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The ‘Ghost and God Forging Technique’ requires the cooperation of the Ink Drawing, so that one’s own mind and power are concentrated in the Ink Drawing.
With minimal consumption, the power of ghosts and gods is aroused to forge the sword. During the forging process, the power of ghosts and gods is continuously input into the blade embryo.
and,
In the process of using the ‘ghost and god forging method’,
You can also superimpose the state of ‘Heart Forging’ at the same time.
In the constant and subtle control of one's own power to forge weapons, blending with the "ghosts and gods" in the ink map may touch the realm of "sympathy between heaven and man".
The training of the heart is easy to learn but difficult to master.
After anyone sees that ink painting, they will feel that they have learned the 'Forging of the Heart', but there are only a few people who can actually use it.
The 'Ghost and God Forging' is easy to master but difficult to learn. As long as the ink pattern engraved on one's own reaches a certain area, it can activate the power of ghosts and gods. As long as the 'intention', 'power' and 'power of ghosts and gods' are output at the same frequency, He has become proficient in the 'Ghost and God Forging'.
But the threshold for learning ‘Ghost and God Forging’ is
It lies in the ‘ink painting’.
Among the more than fifty apprentices of the same batch at An Gang Sword Forging Factory,
So far, only Su Wu has been able to engrave the ink pattern, and the talents of the others have not reached the standard.
Special sword-making room,
Su Wu's whole body extended with inhuman claws - his mind wrapped the "Chrysanthemums and Willows Ink" covering his body, turning it into a "picture of chrysanthemums and willows in ink" that only partially completed in the eyes of An Gang and Hu Che. The feast of hundreds of demons and cannibals on Mount Tai'.
The eight big snakes extending from the "Chrysanthemum and Willow" picture have also become inhuman claws in the eyes of the two master craftsmen.
His thoughts are incorporated into the ink drawings, arousing the power of ghosts and gods,
Then blend his own power with the power of ghosts and gods,
My mind is split in two,
Half of them were watching him forge the sword, noticing all the flaws in the forging process.
Half of them are based on the flaws seen by the "observing self\
,"Constantly correct the blade under the hammer.
The states of 'Ghost Forging' and 'Heart Forging' were superimposed on Su Wu.
In the process, he continued to become familiar with the power of ghosts and gods in the 'Chrysanthemum and Willow Picture', and gradually sensed the charm contained in this ink painting, and his own mind began to move closer to that inexplicable charm——
Just like when he forged the 'Great Red Lotus Embryo',
One's own mind blends into the power of ghosts and gods of other craftsmen.
but,
The charm of the ink painting is ethereal and hard to find, and the trajectory is like an antelope hanging its horns, flying in the air and unpredictable.
The more he wanted to pursue that mysterious charm,
My own mind is getting worse and worse,
The more you sink into the level of reality.
After a long time,
Su Wu stopped moving,
Thoughtful.
An Gang picked up the sword he had forged, flicked it with his finger, and when he heard the clanking sound of the sword, his face suddenly showed surprise: "Top grade! Another top grade sword!
Little friend Zhuzhao, this is the first time you have used the ghost and god forging method to forge a weapon yourself.
During the forging process, the state of ‘Heart Forging’ can actually be superimposed—this is the double superimposed forging method that even I dream of!
This is the first time I have used this dual forging method to forge a weapon.
It's actually possible to forge a 'top grade' sword!
amazing!
You are indeed a born swordsmith! "
An Gang admired Su Wu endlessly.
He observed the lines on the blade and figured out the force Su Wu exerted on the blade during exercise.
The more he looked at it, the more he could notice Su Wu's fine control during the exercise of this blade.
Kotetsu poured a lot of charcoal into the calcining furnace.
I also came over to observe the knife strips with An Gang.
Everyone praised Su Wu's sword-forging skills as being natural, and he was simply a genius swordsmith.
Su Wu held the hammer, frowned and thought about some of the problems encountered in the process of tracing the charm of the ink painting, summarized some of his ideas, and then had a few words with the two master craftsmen to exchange experiences.
Then began to forge the second knife.
this day,
From morning to dusk, except for lunch time, Su Wu devoted all the remaining time to practicing swordsmanship.
He tried various methods to get in touch with the invisible and intangible charm of ink painting.
There seems to be no gain,
But it seems to have been fruitful.
In one day, he forged three top-grade swords, seven good-grade swords, two low-grade swords, and only one mediocre sword blade.
When forging low-grade and mediocre blades,
This was when Su Wu realized that he was about to come into contact with the charm of the ink painting as soon as possible.
He allowed his own strength to forge the blade without any control, which ultimately led to a decline in the quality of the finished product.
"Sometimes,
Just because a road doesn't work doesn't mean it's wrong.
There is another possibility - this road may be faster by carriage or horseback, but you chose to walk instead.
Little friend Zhuzhao, I don’t think your feeling is wrong.
It’s just that you may need to change your approach.
to validate your feelings. "
At dusk, An Gang gave some advice after listening to Su Wu's various insights. He looked at the mediocre knife blade in his hand that had messy lines but a kind of "natural beauty".
I always feel that it would be a pity to throw it into the calciner and re-refin it.
After hesitating for a moment, he put the mediocre knife blade aside and continued to say to Su Wu: "The relationship between heaven and man is a state that can be encountered but cannot be sought. It is the god who descends on the mortal body at a certain moment, allowing the mortal to have An extraordinary experience.
In this state,
Every knife that is trained may have advantages and disadvantages.
But every knife is unique and cannot be copied.
Therefore, little friend Zhuzhao, you don’t have to go too far to pursue that kind of state that can only be met but not sought.
Perhaps starting from the ‘original self’,
Removing all the carvings and facing the blade with the most sincere heart may lead to better results. "
"My true self...
A sincere heart..." Su Wu murmured to himself.
He frowned in thought.
An Gang did not disturb him. He found a felt table and placed the mediocre knife on the felt table. After pondering for a long time, he followed the natural texture forged by Su Wu to polish the knife. A mediocre knife maker,
This knife is too curved.
The blade is too brittle and the blade is hard. No matter from any aspect, it is not a qualified knife.
But An Gang realized the spirituality contained in it.
Just follow that spirit to polish it.
Rustling... rustling...
In the special sword-making room, the sound of sword polishing continued to sound.
outside the window,
The dim yellow is like a curtain, silently covering the leisurely white clouds in the sky, and the sun emitting gorgeous rays of light makes the heaven and earth appear dark yellow.
at this time,
All the craftsmen and apprentices in the sword-making workshop have left.
through their hands,
The calcined jade steel and processed iron were gathered in a special sword-making room.
There was no one in the courtyard surrounded by stone walls.
Hu Che, Su Wu, and An Gang all have things to be busy with.
No one noticed that it was getting dark.
Another half hour passed like this,
The yellow color in the sky has also faded,
Darkness poured in from afar, swallowing up every house in the market and flooding the entire sword forge.
The light in the sword-making room suddenly dimmed.
Only the red light from the calciner slightly illuminated the dense darkness.
"it's dark?"
Koche's slightly hesitant voice sounded in the darkness,
Along with a rustling sound, an oil lamp on the felt table was lit.
The light reflected Kotetsu who was extinguishing the fire with his hand.
The light spreads outward,
Showing the outline of Su Wu’s back,
He swung the hammer and forged the newly baked knife embryo.
Next to another felt table, An Gang was polishing the mediocre sword in his hand repeatedly on the whetstone, and a little light reflected from the sword in his hand.
"What two idiots. They are so immersed in one thing that they forget the passage of time." Koche shook his head and smiled. Looking at the dark sky outside the window, he thought it was better to remind them that they must be careful in the dark night. Be vigilant,
Forging a sword is no better than your own home, with the protection of the curses drawn by Onmyoji.
What's more, a strange 'human stone' is currently being smelted in the calcining furnace!
Thinking like this,
Kotetsu turned to look at the calcining furnace.
The top of the calciner was burned red with charcoal,
Blossoming red fireworks suddenly rose and formed lotus petals.
The lotus petals keep blooming,
A lotus embryo was formed.
On the lotus womb,
A human figure dressed in purple and black with an unclear face sat cross-legged, and his hands suddenly clasped together - at this moment, Kotetsu could not clearly see the face of the human figure sitting cross-legged.
But at this moment, he saw the other person's mouth constantly changing the shape of his mouth.
‘The sound of silence’ spreads in the air.
The flame of the oil lamp lit on the felt table suddenly turned completely black - it was not extinguished, but the flame turned completely black. From the black flame, a cold arm stretched out and grabbed Kotetsu's neck!
Sword-making outdoor,
In the darkness surrounding the sword-making room, pitch-black arms stretched out,
Arms surrounded this smaller room like lotus petals,
The lotus petals gather toward the center——
Seeing the arm grabbing at him, Kotetsu wanted to use the ink painting on his body to activate the power of ghosts and gods, but found that he could not mobilize the power of his body at all - just now he 'saw' the mouth that was constantly changing its mouth shape, and used the invisible... The spell imprisoned his body!
He felt a chill in his heart!
The power of ‘human stone’ to change is too strong!
Especially in this dark night where hundreds of ghosts walk at night!
Click!
In the darkness, a small voice sounded.
Su Wu, who was forging the sword, stopped, and naturally pressed his palm on the handle of the 'Dahonglian Feizang' on his waist. With a little force, he pulled the blade out of the scabbard an inch -
He has not yet drawn out the whole knife,
I saw a dazzling light out of the corner of my eye!
Turning around and looking:
The master craftsman An Gang, who was immersed in polishing mediocre knives at another felt table, stopped and raised the shining sword in his hand, like lightning flashing across the night. He murmured to himself: "I see. , So that’s it——”
"This knife is a one-hit knife!"
"It is extremely strong and hard, so it cannot be used to fight with high frequency - but it still only needs one knife to kill the enemy!"
"One knife!"
Anzuna was still immersed in the inspiration of practicing swordsmanship.
The sword as bright as lightning in his hand slashed down——
Uh-huh!
The lotus petals that surrounded the entire sword-making room and gradually closed together fell with this sword, and were cut through by the invisible sharp aura!
Many arms scattered in all directions!
The purple-black figure sitting cross-legged on the calcining furnace was split in half!
Turn to ashes and fall into the furnace,
The fire burns brighter!
The dark arm holding Hu Che's neck was cut off directly!
The bright red firelight in the lamp shines brightly again!
Su Wu sheathed the blade,
staring at the katana in An Gang's hand that no longer shone. The darkness swept over the blade of the katana. This dark and terrifying charm invisibly accumulated power for the katana, and it will shine again against the backdrop of darkness!
"Ordinary iron ore!
It has forged a katana that can't cut through the fierce and strange, but can suppress the evil like the strangeness of the human stone!
Half-high!
Zhu Zhaojun, this sword is definitely not a mediocre sword!"
An Gang's eyes lit up,
Endless inspiration was surging in his mind,
He looked at the calcination furnace that was forging the human stone, handed the 'half-high' katana blade to Su Wu, and then hurried to the calcination furnace and asked Hu Che: "How is it?
Has the human stone been smelted?
I have a hunch that
Now we work together to forge the sword, we will definitely get a rare and famous sword!"