuan Tian is very appreciative. If not for the guest's incomplete mastery of Thunderbolt Knife, this move would be extremely powerful, far surpassing Wu Yuanzhao's 'Flowing Clouds Sky Strike Staff'.

  Similarly, it is a mid-grade martial art in the Xuanjie stage, but essentially, 'Lei Ting Pi Li Dao' is much stronger than 'Liu Yun Tian Ji Gun'. It can be seen that 'Lei Ting Pi Li Dao' is one of the top-notch martial arts of the same level. The next volume of 'Lei Ting Pi Li Dao' may be a top-notch Xuanjie upper-grade martial art. Cultivators who have reached the tenth level of Xiantian realm can dominate the Xiantian realm with ease.

  "Even if I don't practice knife skills, but if I can get the complete set of martial arts 'Thunderbolt Knife', I can still gain a lot of insight into martial arts principles from it. Especially the power of thunder and lightning, which is extremely violent and fierce. The Thunderbolt Knife Guest's innate triple cultivation can actually mobilize the power of thunder and lightning to attack. If I can comprehend the sword moves that combine the power of thunder and lightning, its power will increase explosively."

  Xuantian silently recited in his heart, carefully looking through the "Leiting Pili Knife" once. The first volume was only a Xuan-level upper-grade martial skill, relatively speaking, it was quite ordinary and didn't have any methods for controlling thunder power.

  He put the "Thunderbolt Slaying Knife" on top, took out an open book next to it, and underneath was a small notebook. Xuan Tian opened it and found that it was the notes written by the Thunderbolt Slaying Guest about what he had seen and heard.

  Inside are numerous Thunderbolt Knife guests, recorded martial arts experiences, and specially killed characters.

  He flipped through a few pages and saw the words "Tianjian Sect" appear, with ten names listed, each followed by the character for "kill". The Thunderbolt Knife Guest said he had killed ten inner sect disciples of the Tianjian Sect, and it turned out that he hadn't been exaggerating.

  Apart from the Tianjian Sect, there is also the Baxian Sect, six people were killed, even the Shendao Gate had two names, but only the Lingyun Sect was not mentioned.

  Turning to the next page, the words entered his eyes, and Xuan Tian couldn't help but rage. On it was written: "For every first-level Heaven Sword Sect disciple I kill, I can receive a reward of 1 million silver taels from Lingyun Sect. For every second-level Heaven Sword Sect disciple I kill, I can receive a reward of 2 million silver taels from Lingyun Sect. For every third-level Heaven Sword Sect disciple I kill, I can receive a reward of 3 million silver taels from Lingyun Sect."

  "What a Lingyun Sect, a prestigious and renowned sect, yet they dare to collude with the notorious thief, harming my Tianjian Sect's disciple. What a treacherous, shameless, and despicable sect!" Xuantian gritted his teeth, seething with indignation in his heart.

  Continue flipping down, and finally found the news of 'Thunderbolt Knife' on the last few pages, Xuan Tian was immediately attracted.

  "In the year 957 of the new calendar, my great fortune arrived, and I coincidentally entered the Thunder Mountain Range, entering an underground treasure trove, where I obtained the first volume of 'Thunderbolt Knife'. Unexpectedly, I merged a bit of thunderbolt heart, which can melt the power of thunderbolts. Unfortunately, my talent is limited, and I couldn't enter the second layer of the treasure trove to obtain the middle and lower volumes of 'Thunderbolt Knife'. One day, I will cultivate an excellent disciple, and when his cultivation reaches the Pre-Heavenly realm, I will let him enter the second layer of the treasure trove to retrieve the middle and lower volumes of 'Thunderbolt Knife', as well as the deeper 'Thunderbolt Heart Method'."

  The Thunder Mountains?

  In the depths of his mind, he suddenly flashed out the location of the Lei Ting Mountains. In the eastern part of the Divine Blade Dynasty, there was a medium-sized country called the Shen Wu Dynasty, controlled by the fifth-grade sect, Shen Wu Men. Further east of the Shen Wu Dynasty, there was a superior country called the Xiao Yao Dynasty, controlled by the fourth-grade sect, Xiao Yao Jian Zong.

  The Thunder Mountains are located at the northeastern border of the Divine Martial Dynasty and the Vast Expanse School. To the north of the Thunder Mountains lies the endless Beast Barbarian Mountain Range.

  "Let's see when, go to the Thunder Mountain Range, enter the Treasure Pavilion second floor, don't know what qualifications are needed? Or is it that no matter what qualifications you have, you can still get in? I have excellent gold attributes and super perfect fire attributes, looks like my chances of entering the Treasure Pavilion second floor are very high."

  "If I can get the full set of 'Thunderbolt Knife', it should have a great effect on me. And what is that 'Heart of Thunder'? It's actually able to let the Thunderbolt Guest merge with the power of thunder, looks like some kind of treasure."

  "First return to the Tiān Jiàn Zōng, then go to the Léi Tīng Shān Mài, far away from the Shén Dāo Wáng Cháo. The influence of the Tiān Jiàn Zōng cannot reach that place, at least not until your cultivation reaches the third level of the Pre-Heaven Realm, then you can go to the Léi Tīng Shān Mài and take a look."

  Xuantian closed the small notebook and picked it up to take a look. Below it, there was still a roll of cloth. Xuantian unrolled the cloth, on which was drawn the Thunderbolt Knife Guest. From memory, he had drawn himself in the Thunder Peak mountain range, finding the treasure map of the treasure trove.

  "Hmm, with this map, finding the treasure trove that Lei Ting, the Thunderbolt Swordsman, once visited shouldn't be too difficult!"

  Xuantian closed the map with a faint smile and sent a considerable gift to the Thunderbolt Knife Guest.