Forging a Weapon

The Guardian Bafen, stared at Xu Qing's retreating figure, then at the peanuts and melon seeds in his hand, and remained stunned for a long time.

In the end, he put it away, saying, "Next time, I'll see how I shut you up."

After a while, Xu Qing came out.

"Wow, not bad! You cleared two levels in one go again. That's rare," Bafen said with surprise.

The last time Xu Qing crossed two levels of the Heavenly Bridge was when he first arrived. After that, he crossed one level after another, and each time there was a long interval.

"What's the big deal? Everyone eats dumplings during the New Year, right, Guardian? You're still not calm enough," Xu Qing patted his shoulder earnestly.

"Get out of here," Bafen rolled his eyes and shook off Xu Qing's hand. This kid really has no manners.

"Alright, Guardian, I'm leaving," Xu Qing said, turning around.

Before leaving, Xu Qing seemed to remember something and turned back to remind him, "Guardian, remember to eat the peanuts and melon seeds!"

After saying that, Xu Qing disappeared.

"That kid, he was so long-winded before he left. Was he hinting that he knew what I was thinking?" Bafen wondered.

Meanwhile, Xu Qing, whose consciousness had returned to reality, began preparing to forge his own weapon.

"Xiao Qing, how do you plan to refine it?" Luo Feng was also curious about which method Xu Qing would use to refine the weapon.

"That's where my unique weapon-forging technique comes in. I've named it the Origin Great Furnace," Xu Qing confidently explained.

"The Origin Great Furnace?" Luo Feng was taken aback. At first glance, it sounded impressive, but upon closer inspection, it was quite ordinary.

Babata laughed, "Why don't you call it the Origin Furnace?"

"What do you know? Wait until I unleash the Origin Great Furnace and dazzle your titanium alloy eyes," Xu Qing said, curling his lip.

"Xiao Qing, are you going to use ten Origin Law to forge a weapon?" Luo Feng sensed something from this name.

Xu Qing nodded. "That's right. Just watch how I forge weapons. I guarantee you'll be amazed."

Later, they entered Xiao Hui's inner space.

"Xiao Lv, Xiao Hui, Xiao Cai, it's up to you guys now," Xu Qing said.

The three Clone nodded, then simultaneously activated ten Origin Law Origin Law, which slowly converged towards one point, shimmering with colorful light.

The ten Origin Law began to merge together in a mysterious way, much like an ink painting.

Seeing this scene, Luo Feng felt as if he were looking at the spatial rifts in the Initial Universe, where all the Origin Law were intertwined.

There was a supreme mystery emanating from it, but he couldn't understand it, like the moon's reflection in water or a flower in a mirror.

Gradually, the colors shifted, and the originally vibrant colors began to fade, eventually turning into black and white.

This change seemed unbelievable to Luo Feng.

"How could this be?" Babata and Akaro stared intently at the furnace that had turned black and white, utterly bewildered.

"Yin and Yang?" Luo Feng recalled the records in ancient Huaxia books.

The black and white colors on this great furnace flow and intertwine like ink painting, each containing the other.

Within the furnace, space and time shifted, and strange wisps of air were born.

"Chaos Qi!" Luo Feng recognized it at a glance; in the Initial Universe, this Chaos qi was everywhere.

"Light the fire!" Xu Qing shouted, and the wisps of Chaos energy in the black and white furnace began to burn, rising into a mysterious gray flame.

Next, Xu Qing began to insert a branch of Life Tree that was hundreds of thousands of kilometers long.

As the branch of Life Tree, hundreds of thousands of kilometers long, fell into the black and white furnace, it shrank continuously before entering the flames.

Next, Xu Qing began to add materials into the large furnace in an orderly manner.

Luo Feng and the others watched and felt that it actually looked quite plausible.

As the fire blazed, the branches and materials of the Life Tree began to change. Some impurities were removed, and the branches of the Life Tree began to become crystal clear and green, like jade.

Although it was being tempered by the furnace fire, it did not become scorched, but instead radiated a strange vitality.

Gradually, the other melted materials slowly merged into the branches, and the branches began to deform, slowly taking on an arched shape.

Time passed day by day, and the gray flames in the black and white furnace continued to burn, within which lay a crude, emerald-green bow embryo.

This emerald green bow blank is only in its initial stage and still needs further refinement.

However, even though it was just a crude bow blank, it was covered with intricate Law Secret Patterns that glowed, eleven in total, including one that was the Origin Law of Ice and Snow.

This Origin Law rune comes from the Snow Jade Gold Crystal, Xu Qing also added a piece into it.

"It feels like cooking a big pot of vegetables," Babata said.

It must be said that Xu Qing's secret method of forging weapons is truly unique; no one else can imitate it.

No wonder he dared to claim it was a unique and exclusive method for training soldiers.

"It looks simple, but it's not. Only Xiao Qing can cook such a big pot of food," Luo Feng remarked.

It seems there's really nothing in this world that can stump Xu Qing.

"That's true. You can also ask him to forge weapons in the future. He's a free weapon-forging master, so why not take advantage of him?" Babata grinned mischievously.

Luo Feng rubbed his chin. "That's a good idea."

If he really needs to forge some weapons at that time, it would definitely be the right thing to do to let Xu Qing do it.

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the Black and White Great Furnace, the rough, emerald-green bow blank had become much more refined, appearing to be fully formed with a perfectly rounded curve.

The Law Secret Patterns on it were also imprinted on the bow like patterns, forming a seamless whole, no longer radiating intense light.

"Finally, we've reached the final step. Let's start polishing," Xu Qing said, rubbing his palms together.

Inside the black and white furnace, a translucent hammer materialized, radiating a sharp aura.

This was formed from Xu Qing's will, filled with the unique aura of Arrow Path.

Clang!

The next second, the sledgehammer slammed down on the emerald green bow blank, Mars flying everywhere.

Strike after strike, just like a blacksmith hammering a rough weapon.

As the hammer of will struck, the emerald green bow blank began to lose its luster, and the secret patterns on it began to change, evolving into a special design.

Three more months passed, and the bright green bow embryo had turned grayish-green, its edges and corners taking shape, with both ends resembling a blooming tree crown.

The intricate patterns on the bow have been transformed into animal-shaped designs, simple and unadorned.

There are eight in total: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise Qilin, Sky Roc, Azure Phoenix, and Chongming, corresponding to the Eight Divine Aspects of the Arrow Path.

Only the bowstring is colorful, seamlessly integrated with the bow, as if flowing with colored light, bright yet not dazzling.

It looks as if the bowstring is flowing with the blood of the bow, as if it has a life of its own.

"This is the final step," Xu Qing said, cutting his palm and letting his blood drip into the wound.

The blood dripped onto the bow and was quickly absorbed. The bow trembled slightly, and the arrow whistled crisply, as if it had acquired a kind of spirit.

Xu Qing could clearly feel a blood connection between himself and this bow.

Chant!

The arrow rang out loudly, like a divine beast breaking free from its shell. The bow in the black and white furnace transformed into a streak of Flowing Light, flew out, and landed in front of Xu Qing.

Xu Qing reached out and grasped the bow, feeling no awkwardness whatsoever, as if it were a divine weapon that had followed him for a long time.

"Wow, what a wonderful bow! An absolutely superb bow!" Xu Qing exclaimed excitedly.

This is the first bow he forged himself, so its quality is absolutely top-notch. Moreover, this bow has the potential to grow stronger, becoming stronger as he gets stronger.

"Ba Shen, from now on you'll be called Ba Shen," Xu Qing named the bow.

The Eight God Bow hummed softly, expressing its joy, as it flew around Xu Qing.

Upon learning that Xu Qing's first bow had been completed, Luo Feng and Babata also came to see it.

"This is the bow you forged, Xiao Qing," Luo Feng exclaimed in amazement as he looked at the gray-green divine bow floating beside Xu Qing.

Could this bow possess some kind of sentience?

"That's right, it's called Ba Shen. From now on, it will be my peerless divine weapon to conquer the stars and the sea. Isn't it cool?" Xu Qing said proudly.

Luo Feng gave a thumbs up, "That's really cool. I didn't expect you to have such weapon-forging skills, Xiao Qing. You're amazing."

"Hehe, that's Ba Shen. Come on, give your brother-in-law a performance," Xu Qing chuckled and beckoned to Eight God Bow.

With a soft Eight God Bow drew his bow in front of the group, and a Emerald Arrow materialized, brimming with life force yet exuding an incomparably sharp aura.

Roar!

A pattern on the bow glowed, and the phantom of a Azure Dragon appeared.

Although somewhat blurry, it exudes an ancient and majestic aura, with mysterious and terrifying eyes appearing and disappearing, as if a divine beast has crossed over from ancient times.

"Beast God!" Luo Feng was shocked. This aura was so similar to that of the Beast God, but there were also some differences.

In contrast, the divine aura of the Beast God he sensed in the Beast God Statue was more violent and ferocious, as if it were the embodiment of martial power.

This azure Azure Dragon, however, gave him the feeling that its ferocity was more restrained, its majesty more imposing, and it even carried a hint of divinity.

If the spirit of the Beast God is more like that of a demon god, then the spirit of this Azure Dragon is more like that of a righteous god.

"Rather than calling them Beast God, they are more like divine beasts, deities existing in Huaxia mythology and legends," Luo Feng thought to himself.

This is normal, because this azure Azure Dragon was created by Xu Qing based on Huaxia mythology.

"What kind of divine weapon is this? I've never seen anything like it before, and it can actually draw its bow by itself!" Babata exclaimed, his face full of disbelief.

Aren't these weapons just like living beings?

Intelligence evolves continuously, eventually evolving into higher forms of intelligent life. Could weapons also achieve this?

"Calm down, calm down. You've never seen this before, have you? Otherwise, why would I say this is my exclusive weapon-forging secret technique? It's just that it gives the divine weapon a trace of sentience, allowing it to be more compatible with its master and directly recognize its master. There's no possibility of it being taken away," Xu Qing snapped his fingers.

Suddenly, the Eight God Bow transformed again, a flash of light appeared, and a Little Azure Dragon, only a meter long, appeared, swimming around Xu Qing.

Babata was dumbfounded. What was going on? It could change shape at will? That was too exaggerated.

It was as if the wisdom of life had been infused into the bow, transforming it into a wondrous life form.

Immediately afterwards, Eight God Bow switched back and forth between Ba Shen Images, leaving Babata completely stunned.

Luo Feng was shocked as he watched this scene. Could this be the miraculous weapon-refining method of ancient cultivators recorded in Huaxia books?!

At this point, Luo Feng couldn't sit still any longer. Who wouldn't want a weapon with such sentience?

"Xiao Qing, how did you do that?" Luo Feng pressed.

"Actually, it's not as exaggerated as you imagine, brother-in-law. Although my unique weapon-forging technique is crucial, the selection of materials is equally important."

"For example, it is best to choose living things as the main materials. This is the foundation and the prerequisite for nurturing spirituality during the weapon-forging process. Then, you must use your Soul Will to forge it. This forging will elevate the weapon embryo and imprint it with your own spiritual mark. Finally, you must nourish it with your own bloodline."

"In short, it's like creating a special Clone of yourself, except this Clone is a weapon."

"Only by doing these things can the forged weapon develop a trace of spirituality. Otherwise, if a weapon wants to have its own spirituality, it either needs to have life wisdom directly integrated into it, or it needs to rely on the sedimentation of time to give birth to spirituality on its own."

Xu Qing explained it step by step.

After hearing Xu Qing's explanation, Luo Feng and Babata finally understood.

"So, Xiao Qing, your unique weapon-forging technique is the key, isn't it? In other words, your Origin Great Furnace is the true core," Luo Feng pondered, realizing something.

Xu Qing raised his head, like a swan, "That's right, my Origin Great Furnace is the core of everything. Without my Origin Great Furnace, all these steps would be useless."

Luo Feng's pupils dilated slightly. As expected, Xu Qing's Origin Great Furnace, with ten Origin Law gathered together, produced a mysterious power.

It was that mysterious power that gave the divine weapon forged by Xu Qing an innate spirituality.

"Master Xu, you are the number one weapon-refining grandmaster in the universe! I, Babata, am convinced!" Babata exclaimed.

It was truly shocked by Xu Qing's ability to forge a divine weapon with sentience; there are very few people in the universe who can do such a thing.

Xu Qing is only a World Lord, yet he has accomplished such an amazing feat.

"Well, go ahead, what are your requirements?" Xu Qing said slowly, arms crossed.

"Boss, please craft a body for me, one with a spirit, that I can control and move around in," Babata said.

"A puppet?" Xu Qing asked in surprise.

"That's right, a sentient puppet, the kind that's easy to control," Babata nodded.

"You might as well assemble a Mechanical Puppet yourself. After all, you're an intelligent being; controlling Mechanical Puppet would be a piece of cake for you," Xu Qing rolled his eyes.

It's just a puppet; why does he have to make it? Is he that idle?

"No, boss, just try refining one! A puppet with a spirit is different," Babata pleaded.

Xu Qing has such weapon-forging skills; he could forge a sentient puppet for it, so it could come out and move around. It's no fun just staying in the virtual network.