Thousand Forging First Grade

"Was that a Forging Secret Method he created himself?"

Mu Chen said in disbelief.

At his age, he had not even fully understood the Forging Secret Method his teacher had taught him, let alone created one himself.

"That's right! And this forging technique can only be controlled by Xiao Xuan himself. President, you can take a close look and see how his forging technique differs from ours."

Mang Tian nodded, then reminded Mu Chen.

Lin Xuan had actually demonstrated this forging technique to him and Tang Wulin as well, but unfortunately, neither of them could learn it.

Only after Mang Tian's reminder did Mu Chen focus his attention on Lin Xuan's forging. The more he watched, however, the more deeply he furrowed his brow.

At this moment, Lin Xuan had already entered the Thousand Forging Spirit Attraction stage, but his condition was completely different from Tang Wulin's.

The principle believed in by blacksmiths was that forging metal meant creating Life. During the forging process, they resonated with the metal and carefully guided its innate spirituality.

Therefore, Tang Wulin's state of sensing the metal's Life and merging with it was the ideal state for a blacksmith.

But look at what Lin Xuan was doing now. His wild posture showed not the slightest hint of guidance.

Others were coaxing a Young Girl. Lin Xuan, on the other hand, looked like a thug smashing someone's door with a hammer while shouting, "If you don't come out, I'm going in!"

The key was that it actually worked!

With every hammer strike from Lin Xuan, spiritual light gushed from the metal like water released from a floodgate. The effect even looked better than Tang Wulin's just now.

Mu Chen had not even accepted Lin Xuan as a disciple yet, but he had already experienced some of what Mang Tian had felt back then.

Who am I? Where am I? Can I really forge?

Seeing Mu Chen's expression of doubt toward life, Mang Tian felt delighted. Someone had finally experienced his suffering.

Being a Teacher is just too much pressure!

In the Forging Array on the other side, Lin Xuan had no idea that the dignified Rank 8 Saint Craftsman had begun questioning his life because of him.

He hammered the metal block while still finding time to watch the Proficiency on the system slowly rise.

"783, 784, 785... 800!"

When Lin Xuan brought down his final hammer, spiritual light overflowed from the three pieces of metal and blossomed like stars. Thousand Forging Second Grade was complete!

At the moment his Proficiency reached full, the Thousand Forging Second Grade entry on the system changed into Thousand Forging First Grade. At the same time, a sudden insight surged into Lin Xuan's mind.

Lin Xuan immediately stopped forging. He closed his eyes and began digesting this insight.

"What is he..."

Mu Chen looked at Lin Xuan, who had suddenly stopped, puzzled.

The assessment was not merely about producing Thousand Forged Metal. It also required turning it into components, which tested a blacksmith's control over the metal's internal patterns.

"Xiao Xuan must have gained some insight. It looks like he's about to achieve Thousand Forging First Grade! Suddenly entering a state of enlightenment while forging isn't anything unusual."

Mang Tian glanced at Mu Chen, who looked as though he had never seen the world, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and said calmly.

In these three years, Mang Tian had seen it happen more than eight times, though he had never been the one to enter enlightenment.

After every sudden enlightenment, Lin Xuan's forging skill would always rise to another level. Over time, Mang Tian had become numb to it.

"Ah?"

Mu Chen opened and closed his mouth, unable to figure out where to begin.

Was sudden enlightenment really that common?

Before the two could say anything else, Lin Xuan's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened. He looked at the nearly finished metal blocks on the table and frowned slightly in dissatisfaction.

The work that had originally seemed perfect to him now revealed quite a few flaws.

"Bang!"

Lin Xuan raised his forging hammer and continued striking. He planned to forge the three metal blocks directly to Thousand Forging First Grade in one go. Three pieces of Rare Metal were worth quite a lot of money, so he could not afford to waste them.

"Boom!"

When Lin Xuan struck the eighteenth time, three rainbow lights—green, blue, and blue—suddenly rose from the Forging Table. Their dazzling radiance illuminated the entire Forging Room.

Thousand Forging had gained spirit. First Grade was complete!

Bathed in the radiance of the rainbow lights, Lin Xuan revealed a satisfied smile, and his lean body displayed an air of a Master Craftsman.

When Mu Chen, who had been sitting on the sofa, saw the three lights rise, he stood up directly, his hands trembling slightly.

It really was Thousand Forging First Grade!

He had thought Mang Tian was merely joking with him, but he had never expected this little fellow to actually accomplish it.

Thousand Forging Second Grade could qualify someone as a Rank 4 blacksmith, while Spirit Forging was only Rank 5. So what did this extra Thousand Forging First Grade signify?

Thousand Forging First Grade was the prerequisite threshold for Spirit Forging.

Although Thousand Forging First Grade was still Thousand Forging, compared with Second Grade, it could be considered a minor qualitative transformation. Thousand Forging First Grade was also known as Half Spirit Forging!

With the talent Lin Xuan had displayed, once his Soul Power rose, Spirit Forging would practically come naturally. By then, there was a very high chance that a Spirit Forging Grandmaster barely over ten years old would appear.

"Bang!"

Mu Chen waved his hand, and the Soul Guidance Camera in front of him exploded, startling the Evaluator beside him.

"P-President..."

The Evaluator stammered.

It was no wonder he was nervous. Mu Chen was staring at him with a solemn expression, and the powerful pressure nearly made it impossible for him to breathe.

As a Rank 8 Saint Craftsman, Mu Chen naturally possessed a high Soul Power Level.

"Since the recording equipment was damaged for no reason during the assessment, the recording will not be retained. I will vouch for him. He has passed the assessment!"

Mu Chen withdrew his hand, and the surging aura around him gradually settled. He looked at the Evaluator before him and spoke calmly.

"Lin Xuan and Tang Wulin are both Rank 3 blacksmiths. Is there a problem?"

"But President, the association headquarters won't acknowledge an assessment without a recording."

The Evaluator swallowed and said so. It was his first time seeing the President like this.

"No matter. Just upload it that way. I'll handle the association."

Mu Chen waved his hand.

The President of the Continental Blacksmith Association was his senior fellow disciple, so this sort of matter could be settled with a simple greeting. The troublesome part was figuring out how to deceive Zhen Hua and keep him from noticing.

If Tang Wulin had hope of breaking through to become a Divine Craftsman, then in Mu Chen's eyes, Lin Xuan becoming a Divine Craftsman was already a certainty. Zhen Hua had never possessed talent as monstrous as Lin Xuan's!

"Yes!"

The Evaluator nodded and picked up his things before leaving.

Mu Chen nodded in satisfaction.

It would be best to keep such a genius in his own hands. If his senior fellow disciple Zhen Hua found out, with his shameless personality, he would most likely come over to poach him.

"Smack!"

At that moment, a sound suddenly came from the doorway. Everyone turned to look and saw the fruit platter fall from the Young Girl's hands, yellow-orange Ju Zi scattering all over the floor.

Mu Xi stared blankly at the pillar of light slowly fading before Lin Xuan. As the daughter of a Saint Craftsman, she naturally knew what these pillars of light signified.

This was definitely Thousand Forging!

But when she thought of how smug she had been in front of Lin Xuan just now, Mu Xi now wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Showing off her skill before an expert!

Her heart felt as though someone had overturned a five-flavor jar. She was both ashamed and furious, as well as aggrieved and sorrowful!

When Lin Xuan looked at her earlier, had he been looking at her like she was an idiot?

The Young Girl's eyes grew redder and redder. The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and tears streamed uncontrollably down her cheeks.

"Liar!"

Mu Xi shouted at Lin Xuan before running away crying.

Lin Xuan, who had just walked out of the Forging Array, blinked innocently. This time, he was truly innocent.

"Ahem! I failed to discipline my daughter properly. Please excuse her behavior."

Mu Chen coughed, feeling somewhat helpless. If he had known, he would have sent Mu Xi straight home. He had avoided one Tang Wulin, only to run into someone even more formidable.

If he had encountered someone like this in his childhood, his Dao Heart might have been shattered as well.

Thanks for the big brothers' Recommendation Tickets, and even a few monthly tickets, (*￣з￣), kisses, muah!