The Rise of His Reputation

After a month of blacksmithing, Zhou Kui's muscles had turned bronze from the heat of the fire, glistening with sweat.

Zhou Kui struck the ground over a thousand times in one go before stopping to catch his breath.

The people in the blacksmith's workshop would stop in twos and threes to wipe their sweat, drink some water, or eat some Ferocious Beast Relic.

After all, forging iron is too taxing.

"Damn it, we've finally found another piece of good steel."

Zhou Kui looked at the red-hot steel on the anvil and felt very satisfied.

"Ha, Brother Kui, your Gale Hammer Technique is getting more and more skilled!"

A member of the Black Tortoise Legion laughed and said.

"It's alright."

Zhou Kui shook his head. This Gale Hammer Technique was a free hammer technique provided by the blacksmith's workshop. It had no offensive power; it was only used for forging iron and allowed the trainee to perfectly control every muscle in their body for optimal training results.

However, although this hammer technique was free, Zhou Kui knew that if he could master it to its fullest potential, it would be incredibly powerful.

Eighteen thousand years ago, there was a ruthless man who used this Gale Hammer Technique to forge the records of the blacksmith's errand boy.

In sixty days, he forged various kinds of fine steel and iron, totaling 48,000 Dragon Scale Rune!

What does 48,000 Dragon Scale Rune mean? At first, Zhou Kui didn't know. When he first came to the blacksmith's workshop, he was ambitious and thought that although he couldn't break the record, he would still make a name for himself. Others could make 48,000, so it shouldn't be difficult for him to make 20,000 or 30,000 Dragon Scale Rune.

As a result, after a few days, Zhou Kui was dumbfounded!

For the first three days, Zhou Kui exerted every ounce of his strength, but he didn't earn more than twenty-five Dragon Scale Rune each day from blacksmithing!

Starting from the fourth day, Zhou Kui finally mastered the Gale Hammer Technique. The Dragon Scale Rune he obtained increased to over thirty, then fluctuated between forty and fifty.

Zhou Kui's best performance to date has been only 52 Dragon Scale Rune.

But what about the ruthless person who left the record?

48,000 Dragon Scale Rune in two months, averaging 800 per day!

Zhou Kui was almost in tears. He had risked his life to earn Dragon Scale Rune, and even on the day he gave up the most, he only received a fraction of what others had. How could this be?

"Brother Kui, you're thinking about that ruthless guy's records again? If you ask me, that guy might have wild beast blood. He's not a normal person at all, or maybe the standards from 18,000 years ago were different from ours. Earning Dragon Scale Rune must have been easier back then! Earning 48,000 in 60 days? I can't believe it!"

A member of the Black Tortoise Legion stubbornly insisted.

However, just then, a young blacksmith who was also resting nearby interjected, "You underestimate the heroes of the world! Just a few days ago, someone in our Tai'a Divine City earned over 10,000 Dragon Scale Rune in a month by gathering herbs, and even some Glory Points! So what's so impossible about someone earning 48,000 Dragon Scale Runes in two months of blacksmithing eighteen thousand years ago?"

The boy's words startled Zhou Kui and the others, but they quickly laughed and said, "How could you possibly earn 10,000 Dragon Scale Rune a month by gathering herbs? Don't exaggerate."

Zhou Kui and the others didn't believe it at all. The young man said disdainfully, "You don't know about this? I heard it from some expert friends who reside in the Central Divine Tower. It's absolutely true! The herb-gathering trial participant received such a high reward because he gathered a Primordial Relic Medicine! He was even specially summoned by the elders of the Divine City!"

"You picked a Primordial Relic Medicine?" Zhou Kui gave him a "you're kidding me" look. "Your joke is so boring! Primordial Relic Medicine, my foot. Do you think we can even pick that kind of thing? And what about being summoned by the elders of the Divine City? Elders are all sages, are sages beings we can even approach... Eh!?"

Zhou Kui's voice suddenly stopped at this point, and he seemed somewhat dazed.

He looked at his henchmen, only to find that they were already staring at him with extremely strange expressions.

In fact, Zhou Kui was the last to react among the group.

He swallowed hard, then looked at the boy who had spoken earlier, and stammered, "You... you just said... you were... summoned by the elder?"

"Yes, it happened yesterday! My friend from the Central Divine Tower told me himself, how could it be wrong?" the young man said calmly.

Zhou Kui and his companions stared at each other blankly as they gathered herbs, only to be summoned by the elder...

By this time, they naturally guessed who the person who collected the Primordial Relic Medicine was.

"No way! Yi Yun... he found a Primordial Relic Medicine?!"

"Are you kidding me!"

Zhou Kui and his henchmen reacted extremely violently; one of them jumped up from the stone bench, leaping three feet high.

They had only seen the Enforcement Envoy take Yi Yun to see the elder, but they didn't know why.

I only found out today that he actually found Primordial Relic Medicine.

But... how is that possible!?

How could a martial artist at the Purple Blood Realm possibly obtain a medicine of that caliber?

"Oh? That boy's name is Yi Yun?" Just then, another blacksmith stood up. "You know him?"

"Huh?" Zhou Kui was taken aback when he saw the boy suddenly stand up. He had a deep impression of this boy.

This man was not tall and was rather thin, but he Dragon Scale Rune scale runes a day!

Of course, he wasn't a newcomer; he had already spent a year in the Divine Wilderness Training Camp, and was a second-year soldier.

As a new recruit for a year, Zhou Kui always had a slight sense of awe towards these veterans.

This is due to the opponent's strength.

"Let me introduce myself. My A Jun. The president of our Hong Dao Society has heard about this young man and is very interested in him, and wants to recruit him into the association."

Hong Dao Society!

Zhou Kui had heard of this small group.

Many of the blacksmiths in the blacksmith shops are members of the Hong Dao Society!

The president of the Hong Dao Society is named Li Hong, who ranks 1030 on the Heaven Ranking and 1010 on the Earthly Ranking.

This ranking sounds terrible, but Li Hong only joined the Divine Desolation Army Camp last year.

Including this month, Li Hong has only stayed in the Divine Desolation Army Camp for one year and one month, and his ranking is 1030, which is terrifying!

It should be noted that those who can enter the top 1,000 of the Heaven and Earth Ranking in the first year are extremely rare, extraordinary geniuses who are enough to alarm the major powers of the Divine Kingdom.

Li Hong is only a tiny bit away from taking that step.

Li Hong was a very ambitious man. The Hong Dao Society he founded only accepted people who had been in the Divine Desolation Army Camp for less than a year.

The Hong Dao Society isn't particularly strong right now, but as time goes on, once Li Hong and his group have cultivated in Tai'a Divine City for three or four years and become veteran trial participants, this group might even become one of the top groups in Tai'a Divine City!

Many outstanding recruits with two years of experience and one year of experience have now been recruited by the Hong Dao Society.

Unexpectedly, they set their sights on Yi Yun.

Zhou Kui felt a little uneasy. He had been working as a blacksmith with the people from the Hong Dao Society for a month, but they barely paid him any attention.

This time, the fact that she finally paid him any attention was because she wanted to find Yi Yun!

Zhou Kui was very unhappy, but he didn't dare to go against the wishes of the Hong Dao Society. If he offended this major gang in Tai'a Divine City for the next four or five years, his life would be very difficult.

"Okay... He goes to gather herbs during the day, so he should be here at night. I know where he lives..."

Zhou Kui managed to say it, but inside he felt like he had swallowed a fly.

Comparing yourself to others will only make you miserable.

"Ha, thanks!"

The boy A Jun grinned. The Hong Dao Society to find Yi Yun only to recruit him, but also to discuss some important matters.

As dusk fell and the sun began to set, the majestic Tai'a Divine City was bathed in the glow of the evening sky, gilding it with a reddish-golden sheen.

At this moment, in the lower-class dining hall of Tai'a Divine City, trial participants who had come from all directions were carrying their own bowls to get their food.

The food provided in Tai'a Divine City is excellent; you can eat your fill of Savage Beast Meat.

The veteran trial participants of Tai'a Divine City hunt wild beasts in the Divine Wilderness every day to exchange for Dragon Scale Rune. The most precious materials and beast bones are processed, while the less valuable beast meat is distributed and made into food.

The Savage Beast Meat, which is rarely seen in the Yunhuang tribe, is only the lowest-grade ingredient in Tai'a Divine City.

The pot used to cook Savage Beast Meat in the Tai'a Divine City canteen is also very special; it is a treasure called the Taihe Treasure Cauldron!

The head chef who controls the Taihe Treasure Cauldron is a rare Human Race Hegemon with a special love for food.

This Taihe Treasure Cauldron is the natal treasure of this Human Race Hegemon.

The Taihe Treasure Cauldron contains a universe within it, capable of holding a mountain of ingredients at once. Even ordinary pork, beef, or mutton thrown in will be transformed into a delicacy after being cooked by the head chef in the Taihe Treasure Cauldron. Moreover, the cooked meat will be smooth and delicious, and will be infused with the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi. Regular consumption by mortals can prolong their lives.

Not to mention that the food used in Tai'a Divine City now is not pork, beef, or mutton, but Savage Beast Meat, so although it is called inferior food, it is not low-class at all!

Yi Yun enjoyed his meal very much on his first visit to the canteen of Tai'a Divine City.

Although he had reached a point where he could replace meals by absorbing Bone Relic, Yi Yun still came to the cafeteria from time to time to enjoy a hearty meal.

Eating the Ferocious Beast Relic every day, my mouth is so bland it's practically tasteless.

Because of his practice of the Elephant Swallowing Art, Yi Yun had an exceptionally good appetite. He could eat a large bowl of Savage Beast Meat, several dishes of stir-fried spiritual vegetables, and drink a pot of old beast bone soup in one sitting. It was truly a delightful experience.

Today, Yi Yun returned to his residence early and, as usual, had a big meal.

As Yi Yun was biting into a large piece of meat, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a group of people walking into the cafeteria.

This group of people clearly weren't there to eat. They entered the cafeteria and started looking around. Soon, they found their target and walked towards Yi Yun with smiles on their faces.

"Huh? Looking for me?"

Yi Yun paused slightly, then continued chewing his meat. He noticed that Zhou Kui was leading the group.

Zhou Kui followed behind a slightly chubby boy, seemingly somewhat afraid of him.

The chubby boy was fair-skinned and had curly hair. He had one arm around a little girl, who also appeared to be a trainee in the Divine Wilderness Training Camp.

"Oh? He's Yi Yun?" the chubby boy asked Zhou Kui.

Zhou Kui nodded. "Yes, he's the person you're looking for!"

...(To be continued~^~)