refining sword

Chapter 8 The Past of the God Monument

This person narrows at the end of the eyes, the bridge of the nose is higher, the lips are slightly thicker, and the appearance is slightly mean.Although it is not too outstanding, there is a rather eye-catching fiery red long hair on the head.

After asking a word, I noticed Tie Jian's existence again, and then hesitantly said: "This is..."

"Brother Yao, this is Brother Chu Fei Chu, and the lady ordered to follow Master Chen Guang to learn swordsmanship as a helper." Xiao Abacus pulled Tie Jian's sleeves and said with a smile.

Seeing the little abacus move like this, the corners of the tall young man's eyes twitched slightly.

"Big Brother Chu, this is Big Brother Yao Bin, the only direct disciple of Master Chen Guang." After that, she introduced Tie Jian again.

"Hello, Brother Yao." Tie Jian folded his fists and said.

"No need to be polite." Yao Bin replied indifferently.

"Then I'll leave Brother Chu to you. There are still some things in the house, so I'll go back first." Xiao Abacus said to the two with a smile, then waved his hand and left.

"Come with me." Seeing the little abacus gradually drifting away, the smile on Yao Bin's face was slowly closing, and he said to Tie Jian in a calm manner.

Tie Jian naturally noticed this change, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He followed Yao Bin across the threshold, followed the stairs to the third floor, and came to the door of a house.

"Master, the apprentice arranged by Miss has arrived..." Yao Bin knocked on the door and said respectfully.

"Come in." A slightly hoarse voice sounded from inside the room.

Yao Bin immediately pushed open the door and walked in with Tie Jian.

As soon as he entered the house, Tie Jian saw a middle-aged man with long black hair and slightly curly hair, sitting at a lacquered red round table, holding a blue book in his hand, studying it carefully.

That focused expression was just like the one he had when he opened his spirit for the long sword that day.

The man named Chen Guang didn't raise his head to look at Tie Jian, and didn't speak. He didn't put down the book until he had finished reading a page, and asked, "Listen, Miss, do you know a little about sword making?"

"I used to make iron and cast swords, and I heard some things about swordsmiths. So when the lady asked me what I wanted to do in the manor, I said so." Tie Jian held his hands in a cage. said in his sleeve.

Yao Bin heard this, a look of contempt flashed in the depths of his eyes, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"Oh, have you heard of the Heavenly God Monument?" Chen Guang glanced at Tie Jian and asked suddenly.

"No." Tie Jianxinhu shuddered, then stabilized, shook his head and said.

As a sword refiner, how could he have never heard of the Heavenly God Monument?You must know that in this world, the reason why the status of sword refiners is so special is precisely because of the existence of this divine monument.

But for some ordinary people, this is nothing short of a fantasy.In addition, he was in a foreign country at this time. For safety reasons, even if Tie Jian knew, he would not admit it, as if he had concealed his real name.

"According to legend, one day tens of thousands of years ago, a fire suddenly descended from the sky and turned into a monument of the gods and landed on the earth. At the beginning of the monument, a strange force was born from it, causing the surrounding space environment to undergo drastic changes. , Over time, a secret realm was formed, separating it from the outside world." Chen Guang said when he saw that Tie Jian's face was the same.

The name of the mysterious realm of Xuanyin is naturally like thunder, and Tie Jian has always been fascinated by it.For almost all swordsmiths, this is a coveted place of pilgrimage.It's just that the opportunity is hard to find easy, and if you want to enter it, it is the weather, the location, and the people, all of which are indispensable.

Yao Bin had received Professor Chen Guang long ago, but at this moment, he was still very fascinated, with a look of longing on his face.

"However, long before the formation of the secret realm, many people have seen the scene of the stele, and those seniors have understood the method of longevity cultivation through comprehension of the stele. Some wise people have understood the way of talisman and alchemy; among them There are even some talented people who have realized the art of refining the spirit pattern. Since then, it has been widely spread, and after thousands of years of precipitation and evolution, it has become what it is today." Chen Guang continued.

"Master Chen, I've heard about craft refiners before, but they don't seem to be as famous as sword refiners. Why?" Tie Jian asked pretending not to know.

"The sword is the king of a hundred soldiers and the head of a hundred weapons. Although the ancestors learned the art of spirit pattern refining from the sacred tablet, they discovered through long years of practice that only the sword can be perfectly combined with the spirit pattern , and refining the magic sword, it is possible to make the magic weapon produce the spirit of the magic weapon, so as to reach the level of the spirit weapon. Therefore, over time, people often only heard of the spirit sword, but never heard of the spirit knife, spirit spear, and spirit axe. Class." Chen Guang glanced at him and said.

"So that's the case." Tie Jian looked surprised.

"Sword refining is the same as cultivation. It is like climbing a mountain road, you need to walk alone. How many people have devoted their whole lives to this, just to create a peerless sword! Although the young lady asked you to be my apprentice, I still advise you, If you don't have great courage and perseverance, don't waste time entering this way." Chen Guang said slowly with a condensed expression.

"I am alone, and I have nothing to fear. I also asked Master to teach me." Tie Jian bowed and bowed, and said respectfully.

"You're still just an apprentice, you don't have to respect me as a teacher. You should learn from Yao Bin first." Chen Guang said noncommittally.

"Yes." Tie Jian nodded and said.

"Okay, Yao Bin, first arrange a place for him to get acquainted with the environment. The furnace is going to start tomorrow, and by the way, take him to prepare the materials." Chen Guang looked at the tall young man and said.

"Yes, Master." The latter hurriedly responded respectfully, and then took Tie Jian to leave.

After leaving the small building, Yao Bin walked in front without saying a word, and Tie Jian didn't speak, and followed behind him.

The two walked through the garden again, one after the other, and returned to the former Xieshan Hall.

Yao Bin turned around, walked to the side hall on the left, took out a brass key from his sleeve, opened the door of the hall, and walked in.

Tie Jian followed closely behind, and also stepped over the threshold and entered the hall.

As soon as he entered the hall, Tie Jian suddenly stopped because he smelled a mixed and unknown smell.

He looked around, and found that there were wooden shelves neatly arranged in the hall, and a square box was placed in each square on it.

Below each square, there is also a piece of foil on which is written the names of the materials needed to make swords such as "fire essence, saltpeter, silver scale, iron essence...".

Obviously, this side hall is a warehouse for storing sword refining materials.

Yao Bin took out a silk book from his arms, and did not explain anything to Tie Jian. He just checked and searched alone, and took out a square box from the wooden frame and put it in his sleeve pocket.

Tie Jian's eyes kept following Yao Bin in the hall, but he kept making imaginary deductions in his heart.He tried to imagine what kind of magic sword Master Chen wanted to refine through the materials he had taken.

After getting the materials, Yao Bin took Tie Jian out of the hall and locked the door again.

Then, he opened the door of the Xieshan Hall again.

"Remember, it's okay to come in and have a look, don't touch anything, you won't be able to afford it if you break it." Before entering the door, Yao Bin glanced at Tie Jian and said sternly.

Tie Jian nodded, didn't say anything, just followed him into the hall one after the other.

As soon as he entered the palace gate, he glanced around and found that the furnishings in this palace were actually similar to the sword hut he used to be in the governor's mansion.

The same ebony shelf, the same forging table, the same fire pit... even the placement is almost exactly the same.

Yao Bin stepped forward, took out the square boxes in the sleeve pocket one by one, and began to place them neatly on the ebony shelf.

Tie Jian paced back and forth in the hall, looking around.

When he walked to the side of the fire pool, he suddenly leaned forward and looked forward, and couldn't help but let out a light "huh".

According to common sense, the fire pit of a swordsman will not really go out whether or not he is refining swords. Even when the furnace is closed, the fire will be buried with ashes. rise.

But the fire pond here is obviously different.

I saw that inside the circular fire pit, it was clean, there was no dust accumulation, nor half a piece of charcoal, but only a circular iron plate like a manhole cover, which was engraved with a pattern of a fire-spitting strange beast.

"Senior Brother Yao, this fire pond looks a little strange, but what's so special about it?" Tie Jian asked in confusion.

Yao Bin stopped what he was doing and glanced at the fire pond, a look of contempt flashed in his eyes, but he still explained:

"This is called the Earth Fire Well, which is connected to an underground fire vein. When the sword is smelted, the furnace seal is opened, and a little fire essence is used as a guide, and the earth fire can be hooked up and used to smelt the sword material."

"I see." Tie Jian seemed to be stunned.

There is not only one kind of charcoal fire in the world, but there are many types of fire such as heaven fire, earth fire and different fire.

Among them, charcoal fire is the most inferior, and its firepower is often insufficient, and sometimes it is not enough to melt many ore materials. At this time, it is necessary to add combustion-supporting substances such as fire essence to increase the temperature.

The second is the ground fire, which usually depends on the specific quality of the fire pulse to distinguish which is better and which is worse.However, the ground fire is impermanent, which is more demanding for sword refiners to control the fire.

As for Tianhuo and Yihuo, there is no difference between superior and inferior.

"Let's go." After Yao Bin placed all the materials, he greeted Tie Jian, turned and walked outside the hall.

After leaving the main hall, he brought Tie Jian to the door of the side hall on the other side.

This time, instead of taking out the key, he directly pushed open the temple door.

As the door opened with a "squeak", a somewhat choking burning smell rushed over.

Yao Bin stood at the door and made a "please" gesture to Tie Jian, but he didn't go in.

Tie Jian hesitated for a while, but went forward and entered the side hall.

As soon as he entered it, he saw a large pile of black charcoal piled up at the base of the wall.

Beside the charcoal, there are small piles of sundries of various colors, including some burnt charcoal embers, black iron powder mixed with impurities, and a small pile of failed sword embryos...

In the corner of the wall, there was even an anvil with smash marks all over it. A corner had been broken off, and a layer of ash had accumulated on it. It was obviously something that had been abandoned for a long time.

"Senior brother Yao, didn't you say that there is a ground fire well, why is there so much charcoal here?" Tie Jian asked suddenly after looking at it.

(End of this chapter)