Chapter 35 Swordsmith Luo Yan



A long, long time ago, Miss Shi had a magic weapon called the Fantian Seal, which was a replica of the Fantian Seal.

The reason why it is a replica is because the grade of the Fantian Seal is very low. It only requires the true essence of the Foundation Establishment Realm to drive it. Of course, it can only attack enemies at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Therefore, after Shi Liuli formed the elixir, he completely abandoned this magic weapon.

Now that he had the authentic Fantian Seal, Luo Yan realized the extraordinary nature of the artifact.

Look! This angular shape is full of ancient beauty; the heavy weight in the hand makes people feel extremely at ease; the brilliant light shining on the surface is the best emblem of the artifact...

"Wake up, husband." Shi Liuli poked him with her finger, "The immortal took the Shennong Ding away."

"Oh." Luo Yan finally came to his senses and waved his hand, "Just take it away. Anyway, we won't lose anything by exchanging it for this Heaven Seal."

Shi Liuli said "oh" and was about to go back to work when she saw Luo Yan turning the Fantian Seal over and over in his hand for a long time, then handed it to her and said, "Take it."

"what?"

"Take it to protect yourself." Luo Yan said, "I have the innate five elements of the Great Chaos Divine Light, so this Heaven Seal is useless to me."

Shi Liuli's heart suddenly warmed up. How could a magical item like the Fantian Seal be useless?

Even if Luo Yan has the five-colored divine light that can overcome everything that is not within the five elements, there are always some things that are not within the five elements, such as thunder magic, yin and yang... and the Fantian Seal, a rough and powerful pure physical attack, is just right for Luo Yan to use to make up for his shortcomings.

But Shi Liuli understood men's minds better, and knew that she could not directly refuse in this situation, otherwise her husband would be embarrassed. He felt that "my good intentions are looked down upon by my wife", so she nodded openly, took the Fantian Seal and put it away.

Anyway, I will follow him wherever he goes in the future, so my magic weapon will be equivalent to his.

When Shi Liuli left the room, she saw Xuandu Sect Master standing outside and said to her:

"This matter ends here. No one should come to trouble you in the future, so please don't pursue it too much."

"Of course." Shi Liuli was very sensible and immediately agreed, "We won't make things difficult for the temple."

"Also, you still need to improve your sword-making skills." Xuandu Sect Master instructed her, "A flying sword that sells well may not necessarily be a good flying sword. In the cultivation world, most of the time, the power of speech is not in the hands of the party with the majority."

The head of Xuandu left gracefully. Shi Liuli stood in the middle of the yard and smiled bitterly after a long while.

If I can forge a high-grade flying sword, why should I neglect the main goal?

Elder Shi Ding is no longer around, and the only person he can ask for advice is Senior Brother Linghu Chu. However, Linghu Chu has set up his own school within the sect and is actually in competition with Tiangong Workshop. Shi Liuli does not want to use up the favor he had received, and would rather study the classics left by his father.

After reading the scripture several more times, Shi Liuli took out new materials and prepared to melt them into a sword blank.

The sword embryo smelting stage is the most critical, as it determines the five elements attributes and other characteristics of the final flying sword. But the problem is that the quality of the flying sword itself can only be confirmed when it is actually out of the furnace.

Many times, problems actually occurred during the melting of the sword embryo, but they were not known. After the sword was completely out of the furnace, the problem was discovered, and it took a lot of time and energy to unravel it and locate it, which made Shi Liuli very distressed.

If only my father were still alive... As long as my father watched me forging the sword, he would definitely tell me the first time anything went wrong.

Thinking of this, Shi Liuli felt a little sad, so he sat down by the window to rest for a while, wiped his wet eyes, and was in a daze for a while.

Then she stood up again and prepared to start working again, but saw Luo Yan pushing the door in.

"Husband?" Shi Liuli asked, meaning "Is there something wrong?"

"It's okay, I'll come over to take a look." Luo Yan said with a smile.

"Oh." Since he said it was okay, Shi Liuli ignored him and just continued working.

First, sieve the finely ground jade powder, then add water to dissolve impurities. After filtering out, it needs to be dried before it can be shaped.

Shi Liuli was about to cast a fire spell when Luo Yan suddenly grabbed her arm.

"The sword is made of jade, and its properties are gold. It cannot be exposed to open fire. Otherwise, fire will overcome gold, and the refined gold will become dark, brittle and easy to break."

Shi Liuli: ???

Although this statement was abrupt, it was indeed correct. Shi Liuli had made swords several times before, and the toughness and strength of the finished products were very poor, but he was still investigating the cause because he did not know why.

But...does my husband also know how to forge swords?

"How can we heat the jade powder to melt it without using open flame?" Shi Liuli asked slowly.

"That's easy." Luo Yan said with a smile, "Use grass and wood as firewood, burn it until it turns to ash, and while it's still red hot, cover it on the jade powder to heat it up. This is the dark fire method, designed specifically for jade swords."

Shi Liuli thought about it carefully and found that this "Dark Fire Method" was not mentioned in the classics left by his father.

But what my husband said seems to make sense...

She obediently did as she was told, burning the grass and wood into ashes at high temperature, and then covered the jade powder with asbestos, which successfully melted it.

After pouring the jade water into the mold, Shi Liuli waited for it to solidify, only to hear Luo Yan say:

"Jade is brittle by nature. If a little bit of stone iron is added, it will become more tough."

"Stone iron?" Shi Liuli couldn't help asking, "Can stone iron be compatible with jade?"

"Just try it and you'll know." Luo Yan was confident.

Although Tiangongfang is now in decline, it is not short of materials. Shi Liuli went to get the stone iron and asked:

"How to melt?"

"It's still the Dark Fire Method."

After the stone and iron are melted, they are also poured into the mold. The two quickly blend into one, becoming one without any distinction between you and me.

"This..." Shi Liuli was surprised for a moment, and then began to think about something.

When the mixture of the two completely cooled down, it turned into a dull cold jade color. Shi Liuli was amazed in his heart, but asked:

"Then what?"

"Then continue." Luo Yan said.

Shi Liuli: ...

She took the solidified cold jade out of the mold, carefully polished it into shape, and then engraved a formation on it.

"My lady," Luo Yan said again, "the formation is not carved like this. I will teach you."

He took the file and waved it on the sword blank like a dragon and a snake, and soon he had finished engraving all three formations.

"Did you see it clearly?" Luo Yan asked.

"No." Shi Liuli shook his head honestly.

The formation sealed on this sword is different from the formation that Luo Yan usually learns. It emphasizes the simplicity of the great way and miniature formation. To some extent, it is closer to talismans. How did my husband learn it?

Shi Liuli was lost in thought when she saw Luo Yan take out some jade powder, melt it, mix it with stone iron, and then attach it to the sword embryo, sealing the formation into shape, and said:

"In this way, this fine sword will be completed."

"My wife, I have many years of experience in sword-making. Please take it and study it carefully. Don't let me down."

Many years of sword-making experience? When did you forge a sword?

Shi Liuli was puzzled and took the scripture. After studying it for a while, he realized that it was the key to sword-making recorded on the Shennong Ding.

After thinking it through, he couldn't help but turn around and wipe the corners of his eyes.

"Why are you crying, madam?" Luo Yan asked curiously.

I took great pains and risks to get this secret sword-making method for you. It would be fine if you weren't grateful to me, but why are you crying?

"It's okay." Shi Liuli shook her head and smiled, "I'm just crying for joy."


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