With Jiang Liu's hammering, the iron block in his hands gradually became purer, and a faint divine aura once again appeared on its surface.
Although the iron block had been somewhat damaged by Jiang Liu's very first strike,
several subsequent rounds of forging had restored some of it.
It could no longer be used to create a high-grade weapon, but it was still barely usable.
Seeing that Jiang Liu had completely driven out the impurities inside the iron block, Tian Ling hurriedly put it back into the furnace and continued tempering it.
This time, they waited a little longer before taking it out again.
After receiving the iron block, Jiang Liu immediately swung his essence-qi hammer and continued hammering.
This time, he had to strike it several times in succession before even a trace of impurity was knocked out.
Jiang Liu continued forging the iron block according to the methods in the Complete Record of Weapon Forging.
After hammering it more than a dozen times, no more impurities could be driven out. By then, the entire iron block appeared pure and flawless.
Tian Ling snatched up the iron block and examined it slowly.
Gong Mo, standing to the side, was also staring at the iron block in Tian Ling's hands with an incredulous expression.
Gongsun Haoyue and Flowing Cloud Matriarch, meanwhile, did not understand why the two of them had suddenly become so excited.
After quite a while, Tian Ling finally let out a sigh. "Unbelievable!"
Gong Mo nodded as well and said, "Is this truly material that a beginner could forge?"
"Even I, after years of refining weapons, couldn't forge material this pure."
"It's a pity that the first strike just now damaged the essence of this iron material. Otherwise, it absolutely could have been forged into a top-grade