Just as I had thought, most of the Sword Forging chapter focused on what kind of sword intent to use when dealing with metal, and what sword techniques to use to forge it into shape. With the general outline and formula added in, I learned it very quickly. By evening, I had simply taken out a piece of top-grade divine metal and continuously hammered it with my sword within the limited space of the courtyard.
Under my terrifying sword speed and powerful magical energy, the metal even lost its inertia. Floating in midair as if immobilized, it constantly glowed and heated beneath the Heaven-Sinking Iron-Tempering Sword, then was hammered into all kinds of shapes!
It was the first time I had felt that creating a sword shape could be so simple. Of course, this was only a piece of top-grade divine metal. If I used material like the Violet Sword, then aside from using a sword of the same grade as the Violet Sword, no other method would probably work.
After completely mastering the Sword Forging chapter, I had no way to experiment with the following Sword Refining chapter. For one thing, the Sword Song's range was too broad and its power too formidable, making it easy for others to detect something amiss. For another, I did not have a half-finished sword capable of absorbing the Sword Song. Thus, after learning it, I could only complete my cultivation through meditation.
As for targeted sacrificial refinement of swords, it was indeed considerably more ingenious than ordinary refinement methods. However, putting it into practice would have to wait. With insufficient time, I chose to set it aside for the moment and instead began studying the Sword Testing chapter.
The Sword Testing chapter was naturally wondrous beyond compare. It was also the most