The Spirit Hall's Reaction
Arriving at the door of Zhu Jiuyang's Forging room, Su Ming heard muffled hammering sounds.
The layout on the Fifth Floor of the association remained unchanged. The Forge Room was still occupied by the Grandmaster Blacksmith. Because of the renaming of the Blacksmith Association, Su Ming renamed the Forge Room to the Forging room.
Next to Zhu Jiuyang's Forging room was another Forging room that Lou Gao.
Su Ming looked over and saw that the entrance to the Lou Gao Forging room was now unguarded.
Previously, Lou Gao's four disciples and the Grandmaster of Silong would take turns guarding Lou Gao. Now, they are all busy cultivating their Soul Power. In addition, Lou Gao himself rarely stays in the Forging room and is also focusing on cultivation. Therefore, Su Ming did not see anyone at this time.
Without Silong around, he couldn't ask his teacher what was going on.
So as not to disturb Zhu Jiuyang, he stood at the door and waited.
The sounds coming from the Forging room were very muffled, each hammer blow was powerful and heavy, Su Ming could feel the metal vibrating even through the door.
"Teacher is attempting to break through to the Spiritual Forging."
Su Ming could tell that Zhu Jiuyang's hammer blows were very precise, and the metal was being forged very effectively. Most importantly, he had made full use of the characteristics of Stacked Hammer Forging Hammer.
That's right, Zhu Jiuyang's Forging Hammer has the characteristic of Stacked Hammer.
Thump!
Knock knock!
As the rhythmic tapping continued, Su Ming sensed a Spirituality fluctuation.
This means the Spirit Infusion was successful.
There's still a long way to go before truly imbuing metal with Life, bringing that Spirituality and the metal itself to life.
Not long after, about half an hour later, Su Ming heard a bang, and then Zhu Jiuyang came over to open the door, cursing.
"This Spiritual Forging is too difficult. I've never even raised a child myself, and now I'm being asked to nurture a piece of metal and bring it into Life."
Zhu Jiuyang had sensed Su Ming's arrival long ago. After opening the door, he returned to the Forging table and began to reflect on his mistake.
He always makes different mistakes, because he corrects them and avoids repeating the same errors. This is his exceptional ability to act, and it is also a guarantee brought about by his formidable cultivation.
But the number of mistakes that can occur during a Forging is far more than just a few.
Every step can be crucial, leaving little room for error for the Blacksmith. Sometimes, an unintentional Forging might just happen to be successful, but if the blacksmith doesn't pay attention the next time, it could be a fatal mistake.
Some people are suited to be teachers, and some are not.
Because some people actually identify and correct all the mistakes, or even if they don't make those mistakes, they can still anticipate their existence and explain them directly when students make mistakes, instead of having their brains freeze when faced with situations outside of their lesson plans.
Su Ming is the right one.
He helped Zhu Jiuyang analyze his mistakes and told Zhu Jiuyang how to correct them.
"Wonderful!"
Zhu Jiuyang could sense that Su Ming not only addressed the mistakes but also provided a perfect answer, adding value to the Forging process and improving the quality after successful Forging.
"I have a premonition that I will definitely break through to the Spiritual Forging this month," Zhu Jiuyang said.
He looked at Su Ming, a hint of hesitation on his face.
"Xiao Ming, are you sure you want to expose yourself? After I master Spiritual Forging, I can help you withstand the pressure outside."
Su Ming shook his head.
He had to be at the forefront.
In order to gain a more stable Rank and absorb more Forging Faith, he must become the founder.
"Teacher, your breakthrough to Spiritual Forging is the greatest protection for me. The creator of this unique technique faces danger, but as long as the technique is not monopolized by me and a second person masters Spiritual Forging, my risk will be greatly reduced."
Since he alone possesses the skill to Spiritual Forging, those with malicious intentions will surely try to kidnap him, force him to work illegally, or coerce him into revealing the technology so they can monopolize the market. The potential gains would easily outweigh the losses from facing retaliation from those behind Su Ming.
If a second person were to master Spiritual Forging, it wouldn't be worthwhile. Without a monopoly, there would be significantly less profit. Furthermore, considering Zhu Jiuyang behind Su Ming, they would be much more wary.
"Besides the Martial Soul Main Hall, distributing ten pieces of Spiritual Metal this time should cause quite a stir. Stay with me for now, don't cultivate alone."
"Good."
"Once the people from the Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire arrive and discuss support and cooperation, your safety will be greatly guaranteed."
For the next three days, Su Ming stayed in Zhu Jiuyang's Forging room.
The master and apprentice took turns performing Spiritual Forging.
Su Ming's success rate was also low, only 20%, so he would only succeed once every five Spiritual Forging.
Therefore, both he and Zhu Jiuyang suffered defeats.
Zhu Jiuyang learned from his own mistakes and Su Ming's mistakes, and his progress was rapid.
Spirit City.
The Pope's Palace.
Bibi Dong wore a long, shimmering gold gown from head to toe, the gown sparkling with dazzling brilliance and inlaid with over a hundred red, blue, and gold gemstones. She wore a Nine-Bend Purple Gold Crown on her head and held a scepter about two meters long in her hand.
Her fair skin, near-perfect appearance, and especially the noble and sacred aura she exuded, inspired a sense of reverence.
Bibi Dong looked at the letter from Miles in her hand, then at the piece of Spiritual Metal that had been sent along with the letter.
She held the Spiritual Metal in her hand and, as instructed in the letter, infused it with her Soul Power.
As her Soul Power responded and she sensed the Spirituality feedback from the Spiritual Metal, her expression subtly changed.
"Spiritual Metal, interesting." She looked at Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan beside her and asked, "Elder Ju, what do you think?"
While asking the question, she also handed the Spiritual Metal to Yue Guan.
Holding the Spiritual Metal in his Yue Guan closed his eyes and sensed it.
He opened his eyes and offered his own insights.
"It can change the landscape of the Soul Master World, but it will take time."
In the short term, the impact of Spiritual Metal on the Soul Master World is limited, but in the long run, Spiritual Metal will inevitably become an indispensable equipment material for Soul Master in the early stages.
"The Spirit Hall would never give up such a valuable item," Yue Guan said again.
"But there's something about the Blacksmith Association that's not easy to deal with." Bibi Dong rubbed her temples with her right hand. "According to Miles's understanding, the one who masters this Forging technique is very likely Zhu Jiuyang."
Zhu Jiuyang!
Yue Guan and the Gui Mei on the other side of Bibi Dong exchanged a glance.
Zhu Jiuyang was an old friend to them, after all, he almost became the brother-in-law of the previous Pope.
"Your His Holiness the Pope, since he has chosen to auction Spiritual Metal, he must have planned to communicate with the outside world. The Spirit Hall is someone he cannot refuse, so cooperation is still possible."
Bibi Dong did not deny Yue Guan's words.
She frowned, pondering how exactly she should cooperate with Zhu Jiuyang.
"Your His Holiness the Pope, do you intend for the Elder Hall to contact Zhu Jiuyang?"
Seeing Bibi Dong's hesitation, Yue Guan asked her a question.
He knew that the relationship between Bibi Dong and Zhu Jiuyang was awkward; one was Qian Xunji's beloved disciple, and the other was the brother whose sister had been jilted by Qian Xunji.
"If the Pope is unable to appear in person, Yue Guan can do it on his behalf."