$685, Sword Granting (1/2)
In the deep forest near the river.
A large open space was cleared around the dilapidated temple.
A thatched shed was built behind the temple.
In the shed,
several smelting furnaces built with stones and filled with mud stood in it, and the charcoal fire in the smelting furnace was already burning red.
Even in the simple thatched shed with air leaking from all sides, the faces of the Taoists in the shed were flushed with heat. They rolled up their sleeves and opened their chests. Under the command of their master Su Wu, they knocked a large piece of "𬭁iron" melted into irregular shapes into small pieces, and then divided them into several piles according to different textures.
In the case of a severe shortage of materials, the craftsmanship of casting swords on Dongliu Island can be most effective.
Although the black Ksitigarbha statue is half a person tall, Su Wu needs to use it to cast suitable swords for his disciples and the Red Dragon Immortal. The materials are still a bit tight and need to be used sparingly.
Therefore, it is best to use the sword-making technology of Dongliu Island at this moment.
Ding Ding Ding...
Dang Dang Dang...
Xianzheng, Xianyi, and Xianchun each swung their hammers and finally divided all the iron into several small pieces.
Xianzhen, Xiansheng, and Xianzhi were busy pouring a basket of firewood and charcoal into the furnace to ensure the high temperature of the smelting furnace.
Su Wu selected the ‘jade steel’ suitable for ‘heart iron’ from the iron block, put it into the furnace, and forged it into a rectangular steel bar. Then he shouted to the Red Dragon Zhenren who had been watching him forging the sword: “Master, now we have to work together to forge the sword!
I have also taught you how to use the ‘ghost forging method’ and the ‘heart forging’ before.
You must be more familiar with the use of the two methods and use them successfully!”
“I know!”
Red Dragon Zhenren responded, rolled up his sleeves on his elbows, and tied the sleeves tightly with laces to prevent the clothes on his elbows from slipping off. He looked at the big iron hammer in Su Wu’s hand, and then replaced the big hammer in his hand with a small hammer and walked to the iron felt.
The eldest disciple was fully focused and swung the big iron hammer.
Every time it fell on the rectangular steel bar, it could cause the shape and outline of the steel bar to change slightly, gradually approaching the shape of the sword.
At this moment, the disciple's mind seemed to have partially extended into the steel bar, so he could see through every change of the steel bar, and the iron hammer in his hand could also make subtle adjustments in time according to the changes, making the forging of the entire sword blade more refined, and because the sword blade and the disciple's mind were integrated, the sword blade had a different spirituality.
"If this forging method can be used on the sword that Master needs, there is a 99% probability that the charm of the ancestor's avenue can be connected with Master himself, and Master will be able to use the sword like an arm!"
Red Dragon Zhenren was still observing the disciple forging the sword shape, and Su Wu suddenly raised his head and spoke to him.
The eldest disciple was doing two things at the same time, forging the sword shape while still being able to divide his mind to talk to him.
True Man Chilong nodded and said, "If you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools.
I watched you use the forging method to combine your mind with the sword, and I vaguely understood something.
Hammering and tempering - can one's own charm and talisman body also be integrated into this gradually formed sword with continuous forging? It is similar to my idea of using talismans to forge swords.
It's just that I didn't have the opportunity to use the materials I used at that time."
As he spoke,
Chilong also swung the small iron hammer in the gap between the big iron hammer in Su Wu's hand, helping Su Wu to correct the sword blank to be more perfect and remove the burrs and pits!
As he said, he observed Su Wu forging weapons for such a long time, and he really gained something.
When he made a move, he instantly entered the state of "forging the heart".
His thoughts and Su Wu's thoughts could complement each other.
The big hammer and the small hammer fell on the sword blank alternately.
In the thatched shed, it seemed that only a pair of masters were swinging hammers and forging weapons!
Not long after,
the sword blank was completely made.
Su Wu held the iron pliers, clamped the tail of the sword, and carefully observed the fine lines on the sword body under the hammer.
After a moment,
he looked at the somewhat nervous Chilong Zhenren: "Top grade!
You can proceed to the next step!"
Hearing this, Chilong Zhenren was relieved.
Fire making,
covering the soil and burning the blade,
rough grinding,
fine grinding,
decoration.
Chilong Zhenren participated in every step until the whole sword was completely made.
Su Wu held the scabbard in one hand and placed the blade under the sun with the other hand. The sunlight flowed, making the silver frost-like sword body have cold light flowing like water. He suddenly turned his wrist, and the sword light flew, and cut the bowl-sized small tree in front of him in half!
Hualala——
The small tree swayed and fell into the forest, startling a few birds that were roosting in the surrounding woods.
He sheathed the sword and hung the entire long sword with sheath on the wooden pillar in front of the thatched hut.
The Taoists of Beilu Mountain looked at the shark skin-wrapped sword on the wooden pillar, which was bright black, and they could not hide their yearning in their eyes.
After seeing Su Wu's "sword test", True Man Chilong asked Su Wu: "How is it? How is the quality?"
"Just relying on the sharpness of this sword, it can already cut through the fierce and strange.
It is a semi-superior sword!" Su Wu replied to True Man Chilong.
Hearing his words, Chilong Zhenren grinned: "It seems that the first time a certain person made a sword, the result was not bad, and it is reasonable. Which disciple are you going to give this sword to?"
Su Wu shook his head and said: "Junior sister Ding Ling and all my disciples all hope to get a handy sword.
We did our best to create eight swords and let them choose by themselves.
Sometimes it's not just the person who picks the sword, the sword also picks the person. "
He paused, looked at Chilong Zhenren, and continued: "This time it is you who will be in charge of the entire sword-making process, and I will assist you."
With that said, he handed the big hammer to Master Chilong and replaced the small hammer in his master's hand.
"Do you want me to preside over the entire process?
What if I screw up? "Master Chilong took the sledgehammer and asked Su Wu with a frown.
Su Wu gathered the jade steel and poured it into the smelting furnace while saying: "There are ten pieces of jade steel here. If every sword is forged smoothly and does not need to be recast, there will be two pieces of jade steel material left. , and can also help you refine the sword in your sword box.
If the forging does not go smoothly,
It is impossible to say that the materials that contain the charm of the great path of the ancestors must be shared among your disciples and satisfy their respective requirements first.
Screw it up or not,
Master can just figure it out. "
"..."
Chilong Zhenren scratched his head and could only gather his energy to carefully check every sword-making process, and strive to ensure that there are no factors that may lead to failure in each process.
Time passes slowly.
The tinkling sound kept ringing in the deep forest.
There were occasional exclamations and cheers from the Taoists of Beilu Mountain.
When the sun sets in the west,
The sounds of weapons being forged in the thatched hut ceased.
At this moment, in the thatched shed, not only Su Wu and Chilong Zhenren, but also Ding Ling and the seven disciples of the Xianzi generation were involved in the process of forging the weapons - before forging the second semi-superior weapon. After the sword,
Chilong suddenly proposed that all his disciples should participate in the process, learn the 'forging of the heart' and the forging of ghosts and gods, and assist Su Wu in forging weapons.
He also handed over the reforging of the seven swords in his sword box to his disciples and grandsons for practice.
After they all have some feel,
They assisted Su Wu one by one to forge their own swords.
In this way,
Even if the quality of the forged weapons is poor, it is the result of their own fault. It does not make them think that their master or ancestor prefers one, so they allocate good weapons to whomever.
Fortunately, Beilu Mountain Qundao is very careful in forging weapons.
Su Wu also didn't want his disciples to be burdened by weapons in the future, so he forged weapons more carefully.
Seven of the eight swords that were finally forged were semi-supreme.
Only when Su Wu and Ding Ling cooperated to forge swords, Ding Ling used the "Mrs. Wang Yan" to use the ghost and god forging method to help Su Wu forge a superior sword.
He successfully forged a weapon that was satisfactory to all his disciples, and refinished the sword in the box for Master Chilong.
In the end, more than half of the jade steel was left.
It's getting dark,
On the wooden pillar in front of the thatched hut, there is a sword decorated with it. The blade is hidden in the sheath, and the sharp edge is not visible.
Xian Zheng brought the oil lamp and illuminated the hut.
Su Wu picked up the first sword and handed it to Xian Zheng: "This is the sword that your master and I made together. Come and try it out and see if it's suitable."
"yes."
Xian Zheng respectfully agreed, and took the dark sword with some excitement and some anxiety.
Holding the hilt of the sword in hand, exert force gently.
The silvery frost-like sword light pours out of the black scabbard like flowing water.
The sword light flashed, as if it was breathing!
"Can.
It seems that this sword is quite suitable for you. "Su Wu looked at the sword light that was retracting and retracting as if it was breathing. He nodded, then called the youngest disciple 'Xiansheng', and handed the sword to Xian Sheng, which was almost as tall as the opponent.
Xian Sheng held up the sword with both hands with great effort, and followed the example of his elder brother and drew out the blade.
Her sword showed no abnormality.
The floating cold sword blade did not show much dazzling light in the straw shed.
This sword did not choose its current owner - 'Xian Sheng'.
However, among the eight swords in the thatched hut, none of them would entrust themselves to a nüguan who was as small as a bean and had not yet started Taoism.
Su Wu took the sword from Xian Sheng's hand. Under Xian Sheng's slightly timid eyes, he held the hilt of the sword and drew the blade. The sword light spread out like a tide of cold air, melted into the air, and became Make wisps of sword light wander around.
This wisp of sword light can also cut people's skin!
"Do not worry.
When you grow up, you will be able to use the power of this sword.
You must treat it well in the future. "Su Wu put the sword back into its sheath, handed the sword to Xian Sheng, and rubbed her head, "Normally, this sword is enough for you. "
"Thank you, Master." Xian Sheng thought Master was going to take her sword away, but unexpectedly she found the lost sword and kowtowed to Su Wu with joy.