A Grand Gesture

Within Azure Province, when it came to the art of forging, Heavenly Crafts Workshop stood foremost.

Those three words signified quality and authority in the cultivation world.

Of all the divine weapons and sharp blades under heaven, at least three out of ten had a direct or indirect connection to Heavenly Crafts Workshop.

Even if they had not forged them personally, most of the materials had come from Heavenly Crafts Workshop. Many forging materials from outside were first wholesaled here, then refined and processed before being sold and distributed.

When Chen Xia arrived, he discovered that Heavenly Crafts Workshop contained a vast market district open to outsiders.

Disciples from other Azure Province sects and merchants alike were permitted to enter and trade, much like a marketplace.

This not only allowed outsiders to enter, but also circulated the sect's internal goods, achieving the fullest use of all things.

Naturally, the commercial district was concentrated around Heavenly Crafts Workshop's outer buildings.

Chen Xia passed through a forest path and soon arrived at Heavenly Crafts Workshop's grounds, which sprawled at the foot of the mountains beyond the cluster of palaces.

Crowds surged all around him. Along the way, whether the passing cultivators were strong or weak, the swords at their waists and the treasure armor on their bodies all bore Heavenly Crafts Workshop's distinctive hammer insignia.

Because the items crafted by Heavenly Crafts Workshop supplied all of Azure Province, its influence and connections spread throughout the world.

Before he even reached the mountain gate within, an unbroken series of heavy hammer strikes echoed from afar. It was not the clamor of ordinary iron striking iron, but a hum carrying a unique rhythm, as though resonating with the earth veins.

The air was filled with the scorching aura of earthfire and the strange fragrance