Chapter 122: Hammer Talent Superposition
Chapter 122: Hammer Talent Superposition
"Whoo~"
The hammer rose and fell, fireworks filled the air, and Li Yuan was immersed in forging iron, changing his breathing rhythm to coordinate with his hammering techniques.
The matching breathing method of Bingdao Dousha Hammer is called 'Nine Forms', which has nine different breathing rhythms in total, corresponding to various situations.
Standing, forging iron, practicing, fighting, healing, etc., all use different breathing methods, and the circulation of qi and blood and internal strength are also different.
"call!"
"Suck!"
Li Yuan varied his breathing to avoid the thick smoke and fire smell at the forging site. The fourth-order forging hammer rose and fell in his hand with an indescribable naturalness and casualness.
A good forging hammer is no less important to a blacksmith than a sword in the hands of a swordsman. Although he has the master craftsman's hammer, most of the time he controls it in the weapon-control talisman and only uses an ordinary forging hammer.
Holding this famous forging hammer in his hand, he immediately noticed the difference.
"This hammer is so easy to use..."
Li Yuan stopped only after all the impurities in the fine iron were removed, still reluctant to let it go.
This hammer perfectly fits the Bingdao Fighting Hammer. It seems to have its own breath and life, cooperating with him in forging iron.
With every hammer strike, there is a sense of satisfaction as all the strength is released without a single leak.
"The Autumn Water Sword never gave me this feeling. Is the famous weapon really that good, or is it because of my talent in hammering?"
Li Yuan was playing with the hammer when he suddenly noticed that the surroundings had become quiet. He looked up and saw an unkempt old man in a gray robe staring at him.
"Li Yuan, meet the Great Elder!"
Li Yuan came back to his senses and bowed hurriedly, not daring to be negligent.
This old man was none other than the great elder of the Weapon Casting Valley, Jing Shuhu.
More than sixty years ago, he was one of the top three true disciples of the generation along with Han Chuijun and Gong Yangyu. His physique and talent were not as good as the first two, but he was recognized as the number one forging prodigy in the Divine Weapon Valley in hundreds of years.
As early as more than 30 years ago, he had already created many top-quality weapons and became famous. Even famous masters from other states came here to ask him to forge weapons.
At that time, he was considered the most likely forging grandmaster in the Divine Weapon Valley in the past 600 years to forge a 'divine weapon'.
Unfortunately, he was seriously injured during an outing...
"Han Chuijun's disciple."
Jing Shuhu looked at him expressionlessly for a long time before saying:
"What brings you to the Weapon Forging Valley?"
Li Yuan performed the ceremony with great respect:
"I am a blacksmith by birth, and I admire the art of forging weapons..."
Master Li Dao had some experience in serving old men. Jing Shuhu was unkempt and sloppy, and he was too lazy to clean up.
When dealing with them, it's best not to beat around the bush or make excuses.
Jing Shuhu's face darkened: "Then do you know that Han Chuijun and I have a grudge?"
Is there such a thing?
This was the information he had not been able to find out.
Li Yuan's heart tightened and he secretly said "Oh no!"
The status of weapon-making techniques is no less than the five true teachings of the inner sect. Without Jing Shuhu's consent, he is afraid that he will not be able to learn it.
"Humph!"
Just as he was thinking about what to say, Jing Shuhu walked away with a wave of his sleeves. After a few steps, he saw that he did not move, turned back and scolded him, quite displeased:
"How come Han Chuijun's disciples are all stupid? Do you still need me to carry you on my back?"
"follow me!"
"Yes!"
Li Yuan was slightly happy. Is there still hope?
He glanced around and saw that the craftsmen were in awe but also envious. He calmed down a little and quickly caught up.
Before his Military Control Scroll was promoted to the fifth level, he had already shown great interest in the art of forging weapons. After the combined weapon furnace appeared, the status of this forging technique was elevated to an extremely high position in his heart.
The weapons made by each craftsman are different according to their personal techniques. In order to maximize the effectiveness of the combined furnace, it is best to make the weapons yourself.
……
The forge covers a large area, but it is not the end of the dungeon.
Following Jing Shuhu, Li Yuan walked into a tunnel where even the floor tiles were hot. He started sweating before he had walked far.
I had to adjust my breathing and qi and blood, and I couldn't help but feel horrified:
"My goodness, the temperature is probably over 70 degrees!!"
Jing Shuhu was still walking, and Li Yuan followed him reluctantly. He felt the surroundings were so hot that it was unbearable. Every time he breathed, his internal organs felt a sharp pain.
After walking for a while, Li Yuan was ready to stop. Even with blood, energy and internal strength protecting his body, this temperature was enough to hurt the human body.
"This place is less than a hundred feet away from the geothermal fire vein."
Jing Shuhu stopped at this time.
Li Yuan wiped the sweat off his face. The heat wave almost made him cry. His breathing rhythm had dropped to the lowest possible level and he didn't want to talk at all.
In this empty cave, the surrounding stone walls are a little red, and it is actually a place for forging weapons.
However, there are only three forging stations.
"I have never liked Han Chuijun's disciples."
Jing Shuhu was not affected at all, and said solemnly with his hands behind his back: "However, since Lao Lei said that you have great talent, I will give you a chance!"
Li Yuan bowed: "Thank you, Great Elder."
If you need help from others, you must have the attitude of asking for help. He naturally understood this principle, and even though his internal organs hurt when he spoke, he forced himself to endure it.
"The first thing to forge a weapon is fire!"
Jing Shuhu had a blank expression on his face and took out a bottle of pills from his pocket:
"These are seven internal organs protection pills. Take one every three days. They can protect your internal organs from damage..."
Looking at Li Yuan, who was still hunched over in pain, he twitched his lips:
"I want you to stay here for a full twenty days and temper at least a thousand kilograms of blazing iron!"
"Twenty days?"
Li Yuan's expression changed slightly.
The temperature here is extremely high. After staying here for a short while, he already felt uncomfortable all over. He still had to work for twenty days...
"The weapon-casting technique is far superior to the weapon-killing hammer, and it is the secret of the Divine Weapon Valley. Many of my disciples have not learned it. You want to learn it, don't you even have the patience to do this?"
Jing Shuhu sneered:
"Genius? Weapon forging requires not only talent, but also endurance beyond that of ordinary people!"
"If you don't want to, you can leave!"
"Disciple is willing to give it a try!"
Li Yuan gritted his teeth and agreed.
"it is good!"
Jing Shuhu threw the pill over:
"During these twenty days, I will give you whatever you want, and you don't need to worry about food and drink!"
"But if there is no thousand-jin blazing iron in twenty days..."
"That disciple will never bother the Great Elder again!"
Li Yuan was sweating all over, but the sweat evaporated quickly, and he seemed to be wrapped in mist.
"it is good!"
Jing Shuhu laughed loudly, and it was unclear whether it was mocking or surprising:
"what would you like?"
Under such high temperatures, every word Li Yuan spoke felt like torture.
But he still held back and made his request:
"I promised Brother Eight that I would repair his hammer, and I need various iron materials."
"Ah."
"I sent my errand disciple Liu Zheng to buy a batch of medicinal pills for you..."
"I'll get it for you!"
"I need to pick out multiple forging hammers, the more the better..."
"Ok?"
Jing Shuhu frowned slightly:
"The forging hammer in your hand is second only to the one I have. Is it not enough?" Li Yuan forced himself not to speak.
"Well, it's just a few forging hammers, whatever you want."
Jing Shuhu agreed.
The Weapon Foundry Valley has been engaged in blacksmithing for more than a thousand years, and there are at least eight thousand forging hammers left.
"it is good!"
Li Yuan wiped the sweat off his face and looked up, but Jing Shuhu was no longer there. He then took out a pill to protect his internal organs and swallowed it.
Under normal circumstances, no matter where he got the elixir from, he would try it on the little mouse first, but now he had no choice but to take it.
"call!"
The internal organs-protecting pill tasted icy cold when it entered his mouth, and Li Yuan felt as if he was drinking ice water in the dog days of summer, and his whole body became energetic.
Although the heat is still unbearable, at least the pain in my internal organs is no longer severe.
"Compared to the pain of changing my bones, what is this?"
Looking at his red palms, Li Yuan smiled bitterly and comforted himself, but there was no ripple in his heart.
It’s difficult to learn a skill, and this is not the first day he has known this.
It takes more than ten years to learn the White Ape Cloak Hammer, but he can learn the weapon-forging method in twenty days. He feels it is worth it.
"This kind of environment is a good place to practice horizontal training?"
Li Yuan took a deep breath, stood in a soldier's posture, and pushed slowly, moving Qi and blood to relieve the heat.
He discovered that his Qi, blood, and internal strength were being consumed very quickly here, and the progress of the Seven Star Horizontal Training seemed to be faster as well.
High temperature is much more painful than the friction of iron sand. Every second, he felt tortured, as if he was thrown into a frying pan.
“Bear, bear, bear…”
……
"This kid does have some perseverance."
Outside the Chirong Cave, seeing Li Yuan adapt so quickly and even dare to practice martial arts, Jing Shuhu's face showed a hint of surprise:
"You have good bones and can adapt to high temperatures faster than others?"
Even Jing Shuhu was a little surprised and suspicious.
The Divine Weapon Valley started out by forging weapons, but as early as seven hundred years ago, no one in the valley was able to forge "divine weapons".
There has never been a disciple with a dragon-shaped bone in the Weapon Casting Valley. In fact, if he had a little dragon-shaped bone in his life, he would have come here to forge iron in the underground where there is no sunlight.
"Brother, you actually threw him into the Chirong Cave?"
Lei Jingchuan came over quickly, his eyelids twitching wildly. He leaned over to take a few glances before he breathed a sigh of relief:
"Han Chuijun is the most protective of his people. If anything happens to this kid..."
Thinking about the consequences, Lei Jingchuan couldn't help but shudder. Except for the Valley Master, no one could stop Han Chuijun.
"He is not a dead man. He will not resist if he cannot bear it. Besides, he has the internal organs protection pill. At most, he will suffer a little."
Jing Shuhu didn't care much about it. He had gone through this process in the past, and so had all his disciples who learned the art of weapon forging.
Han Chuijun's disciple wants to make an exception?
Why?
"If we miss a disciple with this kind of aptitude, talent, and willingness to learn weapon-making, I'm afraid there won't be another one for hundreds of years."
Lei Jingchuan shook his head repeatedly.
The art of weapon forging is a secret one, but he is willing to make an exception in front of a true disciple with a dragon-shaped bone structure and extraordinary talent.
how...
Jing Shuhu glanced at him and said, "Go, get that kid some forging hammers. He thinks yours is not good enough."
"Isn't my hammer handy?"
Lei Jingchuan stared in anger. That was something he had spent a lot of effort to create, and it was second only to the one made by his ancestors and Jing Shuhu.
"Take more."
Jing Shuhu yawned and turned away: "Watch out, don't let this kid really die."
"This old guy..."
Lei Jingchuan sneered in his heart.
As their fellow apprentice for decades, how could he not know Jing Shuhu?
How could a lazy person who would rather lie down than sit or sit than stand on weekdays come to meet the disciples of his "enemy" unless he had a great interest?
"Forging hammer, um, let me think..."
……
……
There is no day or night in Chirong Cave.
Li Yuan only performed a set of military postures and then stopped. The high fever made him a little dehydrated, and he waited for a long time before Lei Jingchuan arrived.
"Water, plenty of it!"
Lei Jingchuan was carrying two large vats, one of which was filled with cold pond water, and the other was full of forging hammers.
Li Yuan didn't even bother to say thank you. He dived into the water tank, then suddenly pulled it out, grimacing with cold.
"Red molten fire plus cold pond water, this tastes good, right?"
Lei Jingchuan laughed loudly, and waited until Li Yuan finished drinking the water before throwing the forging hammer to him:
"Try it first and see if it works for you. I'll bring you two more cylinders tomorrow!"
"Thank you, Elder Lei."
After drinking a bellyful of water, Li Yuan felt better. He stretched his muscles and bones and felt that the heat was not so unbearable.
However, after a while, he was sweating all over again.
"Forging iron here..."
Li Yuan felt a little annoyed. After seeing Lei Jingchuan leave, he looked at the forging hammer in the tank.
Among dozens of forging hammers, most are first-level hammers, and only a few are second-level.
At the very bottom, there is a third-level hammer.
【Grandmaster Forging Hammer (Level 3)】
[It is made of blazing iron mixed with hundreds of kinds of iron. He has worked with a forging master for many years and has forged more than a hundred weapons. It has some magical powers...]
[Control conditions: Great perfection of any hammer technique, great tiger strength, and minor success of the military fighting hammer]
[Control effect: Hammer talent (dark blue), forging talent (light blue), weapon casting mastery (light blue), forging perfection (light blue), military fighting hammer perfection (light blue)]
"Good Hammer!"
Li Yuan felt better now.
This hammer naturally cannot be compared with Lei Jingchuan's, but the requirements for controlling it are lower and easier to meet.
"Two talents, and the forging talent is light blue. This is already a quasi-fourth-level hammer, and it also has the blessing of the Great Perfection-level Bingdao Fighting Hammer!"
Li Yuan poured out all the hammers in a tank, turned his back to the cave entrance, and handled them one by one to prevent anyone from watching.
Soon, he took out a second-level forging hammer with the "Fighting and Killing Hammer Minor Achievement" control effect.
"There is also a hammer talent, but unfortunately, it's only light blue. Hmm... find a few more similar ones and try to stack a talent."
Li Yuan stared intently, feeling so happy that he momentarily ignored the heat around him.
Dozens of similar forging hammers of the lowest level allow him to try many things.
For example, adding five hammer talents at the same time!
"It's a good opportunity, we can't let it go."
After selecting all the best forging hammers, Li Yuan became busy.
There is no shortage of fourth-level forging hammers in the Weapon Casting Valley, but he estimated that Lei Jingchuan would not take them all. However, with the third level, he might be able to make a set of five.
"Pick a set, and then buy it with money after you leave. Old Lei is a good person to talk to..."
……
Lei Jingchuan did what he said and indeed sent two large forging hammers.
Li Yuan finally collected four third-level forging hammers and a quasi-third-level forging hammer with a dark blue hammer talent.
"Five times of superposition of hammer talents, twenty days, is that enough for me to train the Fighting Hammer to a minor level?"
Li Yuan is looking forward to it.
After making sure that there is no one around, choose to take the control.
(End of this chapter)