refining sword

Chapter 31 Double Insurance
Yuhuo Peak was originally an active volcano. At the center of the peak, there was a fire pool filled with fiery magma. There was a ring-shaped white stone square around the fire pool, which just surrounded the entire fire pool.

At the north end of the square, there is a dense black stone house with a simple and ancient shape, obviously made of local materials and built with obsidian on the mountain.

The official who led the way took Tie Jian and others along the square to this side, came to a relatively larger black stone house, and stopped.

"Everyone needs to register inside, and then you can stay in the stone house and wait for the conference to start." The man saluted a few people and said respectfully.

"Thank you." After Yan Zi returned the salute on behalf of everyone, she opened the curtain with Tie Jian and the others and walked into the stone house.

As the saying goes: Enemies have narrow roads.

As soon as Fang walked into the stone house, he saw several familiar faces, it was Sun Yang, Qiu Batian and others.

Tie Jian looked at an old man headed by the group. Although he had never seen it before, he could guess that this person should be the true head of the Sun family, Sun Zhengyi.

"Yan girl, you are here too, hahaha..." As soon as the old man saw Tie Jian and the others, he immediately raised his eyebrows and showed a kind smile on his face.

If you don't know the relationship between the two families, at first glance, you really think that you are a gentle and loving elder, but you don't know that many of the plans to deal with the Yan family behind the scenes are mostly from this person.

"President Sun, long time no see." Yan Zi showed a polite smile and bowed to him.

"What is President Sun? It doesn't seem to be born. It should be called Grandpa Sun. Haha... You must perform well at this conference, and you must not disappoint your father's expectations for you." Sun Zhengyi pretended to be friendly and put on a pair of The face of a kind elder.

"I won't let you down!" Yan Zi's smile faded after hearing this, and she replied word by word.

"Hahaha..." Sun Zhengyi didn't say anything anymore, and walked out with Sun Yang and the others just smiling.

When the two sides crossed each other and passed away, Tie Jian suddenly found that Qiu Batian had been staring at him, his eyes were dark, very different from the last time they met, and a very uncomfortable feeling rose in his heart. .

After the Sun family left, someone in the main hall of the hall stood up and said with a smile, "Everyone from the Yan family, stay safe?"

Tie Jian had been focusing on everyone in the Sun family just now, but when he turned his eyes, he realized that the person standing behind the table in the main hall was an old acquaintance Situ Ran.

Today, he is not as casual as he was in the Industrial and Manufacturing Division. He is wearing a scarlet tonic official uniform and a pair of black soap boots under his feet. He looks a little more majestic than before.

"Master Situ." Everyone hurriedly bowed to him.

"Hehe, I thought that your Yan family wasn't too far away, you should have arrived a few days earlier, but I didn't expect to see each other until today." Situ Ran said with a smile.

"It was the preparation for the Sword Refinement Conference that wasted time and came too late," Yan Zi said.

"Haha, since I've made enough preparations, it seems that I have the confidence to be a blockbuster this time, and I can't say that I have a chance to come out on top, so I have to congratulate in advance here." Situ Ran said with a smile.

"Where, the master is joking. This time, all the people who came here are the famous big chambers of commerce and big families, and they are all seniors who have been famous for a long time. Among them, there are big families who enshrine great swordsmen, how dare the Yan family have them. I want to compete for the top spot, but I will try my best to get close to my peers." Yan Zi cupped her hands and smiled.

"I can't say the same thing. I'm still very optimistic about Master Chen Guang and Brother Tie Jian. Besides, it's not like there have been sword-making conferences in previous years. The situation." Situ Ran's eyes slowly swept over Chen Guang and Tie Jian, and said so.

"I would also like to thank Master Situ for securing two places for the Yan family." Yan Zi changed the subject and gave another salute.

"Don't be too polite, this is because Master Chen and Brother Tie have this ability. Come on, I won't say much more gossip, I'll register for the two of you first." Situ Ran waved his hand and said with a smile.

When Tie Jian and Chen Guang heard the words, they stepped forward and handed over the "Fire Cloud Token" they held.

After completing the registration, several people chatted again before leaving.

After leaving the stone house, Tie Jian did not go to the assigned stone house with Yan Zi and Chen Guang, but walked slowly along the circular square outside the crater, exploring the surroundings.

The diameter of the crater in the center is about [-] feet wide, and the width of the square built around it is about [-] feet wide. There are many people walking around, looking at the surrounding environment.

Where the square and the crater meet, a circle of white stone railings is built to isolate the crowd and provide a little protection.

Every few hundred steps, a group of soldiers in black armor would be stationed around with a halberd.

Looking at the style of the armor on his body, it can be known that it is the most elite royal guard in the entire Yue Kingdom.

Tie Jian slowly came to a white stone railing, lightly supported the horizontal railing with both hands, and looked into the crater.

I saw the crimson magma tumbling endlessly, and huge bubbles continued to rise above, and a very choking sulphur smell surged out of it.

Just above the center of the magma, there is a circular white stone platform suspended around it, surrounded by huge chains of the thickness of a bucket, and fixed on the surrounding rock walls.

The surface of the stone platform is engraved with various auspicious animal patterns such as dragon, phoenix and unicorn, but there is a black boulder the size of a water tank in the center.

Tie Jian looked carefully and found that the surface of the black boulder seemed to be the same as ordinary volcanic rocks, but if you moved the viewing angle and looked closely, you would find that the surface seemed to be sprinkled with a layer of silver powder, reflecting the light of the stars.

Tie Jian's eyes flickered slightly, but he couldn't help but glance at it a few more times, then turned around and walked back slowly towards the stone house.

night.The entire stone house camp was full of lights, but there was not much noise, and it was very quiet everywhere.In the blink of an eye, it was the day before the meeting.

During this period of time, most swordsmen have been in a state of retreat to ensure that they can always maintain the best physical and mental conditions during the sword-making process.

In a camp far from the square, in a black stone house, Tie Jian, Yan Zi and Chen Guang gathered in one room and sat around a stone table.

"These are the Yangshen Pill and the Qi Pill that I bought at a high price from Huichuntang. The former can help you rest your mind, and the latter can temporarily replenish your energy. I hope that at tomorrow's sword refining conference, I can help you." Yan Zi With a wave of the palm, a soft white light flashed on the table top, and four white jade porcelain vases appeared on it.

"Miss is very thoughtful, thinking about so many things in advance, but we have no worries." Chen Guang said with a gentle smile.

"Yeah, we are only in charge of refining the sword, and the rest of the things have been spared." Tie Jian also smiled and echoed.

"I can't help you a lot with sword refining, and I can only share some of these details for you." Yan Zi said with a sullen face.

The smile on Chen Guang's face did not diminish, but he suddenly remembered something, turned to Tie Jian and asked, "You really decided to leapfrog to refine that Burning Heaven Sword?"

"That's right. In the end, the Chi Yan Sword is only a top-grade magic sword, and it can't be compared with the top-grade magic sword made by the great swordsman. If we can make the Burning Heaven Sword in one fell swoop, we can still win by a few points. It's possible." Tie Jian said seriously.

"Having said that, but you have never successfully refined a top-quality magic sword before, what if you fail?" Chen Guang said with some concern.

"Haha...Even if I fail, isn't there still the Jinyang sword you made? With this sword alone, among the top-grade magic swords, there are few people who can beat you." Tie Jian said with a smile.

"Master Chen, Big Brother Tie means that you are the one who guarantees the bottom line, and he is the one who strives for further progress. It can be regarded as double insurance, but it is the best arrangement at the moment. Moreover, I believe Big Brother Tie will not When he does something he is not sure about, he must already have a good chance of winning, so he will make this decision, right?" Yan Zi said suddenly.

After saying that, she smiled and looked at Tie Jian.

"That's right. I saw it in the square two days ago. The magma accumulated in the fire pool on the Peak of Bathing Fire contains far more sulphur than other places. In the process of using the fire here to refine the sword, you will definitely be affected by this. The influence of factors. At that time, the refined Scarlet Flame Sword will definitely be too hot to scorch the body of the sword, which will make the quality of the sword unable to reach the best." Tie Jian nodded and said.

When Chen Guang heard the words, he couldn't help but fall into contemplation. Obviously, he had not considered this factor before.

"However, if you are refining the Burning Heaven Sword, you don't need to consider this factor. The presence of a large amount of sulphur can actually boost the power of the 'Burning Heaven Spirit Rune', thereby increasing the chances of refining this sword, that's why I want to be here. Give it a try." Tie Jian continued to explain.

"Then my Jinyang Sword will also be affected?" Chen Guang suddenly thought of something.

"Your Jinyang sword is mainly metal, and fire is secondary, and the impact is not so great. You only need to reduce the amount of Sanyang stone and it will be fine." Tie Jian already had the answer, and immediately returned road.

"You kid, this is all for me." Chen Guang said with a smile.

"Even if I don't say it, you will definitely find it out in the process of refining the sword." Tie Jian chuckled.

"Brother Tie, temporarily change the plan, where should I get the materials for sword making?" Yan Zi asked again.

"I already have the gold-patterned dark iron as the main material, and I just need to add a piece of scattered fire cloud crystal. It happened that I got two pieces when I went to the mountain to catch phosphorus-eating beasts last time." Tie Jian said.

The three of them chatted happily in the house, and the little abacus sitting outside the stone house door seemed a little boring.She looked up at the stars, then got up and planned to chat with Yao Bin.Just ask him why he has been so depressed recently.

Yao Bin's stone house is the farthest from Yan Zi and her stone house, separated by Chen Guang and Tie Jian's stone house.

When Abacus passed by the door of the iron and stone house, she suddenly found that there seemed to be a faint fire inside, she quickly lowered her body, carefully came to the door, lifted a corner of the curtain, and looked inside.

I saw a figure in a corner of the house, holding an oil lamp in his hand, rustling, as if he was rummaging for something.

By the light of the oil lamp, Little Abacus saw that the man with red hair and a very familiar back was Yao Bin.

(End of this chapter)