I thought to myself that I had seen innate essence put into a furnace before, but it had gone into a Treasure Refining Apparatus. After all, though the ancient methods were varied, none had a success rate as reliable as the Treasure Refining Apparatus.
"This innate essence can bring the aura of all the world's metals to life. As a divine substance for awakening the metals of the world, ancient formulas often used only a few hair-thin strands because supplies were limited. But with one tael in Householder Sun's hands today—not too little, not too much—I doubt he'll be using it that way, will he?" I said with a smile.
Sun Datian stroked his beard and nodded. "Precisely. Starting today, I will first use the innate essence to temper the divine sword our ancestors forged only halfway, fully awaken its spirituality, and give it a new life. Next, if our ancestors' method is proven correct, I will spare no expense or material and use it as the foundation to forge three new swords, replacing the three divine swords previously owned by the Sun family."
I thought to myself that Sun Datian had clearly planned this long ago. No wonder he had brought out the Sinking Heaven Tempered Iron and the Meteorite Hundredfold Tempered Sword. Of course, those two swords were probably not limited to this purpose alone.
"Big Brother, look. I told you Fellow Daoist Luo clearly knew some ancient forging methods. Why not let him see how we forge swords?" Sun Dalian suggested, and Sun Dakai naturally voiced his agreement.
"Mm, there's no harm in taking a look. But you may answer only; you may not ask questions. How about that?" Sun Datian asked me.
Naturally, I nodded first. *I refuse to believe the Sun family won't run into