With his foundation in using the Wailing Stick to train with Cloud Burst Arrows, training with blood weapons was no longer difficult for him. What he couldn't control was the quality of the blood weapons he forged.
After all, it was a skill honed through practice. The smith had to grasp the changes of the Five Elements through hands-on work and balance their interactions.
What's more, Xu Yi kept Master Zhou's guidance firmly in mind, never forgetting to hone his mastery of True Qi.
Thus, throughout these twenty-odd days of forging blood weapons, he had controlled the Forging Hammer with True Qi.
For the first two days, he'd even struggled to control the hammer precisely, let alone direct its force with precision according to his understanding of the balance of the Five Elements.
It was only after more than a thousand attempts that he gradually found the rhythm. Not until the fourth day did he produce his first blood weapon: a Judge's Brush.
So far, all the weapons he'd forged had been small.
First, they were easier to control. Second, they were easier to shape. Third, they saved on raw materials.
And according to market demand for blood weapons, even small ones fetched prices no lower than the larger varieties.
"Excellent. I'll be waiting for you to forge a mid-grade blood weapon, boss. When that day comes, our Tianmao shop will surely become famous throughout the capital."
Yuan Qinghua rose to his feet and gazed into the distance, looking full of ambition.
Xu Yi waved a hand. "There's no need to make us famous throughout the capital. Better to make our fortune quietly. All right, get back to business. Give that money to Yan Zi and have her buy some pills and Heavenly Thunder Pearls." As he spoke, he handed