Chapter 44: Thousand-Hammer Ten-Thousand-Forge Method

Mount Zhongnan, Quanzhen Sect, Divine Craft Workshop!

This Divine Craft Workshop was originally a workshop built for the Quanzhen Sect to forge standard longswords. Not long ago, Li Li Li Zhangsheng prepared to study the Dao of artifact refining, took over this workshop, and renamed it the Divine Craft Workshop.

[You read about divine weapon casting, observe blacksmithing techniques, study craftsmanship, and research material properties. Your comprehension is heaven-defying, and you are lost in thought... You grasp a trace of the true essence of artifact refining, and you have comprehended the "Thousand-Hammer Ten-Thousand-Forge Method"!]

"Thousand-Hammer Ten-Thousand-Forge Method": An artifact refining technique! A thousand hammers and ten thousand forges reveal spiritual nature, and from this moment, Dharma Treasures emerge into the world! Using various precious metal materials, supplemented by numerous auxiliary materials, after a thousand hammers and ten thousand forges, one can create... a Dharma Treasure!

"The 'Thousand-Hammer Ten-Thousand-Forge Method' can create Dharma Treasures?!"

"This is the one!"

Li Li Li Zhangsheng felt a sudden realization in his heart, and numerous mysteries of artifact refining rose continuously within his mind.

"Someone! Bring me a piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Iron!"

Li Li Li Zhangsheng shouted loudly, his heart surging with excitement, unable to resist starting to refine his first Dharma Treasure.

"Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Iron?! This... Junior Martial Uncle! This is a treasure that Ancestor Wang Wang Wang Chongyang obtained with great difficulty...! Doing this... isn't it a bit inappropriate?!"

Several Quanzhen disciples felt their hearts skip a beat; they were not very willing to act. One of the Quanzhen disciples spoke up, trying to persuade him with trepidation.

"Hmm?! Old Man Wang's treasure?!"

"That's even better!"

"Master's treasure, isn't that my treasure too?!"

"I want to use my own treasure now, is there a problem?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Li Li Zhangsheng was not angry but happy. He looked at that disciple and glared slightly.

"Uh?! This..."

Once these words were spoken, the several Quanzhen disciples in the Divine Craft Workshop were all dumbfounded. Using that kind of logic?!

"Forget it! I don't need you anymore!"

"I'll go get it myself!"

Seeing this, Li Li Li Zhangsheng moved his body and dived straight into the treasure vault. These Quanzhen disciples wanted to stop him, but it was far too late.

Not long after, Li Li Li Zhangsheng walked out carrying various iron ores, the most prominent being the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Iron, along with Azure Nether Stone, Iron Tree Trunk, Hundred-Year Lightning-Struck Wood, and many other auxiliary materials.

Of course, some of these materials were named by ancient master blacksmiths when forging divine weapons, while others were named by Li Li Li Zhangsheng after he researched their properties.

"Materials in hand! Time to get to work!"

Li Li Li Zhangsheng's heart stirred. Amidst the astonished gazes of the Quanzhen disciples, with the "Thousand-Hammer Ten-Thousand-Forge Method" in hand, spiritual energy gathered in the void, seemingly forming iron hammers, and began to strike these materials crazily.

[You use the "Thousand-Hammer Ten-Thousand-Forge Method" to refine a Dharma Treasure. Your comprehension is heaven-defying, and you are in a state of harmony between heaven and man... You grasp a trace of the true essence of artifact refining, and you have comprehended the "Basic Artifact Refining Method"!]

A message surfaced in Li Li Li Zhangsheng's mind.

But he was already fully focused on his artifact refining, concentrating with undivided attention.

Bang! Bang! Bang...

The void vibrated, the world trembled; those spiritual energy hammers seemed to have stirred even the heavens and earth.

"What... what kind of forging technique is this?!"

"Could it be... that this is a new forging method Junior Martial Uncle has researched?!"

"Is Junior Martial Uncle trying to... refine a divine weapon?!"

"..."

The Quanzhen disciples were dumbfounded. The banging sounds rang out, and those spiritual energy hammers seemed to be striking between their heartbeats, shaking their spirits.

Time passed, and no one knew how long it had been. Those numerous materials had already turned into liquids of various colors, with many strange phenomena floating and sinking within them.

The Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Iron exuded the aura of gold and iron; the Azure Nether Stone was dim and mysterious, with azure light appearing as if it were the blue sky; the Hundred-Year Lightning-Struck Wood was even surrounded by lightning... all sorts of things, too numerous to list. ===== CHAPTER 83 =====

Li Li Li Zhangsheng pushed his hands out horizontally, and spiritual energy gathered, seemingly transforming into giant hands of spiritual energy. One after another, fantastic and profound techniques appeared, looking like some kind of Great Dao symbols.

"Condense!"

A shout, like a thunderclap, rang out. The spiritual energy hands dissipated, and the phenomena within the various materials shattered with a bang, as if chaos were exploding and the universe were collapsing. An extreme light instantly appeared, almost blinding the eyes of all the Quanzhen disciples.

As the light faded, the eyes of the Quanzhen disciples returned to clarity. A cyan longsword slowly floated out. Vaguely, lightning light permeated it, wondrous runes manifested, and the aura of gold and iron appeared... in the end, everything dissipated, as if hidden within that cyan longsword.

This scene, which appeared and disappeared in an instant, almost made these Quanzhen disciples think they had seen a hallucination.

"A top-grade Dharma Treasure?!"

"Not bad! Not bad! Truly worthy of the 'Thousand-Hammer Ten-Thousand-Forge Method'; to have refined a top-grade Dharma Treasure on the very first attempt!"

Li Li Li Zhangsheng nodded, looked at the longsword before him, and nodded with satisfaction. "As verdant as the firmament, let's call it 'Azure Heaven'!"

As his voice fell, in the mysterious void, it was as if his words carried the power of law. On that longsword, a flash of cyan light appeared, and two strange and fantastical runes emerged.

Li Li Li Zhangsheng felt it in his heart and understood the meaning of these two runes: "Azure Heaven"!

The "Azure Heaven" Dao pattern was engraved on the longsword; the top-grade Dharma Treasure was complete!

Swish!

A beam of cyan light pierced through the void, shooting straight into the clouds, stirring the clouds in the sky and causing the atmosphere to tremble.

Hum!

At the same time, throughout the Quanzhen Sect, the longswords in the hands of all the disciples vibrated one after another, then broke free from their palms, rushed into the void, and bowed gently toward the direction of the Divine Craft Workshop.

Ten thousand swords rang in unison!

Ten thousand swords bowed to the sect!

"This is... what happened?!"

"That direction is... the Divine Craft Workshop?! If I remember correctly, Junior Martial Uncle has been staying in the Divine Craft Workshop recently!"

"Sure enough! It's Junior Martial Uncle again! Besides Junior Martial Uncle, who else could cause such a huge commotion?!"

"Ten thousand swords ringing in unison! Ten thousand swords bowing to the sect! Could it be that Junior Martial Uncle... has refined a divine weapon?!"

"..."

The Quanzhen disciples looked at the direction where the ten thousand swords were bowing, and thinking of Li Li Li Zhangsheng's recent movements, they all began to understand.

At this very moment, such a terrifying commotion even alarmed the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, and they arrived at the Divine Craft Workshop in an instant.

"Junior Martial Brother! You... have you refined a divine weapon?!"

"Could this divine weapon be... this cyan longsword?!"

"..."

The Seven Masters of Quanzhen appeared, looking at Li Li Li Zhangsheng impatiently, their faces filled with immense emotion.

"It's not a divine weapon! To be precise... it should be a Dharma Treasure!"

Li Li Li Zhangsheng's heart stirred, and that Azure Heaven Sword merged with him like water and milk, instantly disappearing from the void and appearing within his dantian.

[You have refined the top-grade Dharma Treasure Azure Heaven Sword. Your comprehension is heaven-defying, and you draw inferences about other cases from one instance... You grasp a trace of the true essence of the sword, and you have comprehended the "Sword-Nurturing Art"!]

Sword-Nurturing Art: A mental cultivation method containing the Dharma Treasure of the sword! The three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit are combined to nurture the Dharma Treasure of the sword! The longer the nurturing time, the sharper this sword becomes! If it doesn't leave the sheath, so be it; if it does, it will shake the heavens and earth!

Another realization came into Li Li Li Zhangsheng's mind.

"Dharma... Treasure?!"

Upon hearing this, the Seven Masters of Quanzhen were stunned for a moment, silently chewing on the term "Dharma Treasure," feeling an inexplicable sensation in their hearts.

"That's right! You can also refine this kind of Dharma Treasure."

Li Li Li Zhangsheng nodded faintly.

"Wh... what?! Junior Martial Brother, what are you saying?!"

"We can also refine this kind of Dharma Treasure?! Hiss!"

"..."

The Seven Masters of Quanzhen were shocked, feeling a hint that this kind of Dharma Treasure was very compatible with them.

"This Dharma Treasure was originally refined by immortals!"

"Of course, martial arts methods can also refine them, but they must be refined with one's own heart's blood!"

Li Li Li Zhangsheng discovered that although the compatibility between Dharma Treasures and immortals was very high, this did not mean that martial arts methods could not refine them.

On the contrary, those who practiced martial arts could also refine them, it just required their own essence and blood.

Li Li Li Zhangsheng thought again about how many divine weapons came into the world, and it seemed they all required blood sacrifice... So that was it. He seemed to understand something and revealed a look of sudden realization.

"This is the 'Thousand-Hammer Ten-Thousand-Forge Method,' and this is the 'Basic Artifact Refining Method'! You can all try and see which one you can learn!"

Li Li Li Zhangsheng handed the two artifact refining techniques to the Seven Masters of Quanzhen, letting them pass them on to the Quanzhen disciples as they saw fit.

Great Song, Lin'an.

Envoys from various countries arrived to hold the Great Song monarch and ministers accountable, and the Song monarch and ministers were in a panic.

"Quanzhen Sect?! Is that a Daoist sect in the south?!"

"How dare they?! How dare they kill all the spies from various countries?! Even I wouldn't dare!"

"So what if they are Earthly Immortals?! Does my Great Song lack Earthly Immortals?!"

"Prime Minister, you decide how to resolve this matter!"

In the imperial palace, Zhao Ji was furious, his momentum aggressive, not even taking Earthly Immortals into his eyes. ===== CHAPTER 84 =====