Feng Yan seemed to have mentioned before that Duan Jiang was killed by Xu Ye?
Could it be that Xu Ye, driven by jealousy after learning that Duan Jiang was about to forge a divine-grade magic weapon, decided to kill him?
Feng Yan raised an eyebrow at Yin Ming's guess, clearly quite surprised. His eyes, as he looked at Yin Ming, held both admiration and indignation.
"Brother Yin guessed correctly. Xu Ye harbored resentment because his master's skills were superior to his. Fortunately, when he was promoted to master forging, his master had given him some pointers."
Feng Yan paused, his tone filled with murderous intent, "Having received Master's favor, Xu Ye not only showed no gratitude but also committed such disloyal and unjust acts, even brazenly seizing Master's weapon-refining hall. Such a heartless and treacherous person is worse than a pig or a dog! One day, I will kill him with my own hands to comfort Master's spirit in heaven!"
Yin Ming chuckled somewhat sheepishly at the fact that he had guessed the plot, while silently thinking to himself, "Tsk, this plot is so novel."
Novels only revolve around a few points of conflict, and these few known melodramatic elements, when combined, inevitably lead to this melodramatic plot.
They're just taking advantage of the fact that these people are characters in a book and don't understand the treacherous plot twists of novels.
"I believe you will succeed."
Yin Ming offered this encouragement.
But in fact, he didn't know whether Feng Yan would succeed or not. After all, novels never write about things unrelated to the protagonist, let alone mention those unimportant people.
For example, the character Feng Yan never appeared in the original work.
Not to mention Feng Yan, Yin Ming didn't even recognize the name Duan Jiang, the master forging expert.
Perhaps the name appeared in a chapter, a section, or a plot in the original work, but in a novel of millions of words, who would care about the name of a minor character who only appears briefly?
However, as things stand, this should be a good thing – it means that Feng Yan can create her own ending through her own efforts.
Isn't he much happier than Yin Ming? Just think about how many hardships he went through before he could stand here healthy and well now.
Yin Ming wiped his eyes slightly; the past was too painful to recall, and talking about it would only bring tears.
Looking at Yin Ming's reddened eyes, Feng Yan patted Yin Ming's shoulder with deep emotion and said firmly, "Yes, I definitely will!"
Yin Ming could tell from his expression that he had misunderstood, but there was no need to expose such a beautiful misunderstanding. So he smiled and raised his hand to add tea for him, while also filling the teacup that belonged to Ling Yao.
Lingyao responded with a slight smile, quietly picked up her teacup, and took a sip.
Feng Yan then picked up the Lingming Sword again and examined it closely. He raised his hand and gently flicked the blade, and the sound of the sword's ringing echoed once more.
A look of emotion suddenly appeared on Feng Yan's face. "The sound of this sword is resilient, melodious, and crisp. It is indeed worthy of being forged from a meteorite from outer space."
Yin Ming, with his sharp ears, caught the key words in his words and immediately asked, "What extraterrestrial meteorite?"
Feng Yan pursed his lips, pondered for a moment, and said, "It's not really a secret, I won't mind telling you—"
"Actually, Master did not intend to forge a divine-grade magic weapon back then, because if you want to forge a divine-grade magic weapon, you must find the materials that can be forged it."
"But Master spent decades testing the casting materials on the continent of gods and demons, only to find that none of them could withstand the energy carried by a divine-grade magic weapon."
"Without suitable materials, even if Master could forcibly forge a divine-grade magic weapon, the magic weapon would shatter because it could not withstand the enormous energy injected by the cultivator. The result would only be to harm both himself and others, and it would be a loss. Therefore, Master had no choice but to give up."
"Fortunately, after the previous sect leader learned of Master's regret, he gave Master several meteorites from outer space. Master immediately tested these meteorites and found that the stones were made of special material and were indeed suitable for forging divine-grade magic weapons. Only then did he begin to study them."
Upon hearing this, Yin Ming's expression brightened. He suppressed his excitement and tried to make his tone sound calm. "I didn't expect there to be such a connection. Did the former sect leader mention where she found these stones?"
How could Yin Ming not be excited? It was an extraterrestrial meteorite! Just from the name, you could tell it had a significant background.
This thing was brought out by Chu Ya; perhaps she found this stone on her journey to discover the truth of the world.
If they could find out where Chu Ya picked up the stone, they could follow the clues and perhaps even find the truth of the world by tracing the path she had taken!
This was like a pillow being delivered to someone who was about to fall asleep. Yin Ming had thought the clues had gone cold, but unexpectedly, he found a new lead from Feng Yan.
Life is indeed full of unexpected joys; it's simply wonderful.
Under Yin Ming's expectant gaze, Feng Yan slowly shook his head. "Master also asked the sect leader the same question—throughout history, no one has ever forged a divine-grade magic weapon. Just in case, Master wants to obtain as many extraterrestrial meteorites as possible."
"In this way, even if he fails, he will have a chance to try again."
Feng Yan sighed deeply, “But the sect leader said that the reason she called these stones meteorites was because they were found in a pit. They seemed to have fallen into the God and Demon Continent out of nowhere, and the ones Master has are all that she could find in the pit.”
"Since the sect leader said so, although my master felt it was a pity, he did not pursue the matter further. However, when I went out to train, my master would still tell me to pay close attention, thinking that perhaps there might be traces of meteorites from outer space in some remote places."
Yin Ming frowned in disappointment. So, he had just gotten a clue, but it was gone again?
What is this? Are you kidding me?
"What are the characteristics of the meteorite you mentioned?" Yin Ming pressed on, unwilling to give up.
He was so close to finding the clues left by Chu Ya, and it was hard for him to accept that things had to stop there.
Feng Yan tilted his head, as if trying hard to recall, and after a long while he finally spoke, "Master said it was a kind of dark stone that felt very good in the hand but was very light."
Yin Ming rested his chin on his hand in worry. What was that dark, light thing? He had never seen it before.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind. No, he had just glanced at the first page of the diary and seemed to have seen similar pinyin to these two phrases.
Who knows, that diary might mention the relevant location.
It seems he'll have to stay up all night to translate the first diary entry—he won't be able to sleep until he figures these things out.
Now that the decision has been made, let's get right to it!
Just as Yin Ming was about to get up and return to his study to continue his studies, Feng Yan picked up the Spirit Cry Sword and his tone suddenly carried a strange emotion.
"This Spirit Inscription Sword is not yet fully forged. I wonder if I could complete this final step?"
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